bmaz
@bmaz.bsky.social
Criminal defense, civil rights, and occasionally civil, trial lawyer. Former Emptywheel legal writer, husband, father and generally cranky observateur.
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When this happened in Trump’s first administration, Senate Republicans like Lindsay Graham rebuked him and threatened to hold up legislation. Senator Marco Rubio, now the nation’s top diplomat, called for severing US ties with Saudi Arabia over human rights. Press should ask them about it too.
November 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
When this happened in Trump’s first administration, Senate Republicans like Lindsay Graham rebuked him and threatened to hold up legislation. Senator Marco Rubio, now the nation’s top diplomat, called for severing US ties with Saudi Arabia over human rights. Press should ask them about it too.
I'm not against it though because this only makes Trump look worse when the files aren't released. They are selling the people a fake product but Trump will be the one held responsible for not delivering.
November 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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According to Mike Johnson, first thing the Senate is going to to do is "methodically" fix the Epstein bill.
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THE FRIGGIN' SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON: "[That the Senate] will take the time to methodically do what we have not been ALLOWED to do in the House, to amend this discharge petition and to make sure that these protections are there [in the bill]”?
(might require a 2x4)
#HRules
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(might require a 2x4)
#HRules
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November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
According to Mike Johnson, first thing the Senate is going to to do is "methodically" fix the Epstein bill.
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From the guy who, with the help of his Vice President, dressed down the president of an allied country under siege by an adversary, right there in the Oval Office, in front of the whole world.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
From the guy who, with the help of his Vice President, dressed down the president of an allied country under siege by an adversary, right there in the Oval Office, in front of the whole world.
Lol, the media and public are getting played so hard they should be butthurt:
*BILL TO FORCE RELEASE OF EPSTEIN FILES ON TRACK TO PASS HOUSE
*HOUSE VOTE ON EPSTEIN FILES BILL IS ONGOING
*HOUSE VOTE ON EPSTEIN FILES BILL IS ONGOING
November 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Lol, the media and public are getting played so hard they should be butthurt:
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For the record/ mary Bruce is a very good reporter
Calling the ABC reporter’s question “insubordinate” explains everything about how Trump sees press freedom.
Q: Why wait for Congress to release the Epstein files? Why not just do it now?
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
For the record/ mary Bruce is a very good reporter
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A thousand awful things here, among them Trump once again humiliating the United States with his obsequious defense of an authoritarian thug over their egregious breach of United States sovereignty.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A thousand awful things here, among them Trump once again humiliating the United States with his obsequious defense of an authoritarian thug over their egregious breach of United States sovereignty.
Yes. But it is more than that. There is Federal Criminal Rule 6(e) and all manner of DOJ internal rules and protocols.
The blithely idiotic "release the Epstein Files" discussion has mostly avoided all that.
The press and public are getting played.
The blithely idiotic "release the Epstein Files" discussion has mostly avoided all that.
The press and public are getting played.
Assuming there will be shenanigans is always a safe bet.
November 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Yes. But it is more than that. There is Federal Criminal Rule 6(e) and all manner of DOJ internal rules and protocols.
The blithely idiotic "release the Epstein Files" discussion has mostly avoided all that.
The press and public are getting played.
The blithely idiotic "release the Epstein Files" discussion has mostly avoided all that.
The press and public are getting played.
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under pressure from the trump/big tech administration, europe stepping away from landmark regulation. good piece here, gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
under pressure from the trump/big tech administration, europe stepping away from landmark regulation. good piece here, gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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under pressure from the trump/big tech administration, europe stepping away from landmark regulation. good piece here, gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
under pressure from the trump/big tech administration, europe stepping away from landmark regulation. good piece here, gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
My likely unpopular opinion:
Y'all are getting massively played on the so called "Epstein Files". The government will never release everything, and what they do release will be both doctored AND massively redacted.
Also, too, Ro Khanna is a preening jackass.
Y'all are getting massively played on the so called "Epstein Files". The government will never release everything, and what they do release will be both doctored AND massively redacted.
Also, too, Ro Khanna is a preening jackass.
November 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
My likely unpopular opinion:
Y'all are getting massively played on the so called "Epstein Files". The government will never release everything, and what they do release will be both doctored AND massively redacted.
Also, too, Ro Khanna is a preening jackass.
Y'all are getting massively played on the so called "Epstein Files". The government will never release everything, and what they do release will be both doctored AND massively redacted.
Also, too, Ro Khanna is a preening jackass.
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At least one judge explicitly called him a vexatious litigant back in 2023 when he and Alina Habbas were ordered to pay ~$ 1 million for misusing the courts. That'd be Judge Middlebrooks.
