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OMG - the judge in Florida just sua sponte struck the complaint in the Trump v NYT case for -wait for it - violating Rule 8.
Lawyers, tell the folks at home how hard it is to get the complaint struck outright for something like that in fed eral court.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Lawyers, tell the folks at home how hard it is to get the complaint struck outright for something like that in fed eral court.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
OMG - the judge in Florida just sua sponte struck the complaint in the Trump v NYT case for -wait for it - violating Rule 8.
Lawyers, tell the folks at home how hard it is to get the complaint struck outright for something like that in fed eral court.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Lawyers, tell the folks at home how hard it is to get the complaint struck outright for something like that in fed eral court.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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For @thebarbedwire.bsky.social, I dug into data first reported by @404media.co and found that Texas law enforcement agencies conducted at least 180 immigration-related searches this year using an AI-powered automatic license plate reader network.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/05/30/t...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/05/30/t...
Texas Police Are Running License Plate Searches for ICE with Constitutionally Questionable AI
Data first reported by 404 Media shows Texas law enforcement agencies conducted at least 180 immigration-related searches this year using an AI-powered license plate reader network.
thebarbedwire.com
May 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
For @thebarbedwire.bsky.social, I dug into data first reported by @404media.co and found that Texas law enforcement agencies conducted at least 180 immigration-related searches this year using an AI-powered automatic license plate reader network.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/05/30/t...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/05/30/t...
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This is certainly worth trying, but it’s also largely untested—the Supreme Court has never approved the concept of a “class action habeas” suit.
Doesn’t mean it can’t work, especially in lower courts. Just means it faces a steep uphill climb at SCOTUS.
Doesn’t mean it can’t work, especially in lower courts. Just means it faces a steep uphill climb at SCOTUS.
BIG UPDATE TODAY: This afternoon, the ACLU filed a new "class action habeas" lawsuit in New York challenging the Alien Enemies Act removals. They are seeking a temporary restraining order which would basically replicate the same thing they previously had with Judge Boasberg's order.
NY judge will hold a hearing tomorrow at 10am on the ACLU's new lawsuit challenging Alien Enemies Act deportations of people located in that state
Judge ordered that the named plaintiffs not be removed or transferred out of his district before then
Judge ordered that the named plaintiffs not be removed or transferred out of his district before then
April 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This is certainly worth trying, but it’s also largely untested—the Supreme Court has never approved the concept of a “class action habeas” suit.
Doesn’t mean it can’t work, especially in lower courts. Just means it faces a steep uphill climb at SCOTUS.
Doesn’t mean it can’t work, especially in lower courts. Just means it faces a steep uphill climb at SCOTUS.
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News:
The AP wins its First Amendment fight, with a Trump-appointed federal judge finding the administration engage in viewpoint discrimination for access.
"The Constitution requires no less."
Ruling storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The AP wins its First Amendment fight, with a Trump-appointed federal judge finding the administration engage in viewpoint discrimination for access.
"The Constitution requires no less."
Ruling storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
News:
The AP wins its First Amendment fight, with a Trump-appointed federal judge finding the administration engage in viewpoint discrimination for access.
"The Constitution requires no less."
Ruling storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The AP wins its First Amendment fight, with a Trump-appointed federal judge finding the administration engage in viewpoint discrimination for access.
"The Constitution requires no less."
Ruling storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Trump is attacking firefighters as they risk their lives to save the lives and property of others, which is only a surprise to those who have never read all the contemptible things he has said about our troops
January 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Trump is attacking firefighters as they risk their lives to save the lives and property of others, which is only a surprise to those who have never read all the contemptible things he has said about our troops
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An unelected billionaire was crowned co-President by the Republican Party. They’ve given him the influence to make a damn post that throws a spending bill into limbo cause House Republicans are scared of him.
No greater example of oligarchy. Where the ultra-wealthy run the show.
No greater example of oligarchy. Where the ultra-wealthy run the show.
December 18, 2024 at 7:43 PM
An unelected billionaire was crowned co-President by the Republican Party. They’ve given him the influence to make a damn post that throws a spending bill into limbo cause House Republicans are scared of him.
No greater example of oligarchy. Where the ultra-wealthy run the show.
No greater example of oligarchy. Where the ultra-wealthy run the show.
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"For three years, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office produced its own crack cocaine, so it could sell it to people that deputies would then arrest for buying crack cocaine."
