Dr. Joan V. Gallos

Award-winning author, passionate educator, arts advocate, leadership coach, armchair psychologist, lover of democracy and justice, dog mom.

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

So, Hegseth illegally ordered everyone killed in the first alleged drug boat strike on Sept. 2, prompting a second hit to finish off survivors in the water. — This is the real reason why Trump & Hegseth absolutely freaked out about the video against illegal orders.

[Ted Lieu @tedlieu]

I served as a JAG on active duty for 4 years and in the reserves for 21. If the Washington Post report is true, then a war crime was committed. U.S. military cannot intentionally kill defenseless survivors.

Simple analogy: Can military execute terrorists held at Guantanamo? NO.

[Senator Adam Schiff @SenAdamSchiff]

No Administration has done more to shatter the idea of American exceptionalism than this one.

By attempting to sell out Ukraine for a bunch of minerals deals, Trump would have America join the ranks of mediocrity.

[Chuck Schumer @SenSchumer]

Then release the full, unedited tapes of the strikes so the American people can see for themselves. Your recklessness demands full transparency and strict congressional oversight. 

We will hold you accountable.

[Senator Chris Van Hollen @ChrisVanHollen]

Let’s be clear: these are extrajudicial killings. “Kill them all” Hegseth needs to be held accountable.

What’s more, Trump promised the American people no new wars but is now manufacturing this conflict & lying about his motives.

This warmongering has got to stop.

[Phil Ehr @PhilEhr]

Under the laws of war, you never attack anyone who is hors de combat: shipwrecked, wounded, defenseless, or already in your power. Those two men clinging to the wreckage were exactly that.

Ordering their death anyway crosses an even brighter line: the ban on no quarter - the absolute rule that you do not kill people who cannot fight back. Every commander knows this. Every officer is trained on it. These aren’t obscure legal theories. They’re the bedrock of lawful command.

Yet the Secretary of Defense still gave the order: “kill everybody” - after the first strike, after operators saw survivors in the water, after it was clear they posed no threat. A second missile was launched just to finish the job. Hegseth didn’t make a tough call. He made an unlawful one.

[Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom]

First thing I thought of when I heard this news today: Shooting the unarmed and helpless survivors of naval attacks is something we’ve seen before, and we prosecuted our enemies for doing it. And now we’re doing it.
This wasn’t even combat, but it would be prohibited even then.

[Chuck Todd @chucktodd]

A normal Congress would investigate. Of course, a normal Congress would already have subpoenaed the former head of SouthCom who resigned to find out if he resigned over questions of whether the orders he was given were legal.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

If you want to know why Hegseth is panicking about reminders that there is accountably for giving or carrying out illegal orders, it’s likely because he knows he has given illegal orders to murder people. https://t.co/lchjGpezIH

[Aaron Parnas @AaronParnas]

This is a major deal. A group of military lawyers have concluded that Hegseth committed war crimes, murder, or both.

As someone who studied international law, I agree.

[Chris D. Jackson @ChrisDJackson]

📸 Both of these photos were taken this weekend.

And remember: Jake Tapper and the media have spent the better part of the past year telling the country Joe Biden would be in a wheelchair by now while insisting Donald Trump was some sharp, vigorous eighty year old.

They didn’t just get it wrong. They cashed in. Biden was old, competent, and boring, and that didn’t fit their business model. Chaos did.

So they boosted Trump, fed the outrage machine, and sold out our democracy for clicks and access.

Never forget.

[Joaquin Castro @JoaquinCastrotx]

If this reporting is accurate, Secretary Hegseth ordered a murder and must be held accountable.

This is probably why he is so concerned about Senator Kelly and my colleagues’ warning about illegal orders.

[Ted Lieu @tedlieu]

Dear @SecWar: I read the classified legal memo. Nothing in the memo, or military law, authorizes a second kinetic strike against defenseless survivors. If the reports are true, then a war crime was committed.

Also, there is generally no statute of limitations for war crimes.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Marco Rubio (2016): “For years to come, there are many people on the right...that are going to be having to explain and justify how they fell into this trap of supporting Donald Trump because this is not going to end well.”

[Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández @RepTeresaLF]

You can’t make this stuff up.

[Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson]

This won't last long.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Our humanity is best fulfilled when we exist and live together, when we succeed in experiencing authentic, informal bonds with the people around us. If we close in on ourselves, we risk growing sick with loneliness, or even narcissism, which leads us to care for others only out of self-interest. #GeneralAudience

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

Quit watching your trafficking documentaries and getting angry if you still support this guy .

Trump is in the files

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

Chip Roy explains that the senators that just shut the government down have a provision in the bill to reopen the government making huge retroactive payments to them. At minimum of $500,000 per Sanator!!!

This bloated republican crap is out of control!

[Eric @EricG1247]

Republicans literally voted to send $40 billion to Argentina instead of covering the healthcare of Americans until 2027.

Republicans in Congress are such spineless fucks that they would let Americans die instead of standing up to trump.

Republicans said FUCK YOU AMERICA 🇺🇸