Ellis Hankins
@forrepdemruleoflaw.bsky.social
Very concerned American in North Carolina. Retired lawyer & public policy/management professor in a purple state (the state, not me). Married up. Public commercial airport board member, aviation enthusiast.
These people cannot be given the benefit of any doubt by any court. And some of them need to go to jail for contempt of court.
Kristi Noem directed Venezuelans to be sent to El Salvador after federal judge ordered deportation planes turned around: DOJ
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem directed that hundreds of Venezuelan men who were removed from the U.S. in March be transferred to El Salvador, according to a new court filing.
abcnews.go.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
These people cannot be given the benefit of any doubt by any court. And some of them need to go to jail for contempt of court.
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When the GOP has lost *checks notes*… Ron Paul, we’re really living in the upside down
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
When the GOP has lost *checks notes*… Ron Paul, we’re really living in the upside down
Apparently Ben Shapiro followed me. It took me less than 30 seconds to block him.
I need to work on my block time.
I need to work on my block time.
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Apparently Ben Shapiro followed me. It took me less than 30 seconds to block him.
I need to work on my block time.
I need to work on my block time.
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“We’re the FBI and we’re here to investigate whether you committed a crime by urging people not to commit crimes.”
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“We’re the FBI and we’re here to investigate whether you committed a crime by urging people not to commit crimes.”
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Six years ago.
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Six years ago.
Let’s just handle these people more knives and watch.
Mike Johnson Calls Tucker Carlson’s Controversial Interview A ‘Big Mistake’
“We should not be giving a platform to amplify those views,” the House speaker said of Carlson’s interview with a white nationalist.
www.huffpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Let’s just handle these people more knives and watch.
Another day, another MAGA outrage. Just one of many, including trying to force Ukraine to surrender. And tomorrow is another day.
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Another day, another MAGA outrage. Just one of many, including trying to force Ukraine to surrender. And tomorrow is another day.
Putin’s fool tool is browbeating Ukraine to surrender. Wrong message to send to aggressors.
Trump piles pressure on Ukraine to accept Russia peace deal by Thanksgiving
The disputed 28-point proposal has put Kyiv on the verge of a “very difficult choice” as a brutal winter looms, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
www.politico.eu
November 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Putin’s fool tool is browbeating Ukraine to surrender. Wrong message to send to aggressors.
Why not just announce that the regime’s policy is fascism & white supremacy, & be done with it? This is crazy, & despicable.
November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Why not just announce that the regime’s policy is fascism & white supremacy, & be done with it? This is crazy, & despicable.
Good, but these people should not have had to spend money &!time defending these bogus charges in the first place.
Federal prosecutors dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago
Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss charges they brought against a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent last month amid a federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Good, but these people should not have had to spend money &!time defending these bogus charges in the first place.
Yeah, I always tried to attack judges publicly, & lie, while they were deliberating. Thought it might help.
These people are incompetent & downright stupid.
These people are incompetent & downright stupid.
DOJ, Halligan slam judge in Comey case following hearing
A day after a hearing in the DOJ's case against James Comey, U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan and other DOJ officials are leveling public attacks at the judge in the case.
abcnews.go.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Yeah, I always tried to attack judges publicly, & lie, while they were deliberating. Thought it might help.
These people are incompetent & downright stupid.
These people are incompetent & downright stupid.
Trump is still conspiring with Russia to force Ukraine to surrender. What Ukrainians in their right mind would trust “security guarantees” from the Trump regime?
Orban likes it, of course.
Orban likes it, of course.
US and Russian officials draft plan to end Ukraine war based on capitulation from Kyiv
It is unclear if Trump administration backs deal that would mean Kyiv giving up territory and slashing size of military
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Trump is still conspiring with Russia to force Ukraine to surrender. What Ukrainians in their right mind would trust “security guarantees” from the Trump regime?
Orban likes it, of course.
Orban likes it, of course.
Keystone prosecutors.
Trump's U.S. Attorney Drops Bombshell In Court On Comey Indictment
Things are looking up for the former FBI director.
www.huffpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Keystone prosecutors.
Jennifer Rubin
“Trump…poses an existential threat to a party that consistently placed cult loyalty above country, the rule of law, truth, and simple decency.”
“Trump…poses an existential threat to a party that consistently placed cult loyalty above country, the rule of law, truth, and simple decency.”