Broward Co. to vacate convictions for people who bought crack made by the Sheriff's Office
For three years, the Broward County Sheriff's Office produced its own crack cocaine, so it could sell it to people that deputies would then arrest.
cbs12.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:55 PM
"For three years, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office produced its own crack cocaine, so it could sell it to people that deputies would then arrest for buying crack cocaine."
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New on my substack: "Prior to Hunter paying his back-taxes, he owed $2 million. MAGA thinks those charges require decades in prison for Hunter.
Yah, well, I lied. Hunter owed $1.4 million. The scofflaw who owed 43% more? Roger Stone. And he wasnt even charged"
threats.substack.com/p/an-outrage...
Yah, well, I lied. Hunter owed $1.4 million. The scofflaw who owed 43% more? Roger Stone. And he wasnt even charged"
threats.substack.com/p/an-outrage...
An outrageous pardon? On what planet?
Critics of the Hunter Biden pardon live in a fantasy world
threats.substack.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:28 PM
New on my substack: "Prior to Hunter paying his back-taxes, he owed $2 million. MAGA thinks those charges require decades in prison for Hunter.
Yah, well, I lied. Hunter owed $1.4 million. The scofflaw who owed 43% more? Roger Stone. And he wasnt even charged"
threats.substack.com/p/an-outrage...
Yah, well, I lied. Hunter owed $1.4 million. The scofflaw who owed 43% more? Roger Stone. And he wasnt even charged"
threats.substack.com/p/an-outrage...
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My latest for @thebarbedwire.bsky.social is about how Ken Paxton's lawsuit aimed at halting decriminalization of cannabis possession in Dallas is the latest example of a budding trend in Texas where Republicans are using state power to crack down on local government
thebarbedwire.com/2024/12/05/t...
thebarbedwire.com/2024/12/05/t...
Texas Republicans Are the New Big Government Establishment - The Barbed Wire
It’s old hat to say everything is bigger in Texas. True connoisseurs know that things in the Lone Star State are also often wilder and weirder than what you see on the evening news. Every two weeks, S...
thebarbedwire.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:23 PM
My latest for @thebarbedwire.bsky.social is about how Ken Paxton's lawsuit aimed at halting decriminalization of cannabis possession in Dallas is the latest example of a budding trend in Texas where Republicans are using state power to crack down on local government
thebarbedwire.com/2024/12/05/t...
thebarbedwire.com/2024/12/05/t...
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Looks like Democrats will end up ~7500 votes short of winning the House majority across three districts. That's the difference between having the power of the purse, subpoenas etc — or not — in a nation of 330+ million.
November 27, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Looks like Democrats will end up ~7500 votes short of winning the House majority across three districts. That's the difference between having the power of the purse, subpoenas etc — or not — in a nation of 330+ million.
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The Independent (UK): "The conversations between Trump and foreign leaders have not been held on secure phone lines, there have been no State Department staff present to guide him on foreign policy matters, and there have been no official interpreters to clear up any possible misunderstandings."
Trump’s private phone calls with foreign leaders worry former diplomats
Ex-diplomat and Obama staffer says ‘we’re entering a dangerous territory of telephone games’
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2024 at 5:04 PM
The Independent (UK): "The conversations between Trump and foreign leaders have not been held on secure phone lines, there have been no State Department staff present to guide him on foreign policy matters, and there have been no official interpreters to clear up any possible misunderstandings."
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Third Texas woman's death linked to delayed miscarriage care under abortion ban www.lonestarlive.com/news/2024/11...
Third Texas woman's death linked to delayed miscarriage care under abortion ban
The 2023 miscarriage-related death of a Houston mother has been linked to treatment delays under Texas' strict abortion ban. It's not the first case.
www.lonestarlive.com
November 25, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Third Texas woman's death linked to delayed miscarriage care under abortion ban www.lonestarlive.com/news/2024/11...
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Ob-Gyns are fleeing TX in droves. "21% said that they were either considering leaving the state or already planning to do so; 13% had decided to retire early. The report found “historic and worsening shortages...” #txlege women in this state. #txlege
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Texas Ob-Gyn Exodus
Amid increasingly stringent abortion laws, doctors who provide maternal care have been fleeing the state.
www.newyorker.com
November 25, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Ob-Gyns are fleeing TX in droves. "21% said that they were either considering leaving the state or already planning to do so; 13% had decided to retire early. The report found “historic and worsening shortages...” #txlege women in this state. #txlege
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Which is weirder?
