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MAinNC

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TRUMP PROMISED A MANUFACTURING
💥BOOM 💥
Seems a lot more smoldering is going down.
(gift article)
www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-...

U.S. Manufacturing Is in Retreat and Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t Helping

Levies on imports were supposed to bring back a golden age of U.S. manufacturing. They haven’t worked, so far.

www.wsj.com

February 3, 2026 at 10:46 AM

MAinNC

@martyd409.bsky.social

🔥 "It's a tour de force" from Steve Vladeck is HIGH PRAISE, INDEED!
So read up.

Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 10h

Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.

It's a tour de force:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

"On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1
More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet].

So says the official responsible for overseeing the TPS program. And one of those (her word) “damn” countries is Haiti. Relevant here, three days before making the above post, Secretary Noem announced she would terminate Haiti’s TPS designation as of February 3, 2026. See 90
Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025) (Termination).

Plaintiffs are five Haitian TPS holders. They are not, it emerges, “killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies.” They are instead: Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer’s disease, Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl. (SAC)) ¶ 1; Rudolph Civil, a software engineer at a national bank, id. ¶ 2; Marlene Gail Noble, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, id. ¶ 3; Marica Merline Laguerre, a college economics major, id. ¶ 4; and Vilbrun Dorsainvil, a full-time registered nurse, id. ¶ 5. They claim that Secretary Noem’s decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Government counters that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and, in any case, the Secretary did not violate the law.

Plaintiffs seek to stay the Secretary’s decision under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending the outcome of this litigation. See Dkt. 81 (§ 705 Mot.). To decide their motion, the Court considers first whether it has jurisdiction. It does. See Part II. It then considers: whether Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; whether they will be irreparably harmed absent a stay; and whether a merged balance of the equities and public interest analysis favors a stay. See Part III. Each element favors Plaintiffs. See Parts IV, V, and VI.

Plaintiffs charge that Secretary Noem preordained her termination decision and did so because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants. This seems substantially likely. Secretary Noem

has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up,
twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite
country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of
suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified
Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that
she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8
U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all.
See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here
illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section
IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she
ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id.
The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary
unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes,
the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary,
Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to
replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A.
As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS
holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot]

Dkt. 100 (§ 705 Reply) at 20–21.4 “Do not travel to Haiti for any reason” does not exactly
scream, as Secretary Noem concluded, suitable for return. And so, the Government studiously
does not argue that Plaintiffs will suffer no harm if removed to Haiti. Instead, it argues Plaintiffs
will not certainly suffer irreparable harm because DHS might not remove them. But this fails to
take Secretary Noem at her word: “WE DON’T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.” See Section
IV.B.2.b.
Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not
cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains
unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959
lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our
economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into
the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn
the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things—in the public interest is not one of
them.
For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for a Stay Under
5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.

February 3, 2026 at 4:24 AM

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Marisa Kabas

@marisakabas.bsky.social

New — I spoke to eight people who were present at the ICE protest on Saturday in Portland, Oregon when federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of families, children, elderly and disabled people, and their pets.

These are their stories:

What it's like to see ICE tear gas kids

Attendees at a Portland, OR protest describe a vicious, unprovoked and sudden attack

www.thehandbasket.co

February 3, 2026 at 1:25 AM

MAinNC

@martyd409.bsky.social

Corey is the 'brains' behind Kristi, and he does not even know that Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (professional name 'Bad Bunny') is an American citizen.
Trump's whole organization is filled with nincompoops. (I'm feeling generous tonight.)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Corey Lewandowski: "I was really gonna go to the Super Bowl, but then Bad Bunny showed up. Listen -- anybody who is an American has nothing to worry about. It's the rapists and the murderers and the sex traffickers and child pedophiles who are in this country who need to be worried."

February 3, 2026 at 1:42 AM

MAinNC

@martyd409.bsky.social

💥 NOTICE THE MOVE from he wasn't / they weren't there to he/they were just 'partying'.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h

Blanche: It's not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein.

February 3, 2026 at 1:20 AM

MAinNC

@martyd409.bsky.social

'Canejo' means 'rabbit' or 'bunny' . . . Hence how special that hat is to Liam ♥️
www.threads.com/@vachaniart/...

Nancy Vachani (@vachaniart) on Threads

Look at Liam Canejo Ramos happy face! He is thrilled to be back home with family in Minnesota. 😍💕

www.threads.com

February 3, 2026 at 1:13 AM

MAinNC

@martyd409.bsky.social

🚨🚨🚨

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 11h

Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 16h

Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.

February 3, 2026 at 1:03 AM

MAinNC

@martyd409.bsky.social

Dear Senators, Representatives, Governors, and Oval Office

February 2, 2026 at 9:49 PM

MAinNC

@martyd409.bsky.social

FREAKIN' WONDERFUL! 😊
www.threads.com/@hystericalj...

