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Here to check out the the world away from X.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · last mo.

“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” Matthew 6:5-6

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Brian Finucane@bcfinucane.bsky.social · 7mo ago

✋ 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.

(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.
Frank Figliuzzi@frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · last yr.

Gov’t shutdown alert: Washington Post - 65% of DHS’s CISA has been furloughed. That’s in contrast to 5% across DHS. The Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency successfully battles foreign and domestic cyber threats to our elections. Pay attention:

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Paul@pwaullie.bsky.social · 2y ago

Just thinking this evening how in every James Bond movie the villain is either - an eccentric billionaire who wants to take over the world, or - loyal to an organization bent on counterintelligence, terrorism, revenge, and extortion. Thank goodness that's complete fantasy.