Randy Herman
@randyhermanlaw.com
I am a lawyer. I am not your lawyer.
"I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted."
"I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted."
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A reminder that the first European colony in the United States is St. Augustine (a Spanish colony, 1565) and the first west of the Mississippi is Santa Fe (a Spanish colony, 1610). Spanish has been spoken in the United States longer than English.
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How about I put that yellow star on my arm? Like an identifying badge of sorts?
Mike Rounds says Republicans just want to make you show your document with a yellow star in order to vote
February 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
How about I put that yellow star on my arm? Like an identifying badge of sorts?
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Stable liberal social democracy is good for business, more and more people are saying it.
libs getting the chamber of commerce in the national divorce, sure, why not, welcome aboard
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
February 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Stable liberal social democracy is good for business, more and more people are saying it.
lol holy shit the case was dismissed because the DOJ attorneys failed to properly authenticate their only evidence, this is wild
Here's the judge's order as well as the letter Mahdawi's attorneys filed today with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit announcing the immigration judge's termination of removal proceedings:
February 17, 2026 at 9:18 PM
lol holy shit the case was dismissed because the DOJ attorneys failed to properly authenticate their only evidence, this is wild
LFG
Tomorrow, I’m leading a deposition of Les Wexner for oversight dems. Wexner was Epstein’s largest benefactor and contributor of wealth. Why? And what does he know?
I have a bunch of questions, and I bet you do too.👇🏾
I have a bunch of questions, and I bet you do too.👇🏾
February 17, 2026 at 9:13 PM
LFG
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Last year, surveillance giant Palantir (who got an 8-figure contract from ICE) paid $0 in federal income tax despite making $1.5 BILLION, partly due to new tax cuts in Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill.
They cut Medicaid & SNAP to pay for this.
This monstrosity must be reversed.
They cut Medicaid & SNAP to pay for this.
This monstrosity must be reversed.
Palantir Pays Zero Federal Income Tax Despite Explosive Growth, Largely Due to Trump Tax Law
Palantir reported $1.5 billion of U.S. income but paid exactly zero federal income tax in 2025. Despite explosive growth, tax breaks from the Trump tax law helped Palantir avoid paying even a dime of...
itep.org
February 17, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Last year, surveillance giant Palantir (who got an 8-figure contract from ICE) paid $0 in federal income tax despite making $1.5 BILLION, partly due to new tax cuts in Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill.
They cut Medicaid & SNAP to pay for this.
This monstrosity must be reversed.
They cut Medicaid & SNAP to pay for this.
This monstrosity must be reversed.
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come on he can't look like that. You can't be buying the Pedo Ranch and look like a shaved Grinch who keeps showing up at Cindy Lou Who's place even when it isn't Christmas Eve.
Report: Texas Republican candidate Don Huffines owns Jeffrey Epstein’s Santa Fe ranch
https://heartlandsignal.com/2026/02/17/report-texas-republican-candidate-don-huffines-owns-jeffrey-epsteins-santa-fe-ranch/
https://heartlandsignal.com/2026/02/17/report-texas-republican-candidate-don-huffines-owns-jeffrey-epsteins-santa-fe-ranch/
Report: Texas Republican candidate Don Huffines owns Jeffrey Epstein’s Santa Fe ranch
A new report revealed that Donald Huffines, a Republican running in Texas’ Comptroller of Public Accounts race in 2026, is the owner of deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in Santa F...
heartlandsignal.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
come on he can't look like that. You can't be buying the Pedo Ranch and look like a shaved Grinch who keeps showing up at Cindy Lou Who's place even when it isn't Christmas Eve.
First genuine new take on Star Wars that I have seen in a while
so in the wake of the prequels, the scene takes on a new reading. one in which they are deliberately rubbing this into vader's face, knowing full well that while he's a space wizard too he's the last of them all, and he's a dog running around on a leash
February 17, 2026 at 8:32 PM
First genuine new take on Star Wars that I have seen in a while
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They raided the jailed children to steal their letters.
The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.
The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 8:01 PM
They raided the jailed children to steal their letters.
The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.
The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.
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Monstrously evil. Abolish ICE. Melt down its weapons and sell off all of its assets. Release everyone from its concentration camps and grant citizenship (if they want it) to everyone whose rights it has violated.
