Originally published at: Trump’s Venezuela Saber-Rattling Revives Bad Old Days of U.S. Policy in Latin America
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. New Jingoism Same as the Old Jingoism The last 30 years or so have been a relative retreat from more than a century of jingoistic U.S. interference in Latin America, but it increasingly…
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And with the shutdown? No Data For You!!
… putting Friday’s jobs report in doubt
No jobs data. No inflation data. Nothing. Not going to collect any information. Won’t update any websites.
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If you can’t support what we’re saying here 100%, leave your commission at the door on the way out.
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Careerists. Few, if any, will resign.
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Declaring that words like “bullying” and “hazing” had been “weaponized,” Hegseth announced a full review of the department’s definitions of those terms.
Complaint mechanisms would also be reformed, he said, along with the military’s equal opportunity policies.
“We are liberating you,” he told the generals.
“No more anonymous complaints, no more repeat complaints, no more smearing reputations, no more endless waiting, no more legal limbo, more sidetracking careers, no more walking on eggshells.”
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From the MM
Are Military Lawyers Being Sidelined?
Former Army JAG Dan Maurer, now a law professor, writes that the unprecedented U.S. attacks on alleged drug-running boats “raise serious questions about the availability and effectiveness of government lawyers throughout the chain of command who would have—or should have—raised red flags before this operation commenced.”
David may have forgotten this from February
… Raises Legal, Ethical Fears
Current military lawyers and legal experts told Military.com the administration’s firings of the Air Force, Army and Navy’s top judge advocates general politicizes and sets an alarming precedent for a crucial job in the military, all as President Donald Trump has mused about using the military in unorthodox and potentially illegal ways.
Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced late Friday evening the firings of the top legal officers for the military services – those responsible for ensuring the Uniform Code of Military Justice is followed by commanders – as well as the Joint Chiefs chairman, the Navy’s top officer and Air Force vice chief.
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This is more than unhinged. It is unconstitutional.
in this room. That’s a war too. It’s war from within"
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He needs to be removed from office and soon. The GOP congress can do this tomorrow.
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Although the fact that the shooter was a White male means this fades away quickly, the real judiciary is not happy with TFG and his big mouth
…scale of justice.
"Let me be clear, I will not put my finger on the scale of justice,” Graf said. He later added: "Counsel, regardless of who is watching, whether it is the nation or a single individual, we must fulfill our roles with integrity, civility, and diligence.”
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Memoirs from a stupid place.
Well you’d best get to it, sunny Jim.
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Trump fancies himself as savior, local sheriff, and bad ’80s movie tough guy
Really bad.
Trump suspended USAID foreign aid.
Children died.
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So things can’t get any worse? That’s a relief.
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“White House deputy chief Stephen Miller has taken a leading role in the directing the unlawful U.S. attacks on alleged drug-smuggling boats off Venezuela.”
Pete Hegseth was busy at the gym working hard on his latissimus dorsi.
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