Andrew Rothstein
@asrothstein.bsky.social
Minnesotan lawyer (not your lawyer) and photographer. Nothing I say on here is legal advice. Fan of the outdoors, public health, sports, and many nerd things. All views and skeets are my own except the bad ones. (He/Him)
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Is it good or bad that an agency that is technically involved in law enforcement is using ideas from the serial killer playbook?
A female ICE thug posing as a distressed motorist in neighborhoods of Brooklyn Park (63% non-white), MN, to entrap good samaritans. This is the same MO Ted Bundy used to lure his victims to their demise.
February 15, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Is it good or bad that an agency that is technically involved in law enforcement is using ideas from the serial killer playbook?
Hey @bcdreyer.social how do we feel about Pittsburgh’s dropping the infinitive? It’s bad enough when you hear people say “X needs done” but it even bleeds into COUNTY documents.
“if your tax bill making address needs revised…” 😱
“if your tax bill making address needs revised…” 😱
February 15, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Hey @bcdreyer.social how do we feel about Pittsburgh’s dropping the infinitive? It’s bad enough when you hear people say “X needs done” but it even bleeds into COUNTY documents.
“if your tax bill making address needs revised…” 😱
“if your tax bill making address needs revised…” 😱
A day late but Happy Valentines Day everybody.
February 15, 2026 at 2:06 PM
A day late but Happy Valentines Day everybody.
Bondi’s Law: If the Dow Jones is over 50,000 the DOJ doesn’t have to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
February 15, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Bondi’s Law: If the Dow Jones is over 50,000 the DOJ doesn’t have to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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hello and welcome to the political genius exam. here is question one. which is a more compelling message:
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
Romance alert: Trump's reckless tariffs have Valentine’s Day costs up across the board:
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
February 14, 2026 at 6:19 PM
hello and welcome to the political genius exam. here is question one. which is a more compelling message:
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
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Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
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Good time to remind everyone that NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, a right-wing economist, has made it a personal goal to make sure lockdowns can never return.
Because in his mind, there is nothing that could ever justify shutting down the economy.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Because in his mind, there is nothing that could ever justify shutting down the economy.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
www.nature.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Good time to remind everyone that NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, a right-wing economist, has made it a personal goal to make sure lockdowns can never return.
Because in his mind, there is nothing that could ever justify shutting down the economy.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Because in his mind, there is nothing that could ever justify shutting down the economy.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Fuck Homewood Suites and fuck local police for allowing the Feds to drive on MN streets with illegally swapped plates AND expired tabs.
Our local Homewood suites has dozens of ICE agents staying there too.
Our local Homewood suites has dozens of ICE agents staying there too.
Tom Homan: "I'm not going to sit here and say anybody did anything wrong and that, you know, they were, you know, unprofessional."
Today at Homewood Suites in New Brighton, MN:
Today at Homewood Suites in New Brighton, MN:
February 15, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Fuck Homewood Suites and fuck local police for allowing the Feds to drive on MN streets with illegally swapped plates AND expired tabs.
Our local Homewood suites has dozens of ICE agents staying there too.
Our local Homewood suites has dozens of ICE agents staying there too.
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I really don't care about anyone's "he can't do this because states run elections!" argument.
This is an explicit pledge to rule lawlessly by the commander-in-chief of the world's most powerful military, who is also currently constructing a nationwide system of detention camps.
This is an explicit pledge to rule lawlessly by the commander-in-chief of the world's most powerful military, who is also currently constructing a nationwide system of detention camps.
“There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!”
February 13, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I really don't care about anyone's "he can't do this because states run elections!" argument.
This is an explicit pledge to rule lawlessly by the commander-in-chief of the world's most powerful military, who is also currently constructing a nationwide system of detention camps.
This is an explicit pledge to rule lawlessly by the commander-in-chief of the world's most powerful military, who is also currently constructing a nationwide system of detention camps.
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Whether it’s Barack Obama, putting Dijon mustard on a hotdog or RFK Jr. snorting cocaine off a toilet seat, both men made some curious decisions.
