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deminks

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Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:35 PM 7 hrs ago

NYC bar says Trump's murder of fishermen is "unlawful summary execution" [View all]

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

Jameel Jaffer (@jameeljaffer.bsky.social) 2025-10-06T20:40:26.143Z


It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. https://www.nycbar.org/press-releases/unlawful-attacks-on-venezuelan-vessels/

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He'll commit murder to distract from THE EPSTEIN FILES? BOSSHOG 7 hrs ago #1
He will do ANYTHING evolves 5 hrs ago #7
It's an international incident bucolic_frolic 7 hrs ago #2
Like any bully canetoad 6 hrs ago #3
It's the oil Dave says 6 hrs ago #4
With a side of they are selling soy beans to China? Attilatheblond 5 hrs ago #15
Zero Consequences ThoughtCriminal 6 hrs ago #5
Yep. And his cheerleading squad (Fox etc) love it. progressoid 5 hrs ago #14
*To be lawful, any use of force commanded by a U.S. President must meet the requirements elleng 6 hrs ago #6
Trump has no business lecturing anyone or any city about CRIME Skittles 5 hrs ago #8
Convicted felon, out on bail after being indicted for more felonies Attilatheblond 5 hrs ago #17
Send Trump to the Hague (and whomever was on those chains of command should also be transferred there) ... xocetaceans 5 hrs ago #9
I've been fantasizing that DJT goes to The Hague and faces... BadgerMom 5 hrs ago #16
The people who do the tracking and targeting . . . Aussie105 5 hrs ago #10
Duh! malaise 5 hrs ago #11
Not to mention NATO - we'll be kicked out because of this and he KNOWS it FakeNoose 5 hrs ago #12
But, but Trump says each of these Venezuelan drug boats are responsible for killing 25,000 Americans. Gimpyknee 5 hrs ago #13
Qs! So many Questions! Aussie105 4 hrs ago #18
A big deal, indeed The Blue Flower 4 hrs ago #19
Can Rubio and the others be charged? ecstatic 4 hrs ago #20
Charged by who? Pam Bondi's DOJ? tritsofme 4 hrs ago #21
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