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Monstrously evil. Abolish ICE. Melt down its weapons and sell off all of its assets. Release everyone from its concentration camps and grant citizenship (if they want it) to everyone whose rights it has violated.
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We are all deeply concerned that Juan and his mom will be deported and that Juan’s health will continue to deteriorate. His life is in danger because of ICE’s monstrous cruelty. I will continue to provide updates and we will keep fighting to protect them.
February 17, 2026 at 7:37 PM
We are all deeply concerned that Juan and his mom will be deported and that Juan’s health will continue to deteriorate. His life is in danger because of ICE’s monstrous cruelty. I will continue to provide updates and we will keep fighting to protect them.
So they were hunting her
"Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by federal agents last fall, was already on the government's radar before an agent opened fire, identified as a threat after a social media post."
Immigration authorities had surveilled Chicago woman shot 5 times during 'Midway Blitz': CBP Report
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by federal agents last fall, was already on the government's radar and was identified as a threat after a social media post, according to a CBP report obtained...
abc7chicago.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:47 PM
So they were hunting her
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a revised statement about fish is known as a "codicil"
Lots of updates right now, leading with this: D.C. officials are walking back a statement from the head of @doeedc.bsky.social saying he would feel comfortable eating fish out of the Potomac River right now. They tell me the existing guidance stands: Avoid any contact with the river water.
Made my way up to where the Potomac Interceptor sewage pipe broke late last month just north of Cabin John, Md. The C&O Canal between locks 12 and 10 is being used to divert sewage around the broken portion; it’s essentially an open-air sewer at this point.
February 17, 2026 at 5:18 PM
a revised statement about fish is known as a "codicil"
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Other rich countries just hold elections & none of this is ever an issue. We don't need to tolerate our neverending struggle to defend access to suffrage & our neverending fight against the total nonexistent of mass voter fraud. We could just be a normal democracy.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
The intellectually consistent position on this is that everyone should have to show ID & everyone should be issued national ID cards at no/minimal cost & everyone should then be automatically registered to vote & we should be done with any & all discussions about restricting suffrage & voter fraud.
Emmer: "They want law enforcement to show IDs but they don't think people should show an ID to vote. There's some type of intellectual disconnect."
February 17, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Other rich countries just hold elections & none of this is ever an issue. We don't need to tolerate our neverending struggle to defend access to suffrage & our neverending fight against the total nonexistent of mass voter fraud. We could just be a normal democracy.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Holy shit we're actually on track to see solar-powered batteries squeezing out gas power for days at a time. It will be interesting to see what happens this summer in California.
February 17, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Holy shit we're actually on track to see solar-powered batteries squeezing out gas power for days at a time. It will be interesting to see what happens this summer in California.
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YES. I've been begging for this. They are running illegal detention facilities in office buildings. Municipalities shut down businesses all the time for health code or zoning violations far less severe than ICE's. Pressure your cities!
New in @dmagazine.bsky.social
"In June 2025, DHS waived the original 12-hour limit on holding people at field offices, increasing it to 72 hours...between July and October 15, at least 336 people were held at the Dallas ICE field office for more than 72 hours."
www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/...
"In June 2025, DHS waived the original 12-hour limit on holding people at field offices, increasing it to 72 hours...between July and October 15, at least 336 people were held at the Dallas ICE field office for more than 72 hours."
www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/...
Activists Want the City to Enforce Code Against the Dallas ICE Field Office. Can It Be Done?
Cities across the state and nation are finding ways to hold ICE accountable. Will Dallas?
www.dmagazine.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:36 PM
YES. I've been begging for this. They are running illegal detention facilities in office buildings. Municipalities shut down businesses all the time for health code or zoning violations far less severe than ICE's. Pressure your cities!
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👇🏾 they don't need to wait til they're in the White House to build the case for court reform. Hell, the case damn near makes itself every day; Dems just need to communicate that to the public and get the ground ready for immediate action
cannot stress this enough, if the next Dem admin tries to "build a case" for court reform before taking action, they will be playing this court "game" several turns behind the American Nazis currently in power
This is dangerously naive. The rules will change on Jan 20, 2029 for a Dem President if court reform isn't undertaken immediately. bsky.app/profile/emdo...
