Bee Ostrowsky

(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.

What's happening to the global economy because the Strait of Hormuz is closed provides all the proof you need that there is no "decoupling" the economy from the material conditions of the planet. We're embedded in the environment, folks. There is no economy without nature.

Please hire Kendra aka the artist of all the Unsleeping City. The Vox Artifex, if you will

not usually a fan of ai but... what's an electricity strike and is it like calling down thunderbolts or

Any libraries out there looking for a new slogan for their summer reading program?

The cover of Very Slowly All At Once by Lauren Schott, featuring a low aerial view of a few blocks of a verdant suburb

Hey nerdfighters do we think this is a tfios reference or?

I don't count books, I count cuddles, and y'all are doing great!

This is an important fact that everyone should know: Real rednecks historically were and should be antiestablishment socialists who hate cops. This guy explains it more brilliantly than I ever could

The new music video from Ok No

this is so fun because i know an LLM wouldn’t give me a response this creative. like this took the funniest shortcut possible. come have fun at youraislopbores.me

ladies and gentlemen, i am so pleased to introduce the next secretary of homeland security

Kristi Noem's "Open to Work" LinkedIn Profile

Let me be clear: I’m glad Kristi Noem was fired. But we still have to abolish ICE.

They are torturing and killing people in our concentration camps, and I wish more people were actively bothered by that

I see the concentration camps are doing their jobs. This is their purpose, to warehouse and neglect, to kill with neglect.

I sure hope we said please

Piggybacking off of this to remind you that QA testers often only make minimum wage and have the legal bare minimum of PTO while working on multi-million dollar projects.

They're also usually not even employees of the company producing the game, they're contractors hired by a third party.

Mayor Mamdani eats cookies.

Iftar, Day 13

Any statement on why she chose a mentalist for the entertainment rather than, say, @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social?

Not by me they can't. But, yeah, metaphorically? Forever.

well then hello from Chicken to her brother Chicken!

Black and white photo of Zendaya and Tom holland, posing for a photo on what looks like a trail at a farm. She’s standing in front of him, looking off to the side and he’s looking directly at the camera. Both are smiling

congratulations mrs and mr zendaya 💍🙌

Is that a Hothead Paisan reference? I ask because I'm Beatrice and my cat Chicken is absolutely named for Hothead's kitty

Oof. I just read your post in the most uncharitable, pedantic way possible, and I gotta tell ya: it's not looking good for you.

hey guys social license to operate wise, you need to stop using the little girl murder machine at your fucking office jobs. i don’t care if it makes tasks slightly easier for you, it is morally wrong. i am going to tell you from now on in meetings that it is morally wrong.

‘No Way to Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation That Regularly Does This

“Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He's weak and he's ineffective.” - Donald Trump in 2011

theologically I'm a no-heller

politically i know some people are going there

What about a politician who tweets bird facts, once he's made enough American Girl doll shoes?