Ed Sweeney
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Ed Sweeney
@ed-sweeney.bsky.social
Dog lover, artist.
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Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, a conservative Reagan appointee, wrote a blistering opinion accusing the Trump administration of failing to give a man wrongly deported to El Salvador any semblance of due process.
Who Is J. Harvie Wilkinson, the Judge Behind a Scathing Rebuke of Trump?
The judge, a conservative Reagan appointee, wrote a blistering opinion accusing the administration of failing to give a man wrongly deported to El Salvador any semblance of due process.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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This guy's a hero. Good shit, Senator.
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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If the case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia is so iron clad and simple, then it ought to be very easy to prove that by bringing him back, giving him due process, and winning in court.
April 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Exclusive: Immigrants falsely labeled dead by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, leading staff to reinstate nearly three dozen people over the past week, according to records obtained by The Post.
Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label
The immigrants who have requested a reversal and been reinstated in Social Security databases include a Haitian asylum seeker and a minor child.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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NEW: In this evening’s emergency hearing, DOJ lawyer Drew Ensign told Judge Boasberg that no Alien Enemies Act deportation flights will take place tonight, and “people he spoke with”are unaware of any plans for flights tomorrow.

Of course, Judge Boasberg was highly skeptical of Ensign’s…
April 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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My name is Ben and I have autism.
I’m not less than anyone else I just see
the world differently. Lately I’ve been
working on losing weight by walking.
I walked 5 miles yesterday. It’s also
helps with my confidence and I can
enjoy the outdoors and the scenery.
April 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Van Hollen: I should also just say, I mentioned the fake margarita, they actually wanted to have the meeting by the side of the pool in the hotel. They want to create this appearance that life was just lovely for Kilmar. Which of course is a big, fat lie.
April 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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A presidential effort to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status could run up against a number of challenges, including violating federal law.
History shows revoking Harvard's tax status won't be easy — or fast
A presidential effort to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status could run up against a number of challenges, including violating federal law.
www.npr.org
April 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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March 1, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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I’ve been suggesting on TV and podcasts—without actual evidence(!)—that it may turn out that DOJ will wind up not having enough lawyers to defend all the lawsuits challenging this administration’s illegal conduct.

Turns out it seems already to be true. 👉
March 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Republicans are too chickenshit to hold town halls. Shocker.

Here’s an idea: Democrats, hold town halls in Republican districts.
February 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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NEW:

“Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.”

newrepublic.com/post/192059/...
RFK Jr. Takes a Sledgehammer to Two Major Vaccine Developments
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already implementing his dangerous anti-vax views at HHS.
newrepublic.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Accused Human Trafficker Andrew Tate Allowed Back In The US After Sucking Up To Trump: Tim Miller and JVL talk about how the Tate brothers have been let back in the US despite the allegations against them.
Accused Human Trafficker Andrew Tate Allowed Back In The US After Sucking Up To Trump
Tim Miller and JVL talk about how the Tate brothers have been let back in the US despite the allegations against them.
www.thebulwark.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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This is absolutely wild! The pro-lifers are defending anti-vax parents who literally killed their kids with "my body my choice!" We are living in upside down clown world!
February 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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If your representative is dodging in-person town halls, call them out! Tag them and demand they face their constituents.
February 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.
February 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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This press conference on the DC crash is an embarrassment. Just a lot of rambling.
January 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Let me know if you agree this one is on Trump. 💙
January 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Gosh, I remember when we had an actual president instead of a loudmouth bully who won't take responsibility for his actions.
January 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Caroline Kennedy's complete statement on why her cousin RFK Jr is unfit for office

It is utterly damning

Transcript attached (h/t @ Refutations to Anti Vaccine Memes on Facebook)
January 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Reese Witherspoon:

“I played a lawyer in a movie once but they fully made me the foreman and I started realizing… people don’t know much about the law.”

variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Reese Witherspoon Was on Jury Duty After ‘Legally Blonde’ and Got Shocked When Jurors Thought She Was a Real Lawyer: ‘This Is Really Upsetting’
Reese Witherspoon got called for jury duty after "Legally Blonde" and was shocked to find out that her fellow jurors thought she was a real lawyer.
variety.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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For some reason, it seems important to recall this:

"He delights in seeing things burn. He likes destruction. Fixing things is hard; destroying them is much easier."

"Finding solutions...demands expertise, interest, a desire to learn and make things better."
www.americaamerica.news/p/the-instin...
The Instincts of an Arsonist
Sensible leaders understand their job is to put out fires. One man only wants to watch everything burn.
www.americaamerica.news
January 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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These Democrats Aren't Afraid Of Trump. Not One Bit.
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/these-demo...
These Democrats Aren't Afraid Of Trump. Not One Bit.
Onward.
www.dworkinsubstack.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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I’ll be honest, this week there was more to destroy the rule of law than in trumps first term,

And i have no idea what the Democrats are doing to fight back. Or even saying. Crickets
January 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM