Eric Hanson esq

Eric Hanson esq

@ericrhanson.bsky.social

Seattle. Music nerd. Avgeek. Forensics engineer. KEXP volunteer and supporter. Producer wannabe. Exasperated and exhausted living on this timeline. Absolutely not a lawyer. Opinions are my own.

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Eric Hanson esq
@ericrhanson.bsky.social

🎵 Brave Sir Flavie ran away 🎵

Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social

“The Brazilian newspaper Folha de S Paulo reported that allies in the Bolsonaro family’s inner circle had been told that he had indeed left for Argentina and intended to travel from there to the US.”

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Eric Hanson esq
@ericrhanson.bsky.social

Starlink/Starshield should not be unilaterally controlled by Elmo

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Ukraine’s military says Starlink satellite connection stable after recent restrictions

theguardian.comUkraine’s military says Starlink satellite connection stable after recent restrictionsVolodymyr Zelenskyy offers thanks to US allies for restoring system key to air defence and ‘frontline logistics’ Ukraine’s military has a “stable connection to Starlink”, the Ukrainian government has said, 10 days after its ability to use the satellite communications system was suddenly restricted. The Starlink satellite terminals, which are produced by Elon Musk’s SpaceX but managed by the US government, are a key component of Ukraine’s military operations. Sudden speed restrictions on the terminals, which capped operations at speeds of 160km/h (99mph), led to the failure of several Ukrainian combat missions earlier this month. Continue reading...
Eric Hanson esq
@ericrhanson.bsky.social

There's a couple metaphors here. Can't quite put my finger on it...

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social

"Ordinarily, moving historical items within the building is a deliberate process overseen by curators. Hegseth’s staff dispatched its own team to relocate an Eisenhower globe. They dropped it...The resulting gash appears to be several inches wide." wapo.st/3WF2YQo

wapo.stHegseth wanted Eisenhower’s globe for his office. His staff broke it.Photos obtained by The Post show a gash in the World War II-era artifact that resulted from a botched relocation attempt inside the Pentagon.

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Mark Jacob
@markjacob.bsky.social

Please indulge me while I post this once more for folks who may be too busy during the week and only peek at Bluesky on the weekend. The NY Times invited me to explain why I think they're failing in their duty to warn the public about the danger of a dictatorship. And they posted the video online.

nytimes.comVideo: A Reader on What He Thinks We Get Wrong About TrumpIn this first installment of “Sound Off,” Patrick Healy, assistant managing editor for The New York Times, speaks with Mark Jacob, former metro editor for The Chicago Tribune, who shares his criticism...

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Joanne Freeman
@jbf1755.bsky.social

I am hair-on-fire alarmed. Particularly as a Jew. We’ve been in that place…

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social

I’m alarmed that more people aren’t alarmed by Trump targeting Somali Americans and labeling them “garbage” and “crooks” who “contribute nothing.” Most of them are U.S. citizens, yet Trump says, “I don’t want them in our country.” If you know history, you know the horror this can lead to.

Eric Hanson esq
@ericrhanson.bsky.social

Oscar Belgal incident in Bronx is indistinguishable from a car jacking. Put in the same position I would probably have done the same thing - put the pedal to the floor.

Eric Hanson esq
@ericrhanson.bsky.social

Powerful.

McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net

"Before teaching young men how to run the world, teach them what to do when the world is one room, one woman, one terrible thing happening, and nobody wants to be the first man to ruin the evening." buff.ly/z7yWbR2

buff.lyAn Open Letter to Cornell University from the Mother of a Prospective Male Student“Seven former Cornell students are accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually assaulting another Cornell student who says she was incapacitated. Messages alleged...
Eric Hanson esq
@ericrhanson.bsky.social

One time my then spouse had her license misplaced on a previous (domestic) flight. On the return flight had to throw herself on the mercy of TSA. She got the third degree but was allowed to continue. There's a reason gate agents recheck passport documents prior to boarding...

Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com

Also, I want to highlight this part of the case for all the pilots and avgeeks out there. I’ve heard ICE is doing this with manifests from a number of sources, but this is, as far as I know, the first confirmation. Really shows the complicity of the pilot-in-command. This was an Omni flight.

Eric Hanson esq
@ericrhanson.bsky.social

And it's because the airlines don't want to be held responsible for booking a passenger on a return flight when passport control refuses entry. I don't know how this third country removal is working without documentation but I'm very sure that a lot of people are getting paid under the table.

Eric Hanson esq
@ericrhanson.bsky.social

The bloodlust of this administration is truly beyond words. Absolute ghouls.

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Hegseth says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be a public event

theguardian.comHegseth says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be a public eventOfficials clarified execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be livestreamed Pete Hegseth has said the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, will be a public event when the sentence is carried out later this year. Officials later clarified the execution will be livestreamed and that more details would follow, the Associated Press reported. In an interview with Real America’s Voice, the Pentagon secretary said the firing squad would carry out the sentence at Fort Hood, Texas, at 1pm on Thursday, 3 December. This would be the first US military execution in more than 60 years. Continue reading...