Antiwar USAF OE"F" vet. Experienced the banality of evil w/ my own hands w/ network effect. Remote killing prefaces lethal AI. Musk satellites facilitate both
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In this anthology, is a well documented paper Lisa Ling & I wrote to illuminate the complex systems of systems guiding US #drone operations generally absent in media discourse, it's failings and it's future. We called it the Kill Cloud. It's free here. 👇disruptionlab.org/whistleblo…
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If Trump had wanted to stop the Israeli attack on Iran, he could have easily. Israel depends on money from US workers, bombs from US stockpiles, and promises of US military protection.
Impossible to imagine Israel doing this without clear expectation of US military protection:
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If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the Constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline. There is support, you don’t have to go through with it. tel:1-877-447-4487
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📣 The rushed integration of AI into everything is a major threat to privacy, as we've been saying.
Microsoft Recall is a great (not great!) example of exactly why--it screenshots everything on your desktop, to give AI the data to tell you...what you were doing on desktop.
So, Signal took steps to protect you and everyone using Signal on Windows 11 from Recall's hunger for (Signal) data.
Read more about how we navigated, and why we need to ecosystem to a lot more 👇
We're ready for Microsoft Recall and the automatic screenshots it takes of everything on your desktop.
Signal Desktop on Windows now includes support for a new "Screen security" feature designed to block screenshots of your Signal chats.
signal.org/blog/signal-doesn…
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If governments now dare whisper “sanctions”, it’s because pressure—from people devastated by 20 months of uncensored genocide—works.
But much remains pretense: sanction with one hand, arm & trade with the other.
People must not stop now.
Keep pressing.
“I do believe that this is a moral obligation that all of us have, to make sure that governments respect their legal obligations under international law.”
Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine, discusses the recent threats some Western states have made to sanction Israel over its war on Gaza and aid blockade.
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Germany has become so depraved in its support of Israel that it voted against reviewing the EU’s trade agreement with Israel due to the appalling situation in Gaza. Supporting another genocide will not absolve Germany of its responsibility for the Holocaust or for the genocides in Namibia & Armenia. It will only exacerbate German guilt in the most repulsive crimes committed against humanity
NEWS: The European Union has officially agreed to review its trade agreement with Israel due to the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza. This decision follows a meeting of EU foreign ministers where a significant majority supported the move. The review aims to assess Israel’s compliance with human rights obligations under the agreement.
Voting Breakdown:
▪️ In Favor (17 countries): Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
▪️ Against (9 countries): Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania
▪️ Abstained (1 country): Latvia
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas emphasized the need for unimpeded and large-scale aid delivery to Gaza, calling the current Israeli-authorized aid insufficient.
For more, see the thread by Claudio Francavilla, EU Advocacy Director at Human Rights Watch. ⬇️
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The Israeli plan to demolish what remains of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure and concentrate the Palestinian population into a tiny area would amount to an abhorrent escalation of its ongoing crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and genocide: @HRW. hrw.org/news/2025/05/15/gaza…
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AI agents, when interacting in groups, can form shared social conventions without centralized coordination. Norms emerged organically, and even biases formed between agents, independent of individual behavior.
neurosciencenews.com/ai-llm-…
An actually decent idea
BREAKING: Today, I introduced the “American Privacy Restoration Act” to FULLY REPEAL the Patriot Act and strip rogue intelligence officers of their extraordinary mass surveillance powers.
Since the passage of the USA Patriot Act in the aftermath of 9/11, intelligence agency officials have used their mass surveillance tools to settle personal scores, interfere in elections, and spy on untold numbers of innocent Americans.
This abuse must come to an end!
READ MORE: breitbart.com/politics/2025/…
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Particularly interesting when you consider how often our rulers say of America's adversaries that "Force is the only language they understand.
Psychological projection is a powerful force in human affairs...
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While the Flotilla which was attacked by drones is closest to Malta, the Maltese Gov has not responded yet. Cypress responded to the SOS & sent a vessel.
The humanitarian Freedom Flotilla ship "Conscience" is currently stranded outside Malta. Crew members are alleging that two drones hit the ship. An SOS and distress signal was sent to the Maltese authorities, however the ship is still stranded
themalteseherald.com/2025/05…
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On this, the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, I want to thank all the people who have read my book on U.S. war crimes and Vietnamese civilian suffering, Kill Anything That Moves. It's not an easy read but I hope, all these years later, it's still a worthwhile one.
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Here is my latest @theintercept on the fallout of the Vietnam War and its terrible -- and still increasing -- toll on civilians. theintercept.com/2025/04/30/…
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REPORT: Biden Officials Admit They Never Pressured Israel for Ceasefire, as Israeli Leaders Boast of Playing Washington
“God did the State of Israel a favor that Biden was the president during this period… We fought [in Gaza] for over a year and the administration never came to us and said, ‘ceasefire now.’ It never did. And that’s not to be taken for granted.”
—Former Israeli ambassador Michael Herzog:
A sweeping Israeli Channel 13 investigation has exposed the Biden administration’s complicity in Israel’s 19-month war on Gaza. Nine top Biden officials acknowledged avoiding real pressure on Israel—even as the death toll surpassed 30,000. Israeli leaders openly bragged they dragged out the war, playing for time until Donald Trump’s return.
Former National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Ambassador Tom Nides, and others defended their unwavering support for Israel—even as they admitted enabling a campaign one U.S. aide described as “killing and destroying for the sake of killing and destroying.”
Here’s what the investigation revealed: 🧵⬇️
Funny how the Houthis weren’t really bothering anyone at this level until Israel started their murderous genocide of retribution on the Palestinians and the US unapologetically supported it. Maybe, just maybe, there are other ways to fix this than more bombs. MAYBE, the bombs are the problem
Follow Philip Low, Elon Musk's former business partner and friend of 14 years. He confirms everyone's worst fears about the guy. @brainking.bsky.social
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NEW: A former Palantir employee is sounding the alarm.
Peter Thiel’s company rose to prominence working with military, law enforcement & ICE. They capitalize on fear and unrest to make money.
Now they want you to pay them to build the “government’s central operating system.”
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"The first part of controlling the language is inverting the meaning: whatever the government does is good, because by definition then its victims are the 'criminals' and the 'terrorists.' The second part is deterring the press," writes @TimothyDSnyder.
snyder.substack.com/p/state-…
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While Trump works to destroy Marine Protected Areas, we’re fighting to establish one. It’s not as big, but huge in its own way.
HELP US by sending an email to Miami Beach city commission, urging them to allocate funds to permit Miami Beach Marine Park:
patrickbreshike.substack.com…