Month Eight: Crashing Out Over A Podcaster

[Mertron]

those “unspecified” illegal orders are being able to fire upon US civilians btw

[Krandor]

those “unspecified” illegal orders are being able to fire upon US civilians btw

Yeah I don't think this is true.

It's in response to some senior officials questioning the legality of the strikes we've been doing on drug boats.

[Mertron]

fair enough: i didn’t get that from anywhere, probably just doom assuming. i know offhand firing upon your own civilians is a no-no

[Mertron]

for the record this is the video. they do mention “attacks” from the military and intelligence officials against American citizens tho

https://bsky.app/profile/slotkin.sen.../3m5vtxjmgnk23

[Salodin]

Yeah I don't think this is true.

It's in response to some senior officials questioning the legality of the strikes we've been doing on drug boats.

So it turns out it was true, then.

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[Obsidian]

I'll take "recipes for disaster" for 1600, Alex.

https://x.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1990813232022397391

[Mertron]

100% being done so the rich can cheat on their taxes easier

[Cail]

https://x.com/washingtonpost/status/1991576680956117123

oh

[Cail]

https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1991557184883241082

[Lokus]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...wastika-noose/

Coast Guard is downgrading nooses and the Swastika from hate symbols to "potentially divisive". I'm sure this came about organically with no one pushing for it.

[Tymon]

I guess he'll have to amend his statement to hang all of the military officers except the Coast Guard

[archibaldcrane]

Yeah I don't think this is true.

It's in response to some senior officials questioning the legality of the strikes we've been doing on drug boats.

Which makes sense since those extra-judicial murders are clearly illegal

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[6souls]

I'll take "recipes for disaster" for 1600, Alex.

https://x.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1990813232022397391

But what about Target?

[Krandor]

The higher ups in the Coast Guard are pretty clearly massive MAGA nuts from the policy changes we've been getting over the last year.

For this week along with the swastika thing we're also dealing with the fun one of time off for the holidays getting canceled because it "doesn't align with service needs" whatever the fuck that means.

[Krandor]

Well we're officially denying the policy change, so we'll see

https://x.com/USCG/status/1991597087595851904?s=20

I haven't heard anything about this until that Washington Post article came out, and working at a training center we're usually pretty ahead on most policy changes.

[Lokus]

From my understanding, nothing is really going to change and it's just semantics.

https://x.com/rArmyReddit/status/199...zyyPuPgCA&s=19

This tweet is the only thing I could find for the exact wording that birthed the article. It clearly says it's no longer treated as a "potential hate incident".

[Tymon]

Two of the most raging ultra MAGA sycophants I've met in person are retired CG, coincidentally.

[Tyche]

In the last few days, we've had Trump tell a reporter to shut up miss piggie, call for the death of members of the opposition party, and threaten MTG to the point she had to hire security within days (unnecessary with years of leftwing hate?).

I think he realizes the only winning message he has right now is fear. Johnson protecting a man who will never be on another ballot over his job and party is surprising to me. Or, not surprising, more confused as to his plan...

[Salodin]

You think we'd learn our lesson and stop giving the current administration and their leaders the benefit of the doubt. Time and again they're proven to be lying and things actually are as they describe at legacy media.

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[Tyche]

Johnson is smart and pragmatic though. Far and away the best leader they've had in decades. He could actually have some longevity well past Trump. I don't know why he's ok burning it all down. Getting the Trump money faucet turned up next year is the only thing I can think of, but unsure if it's worth it. But if you're gonna lose anyway, take the money and run. Watching defections and infighting over the next year with swing district members is gonna be entertaining.