Jeff Harrison
@jeffrey68.bsky.social
Libraries, librarians, etc. Maryland USA
A direct link to the 10/15/2025 published PDF is here oag.maryland.gov/FederalActio... for the Maryland Attorney General's guidance about local police cooperation with federal agents
October 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A direct link to the 10/15/2025 published PDF is here oag.maryland.gov/FederalActio... for the Maryland Attorney General's guidance about local police cooperation with federal agents
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Third time a Republican trifecta under Trump led to a shutdown. Dysfunctional government is what they do.
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Third time a Republican trifecta under Trump led to a shutdown. Dysfunctional government is what they do.
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Well, the federal government has officially shut down, and it’s entirely the fault of Trump and the Republican Party. They control the White House and Congress. They cancelled multiple meetings with Democrats to hash out an agreement. They clearly wanted a shutdown. Pathetic.
October 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Well, the federal government has officially shut down, and it’s entirely the fault of Trump and the Republican Party. They control the White House and Congress. They cancelled multiple meetings with Democrats to hash out an agreement. They clearly wanted a shutdown. Pathetic.
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Republicans control the White House, Senate, and the House. This government shutdown is failed Republican leadership on full display.
October 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Republicans control the White House, Senate, and the House. This government shutdown is failed Republican leadership on full display.
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More than 1800 detainees who were interned in Trump's shuttered Alligator Alcatraz concentration camp have now disappeared without a trace. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
More than 1800 detainees who were interned in Trump's shuttered Alligator Alcatraz concentration camp have now disappeared without a trace. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Me trying to explain what’s happening in 2025 to my 1999 self: “the endless doomscrolling was getting overwhelming, so I decided to put down my iPhone for a while and get my energy back up by eating some Hormbles Chormbles”
I forgot to edit my imperfect foods delivery this week and this was in it and I just. y’all. what are we doing. why. for what.
September 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Me trying to explain what’s happening in 2025 to my 1999 self: “the endless doomscrolling was getting overwhelming, so I decided to put down my iPhone for a while and get my energy back up by eating some Hormbles Chormbles”
"Human rights groups say...forcible expulsion of refugees and asylum seekers...violates both domestic and international law."
"'...removals that bear the hallmarks of forced disappearances...,' says Rebecca Sharpless, a University of Miami law professor who studies ICE flights."
"'...removals that bear the hallmarks of forced disappearances...,' says Rebecca Sharpless, a University of Miami law professor who studies ICE flights."
September 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"Human rights groups say...forcible expulsion of refugees and asylum seekers...violates both domestic and international law."
"'...removals that bear the hallmarks of forced disappearances...,' says Rebecca Sharpless, a University of Miami law professor who studies ICE flights."
"'...removals that bear the hallmarks of forced disappearances...,' says Rebecca Sharpless, a University of Miami law professor who studies ICE flights."
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the fact that in multiple cases the Supreme Court has worked to legalize bribery in the United States is a major corrosion of our civil order
MSNBC’s report didn’t cite the case by name, but it sure looks like Biden DOJ officials thought SCOTUS’s ruling in McDonnell would prevent them from prosecuting Homen unless he committed an “official act” after taking/related to the alleged bribe.
the biden administration suspecting and proving that homan would take a bribe and then being unprepared to take the next step and just letting him walk away with $50k for doing nothing is so on the nose it just doesnt feel real
September 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
the fact that in multiple cases the Supreme Court has worked to legalize bribery in the United States is a major corrosion of our civil order
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This commentary offers a clear, powerful statement of why freedom of speech is at the heart of democracy and must be defended, whether the speaker is Charlie Kirk or Jimmy Kimmel, MAGA supporters or MAGA opponents.
September 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This commentary offers a clear, powerful statement of why freedom of speech is at the heart of democracy and must be defended, whether the speaker is Charlie Kirk or Jimmy Kimmel, MAGA supporters or MAGA opponents.
From the NRA v. Vullo unanimous decision at the US Supreme Court in 2024: "Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors."
September 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
From the NRA v. Vullo unanimous decision at the US Supreme Court in 2024: "Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors."
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There’s something in the air here in DC.
Energy shift.
My body is feeling it.
Everyone, stay safe. Watch out for each other.
Energy shift.
My body is feeling it.
Everyone, stay safe. Watch out for each other.
September 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
There’s something in the air here in DC.
