If you're a service member being ordered to prep for deployment for the War in Iran and you have moral and/or ethical misgivings on all this, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the G.I. Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
(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.
the pitt should introduce a character exhibiting symptoms of delirium who won't stop yelling that everyone in the hospital is in a tv show
I do love the fact that, given it's Hegseth, it's equally plausible that he's announcing that the US military will execute prisoners of war as policy or that he just doesn't know what "no quarter" means
What the caller says, how different things are when viewed from a western perspective, is the context missing from most media reporting.
Crude oil prices, showing a very sharp increase in the last day, from around 65 to 101 dollars per barrel..
Oil prices wouldn't be all over the news today if more of our economy was powered by local, secure renewable energy.
This isn't an "energy crisis". It's a fossil fuel crisis.
44% of UK electricity came from renewables in 2025. More of that plus an electrified economy => no more oil shocks.
Yeah, I'm looking forward to the "Race to the Sun" now that Strade Bianche is the "Race to the 2nd Place"
1940 - I was following orders
2026 - I was following orders from AI
We already went through this shit in Iraq. You don’t fund the GOPs dumb as fuck wars. Period. This isn’t hard. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
One of my favourite sides of politics/media.
Crashes have killed nearly 500 people in Baltimore City over the past decade, and safety advocates say leaders have left tools on the table.
Favorite song 10 mins or longer: Television, "Marquee Moon"
Banger not in English: Stereolab, "Lo Boob Oscillator"
Song for when It Happens: The Damned, "Wait for the Blackout"
part of me still can't believe the East Wing was completely destroyed and there have been no negative consequences or reports on whether items inside were properly archived or not
Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas is just a delight on every level
American Astronaut is his masterpiece.
Wow - Billy Nayer Show. I loves me some Cory McAbee. @corymcabee1961
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
I'll add:
25 O'Clock
Hounds of Love
This Nation’s Saving Grace
Telephone Free Landslide Victory
Up On The Sun
This dude rules
“Dead people are important. They’re a vital part of the eco-system: without them we would have no context. We’d also have very few houses and far inferior libraries & record collections. So: go dead people!” - Virgil S. Dinwiddie
Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
The top three things Jesus was on about were feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and welcoming the stranger. Rich men have convinced so-called Christians to starve the hungry, gut health care, and deport the stranger to enrich themselves. It’s astoundingly anti-Christ.
Everything they are doing & saying right now is very obviously meant to clear the way for mass repressive violence.
Fact checking is not going to do shit.
Talking about kitchen table issues is not going to do shit.
We need open, unapologetic defiance & conflict.
pam bondi is a sentient yankee candle in which resides the spirit of Morgoth
This. No matter how good their candidates and messaging are, it doesnt matter a whit when the media universe is controlled by right-wing oligarchs.
Fook yeah. Love them.
The headline writers at NYT are the worst. No matter how substantive the reporting, it's still "Fear and Hope..." crap instead of "Trump Orders Civilians Murdered"
Best thing I've seen on the hellscape that is the internet in a long time.
