Julie K.
@jklingen.bsky.social
Can the “Power of Baseball” get me through the next four years? Let’s go Nats.
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Whether this is true or not, we do not know BUT we do know that ODNI continues to block our client's lawful right to brief Congress abt content of whistleblower complaint & surrounding process.
That matters.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
That matters.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Intelligence Dispute Centers on Kushner Reference in Intercepted Communication
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Whether this is true or not, we do not know BUT we do know that ODNI continues to block our client's lawful right to brief Congress abt content of whistleblower complaint & surrounding process.
That matters.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
That matters.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to allow some of the 137 Venezuelan men deported under the Alien Enemies Act to return to the United States for court proceedings challenging their removals.
Judge says U.S. must allow deported Venezuelans to return for hearings
A federal judge in D.C. said some of the 137 Venezuelan men deported last year under the Alien Enemies Act can return to challenge their removals in court.
wapo.st
February 12, 2026 at 11:30 PM
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to allow some of the 137 Venezuelan men deported under the Alien Enemies Act to return to the United States for court proceedings challenging their removals.
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Still around 100 community reports of ICE activity around the Twin Cities today, the most of any state by far.
In case you’re wondering why so many of us aren’t quite taking Homan’s presser today at face value.
In case you’re wondering why so many of us aren’t quite taking Homan’s presser today at face value.
February 12, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Still around 100 community reports of ICE activity around the Twin Cities today, the most of any state by far.
In case you’re wondering why so many of us aren’t quite taking Homan’s presser today at face value.
In case you’re wondering why so many of us aren’t quite taking Homan’s presser today at face value.
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NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to "facilitate" the return of over a hundred Venezuelan men it expelled to an El Salvador prison and also allow them to challenge their removal from abroad.
Judge orders Trump administration to allow men expelled to El Salvador to return, challenge removal
The Trump administration's decision to send these men to a notorious Salvadoran megaprison has not stood up well in court.
www.democracydocket.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:13 PM
NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to "facilitate" the return of over a hundred Venezuelan men it expelled to an El Salvador prison and also allow them to challenge their removal from abroad.
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DOGE, aka the “Department of Gutting Elections,” is not above the law. We’ll continue proving it in court.
February 12, 2026 at 12:16 AM
DOGE, aka the “Department of Gutting Elections,” is not above the law. We’ll continue proving it in court.
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This isn’t complicated. If
local law enforcement saw a TSA agent exposing himself in front of passengers, he’d be arrested and prosecuted.
When ICE thugs break the law, they have no more protected status than the TSA agent.
Arrest and prosecute ICE agents who break the law.
local law enforcement saw a TSA agent exposing himself in front of passengers, he’d be arrested and prosecuted.
When ICE thugs break the law, they have no more protected status than the TSA agent.
Arrest and prosecute ICE agents who break the law.
“Unfortunately, because Congress is not taking any steps to rein ICE officers in, there really is no option other than states protecting their constituents’ rights," said Joanna Schwartz, a law professor at UCLA.
Local and State Police Can Investigate Federal Agents, But Rarely Do
It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable w...
www.propublica.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:40 PM
This isn’t complicated. If
local law enforcement saw a TSA agent exposing himself in front of passengers, he’d be arrested and prosecuted.
When ICE thugs break the law, they have no more protected status than the TSA agent.
Arrest and prosecute ICE agents who break the law.
local law enforcement saw a TSA agent exposing himself in front of passengers, he’d be arrested and prosecuted.
When ICE thugs break the law, they have no more protected status than the TSA agent.
Arrest and prosecute ICE agents who break the law.
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The last time I saw Pam Bondi, she was drunk and dragging some embarrassed male on to a campaign bus. Dressed in what one female staffer referred to as “stripper formal,” she fell asleep on the bus and everyone tried to
ignore her snoring.
ignore her snoring.
Bondi called Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a “washed up lawyer” when he tried to intervene in a verbal altercation between Attorney General Pam Bondi and Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.
Bondi Declines To Apologize To Epstein Victims: 'I'm Not Going To Get In The Gutter'
Bondi called Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a “washed up lawyer” when he tried to intervene in a verbal altercation between Attorney General Pam Bondi and Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.
www.forbes.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The last time I saw Pam Bondi, she was drunk and dragging some embarrassed male on to a campaign bus. Dressed in what one female staffer referred to as “stripper formal,” she fell asleep on the bus and everyone tried to
ignore her snoring.
ignore her snoring.
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The SAVE Act is meant to make voting harder and more intimidating so people don't do it. When you combine it with ICE agents potentially being deployed at the polls, it's clear what Trump is trying to do before the midterms - make it harder to vote.
February 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The SAVE Act is meant to make voting harder and more intimidating so people don't do it. When you combine it with ICE agents potentially being deployed at the polls, it's clear what Trump is trying to do before the midterms - make it harder to vote.
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Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
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A Missouri grandma spent months in detention for a decade-old misdemeanor.
Her story underscores just how far the Trump administration is willing to go in its quest to boost deportations, extending its dragnet to people who are legally present in the country. https://wapo.st/4cqbLvn
Her story underscores just how far the Trump administration is willing to go in its quest to boost deportations, extending its dragnet to people who are legally present in the country. https://wapo.st/4cqbLvn
February 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM
A Missouri grandma spent months in detention for a decade-old misdemeanor.
