Vanessa Enriquez-Rios
@pt007.bsky.social
Cancer & Developmental Biology, PhD👩🔬 🏳️🌈
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Organic Chemistry, MS
UCLA, Go Bruins 💙 💛
Chemistry, BS
UCSC, Go Slugs 💙💛
Encephalitis Warrior 🧠🔥
Politics
Southern Illinois
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Organic Chemistry, MS
UCLA, Go Bruins 💙 💛
Chemistry, BS
UCSC, Go Slugs 💙💛
Encephalitis Warrior 🧠🔥
Politics
Southern Illinois
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Kash Patel is said to have traveled on the FBI's aircraft to Milan, Italy, as he gets ready to witness the finale of the men's hockey competition at the Winter Olympics.
Kash Patel takes $75K FBI jet trip to Milan for Winter Olympics hockey
www.irishstar.com
February 20, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Kash Patel is said to have traveled on the FBI's aircraft to Milan, Italy, as he gets ready to witness the finale of the men's hockey competition at the Winter Olympics.
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2025, the year that empathy died.
"Many in MAGA decided that cruelty was a virtue, decency a vice, and — worst of all — that empathy was a sin. Now we live in the harsh new world they made." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/o...
"Many in MAGA decided that cruelty was a virtue, decency a vice, and — worst of all — that empathy was a sin. Now we live in the harsh new world they made." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/o...
Opinion | Christians Against Empathy Aren’t Who They Think They Are
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2026 at 9:40 PM
2025, the year that empathy died.
"Many in MAGA decided that cruelty was a virtue, decency a vice, and — worst of all — that empathy was a sin. Now we live in the harsh new world they made." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/o...
"Many in MAGA decided that cruelty was a virtue, decency a vice, and — worst of all — that empathy was a sin. Now we live in the harsh new world they made." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/o...
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If you can’t do the maintaining work,
Don’t be a detaining jerk.
Don’t be a detaining jerk.
Feds blew a deadline in one of my habeas cases. Didn't file everything until 4pm the next day. Court ordered the AUSA to explain why he filed late. His response? It was 11:30pm and “I do not know how to file documents through CMECF.”
My response below:
My response below:
![On February 13, 2026, Petitioner [REDACTED] filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas
Corpus. Dkt. 1. The same day, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause requiring
Respondents to respond to the Petition no later than February 17, 2026. Dkt. 4 at ¶ 1. That
order also required Respondents to file all their supporting documentation by February 17,
2026. Id. at ¶ 2. On February 18, 2026, Respondents late-filed their response to the Petition
along with a declaration and single exhibit. Dkts. 5–6. Around two hours later, the Court
issued an order requiring Respondents to file a declaration and exhibits references in the
late-filed Response but not filed with the court, along with a declaration explaining the
reason for filing late, within 24 hours. Dkt. 7. Respondents finally filed the balance of their
supporting documentation by 4:06 P.M, February 18.1 Dkt. 9.
Respondents never moved the Court for an extension of time to file their response
or supporting documentation. Third Declaration o f[REDACTED] in Response to
Text-Only Order ECF No. 7, Dkt. 10, at ¶ 9 (hereinafter “3d. [REDACTED] Decl.”). They never
even contacted Counsel for Petitioner to inform him of the late filing. In the declaration, of
1 The declaration explaining the cause for late filing was not filed until 11:06 P.M. that
night. Dkt. 10.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ccm7gttkbfs2eyyrlpshmeun/bafkreify7suznttum67oxtxt5aihc5xi7n2mootnpswjyjel5jdn3f77ue@jpeg)
![Assistant U.S. Attorney [REDACTED], Counsel for Respondents offers a host of
limp excuses for filing late. First, AUSA [REDACTED] admits he was fine with violating the
Court’s scheduling order, instructing his staff that it was okay to “file before midnight if
possible or early Wednesday morning.” 3d. [REDACTED] Decl. at ¶ 3. His excuse for the late
filing of the response itself is risible: support staff was offline and, in [REDACTED] own words,
“I do not know how to file documents through CMECF.” Id. This is no excuse. The Court’s
order makes no exception for staff unavailability or the failure of an attorney to know the
basic functions of their profession.2 See Order to Show Cause, Dkt. 3.
Further, Counsel for Respondents admits he was not prepared to file all of the
documentation the Response relied upon even at that late date. As he points out, he only
requested a copy of the travel document after the Court’s order to respond further. 3d.
[REDACTED] Decl. at ¶ 6 (“Upon receipt of the Court’s Order, ECF No. 7, I immediately
contacted ICE and requested the travel document referenced in the [REDACTED] Declaration as
it had not been provided to me earlier.”). It is troubling that Counsel for Respondents
knowingly referenced documents he did not have, had not seen, and seemingly had no plans
to see until the Court ordered them produced. See, e.g., Response to Petition for Writ of
Habeas Corpus, Dkt. 5 at 2, 4 (hereinafter “Response”). Besides the potential ethical issues
that filing without ever seeing relied-up evidence raises,3 it evinces a total lack of respect
for Petitioner’s rights and the Court’s order. Counsel for Respondents apologies to the
Court and below-signed counsel for the late filing. 3d. [REDACTED] Decl. at ¶ 10. Wherefore
Petitioner, who has been unconstitutionally detained for two months?