February 13, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Whether it’s Barack Obama, putting Dijon mustard on a hotdog or RFK Jr. snorting cocaine off a toilet seat, both men made some curious decisions.
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This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
Exceptions for “travel”? And the depths of legal arguments and “articulated”, he doesn’t talk like this.
This reads like Stephen miller wasn’t available so the social media intern went with AI slop.
This reads like Stephen miller wasn’t available so the social media intern went with AI slop.
“There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!”
February 13, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Exceptions for “travel”? And the depths of legal arguments and “articulated”, he doesn’t talk like this.
This reads like Stephen miller wasn’t available so the social media intern went with AI slop.
This reads like Stephen miller wasn’t available so the social media intern went with AI slop.
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Jerry’s profile photo appears on the screen and fades to black and white as Sarah McLachlan’s ‘Angel’ starts to play.
Countless spouses who don’t even use this app have been subjected to this terrorist’s musings and “comedy”. With your donation we can put an end to this madness.
Countless spouses who don’t even use this app have been subjected to this terrorist’s musings and “comedy”. With your donation we can put an end to this madness.
welcome people joining via the "people who made a post so good I showed my wife" starter pack. DM for a list of signed affidavits of other spouses who have been shown my posts against their wills
February 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Jerry’s profile photo appears on the screen and fades to black and white as Sarah McLachlan’s ‘Angel’ starts to play.
Countless spouses who don’t even use this app have been subjected to this terrorist’s musings and “comedy”. With your donation we can put an end to this madness.
Countless spouses who don’t even use this app have been subjected to this terrorist’s musings and “comedy”. With your donation we can put an end to this madness.
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The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
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Good night, moon,
Good night, goons,
Good night, El Paso party balloons.
Good night, goons,
Good night, El Paso party balloons.
“The news is reporting”
February 12, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Good night, moon,
Good night, goons,
Good night, El Paso party balloons.
Good night, goons,
Good night, El Paso party balloons.
Just yesterday I was shitting on the Atlantic as being a welfare system for right of center and “libertarian” young boomer/Gen X political columnists who are otherwise intolerable and unemployable…and they are not beating the allegations.
Rod Dreher has fueled some of the more apocalyptic currents on the Trumpist right. Robert F. Worth spoke with the writer to understand his worldview:
Rod Dreher Thinks the Enlightenment Was a Mistake
The influential author derides secularism and the modern world. Conservatives—including the vice president—are joining him on a march back to the Middle Ages.
bit.ly
February 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Just yesterday I was shitting on the Atlantic as being a welfare system for right of center and “libertarian” young boomer/Gen X political columnists who are otherwise intolerable and unemployable…and they are not beating the allegations.
This summary while accurate doesn’t do justice to how awful the terms for the security grants are. It’s much more than supporting ICE, it’s also agreeing to not have ANY DEI programming, and an unconstitutional ban on protest against Israel.
The Trump administration is trying to divide Jews from other marginalized communities at a time of rising antisemitism and fascism, by forcing Jews to choose between supporting ICE or rejecting federal security funding. It is an unacceptable choice,. www.jta.org/2026/02/11/i...
American synagogues are being forced into a terrible choice: Collaborate with ICE or risk our own safety - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Jewish federations should fund security so synagogues don't have to accept the federal government's conditions, a Philadelphia rabbi urges.
www.jta.org
February 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
This summary while accurate doesn’t do justice to how awful the terms for the security grants are. It’s much more than supporting ICE, it’s also agreeing to not have ANY DEI programming, and an unconstitutional ban on protest against Israel.
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The Trump administration is trying to divide Jews from other marginalized communities at a time of rising antisemitism and fascism, by forcing Jews to choose between supporting ICE or rejecting federal security funding. It is an unacceptable choice,. www.jta.org/2026/02/11/i...
