Chuck Darwin
@cdarwin.bsky.social
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REP. NEGUSE: “The man in that video… allegedly yelling 'kill em' at police officers on 1/6
— His name is Jared Wise.
This is who you choose to hire at DOJ?"
BONDI: "I believe he was pardoned by President Trump."
— His name is Jared Wise.
This is who you choose to hire at DOJ?"
BONDI: "I believe he was pardoned by President Trump."
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social)
REP. NEGUSE: “The man in that video… allegedly yelling 'kill em' at police officers on 1/6 — His name is Jared Wise. This is who you choose to hire at DOJ?"
BONDI: "I believe he was pardoned by Presi...
fed.brid.gy
February 12, 2026 at 6:02 AM
REP. NEGUSE: “The man in that video… allegedly yelling 'kill em' at police officers on 1/6
— His name is Jared Wise.
This is who you choose to hire at DOJ?"
BONDI: "I believe he was pardoned by President Trump."
— His name is Jared Wise.
This is who you choose to hire at DOJ?"
BONDI: "I believe he was pardoned by President Trump."
Bondi came armed with scripted insults for Democrats.
“I’m not going to get in the gutter with these people,” Bondi said repeatedly.
She lashed out at the committee’s top Democrat,
Rep. Jamie Raskin:
“You don’t tell me anything,
you washed-up loser lawyer,” she said
“You’re not even a lawyer.”
“I’m not going to get in the gutter with these people,” Bondi said repeatedly.
She lashed out at the committee’s top Democrat,
Rep. Jamie Raskin:
“You don’t tell me anything,
you washed-up loser lawyer,” she said
“You’re not even a lawyer.”
Pam Bondi lashes out as lawmakers press her on Epstein, cases against Trump foes
The attorney general lobbed insults when lawmakers questioned her decisions and portrayed the Justice Department as unfairly maligned by Democrats and Trump critics.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Bondi came armed with scripted insults for Democrats.
“I’m not going to get in the gutter with these people,” Bondi said repeatedly.
She lashed out at the committee’s top Democrat,
Rep. Jamie Raskin:
“You don’t tell me anything,
you washed-up loser lawyer,” she said
“You’re not even a lawyer.”
“I’m not going to get in the gutter with these people,” Bondi said repeatedly.
She lashed out at the committee’s top Democrat,
Rep. Jamie Raskin:
“You don’t tell me anything,
you washed-up loser lawyer,” she said
“You’re not even a lawyer.”
Petitions demanding people get
the chance to be released from ICE custody
have overwhelmed courts throughout the US.
www.wired.com/story/ice-cr...
the chance to be released from ICE custody
have overwhelmed courts throughout the US.
www.wired.com/story/ice-cr...
ICE Is Crashing the US Court System in Minnesota
Petitions demanding people get the chance to be released from ICE custody have overwhelmed courts throughout the US.
www.wired.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Petitions demanding people get
the chance to be released from ICE custody
have overwhelmed courts throughout the US.
www.wired.com/story/ice-cr...
the chance to be released from ICE custody
have overwhelmed courts throughout the US.
www.wired.com/story/ice-cr...
ICE lawyers in New York City earn more than $100,000 a year,
enjoy generous benefits and post about rich social lives.
Their work is vital to Trump’s deportation agenda
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
enjoy generous benefits and post about rich social lives.
Their work is vital to Trump’s deportation agenda
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The secretive, destructive work of an ICE attorney: ‘My job is to do what I’m told’
ICE lawyers in New York City earn more than $100,000 a year, enjoy generous benefits and post about rich social lives. Their work is vital to Trump’s deportation agenda
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
ICE lawyers in New York City earn more than $100,000 a year,
enjoy generous benefits and post about rich social lives.
Their work is vital to Trump’s deportation agenda
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
enjoy generous benefits and post about rich social lives.
Their work is vital to Trump’s deportation agenda
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US state department’s
Sarah B Rogers
has become face of
White House’s hostility to
European liberal democracies
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Sarah B Rogers
has become face of
White House’s hostility to
European liberal democracies
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump official allies with Europe’s far right in attacks on migration and hate speech policies
US state department’s Sarah B Rogers has become face of White House’s hostility to European liberal democracies
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:56 PM
US state department’s
Sarah B Rogers
has become face of
White House’s hostility to
European liberal democracies
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Sarah B Rogers
has become face of
White House’s hostility to
European liberal democracies
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Watch these habeas cases carefully.
They are among the main things impeding the Trump regime’s effort to create a full blown system of concentration camps in this country.
That is the fight we are in now:
blocking the expansion of such camps as well as shutting down existing ones.