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
At least one judge explicitly called him a vexatious litigant back in 2023 when he and Alina Habbas were ordered to pay ~$ 1 million for misusing the courts. That'd be Judge Middlebrooks.
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I recognize litigating imposes serious costs, but Trump has to be stood up to, because his claims are *always* meritless.
JUST IN: A federal appeals court panel (with 2/3 Trump appointees) calls his lawsuit against CNN — over use of the term Big Lie — "meritless" and affirms the decision by a lower court to throw it out. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I recognize litigating imposes serious costs, but Trump has to be stood up to, because his claims are *always* meritless.
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Why do journalists have no apparent solidarity whatsoever? This rancid POS jabs his finger in a woman reporter's face and calls her "piggy" and none of the other journalists there says a word?
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
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Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
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November 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Why do journalists have no apparent solidarity whatsoever? This rancid POS jabs his finger in a woman reporter's face and calls her "piggy" and none of the other journalists there says a word?
This is their plan?
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
This is their plan?
Your POTUS:
President Trump walking past the flag at the Whitehouse which has fallen to the ground
November 18, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Your POTUS:
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Holy shit
The DOJ ordered US Marshals to the house of the pardon attorney who refused to sign off on a pardon to give Mel Gibson back his guns. Big law firms told her they supported her but did not want to be seen representing her.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Holy shit
No!
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration is seeking custody of Tina Peters, the former GOP Colorado election clerk who was sentenced to nine years in prison on state charges for her role in a 2021 voting system data breach, in a failed attempt to find voter fraud. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump Administration Seeks Custody of Convicted Election Denier Tina Peters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
No!
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There is no amount of context that could make this make sense, let alone publishable prose.
It needs to be emphasized that this paragraph is about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
November 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
There is no amount of context that could make this make sense, let alone publishable prose.
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You can't discuss this football news in Florida public schools.
Commanders part ways with Matt Gay after loss
Commanders part ways with Matt Gay after loss
Commanders waived K Matt Gay.
dlvr.it
November 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
You can't discuss this football news in Florida public schools.
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Trump is giving a “hall pass” to vulnerable Republicans which allows them to vote for the release of the Epstein files while he knows very well that he will instruct Pam Bondi to block their release because of “ongoing investigations” (like his magical never-ending tax audit).
How stupid would you have to be to accept Trump's new position that he wants the House to vote for releasing the Epstein files but he still isn't releasing the Epstein files, which he could do without a vote?
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Trump is giving a “hall pass” to vulnerable Republicans which allows them to vote for the release of the Epstein files while he knows very well that he will instruct Pam Bondi to block their release because of “ongoing investigations” (like his magical never-ending tax audit).
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ICE abducted Leticia Jacobo and tried to deport her, she is Native American.
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which held her for ICE, admitted that it was a ‘clerical error’.
Her family fought through layers of bureaucracy to stop her from being disappeared.
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Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which held her for ICE, admitted that it was a ‘clerical error’.
Her family fought through layers of bureaucracy to stop her from being disappeared.
www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
Native American woman nearly deported after Polk County Jail issues ICE detainer by mistake
A Native American woman from Arizona was nearly deported by federal immigration officials after a clerical error at the Polk County Jail. The woman's family had to scramble to prove she was Indigenous...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
ICE abducted Leticia Jacobo and tried to deport her, she is Native American.
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which held her for ICE, admitted that it was a ‘clerical error’.
Her family fought through layers of bureaucracy to stop her from being disappeared.
www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which held her for ICE, admitted that it was a ‘clerical error’.
Her family fought through layers of bureaucracy to stop her from being disappeared.
www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
Bari Weiss is barely there, and already 60 Minutes is turning into flimsy shit. @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy is a joke.
November 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Bari Weiss is barely there, and already 60 Minutes is turning into flimsy shit. @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy is a joke.
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The Lessons U.S. Army Aviation Is Learning From The War In Ukraine www.twz.com/air/the-less...
The Lessons U.S. Army Aviation Is Learning From The War In Ukraine
U.S. Army general tells us how the war in Ukraine has changed Army aviation's future and what lessons are best left unheeded.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The Lessons U.S. Army Aviation Is Learning From The War In Ukraine www.twz.com/air/the-less...
Good gawd Mile High looks absolutely gorgeous. Wow.
November 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Good gawd Mile High looks absolutely gorgeous. Wow.
"...drug enforcement intentions..."
replaced with this story, which is a bit better but not quite there
The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration’s drug enforcement intentions in South America. apnews.com/article/airc...
November 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"...drug enforcement intentions..."