February 17, 2026 at 6:39 PM
👇🏾 they don't need to wait til they're in the White House to build the case for court reform. Hell, the case damn near makes itself every day; Dems just need to communicate that to the public and get the ground ready for immediate action
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It's almost as if the entire point of a warrant is to prevent the government from just rounding up whomever it wants
Rep. Buddy Carter: "Some of the demands that the Democrats have put forth, we're not gonna be able to obtain that. We can't have a warrant every time."
February 17, 2026 at 5:22 PM
It's almost as if the entire point of a warrant is to prevent the government from just rounding up whomever it wants
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Cats x Morbius: it’s meowrbin time!
February 17, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Cats x Morbius: it’s meowrbin time!
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nobody tells you that anything worth doing is worth having a small to moderate existential crisis over, but they probably should
February 17, 2026 at 4:57 PM
nobody tells you that anything worth doing is worth having a small to moderate existential crisis over, but they probably should
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I travelled to Ukraine to show that Congress and the American people stand with Ukraine in its fight for freedom.
Ukraine can win this war, and Vladimir Putin must pay for his barbaric invasion.
Ukraine can win this war, and Vladimir Putin must pay for his barbaric invasion.
February 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I travelled to Ukraine to show that Congress and the American people stand with Ukraine in its fight for freedom.
Ukraine can win this war, and Vladimir Putin must pay for his barbaric invasion.
Ukraine can win this war, and Vladimir Putin must pay for his barbaric invasion.
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ICE is bad. Deportation is bad. Immigration restriction is almost always bad. Armed masked men going into homes without warrants is so obviously villainous that the fact anyone approves it is a stain that will haunt even generous histories of our nation ever after.
I am anti-ICE.
I am anti-ICE.
Also, here's a gift link to the article about the administration's social media investigations, and the image with alt text included.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
ICE is bad. Deportation is bad. Immigration restriction is almost always bad. Armed masked men going into homes without warrants is so obviously villainous that the fact anyone approves it is a stain that will haunt even generous histories of our nation ever after.
I am anti-ICE.
I am anti-ICE.
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NEW: When North Carolina's GOP wanted to pass a bill last year to require that local governments comply with ICE, they were one vote down.
A Democratic lawmaker gave that decisive vote—as she has on other GOP bills.
Now, she faces a primary challenge from a progressive activist... in 14 days.
A Democratic lawmaker gave that decisive vote—as she has on other GOP bills.
Now, she faces a primary challenge from a progressive activist... in 14 days.
The Feds Targeted Charlotte. Now a Local Democrat Who Helped ICE Faces Voters. - Bolts
North Carolina lawmaker Carla Cunningham voted to mandate compliance with ICE, and derided immigrants on the House floor. The Democrat faces an intense March primary.
boltsmag.org
February 17, 2026 at 2:54 PM
NEW: When North Carolina's GOP wanted to pass a bill last year to require that local governments comply with ICE, they were one vote down.
A Democratic lawmaker gave that decisive vote—as she has on other GOP bills.
Now, she faces a primary challenge from a progressive activist... in 14 days.
A Democratic lawmaker gave that decisive vote—as she has on other GOP bills.
Now, she faces a primary challenge from a progressive activist... in 14 days.
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Any Dem that comes in without a plan for court reform will effectively be a lame duck on day 1, who will spend 4 years giving orders to agencies that the Supreme Court tears up and reverses with the help of burrowed right wing bureaucrats.
February 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Any Dem that comes in without a plan for court reform will effectively be a lame duck on day 1, who will spend 4 years giving orders to agencies that the Supreme Court tears up and reverses with the help of burrowed right wing bureaucrats.
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I love that on Bluesky, for any obscure topic there is a user with actual experience and knowledge of that topic (and a lot of them are attorneys)
As an attorney with occasional experience with the Equal Time rule, I can explain what's going on here and how the FCC's Brandon Carr is leveraging his position to force late night and daytime talk show hosts to exclude Democratic candidates.
First I need to explain the Equal Time rule itself. 1/
First I need to explain the Equal Time rule itself. 1/
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
February 17, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I love that on Bluesky, for any obscure topic there is a user with actual experience and knowledge of that topic (and a lot of them are attorneys)