Nils Olav
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The video so you don’t have to go to the hell site
June 16, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The video so you don’t have to go to the hell site
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Hi everyone
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
June 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Hi everyone
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
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In LA last night, the woman who was filming it called it before it happened.. Poor lady was walking home and the cops wouldnt let her pass, ended up pegging her with less lethal nearly point blank.
June 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
In LA last night, the woman who was filming it called it before it happened.. Poor lady was walking home and the cops wouldnt let her pass, ended up pegging her with less lethal nearly point blank.
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June 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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BREAKING: Judge Richard Myers rules that the N.C. Supreme Court's handling of the state supreme court election violated the U.S. Constitution.
The win for Justice Riggs, a Democrat, is to be certified.
Today's ruling stayed for 7 days for Judge Griffin, a Republican, to appeal "if he so chooses."
The win for Justice Riggs, a Democrat, is to be certified.
Today's ruling stayed for 7 days for Judge Griffin, a Republican, to appeal "if he so chooses."
![This consolidated action concerns an attempt to change the rules of the game after it had
been played. The court cannot countenance that strategy, see Hendon, 710 F.2d at 182; Toney,
476 F.2d at 209, which implicates the very integrity of the election and offends "the law's basic interest in finality." United States v. Fugit, 703 F.3d 248, 253 (4th Cir. 2012). Permitting parties to "upend the set rules" of an election after the election has taken place can only produce
"confusion and turmoil [which] threatens to undermine public confidence in the federal courts,
state agencies, and the elections themselves." Wise, 978 F.3d at 105 (Wilkinson, J., dissenting).
Accordingly, the court FINDS as follows:
1. Retroactive invalidation of absentee ballots cast by overseas military and civilian voters violates those voters' substantive due process rights;
2. The cure process violates the equal protection rights of overseas military and civilian voters; and
3. The lack of any notice or opportunity for eligible voters to contest their mistaken designation as Never Residents violates procedural due process and represents an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote.
Therefore, the court ORDERS that:
A. The State Board SHALL NOT take any action in furtherance of the North Carolina Court of Appeals and Supreme Court's orders in Griffin v. N. Carolina State Bd. of Elections,
No. COA25-181, 2025 WL 1021724 (N.C. Ct. App. Apr. 4, 2025) and Griffin v. N.
Carolina State Bd. of Elections, No. 320P24-3, 2025 WL 1090903 (N.C. Apr. 11, 2025);
B. The State Board SHALL certify the results of the election for Seat 6 based on the tally at
the completion of the canvassing period on December 10, 2024;
C. Judge Griffin's petitions for judicial review [DE 1-4; DE 1-12] are DENIED;](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreifsbfhb4jjoeo6pl52os7iw4e7tzdkb7mp53lf77a3rs7djmoe44u@jpeg)
![D. Judge Griffin's motions for injunctive relief [DE 1-5; DE 1-13] are DENIED;
E. Justice Riggs' motion for injunctive relief [DE 37] is GRANTED;
F. The VoteVets Action Fund Parties' motion for summary judgment [DE 86] is
GRANTED 6,
G. The NCDP's request for injunctive relief [DE 78] is GRANTED;
H. The Conley Plaintiffs' request for a permanent injunction [DE 82] is GRANTED;
I. Final judgment is ENTERED:
In Griffin Il, judgment is ENTERED in favor of the State Board, Justice Riggs, and the VoteVets Action Fund Parties as to the issues identified in Findings 1, 2, and 3;
ii. In NCDP, judgment is ENTERED in favor of the NCDP as to the issues
identified in Findings 1, 2, and 3; and
iii. In Conley, judgment is ENTERED in favor of the Conley Plaintiffs as to the
issues identified in Findings 1 and 2.28
The court's order is STAYED for 7 days, so that Judge Griffin may pursue an appeal if he
so chooses.
SO ORDERED this 5th day of May, 2025.
PaulIMin
RICHARD E. MYERS II
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreifbygc3pqf6qij5qexcdcvezk3me2yu67clbmq4ttku2g6twbpclu@jpeg)
May 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
BREAKING: Judge Richard Myers rules that the N.C. Supreme Court's handling of the state supreme court election violated the U.S. Constitution.
The win for Justice Riggs, a Democrat, is to be certified.
Today's ruling stayed for 7 days for Judge Griffin, a Republican, to appeal "if he so chooses."
The win for Justice Riggs, a Democrat, is to be certified.
Today's ruling stayed for 7 days for Judge Griffin, a Republican, to appeal "if he so chooses."
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BREAKING: Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, judge rules reut.rs/3SfHLal
May 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
BREAKING: Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, judge rules reut.rs/3SfHLal
Isn’t “hasn’t been here physically, but advising” how he runs all his companies?
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
Elon Musk Leaves White House But ‘His Folks Aren’t Going Anywhere,’ Says Chief Of Staff
The White House said that Musk “hasn’t been here physically” lately, but that he is advising the Department of Government Efficiency over the phone.
www.huffpost.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Isn’t “hasn’t been here physically, but advising” how he runs all his companies?
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
I read The Listening Society, and am still thinking about it a few weeks later; would recommend.
My initial reaction was "interesting framework/ideas; skeptical the author has the answer", but I'm now intrigued enough to read the next book and hear their case.
My initial reaction was "interesting framework/ideas; skeptical the author has the answer", but I'm now intrigued enough to read the next book and hear their case.
April 28, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I read The Listening Society, and am still thinking about it a few weeks later; would recommend.
My initial reaction was "interesting framework/ideas; skeptical the author has the answer", but I'm now intrigued enough to read the next book and hear their case.
My initial reaction was "interesting framework/ideas; skeptical the author has the answer", but I'm now intrigued enough to read the next book and hear their case.
The cruelty is intentional.
This point should be clear to all, but goes against the (normally helpful!) presumption that most people are good, so bears repeating.
The cruelty is intentional.
This point should be clear to all, but goes against the (normally helpful!) presumption that most people are good, so bears repeating.
The cruelty is intentional.
BREAKING: @aclu.org says Trump deported a child (U.S. citizen) with metastatic cancer without medication or consultation with physicians. This is the second child with cancer he's deported. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... @rollingstone.com
Trump Has Now Deported Multiple U.S. Citizen Children With Cancer
Two families who had lived in the United States for years, including a child with cancer and a pregnant mother, were deported by ICE on Friday.
www.rollingstone.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The cruelty is intentional.
This point should be clear to all, but goes against the (normally helpful!) presumption that most people are good, so bears repeating.
The cruelty is intentional.
This point should be clear to all, but goes against the (normally helpful!) presumption that most people are good, so bears repeating.
The cruelty is intentional.
Yet somehow even stupider: Brexit was legally mandated.
This is just the wims of a 78-year-old.
This is just the wims of a 78-year-old.
it's wild how similar to brexit this all is. rushing to put together new trade deals on the fly. disorganized. no real plan.
Yes
April 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Yet somehow even stupider: Brexit was legally mandated.
This is just the wims of a 78-year-old.
This is just the wims of a 78-year-old.
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ICE can enter anyone’s home, and abduct and deport them to a foreign prison indefinitely because the DOJ says they can ignore the 4th, 5th and 15th amendments.
If there’s no due process or protections against illegal search and seizures, none of us are safe.
If there’s no due process or protections against illegal search and seizures, none of us are safe.
April 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
ICE can enter anyone’s home, and abduct and deport them to a foreign prison indefinitely because the DOJ says they can ignore the 4th, 5th and 15th amendments.
If there’s no due process or protections against illegal search and seizures, none of us are safe.
If there’s no due process or protections against illegal search and seizures, none of us are safe.
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We tried deep-sea mining in U.S. waters already -- back in 1970 -- off the South Carolina coast.
