Josh May

[Josh May @Songform5577]

Starting to attract the bots again, time for another username change

[Josh May @Songform5577]

@dilanesper My bets are that the Trump admin will either cave in to public pressure or a military court will stay it to prevent the livestream. It just doesn’t seem politically palatable to the American public and court systems

[Josh May @Songform5577]

@MikeJCzapla @surrenderedflow @RightAllTheTime I feel like an idiot admitting this, but the videos I've seen of tigers honestly reminds me of my own cats. It wouldn't surprise me if that guy conflated cats and tigers together due to the visual similarities, and made the grave assumption of them behaving similarly

[Josh May @Songform5577]

@Unknownobserve4 Is the Mali junta regaining any footing these past few months? Some of posts I've read from @SaladinAlDronni gave me the impression that it was slowly returning the tables due to Russian shipment increases and escalation in JNIM vs IS-Sahel fighting

[Josh May @Songform5577]

@NotWoofers Has there been any significant shifts against JNIM's standing in the Sahel?

[Josh May @Songform5577]

I got YouTube ads for the Minnesota attorney general race last month…despite the fact that I haven’t been in Minnesota for years.

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

JUST IN: Anti-Troy Jackson ads intended for Maine voters are reportedly appearing in Oregon, sparking speculation that advertisers confused Portland, Maine, with Portland, Oregon.

[Josh May @Songform5577]

Infrastructure designed for small populations living in relatively low landmass countries won’t necessarily replicate the same results when inserted into megalith countries.

[Josh May @Songform5577]

The problem I have with this argument is that some Asian death penalty states such as Japan and Singapore also have very low homicide rates. It's also assuming what is applicable in one context is translatable to another.

[Anthony LaMesa @ajlamesa]

@RealHarryFlash Europe is a significantly safer continent. Palermo, Sicily had three homicides in 2023.

[Josh May @Songform5577]

The US and many European countries exist in very different cultural and economic ecosystems, and each developed their social infrastructures under their own unique circumstances.

[Josh May @Songform5577]

@DaringAmerican2 @MillerStanIL Do you see the possibility of a de facto or legally official schism in Yemen in the next decade or two?

[Josh May @Songform5577]

JD Vance sounded pretty critical of the idea of when asked in an interview this morning, and I’m hoping he’s talking some sense to the Trump admin. Hasan’s execution really needs to happen, but a livestream is only going to make it into a fiasco

[Palmetto Americanist @thepalmettoa1]

@BenStone1066 @death_row0506 The first thing people will remember about him is him being shot on livestream, and they will probably be horrified by the fact thay this was filmed. Most won’t look deeper into it.

Not to mention the jihadist propaganda that will be created from footage of his execution.

[Institute for the Study of War @TheStudyofWar]

NEW: Yemeni government-aligned forces reportedly captured Perim Island and recaptured areas around the Bab al Mandeb Strait from Houthi forces on October 9, which reduces Houthi access to territory nearest the Bab al Mandeb and international shipping lanes.

Yemeni government-aligned forces have continued to stall Houthi advances in central Taiz Governorate on October 9 amid Houthi efforts to encircle and capture Taiz City.

Other Key Takeaways + Full update w/ @criticalthreats ⬇️ 🧵(1/3)

[Josh May @Songform5577]

@HeatherSin6x5f @dilanesper Generally the Trump admin tends to back peddle when faced severe court and public backlash (like ICE operations in Minnesota, tariffs, and the Iran war), and I don't doubt something if there too many obstacles to livestream Hassan's execution

[Josh May @Songform5577]

@HeatherSin6x5f @dilanesper To me, this is simply hegseth trying to posture his perceived image of strength against terrorism, and he might not have any intetions of going through with it.

[Josh May @Songform5577]

@AnalyticaCamil1 The trump admin also tends to back down when pressured hard like Iran, tarrifs, and the Minnesota ICE operations. It wouldn't surprise me if they backpedal from livestreaming Hassan's execution if backlash is too much.

[Josh May @Songform5577]

@Alex03918416 @NotWoofers Even still, I can't see a scenario of military courts deviating so drastically from civilian laws on public executions

[Josh May @Songform5577]

@dilanesper @christinapenn My prayers are that the Trump admin comes to its senses or is forced to drop the livestream aspect by the courts. Them doing this is only going to end in disaster

[Josh May @Songform5577]

@dilanesper @christinapenn I know you have very different opinions here, but as someone who is pro death penalty, I believe that executions should treated like a solemn necessity to punish the most violent and depraved of crimes. Treating executions like a circus spectacle only hurts everyone involved

[Josh May @Songform5577]

@HeatherSin6x5f @dilanesper That Lockett execution of 2014 was just as much of a disaster as the botched Pike attempt, and the American death penalty survived that. It also seems certain that Trump admin attempts to livestream Hasan's execution will fall flat to court intervention.