Trump is in Full Retreat
A scandal that he inflamed engulfs his presidency
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Jennifer Rubin
“Trump…poses an existential threat to a party that consistently placed cult loyalty above country, the rule of law, truth, and simple decency.”
“Trump…poses an existential threat to a party that consistently placed cult loyalty above country, the rule of law, truth, and simple decency.”
David Rothkopf
It’s about the victims.
And this:
“The Epstein case resonates with and should be seen as yet another item in the growing list of outrages associated with the excesses of the oligarchs who have hijacked and perverted our democracy.”
Too much is never enough.
It’s about the victims.
And this:
“The Epstein case resonates with and should be seen as yet another item in the growing list of outrages associated with the excesses of the oligarchs who have hijacked and perverted our democracy.”
Too much is never enough.
We've Got the Epstein Story All Wrong
In the midst of our national Epstein-mania are we missing what's really important?
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
David Rothkopf
It’s about the victims.
And this:
“The Epstein case resonates with and should be seen as yet another item in the growing list of outrages associated with the excesses of the oligarchs who have hijacked and perverted our democracy.”
Too much is never enough.
It’s about the victims.
And this:
“The Epstein case resonates with and should be seen as yet another item in the growing list of outrages associated with the excesses of the oligarchs who have hijacked and perverted our democracy.”
Too much is never enough.
The ketchup has hit the wall.
November 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The ketchup has hit the wall.
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Donald Trump and Greg Abbott played with fire, got burned — and democracy won.
This ruling is a win for Texas and for every American who fights for free and fair elections.
This ruling is a win for Texas and for every American who fights for free and fair elections.
BREAKING: Federal judges block Texas from using redrawn congressional maps that would boost the GOP in the 2026 midterm elections.
Federal judges block Texas from using its new US House map in the 2026 midterms
A panel of three federal judges has blocked Texas from using a new congressional map that Republicans drew in hopes of picking up five U.S. House seats.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Donald Trump and Greg Abbott played with fire, got burned — and democracy won.
This ruling is a win for Texas and for every American who fights for free and fair elections.
This ruling is a win for Texas and for every American who fights for free and fair elections.
Dr. Dan Barkhuff, former Navy Seal, always a voice of reason:
“Here’s where the big-tent, small-d democratic reflex matters: anyone who starts walking away from the authoritarian edge should be received with open arms….With the grace that makes a constitutional democracy different from a cult.”
“Here’s where the big-tent, small-d democratic reflex matters: anyone who starts walking away from the authoritarian edge should be received with open arms….With the grace that makes a constitutional democracy different from a cult.”
I Have No Time
For "democracy hipsters"
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Dr. Dan Barkhuff, former Navy Seal, always a voice of reason:
“Here’s where the big-tent, small-d democratic reflex matters: anyone who starts walking away from the authoritarian edge should be received with open arms….With the grace that makes a constitutional democracy different from a cult.”
“Here’s where the big-tent, small-d democratic reflex matters: anyone who starts walking away from the authoritarian edge should be received with open arms….With the grace that makes a constitutional democracy different from a cult.”
Excellent.
CPB agrees to revive a $36 million deal with NPR killed after Trump's pressure
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $36 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
www.npr.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Excellent.
Masked, armed thugs are coming to my hometown. We don’t want or need them.
Federal immigration agents plan Raleigh operations as early as Tuesday, mayor says
Federal immigration agents are on the ground in Raleigh and plan to conduct operations in the area as soon as Tuesday, according to Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell.
www.wral.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Masked, armed thugs are coming to my hometown. We don’t want or need them.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Why would parents feel comfortable sending their sons & daughters & subjecting them to the arbitrary whims of this authoritarian regime?
New international student enrollment fell sharply this year amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown
Higher ed institutions reported a 17% drop in new international enrollees this year.
www.nbcnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Why would parents feel comfortable sending their sons & daughters & subjecting them to the arbitrary whims of this authoritarian regime?
Well, here’s proof that there was about to be a massive jailbreak among the usually sycophantic House MAGA caucus and that he couldn’t stop it. If and when the bill passes the House, this will make it harder for the Senate leadership to refuse to put it to a vote.
In reversal, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files
President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in ...
apnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Well, here’s proof that there was about to be a massive jailbreak among the usually sycophantic House MAGA caucus and that he couldn’t stop it. If and when the bill passes the House, this will make it harder for the Senate leadership to refuse to put it to a vote.