Scientists returned to the undersea site in 2023 to see what it looked liked now. One told me: "It's like they were there yesterday."
My story: pulitzercenter.org/stories/pull...
#deepseamining
Scientists returned to the undersea site in 2023 to see what it looked liked now. One told me: "It's like they were there yesterday."
My story: pulitzercenter.org/stories/pull...
#deepseamining
Pulled From the Deep: Scientists Found a ‘Lost’ Deep-Sea Mining Site off the SC Coast. What Secrets Does It Hold?
Foul weather rained down as Chris Garside looked out across Charleston Harbor’s choppy waters. The British oceanographer needed to get offshore, quickly. A local fisherman stood ready to ferry him...
pulitzercenter.org
April 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
We tried deep-sea mining in U.S. waters already -- back in 1970 -- off the South Carolina coast.
Scientists returned to the undersea site in 2023 to see what it looked liked now. One told me: "It's like they were there yesterday."
My story: pulitzercenter.org/stories/pull...
#deepseamining
Scientists returned to the undersea site in 2023 to see what it looked liked now. One told me: "It's like they were there yesterday."
My story: pulitzercenter.org/stories/pull...
#deepseamining
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On being called DEI and why it isn’t the burn they think it is
April 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
On being called DEI and why it isn’t the burn they think it is
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Again, no. The Framers anticipated & feared tyranny in all its forms. What they did not anticipate was that Congress would be full of cowards who cared so little about their own power that they would let a runaway Mad King steal it without even lifting a finger to stop him.
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The Framers feared tyranny of the majority. They didn’t anticipate tyranny of the minority.
Jerusalem Demsas speaks with a political scientist who explains why American democracy can be so easily hijacked by organized minority factions.
Jerusalem Demsas speaks with a political scientist who explains why American democracy can be so easily hijacked by organized minority factions.
Who Really Runs America?
A political scientist explains why American democracy is so easily hijacked by organized minority factions.
bit.ly
April 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Again, no. The Framers anticipated & feared tyranny in all its forms. What they did not anticipate was that Congress would be full of cowards who cared so little about their own power that they would let a runaway Mad King steal it without even lifting a finger to stop him.
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Think those 'Abolish ICE' folks might’ve been onto something
1. Jose Hermosillo is US citizen who was wrongly jailed in an immigration detention facility for 10 days
The administration says he "turned himself in" to the Border Patrol and told them he was a Mexican who crossed the border illegally.
I interviewed Hermosillo.
He says the government is lying.
The administration says he "turned himself in" to the Border Patrol and told them he was a Mexican who crossed the border illegally.
I interviewed Hermosillo.
He says the government is lying.
U.S. citizen wrongly detained by Border Patrol says government account is false
Jose Hermosillo was held in a detention facility for undocumented immigrants for 10 days. In his first media interview, he tells his story.
popular.info
April 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Think those 'Abolish ICE' folks might’ve been onto something
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Disappearing people.
This is not the country I grew up in–and I’m not going to let it be the country I leave to my children. I will continue speaking up because it is clear this is a constitutional crisis and being silent is being complicit.
This is not the country I grew up in–and I’m not going to let it be the country I leave to my children. I will continue speaking up because it is clear this is a constitutional crisis and being silent is being complicit.
April 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Disappearing people.
This is not the country I grew up in–and I’m not going to let it be the country I leave to my children. I will continue speaking up because it is clear this is a constitutional crisis and being silent is being complicit.
This is not the country I grew up in–and I’m not going to let it be the country I leave to my children. I will continue speaking up because it is clear this is a constitutional crisis and being silent is being complicit.
Shrödinger's Visa
The bit leading up has to be seen to be believed. ICE erased students from the official foreign student database and told them to leave the country.
When Banias and others sued, ICE said nothing relevant had changed and the students could stay. Maybe? Or maybe not. Who knows? Not the government!