2 Counsel for Petitioner will note that he can somehow manage to file documents through
CM/ECF himself without the resources and might of the Federal Government…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ccm7gttkbfs2eyyrlpshmeun/bafkreib5m66fz5oqonwik3qj74rwh44cz5augk5so2pu2w7fc4puijnoye@jpeg)
February 20, 2026 at 4:24 AM
If you can’t do the maintaining work,
Don’t be a detaining jerk.
Don’t be a detaining jerk.
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Look at my lawyer dawg I'm going to jail
February 19, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Look at my lawyer dawg I'm going to jail
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Feds blew a deadline in one of my habeas cases. Didn't file everything until 4pm the next day. Court ordered the AUSA to explain why he filed late. His response? It was 11:30pm and “I do not know how to file documents through CMECF.”
My response below:
My response below:
February 20, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Feds blew a deadline in one of my habeas cases. Didn't file everything until 4pm the next day. Court ordered the AUSA to explain why he filed late. His response? It was 11:30pm and “I do not know how to file documents through CMECF.”
My response below:
My response below:
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In the 1800s, a slave owner purchased over a dozen people in Georgia and set the foundation for his family’s generational wealth
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Georgia Is Letting a Railroad Seize Land a Black Family Has Owned For 100 Years
Descendants of enslaved people are fighting an attempt to use eminent domain to carve a spur through one of Georgia’s largest Black‑owned farms.
capitalbnews.org
February 20, 2026 at 2:06 AM
In the 1800s, a slave owner purchased over a dozen people in Georgia and set the foundation for his family’s generational wealth
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
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This doesn’t sound like the Wesley R. Dingus I know
and republicans still can’t figure out why they’re hemorrhaging young voters tiffinohio.net/posts/ohio-g...
Ohio GOP mayor accused of sniffing underage relative's underwear
Butler Mayor Wesley R. Dingus faces two misdemeanor voyeurism charges following a Richland County investigation. The case unfolds as he remains on bond in a separate felony matter.
tiffinohio.net
February 20, 2026 at 2:24 AM
This doesn’t sound like the Wesley R. Dingus I know
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A family requested an early MMR vaccine for their infant because they are traveling in the United States.
MAHA!
MAHA!
February 20, 2026 at 2:42 AM
A family requested an early MMR vaccine for their infant because they are traveling in the United States.
MAHA!
MAHA!
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We are a nation of laws, not of men. This banner symbolizes a disgusting betrayal of our values.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/p...
Giant banner of Donald Trump hung at Justice Department headquarters | CNN Politics
A large banner of Donald Trump was hung outside of the Justice Department headquarters in Washington, DC, Thursday, emphasizing the White House’s control over the nation’s top law enforcement branch t...
www.cnn.com
February 20, 2026 at 2:49 AM
We are a nation of laws, not of men. This banner symbolizes a disgusting betrayal of our values.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/p...
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"Of people booked into ICE custody since October 1, 2025, 73 percent had no criminal conviction, and only 8 percent had a violent or property criminal conviction." You would not know that if you listen to Tricia McLaughlin. That and other lies:
Tricia McLaughlin’s Top Five Lies
The outgoing Homeland Security flack’s pattern of mendacity.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"Of people booked into ICE custody since October 1, 2025, 73 percent had no criminal conviction, and only 8 percent had a violent or property criminal conviction." You would not know that if you listen to Tricia McLaughlin. That and other lies:
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Freud must discuss this somewhere: The compulsion of the guilty to almost confess or to hint at the truth.
Trump does this a lot.
And in light of all the Epstein news, when Trump says “Women—I like,” he’s unable to help himself from kind of confessing and admitting to his complicity with Epstein.
Trump does this a lot.
And in light of all the Epstein news, when Trump says “Women—I like,” he’s unable to help himself from kind of confessing and admitting to his complicity with Epstein.
Trump to Paraguayan President Santiago Peña: “Always nice to be young and handsome. Doesn't mean we have to like you. I don't like young, handsome men. Women — I like.”
February 19, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Freud must discuss this somewhere: The compulsion of the guilty to almost confess or to hint at the truth.
Trump does this a lot.
And in light of all the Epstein news, when Trump says “Women—I like,” he’s unable to help himself from kind of confessing and admitting to his complicity with Epstein.
Trump does this a lot.
And in light of all the Epstein news, when Trump says “Women—I like,” he’s unable to help himself from kind of confessing and admitting to his complicity with Epstein.
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“.. Shameful — but in a way useful,” he wrote in a post on X on Thursday. “No one should any longer pretend we have a ‘Department of Justice.’ We have a Department of Trump.”
@financialtimes.com @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/6eca...
@financialtimes.com @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/6eca...
February 20, 2026 at 12:56 AM
“.. Shameful — but in a way useful,” he wrote in a post on X on Thursday. “No one should any longer pretend we have a ‘Department of Justice.’ We have a Department of Trump.”
