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gregorytravis.com
Excess deaths from disease in school-aged children have been elevated since May of 2022 and show no sign of diminishing

Note that the number of monthly COVID deaths (yellow line) plus expected deaths (white line) does not reach the black line (actual deaths)
June 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
Todd Blanche: The sex trafficker said she didn't SEE Trump doing anything bad.

Ghislaine's former cell mate: Um.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Comolli says it was common knowledge among inmates that Maxwell didn't aim to serve her full 20-year sentence and instead had hoped to get a pardon from then US President Joe Biden in exchange for information about Donald Trump in the lead-up to the 2024 election. 'I heard her tell another inmate that she had dirt on Trump and that it was going to get her a pardon from Biden. I guess Biden's camp just didn't want to go down that route.'
August 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
Aileen Cannon will permit Ryan Routh (the guy accused of trying to kill Trump on his golf course) to have expert testimony challenging DOJ claims about how optimally Routh's position/gun were to kill Trump.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Finally, Defendant’s initial disclosure generally references McClay’s anticipated testimony concerning the rifle’s operation with the scope, the function and settings of the scope, and other similar topics—along with McClay’s opinion that “[t]he rifle, in its state at the scene of the alleged offense, would not have been the optimal precision sniper tool” [ECF No. 167 p. 3]. After McClay’s initial disclosure, and because the United States represented its intent to present evidence regarding the operability of the rifle when tested in the laboratory by Smith, the Court authorized live-fire testing of the rifle limited to an examination of its actual or potential operability [ECF No. 128 pp. 1–2 & n.1; ECF No. 165 (Defense notice of supplemental expert disclosure)]. McClay proceeded to conduct a test fire of the rifle in May 2025 and produced a supplemental disclosure following that test. That supplemental disclosure indicates that McClay would testify, in part, that he loaded the magazine into the rifle, placed the weapon onto fire (position), and pulled the trigger. The rifle expelled the projectile into the berm and the bolt extracted the spent casing. As the bolt went forward to cycle the second round from the magazine, the cartridge misfed and jammed at the throat of the chamber. [ECF No. 167 p. 4]. McClay would further testify that he repeated the process, with the same result—a successful fire and then a jam on the second attempt to fire the weapon [ECF No. 167 p. 4–5]. The supplemental disclosure also contemplates McClay offering a speculative claim as to the cause of the reported misfire, though McClay admits further testing would be necessary to make such a determination [ECF No. 167 p. 5].
August 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
This presentation may explain why we're not getting more data about what CBP is doing: bc they're using Signal or WhatsApp. And then saving their texts to a totally insecure Israeli app.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFYy...
A screencap showing about 12 addresses using the Israeli wraparound app, all but one with a CBP extension.
August 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
The presentation (at about 36:30) also shows that Jared Kushner's comms -- apparently still doing business w/the WH -- and his group with his family.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFYy...
A screen cap from the White House AI guy to Jared Kushner, saying, "would love to catch up on all things UAE, working with David a lot on what we are doing with UAE."
August 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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rawstory.com
'Sue them!' Trump snarls at New York Times 'bum' in confused rant
'Sue them!' Trump snarls at New York Times 'bum' in confused rant
After midnight Monday — and seemingly out of nowhere — Donald Trump lashed out at the New York Times with a claim the venerable paper should be sued by people who chose to stay out of the stock market since 2016 because of the newspaper — and a former columnist's influence.The president began by foc...
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August 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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joeuchill.bsky.social
Rhetoric-wise, I’d steer students away from ever arguing “we’re as ethical as a murderer”.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 23
KARL: Do they have any due process at all?

HOMAN: Due process -- what was Laken Riley's due process?

(That's a "no")
March 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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ericcolumbus.bsky.social
And Dane Butswinkas, the Williams & Connolly lawyer who argued on behalf of Perkins Coie, is the former general counsel of Tesla!

The writers of this season deserve a raise.
annabower.bsky.social Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Mar 23
Worth noting that Munger—the firm preparing an amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie—is the former employer of Usha Vance.

Usha Vance worked in litigation at Munger for six years. She left her job at the firm in July 2024.
March 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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atrupar.com
Trump and Musk last night. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty)
March 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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propublica.org
“It’s really everyone — not just noncitizens or undocumented people — who are in danger of having their liberty violated in this kind of mass deportation machinery,” said Cody Wofsy, the deputy director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project.

By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be.
Federal immigration authorities have a history of wrongfully detaining U.S. citizens. Advocates warn that the Trump administration’s immigration policies mean that more citizens will get caught up in…
propub.li
March 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
The original Notice to Appear (the immigration court version of an indictment) against Mahmoud Khalil was a complete mess; a sloppy disaster with multiple outright errors and alleging only the charge of "Rubio says you have to leave"

Now ICE has filed new charges, alleging immigration fraud. 🧵
A copy of the original Notice to Appear filed against Mahmoud Khalil. A screenshot of the new Notice to Appear against Mahmoud Khalil.
March 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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swiftonsecurity.com
"would result in the loss of an $18 billion capital investment, with the Palm Center projecting an additional $1 billion cost to recruit and train replacements. Notably, up to 73% of these service members are senior enlisted personnel with 12-21 years of experience"
March 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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leahmcelrath.bsky.social
Jared Kushner heads an investment firm backed by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and UAE which is the largest shareholder in an Israeli company that holds shares in businesses accused by the UN of operating in illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.

www.middleeasteye.net/news/gulf-st...
Exclusive: Gulf states linked to Israeli businesses on UN settlements blacklist
Backed by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, Jared Kushner's firm is now biggest shareholder in Israeli company with stakes in businesses operating in occupied territories
www.middleeasteye.net
March 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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bradmossesq.bsky.social
We live in the stupidest timeline
laurenmeidasa.bsky.social Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · Mar 20
BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨

French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found

France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:04 AM