They are among the main things impeding the Trump regime’s effort to create a full blown system of concentration camps in this country.
That is the fight we are in now:
blocking the expansion of such camps as well as shutting down existing ones.
Masto Reader
mastoreader.io
February 11, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Watch these habeas cases carefully.
They are among the main things impeding the Trump regime’s effort to create a full blown system of concentration camps in this country.
That is the fight we are in now:
blocking the expansion of such camps as well as shutting down existing ones.
They are among the main things impeding the Trump regime’s effort to create a full blown system of concentration camps in this country.
That is the fight we are in now:
blocking the expansion of such camps as well as shutting down existing ones.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
has maintained a copy of the original “Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence,” on its own website
even as the Federal Judicial Center has removed the version with the climate change chapter from its own
has maintained a copy of the original “Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence,” on its own website
even as the Federal Judicial Center has removed the version with the climate change chapter from its own
Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence: Fourth Edition 2025
The 4th edition of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence updates the topics covered in the 2011 3rd Edition with the latest science and expands to d...
www.nationalacademies.org
February 11, 2026 at 6:39 AM
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
has maintained a copy of the original “Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence,” on its own website
even as the Federal Judicial Center has removed the version with the climate change chapter from its own
has maintained a copy of the original “Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence,” on its own website
even as the Federal Judicial Center has removed the version with the climate change chapter from its own
More Immigrants Than Ever Are Challenging Detention
An analysis of habeas cases since 2009 shows that
immigrants have filed more challenges to their detention in the first 13 months of Trump’s second term
than in the last three administrations combined
— and the number keeps rising.
An analysis of habeas cases since 2009 shows that
immigrants have filed more challenges to their detention in the first 13 months of Trump’s second term
than in the last three administrations combined
— and the number keeps rising.
More Immigrants Are Challenging Their ICE Detention Than Ever Before
Immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have filed more than 18,000 challenges in federal court. This total is more than were filed under the last three administrations combined — including Tru...
www.propublica.org
February 11, 2026 at 6:25 AM
More Immigrants Than Ever Are Challenging Detention
An analysis of habeas cases since 2009 shows that
immigrants have filed more challenges to their detention in the first 13 months of Trump’s second term
than in the last three administrations combined
— and the number keeps rising.
An analysis of habeas cases since 2009 shows that
immigrants have filed more challenges to their detention in the first 13 months of Trump’s second term
than in the last three administrations combined
— and the number keeps rising.
The continental United States was historically home to thousands of gray wolves, but hunters and trappers extirpated the species, with the last wild wolf in California shot in 1924
Gray wolf appears in Los Angeles county for first time in more than 100 years
Three-year-old black coat female, known as BEY03F, crossed into LA county around 6am on 7 February
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:34 AM
The continental United States was historically home to thousands of gray wolves, but hunters and trappers extirpated the species, with the last wild wolf in California shot in 1924
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The United States is on the cusp of becoming a pariah state, ruled by a spoiled man-child who is increasingly and openly mocked for his obvious failings. It only takes one person to say the emperor has no clothes to give others the courage to act. trib.al/6H5ge4v
Mark Carney Took the Stand the
Rest of the World Must Now Take
Disentangling Canada from the United States is a mammoth undertaking. But Carney clearly means business.
trib.al
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 PM
The United States is on the cusp of becoming a pariah state, ruled by a spoiled man-child who is increasingly and openly mocked for his obvious failings. It only takes one person to say the emperor has no clothes to give others the courage to act. trib.al/6H5ge4v
DOJ seeks to undo Bannon’s conviction for defying Jan. 6 subpoena
-- its latest shift in a legal position to benefit a close ally of Trump.
DoJ asked the Supreme Court to send Bannon’s case back to the district court,
where the U.S. attorney filed a motion to dismiss the charges against Bannon
-- its latest shift in a legal position to benefit a close ally of Trump.
DoJ asked the Supreme Court to send Bannon’s case back to the district court,
where the U.S. attorney filed a motion to dismiss the charges against Bannon
DOJ seeks to undo Bannon’s conviction for defying Jan. 6 subpoena
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for D.C., said a judge should dismiss Stephen K. Bannon indictment over defying a Jan. 6 subpoena “in the interests of justice.”
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
DOJ seeks to undo Bannon’s conviction for defying Jan. 6 subpoena
-- its latest shift in a legal position to benefit a close ally of Trump.
DoJ asked the Supreme Court to send Bannon’s case back to the district court,
where the U.S. attorney filed a motion to dismiss the charges against Bannon
-- its latest shift in a legal position to benefit a close ally of Trump.
