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I AM, the two most powerful words in any language
All of this
He wore the cheesehead hat in WI. Spent $20 million. Paid people to sign petitions. Paid people to canvas. Did million dollar giveaways. A rally. TV interviews. But I guess people in Wisconsin didn’t appreciate an oligarch trying to buy their civil liberties.
April 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
All of this
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He wore the cheesehead hat in WI. Spent $20 million. Paid people to sign petitions. Paid people to canvas. Did million dollar giveaways. A rally. TV interviews. But I guess people in Wisconsin didn’t appreciate an oligarch trying to buy their civil liberties.
April 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
He wore the cheesehead hat in WI. Spent $20 million. Paid people to sign petitions. Paid people to canvas. Did million dollar giveaways. A rally. TV interviews. But I guess people in Wisconsin didn’t appreciate an oligarch trying to buy their civil liberties.
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Sen. Adam Schiff placed a hold Tuesday on the nomination of Ed Martin, the "stop the steal" organizer and advocate for Jan. 6 defendants whom President Donald Trump nominated to be Washington, D.C.'s chief federal prosecutor on a permanent basis.
Adam Schiff places hold on Trump loyalist's nomination for top federal prosecutor in D.C.
The California Democrat's move could delay but not necessarily prevent the Senate from considering Ed Martin's nomination.
nbcnews.to
April 2, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Sen. Adam Schiff placed a hold Tuesday on the nomination of Ed Martin, the "stop the steal" organizer and advocate for Jan. 6 defendants whom President Donald Trump nominated to be Washington, D.C.'s chief federal prosecutor on a permanent basis.
Love this!
My advice is if your law firm can't say this, get yourself a new law firm.
"Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
"Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
Statement from Elias Law Group Chair Marc Elias
www.elias.law
April 2, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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The pattern of ICE apparently hustling its detainees over a state border to frustrate habeas petitions in the jurisdiction where they were detained continues.
Remember that ICE didn’t disclose Öztürk’s location, publicly or to her counsel, until she reached Louisiana.
Remember that ICE didn’t disclose Öztürk’s location, publicly or to her counsel, until she reached Louisiana.
NEW: Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk can't challenge her detention or visa revocation in MA federal court, because she was already in VT when her habeas petition was filed; and her First Amendment claims can't be reviewed by any court, argues the Trump admin. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
![That Petitioner is alleging her removal proceedings were initiated in retaliation for her exercise of the First Amendment does not remove her claim from Section 1252(g)'s reach. See Reno, 525 U.S. at 487-92 (holding that Section 1252(g) deprived district court of jurisdiction over claim that certain aliens were targeted for deportation in violation of the First Amendment.); Zundel v. Gonzales, 230 F. App'x 468, 475 (6th Cir. 2007) (Explaining that First Amendment challenge related to immigration enforcement action "is properly characterized as a challenge to a discretionary decision to 'commence proceedings' ... [and] is insulated from judicial review".); Humphries v. Various Fed. USINS Emps., 164 F.3d 936, 945 (5th Cir. 1999) (determining that §1252(g) prohibited review of an alien's First Amendment claim based on decision to put him into exclusion proceedings); Vargas v. United States Dep't of Homeland Sec., No. 1:17-CV-00356, 2017 WL 962420, at *3 (W.D. La. Mar. 10, 2017) (Claim that ICE "violated her First Amendment right to free speech by arresting her and initiating her removal after she made statements to the media ... is barred by 8 U.S.C. § 1252(g)."); Kumar v. Holder, No. 12-CV-
5261 SJF, 2013 WL 6092707, at *6 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 18, 2013) (Claim of initiation of proceedings in retaliatory manner "falls squarely within Section 1252(g) ... [and] that [t]he pending immigration proceedings are the appropriate forum for addressing petitioner's retaliation claim in the first instance."). As such, judicial review of Petitioner's claim that commencement of removal proceedings is unconstitutional is barred by Section 1252(g).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/bafkreifwkztjvylleaeb2sag7tnk2dopyp7xkq7vd6qrxn3typfjxlsluq@jpeg)
April 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The pattern of ICE apparently hustling its detainees over a state border to frustrate habeas petitions in the jurisdiction where they were detained continues.
Remember that ICE didn’t disclose Öztürk’s location, publicly or to her counsel, until she reached Louisiana.
Remember that ICE didn’t disclose Öztürk’s location, publicly or to her counsel, until she reached Louisiana.
Bonkers!
NEW: The doctor behind breakthrough Parkinson’s research was among the scientists purged from the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency. www.wired.com/story/doctor...
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Bonkers!
Agreed @barackobama.bsky.social
Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford on her victory, and to the people of Wisconsin for electing a judge who believes in the rule of law and protecting our freedoms.
April 2, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Agreed @barackobama.bsky.social
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As Democrats celebrate a battleground-state win in the most expensive judicial campaign in U.S. history, President Trump and the GOP are confronting a worrying early sign about what the intense spotlight on the influence of Elon Musk means for the party.
