Cait
@caitesq.bsky.social
Public defender. Professional troublemaker. Burrito and word game enthusiast.
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Cait
@caitesq.bsky.social
· Aug 23
Apologies to my followers who are not here for the beansposting
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Amateur hour in Minneapolis continues, even with Bovino out of the picture.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.
January 28, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Amateur hour in Minneapolis continues, even with Bovino out of the picture.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.
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Honestly the fact that Graham has to go on Fox News to defend Miller makes me think we might be closer to this happening than I previously thought.
Lindsey Graham: "When this clock strikes 12 on the Trump era, there will be a few people walking out the door with Donald Trump. Stephen Miller will be in that group. I want everybody to know on the Republican side."
January 28, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Honestly the fact that Graham has to go on Fox News to defend Miller makes me think we might be closer to this happening than I previously thought.
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Welcome to the afterlife, Peter Duesberg, where you are about to have about 300,000 *very* uncomfortable conversations.
January 28, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Welcome to the afterlife, Peter Duesberg, where you are about to have about 300,000 *very* uncomfortable conversations.
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Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller
January 28, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
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"Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 28, 2026 at 1:07 AM
"Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
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Please note this is only the deaths we have been told about - and does not include however many people have died in overseas gulags.
January 28, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Please note this is only the deaths we have been told about - and does not include however many people have died in overseas gulags.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:05 AM
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Something I've been trying to impart on people is that the ICE occupation in Minnesota is both an ethnic cleansing and an ideological terror campaign. It's clear that the second part has utterly failed; the community is not terrified. But ICE is now desperately trying to salvage the first part.
January 27, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Something I've been trying to impart on people is that the ICE occupation in Minnesota is both an ethnic cleansing and an ideological terror campaign. It's clear that the second part has utterly failed; the community is not terrified. But ICE is now desperately trying to salvage the first part.
This is really interesting!
Just had an absolutely fascinating exchange with @hikikomorphism.bsky.social on the use of generative AI in law, which resulted in me crafting a question designed to trip an AI up in numerous ways; the AI correctly identifying those traps; and then getting the answer spectacularly wrong anyway. 1/x
modern deep research tools are pretty good. Out of curiousity, would you be willing to give me a question that would require nontrivial research? something you know the answer to, where the answer is tweet-length? I'll run it through a deep research tool and respond with the summarized output
January 28, 2026 at 2:23 AM
This is really interesting!
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Look, if you had a party scheduled at your house, and the pipes broke and the floor was covered in raw sewage, you’d tell your friends not to come over.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
January 27, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Look, if you had a party scheduled at your house, and the pipes broke and the floor was covered in raw sewage, you’d tell your friends not to come over.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
Aaron is right. This is wildly nonstandard—people who are not US citizens still serve their prison sentences when they commit crimes!
Emphasizing how RIDICULOUS the first demand is. They’re asking for Minnesota to release people actively serving prison sentences “for immediate deportation,” which would mean a get-out-of-jail free situation for noncitizens in Minnesota serving time.
Like, what the hell are they talking about?
Like, what the hell are they talking about?
Trump’s demands of Minnesota and Minneapolis - still blaming Dem leadership in the state for the chaos and death his regime has caused. Doesn’t sound promising.
January 27, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Aaron is right. This is wildly nonstandard—people who are not US citizens still serve their prison sentences when they commit crimes!
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if Bovino is out, then everyone who works with him can see that there are at least some consequences for terrorizing people. now's the moment to make sure all the people who work with him know they should stop now, prepare for the political moment after this one, and anticipate accountability.
January 27, 2026 at 12:45 AM
if Bovino is out, then everyone who works with him can see that there are at least some consequences for terrorizing people. now's the moment to make sure all the people who work with him know they should stop now, prepare for the political moment after this one, and anticipate accountability.
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Federal judge issues temporary order prohibiting removal of 5-year-old boy and father who were detained in Minnesota.
January 27, 2026 at 9:31 PM
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Federal judge issues temporary order prohibiting removal of 5-year-old boy and father who were detained in Minnesota.
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/2 Reminds me of a jail call I once got.
Inmate: I have a big police corruption story
Me: yeah?
Inmate: I’ve got proof and recordings
Me: yeah
Inmate: I need a real writer to write it up
Me: Yeah.
Inmate: Someone respected.
Me: Yeah!
Inmate: So can you introduce me to @radleybalko.bsky.social
Inmate: I have a big police corruption story
Me: yeah?
Inmate: I’ve got proof and recordings
Me: yeah
Inmate: I need a real writer to write it up
Me: Yeah.
Inmate: Someone respected.
Me: Yeah!
Inmate: So can you introduce me to @radleybalko.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 8:47 PM
/2 Reminds me of a jail call I once got.
Inmate: I have a big police corruption story
Me: yeah?