DoJ asked the Supreme Court to send Bannon’s case back to the district court,
where the U.S. attorney filed a motion to dismiss the charges against Bannon
Reposted by Chuck Darwin
I feel like I am going a little bit crazy listening to Democratic lawmakers "demand" that ICE get judicial warrants before it arrests people in their homes, given that the Fourth Amendment has imposed this requirement on law enforcement officers for, oh, roughly 250 years now
Mike Johnson Is Very Annoyed By the Fourth Amendment’s Existence
For a constitutional lawyer, the House Speaker sounds alarmingly unfamiliar with how the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement works.
ballsandstrikes.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I feel like I am going a little bit crazy listening to Democratic lawmakers "demand" that ICE get judicial warrants before it arrests people in their homes, given that the Fourth Amendment has imposed this requirement on law enforcement officers for, oh, roughly 250 years now
Economist/YouGov poll now has Trump at 🔥 -13% (40% approve, 53% disapprove)
👉on immigration, his worst rating since the start of his term
They also polled on
👉Minneapolis (40% say all ICE should leave, 14% say
# should be reduced)
👉Abolish ICE (47% yes, 42% no)
@unroll.skywriter.blue unroll
👉on immigration, his worst rating since the start of his term
They also polled on
👉Minneapolis (40% say all ICE should leave, 14% say
# should be reduced)
👉Abolish ICE (47% yes, 42% no)
@unroll.skywriter.blue unroll
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Economist/YouGov poll now has Trump at 🔥 -13% (40% approve, 53% disapprove)
👉on immigration, his worst rating since the start of his term
They also polled on
👉Minneapolis (40% say all ICE should leave, 14% say
# should be reduced)
👉Abolish ICE (47% yes, 42% no)
@unroll.skywriter.blue unroll
👉on immigration, his worst rating since the start of his term
They also polled on
👉Minneapolis (40% say all ICE should leave, 14% say
# should be reduced)
👉Abolish ICE (47% yes, 42% no)
@unroll.skywriter.blue unroll
Reposted by Chuck Darwin
The Economist/YouGov poll now has Trump at a -13% (40% approve, 53% disapprove) on immigration, the worst rating for him on this poll since the start of his term.
They also polled on Minneapolis (40% say all ICE should leave, 14% say number should be reduced) and Abolish ICE (47% yes, 42% no).
They also polled on Minneapolis (40% say all ICE should leave, 14% say number should be reduced) and Abolish ICE (47% yes, 42% no).
NEW Economist/YouGov Feb 6-9
% who approve | disapprove of Trump's job handling
U.S. adult citizens 37% | 56% (-19)
Last week 40% | 54% (-14)
Start of term 49% | 43%
Dem 4% | 94%
Ind 27% | 61%
Rep 82% | 14%
18-29: 25% | 67%
65+: 43% | 55%
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
% who approve | disapprove of Trump's job handling
U.S. adult citizens 37% | 56% (-19)
Last week 40% | 54% (-14)
Start of term 49% | 43%
Dem 4% | 94%
Ind 27% | 61%
Rep 82% | 14%
18-29: 25% | 67%
65+: 43% | 55%
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
February 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
The Economist/YouGov poll now has Trump at a -13% (40% approve, 53% disapprove) on immigration, the worst rating for him on this poll since the start of his term.
They also polled on Minneapolis (40% say all ICE should leave, 14% say number should be reduced) and Abolish ICE (47% yes, 42% no).
They also polled on Minneapolis (40% say all ICE should leave, 14% say number should be reduced) and Abolish ICE (47% yes, 42% no).
Reposted by Chuck Darwin
Is this secret? ICE needs the space because they're hiring 10,000 new officers and support staff for them, all of which need physical office space.
NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Is this secret? ICE needs the space because they're hiring 10,000 new officers and support staff for them, all of which need physical office space.
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Did you leave with all the nannies?
February 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Did you leave with all the nannies?
This win for the fossil fuel industry will open the door to deregulation and more pollution @unroll.skywriter.blue unroll please
February 10, 2026 at 4:33 PM
This win for the fossil fuel industry will open the door to deregulation and more pollution @unroll.skywriter.blue unroll please
Bernie Sanders backs 5% billionaire wealth tax to keep hospitals and emergency rooms open and to prevent millions from losing coverage
www.cabillionairetax.org/news/press-r...
www.cabillionairetax.org/news/press-r...
