Katherine ✨

(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.

It’s crazy! And definitely, he’s humiliating them on purpose. Just wow.

And, I totally get it. I’m going back to my audiobook world for another day. Maybe I’ll be ready to come back tomorrow.

Hang in there! :)

I’ve needed a social media /news break for the last several days. Logged in. Saw this and something about the idiots walking around with shoes that don’t fit (literally) and if these two things don’t epitomize them being clowns, I don’t know what would. Good lord.

11:11 on 3/11

11:11 3.11 …. Happy birthday, Matt.

You know, once you get past the oligarchs and racists, normal humans are actually pretty good.

Dropkick Murphys dedicate their performance to "Alex's family and Renee's family."

And, "We want to dedicate this to all those people who have suffered at the hands of our own fuckin' government."

Trump gets mad when asked Russia and Iran working together to kill US troops because he wants to talk about college sports instead

WTAF

It’s after sunset so that makes sense

I hope he stays worked up

This is an all timer.

Democrats join legal challenge to Trump’s planned 250-foot arch “This is a straightforward issue of who’s in charge,” Sen. Angus King of Maine told The Post, citing a law that certain monuments must receive Congress’s approval.

New: Democrats asked a federal court to block Trump's 250-ft arch.

Under law, Congress must approve certain monuments in DC.

“This is a straightforward issue of who’s in charge,” @SenAngusKing said.

They also mocked the "vanity" project.

“This is not Pyongyang,” @RepHuffman told me.

thehill.com Ben Stiller asks White House to remove ‘Tropic Thunder’ clip from Iran video: ‘War is not a movie’

Ben Stiller asks White House to remove 'Tropic Thunder' clip from Iran video: 'War is not a movie'

Jesus

Pardons are among the millions of things we really need to overhaul after this vermin is gone.

That’s
Regime
Change

Exactly

This maniac ffs

War is their cash cow. It’s repugnant.

The #BondiTop

Nintendo suing US government over tariffs
aftermath.site/nintendo-tarif...

Nurses. Truck drivers. Federal workers. Tech employees. Trump didn’t just kill jobs — he gutted the backbone of this country. Healthcare down 28K. Transportation down 11K.

These aren’t numbers.
They’re families who want to be able to provide for their families!

#TrumpsJobsSlump​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Exactly. The policies and funding haven’t gone away. Just the face in front.

a close up of a cat 's face with the words " what the fluff " below it ALT: a close up of a cat 's face with the words " what the fluff " below it

What? Those words don’t seem to go together.

I don’t give a shit about their anxiety.

Only their ACTIONS TO STOP THIS MANIAC.

But sure let’s drop a billy a day on a war nobody wants or understands

This war is costing the American tax payer over $1 billion every day. At this rate, In one month's time, the administration could more than fund healthcare for millions of Americans.

'Safe Passage ... Not Possible': Iran Won't Compete At Winter Paralympics 'Safe Passage ... Not Possible': Iran Won't Compete At Winter Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee confirmed the news hours before the opening ceremony.

So much winning

This is like all the playing cards with the top Iraqi generals

The US shed 92K jobs from its payrolls in February, significantly undershooting expectations.