Energy shift.
My body is feeling it.
Everyone, stay safe. Watch out for each other.
Energy shift.
My body is feeling it.
Everyone, stay safe. Watch out for each other.
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The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
September 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.
Now he is tweeting in support of me.
This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.
Or used to work.
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Franklin uttered the phrase on this very date (September 17), the last day of the Constitutional Convention, in 1787
"A republic, if you can keep it"
-- Benjamin Franklin
-- Benjamin Franklin
September 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Franklin uttered the phrase on this very date (September 17), the last day of the Constitutional Convention, in 1787
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
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This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.
Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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This is the way
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
August 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is the way
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NEW: Judge Xinis issues her written order scheduling an evidentiary hearing in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's habeas case for October 6. She enjoins the govt from removing Abrego from the US in the meanwhile. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
August 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
NEW: Judge Xinis issues her written order scheduling an evidentiary hearing in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's habeas case for October 6. She enjoins the govt from removing Abrego from the US in the meanwhile. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Maybe they could go to the White House, there is a yuge unsightly pile of garbage lying there
National Guard is now tasked with picking up garbage in DC
August 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Maybe they could go to the White House, there is a yuge unsightly pile of garbage lying there
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National Guard is now tasked with picking up garbage in DC
August 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
National Guard is now tasked with picking up garbage in DC
Judge dismisses Trump DOJ lawsuit against all Maryland federal district judges ---
"The ruling, by a Trump appointee [Thomas Cullen], slammed the Trump administration for an 'unprecedented' effort to 'smear and impugn' judges who rule against it."
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"The ruling, by a Trump appointee [Thomas Cullen], slammed the Trump administration for an 'unprecedented' effort to 'smear and impugn' judges who rule against it."
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
August 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Judge dismisses Trump DOJ lawsuit against all Maryland federal district judges ---
"The ruling, by a Trump appointee [Thomas Cullen], slammed the Trump administration for an 'unprecedented' effort to 'smear and impugn' judges who rule against it."
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"The ruling, by a Trump appointee [Thomas Cullen], slammed the Trump administration for an 'unprecedented' effort to 'smear and impugn' judges who rule against it."
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"A federal circuit court upheld a lower court ruling Tuesday that requires Pennsylvania to count undated or wrongly dated mail-in ballots, finding that a previous law rejecting such ballots violated the First and 14th Amendments."
ICYMI: The 3rd Circuit ruled Pennsylvania must count undated or wrongly dated mail-in ballots, determining that rejecting such ballots was unconstitutional.
“Casting a ballot and having it counted are central to the democratic process,” a judge wrote.
“Casting a ballot and having it counted are central to the democratic process,” a judge wrote.
In Big Win for Voters, Pennsylvania Must Count Undated Mail-In Ballots, Court Rules
Read more here...
www.democracydocket.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"A federal circuit court upheld a lower court ruling Tuesday that requires Pennsylvania to count undated or wrongly dated mail-in ballots, finding that a previous law rejecting such ballots violated the First and 14th Amendments."
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Pritzker: This is not about fighting crime. This is about the President and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.
August 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Pritzker: This is not about fighting crime. This is about the President and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.
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Despite all the flag burning bs, Supreme Court bs, and Kilmar Abrego Garcia cruelty, do not forget ---👇👇
August 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Despite all the flag burning bs, Supreme Court bs, and Kilmar Abrego Garcia cruelty, do not forget ---👇👇
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HAPPENING NOW: At 2:00 p.m. ET, Judge Paula Xinis is set to hold a telephone conference regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia's newly-filed lawsuit challenging his removal to Uganda.
Abrego was detained by ICE earlier today.
I plan to live-post the hearing for @lawfaremedia.org.
Follow along ⬇️🧵
Abrego was detained by ICE earlier today.
I plan to live-post the hearing for @lawfaremedia.org.
Follow along ⬇️🧵
August 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
HAPPENING NOW: At 2:00 p.m. ET, Judge Paula Xinis is set to hold a telephone conference regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia's newly-filed lawsuit challenging his removal to Uganda.
Abrego was detained by ICE earlier today.
I plan to live-post the hearing for @lawfaremedia.org.
Follow along ⬇️🧵
Abrego was detained by ICE earlier today.
I plan to live-post the hearing for @lawfaremedia.org.
Follow along ⬇️🧵