Trump White House brushes off Wisconsin loss amid warning signs around Musk's role
The liberal candidate won after Musk became a main character in the state Supreme Court race, but don’t expect his role in the White House or politics to diminish.
nbcnews.to
April 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
As Democrats celebrate a battleground-state win in the most expensive judicial campaign in U.S. history, President Trump and the GOP are confronting a worrying early sign about what the intense spotlight on the influence of Elon Musk means for the party.
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Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
April 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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In Pasadena, The Gamble House was in a fire evacuation zone and its custodians are trying to safeguard its future. In Altadena, only concrete walls are left from the former home of novelist Zane Grey.
Beloved historic landmarks navigate an uncertain future after the LA fires
In Pasadena, The Gamble House was in a fire evacuation zone and its custodians are trying to safeguard its future. In Altadena, only concrete walls are left from the former home of novelist Zane Grey.
www.npr.org
April 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
In Pasadena, The Gamble House was in a fire evacuation zone and its custodians are trying to safeguard its future. In Altadena, only concrete walls are left from the former home of novelist Zane Grey.
Let’s lift each other up so that neither of us have hearts that cave… 🩷
Sometimes there's so much ugliness in the world, I feel like I can't take it, like my heart is just going to cave in.
April 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Let’s lift each other up so that neither of us have hearts that cave… 🩷
One can fervently hope @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social
Is Elon Leaving the White House?
Is Elon Leaving the White House?
3.31.25
allysammarco.substack.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
One can fervently hope @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social
Mainstream media has failed us
Looking for corporate media coverage of the @booker.senate.gov filibuster and finding NONE. Currently live on CSPAN2 and YouTube.
April 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Mainstream media has failed us
This!
America has never been subject to this level of authoritarianism, and quite frankly, sheer incompetence.
Out of the ashes, this moment should radicalize us to embark on an era of new reform — of our economy, our democracy, and our commitment to social justice and the law.
Out of the ashes, this moment should radicalize us to embark on an era of new reform — of our economy, our democracy, and our commitment to social justice and the law.
April 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM
This!
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“My name is Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone and I’m from Michigan.”
April 1, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Oop!
April 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Oop!
This is why we support @aclu.org
NEW: ACLU tells Judge Boasberg that he should reject the government's invocation of the state-secrets privilege, saying that it is "unaware of *any* case in which [it] has been invoked to withhold evidence from a court seeking to enforce its own orders." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![PLAINTIFES' RESPONSE TO DEFENDANTS' INVOCATION
OF THE STATE SECRETS PRIVILEGE
INTRODUCTION
On March 25, the Court directed Plaintiffs to file their response, if any, to Defendants'
Notice Invoking the State Secrets Privilege (ECF No. 56).
Two threshold matters bear emphasis. First, Plaintiffs respectfully submit that the Court
already possesses the information it needs to conclude that its March 15 oral and written
temporary restraining orders were violated. The government has confirmed that "two flights carrying aliens being removed under the AEA departed U.S. airspace before the Court's minute order of 7:25 PM EDT, and before the Court's oral statements during the hearing." Decl. of Robert L. Cerna, Acting Field Office Director, ICE (ECF No. 49-1). The government has also confirmed that it is "not contest[ing] for the purposes of these proceedings that the planes landed
abroad, and that the aliens on board were deplaned, after the issuance of the Court's minute order." Defs. Notice Invoking State Secrets Privilege 7-8 (ECF No. 56) ("Defs. Notice"). These facts, standing alone, establish that the government failed to comply with both of the Court's (excerpt ends here)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/bafkreidlciwjzmtbb32wujmohhzouhugxpop6p7ek7fteffi6jb3u6nyby@jpeg)
April 1, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This is why we support @aclu.org
I like it!! @politicsgirl.bsky.social
You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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April 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I like it!! @politicsgirl.bsky.social
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April 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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What @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social said!
If she was that confident, she wouldn’t object to due process.
April 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
What @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social said!
Agreed @muellershewrote.com
Man. There are a lot of cynics out there. If what Booker is doing doesn’t bring YOU joy, there’s no need to shit all over everyone else’s appreciation.
April 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Agreed @muellershewrote.com
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Posted by @bricktopnafo.mainbastards.online:
“In 2022 undocumented immigrants paid $96,000,000,000 Billion USD in taxes in the United States. Just saying.”
“In 2022 undocumented immigrants paid $96,000,000,000 Billion USD in taxes in the United States. Just saying.”
March 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Posted by @bricktopnafo.mainbastards.online:
“In 2022 undocumented immigrants paid $96,000,000,000 Billion USD in taxes in the United States. Just saying.”
“In 2022 undocumented immigrants paid $96,000,000,000 Billion USD in taxes in the United States. Just saying.”