American synagogues are being forced into a terrible choice: Collaborate with ICE or risk our own safety - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Jewish federations should fund security so synagogues don't have to accept the federal government's conditions, a Philadelphia rabbi urges.
www.jta.org
February 11, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The Trump administration is trying to divide Jews from other marginalized communities at a time of rising antisemitism and fascism, by forcing Jews to choose between supporting ICE or rejecting federal security funding. It is an unacceptable choice,. www.jta.org/2026/02/11/i...
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Really rough to see antisemitism get more and more mainstreamed over just a few years. Never thought I’d see it happen in this country, quite honestly.
Current state of things: One Fox News host casually declares that Epstein’s money comes from “Jewish billionaires” and a “Jewish banking family,” another responds that he was a “sex rabbi.” www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jes...
February 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Really rough to see antisemitism get more and more mainstreamed over just a few years. Never thought I’d see it happen in this country, quite honestly.
Navi but it’s Neelix.
This game releases in a couple weeks and this seems like a bad review but it’s also kind of exactly what I want from it
February 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Navi but it’s Neelix.
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May this follow her the rest of her miserable life.
February 13, 2026 at 2:47 AM
May this follow her the rest of her miserable life.
Folks, it is extremely weird and a red flag to run around like Mulder shouting “I want to believe” about Epstein being an Israeli asset and then being upset when other people say there’s no proof and demanding people review 3 million documents before judging your unsubstantiated claim.
It’s also possible he’s an alien from the planet Pedotopia. But absent proof I’m not going to speculate out my ass on it. Especially if blaming Pedotopia for things is bc of antisemitism.
That’s a terrible read on both Stancil and burden of proof (in an argument/debate perspective not law).
That’s a terrible read on both Stancil and burden of proof (in an argument/debate perspective not law).
February 13, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Folks, it is extremely weird and a red flag to run around like Mulder shouting “I want to believe” about Epstein being an Israeli asset and then being upset when other people say there’s no proof and demanding people review 3 million documents before judging your unsubstantiated claim.
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I was diagnosed with MS 12 years ago after an attack of full body neuropathy. I’ve been really lucky that I haven’t had any subsequent attacks. Still, the possibility always hangs over me, and the possibility of taking that stress from others was joyous to me. This is so awful.
Moderna has 2 trials for EBV vaccines in Phase 1/2 and Phase 2. EBV is now widely believed to be a causative agent for Multiple Sclerosis. Just under 3 million people in the world, about 1 million in the US have MS.
trials.modernatx.com/study/?id=mR...
trials.modernatx.com/study/?id=mR...
trials.modernatx.com/study/?id=mR...
trials.modernatx.com/study/?id=mR...
February 13, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I was diagnosed with MS 12 years ago after an attack of full body neuropathy. I’ve been really lucky that I haven’t had any subsequent attacks. Still, the possibility always hangs over me, and the possibility of taking that stress from others was joyous to me. This is so awful.
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About "agitators" --
1. Homan can't even capitulate without threatening more illegal, military-ish force against people exercising their 1A rights.
2. I doubt it's unintentional that they continue to use a loaded term inextricably linked with segregationists and bigots.
1. Homan can't even capitulate without threatening more illegal, military-ish force against people exercising their 1A rights.
2. I doubt it's unintentional that they continue to use a loaded term inextricably linked with segregationists and bigots.
He literally says in this clip that ICE will keep in Minnesota “quick reaction forces” — a military term — to go after “agitators.” Remember that those on the ground in MPLS have spent more than a week trying to tell everyone that Trump’s prior “deescalation” was a ruse and ICE is still operational
Homan: "Operation Metro Surge is ending. In the next week, we're going to deploy the officers here on detail back to their home stations or to other areas of the country where they're needed."
February 12, 2026 at 4:36 PM
About "agitators" --
1. Homan can't even capitulate without threatening more illegal, military-ish force against people exercising their 1A rights.
2. I doubt it's unintentional that they continue to use a loaded term inextricably linked with segregationists and bigots.
1. Homan can't even capitulate without threatening more illegal, military-ish force against people exercising their 1A rights.
2. I doubt it's unintentional that they continue to use a loaded term inextricably linked with segregationists and bigots.