Pentagon admits trafficking victims may have been killed in Trump’s illegal boat war

https://medium.com/@sensmedia.srl/pentagon-admits-trafficking-victims-may-have-been-killed-in-trumps-illegal-boat-war-70a0eb24dae9
#pentagon #wardepartment #trump #boatstrike

Via #MS_NOW @ ~6:00pm EST on Dec 8, 2025

Frmr Captain #MargaretDonovan, serving in 101st #AirborneDivision & later in 5th #SpecialForces Group, & #ClaireMcCaskill, frmr #Democrat #Senator from #Missouri, join #NicolleWallace on #DeadlineWhiteHouse w/ reaction 2 #Trump backtracking on previous commitment 2 release vid of 2nd #BoatStrike on Sep 2, in the #Caribbean, & how he reacted when he was called out on a lie: by attacking female reporter again

#TrumpIsAMisogynist

https://youtube.com/watch?v=0lv-s72vjfU&si=Y90yOmyUW2DZbNt-

“We had video for 48 minutes of two guys hanging off the side of a boat. There was plenty of time to make a clear and sober analysis,” [Rep. Adam] Smith [, D-Wash., the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee] told CNN on Thursday.

“They had at least 35 minutes of clear visual on these guys after the smoke of the first strike cleared. There were no time constraints. There was no pressure…” said one of the sources.

https://removepaywalls.com/https://theintercept.com/2025/12/05/boat-strike-survivors-double-tap/

#missile #boatstrike

“What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service,” Representative Jim Himes (D-CT), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee, said. “You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel,... killed by the United States.”

#BoatStrike

Harassing whales and marine dwellers with UAVs in their annual migration
Human–animal interaction via flying robots

"As whales migrate up Australia’s east coast in the coming months, drones are hot on their tails. But experts are warning that low-flying drones seeking a viral shot can disrupt the whales’ migration patterns and may even place their mating season at risk."
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/11/drones-whale-migration-australia-impact-warnings
#cetaceans #whales #marine #mammals #dolphins #drone #disturbance #UAVs #regulation #wildlife #harassment #plastic #entanglement #boats #BoatStrike #noise #pollution #HAI #Australia

Little penguins wiped out on #Penguin Island

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/17/wa-penguin-island-little-penguins-risk-of-vanishing-as-colony-reduced-to-120-birds
#birds #tourism #BoatStrike #Jetskis #speeding #Australia