debra
@andthelistgrows.bsky.social
everyday starts with a mental list of projects to think about starting/finishing and sort of ends there.
Perpetual optimist
Perpetual optimist
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I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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“The Constitution does not permit the government to arrest thousands of individuals and then disregard their constitutional rights because it would be too challenging to honor those rights.”
It might not seem it to non-lawyers, but that is a *furious* judge right there.
It might not seem it to non-lawyers, but that is a *furious* judge right there.
February 13, 2026 at 2:57 AM
“The Constitution does not permit the government to arrest thousands of individuals and then disregard their constitutional rights because it would be too challenging to honor those rights.”
It might not seem it to non-lawyers, but that is a *furious* judge right there.
It might not seem it to non-lawyers, but that is a *furious* judge right there.
Time for House members to take their oversite role seriously. They are "first responders" to the humanitarian crisis inside detention centers. Members could hire PT RN & SW as staffers to do the tours for them? Only constant oversite can change conditions inside
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Judge orders US to provide California ICE detainees with medical care, attorneys and blankets
Order comes after seven people in California City facility allege they were denied medications, food and sanitation
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Time for House members to take their oversite role seriously. They are "first responders" to the humanitarian crisis inside detention centers. Members could hire PT RN & SW as staffers to do the tours for them? Only constant oversite can change conditions inside
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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"El Jefe" Supported CBP's Information War and Violent Attack on Marimar Martinez
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"El Jefe" Supported CBP's Information War and Violent Attack on Marimar Martinez - emptywheel
Back in October, "El Jefe" applauded Charles Exum's shooting of Marimar Martinez and the false claims he used to slander his victim. And yet after it became clear that was all propaganda in November, ...
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February 11, 2026 at 3:48 PM
"El Jefe" Supported CBP's Information War and Violent Attack on Marimar Martinez
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Trump: "I'm letting everybody that builds a plant build their own electric plant. So they're building a massive plant that's 4 miles long by 4 miles wide, and I'm letting them build electric plants. Some are nuclear, some are oil and gas, some are coal as a backup just in case."
February 10, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Trump: "I'm letting everybody that builds a plant build their own electric plant. So they're building a massive plant that's 4 miles long by 4 miles wide, and I'm letting them build electric plants. Some are nuclear, some are oil and gas, some are coal as a backup just in case."
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Kristi Noem launches retaliation bid in showdown with Dems over DHS funding
Kristi Noem launches retaliation bid in showdown with Dems over DHS funding
The clock is ticking for Republicans to make an acceptable compromise with Democrats on reforming immigration enforcement before Department of Homeland Security funding runs out — but Secretary Kristi Noem has already acted to retaliate against Democrats for the lack of permanent funding.According t...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Kristi Noem launches retaliation bid in showdown with Dems over DHS funding
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JUDGE JOHNSTON: “Today, immigrants are being detained without due process. Tomorrow, under the Government’s interpretation of the law, American citizens could be subject to the same .. This Court will not allow such an unraveling of the Constitution.”
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February 10, 2026 at 2:34 PM
JUDGE JOHNSTON: “Today, immigrants are being detained without due process. Tomorrow, under the Government’s interpretation of the law, American citizens could be subject to the same .. This Court will not allow such an unraveling of the Constitution.”
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Judge Tunheim (Clinton) declines to dissolve his temporary restraining order blocking Trump policy requiring warrantless detention of 5,600 refugees in MN. Says DHS's new reading would mean govt has been violating the law for past 45 yrs.
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February 10, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Judge Tunheim (Clinton) declines to dissolve his temporary restraining order blocking Trump policy requiring warrantless detention of 5,600 refugees in MN. Says DHS's new reading would mean govt has been violating the law for past 45 yrs.
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Do they even have the proper number of toilets per person, or showers? No. Do they provide the most basic, decent privacy that humans deserve? Are they hotels? Are they dorms? No! No! No! Can we choose to live in or stay overnight in our corporate offices, which are zoned commercial? No!
February 7, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Do they even have the proper number of toilets per person, or showers? No. Do they provide the most basic, decent privacy that humans deserve? Are they hotels? Are they dorms? No! No! No! Can we choose to live in or stay overnight in our corporate offices, which are zoned commercial? No!
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“the Rio Grande River” 🫠
I can't wait until we can look back on news releases like this with rueful memories of what a stupid time in history this was.
February 7, 2026 at 4:50 AM
“the Rio Grande River” 🫠
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3x Trump voter: “He takes bribes blatantly, now he’s being a racist blatantly.”
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 PM
3x Trump voter: “He takes bribes blatantly, now he’s being a racist blatantly.”
