Peg Kugler Amorosa

(1) The accused declared, ordered, or otherwise indicated that there shall be no survivors or surrender accepted; (2) The accused thereby intended to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted; (3) It was foreseeable that circumstances would be such that a practicable and reasonable ability to accept surrender would exist; (4) The accused was in a position of effective command or control over the subordinate forces to which the declaration or order was directed; and (5) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.

✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here.

Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:

Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime.

And recognized as such by the US Government.

From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.

Totally ineffective.

Bombing Islamic countries won’t help.

How gullible are you, Wit?

Thank you NILC for loudly, proudly trumpeting this injustice. It is Brave of US to move heaven and earth for our families and Brave of US to stand with and for each other against this regime.

The Dream of Finishing One’s To-Do List in “Retirement Plan” Dailymotion video by The New Yorker

The 7 minute Irish animation that is nominated for an Oscar. Worth a watch. #SpeirGorm

A list of “Alternative Cuss Words” in faded black and white.

I find myself swearing so often, I’m going to have to try some of these suggestions.

Living in a Time of Lunatics and Monsters Let's be honest about the roots, costs and consequences of the Iran War

“Not since Adolf Hitler blew his brains out in a bunker beneath the garden of the German Reich Chancellery on April 30, 1945, have the lives of so many people around the world been so buffeted by the psychosis of a single man.”
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...

> @benstiller.redhour.com

Ukraine's General Staff confirms damage to two Russian Black Sea Fleet ships in Novorossiysk Ukraine’s General Staff of the Armed Forces confirmed that two Russian Black Sea Fleet frigates, Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov, were damaged during a Ukrainian strike on the Russian naval base in ...

⚡️Ukraine’s General Staff of the Armed Forces confirmed that two Russian Black Sea Fleet frigates, Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov, were damaged during a Ukrainian strike on the Russian naval base in Novorossiysk on March 2.

Didn’t she ever watch West Wing? CJ could teach her a lot.

There were many errors made in confirming her.

Can you put us back to the timeline where Trump doesn't win?

Please skip us to the next universe. This one sucks.

Safer? The entire world is under threat. Locally, the region has destruction and innumerable deaths. Here we will see the return of folks with bombs strapped under their clothes.

if I ever need a lawyer, somebody call this lady

The US is getting close.

Chris is right. Vance is just spewing today’s storyline.

Your enemy is not the refugee. Your enemy is the one who made him a refugee.
Tariq Ramadan

"We have seen the Epstein files and cannot trust this regime anywhere near children." h/t @mrlinas.bsky.social

From one year ago.
Still relevant, as are Tim Miller and Garry Kasparov. @thebulwark.com

Man this reminds me so much of something else I've seen, but I just can't put my finger on it.....

It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment. -Ansel Adams, photographer (20 Feb 1902-1984)

Night, all, and let us try to be good to one another — and ourselves.

A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies, becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he ends up losing respect for himself and for others. -Fyodor Dostoevsky, novelist (1821-1881)

Let's Get Loud: This Is What Democracy Sounds Like Singing the Resistance

“There’s a reason authoritarians go after artists first. Not just because they criticize power, but because they remind people of aliveness. They show what it looks like to take up space. They make courage contagious.”
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To all the people shocked that Mikhail Shaidorov won the Olympic Mens #figureSkating gold medal: he won silver at the world championships last year.

It is not that much of a surprise. Outside of the media hype, I mean.

#olympics

A scorcher from the court!

We definitely don’t have money for USAID, or to buy and stabilize American crop prices, but we certainly have money in the banana stand for a Gulag Archipelago.