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everyday starts with a mental list of projects to think about starting/finishing and sort of ends there.
Perpetual optimist
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emptywheel.bsky.social
On Friday, as she was busy charging accused pipe bomber Brian Cole, Jocelyn Ballantine was also fielding Qs fr Jim Comey friend Dan Richman abt whether DOJ would hold off on 4A violations or whether Richman needed to ask for a Temporary Restraining Order.
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From: Nick Lewin (KKL) To: Ballantine, Jocelyn (USADC); Hansen, Mark C. Cc: Jessie Pierce (KKL); Jonathan Bolz (KKL); Polavarapu, Aaseesh P. Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: Richman v. United States, 1:25-mc-00170-CKK Date: Friday, December 5, 2025 11:28:57 AM Hi Jocelyn, Thank you for getting back to us. I am sympathetic to all you have going on, and I am sorry to add to that, but under the circumstances, I’m afraid we cannot wait until next week. Based on the news reports I mentioned in my email below and the reports that the government yesterday sought to obtain an indictment of Letitia James (thus corroborating those news reports), we are concerned that new violations of our client’s rights may be imminent, if not already occurring. So, unless you can be in a position by 3:00 pm today to represent that the government will refrain from searching, using, or relying in any way upon Professor Richman’s property pending resolution of the Rule 41(g) motion, we intend to proceed with the emergency TRO, potentially as soon as this afternoon or evening. We are certainly available to discuss this if that would be helpful. Best, Nick
December 6, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
FYI: I’m listening to Judge Charles Breyer’s arguments over continued National Guard deployment in Los Angeles.
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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lazydogbone.bsky.social
He’s got the exact face of a kid at Chuck E. Cheese who just cashed in 4,300 tickets for a $6 plastic globe.

Pure, uncut, childhood pride.

...and the trophy looks like it was designed yesterday and handed to the first person that asked for it. God damn, this timeline is fucking stupid.
December 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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brutumfulmen.bsky.social
Get a load of this. 😆
A post from ViperThreat: Worked as an on-call computer tech for about a year, and I've seen some weird shit. Plenty of Hoarders, elderly men with interesting sexual fantasies, Multimillonaire Lawyers with closets full of gay porn, etc. The weirdest one was this cool old dude who had retired and lived in a double-wide trailer in a fairly nice retirement trailer park. His house had one of those trains that traveled along the walls from room to room, occasionally poking through walls and such. The primary purpose of this train was to carry his bird (a blue macaw IIRC) around the house. From his explanation, the bird had some birth defects and had difficulty flying, so they built the train for the bird to cruise around the house on. This may not sound all that weird to you, but let me set the stage for you: You're a college student removing a stupid browser hijack from some old guy's computer. You're nearly done with the job when you hear a clacking sound and look up to see a toy train crossing your vision. Aboard the train is a decently sized bird that makes eye contact with you and says "choo choo motherfucker" before disappearing into the next room. One of the most surreal moments of my life.
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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courtwatch.bsky.social
Read The Alleged January 6 Pipe Bomber Court Records

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Read The Alleged January 6 Pipe Bomber Court Records
Brian Cole of Virginia was charged with planting two incendiary devices near the Capitol. We put all the court records here.
www.courtwatch.news
December 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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justinwolfers.bsky.social
"Does this feel like or look like a well-run competent administration? It took them 10 months to discover that the United States doesn't grow bananas and that therefore if we tariff bananas that that's not going to bring banana factories on shore."
December 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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pbump.com
Doesn’t seem great that all the animals are turning to booze.
December 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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ditzkoff.bsky.social
Apu, raising his hand to call attention to a sleeping Trump, who is wearing glasses meant to look like his eyes are open
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
On Eve of Illegal Venezuelan Invasion, Pete Hegsesth Utterly Destroys His Ability to Lead It

www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/02/o...
On Eve of Illegal Venezuelan Invasion, Pete Hegsesth Utterly Destroys His Ability to Lead It - emptywheel
Pete Hegseth has squandered what shreds of credibility he had in recent weeks.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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nomoredeaths.bsky.social
🚨 On Sunday, November 23, U.S. Border Patrol illegally entered the No More Deaths’ humanitarian aid station and arrested three people who were receiving aid, without a warrant.
December 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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josepagliery.bsky.social
Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.

Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.

www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
November 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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justinwolfers.bsky.social
"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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kyledcheney.bsky.social
NEW: ICE’s policy of mass detaining immigrants w pending deportation proceedings has led to an avalanche of rejections in court.

