Andrew Selbst
@aselbst.bsky.social
UCLA Law Prof. Focused on law, tech, and justice. Posting is mostly rage at fascists, their journalist enablers, and feckless Dems who need to retire. Sometimes I even post about things people call me an expert in. He/him. http://ssrn.com/author=1328346
It *is* a fucking scandal, and reason alone to remove her, let alone her perjury and consistent lawbreaking wrt the Epstein files.
When the CIA did this to the Senate it was one of the biggest intel scandals of the 21st century. But here it’s not just a huge scandal, it’s dumb: Pam Bondi is so bad at her job she brought the evidence herself to an open congressional hearing. www.theguardian.com/world/2014/j...
February 12, 2026 at 1:05 AM
It *is* a fucking scandal, and reason alone to remove her, let alone her perjury and consistent lawbreaking wrt the Epstein files.
I am a now two-issue voter: 1) prosecute every last one if these fuckers 2) abolish ICE
February 12, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I am a now two-issue voter: 1) prosecute every last one if these fuckers 2) abolish ICE
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A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
All Bondi accomplished today was to convince everyone that she personally is more implicated in the Epstein coverup than we might have initially thought.
She’ll never be prosecuted because she’ll get a pardon, but yeah she needs to be removed and disbarred at least.
She’ll never be prosecuted because she’ll get a pardon, but yeah she needs to be removed and disbarred at least.
February 12, 2026 at 12:24 AM
All Bondi accomplished today was to convince everyone that she personally is more implicated in the Epstein coverup than we might have initially thought.
She’ll never be prosecuted because she’ll get a pardon, but yeah she needs to be removed and disbarred at least.
She’ll never be prosecuted because she’ll get a pardon, but yeah she needs to be removed and disbarred at least.
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Pam Bondi needs to be reminded that Nixon didn’t go to prison, but his Attorney General did.
February 11, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Pam Bondi needs to be reminded that Nixon didn’t go to prison, but his Attorney General did.
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This is why Minnesotans are begging folks outside the state to keep talking about us.
Please don’t let the world forget we are still in danger.
Please don’t let the world forget we are still in danger.
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This is why Minnesotans are begging folks outside the state to keep talking about us.
Please don’t let the world forget we are still in danger.
Please don’t let the world forget we are still in danger.
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Why, given the reality of the role, should ICE officers be armed at all?
If you truly want to re-imagine ICE, it’s not entirely clear why what is actually a civil matter — immigration enforcement — should be considered armed federal law enforcement at all? — @vermontgmg.bsky.social
If you truly want to re-imagine ICE, it’s not entirely clear why what is actually a civil matter — immigration enforcement — should be considered armed federal law enforcement at all? — @vermontgmg.bsky.social
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 11, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Why, given the reality of the role, should ICE officers be armed at all?
If you truly want to re-imagine ICE, it’s not entirely clear why what is actually a civil matter — immigration enforcement — should be considered armed federal law enforcement at all? — @vermontgmg.bsky.social
If you truly want to re-imagine ICE, it’s not entirely clear why what is actually a civil matter — immigration enforcement — should be considered armed federal law enforcement at all? — @vermontgmg.bsky.social
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When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
Other countries have to be insane to send their teams here right now.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons says that ICE will be a key part of World Cup security.
February 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Other countries have to be insane to send their teams here right now.
It’s been over a year of this. That’s definitely enough for judges to start cracking down.
good thread documenting what's going on here but I think it's important to emphasize this is 100% on the judges. If every DoJ attorney headed into federal court knew that this sort of behavior would result in immediate sanctions or recommendations for disbarment from a federal judge, it would end.
NEW: Federal judges are increasingly furious at what they see as a pattern / playbook of defiance by the Trump administration to court orders in immigration cases — in Minnesota and around the country.
Here’s a look at what they’re seeing: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Here’s a look at what they’re seeing: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 3:42 PM
It’s been over a year of this. That’s definitely enough for judges to start cracking down.
More of this. Every single Dem senator needs a challenger to the left.
February 10, 2026 at 3:17 PM
More of this. Every single Dem senator needs a challenger to the left.
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The choice to frame this rhetorically as a negotiation *with ICE and DHS* rather than, you know, a decision about their future made by their rightful superiors in the popularly elected legislature is, to me, incredibly grating.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 4:55 AM
The choice to frame this rhetorically as a negotiation *with ICE and DHS* rather than, you know, a decision about their future made by their rightful superiors in the popularly elected legislature is, to me, incredibly grating.
More and more I worry about how hard they’re trying to make it for legislators to do site visits. If they go from concentration camps to death camps, will we even know?
Yes. Miller knows those people can't all be deported. He knows they will be in camps. We need to understand: many, many people in Trump's circle read about the Nazis, openly admire Hitler, and want to emulate what Hitler did. We have to accept how serious this is - we cannot hide from it.
Dear all saying no worries, Trump can't round up 10M immigrants because their work is needed for the US economy: please, remember that MOST of the camps in Germany from 1938 were "Arbeitslager" - labor camps. Deporting people is hard. But locking people up and making them work, that's been done. 1/
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 AM
More and more I worry about how hard they’re trying to make it for legislators to do site visits. If they go from concentration camps to death camps, will we even know?
Like Lucy with the football but instead of taking the football away, she’s shooting an innocent person on the street.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Like Lucy with the football but instead of taking the football away, she’s shooting an innocent person on the street.
JFC this is hard to read
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 AM
JFC this is hard to read
What about the % that think he acts unethically and enthusiastically support it?
% of White evangelicals who are extremely/very confident that Donald Trump acts ethically in office 📉
55% in early 2025
40% in early 2026
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
55% in early 2025
40% in early 2026
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 AM
What about the % that think he acts unethically and enthusiastically support it?
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this may be a radical take BUT I think we should proceed cautiously with the rushed integration of half-cooked automation into problematic business sectors in a broadly-corrupt country without functional regulatory oversight
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
this may be a radical take BUT I think we should proceed cautiously with the rushed integration of half-cooked automation into problematic business sectors in a broadly-corrupt country without functional regulatory oversight
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I worked on the emergency teams preparing for 2 Super Bowls in previous decades. We were focused on international terrorist threats, not threats from our own federal government.
Maybe Dems in Congress should consider doing something about that.
Maybe Dems in Congress should consider doing something about that.
As the Patriots take the field tonight, every fan should be able to enjoy the game without fear.
Like the patriots of 1776, we must demand a future free from authoritarian violence.
Defund and abolish this violent agency and keep them out of the Super Bowl.
Like the patriots of 1776, we must demand a future free from authoritarian violence.
Defund and abolish this violent agency and keep them out of the Super Bowl.
February 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I worked on the emergency teams preparing for 2 Super Bowls in previous decades. We were focused on international terrorist threats, not threats from our own federal government.
Maybe Dems in Congress should consider doing something about that.
Maybe Dems in Congress should consider doing something about that.
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The Trump administration is pushing the Federal Trade Commission to override state AI consumer protection laws, but the agency’s power is constrained by federalism, says TechFreedom’s Andy Jung. And any preemption effort must clear several hurdles, including a lengthy rulemaking process.
The FTC’s AI Preemption Authority is Limited
Andy Jung takes argues the Trump administration’s effort to use the FTC to preempt state AI consumer protection laws will run into significant constraints.
buff.ly
February 8, 2026 at 3:30 AM
The Trump administration is pushing the Federal Trade Commission to override state AI consumer protection laws, but the agency’s power is constrained by federalism, says TechFreedom’s Andy Jung. And any preemption effort must clear several hurdles, including a lengthy rulemaking process.
Don't let up on this story. ICE thugs are still there, terrorizing the community. The institution needs to be abolished, and everyone working there needs to be made permanently unemployable.
🚨BREAKING: Local Minneapolis police SWARM ICE protesters making mass arrests in front of ICE prison. One protesters forehead is gushing blood ⬇️
February 7, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Don't let up on this story. ICE thugs are still there, terrorizing the community. The institution needs to be abolished, and everyone working there needs to be made permanently unemployable.
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Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
February 5, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
I think this intuition is flipped in the Supreme Court/FedSoc understanding of the world. Right are important—if ever—only to the extent they don’t get in the way of the executive doing what it wants.
That flip is fundamental to a lot that’s messed up right now.
That flip is fundamental to a lot that’s messed up right now.
The only response here is a motion to enjoin the whole operation
If the government's position is "I'm sorry your honor but we don't be the capacity to both respect constitutional rights and conduct the operation as it is currently being conducted" the answer is "then you must stop the operation"
If the government's position is "I'm sorry your honor but we don't be the capacity to both respect constitutional rights and conduct the operation as it is currently being conducted" the answer is "then you must stop the operation"
Flooding the zone with shit, but for the legal system. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
February 5, 2026 at 8:53 PM
I think this intuition is flipped in the Supreme Court/FedSoc understanding of the world. Right are important—if ever—only to the extent they don’t get in the way of the executive doing what it wants.
That flip is fundamental to a lot that’s messed up right now.
That flip is fundamental to a lot that’s messed up right now.
To be fair, he’s probably got the right invitation legally speaking. Both are just murder.
He cannot be clearer. There is no difference to him between bombing random fishermen on boats and shooting Americans protesters in the face
I swear this clip is not edited. Trump pivots from downplaying the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti ("two people out of tens of thousands and you get bad publicity") to in the very next breath claiming "we've been very tough on the waters," leaving Tom Llamas baffled ("the waters?")
February 5, 2026 at 4:32 PM
To be fair, he’s probably got the right invitation legally speaking. Both are just murder.
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STOP talking shit about 2028 Democratic presidential primary candidates:
Walz is PERSONABLE
Shapiro is RHETORICALLY GIFTED
AOC is CHARISMATIC
Pritzker is SUCCESSFUL
Newsom
Buttigieg has EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE
Walz is PERSONABLE
Shapiro is RHETORICALLY GIFTED
AOC is CHARISMATIC
Pritzker is SUCCESSFUL
Newsom
Buttigieg has EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE
February 4, 2026 at 11:23 PM
STOP talking shit about 2028 Democratic presidential primary candidates:
Walz is PERSONABLE
Shapiro is RHETORICALLY GIFTED
AOC is CHARISMATIC
Pritzker is SUCCESSFUL
Newsom
Buttigieg has EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE
Walz is PERSONABLE
Shapiro is RHETORICALLY GIFTED
AOC is CHARISMATIC
Pritzker is SUCCESSFUL
Newsom
Buttigieg has EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE
Billionaires shouldn’t exist, exhibit #45286
“The values of The Post do not need changing. The paper’s duty will remain to its readers and not to the private interests of its owners. We will continue to follow the truth wherever it leads,” -Jeffrey Preston Bezos, August 5, 2013 www.washingtonpost.com/national/jef...
Jeff Bezos on Post purchase
Letter to the employees of The Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Billionaires shouldn’t exist, exhibit #45286