Elizabeth Powell
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Yia-Yia to Robbie, persistent lawyer repping King County tenants.
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It's all hands on deck for 2026. Winning the midterms, in a free and fair election, is a MUST. Trump is dying, but who know how long doctors can extend his miserable life?
We the People are the last line of defense.
We're growing in size and growing in strength.
We can do this. We HAVE to.
We the People are the last line of defense.
We're growing in size and growing in strength.
We can do this. We HAVE to.
February 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM
It's all hands on deck for 2026. Winning the midterms, in a free and fair election, is a MUST. Trump is dying, but who know how long doctors can extend his miserable life?
We the People are the last line of defense.
We're growing in size and growing in strength.
We can do this. We HAVE to.
We the People are the last line of defense.
We're growing in size and growing in strength.
We can do this. We HAVE to.
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Raskin: To promote justice for the people, you've got to listen to the victims like the women seated behind you today. Those are just some of the hundreds of survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's global sex trafficking ring. You still haven't with them.
February 11, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Raskin: To promote justice for the people, you've got to listen to the victims like the women seated behind you today. Those are just some of the hundreds of survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's global sex trafficking ring. You still haven't with them.
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If only the entire Democratic Party spoke every single day the way Jamie Raskin is speaking to Pam Bondi right now.
February 11, 2026 at 3:24 PM
If only the entire Democratic Party spoke every single day the way Jamie Raskin is speaking to Pam Bondi right now.
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Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this?
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![Case 1:24-CV-09429-KPF Document 227 Filed 02/05/26 Page 2 of 33
Feldman [wals not excused from this professional obligation [of verifying that the cases he submitted to the Court were valid] by dint of using emerging
technology." (Dkt. #169 at 4).
Mr. Feldman persisted. A few days prior to the Court's hearing on the
Order to Show Cause, Mr. Feldman submitted a proposed reply brief in further support of Affable's motion to dismiss. Once again, his brief contained false citations. And at the August 22, 2025 hearing, Mr. Feldman was unable to respond directly to, much less answer, the Court's questioning about his
submissions.
Mr. Feldman has not, and apparently cannot, learn from his mistakes.
And while the Court does not oppose the use of Al to assist in legal research
and writing, it must take a stand where, as here, counsel repeatedly files
submissions with false citations because counsel refuses to verify those
submissions. This Court can do no more. For the reasons that follow, the
Court sanctions Mr. Feldman pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11
and the Court's inherent powers by striking Affable's submissions and entering
default judgment against it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6le6nxu7jfhglz6/bafkreigeefuabd636ruucelhxav3v3p43dezhotggrwlgjgsev2z2ggev4@jpeg)
February 6, 2026 at 5:34 AM
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“Late Friday night, the Fifth Circuit adopted the extreme minority view—that the government can indefinitely detain without bond millions of non-citizens who have been here for generations; who have never committed a crime; and who pose neither a risk of flight nor any threat to public safety.”
208. The Fifth Circuit Jumps the Immigration Detention Shark
Late Friday, two of the nation's most right-wing circuit judges adopted an odious legal claim that district court judges from across the country (and ideological spectrum) have overwhelmingly rejected
www.stevevladeck.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara told his officers that they have a duty to intervene if they see ICE committing crimes and will be fired if they don't. We need a lot more of this.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
January 28, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 29, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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Bravo!🙌🏼 to whoever sent out the distress bat signal in the Bay Area — well done!
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
January 29, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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i just want to cry. i have literally just spent the last 6 hours responding to email after email of people begging for rent money or for me to point them in the direction of help, which does not exist.
please @governorwalz.mn.gov. we need an eviction moratorium. there is no other solution.
please @governorwalz.mn.gov. we need an eviction moratorium. there is no other solution.
January 29, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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Baltimore bridge collapse: crew members from ship still held by US two years on
Baltimore bridge collapse: crew members from ship still held by US two years on
Despite no criminal charges being brought against them, four officers have been detained since the MV Dali struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, killing six workers
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January 29, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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I didn’t know WA state had such an absolute moron for a Representative. Please do not vote for @gluesenkampperez.house.gov again. JFC 🥴
Things are terrible, but we need to be strategic right now.
January 30, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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It's pretty amazing to me the amount of shit that apparently you can Just Do as an NYC mayor. It makes basically every other American politician look like an incompetent loser.
What do you mean there was just a button that reversed wage theft? Why wasn't and isn't everyone hitting it all the time??
What do you mean there was just a button that reversed wage theft? Why wasn't and isn't everyone hitting it all the time??
