Colin Black
@cmblack.bsky.social
Dad. Veteran. Law Professor. Woke AF. Proud Liberal. #legalethics#legalwriting All opinions are my own but the facts belong to the universe.
What will we do when he orders the FBI to raid election facilities in key states in November?
The president of the United States had his Justice Dept. raid an election office and seize ballots in order to cast doubt on an election he lost. Yet, this is treated by legacy media as just another normal day.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:26 PM
What will we do when he orders the FBI to raid election facilities in key states in November?
This is all part of the plan
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 12:17 PM
This is all part of the plan
It is very concerning that our leadership doesn’t know what to do except for call for “something’s gotta happen.”
Rand Paul: "There has to be an investigation. I don't know who trusts an investigation done by DHS when they're the ones calling this person an 'assassin,' a 'domestic terrorist,' saying he was assaulting police. How can they be in charge of an independent investigation? Something's got to happen."
January 28, 2026 at 8:46 PM
It is very concerning that our leadership doesn’t know what to do except for call for “something’s gotta happen.”
But, Ashli Babbitt is a hero to these people is all you need to know.
ABC: Noem said Pretti committed an act of domestic terrorism. Stephen Miller labeled him a domestic terrorist. Does the president agree?
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
January 27, 2026 at 4:48 PM
But, Ashli Babbitt is a hero to these people is all you need to know.
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Amid these dark moments, something important is beginning to shift.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
January 27, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Amid these dark moments, something important is beginning to shift.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
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I say again, this does not even approach a scintilla of the accountability that is required. These are PR moves.
January 26, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I say again, this does not even approach a scintilla of the accountability that is required. These are PR moves.
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Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
They are wounded and flailing. Press the advantage.
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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PSA: If Bill Kristol can say this dems should be able to say it
January 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
PSA: If Bill Kristol can say this dems should be able to say it
Isn’t a bruise technically considered “internal bleeding”?
The Regime is stating that the ICE THUG who shot Renee Good, suffered internal injury that caused bleeding. That he shot in self defense.
Can we say BULL - SHIT‼️
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
Can we say BULL - SHIT‼️
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say
The ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, multiple U.S. officials familiar with his medical condition told ABC News.
abcnews.go.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Isn’t a bruise technically considered “internal bleeding”?
Immigration enforcement can be, and has been, accomplished without needless suffering.
Jacob Frey on Fox & Friends: "We have had perhaps tens of thousands of people peacefully protesting in the streets, and at the same time yeah, they're gonna stand up for their neighbors. And what we're seeing time and time again is unconstitutional conduct by ICE."
January 14, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Immigration enforcement can be, and has been, accomplished without needless suffering.
I hope they are spending millions on consultants designing strategies to work every leverage against this administration.
In case anybody on Capitol Hill is wondering, the mood right now out here in the hinterlands is for Democrats not to miss votes.
Especially since so many Republicans are out that Dems could pretty much stop anything with full attendance.
We are paying attention.
Especially since so many Republicans are out that Dems could pretty much stop anything with full attendance.
We are paying attention.
January 14, 2026 at 2:01 AM
I hope they are spending millions on consultants designing strategies to work every leverage against this administration.
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What are the odds that “immigrants voting” is the excuse for why ICE is charged with seizing the ballot boxes.
January 14, 2026 at 12:43 AM
What are the odds that “immigrants voting” is the excuse for why ICE is charged with seizing the ballot boxes.
Still bothered by the “well, I’ll speak up now that it’s affecting me” mantra of the privilege few.
The Clintons are betting that by the time their subpoena is litigated, we will have a Dem majority in the house that will withdraw the subpoena. A pretty good bet.
Breaking NYT:
The Clintons have refused to testify in the House's Epstein investigation — effectively daring James Comer to follow through on his threats to hold them in contempt.
"Every person has to decide when they have seen or had enough and are ready to fight … For us, now is that time."
The Clintons have refused to testify in the House's Epstein investigation — effectively daring James Comer to follow through on his threats to hold them in contempt.
"Every person has to decide when they have seen or had enough and are ready to fight … For us, now is that time."
January 13, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Still bothered by the “well, I’ll speak up now that it’s affecting me” mantra of the privilege few.
Is the suffering necessary?
ICE has essentially been granted permission to kill without the fear of facing consequences.
After you shake your head and refocus your eyes...read that again.
After you shake your head and refocus your eyes...read that again.
January 13, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Is the suffering necessary?
Lead or step aside!
Q: Is it your posture to put restrictions on ICE as a condition for funding DHS?
JEFFRIES: Renee Good should be alive. There was no justification. There are common sense measures that need to put in place so ICE can conduct itself in manner at least consistent w/ every other law enforcement agency
JEFFRIES: Renee Good should be alive. There was no justification. There are common sense measures that need to put in place so ICE can conduct itself in manner at least consistent w/ every other law enforcement agency
January 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Lead or step aside!
This is the kind of resistance and push back we need to see more of from leadership inside and outside the US
Gunther Fehlinger, Chairman of Austria’s NATO Enlargement Committee, explains to Steven Miller that Europe has ‘the cards’, not the US.
#Greenland
#EU
#NATO
#Greenland
#EU
#NATO
January 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
This is the kind of resistance and push back we need to see more of from leadership inside and outside the US
Accountability. He’s made at accountability. That’s what he calls “very badly treated”
Trump said in an interview with the NYT that he believed civil rights-era protections resulted in white people being “very badly treated”
Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Accountability. He’s made at accountability. That’s what he calls “very badly treated”
Of course they will. What says caring for the people more than “fuck lives, more profits!”
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Of course they will. What says caring for the people more than “fuck lives, more profits!”
Me too but I wonder if it is time that we stop giving any air to those people. Maybe if we ignore trying to convince those people and just keep focusing on calling out all the bullshit!!
It blows me away that there are still people out there with functioning brains who don’t take his deranged threats seriously. Maybe they will figure this all out in 3 more years.
January 12, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Me too but I wonder if it is time that we stop giving any air to those people. Maybe if we ignore trying to convince those people and just keep focusing on calling out all the bullshit!!
I am so angry that I still get shocked that pedophile supporters can morally justify these ICE murders.
The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.
January 11, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I am so angry that I still get shocked that pedophile supporters can morally justify these ICE murders.
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The great @johncusack.bsky.social on why news organizations shouldn't paywall FOIA-based reporting: "Paywalls don’t just limit readership, they create kind of a tiered citizenry, where one group can afford to know what the government is doing in their name and the other can’t."
John Cusack wants to talk about paywalls.
The movie star says that by selling their public-records-based reporting, news outlets are compromising one of journalism’s essential civic roles.
www.cjr.org
January 7, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The great @johncusack.bsky.social on why news organizations shouldn't paywall FOIA-based reporting: "Paywalls don’t just limit readership, they create kind of a tiered citizenry, where one group can afford to know what the government is doing in their name and the other can’t."
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NEW: MAYOR FREY: “ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
January 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
NEW: MAYOR FREY: “ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
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Mayor Jacob Frey: “To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
January 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Mayor Jacob Frey: “To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”