Pam MacLean
@ptd151.bsky.social
Retired journalist, writes about fed trial & appellate courts, law.
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In California, a mother of eight who has lived in the country for 40 years was deported just one day after she reported sexual harassment by an ICE contractor on her case. This action was taken despite a judge’s order prohibiting it.
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In California, a mother of eight who has lived in the country for 40 years was deported just one day after she reported sexual harassment by an ICE contractor on her case. This action was taken despite a judge’s order prohibiting it.
Extraordinary exchange: Judge Michael Nachmanoff, “So Ms. Halligan was the stalking horse, or to use a different word — a puppet — for the president?” And not all grand jurors saw the indictment they supposedly approved. The case against Comey is sham.
November 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Extraordinary exchange: Judge Michael Nachmanoff, “So Ms. Halligan was the stalking horse, or to use a different word — a puppet — for the president?” And not all grand jurors saw the indictment they supposedly approved. The case against Comey is sham.
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An ICE employee was among 16 men arrested after trying to solicit a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minnesota, police say
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
An ICE employee was among 16 men arrested after trying to solicit a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minnesota, police say
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.”
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
November 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.”
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
BREAKING: A divided full en banc 9th Circuit appeals ct allows Trump to keep national guard troops in LA.
11 judges dissented. Keeps in place a stay of the temporary restraining order.
11 judges dissented. Keeps in place a stay of the temporary restraining order.
October 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
BREAKING: A divided full en banc 9th Circuit appeals ct allows Trump to keep national guard troops in LA.
11 judges dissented. Keeps in place a stay of the temporary restraining order.
11 judges dissented. Keeps in place a stay of the temporary restraining order.
BREAKING: Two Trump-appointed 9th Circuit appeals judges allowed Trump to keep 200 national guard troops in Portland for another 60 days. A scathing dissent by Judge Graber urged the rest of the court to overturn this order & end the "illegal deployment of troops under false pretenses."
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October 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
BREAKING: Two Trump-appointed 9th Circuit appeals judges allowed Trump to keep 200 national guard troops in Portland for another 60 days. A scathing dissent by Judge Graber urged the rest of the court to overturn this order & end the "illegal deployment of troops under false pretenses."
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October 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump deployment of the National Guard to Chicago.
October 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump deployment of the National Guard to Chicago.
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Nobody cares about the victims in the Dallas ICE shooting apparently. The first I've heard about one of them was on CNN today. He's fighting for his life in the hospital --- he was brought to the US when he was 13. He's 33 now. No criminal record.
I just don't know what to say anymore.
I just don't know what to say anymore.
September 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Nobody cares about the victims in the Dallas ICE shooting apparently. The first I've heard about one of them was on CNN today. He's fighting for his life in the hospital --- he was brought to the US when he was 13. He's 33 now. No criminal record.
I just don't know what to say anymore.
I just don't know what to say anymore.
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🚨BREAKING: Pennsylvania Supreme Court RULES that election officials violated voter’s rights by rejecting mail-in ballots with technical errors without notifying voters. Voters must be given notice their ballots won’t count so they can challenge the disqualification or cast a provisional ballot.
🚨 Center for Coalfield Justice v. Washington County Board of Elections
Learn more.
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September 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
🚨BREAKING: Pennsylvania Supreme Court RULES that election officials violated voter’s rights by rejecting mail-in ballots with technical errors without notifying voters. Voters must be given notice their ballots won’t count so they can challenge the disqualification or cast a provisional ballot.
BREAKING; former FBI director James Comey indicted, 2 counts. False statement to congress and obstruction of justice.
September 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
BREAKING; former FBI director James Comey indicted, 2 counts. False statement to congress and obstruction of justice.
Trump names Lindsey Halligan, a WH aide with no prosecution experience, to be interim US Atty in E. Dist. of VA. She replaces the guy Trump fired for not prosecuting NY AG Letitia James and former FBI director Jim Comey. Wonder what she'll do?
September 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Trump names Lindsey Halligan, a WH aide with no prosecution experience, to be interim US Atty in E. Dist. of VA. She replaces the guy Trump fired for not prosecuting NY AG Letitia James and former FBI director Jim Comey. Wonder what she'll do?
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Donald Trump has long claimed elections are rigged; now he gets to do the rigging. The election lawyer Marc Elias explains what the Administration can and can’t do to impact voting. www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
Is the 2026 Election Already in Danger?
Donald Trump has long claimed elections are rigged; now he gets to do the rigging. The election lawyer Marc Elias explains what the Administration can and can’t do to impact voting.
www.newyorker.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Donald Trump has long claimed elections are rigged; now he gets to do the rigging. The election lawyer Marc Elias explains what the Administration can and can’t do to impact voting. www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
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The most corrupt administration we have ever seen. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
September 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The most corrupt administration we have ever seen. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
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Most corrupt DOJ of my lifetime
Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u... [Gift article.]
Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash
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September 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Most corrupt DOJ of my lifetime
Last week, UC Berkeley turned over 160 names of students and employees to the federal antisemitism investigation. At a time of increasing censorship of voices in media, among comedians, it may be helpful to consider some history. 🧵
September 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Last week, UC Berkeley turned over 160 names of students and employees to the federal antisemitism investigation. At a time of increasing censorship of voices in media, among comedians, it may be helpful to consider some history. 🧵
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This innovative and brilliant project is active in more than 50 countries." It's called ′′ The Human Library " where you can borrow a person instead of a book to listen to their life story for 30 minutes. The goal is to fight against prejudice. #TheHumanLibrary humanlibrary.org
September 16, 2025 at 11:25 AM
This innovative and brilliant project is active in more than 50 countries." It's called ′′ The Human Library " where you can borrow a person instead of a book to listen to their life story for 30 minutes. The goal is to fight against prejudice. #TheHumanLibrary humanlibrary.org
BBC investigation of shooting deaths at Gaza food sites controlled by Gaza Humanitarian Foundation shows they use as armed security a US biker gang, Infidels MC, with a history of hostility to Islam. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites - BBC News
BBC identifies members of Infidels MC gang hired as armed security at US and Israel-backed aid sites.
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September 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
BBC investigation of shooting deaths at Gaza food sites controlled by Gaza Humanitarian Foundation shows they use as armed security a US biker gang, Infidels MC, with a history of hostility to Islam. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I was on a different call and wasn’t able to call in to this hearing, but this is appalling.
HAPPENING NOW: The Trump administration withdraws its claim that parents of the Guatemalan children it tried to send back last month had requested their return.
DOJ says it has no basis for that claim now in light of contradictory info provided by the Guatemalan government.
DOJ says it has no basis for that claim now in light of contradictory info provided by the Guatemalan government.
September 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I was on a different call and wasn’t able to call in to this hearing, but this is appalling.
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Great news.
September 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Great news.