That belongs to Denmark, a member of NATO, and under Article 5 an attack on it would be considered an attack on all other treaty members, requiring them to come to its aid. It would also be illegal under US law without a declaration of war, just like the attack on Venezuela was.

Given that Trump has illegally attacked Venezuela, I thought I'd check in with my opponent, Tom McClintock...

Embodiment remains a fucking mistake

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I posted this over a year ago and it has gotten more true with every passing week. It should be the _bare minimum_.

This is a good statement -- bc it gets you where you need to be wrt the OTHER constitutional issues (not least bc THIS SCOTUS would not rule against Trump but Gorsuch IS on recent record that Congress can't hand off its war-declaring power to POTUS.

This is definitely not a SCIF and, among many other things, this alone is a major national security breach. Random third rate intelligence agencies would have known about this attack before Congressional leaders did.

It may shock you to learn there are other types of power than hard power the Democrats have some of that and are refusing to exercise it.

*God* he sucks.

A side story is there’s a ton of insider trading on these prediction markets. New accounts making hundreds of thousands on their first and only trade, that maduro would be ousted. Seems like insider trading is legal if not encouraged on these platforms

Trump posting this photo is a violation of Article 13 of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War: "Likewise, prisoners of war must at all times be protected, particularly against acts of violence or intimidation and against insults and public curiosity."

🏛️✈️ DOJ JET IN GITMO 🧐 👉 A DOJ 757 (callsign: JENA1) has arrived to Guantanamo Bay 👀

NEW: The anonymous "researcher" in Nick Shirley's viral "fraud" video--treated as a concerned citizen on Fox News and elsewhere--is actually a Minnesota state lobbyist and political activist who worked with a GOP House staffer to provide Shirley info/ theintercept.com/2026/01/03/m...

Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.

Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.

OK, crash course in oil. Oil has two main gradings, viscosity (light or heavy) and sulfur (sweet or sour). A light (low viscosity) and sweet (low sulfur) oil is easier to process into gasoline and other products than a heavy and sour one, so the light & sweet oil commands a premium price.

I fear I must repeat this reminder and dark prediction.

My first visit to London in the mid 90's, I was astonished at how dirty the city was compared to the US, from all of the vehicular exhaust particles. Buildings were caked in soot from unfiltered high-sulfur diesel and badly tuned old engines.

"The world's richest man, a well-documented drug addict who is a Nazi and a major support and adviser of the President of the United States of America, has created a website that produces CSAM on demand at scale while he demands ethnic cleansing worldwide"

Elon Musk promised a lot of things by 2025 - colonists arriving on Mars - xAI achieving AGI - Tesla robotaxis serving half the U.S. - completely driverless robotaxis - a Tesla Roadster demo - DOGE cutting trillions none of them happened mashable.com/article/elon-mus...

"My primary loyalty is to my country," says ultrarich dude who was heavily involved in pushing Biden out of the 2024 race and is now taking French citizenship and leaving America.

I really enjoy firearms and shooting them. I would do it more if it didn't almost always involve having to navigate "gun culture." The only times the other people there seemed to be generally sane (and not cosplaying Christofascist secret Nazis) are shooting clays with breach loaded shotguns.

The two hardest problems in Computer Science are 1. Human communication 2. Getting people in tech to believe that human communication is important

JVL is getting a lot of heat here. I like JVL and I think the Bulwark is a valuable media outlet. The dunks are many and I won't try to top them. But as MTG works image management to make higher office attainable outside of her R+19 district, it's worth being clear about how wrong JVL is. 🧵

Chat, is it bad when your multi billion dollar purchase order gets trimmed down to less than $8,000? (Not a typo)

There are only two kinds of Trump voters/Harris abstainers: 1) those who like his supremacist policies; 2) those who can excuse his supremacist policies in order to get something else they want. For a disturbing number of leftists, the "something else they want" was a feeling of moral superiority.

she's 18

Say what you want about Stancil* but when he's right he's really right. * But not in replies to this thread, please.

We need to stop referring to everything external as autistic meltdowns and internal as shutdowns. They’re MUCH more complicated than that A meltdown is not defined by whether other people can see it. A thread 🪡🧵🧶 Read till the end before commenting 🙏🏼💙

The WNC Dems had a big dust up this year over presumed dynastic rights to office. www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202... (Good quote from @chriscooperwcu.bsky.social too)

Do you know why they make Pop Tarts, but they don't make Mom Tarts? Because of the Pastriarchy.

You know what sucks about our modern times? How easy it is to anonymously issue death threats to somebody. You what sucks even more? How easy it is to find the names and numbers of the people you love to deliver those death threats to you indirectly through them.

/5 The lesson is, once it becomes clear someone is only looking for one answer, just stop talking.

Hell yes. www.cnn.com/2025/12/25/c...

I don't know what will be in this revised DGA. I feel certain that: 1. It will be 100% inaccessible for most Americans, given what's produced, available, and actually affordable. 2. It will not be based on rigorous science but the sort of vibes-based guidance you'd get from a CrossFit influencer.

A great example of how the @nytimes.com centers white Americans and Trump supporters in its anecdotal political coverage. You never see stories like this about Black Democrats whose cities are cracked in Republican gerrymandering to give them Republican elected officials.

A day in the life of an infant orphan elephant is filled with milk bottles, cuddles, mudbaths and games. Why? Because decades of raising elephants has revealed an orphan's psychological health is as important as their physical needs. Learn how we raise these babies: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/n...

This saga is incredible because the student didn't actually cite the Bible, didn't respond any of hte questions, and admitted she hadn't read the article before writing about it

i don’t have a pope (jew) but it’s my understanding that among catholics he is, in fact, holier than thou

I truly hate that portions of the American Jewish community, my community, hear, "Stop killing people in Palestine" & feel like they've been threatened. I'm trying to fight this from the inside, but as long as these voices remain the most powerful among the establishment, idk if we'll win.

This is incredibly comprehensive. Really connects the dots between the horrors of the last few months. Radley also does a good job aiming for neutrality without ceding ground to fascism.

Just an internet rando who’s spent way too much on therapy here to remind you that you do not have to be around people who make you feel bad, even and especially at the holidays. It’s ok to not let people guilt you into it. You can even leave after you arrive if you’re uncomfy. Be free! Be you! ✨

There's a lot of people I respect who cannot come to terms with the fact that this is what the American people voted for, they're getting it good and hard, and there is little to nothing a minority party can do to stop it. Republicans ran on a platform of mass deportation and they're delivering.

I feel certain other people earned more. It's a very competitive grift circuit. My guess, she tied for fifth.

A few years back I asked a former intel analyst who worked this file about what kind of accountability (if any) he expected for Russian atrocities against Ukrainians. His response: “The Israeli model.”

Yeah, coming from anyone else, this would just be an amateurish and reflexive “let’s make sure we quote the other side.” But we also know Weiss’s history of not bothering to reach out for comment when she absolutely should have.

NEW: A variety of military and intelligence contractors have already signed on to help ICE's immigrant bounty hunter program. A review of procurement data shows 10 companies stand to make up to *ONE BILLION* dollars from the program by 2027. theintercept.com/2025/12/23/i...

Important thread

recalibrate your bullshit meter if this doesn't set it off at least 3 times