bmaz
@bmaz.bsky.social
Criminal defense, civil rights, and occasionally civil, trial lawyer. Former Emptywheel legal writer, husband, father and generally cranky observateur. Lifetime F1 fan.
Wow, is this Canadian men's ice skater doing his program to the Scorpions??
February 11, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Wow, is this Canadian men's ice skater doing his program to the Scorpions??
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The @chicago.suntimes.com Operation Midway Blitz case tracker has been updated.
It reflects today's dismissal of the case against Erik Meier, as well as the deferred-prosecution agreement reached in the case of Jamie Hernandez: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/tracker...
It reflects today's dismissal of the case against Erik Meier, as well as the deferred-prosecution agreement reached in the case of Jamie Hernandez: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/tracker...
February 10, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The @chicago.suntimes.com Operation Midway Blitz case tracker has been updated.
It reflects today's dismissal of the case against Erik Meier, as well as the deferred-prosecution agreement reached in the case of Jamie Hernandez: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/tracker...
It reflects today's dismissal of the case against Erik Meier, as well as the deferred-prosecution agreement reached in the case of Jamie Hernandez: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/tracker...
Why in the living fuck is @jaketapper.bsky.social "on scene" in the Catalina Foothills? Is this shit even true? x.com/kategamon25/...
x.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Why in the living fuck is @jaketapper.bsky.social "on scene" in the Catalina Foothills? Is this shit even true? x.com/kategamon25/...
"The post-Chevron world will be a one-way ratchet."
Trump administration to make climate change denialism official policy www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/02/trum...
Trump administration to make climate change denialism official policy www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/02/trum...
Trump administration to make climate change denialism official policy - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The Anne Gorsuch posthumous revenge tour continues: The Trump administration is planning this week to repeal the Obama-era scientific finding that serves as the legal basis for federal greenhouse-gas ...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:32 PM
"The post-Chevron world will be a one-way ratchet."
Trump administration to make climate change denialism official policy www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/02/trum...
Trump administration to make climate change denialism official policy www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/02/trum...
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Not ICE's job
Pou says her New Jersey district is hosting World Cup matches in June-July. She asks Lyons to commit to pausing ICE operations at FIFA games.
That's a big no from Lyons. 3 times.
ICE is "dedicated to ensuring everyone that visits the facilites will have a safe and secure event."
That's a big no from Lyons. 3 times.
ICE is "dedicated to ensuring everyone that visits the facilites will have a safe and secure event."
February 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Not ICE's job
Because, of course, all political criminal search warrants should be initiated by the President of the US.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Federal probe of 2020 Georgia ballots began with White House referral
The DOJ's explanation for seeking to seize 2020 election ballots in Georgia was laid bare Feb. 10, after a court forced it to release a key document.
www.usatoday.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Because, of course, all political criminal search warrants should be initiated by the President of the US.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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The United States has fallen to its worst-ever position in a leading global index that measures views of corruption in the public sector among independent experts and businesspeople. www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/b...
The US slips to its lowest-ever rank in a global corruption index | CNN Business
The United States has fallen to its worst-ever position in a leading global index that measures views of corruption in the public sector among independent experts and businesspeople.
www.cnn.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:36 PM
The United States has fallen to its worst-ever position in a leading global index that measures views of corruption in the public sector among independent experts and businesspeople. www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/b...
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Ladies and gerontocracy, may I present the smuggest mamawlover on earth?
February 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Ladies and gerontocracy, may I present the smuggest mamawlover on earth?
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Another great piece in @liberalcurrents.com
Trump’s aggression toward Canada is both morally wrong and deeply harmful to the interests of both the US people and the Canadian people.
www.liberalcurrents.com/with-friends...
Trump’s aggression toward Canada is both morally wrong and deeply harmful to the interests of both the US people and the Canadian people.
www.liberalcurrents.com/with-friends...
With Friends Like These
To defend itself from Trump's thuggery, Canada must seek new friends.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Another great piece in @liberalcurrents.com
Trump’s aggression toward Canada is both morally wrong and deeply harmful to the interests of both the US people and the Canadian people.
www.liberalcurrents.com/with-friends...
Trump’s aggression toward Canada is both morally wrong and deeply harmful to the interests of both the US people and the Canadian people.
www.liberalcurrents.com/with-friends...
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David Cameron, profile in courage. www.declassifieduk.org/cameron-met-...