Incredible contrast between this and Keir Starmer running a delivery driver over
February 2, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.
It's a tour de force:
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It's a tour de force:
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!["On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1
More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/bafkreicrroq5taft777rmau2ffjlsphbcatlxnwwigf2yekoke533yycim@jpeg)
![has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up,
twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite
country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of
suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified
Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that
she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8
U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all.
See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here
illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section
IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she
ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id.
The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary
unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes,
the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary,
Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to
replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A.
As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS
holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/bafkreid3cmawech25ummuj2tjvgxsrvufma2kmrijlfpglalwddd3qkikq@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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BREAKING: Judge Boasberg has GRANTED our motion to compel in our DOGE FOIA case involving Musk's phone(s). The government must now reach out to Sean Duffy and multiple Republican Senators to comply. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-j...
BREAKING: Judge Boasberg has GRANTED Our Motion to Compel in DOGE FOIA Case Involving Musk's Phone(s)
Though still refusing to acknowledge Musk was a government employee, DOJ argued they shouldn't have to find out if he was using a personal phone. They just lost that argument.
www.muellershewrote.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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If you want to FINALLY watch Scott Bessent get pinned down on specifics about the illegal money laundering operation being conducted by the Trump admin from someone who knows WTF he’s talking about, this clip is your chance. Bessent gets destroyed.
February 4, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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I guess he just got lucky.
January 27, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I guess he just got lucky.
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@abuela.bsky.social "Lucy... you've been naughty!"
NEW: A federal judge in Minnesota orders Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to appear IN PERSON this Friday and explain why he shouldn't be held in contempt.
"The court's patience is at an end," writes Bush-appointed Judge Patrick J Schiltz, who clerked for Scalia. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
"The court's patience is at an end," writes Bush-appointed Judge Patrick J Schiltz, who clerked for Scalia. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 27, 2026 at 1:01 PM
@abuela.bsky.social "Lucy... you've been naughty!"
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They need to elect this woman for their city council!
This is how you hold your local law enforcement accountable for protecting your community against ICE!
Mic Drop!
This is how you hold your local law enforcement accountable for protecting your community against ICE!
Mic Drop!
January 27, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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JFC .. @abuela.bsky.social
IMMORAL…
This drawing was made by one of the 5 year old El Gamal twins. It shows children behind bars with the caption, “I’m 5 years old.”
An immigration judge denied them bond, citing “insufficient assets.” These children could remain in detention for years while their case is appealed.
This drawing was made by one of the 5 year old El Gamal twins. It shows children behind bars with the caption, “I’m 5 years old.”
An immigration judge denied them bond, citing “insufficient assets.” These children could remain in detention for years while their case is appealed.
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
JFC .. @abuela.bsky.social
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Klobuchar: "When they're killing 2 constituents in my state, and they're taking 2 year olds our of the arms of their mom, and they're taking an elder Hmong man out of his house & putting him out there in his underwear & then figuring out the have the wrong man -- no, I'm not voting for this funding"
January 25, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Klobuchar: "When they're killing 2 constituents in my state, and they're taking 2 year olds our of the arms of their mom, and they're taking an elder Hmong man out of his house & putting him out there in his underwear & then figuring out the have the wrong man -- no, I'm not voting for this funding"
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Reject and call out state propaganda
Only believe what you see with your own eyes
Spread the truth.
Only believe what you see with your own eyes
Spread the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Reject and call out state propaganda
Only believe what you see with your own eyes
Spread the truth.
Only believe what you see with your own eyes
Spread the truth.
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This woman speaks for the majority of Americans. 🙌🙏🫶👇
January 25, 2026 at 4:33 PM
This woman speaks for the majority of Americans. 🙌🙏🫶👇
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You’re watching the administration lose control of the narrative in real time.
The more they show their supporters that they don’t give a shit about their gun rights, the worse it gets.
I’ve seen over a dozen right-wing commentators call out the propaganda. That’s progress.
The more they show their supporters that they don’t give a shit about their gun rights, the worse it gets.
I’ve seen over a dozen right-wing commentators call out the propaganda. That’s progress.
January 25, 2026 at 2:58 AM
You’re watching the administration lose control of the narrative in real time.
The more they show their supporters that they don’t give a shit about their gun rights, the worse it gets.
I’ve seen over a dozen right-wing commentators call out the propaganda. That’s progress.
The more they show their supporters that they don’t give a shit about their gun rights, the worse it gets.
I’ve seen over a dozen right-wing commentators call out the propaganda. That’s progress.
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“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
January 25, 2026 at 2:56 AM
“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”