Bernadette Foley
@fivefingers.bsky.social
Retired lawyer - criminal defense, civil commitment in the US, overseas, teaching, Rule of Law work in Russia, Afghanistan and Kosovo. Reposts do not equal endorsements.
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And the ultimate hypocrite
February 16, 2026 at 3:05 PM
And the ultimate hypocrite
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On this President’s Day it’s an important reminder that for the first time in American history the United States doesn’t have a President but instead is being destroyed by a vindictive hateful trashy fraudulent lying diabolical sadistic criminal tyrant and his regime of crooks.
February 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
On this President’s Day it’s an important reminder that for the first time in American history the United States doesn’t have a President but instead is being destroyed by a vindictive hateful trashy fraudulent lying diabolical sadistic criminal tyrant and his regime of crooks.
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
US paid $125 mil for giant warehouse in Georgia mostly owned by Russian. That's about $100 mil over its value. Looking at a detention center there.
You aren't going to believe what's coming out about this ICE warehouse in Georgia!
February 16, 2026 at 5:21 PM
US paid $125 mil for giant warehouse in Georgia mostly owned by Russian. That's about $100 mil over its value. Looking at a detention center there.
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Thanks Paul! Grew up in and around Social Circle...my family lives there...I've been screaming this from the rooftops all week. Fight on.
February 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Thanks Paul! Grew up in and around Social Circle...my family lives there...I've been screaming this from the rooftops all week. Fight on.
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Don't think this is temporary or just for "illegals". They're being built for longer term use and a wider swath of the population. >>>
February 15, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Don't think this is temporary or just for "illegals". They're being built for longer term use and a wider swath of the population. >>>
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Thanks. The warehouse is owned by PNK Group, commercial real estate firm owned in turn by Andrey Sharkov and registered in the U.S. and European Union. PNK Group was originally incorporated in Russia in 2004.
www.trademarkelite.com/europe/trade...
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Social Circle community unites against ICE detention facility plan
On Tuesday evening, Social Circle residents and city officials voiced opposition to a plan that would convert their town to a deportation hub.
atlpresscollective.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Thanks. The warehouse is owned by PNK Group, commercial real estate firm owned in turn by Andrey Sharkov and registered in the U.S. and European Union. PNK Group was originally incorporated in Russia in 2004.
www.trademarkelite.com/europe/trade...
atlpresscollective.com/2026/01/09/s...
www.trademarkelite.com/europe/trade...
atlpresscollective.com/2026/01/09/s...
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Putin murdered Alexei Navalny in the most disgusting and performative way.
He's a psychopath and a monster.
Now look at politicians in Britain, Europe, and America who are either looking the other way - or engaging in abject whataboutery.
He's a psychopath and a monster.
Now look at politicians in Britain, Europe, and America who are either looking the other way - or engaging in abject whataboutery.
February 15, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Putin murdered Alexei Navalny in the most disgusting and performative way.
He's a psychopath and a monster.
Now look at politicians in Britain, Europe, and America who are either looking the other way - or engaging in abject whataboutery.
He's a psychopath and a monster.
Now look at politicians in Britain, Europe, and America who are either looking the other way - or engaging in abject whataboutery.
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Kaja Kallas:
The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield
Russia is no superpower.After more than a decade of conflict,including 4yrs of full-scale war in Ukraine,Russia has barely advanced beyond the 2014 lines
The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield
Russia is no superpower.After more than a decade of conflict,including 4yrs of full-scale war in Ukraine,Russia has barely advanced beyond the 2014 lines
February 15, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Kaja Kallas:
The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield
Russia is no superpower.After more than a decade of conflict,including 4yrs of full-scale war in Ukraine,Russia has barely advanced beyond the 2014 lines
The greatest threat Russia presents right now is that it gains more at the negotiation table than it has achieved on the battlefield
Russia is no superpower.After more than a decade of conflict,including 4yrs of full-scale war in Ukraine,Russia has barely advanced beyond the 2014 lines
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Do former DOGE employees have the type of access to SSA’s database that wld allow them to make changes? I ask bc there seems to be no transparency, & Trump & Musk now want states to purge voters from the rolls by using the “SAVE” system to compare data in the rolls to the data in SSA’s database. 1/
For nearly a year, the administration has said that DOGE had no unauthorized access to your Social Security data. A new government filing admits that was false.
February 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Do former DOGE employees have the type of access to SSA’s database that wld allow them to make changes? I ask bc there seems to be no transparency, & Trump & Musk now want states to purge voters from the rolls by using the “SAVE” system to compare data in the rolls to the data in SSA’s database. 1/
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❗️👀 Russian industry on the brink: the number of unprofitable enterprises and the risk of bankruptcies is growing, — SZR
As of the end of 2025, the financial condition of medium and large enterprises in Russia continued to deteriorate.
As of the end of 2025, the financial condition of medium and large enterprises in Russia continued to deteriorate.
February 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
❗️👀 Russian industry on the brink: the number of unprofitable enterprises and the risk of bankruptcies is growing, — SZR
As of the end of 2025, the financial condition of medium and large enterprises in Russia continued to deteriorate.
As of the end of 2025, the financial condition of medium and large enterprises in Russia continued to deteriorate.
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It's great to live in a country (Canada, Japan, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, etc.) where citizens don't worry about if the next election will be canceled, if they will be allowed to register to vote, if they will have to stand in line for hours to vote, or if their vote will be counted.
February 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
It's great to live in a country (Canada, Japan, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, etc.) where citizens don't worry about if the next election will be canceled, if they will be allowed to register to vote, if they will have to stand in line for hours to vote, or if their vote will be counted.
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This is why governments lie. It was 100% clear it was a lie at the time but then responsible actors spend years trying to prove the Kremlin lied. Here’s some advice for next time: the Kremlin always lies!
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
Navalny Was Poisoned With Frog Toxin, European Governments Say
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This is why governments lie. It was 100% clear it was a lie at the time but then responsible actors spend years trying to prove the Kremlin lied. Here’s some advice for next time: the Kremlin always lies!
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
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Steve Bannon wrote to Epstein that he wished to “take down” the Pope.
MAGA Architect Plotted With Epstein Against Pope Francis
Steve Bannon wrote to Epstein that he wished to “take down” the Pope.
trib.al
February 14, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Steve Bannon wrote to Epstein that he wished to “take down” the Pope.
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Rep. Jason Crow on Rubio's Munich speech: "Not only did he say things I found disturbing, what was also important was what he did not say. He never mentioned Russia once. He never mentioned China once. There was historically revisionism."
February 14, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Rep. Jason Crow on Rubio's Munich speech: "Not only did he say things I found disturbing, what was also important was what he did not say. He never mentioned Russia once. He never mentioned China once. There was historically revisionism."
US Ambassador to the UN: Displaying his ignorance of international law. Which entities work on border disputes? What the Security Council can do when members agree and there's no veto? Who exactly is "the UN"? American "leadership" today is ignorant and a joke.
Forget “standing ovations”, international articles—all with the literally same headline “of unity” as if it came via memo (have you noticed?).. watch Kaja Kallas’ face.
February 14, 2026 at 8:40 PM
US Ambassador to the UN: Displaying his ignorance of international law. Which entities work on border disputes? What the Security Council can do when members agree and there's no veto? Who exactly is "the UN"? American "leadership" today is ignorant and a joke.
Ammori’s lawyers successfully argued that the decision to proscribe Palestine Action violated freedom of expression, freedom of assembly set out in the European convention on human rights.
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‘Not consistent’: why the high court ruled the Palestine Action ban unlawful
Key passages from judgment in challenge brought by Huda Ammori, which failed on two grounds but succeeded on two
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Ammori’s lawyers successfully argued that the decision to proscribe Palestine Action violated freedom of expression, freedom of assembly set out in the European convention on human rights.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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The fact that the rules of air defense "had to be relearned over a major American city next to a large international airport should concern anyone who understands how quickly accidents become tragedies."
The El Paso Balloon Incident Could Have Been a Disaster
Shooting experimental lasers next to a major airport without telling anyone—what could go wrong?
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:30 AM
The fact that the rules of air defense "had to be relearned over a major American city next to a large international airport should concern anyone who understands how quickly accidents become tragedies."
Utter thievery! The US has no authority to license companies to exploit Venezuela's oil and gas. This is a stunning violation of international law and likely US law. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Trump Greenlights More Oil-and-Gas Investments in Venezuela
The Treasury Department issued licenses Friday for oil companies including Chevron and certain European rivals to operate in the country.
www.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Utter thievery! The US has no authority to license companies to exploit Venezuela's oil and gas. This is a stunning violation of international law and likely US law. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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Sanders: The American people do not want this country to be an authoritarian society or an oligarchy. We have our differences, that’s what democracy is about—we argue it out. We don’t throw people who disagree in jail. We don’t intimidate the media. We don’t send ICE agents to shoot people.
February 13, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Sanders: The American people do not want this country to be an authoritarian society or an oligarchy. We have our differences, that’s what democracy is about—we argue it out. We don’t throw people who disagree in jail. We don’t intimidate the media. We don’t send ICE agents to shoot people.
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And this is our Secretary of Health and Human Services
February 12, 2026 at 7:33 PM
And this is our Secretary of Health and Human Services
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return to the U.S. of a group of Venezuelan migrants who were sent to a maximum security prison in El Salvador last year or to facilitate a hearing before US courts from the country they are in now. www.npr.org/2026/02/12/n...
Federal judge orders return of Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador under Alien Enemies Act
In his Thursday order, U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg ordered the government to allow any of the men deported last year to El Salvador to appear in a U.S. port of entry to be conditionally a...
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February 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return to the U.S. of a group of Venezuelan migrants who were sent to a maximum security prison in El Salvador last year or to facilitate a hearing before US courts from the country they are in now. www.npr.org/2026/02/12/n...