I’m still slowly but steadily picking up followers so let me explain this situation for those who may not know and/or are afraid to ask.
Russia is built on corruption, and what is happening now is NOT an effort to actually fight corruption, at least not the way you might think.
(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.
But what if you could make a chicken 200 pounds
Awesome. Free literature rocks.
I've been thinking about getting a copy (read theory I know). Is it true that any yokel can ask the USMCU for a hardcover copy for free?
That’s cool. I would’ve been interested in doing that, but I played the saxophone.
DCI?
I can only quote the great Annie Dillard and her magnificent "Pilgrim At Tinker Creek: "Fish gotta swim. Birds gotta fly. And insects, it seems, gotta do one horrible thing after another."
I'd do it but I'm just a regular guy
I didn't write that part but I'll let the people know! Thanks for catching
Ahh ok I see what you're saying. That's right.
That's an outdated statute. Reading the current law, it looks like the governor will appoint someone within 30 days, but whoever wins in November will then become the sitting senator about a week after the election.
www.oscn.net/applications...
Section C(3)
Appointment from the "same party" would be a vacancy after party nomination. That hasn't happened yet in Oklahoma.
I'm probably way off
Logging my educated guess re Oklahoma's impending U.S. Senate vacancy:
Gov. Stitt appoints himself
The nomination puts Mullin at the head of the agency that controls ICE, Border Patrol, FEMA, TSA, the Secret Service and peacetime activities of the U.S. Coast Guard.
My first thought when seeing that post this morning was, "yeah but you're posting an AI summary"
But this Claude incident highlights another problem with AI:
My story and the Post's work are carefully written and reported.
We deliberately choose what we can and can't say. Editors review our language and challenge us on facts.
AI summaries throw all that work into a copy blender.🫠
Great story by local journalists.
www.oklahoman.com/story/news/p...
A special military operation, if you will.
This says an injury accident near that location: www.okc.gov/Services/Pub...
Three Oklahoma law firms said they have not been able to schedule video calls, visit clients or drop-off legal documents since the facility reopened in December. One attorney was turned away in-person, while phone calls scheduled through the warden's office have rarely actually happened.
bsky.app/profile/grav...
This guy who just got awarded the Medal of Honor was a WW2 POW. The Nazi boss of his camp ordered him to muster all the Jewish POWs one morning.
Not only did Edmonds instead have *every* prisoner come outside, he talked shit to the guy pointing a gun at him for doing it
www.army.mil/medalofhonor...
Video from Kuwait of locals approaching one of the F-15 pilots from the earlier friendly fire event.
My Middle East analysis boils down to this.
Whoa that looks tasty. Is it eaten like soup?