More than 220 judges — including 23 Trump appointees — have called it an illegal distortion of long-settled law. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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vetsat.bsky.social
I love it when I find random coolness so I thought I'd share. This mashup of Jamiroquai's "Virtual Insanity" and the BeeGees "Stayin Alive" is pure badassery, plus the keyboard player and the bass guitarist totally look like they could be muppets.

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Jamiroquai Bee Gees Mashup - Pomplamoose
YouTube video by PomplamooseMusic
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November 27, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Today in Politics, Bulletin 258. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Today in Politics, Bulletin 258. 11/25/25
… Trump has reportedly had enough of Kash Patel’s antics and is seeking to replace him in the near future.
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
The Dim Philby Leaks

www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/26/t...
The Dim Philby Leaks - emptywheel
The release of transcripts showing that the Ukraine "piece" plan that Trump claimed to be his own was in fact simply the Russian plan could have the same effect the discovery of Mike Flynn's back chan...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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vetsat.bsky.social
I'm shocked but not surprised. Its way past time to impeach the criminal shitbag posing as POTUS.
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
MAGAts Outraged Comey Indictment Dismissed on Same "Technicality" Trump's Was!

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MAGAts Outraged Comey Indictment Dismissed on Same "Technicality" Trump's Was! - emptywheel
Right wing Trump supporters are outraged that Jim Comey's indictment was dismissed based on the very same "technicality" that Trump's stolen documents indictment was.
www.emptywheel.net
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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rparloff.bsky.social
Costa Rica will accept Abrego, per @washingtonpost.com .
If true, DOJ, DHS, and Dept of State caused lies to be disseminated to Judge Xinis all day Thursday, where an ICE official testified about info sent him by Dept of State, claiming Costa Rica wouldn't take Abrego.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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scarylawyerguy.bsky.social
If reporters could remove their lips from Trump's backside for a minute b/c he didn't act like a flaming asshole in a photo op with Mamdani, perhaps they could focus on the fact he (Trump) is selling out Ukraine to the Russians. I don't know, just a thought.
November 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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serge-54.bsky.social
Les dirigeants européens ont bien pris connaissance de ce plan de capitulation de l’Ukraine 🇺🇦 dicté par Poutine et en demandant à son amis et agent russe de la Maison-Blanche ( Trump ) d’obliger l’Ukraine 🇺🇦 à l’accepter à défaut de perdre le peut d’aide que l’administration Trump fournit a 🇺🇦. Alors,
November 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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mcopelov.bsky.social
We were not worthy of them
November 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
Here's the dismissal opinion in the Dana Briggs case. Everyone should read it.

Among other things it describes that none of the very celebrated (by DHS) arrests on September survived.

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2) With today’s dismissal of the Briggs criminal information, none of these cases remains pending today – all have been dismissed. 3) As the docket entries reflect in all five of the cases, the undersigned magistrate judge obtained a sworn statement from the affiants in each affidavit, at the time of complaint issuance, that not only were the affidavit allegations true, but that video evidence of the encounters existed, that the affiants had reviewed the video evidence, and that the video evidence corroborated the version of events set forth in the affidavits. Mazur (D.E. 11); Collins/Robledo (D.E. 26); Ivery (D.E. 13); and Briggs (D.E. 14). Yet: a. In Mazur, the government promptly dismissed the misdemeanor criminal complaint upon its disclosure that after the arrest, the government reviewed additional bodyworn camera footage of the encounter and then decided to drop the charges on October 7, 2025. Mazur (D.E. 11). As this case was charged as a misdemeanor, it appears not to have been presented to a federal grand jury. b. In Collins/Robledo, the government promptly dismissed the felony complaint on October 8, 2025, upon its disclosure that on October 7, the federal grand jury returned a “no bill” against these persons and thus refused to indict them on the felony Section 111 charge. Collins/Robledo (D.E. 26). During the dismissal hearing, the prosecutor referred to a third recent “no bill” case that was not identified further on the record. c. In Ivery, the government promptly dismissed the felony complaint on October 9, 2025, stating a basis on the record that had to do with Mr. Ivery’s medical or mental
November 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
NEW: Federal judge rules Trump's D.C. troop invasion is likely illegal, must end by Dec. 11.

National Guard troops have been in D.C. since August. A federal judge ruled Thursday that both deployments — D.C. National Guard and out-of-state troops — likely violate the law.

Tonight, at Law Dork:
Federal judge rules Trump's D.C. troop invasion is likely illegal, must end by Dec. 11
National Guard troops have been in D.C. since August. A federal judge ruled Thursday that both deployments — D.C. National Guard and out-of-state troops — likely violate the law.
www.lawdork.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 AM