CALIFORNIA BILLIONAIRE TAX CAMPAIGN THANKS U.S. SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS FOR ENDORSEMENT — California Billionaire Tax
Sanders backs 5% billionaire wealth tax to keep hospitals and emergency rooms open and to prevent millions from losing coverage
www.cabillionairetax.org
February 10, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Bernie Sanders backs 5% billionaire wealth tax to keep hospitals and emergency rooms open and to prevent millions from losing coverage
www.cabillionairetax.org/news/press-r...
www.cabillionairetax.org/news/press-r...
The detention prevented him from attending the final interview in October for his green card that would have confirmed his legal status, said Okoye.
“It’s inexplicable that this man has been in detention.”
“It’s inexplicable that this man has been in detention.”
Irish man held in ICE detention says he fears for his life and asks Ireland for help
Seamus Culleton describes conditions as ‘torture’ as he pleads with taoiseach to raise his case with Donald Trump
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
The detention prevented him from attending the final interview in October for his green card that would have confirmed his legal status, said Okoye.
“It’s inexplicable that this man has been in detention.”
“It’s inexplicable that this man has been in detention.”
A federal judge on Monday
blocked a California law from going into effect that would
ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces,
... but they will still be required to wear clear identification showing their agency and badge number.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
blocked a California law from going into effect that would
ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces,
... but they will still be required to wear clear identification showing their agency and badge number.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Federal judge blocks California from enforcing ICE mask ban
Judge rules that law discriminates against federal government because it does not apply to state authorities
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:20 AM
A federal judge on Monday
blocked a California law from going into effect that would
ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces,
... but they will still be required to wear clear identification showing their agency and badge number.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
blocked a California law from going into effect that would
ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces,
... but they will still be required to wear clear identification showing their agency and badge number.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Reposted by Chuck Darwin
A federal judge in California has preliminarily enjoined the mask ban in California's No Secret Police Act on the narrow ground that the law discriminates against the federal government. Other provisions of that law and the No Vigilantes Act may go into effect.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Kp7Y...
drive.google.com/file/d/1Kp7Y...
The United States of America v. State of California et al - Entry 63.pdf
drive.google.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:44 AM
A federal judge in California has preliminarily enjoined the mask ban in California's No Secret Police Act on the narrow ground that the law discriminates against the federal government. Other provisions of that law and the No Vigilantes Act may go into effect.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Kp7Y...
drive.google.com/file/d/1Kp7Y...
The intermingling of law enforcement and political goals has made the DoJ
(long a magnet for platinum legal talent)
an unappealing landing spot.
⭐️The number of applications is down significantly
⭐️And those applying are generally not as qualified as before
(long a magnet for platinum legal talent)
an unappealing landing spot.
⭐️The number of applications is down significantly
⭐️And those applying are generally not as qualified as before
Demanding Support for Trump, Justice Dept. Struggles to Recruit Prosecutors
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The intermingling of law enforcement and political goals has made the DoJ
(long a magnet for platinum legal talent)
an unappealing landing spot.
⭐️The number of applications is down significantly
⭐️And those applying are generally not as qualified as before
(long a magnet for platinum legal talent)
an unappealing landing spot.
⭐️The number of applications is down significantly
⭐️And those applying are generally not as qualified as before
The U.S. now has a big constituency for authoritarianism. ... Europeans know that.
And so I don’t think that the status that the U.S. once had, the automatic acceptance as the leader of the democratic world, comes back anytime soon.”
— Anne Applebaum
And so I don’t think that the status that the U.S. once had, the automatic acceptance as the leader of the democratic world, comes back anytime soon.”
— Anne Applebaum
Will the Trump Administration's MAGA-Driven Foreign Policy Be America's Downfall? A Conversation with Anne Applebaum
The strong constituency for authoritarian politics in the US means that the world won't trust it even after this president departs from the scene
www.theunpopulist.net
February 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM
The U.S. now has a big constituency for authoritarianism. ... Europeans know that.
And so I don’t think that the status that the U.S. once had, the automatic acceptance as the leader of the democratic world, comes back anytime soon.”
— Anne Applebaum
And so I don’t think that the status that the U.S. once had, the automatic acceptance as the leader of the democratic world, comes back anytime soon.”
— Anne Applebaum
“The vision of the U.S. as a more or less stable and steady power whose foreign policy had some elements of predictability...
I think this is permanently gone.
I think this is permanently gone.
Will the Trump Administration's MAGA-Driven Foreign Policy Be America's Downfall? A Conversation with Anne Applebaum
The strong constituency for authoritarian politics in the US means that the world won't trust it even after this president departs from the scene
www.theunpopulist.net
February 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM
“The vision of the U.S. as a more or less stable and steady power whose foreign policy had some elements of predictability...
I think this is permanently gone.
I think this is permanently gone.