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Update: Judge Alexakis said she is largely granting Marimar Martinez's motion to modify the court protective order around her case, allowing certain materials, incl. multiple texts from the Border Patrol agent who shot her, to be made public.
February 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Update: Judge Alexakis said she is largely granting Marimar Martinez's motion to modify the court protective order around her case, allowing certain materials, incl. multiple texts from the Border Patrol agent who shot her, to be made public.
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Among other interesting filings this week: Late last night, a federal judge ordered four deported families to be brought back to the U.S. at the government’s expense.
www.courtwatch.news/p/162-nazis-...
www.courtwatch.news/p/162-nazis-...
#162: Nazis 🤝Hezbollah
Things took a surprising turn in one Tennessee arson case. Plus: Judge orders deported families returned, Biden-era Congressional warrants will stay hidden, Minneapolis U.S. Attorneys office stops inv...
www.courtwatch.news
February 6, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Among other interesting filings this week: Late last night, a federal judge ordered four deported families to be brought back to the U.S. at the government’s expense.
www.courtwatch.news/p/162-nazis-...
www.courtwatch.news/p/162-nazis-...
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DOJ Over-Seized Hannah Natanson's Garmin Device and Other Reporting Materials
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DOJ Over-Seized Hannah Natanson's Garmin Device and Other Reporting Materials - emptywheel
DOJ claims it is adhering to the Privacy Protection Act, even though they didn't mention it in the affidavit to search Hannah Natanson's devices. But their search seized far more reporting materials t...
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February 6, 2026 at 12:50 PM
DOJ Over-Seized Hannah Natanson's Garmin Device and Other Reporting Materials
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It is hard to look him in the eye during this.
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:52 PM
It is hard to look him in the eye during this.
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The transcript of the MN hearing where an AUSA said “This job sucks” is remarkable for more reasons than that. It’s a searing portrait of a crisis perpetrated by depraved & oblivious high-level officials. Read it all. ...
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www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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19-TS of 020326 hearing - Segundo APG v. Bondi, 26-CV-603
www.documentcloud.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:52 AM
The transcript of the MN hearing where an AUSA said “This job sucks” is remarkable for more reasons than that. It’s a searing portrait of a crisis perpetrated by depraved & oblivious high-level officials. Read it all. ...
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www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Donald Trump is The GOAT...f*****
(wait for it)
(wait for it)
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Donald Trump is The GOAT...f*****
(wait for it)
(wait for it)
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This is tremendous. Take the time to watch it.
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
This is tremendous. Take the time to watch it.
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Here's my full report at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-system...
February 4, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Here's my full report at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-system...
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Haiti’s TPS continues for now!!!!! And zowie: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdf
February 3, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Haiti’s TPS continues for now!!!!! And zowie: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdf
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It didn't get scrubbed from the broadcast, so it didn't get the attention: but 60 Minutes did a sharp piece on the Minneapolis killings, centering on Sen Rand Paul's criticisms. And as Scott Pelley says, they asked for, but did not get, statements from the WH, DHS, etc.
youtu.be/2MEFa_uEB4w?...
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Calls grow for independent probe into Minneapolis shootings | 60 Minutes
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
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February 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
It didn't get scrubbed from the broadcast, so it didn't get the attention: but 60 Minutes did a sharp piece on the Minneapolis killings, centering on Sen Rand Paul's criticisms. And as Scott Pelley says, they asked for, but did not get, statements from the WH, DHS, etc.
youtu.be/2MEFa_uEB4w?...
youtu.be/2MEFa_uEB4w?...
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BREAKING: Punxsutawney Phil saw the shadow of an ICE agent outside his burrow today. This means 3 more years of winter for America. #AbolishICE #ImpeachNoem #FireHoman #ArrestMiller
February 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
BREAKING: Punxsutawney Phil saw the shadow of an ICE agent outside his burrow today. This means 3 more years of winter for America. #AbolishICE #ImpeachNoem #FireHoman #ArrestMiller
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“This ought to be the final nail in the coffin of congressional Republicans’ breathless efforts to gin up impeachment charges against a judge whose only actual sin, as it turns out, was to decline to roll over when the government defied one of his orders, and then lied about it.”
Me @ “One First”:
Me @ “One First”:
207. The Justice Department Beclowns Itself (Again)
The denouement of DOJ's misconduct complaint against Chief Judge Boasberg provides useful lessons relating to both the Department's continuing misbehavior and the emptiness of calls for impeachment.
www.stevevladeck.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:31 PM
“This ought to be the final nail in the coffin of congressional Republicans’ breathless efforts to gin up impeachment charges against a judge whose only actual sin, as it turns out, was to decline to roll over when the government defied one of his orders, and then lied about it.”
Me @ “One First”:
Me @ “One First”: