> killed a teenage Islamic State fighter with a handmade custom blade, and then performed his re-enlistment ceremony posing with the teenager’s bloody corpse in front of an American flag.
> “This is not who Eddie is,” his wife, Andrea Gallagher, said in an interview. “He is a lifesaver. He is that guy who runs into the burning building when other people are running out.”
A problem conveniently solved by no longer seeing certain groups as "people"
Yeah and there are actual photos
> As for the photos taken afterward, posing with the body, Mr. Stackhouse said, “these types of pictures are not unique, they’ve been in every Iraq case I’ve ever done.”
Like the whole defense premise here seems to be "Ah no he didn't stab that injured kid to death, he was actually trying to help him, and sure he posed with his corpse afterward, who wouldn't?"
@GodEmperorDune Would it shock me? No. Would it have any bearing on a dishonorable discharge? Thankfully also no
I think some other account makes the suggestion that he punctured the kid's neck for medical reasons except that's not at all what you do for a collapsed lung so 🤷
but thats a single cut that you would do with a scalpel, not some homemade hunting knife
Judge affirms order evicting Michael Avenatti’s law practice from office in Newport Beach http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-avenatti-eviction-20181116-story.html
You wouldn’t believe the Catch-22 I just got from office of @LondonBreed in response to questions about the lack of N95 breathing masks for the homeless. For the record, Air Quality in SF is currently at 239; no homeless we’ve seen have masks.
Real Milo Minderbinder level stuff:
Isn’t it ironic that large Caravans of people are marching to our border wanting U.S.A. asylum because they are fearful of being in their country - yet they are proudly waving....
39 neo-nazis were arrrested in Pasco County, FL. With pipe bombs.
This is OUT OF CONTROL
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/authorities-find-rocket-launcher-pipe-bomb-massive-florida-white-supremacist-sting/
This is a hell of a story:
"I see this morning we are down to 26 ICE detainees,” Lt. Dan Lindhorst wrote in an email. “Could you please see if you can get these numbers up."
https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-jail-norcor-release-inmates-ice-detainees/?utm_campaign=Crushin5&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social#.W-4TUj2Up3M.twitter
Are YOU walking around SF and seeing homeless neighbors without masks?? Call the @DSA_SF Fuck It, Mask On Task Force at 1-900-DM-SHANTI and let us know where to go! that’s 1-900-DM-SHANTI. or reply to this thread!
(Fees from @jack may apply since he hates Prop C.)
> A class action lawsuit against McDonald's Canada arguing that Happy Meals and their accompanying toys illegally advertise to children can go ahead, a judge has ruled.
You might know inmates play an integral role in battling CA’s deadly wildfires, but did you know they are 4x as likely as civilian firefighters to incur object-induced injuries & 8x as likely to experience smoke inhalation?
My first FOIA scoop for TIME: http://time.com/5457637/inmate-firefighters-injuries-death/
Here's a better criticism of the sufetonil oral application approval:
This newly approved opioid drug doesn’t seem to have any good justification for existing. And it could be abused. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-fda-made-the-wrong-call-on-this-powerful-new-opioid/2018/11/16/39b212e2-e464-11e8-ab2c-b31dcd53ca6b_story.html
Though I'm still not confident in the closing "will they ever learn?" versus whether the agency clearly has authority to do differently or if Republicans would get up in arms again about "overreach"
The disinvitation part is concerning in either case, though
Here’s a letter from 2600+ scientists pushing back on the Trump admin (and people like Ford in Canada)’s anti-science stuff https://not-binary.org/statement/
@Wipqozn I recognize that this is particularly mean spirited but uhhh does he only share the unhinged bigotry of his brother or is it maybe the whole package?
President Trump: "I would help Nancy Pelosi if she needs some votes. She may need some votes. I would perform a wonderful service for her. I like her. Can you believe it? I like Nancy Pelosi." http://hill.cm/ZdB7QSI https://t.co/ZlsF108eWo
@Ash Be glad you presumably haven't had to see the latest Bill Mitchell take then. But yeah, I can't even watch audio anymore. Someone had a slowed down clip where he just sounds like a rambling drunk person and I'm really curious if his energy is what helps mask the fact that what he's saying is often just gibberish
@Ash Right? Hopefully they're investigating fully; the article says he hasn't provided any false information but the police have an interest in closing cold cases and this guy has exhausted any appeal attempts, so infamy is not unreasonable at that point either
Congratulations to Andrew Gillum on having run a really tough and competitive race for Governor of the Great State of Florida. He will be a strong Democrat warrior long into the future - a force to reckon with!
But regardless of who did it's pretty weird that they would at this point?
I don't understand
Sarah Sanders confirms that the president did speak with Secretary of State Pompeo and CIA Director Haspel during his flight. She says State Dept will have a statement soon. Expectation is something on Khashoggi and CIA assessment
Oh whew, Amazon isn't getting $2.1 billion in local subsidies
Amazon claimed it was receiving $2.1 billion in local government subsidies for its new headquarters. A new analysis finds that the government handouts will actually amount to at least $4.6 billion. https://theintercept.com/2018/11/15/amazon-hq2-long-island-city-virginia-subsidies/
Annnnd the Saudis are apparently pissed Trump gave countries waivers on Iranian oil, lol
Upset by Trump's Iran waivers, Saudis push for deep oil output cut:
"The Saudis are very angry at Trump. They don’t trust him any more and feel very strongly about a cut. They had no heads-up about the waivers"
https://reut.rs/2FowzWs
.@MichaelEOHanlon explains how incoming Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro might be able to successfully advance his anti-crime agenda. https://brook.gs/2zPBmtL
REPORTER: What can be done to prevent wildfires?
TRUMP: "We have to take care of floors of the forest..in our countries they do it definitely & different story. I was w/president of Finland...they spend lots of time raking & cleaning & doing things & they don't have a problem." https://t.co/a7KGRhPhb6
It's just impressive how he processes things that make sense but then extrapolates them so they become really dumb
Like yes, if you have an excess of detritus that dries easily a la pine needles and becomes the primary source of flammable material it makes sense to manage that. If you have a ton of trees that have dried due to drought and are themselves extremely flammable, not as much!
Trump says seeing the devastation of the wildfires in California hasn't changed his opinion on climate change.
"No, no. I have a strong opinion. I want great climate, we're going to have that, & we're going to have forests that are very safe... that is happening as we speak." https://t.co/FkafOxZqtE