Javier Cruz (@hystericaljavi) on Threads

Bad Bunny said yall had 4 months to learn spanish, and well Trevor Noah sure did! This was too funny 😂

www.threads.com

February 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM

MAinNC

@martyd409.bsky.social

Accidentally on purpose

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23h

“.. Their full names were available Sunday afternoon in the Justice Department’s keyword search, along with personally identifying details that make them readily traceable, including home addresses.”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

February 2, 2026 at 3:49 PM

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

"Classes have been called off in the Columbia Heights school district today due to what officials are calling a bomb threat. The closure comes as 5-year-old preschool student Liam Conejo Ramos & his father from Columbia Heights were released from an ICE detention center in Texas and returned to MN."

School canceled in Columbia Heights due to bomb threat

Students and staff are being told not to report to school on Feb. 2.

www.startribune.com

February 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM

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Jamie Gangel

@jamiegangel.bsky.social

Gift Article

wapo.st/45DcMMI

Inside Musk’s bet to hook users that turned Grok into a porn generator

Under pressure to boost its popularity, Elon Musk’s xAI loosened guardrails and relaxed controls on sexual content, setting off internal concern.

wapo.st

February 2, 2026 at 3:19 PM

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Grudgie the Whale

@grudgie.bsky.social

Republicans seriously want to terrorize this kid for being bad press for the regime

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

"Classes have been called off in the Columbia Heights school district today due to what officials are calling a bomb threat. The closure comes as 5-year-old preschool student Liam Conejo Ramos & his father from Columbia Heights were released from an ICE detention center in Texas and returned to MN."

School canceled in Columbia Heights due to bomb threat

Students and staff are being told not to report to school on Feb. 2.

www.startribune.com

February 2, 2026 at 3:03 PM

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NewsNation

@newsnation.bsky.social

The Federal Trade Commission reports a spike in phone calls from scammers claiming to be from the IRS. #YourMoney

Don’t fall for fake IRS calls claiming you owe back taxes

The Federal Trade Commission reports a spike in phone calls from scammers claiming to be from the IRS.

www.newsnationnow.com

February 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM

MAinNC

@martyd409.bsky.social

And for all the whack jobs (Trump et al) out there who are losing their minds (Stephen Miller too, et al) over this: He IS an American citizen by birth. So cheer the heck up all you Trump/Miller fans. 😏
CONGRATULATIONS to Bad Bunny!
www.threads.com/@luismechega...

Luis Miguel Echegaray (@luismechegaray) on Threads

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. Bad Bunny. A kid from the north coast of Puerto Rico who only 10 years ago was bagging groceries at a local supermarket, makes history as the first Latino, Spanish-spea...

www.threads.com

February 2, 2026 at 2:45 PM

MAinNC

@martyd409.bsky.social

🤣😂 Thank you, DJT, for getting all worked up about something that the VAST majority of us -- myself included -- would NEVER have seen or heard. Now I've seen it and will ENJOY IT OVER AND OVER 🤣😂🤣
www.threads.com/@fntaznews/p...

FNTAZ (@fntaznews) on Threads

US 🇺🇸President Donald Trump says he will take legal action against South African 🇿🇦comedian and television host Trevor Noah following a joke made during the Grammy Awards ceremony. Trump reacted stro...

www.threads.com

February 2, 2026 at 11:55 AM

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The Wall Street Journal

@wsj.com

Exclusive: The Justice Department exposed the names of dozens of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, including many who haven’t shared their identities publicly or were minors when they were abused.

Epstein Files Release Exposes Names of at Least 43 Victims, WSJ Review Finds

The Justice Department was required to redact all victims’ names prior to releasing the files.

on.wsj.com

February 2, 2026 at 10:07 AM

MAinNC

@martyd409.bsky.social

🚨Article I've shared for YEARS as a WARNING re Victor Orban's destruction of the free press in Hungary. Warning of Trump's love of Orban. CPAC holding meetings in Hungary for same reason!
FINALLY everyone's hair is on fire - but is it too late?
NO! SUPPORT FREE PRESS NOW!
www.vox.com/policy-and-p...

It happened there: how democracy died in Hungary

A new kind of authoritarianism is taking root in Europe — and there are warning signs for America.

www.vox.com

February 2, 2026 at 11:32 AM

MAinNC

@martyd409.bsky.social

Excellent read about strangling free press. open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...

The regime moves to make journalism a crime

But try as they might, they won't silence the voices of dissent.

open.substack.com

February 2, 2026 at 11:21 AM

MAinNC

@martyd409.bsky.social

💥💥💥
Starmer repeats call for Andrew to testify in US following latest Epstein file drop search.app/1mzL3

search.app

February 1, 2026 at 11:27 PM

MAinNC

@martyd409.bsky.social

Time you met or caught up with Rev Benjamin Cremer
www.facebook.com/167300995/po...

Benjamin Cremer

We are living in a time where power is being centralized, accountability is being evaded, the Constitution is being treated as an inconvenience, court orders are ignored, human rights are being...

www.facebook.com

February 1, 2026 at 9:33 PM

MAinNC

@martyd409.bsky.social

Love this

February 1, 2026 at 9:23 PM

MAinNC

@martyd409.bsky.social

@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social
Hopefully you are well aware and reaching to folks who may provide protection as well as addressing this terrorization of an innocent family and 5-YEAR OLD.
Please keep us all updated.