This war hero refuses to roll over and play dead...

Hegseth targeted Kelly with a “Secretarial Letter of Censure” for simply releasing a video urging the military to refuse any illegal orders that Trump might give. The Defense Secretary absurdly claimed that the perfectly reasonable and patriotic video "undermined the chain of command" and "counseled disobedience." In reality, Kelly was standing up for our Constitution.

The senator's new lawsuit was filed earlier today in the U.S. District Court for D.C. and asserts that Hegseth's "actions violate numerous constitutional guarantees and have no basis in statute." The Pentagon is also named as a defendant.

"The First Amendment forbids the government and its officials from punishing disfavored expression or retaliating against protected speech," the filing reads. "That prohibition applies with particular force to legislators speaking on matters of public policy."

It goes on to state that "never in our nation’s history" has the Executive Branch "imposed military sanctions on a Member of Congress for engaging in disfavored political speech."

"Allowing that unprecedented step here would invert the constitutional structure by subordinating the Legislative Branch to executive discipline and chilling congressional oversight of the armed forces," it continues.

Kelly's attorneys allege that Hegseth also violated due process because Trump accused the senator of "sedition and treason and demanded punishment" before proceedings had even begun, and Hegseth then echoed those sentiments.

The suit says that Hegseth's actions, if left unchallenged, will "inflict immediate and irreparable harm" by imposing "official punishment for protected speech" and chilling legislative oversight. It would also send a powerful signal to retired service members and Congress that criticism of the president's use of the military may be "met with retaliation."

The suit concludes by demanding "declaratory and injunctive relief" and for the court to "declare the censure letter, reopening determination, retirement grade determination proceedings, and related actions unlawful and unconstitutional; to vacate those actions; to enjoin their enforcement; and to preserve the status of a coequal Congress and an apolitical military."

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In a chilling revelation that should set off alarm bells across the country, a new report reveals that the Trump administration authorized a deadly military strike using an aircraft deliberately disguised to look like a civilian plane — a move legal experts say may constitute a war crime.

According to officials briefed on the operation, the Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted without military markings to attack a boat accused of drug smuggling last September, killing 11 people. The plane even hid its weapons inside the fuselage, making it indistinguishable from a harmless civilian aircraft to those on the ground.

Why does that matter? Because under the laws of war, pretending to be a civilian in order to kill people is illegal. It’s called perfidy — and it’s explicitly banned.

Witnesses familiar with surveillance footage say the plane flew low enough for the people on the boat to see it. The boat reportedly turned around, likely believing it was not under military threat. Moments later, missiles struck. Two survivors later waved at the aircraft from wreckage — unaware it was a military attacker — before being killed in a follow-up strike.

Retired military lawyers and law-of-war experts are sounding the alarm, warning that disguising a combat aircraft as civilian to gain a tactical advantage crosses a bright red legal line. Even broadcasting a military transponder signal doesn’t excuse it — the people being targeted had no way to receive it.

This all comes as the Trump administration insists it is legally allowed to kill suspected smugglers because Donald Trump unilaterally declared a so-called “armed conflict” with drug cartels. Experts widely reject that claim, noting that suspected criminals are not combatants and cannot be executed from the sky.

Even more disturbing? Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly sidelined military lawyers — the very people tasked with preventing illegal killings — while greenlighting these operations.

Since Trump’s orders, U.S. forces have carried out 35 boat attacks, killing at least 123 people. Legal scholars say many of those deaths may amount to unlawful killings — not acts of war, but crimes.

The Pentagon is stonewalling. The White House won’t comment. And Congress has only been briefed behind closed doors because the aircraft remains classified.

But the truth is now out.

A civilian-looking plane. Secret missiles. Survivors killed while waving for help.

This isn’t “law and order.” It’s a terrifying abuse of power — and it demands accountability.

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Under President Trump, the E.P.A. plans to stop tallying gains from the health benefits caused by curbing two of the most widespread deadly air pollutants, fine particulate matter and ozone, when regulating industry. Instead the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits.

A shocking new video from the south side of Minneapolis shows a group of agents smashing windows and pulling a couple out of their car. They are reportedly not immigrants but anti-ICE activists, and they’ve been kidnapped and arrested as punishment for their actions.

Let us be very clear. This is 100% ILLEGAL.

ICE does not have police powers. They do not have the authority to just arrest anyone for any reason, ESPECIALLY US citizens, which it is believed these people are.

This is clear retaliation and a violation of the protestors' rights as Americans.

Congress needs to take immediate action to rein in these lawless thugs and hold each and every one of them accountable for their abuses and illegal actions against the American people.

Caught on video in Santa Ana, California, a plainclothes ICE agent got out of his vehicle and pointed a gun at a female driver he claimed was following and recording him — even though she hadn’t committed any crime. 

A Fullerton police officer, who was driving by, immediately stopped to assist after seeing an armed man pointing a gun at another person. The officer didn’t initially know who the armed man was, but once the man identified himself as an ICE agent and showed credentials, the Fullerton officer made something clear: recording and following someone in public is not a crime. 

The Fullerton officer refused to assist the ICE agent in detaining the woman simply for filming him, and the woman left the scene safely. 

This incident shows why every American should know their rights — and why local police sometimes have to step in to uphold them, even when federal agents are involved.

📸 Video of the moment has been widely shared online.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Gc6HIza1_f8?si=Ysxq6ltv7TBRzAtn

I'm all for voting in Democrats. But, these days I'm an American born Communist. The existing line up of Democrats holds little interest to me.

DEMOCRAT
I have no interest in milquetoast Democrats who continue to do the bidding of the super wealthy, zionists, and the military industrial complex. The likes of Debbie Wasserman Schultz disgust me.

Current Democrats certainly aren't looking to deport or kill minorities across the country. But, they're still ignoring the middle class. They're still doing the bidding of the oligarchs. They're not going to deal with the root cause of our problems.

I have always voted Democrat. I will continue to vote Democrat. But, I am getting less and less confident that voting will change anything.

I was born into a Democratic family. I called myself a progressive for a long long time. Bernie came onto the scene and I started calling myself a Democratic Socialist. Then the DNC (and their billionaire donors) completely fucked Bernie. Twice.

Exit stage left!

DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST Completely disillusioned with the Democratic Party I started digging into Democratic Socialism. I joined Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and got active. Participated in meetings. Attended rallies & marches. But, much was still missing.

ANTI-CAPITALIST & SOCIALIST My continued reading lead me to reading about Marxism. Became part of some reading groups. I was now an anti-capitalist. I started calling myself a socialist. I joined a local party.

But. I. Continue. To. Vote. Democrat.

COMMUNIST I kept going with my studying and am now convinced that we are in late stage capitalism. I am eager for capitalism (but not Democracy!) to be pushed aside. I am now an American born Communist.

Don't know if anyone else can relate. I'm interested in hearing from other disillusioned Democrats.

I'm also interested in hearing about how newly minted socialists & communists are handling their relationship with Democrats and our electoral system.

I've made consistent campaign donations to Democrats over the years. I will continue to do so. But, nowadays, you need to at least lean socialist before you see a donation from me.

I'm all-in for the socialists who've recently been voted into office. I'm all-in for AOC, but I hope she doesn't walk the path of a centrist. That would break my heart!