When Banias and others sued, ICE said nothing relevant had changed and the students could stay. Maybe? Or maybe not. Who knows? Not the government!
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Here is the colloquy leading up to this paragraph.
The judge coined the term "Shrodinger's Visa," which I find appropriate and pithy. #SaveSEVIS
#F1
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MR. [DOJ ATTORNEY]
I'm not able to answer that question,
Your Honor.
THE COURT: How are you not able to answer that
question? What does that even mean? He's either here legally or he's not here legally. You're the government's lawyer. Is he here legally? I mean, how is Mr. [client] supposed to know if he's here legally if you don't even know if he is here legally?
MR. He was lawfully admitted to the United
States --
THE COURT: No, no, Mr. [DOJ Attorney] there's a -- no, no Mr. [DOJ Attorney] there is a yes or no answer here. We are not --
this is not Schrodinger's visa, either he's here legally or he's not here legally. If you cannot answer the question, you have to explain to me why you cannot answer that question.
MR. [DOJ ATTORNEY]
I cannot answer that question. I have
talked to ICE as to whether or not they consider at this point in time the individual, whether or not they are maintaining lawful status.
THE COURT: And what does ICE say to that?
MR. [DOJ ATTORNEY]
I have not received a response](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifhs73rqksovslobfolhcryr4gfur6rdnoedo6bn6jbn2hoxactnu@jpeg)
April 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Shrödinger's Visa
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I feel like we need to keep saying this because it’s so insane: This is a legal U.S. resident who has been detained for over a month now for his political opinions.
The Department of Homeland Security denied Mahmoud Khalil permission to attend the birth of his first child, who was delivered at a New York hospital on Monday, according to emails reviewed by The New York Times.
Mahmoud Khalil’s Son Arrives After ICE Refuses to Let Him Attend Birth
Mr. Khalil, a permanent resident detained in Louisiana, had requested a monitored furlough for the birth. His request was denied in less than an hour.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I feel like we need to keep saying this because it’s so insane: This is a legal U.S. resident who has been detained for over a month now for his political opinions.
Student Lays Groundwork to Blame Dog for Missing Homework
Fido's legitimacy at risk
Fido's legitimacy at risk
April 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Student Lays Groundwork to Blame Dog for Missing Homework
Fido's legitimacy at risk
Fido's legitimacy at risk
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Whew, this conclusion from the Fourth Circuit:
"We yet cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital to the American ethos."
"We yet cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital to the American ethos."
April 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Whew, this conclusion from the Fourth Circuit:
"We yet cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital to the American ethos."
"We yet cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital to the American ethos."
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I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
April 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
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"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
State Terror
A brief guide for Americans
snyder.substack.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
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there's so many layers of fraud and abuse in this story that "someone might have been trying to log into the NLRB's systems with a valid Doge username and password from russia" doesn't even make it into the first 5,000 words
April 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
there's so many layers of fraud and abuse in this story that "someone might have been trying to log into the NLRB's systems with a valid Doge username and password from russia" doesn't even make it into the first 5,000 words
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What we saw today was two jumped up thugs and their bootlicking sychophants laughing at the US Constitution, the supreme court, and the idea that anyone can stop them from doing anything they want www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Constitutional Crisis Is Here
The Supreme Court told the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador’s infamous CECOT prison. So far, the administration is pretending to comply while re...
www.theatlantic.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
What we saw today was two jumped up thugs and their bootlicking sychophants laughing at the US Constitution, the supreme court, and the idea that anyone can stop them from doing anything they want www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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A Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel investigation reveals that the main accusation of gang membership against Andry, the make-up artist deported to El Salvador, was signed off on by a former police officer with a history of dishonesty currently working at a private prison.
April 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel investigation reveals that the main accusation of gang membership against Andry, the make-up artist deported to El Salvador, was signed off on by a former police officer with a history of dishonesty currently working at a private prison.