Having a trans person pee in the private stall next to you, or having some asshole pound on your stall door checking to see if your birth gender matches the sign on the door?
Having a trans person pee in the private stall next to you, or having some asshole pound on your stall door checking to see if your birth gender matches the sign on the door?
November 23, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Which is weirder?
Having a trans person pee in the private stall next to you, or having some asshole pound on your stall door checking to see if your birth gender matches the sign on the door?
Having a trans person pee in the private stall next to you, or having some asshole pound on your stall door checking to see if your birth gender matches the sign on the door?
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BREAKING: Senator Lisa Murkowski just announced she won’t approve any of President Trump’s nominees unless they are properly vetted by the FBI. #LisaMurkowski
November 23, 2024 at 1:29 AM
BREAKING: Senator Lisa Murkowski just announced she won’t approve any of President Trump’s nominees unless they are properly vetted by the FBI. #LisaMurkowski
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imagine what the prospect of people having to face their extended families in one week will do to that line
Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇
November 20, 2024 at 2:23 PM
imagine what the prospect of people having to face their extended families in one week will do to that line
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“Serial philanderer… wrote having sex with an unconscious woman in college isn’t rape… member of a church led by a guy who thinks women shouldn’t vote… says no women in combat…”
This @juddlegum.bsky.social list about Hegseth (who lives in TN) is something else. popular.info/p/13-things-...
This @juddlegum.bsky.social list about Hegseth (who lives in TN) is something else. popular.info/p/13-things-...
November 18, 2024 at 1:26 PM
“Serial philanderer… wrote having sex with an unconscious woman in college isn’t rape… member of a church led by a guy who thinks women shouldn’t vote… says no women in combat…”
This @juddlegum.bsky.social list about Hegseth (who lives in TN) is something else. popular.info/p/13-things-...
This @juddlegum.bsky.social list about Hegseth (who lives in TN) is something else. popular.info/p/13-things-...
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There’s a reason so many academics are dismissive of the Trump/Musk/Vivek types and it’s that we’re all very aware of the Overconfident Bro Who Hasn’t Done the Reading But Still Wants to Lead the Discussion
November 17, 2024 at 10:52 PM
There’s a reason so many academics are dismissive of the Trump/Musk/Vivek types and it’s that we’re all very aware of the Overconfident Bro Who Hasn’t Done the Reading But Still Wants to Lead the Discussion
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Trump is a billionaire. Elon, the guy funding him and running his propaganda network is a billionaire man child.
Dems, I'm begging you, start demonizing billionaires like they do immigrants and trans people. We need a leftist populism that makes people hate the very concept of billionaires.
Dems, I'm begging you, start demonizing billionaires like they do immigrants and trans people. We need a leftist populism that makes people hate the very concept of billionaires.
November 13, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Trump is a billionaire. Elon, the guy funding him and running his propaganda network is a billionaire man child.
Dems, I'm begging you, start demonizing billionaires like they do immigrants and trans people. We need a leftist populism that makes people hate the very concept of billionaires.
Dems, I'm begging you, start demonizing billionaires like they do immigrants and trans people. We need a leftist populism that makes people hate the very concept of billionaires.
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Number of people that joined Bluesky:
Fri-100,632
Sat-112,809
Sun-127,637
Mon-188,440
Total Bluesky Accounts-14,529,518
Fri-100,632
Sat-112,809
Sun-127,637
Mon-188,440
Total Bluesky Accounts-14,529,518
November 12, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Number of people that joined Bluesky:
Fri-100,632
Sat-112,809
Sun-127,637
Mon-188,440
Total Bluesky Accounts-14,529,518
Fri-100,632
Sat-112,809
Sun-127,637
Mon-188,440
Total Bluesky Accounts-14,529,518
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Folks: we hate doing these posts, but now is the time to rebuild our pro-democracy community right here on BlueSky. No more leaving our future in the hands of Elon Musk. If you are able, please follow, repost this, and let your followers know we are here. Let's do this!
November 10, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Folks: we hate doing these posts, but now is the time to rebuild our pro-democracy community right here on BlueSky. No more leaving our future in the hands of Elon Musk. If you are able, please follow, repost this, and let your followers know we are here. Let's do this!