If you don’t actually care about the “norms of international law,” which you brought up in your previous post, then what are we arguing about? I am not saying the attack was wise or even that it is definitely legal, just that it is premature to say if it was or wasn’t illegal. And I do not think you are correct that…

What is the criteria for something to be considered an assassination? This may not meet the standard. If he was involved in planning attacks on the U.S. (including Tuesday’s embassy attack) through militia groups already involved in an armed conflict with the U.S. it is likely not an assassination.

What are those reasons? I do not think the standard is that Soleimani had to be on his way to personally carry out the attack for the threat to be considered imminent (which is up for debate, since the standard of imminence is not clear cut, but that would certainly be the most restrictive possible reading of…

How do we know this was illegal?  Depending on the intel, which none of us are privy to, it could very well have been legal.  Legal is not the same thing as wise, but it makes sense for candidates not to immediately condemn the attack as illegal when they’re not privy to facts that show that it was or wasn’t.

Exactly -- which it is also why condemning this as “illegal” is premature.  It could be, but that depends on what the intel was, which is not something that’s going to be made public for some time.

While there are legitimate criticisms of the decision to target Soleimani, recall that Russia is an ally of Iran, and probably not the best party to provide objective analysis.

The thing with Andrew’s crimes are, in the locations where the incidents with Giuffre occurred, Giuffre would have been old enough to consent, so it’s not a straight-forward statutory rape case. They would probably have to prove that Andrew had knowledge that she was being held against her will in some way (does…

Yes, but there are ways to highlight differences and have civil debates without demonizing those you disagree with. During the last election, there was an article published after the Nevada caucuses, where one activist observed of the acrimony between Hilary and Bernie supporters, “When Democrats organize a firing…

Also, from a strategic standpoint, not sure it’s a great idea to go too hard against anyone in the democratic field right now. Last thing any of us need is a pissed off and divided base if it comes down to Mayor Pete and Trump (which is not the likeliest outcome, but not impossible). Which isn’t to say we can’t…

Very legal, and very cool.

Virginia Guiffre likely would have been of legal age of consent when and where this occurred (she was 17, Uk-age of consent is 16, NY-it’s 17, Virgin Islands, now 18, but may have been 16 at the time—it looks like it was raised sometime between 2000 and 2002, but I’m having trouble finding the exact date of the change)…

Well, as long as we live in a democracy, we might have to convince some of “those people” if we want to get anything done. That’s the trouble with democracy. Sometimes a lot of people disagree with good ideas and the best you can do is something imperfect and watered-down.

I had this exact thought while watching Anthony Rendon last night. He seems to be very good at baseball, and has very handsome features, but for some reason has opted for a real boner-killing numetal beard. Babe . . .

Though the illnesses have not officially been traced back to Juul—and, in fact, some research traces the illnesses back to black market THC products and not nicotine vapes—health officials are still looking for a link.

A military intervention would be seen as a coup because the military is prohibited from enforcing domestic law within the borders of the U.S. by the Posse Comitatus Act (there are exceptions to this but they are usually made by the president himself, not directed by some other branch). So the military would be…

I think you have framed the potential role for the military in this kind of crisis incorrectly. The U.S. Army is specifically prohibited from enforcing domestic laws within the U.S. by the Posse Comitatus Act (the other branches have regulations that extend this prohibition to them). There are some exceptions to this,…

I remember a few years ago he was on You Made It Weird and came off like a real bellend. Basically, he was talking about a breakup he had recently. It was heavily implied that he cheated and then turned around and did stuff like sent his ex videos of him crying begging her to take him back.

Not a loss.

Also, worth noting that Manson has less than 1% of the lines (like, literally one), if we’re bitching about how little characters spoke.  Robbie’s Tate got way more care than he did.

Yeah, I have the same question. Because honestly, I don’t have an issue with a pro-life group offering necessary medical care as long as they’re upfront about the fact that they are anti-abortion and aren’t doing a bait and switch on women seeking abortions, though it sounds very likely that this will be the latter.