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Also, Justice Kavanaugh sounds like he really, really wants a second try at his decision authorizing Kavanaugh Stops.
He's now insisting that immigration enforcement should not be like EXACTLY WHAT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS LIKE UNDER TRUMP'S THUGGERY.
He's now insisting that immigration enforcement should not be like EXACTLY WHAT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS LIKE UNDER TRUMP'S THUGGERY.
![arrests in Illinois. The State and the Government disagree about whether the immigration officers have violated the Constitution in making certain immigration stops and arrests. The basic constitutional rules governing that dispute are longstanding and clear: The Fourth Amendment requires that immigration stops must be based on reasonable suspicion of illegal presence, stops must be brief, arrests must be based on probable cause, and officers must not employ excessive force. Moreover, the officers must not make interior immigration stops or arrests based on race or ethnicity. Cf. Whren v. United States, 517 U. S. 806, 813 (1996) (“[T]he Constitution prohibits selective enforcement of the law based on considerations such as race”). This application does not require us to delve into the parties’ underlying dispute and to determine whether any particular immigration encounter or series of encounters in Illinois has violated those basic constitutional principles.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:24vva42nxim6zbcmnozegoef/bafkreiftd2dsbnwupyavikifhpranzsrgae4czsegm4dlyrwdixfumxmwi@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Also, Justice Kavanaugh sounds like he really, really wants a second try at his decision authorizing Kavanaugh Stops.
He's now insisting that immigration enforcement should not be like EXACTLY WHAT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS LIKE UNDER TRUMP'S THUGGERY.
He's now insisting that immigration enforcement should not be like EXACTLY WHAT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS LIKE UNDER TRUMP'S THUGGERY.
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Musk simply closed every agency currently or prospectively adverse to his personal interests. Plus USAID because one interest is sadistic white supremacy.
December 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Musk simply closed every agency currently or prospectively adverse to his personal interests. Plus USAID because one interest is sadistic white supremacy.
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DOGE did real damage to real people. Americans lost jobs in all 50 states & DC. USG a great deal of institutional knowledge. Its cuts in USAID led to a significant number of deaths from preventable causes. One report projected an additional 14M deaths by 2030 as a result of the cuts.
December 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
DOGE did real damage to real people. Americans lost jobs in all 50 states & DC. USG a great deal of institutional knowledge. Its cuts in USAID led to a significant number of deaths from preventable causes. One report projected an additional 14M deaths by 2030 as a result of the cuts.
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"The sheer volume of all these cuts contributed to the sense that DOGE was taking a fine-toothed comb to the government, no waste too small. But in reality, DOGE needed the appearance of the big billion-dollar items because a vast majority of these claims added up to so little, at least in dollars."
December 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"The sheer volume of all these cuts contributed to the sense that DOGE was taking a fine-toothed comb to the government, no waste too small. But in reality, DOGE needed the appearance of the big billion-dollar items because a vast majority of these claims added up to so little, at least in dollars."
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“Does lowering the maximum limit on your credit card save you any money?” said Travis Sharp, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, which studies federal spending. “No, it does not.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
December 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“Does lowering the maximum limit on your credit card save you any money?” said Travis Sharp, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, which studies federal spending. “No, it does not.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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Many feds figured out how game DOGE, exploiting their preference for fake savings. "In other cases, government workers came to understand DOGE’s process and fed the group nearly finished contracts with high ceiling values, rather than contracts that would significantly reduce spending."
December 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Many feds figured out how game DOGE, exploiting their preference for fake savings. "In other cases, government workers came to understand DOGE’s process and fed the group nearly finished contracts with high ceiling values, rather than contracts that would significantly reduce spending."