@financialtimes.com @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/6eca...
@financialtimes.com @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/6eca...
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“When Liu, 20, decided to return to skating, she did so with conditions. She’d wear what she wants. Dance to the music she wants. Eat what she wants. Take breaks when she wants…. [Skating] would be the vehicle through which she displayed the real Alysa.”
she did it! her! way!!
she did it! her! way!!
Alysa Liu’s Olympic run came with terms. Her choreographer helps her express them
Liu is the best U.S. hope for an Olympic medal in women's figure skating, which would be the country's first in the competition since 2006.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:22 AM
“When Liu, 20, decided to return to skating, she did so with conditions. She’d wear what she wants. Dance to the music she wants. Eat what she wants. Take breaks when she wants…. [Skating] would be the vehicle through which she displayed the real Alysa.”
she did it! her! way!!
she did it! her! way!!
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This is like boasting that a vial of crack wrote your state’s drug policy.
February 20, 2026 at 1:24 AM
This is like boasting that a vial of crack wrote your state’s drug policy.
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“That’s what I’m f—ing talking about!”
Alysa Liu as she leaves the ice 🔥
Alysa Liu as she leaves the ice 🔥
February 19, 2026 at 9:41 PM
“That’s what I’m f—ing talking about!”
Alysa Liu as she leaves the ice 🔥
Alysa Liu as she leaves the ice 🔥
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His go to for black leaders
February 19, 2026 at 9:59 PM
His go to for black leaders
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SHE’S SO GOLDEN 🥇
Alysa Liu wins GOLD and becomes the first U.S. woman to medal in figure skating since 2002.
Alysa Liu wins GOLD and becomes the first U.S. woman to medal in figure skating since 2002.
February 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
SHE’S SO GOLDEN 🥇
Alysa Liu wins GOLD and becomes the first U.S. woman to medal in figure skating since 2002.
Alysa Liu wins GOLD and becomes the first U.S. woman to medal in figure skating since 2002.
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There should be a bonus medal for dropping a perfect f-bomb faster than the NBC censors can catch it
February 19, 2026 at 10:16 PM
There should be a bonus medal for dropping a perfect f-bomb faster than the NBC censors can catch it
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This is the agency that is charged by law with preventing sexual assault in the workplace
Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From the Department After Sexual Assault Reports
Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From the Department After Sexual Assault Reports
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:18 PM
This is the agency that is charged by law with preventing sexual assault in the workplace
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Remember the moral panic about safetyism? Trigger warnings? Snowflakes? Well, its actually happening in Texas.
The University of Texas System’s Board of Regents unanimously approved a rule requiring its universities to ensure students can graduate without studying “unnecessary controversial subjects,” despite warnings it could leave them less prepared for the real world.
University of Texas regents OK limits on controversial subjects
Opponents warned the policy’s vagueness could push professors to self-censor and leave students less prepared for the workplace.
www.texastribune.org
February 19, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Remember the moral panic about safetyism? Trigger warnings? Snowflakes? Well, its actually happening in Texas.
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I’ve seen people compare this to North Korea or Hitler’s Germany. It’s more Mussolini than anything, but what strikes me about these is how ugly they are. It just looks like cheap crap.
February 19, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I’ve seen people compare this to North Korea or Hitler’s Germany. It’s more Mussolini than anything, but what strikes me about these is how ugly they are. It just looks like cheap crap.
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NEW: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s husband has been barred from entering Labor Department HQ after two female staffers accused him of sexual assault inside the building, according to NYT. One alleged incident was captured on security cameras and is now part of a criminal investigation.
February 19, 2026 at 11:00 PM
NEW: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s husband has been barred from entering Labor Department HQ after two female staffers accused him of sexual assault inside the building, according to NYT. One alleged incident was captured on security cameras and is now part of a criminal investigation.
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The investigation continued into April 2021, and then no one knows what happened next.
But this shit? My God.
But this shit? My God.
February 19, 2026 at 11:08 PM
The investigation continued into April 2021, and then no one knows what happened next.
But this shit? My God.
But this shit? My God.
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Conservatives spent years complaining about ”safe-spaces” and “liberal snowflakes” only to turn around and show they are absolutely terrified of ideas they don’t like (“racism is bad” “gender is fluid”) and willing to use state power to avoid the slightest discomfort.
The snowiest of flakes.
The snowiest of flakes.
The University of Texas System’s Board of Regents unanimously approved a rule requiring its universities to ensure students can graduate without studying “unnecessary controversial subjects,” despite warnings it could leave them less prepared for the real world.
University of Texas regents OK limits on controversial subjects
Opponents warned the policy’s vagueness could push professors to self-censor and leave students less prepared for the workplace.
www.texastribune.org
February 19, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Conservatives spent years complaining about ”safe-spaces” and “liberal snowflakes” only to turn around and show they are absolutely terrified of ideas they don’t like (“racism is bad” “gender is fluid”) and willing to use state power to avoid the slightest discomfort.
The snowiest of flakes.
The snowiest of flakes.
