#US #military carried out a strike Thursday on a *suspected* drug boat in the Eastern #Pacific, killing 4 people on board, per a #USSOUTHCOM social media post→

“Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in international waters operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was carrying illicit narcotics & transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific. Four male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed.”

"In short order, Trump has managed to corrupt the Supreme Court, the Department of Justice, and the senior leadership of the US military (among other government agencies). He did so by compromising, neutralizing, or replacing small groups of leaders in each of those organs of democracy."

~ Robert B. Hubbell

#Trump #morality #ethics #corruption #SupremeCourt #military #DOJ #Hegseth #FrankBradley #JohnRoberts #WarCrimes
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https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/thursday-served-as-a-bracing-reminder

"In short order, Trump has managed to corrupt the Supreme Court, the Department of Justice, and the senior leadership of the US military (among other government agencies). He did so by compromising, neutralizing, or replacing small groups of leaders in each of those organs of democracy."

~ Robert B. Hubbell

#Trump #morality #ethics #corruption #SupremeCourt #military #DOJ #Hegseth #FrankBradley #JohnRoberts #WarCrimes
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https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/thursday-served-as-a-bracing-reminder

Alongside the post is a 21-second-long #SnuffFilm showing the boat being struck.

Thursday’s strike comes as the #Pentagon is facing bipartisan criticism over a September attack on an *alleged* drug vessel in which the #military fired follow-up strikes, killing surviving crew members.

#Trump #Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #Defense #DoD #InternationalLaw

#US #military carried out a strike Thursday on a *suspected* drug boat in the Eastern #Pacific, killing 4 people on board, per a #USSOUTHCOM social media post→

“Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in international waters operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was carrying illicit narcotics & transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific. Four male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed.”

The #Trump admin claims to have authorized the use of #MilitaryLawyers as temporary #judges in an effort to streamline the millions-long backlog of #immigration cases in the #courts.

However, that backlog has only gotten worse as immigration courts, which are housed within the #DOJ, have seen efforts to restructure their workforce.

#law #immigration #ImmigrationLaw #civil #military #JAG #judiciary #Congress #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers

…Each judge who is terminated or resigns leaves behind thousands of cases, with those scheduled for this year now rescheduled to as far out as 2030. #Immigration advocates have warned the #layoffs contribute to the backlog.

#Trump #law #ImmigrationJudges #ImmigrationLaw #civil #military #MilitaryLawyers #JAG #judiciary #Congress #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers

NPR has tracked at least 140 #ImmigrationJudges who have been fired, quit or took an early retirement offer from the admin. At least 90 of them, including those who were supervisors, have received termination notices from the #Trump administration. Of the #judges fired between February & October this year, most had experience in #immigration defense, an NPR investigation found.

#law #ImmigrationLaw #civil #military #MilitaryLawyers #JAG #judiciary #Congress #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers

The #Trump admin claims to have authorized the use of #MilitaryLawyers as temporary #judges in an effort to streamline the millions-long backlog of #immigration cases in the #courts.

However, that backlog has only gotten worse as immigration courts, which are housed within the #DOJ, have seen efforts to restructure their workforce.

#law #immigration #ImmigrationLaw #civil #military #JAG #judiciary #Congress #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers

"Given the administration's unlawful terminations of qualified #judges, & their plan to leverage the power of temporary positions to speed up their mass deportation agenda, the risks of grave injury to families, fairness, & #DueProcess have expanded," he said.

#Trump #law #immigration #ImmigrationLaw #civil #military #MilitaryLawyers #JAG #judiciary #Congress #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers

…"The #Trump administration's willingness to fire experienced #judges & hire inexperienced or temporary 'deportation judges,' especially in places like California, has fundamentally impacted the landscape of our justice system," Schiff told NPR in a statement.

#law #immigration #ImmigrationLaw #civil #military #MilitaryLawyers #JAG #judiciary #Congress #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers

The firings come as the admin seeks to reshape who serves on #courts & makes decisions about which #immigrants are allowed to stay in the #US.

There are no #Republican cosponsors on the measure, meaning it's unlikely to pass in a #GOP-controlled #Congress. But the #legislation adds to the scrutiny that #Democrats have brought to the adminn's approach to #immigration courts & their personnel.

#Trump #law #civil #military #MilitaryLawyers #JAG #judiciary #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers

The #legislation was introduced after the admin fired at least 14 #ImmigrationJudges in the last 2 weeks, acc/to the #union that represents them, with many of those having been terminated after years of experience on the bench. Those layoffs add to >90 other terminations so far this year, acc/to a count kept by NPR & the union that represents #immigration #judges.

#Trump #law #ImmigrationLaw #civil #military #MilitaryLawyers #JAG #judiciary #Congress #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers

Such limits would preclude much of the admin's effort to authorize up to 600 #MilitaryLawyers [ #JAG — what’s left of them after #Hegseth purged their ranks] to be temporary #ImmigrationJudges; as part of that move, the White House scrapped the requirement that temporary #immigration #judges must have #ImmigrationLaw experience.

#Trump #law #civil #military #judiciary #Congress #Constitution #SeparationOfPowers

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Eighty years after the unprecedented crimes of the Wehrmacht and Hitlerite fascism, the ruling class is once again pursuing a massive rearmament program that breaks with all post-war restrictions and is systematically preparing Germany for a third wo… #Germany #war #military #Russia #Europe #libranet.de/search?tag=
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Eighty years after the unprecedented crimes of the Wehrmacht and Hitlerite fascism, the ruling class is once again pursuing a massive rearmament program that breaks with all post-war restrictions and is systematically preparing Germany for a third wo… #Germany #war #military #Russia #Europe #libranet.de/search?tag=
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Take responsibility asshole

#Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As #Congress vows accountability, the #Trump admin emphasized it was a top #military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.

#law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #WarCrime
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/01/hegseth-caine-boat-strikes-caribbean/

Officials in #Congress & the #Pentagon said Monday they are increasingly concerned that the #Trump administration intends to #scapegoat the #military officer who directed #US forces to kill 2 survivors of a targeted strike on suspected drug smugglers in #LatinAmerica [in order to fulfill Hegseth’s command], as lawmakers made initial moves to investigate whether the attack constituted a #WarCrime.

#law #murder #WarPowers #ExtrajudicialKillings #Hegseth

Officials in #Congress & the #Pentagon said Monday they are increasingly concerned that the #Trump administration intends to #scapegoat the #military officer who directed #US forces to kill 2 survivors of a targeted strike on suspected drug smugglers in #LatinAmerica [in order to fulfill Hegseth’s command], as lawmakers made initial moves to investigate whether the attack constituted a #WarCrime.

#law #murder #WarPowers #ExtrajudicialKillings #Hegseth

Take responsibility asshole

#Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As #Congress vows accountability, the #Trump admin emphasized it was a top #military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.

#law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #WarCrime
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/01/hegseth-caine-boat-strikes-caribbean/