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I am calling it a night folks. I'll be in Sacramento Court at 9 AM Monday for my hearing to disqualify @ericswalwell. I have a great case. Swalwell has no California residence and can't fake one now. If I lose, I will appeal to the 3rd District Court by noon tomorrow and WIN!

Hi there, Rep. Khanna. Retired Army JAG here & current prof of int'l law. And you are way out of your depth. You should consider sticking to legislating & leaving #LOAC commentary to actual specialists. Like me. Allow me to explain. First off, if a power plant is "dual use," then attacking it is, by definition, NOT an "indiscriminate bombing." Here's why. As DoD Law of War Manual notes, this term is often "used to describe objects that are used by both the armed forces and the civilian population, such as power stations" (pic 1). The Manual also correctly points out this term has no legal significance. Either something qualifies as a military objective such that directing an attack against it is permitted, or it's a civilian object such that it may not be made the object of attack. See the problem yet? That's right! If something is "dual-use," it qualifies as a military objective...and directing an attack against a military objective is, by definition, NOT "indiscriminate" (pic 2). Back to pic 1, the Manual also notes that when attacking "dual-use" objects, "it will be appropriate to consider in applying the principle of proportionality the harm to the civilian population expected to result from the attack on such a military objective." You might notice I emphasized "proportionality" & "expected" there, and I did so because it's a preview to your next massive error. Here's what you claim about proportionality in your 🧵: "Proportionality forbids attacks where expected incidental civilian harm including effects like loss of hospital power, water pumps failing, food spoilage or extreme heat or cold exposure. This is excessive compared to the concrete military gain per Article 51(5)(b)." We'll get to your selection of source (AP I) later. For now, let's focus on how badly you botched the proportionality rule. To describe what the actual rule is supposed to look like, let's go back to the Manual. As it observes, personnel engaged in hostilities "must refrain from attacks in which the expected loss of civilian life, injury to civilians, and damage to civilian objects incidental to the attack would be excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage expected to be gained" (pic 3). Now, I added bold text to the "expected" at the beginning & end because this highlights your next mistake. Yes you correctly note expected incidental harm is part of the equation, but you left out "expected" on the military advantage component. This is a massive error because you need to be able to tell what the expected incidental harm is & the expected (or anticipated) concrete & direct military advantage is for each attack in order to assess whether the former was "excessive in relation to" the latter. And, do you have any intel indicating what degree of incidental harm AND concrete & direct military advantage is for each attack you purport to be addressing? No, of course you don't. As such, you're not conducting a legitimate proportionality assessment. Which, is easy if you don't properly articulate law. Hell, you can make pretty much anything seem illegal if you can come up with any bullshit articulation of the legal standard you feel like fabricating. But we're not allowed to do that in actual practice. And so, you shouldn't either in public discourse, or else you're creating a false impression that potentially lawful conduct is illegal. And another thing - I noticed you left off the direct part of "concrete & direct military advantage" in your bullshit version of proportionality. That matters because remote harms need not be factored (pic 4). Some prospective harms you mentioned probably are direct enough, but others...not so much. Finally, I also noticed you claim AP I binds 🇺🇸 "as customary international law." But not all of AP I is customary, which is why I draw from the Manual instead. I'll finish off with a simple pro tip: stay in your lane. Leave LOAC analysis to @DeptofWar. And actual experts...like me.

Put ICE in every Hospital ER, and watch your Healthcare cost drop.

Donald Trump is the only high profile Republican giving the Libs the exact same treatment the Libs give everyone else

A wise man once said: Do not take revenge. The rotten fruits will eventually fall by themselves.

@iamrodneysmith Literally talking care of the streets.

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I've never seen overweight eyelids....Holy shit.

Congratulations to our friends at the AfD! It is wonderful to see the people of Germany waking up to the fake news. We are happy to have you as allies of this administration!

Marines - only service born in an American bar - love this🔥🫡

OMG I love this song🤣🤣🤣 Instant hit🔥😂

6 hour wait today at the @ATLairport. Why? Because our senator, Jon Ossoff, cares more about the Democratic Party than the people of Georgia. And where is the rest of Congress? Get in a room and figure it out.

@TheEXECUTlONER_ Scary version......Chuck Norris is everywhere now 👀

Do you see it? 🤔 I sure do! 😂🧔‍♂️🪽💪

IRAN JUST PUBLISHED THE EXACT LIST OF TARGETS THEY WILL STRIKE IF TRUMP BOMBS THEIR POWER GRID Not vague threats. Not "we will retaliate." NAMED FACILITIES. SPECIFIC ADDRESSES. Country by country. 🇸🇦 Ras Al-Khair Desalination → LARGEST in the world → millions lose water 🇸🇦 Shuqaiq Power Plant → southern Saudi grid GONE 🇶🇦 Al Kharsaah Power Plant → Qatar grid hit 🇶🇦 Ras Laffan C Power + Water → Qatar's lifeline GONE 🇦🇪 Taweelah Desalination → one of Gulf's biggest → UAE water supply hit 🇦🇪 Barakah Power Plant → UAE's NUCLEAR plant → strike = fallout risk 🇧🇭 Al Dur Power + Water → Bahrain's PRIMARY water source → 60% dependent 🇰🇼 North Zour Power Plant → Kuwait's largest → 90% desalination dependent 🇯🇴 Aqaba Thermal → Jordan's south grid 🇯🇴 Samra Power Plant → 40% of Jordan's total electricity 💀 12 named facilities 💀 6 countries 💀 ZERO military bases on the list 💀 100% civilian infrastructure — water and power Every target on this list keeps people alive. Not soldiers. CIVILIANS. Trump's 48-hour ultimatum is still ticking. These are the targets at HOUR 48.

New bodycam footage from an ICE raid at a New York nutrition bar factory shows 134 workers using fake Social Security numbers, with 50 of 56 detained individuals already deported.

WILLIAM SHATNER’s extraordinary (& hilarious) 1978 version of Elton John’s “Rocket Man”. Happy 95th Bill 🎂

@LangmanVince Also....everything is federal jurisdiction, the parking lot, the baggage claim, ticketing.... All Federal property....

Look at this snowflake crying about ICE agents going to airports tomorrow 😂😂

@janninereid1 I've never seen overweight eyelids....Holy shit.

This woman says... "maybe that black woman would have talked to you if you payed for her groceries!" "Offer to pay half, OFFER SOMETHING!" 🙄🙄🙄 What's your response to her? ⤵️⤵️

@PeriklesGREAT Slumped.

FAFO - Karma He had it coming .....pow ! 👊👊

@Hunter_Eagleman Blue ones.

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