Democracy Pursued by the Furies
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PhD, International Relations. It's open season on Democracy & the Constitution. Resist Trump fascism and corruption. Slava Ukraini.
Joined December 2009
@JoyceWhiteVance Astounding descent into a police state, with a weak Attorney General in full compliance with Trump's diktat. All in the open.
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The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
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@roddreher Rod, retired Sergeant Major here. Several official U.S. military and federal documents clearly state that officers (and all service members) have a duty to refuse unlawful orders. No single document says it alone—the rule appears across statute, regulations, and doctrine:
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Absurd. If they recall Sen. Kelly it will be a gross abuse of power. He merely stated the law. Soldiers are not required to follow manifestly unlawful orders. It is a not a violation of the law to state the law.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT: The Department of War has received serious allegations of misconduct against Captain Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.). In accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 688, and other applicable regulations, a thorough review of these allegations
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
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The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
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I love your sweater. Is it made from gay sheep wool?
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Grindr partnered with Rainbow Wool and designer Michael Schmidt to create a fashion show featuring clothing made entirely from the wool of gay sheep. Wait, what?
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- All Ukrainian ammo to be replaced with flags saying "bang" - Army limited to 25 tanks but only 3 with turret - No roast beef, French onion soup or other dishes from coalition of the willing countries to be served in Kyiv - Ukrainian missiles to be reprogrammed to only fly west
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I pressed Trump on MBS's role in the Khashoggi killing during a tape-recorded interview on Jan. 22, 2020: “I’ve gotten involved very much,” Trump said. “I know everything about the whole situation.” So what happened, sir? I asked. “I saved his ass," Trump said. “That’s what
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The federal government on Saturday dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away Covid-19 vaccines, giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine and selling faked vaccination cards. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on the social
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Lost in legitimately major news this weekend is just how inhumane and aggressive ICE's first operations in Charlotte were. Raiding a church, sending folks fleeing into a forest, and leaving kids crying?? https://t.co/2nXDFgff9C
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Gretchen Whitmer: If we’re going to do tariffs, let’s do them right
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The White House’s chaotic tariff strategy is making everything more expensive.
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As Trump focuses on hunting down undocumented immigrants, DHS agents have been diverted from investigating sex crimes against children, human smuggling and Iranian black market oil sales used to fund terrorism, @nytimes investigation finds.
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Under President Trump, an agency intended to keep Americans safe has diverted resources from combating child abuse, trafficking and terrorism.
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Coming soon: OPERATION HUSKY FARMBOY OPERATION THROBBING MEMBER OPERATION STRAPPING MANSERVANT OPERATION MORNING WOOD
OPERATION ROUGH RIDER = Freedom of Navigation for U.S. ships OPERATION MIDNIGHT HAMMER = Obliteration of Iranian nuclear sites OPERATION SOUTHERN SPEAR = Destroy Narco-Terrorists killing Americans @POTUS Trump means business — and the world knows it. Peace Through Strength.
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Four months ago, Bondi's DOJ declared that nothing in the Epstein files warranted further investigation. But it took Bondi just four hours to open an investigation anyway once Trump demanded one -- and only into Democrats. @EricaLG @GlennThrush @alanfeuer
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President Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate the dealings of Democrats with Jeffrey Epstein, after a week in which his own relationship with the convicted sex offender was in the...
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Trump family investments in one of the worst human rights violators, including the rights of migrant laborers that work on these giga construction projects. https://t.co/KBIh2MUeyk
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The chief executive of a Saudi firm says a Trump-branded project is “just a matter of time.” The Trump Organization’s major foreign partner is also signaling new Saudi deals.
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Trump will never rule violence out against his opponents: https://t.co/NpfyBWWmhS
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The new pardon ends a legal clash over the limits of Trump’s sweeping Day One clemency for those who stormed the Capitol.
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This is utter B.S. Michael Flynn pled guilty for cryin' out loud!
NEW: DOJ has been in settlement talks with Michael Flynn -- Trump's first national security adviser seeking $50M for his prosecution by ex-special counsel Robert Mueller -- and Stefan Passantino, a Trump I White House lawyer who accused the House Jan. 6 committee of privacy
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