Cameron met top government lawyer while dodging ICC prosecutor
David Cameron sought advice from government’s top lawyer in Israel arms sales case a day after pencilled-in meeting with Karim Khan, new data show
www.declassifieduk.org
February 10, 2026 at 8:36 AM
David Cameron, profile in courage. www.declassifieduk.org/cameron-met-...
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The idea of a bill rendering people deportable for following religious law should make every Jew ill
Tomorrow I will testify before subcommittee of House Judiciary Committee against the proposed "Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act," which would authorize exclusion/deportation of all or most non-citizen Muslim immigrants. My written testimony posted here: reason.com/wp-content/u...
reason.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 AM
The idea of a bill rendering people deportable for following religious law should make every Jew ill
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This. And allegations aren’t proof of anything which is why I’ve discarded some of the more outlandish ones.
There is absolutely a ton. Even if some of the questionable material is true, it is unusable in court. It is how this was always going to go.
February 10, 2026 at 5:41 AM
This. And allegations aren’t proof of anything which is why I’ve discarded some of the more outlandish ones.
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“We’re asking the Nazis murdering people in the streets or dragging them to concentration camps to follow the laws they’re ignoring. Surely if we pass more laws, they’ll follow those.” Pathetic.
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 4:02 AM
“We’re asking the Nazis murdering people in the streets or dragging them to concentration camps to follow the laws they’re ignoring. Surely if we pass more laws, they’ll follow those.” Pathetic.
@lemieuxlgm.bsky.social Have the Trumpies STOPPED THE HOCKEY yet?
February 10, 2026 at 4:30 AM
@lemieuxlgm.bsky.social Have the Trumpies STOPPED THE HOCKEY yet?
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In the future we're gonna look back at online gambling and prediction markets in the same way we look now at cigarettes on airplanes and lead-based paint
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
February 10, 2026 at 2:38 AM
In the future we're gonna look back at online gambling and prediction markets in the same way we look now at cigarettes on airplanes and lead-based paint
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
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Concentration camps built by an administration that doesn’t believe in the germ theory of disease. What could possibly go wrong? Add easily preventable illnesses to the long list of human rights atrocities committed in the Trump-Miller ethnic cleansing campaign.
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Concentration camps built by an administration that doesn’t believe in the germ theory of disease. What could possibly go wrong? Add easily preventable illnesses to the long list of human rights atrocities committed in the Trump-Miller ethnic cleansing campaign.
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Very excited that @gelbach.bsky.social & I will be publishing "Bruen's Tenth Amendment Problem" in the @uchilrev.bsky.social!
Our central arg is that Bruen's erasure of unexercised powers violates the 10th Am's preservation of existing State power. Comments welcome!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Our central arg is that Bruen's erasure of unexercised powers violates the 10th Am's preservation of existing State power. Comments welcome!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
February 9, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Very excited that @gelbach.bsky.social & I will be publishing "Bruen's Tenth Amendment Problem" in the @uchilrev.bsky.social!
Our central arg is that Bruen's erasure of unexercised powers violates the 10th Am's preservation of existing State power. Comments welcome!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Our central arg is that Bruen's erasure of unexercised powers violates the 10th Am's preservation of existing State power. Comments welcome!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Pretty psyched for all of Seattle right now.
February 9, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Pretty psyched for all of Seattle right now.
This was almost certainly pre-written and not by the incoherent Trump.
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This was almost certainly pre-written and not by the incoherent Trump.
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The entire halftime show paid homage to the greatness of America. What the hell does a five time draft dodger know about loving this country.
February 9, 2026 at 2:03 AM
The entire halftime show paid homage to the greatness of America. What the hell does a five time draft dodger know about loving this country.
The US President is one of the biggest pieces of human shit in history. www.espn.com/olympics/sto...
President Trump rips Olympian Hess for comments on U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said that it is hard to cheer for American Olympians who are speaking out against administration policies.
www.espn.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:19 PM
The US President is one of the biggest pieces of human shit in history. www.espn.com/olympics/sto...
Is Green Day sending American Idiot out to Trump?
February 8, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Is Green Day sending American Idiot out to Trump?
People need to quit calling Fetterman a Democrat. He is not.
Every Republican senator voted to confirm Bondi.
Plus one Democrat: @johnfetterman.com.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
Plus one Democrat: @johnfetterman.com.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 1st Session
www.senate.gov
February 8, 2026 at 7:05 PM
People need to quit calling Fetterman a Democrat. He is not.