Her story underscores just how far the Trump administration is willing to go in its quest to boost deportations, extending its dragnet to people who are legally present in the country. https://wapo.st/4cqbLvn
Her story underscores just how far the Trump administration is willing to go in its quest to boost deportations, extending its dragnet to people who are legally present in the country. https://wapo.st/4cqbLvn
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BREAKING: The Pentagon let Customs and Border Protection use an anti-drone laser before the FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say.
FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights
The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport.
bit.ly
February 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
BREAKING: The Pentagon let Customs and Border Protection use an anti-drone laser before the FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say.
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
www.propublica.org/article/fede... The deleted chapter exists.”The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has maintained a copy of the original manual on its own website even as the Federal Judicial Center has removed the version with the climate change chapter from its own.”
Under GOP Pressure, Federal Agency Pulls Climate Change Chapter From Official Manual for U.S. Judges
The “Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence” — updated for the first time in 15 years — eliminates some 90 pages about climate science and comes just as numerous climate cases make their way through ...
www.propublica.org
February 11, 2026 at 3:35 PM
www.propublica.org/article/fede... The deleted chapter exists.”The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has maintained a copy of the original manual on its own website even as the Federal Judicial Center has removed the version with the climate change chapter from its own.”
Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u... Uh, asleep at the wheel, @WaPo? This was a DC grand jury but there’s no story in the print edition. #WashingtonPost #Bezos
Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u... Uh, asleep at the wheel, @WaPo? This was a DC grand jury but there’s no story in the print edition. #WashingtonPost #Bezos
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A grand jury has refused to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged military members to resist “illegal orders.”
Grand jury refuses to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with illegal military orders video
A grand jury in Washington has refused to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders,” according to a person familiar with the matter.
bit.ly
February 11, 2026 at 3:26 AM
A grand jury has refused to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged military members to resist “illegal orders.”
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ICE is operating as a paramilitary force.
February 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
ICE is operating as a paramilitary force.
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Hundreds of millions spent on human misery
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Hundreds of millions spent on human misery
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Bakaj: Intelligence was gathered that captured activity being conducted by someone close to the president. Gabbard was given a heads-up.
She went to Susie Wiles and discussed it.
When she returned to the DNI’s office, she directed that the intelligence not be distributed any further…
She went to Susie Wiles and discussed it.
When she returned to the DNI’s office, she directed that the intelligence not be distributed any further…
February 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Bakaj: Intelligence was gathered that captured activity being conducted by someone close to the president. Gabbard was given a heads-up.
She went to Susie Wiles and discussed it.
When she returned to the DNI’s office, she directed that the intelligence not be distributed any further…
She went to Susie Wiles and discussed it.
When she returned to the DNI’s office, she directed that the intelligence not be distributed any further…
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Enten: "Trump's base with non-college voters is absolutely collapsing ... he's underwater by 9 points. That's a 23 point switcheroo."
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Enten: "Trump's base with non-college voters is absolutely collapsing ... he's underwater by 9 points. That's a 23 point switcheroo."
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The military is pursuing a criminal case against Mark Kelly. A decision against the senator could curb the First Amendment rights of all military retirees, Missy Ryan reports.
This Is So Much Bigger Than Pete Hegseth or Mark Kelly
A decision against the senator could affect all military retirees.
bit.ly
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The military is pursuing a criminal case against Mark Kelly. A decision against the senator could curb the First Amendment rights of all military retirees, Missy Ryan reports.
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Hong Kong newspaper founder Jimmy Lai, a leading figure in the city’s pro-democracy movement and an ardent critic of the Chinese Communist Party, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of sedition and collusion with foreign forces.
Hong Kong democracy champion Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison
The heavy sentence for the 78-year-old Apple Daily founder and British citizen was imposed as Beijing seeks to wipe out the city’s remaining press freedoms.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Hong Kong newspaper founder Jimmy Lai, a leading figure in the city’s pro-democracy movement and an ardent critic of the Chinese Communist Party, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of sedition and collusion with foreign forces.
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Epstein survivors are sharing the most important ad you’ll see today. Please watch. Trump and his administration are trying to cover up this scandal, but we are not moving on from it.
February 9, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Epstein survivors are sharing the most important ad you’ll see today. Please watch. Trump and his administration are trying to cover up this scandal, but we are not moving on from it.
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Serious people abroad taking PET (Putin-Epstein-Trump) seriously.
www.reuters.com/world/poland...
www.reuters.com/world/poland...
Poland to probe possible links between Epstein and Russia, PM Tusk says
Poland will launch an investigation into possible links between the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Russian intelligence, as well as any impact on Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tues...
www.reuters.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Serious people abroad taking PET (Putin-Epstein-Trump) seriously.
www.reuters.com/world/poland...
www.reuters.com/world/poland...
Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked, says AP. There was no publicly available video so I am posting this account. Doctors say he did NOT run into a wall. They kill and beat people senseless and then they lie. #ICE
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked.
apnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked, says AP. There was no publicly available video so I am posting this account. Doctors say he did NOT run into a wall. They kill and beat people senseless and then they lie. #ICE
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
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