Inmate: I’ve got proof and recordings
Me: yeah
Inmate: I need a real writer to write it up
Me: Yeah.
Inmate: Someone respected.
Me: Yeah!
Inmate: So can you introduce me to @radleybalko.bsky.social
Inmate: I have a big police corruption story
Me: yeah?
Inmate: I’ve got proof and recordings
Me: yeah
Inmate: I need a real writer to write it up
Me: Yeah.
Inmate: Someone respected.
Me: Yeah!
Inmate: So can you introduce me to @radleybalko.bsky.social
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NEW: House Democratic Leaders Jeffries, Clark and Aguilar say in a joint statement, "Kristi Noem should be fired immediately, or we will commence impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives."
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
January 27, 2026 at 6:06 PM
NEW: House Democratic Leaders Jeffries, Clark and Aguilar say in a joint statement, "Kristi Noem should be fired immediately, or we will commence impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives."
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
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Their tiny accomplices climbed out, carrying bags on their backs full of scribbled writings—Codes, perhaps? Or manifestos?—in crayon and pencil and Magic Marker. Some of them were armed with Uncrustables, suspicious, round, sandwich-like objects full of jelly and peanut butter.
Trump-Administration Officials Describe an Elementary-School Drop-Off
Once they’ve identified you as the enemy, your every action looks sinister.
www.theatlantic.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Their tiny accomplices climbed out, carrying bags on their backs full of scribbled writings—Codes, perhaps? Or manifestos?—in crayon and pencil and Magic Marker. Some of them were armed with Uncrustables, suspicious, round, sandwich-like objects full of jelly and peanut butter.
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"I don't know how to break it to you, but they're Beef Bros now. There's not a cure because its not a sickness, its a Beefness and now" I take off my shirt, "I got it too"
January 27, 2026 at 7:35 PM
"I don't know how to break it to you, but they're Beef Bros now. There's not a cure because its not a sickness, its a Beefness and now" I take off my shirt, "I got it too"
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#TafoniTuesday!
When saltwater seeps into the crevices and pores in rock and then evaporates, salt crystals are deposited. As these crystals expand, they weaken the rock, breaking it apart and leaving behind numerous cavities called tafoni. #photography
When saltwater seeps into the crevices and pores in rock and then evaporates, salt crystals are deposited. As these crystals expand, they weaken the rock, breaking it apart and leaving behind numerous cavities called tafoni. #photography
January 27, 2026 at 7:28 PM
#TafoniTuesday!
When saltwater seeps into the crevices and pores in rock and then evaporates, salt crystals are deposited. As these crystals expand, they weaken the rock, breaking it apart and leaving behind numerous cavities called tafoni. #photography
When saltwater seeps into the crevices and pores in rock and then evaporates, salt crystals are deposited. As these crystals expand, they weaken the rock, breaking it apart and leaving behind numerous cavities called tafoni. #photography
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If you're a nail polish person, the MN-based small polish maker Atomic Polish is selling Ice Out, and 100% of the proceeds of it are going to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund
ICE Out - Fundraising Nail Polish
**Shipping Update** Shipping will continue once more ingredients have arrived for this polish. Orders should go out in about 2 weeks. Ice Out is a blurple based polish with a blue/aqua shift and pink ...
www.atomicpolish.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:42 PM
If you're a nail polish person, the MN-based small polish maker Atomic Polish is selling Ice Out, and 100% of the proceeds of it are going to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund
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The term of art for it is "shocks the conscience," but I think "c'mon man" is a much better legal standard.
In prison litigation, I always say there's a level of maltreatment that makes everyone who hears it say: "Come on man" and that's where there's clear liability.
This is the "Come on man" type conditions.
This is the "Come on man" type conditions.
A Trump-appointed district judge described the conditions of ICE detainees with no criminal history held in a temporary cell in the Central Islip federal courthouse on Long Island for days — putrid, cramped, inhumane and unlawful.
January 27, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The term of art for it is "shocks the conscience," but I think "c'mon man" is a much better legal standard.
I love this thread, and what it describes is the hardest thing for me about cooking. I'm very much a recipe cook; I have trouble knowing whether something is done.
The lesson that I learned about recipes while working as a line cook and later while helping to record our recipes for the restaurant cookbook is that the trick to good cooking is ignoring the timing and using your eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and fingers to tell when to move to the next step.
January 27, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I love this thread, and what it describes is the hardest thing for me about cooking. I'm very much a recipe cook; I have trouble knowing whether something is done.
These conditions are considerably worse than what you'd expect if you were serving a sentence in a state prison.
A Trump-appointed district judge described the conditions of ICE detainees with no criminal history held in a temporary cell in the Central Islip federal courthouse on Long Island for days — putrid, cramped, inhumane and unlawful.
January 27, 2026 at 7:16 PM
These conditions are considerably worse than what you'd expect if you were serving a sentence in a state prison.