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Mike Sacks
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NY-17 Congressional Candidate. Democracy advocate. Former political-legal journalist. Retired competitive air guitarist. Second-Best dad ever.

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Mike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social · Apr 9
I’m running for Congress.

I’ve spent my career holding the powerful accountable as a political & legal journalist. I’m running for Congress to tell you the truth, fight for New York, and Unf*ck Our Country.

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Unf*ck Our Country
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CA4 upholds much of MD’s sensitive places law, but GWB judge in dissent woulda struck down gun bans on public transport, within 1k ft of public demonstration, state parks/forests, museums, entertainment facilities, places that sell alcohol.

www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/241...
GREGORY, Circuit Judge: Plaintiffs challenged numerous Maryland regulations prohibiting guns in various places as violative of the Second Amendment. Maryland defends each prohibition by invoking the sensitive place exception to the Second Amendment, first identified in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570, 626-27 (2008). The Court splits on the constitutionality of many of the regulations so, for ease of reference, we summarize our holdings here, noting which parts of each of our respective opinions are controlling. As to the proper sensitive place framework, Judge Gregory writes for the court. Chief Judge Diaz agrees and Judge Agee writes separately. We unanimously hold that Maryland's prohibition on guns in government buildings is constitutional and affirm the district court. See Md. Code, Crim. Law § 4-111(a)(4)(i); Code of Md. Regs. § 04.05.01.' Judge Gregory, joined by Chief Judge Diaz and Judge Agee, writes for the Court on this question. We hold that Maryland's prohibition on guns in public transportation is constitutional and affirm the district court. See Md. Code, Transp. § 7-705(b)(6). Judge Gregory, joined by Chief Judge Diaz, writes for the Court on this question, and Judge Agee dissents. We unanimously hold that Maryland's prohibition on guns on school grounds is constitutional and affirm the district court. See Md. Code, Crim. Law §§ 4-102(b), 4- 111(a)(2)(i)-(ii). Judge Gregory, joined by Chief Judge Diaz and Judge Agee, writes for the Court on this question. ' Any citations to Maryland's regulations reference the version current at the time of the parties' briefing. We hold that Maryland's prohibition on guns within 1,000 feet of a public demonstration is constitutional and reverse the district court. See Md. Code, Crim. Law § 4-208. Judge Gregory, joined by Chief Judge Diaz, writes for the Court on this question, and Judge Agee dissents. We hold that Maryland's prohibition on guns in state parks, see Code of Md. Regs. § 08.07.06.04(B), is constitutional and that Maryland's prohibitions on guns in state forests, see Code of Md. Regs. § 08.07.01.04(B), and Chesapeake Forest Lands, see Code of Md. Regs. § 08.01.07.14(B), are likewise constitutional. Judge Gregory, joined by Chief Judge Diaz, writes for the Court on this question. Judge Agee would hold that Maryland's restriction on guns in state parks and forests is unconstitutional. We hold that Maryland's prohibition on guns in museums is constitutional and affirm the district court. See Md. Code, Crim. Law § 4-111(a)(8)(iii). Judge Gregory, joined by Chief Judge Diaz, writes for the Court, and Judge Agee dissents. We unanimously hold that Maryland's prohibition on guns in healthcare facilities is constitutional and affirm the district court. See Md. Code, Crim. Law § 4-111(a)(2)(iii). Judge Gregory, joined by both Chief Judge Diaz and Judge Agee, writes for the Court. We hold that Maryland's prohibitions on guns at stadiums, racetracks, amusement parks, and casinos are constitutional and affirm the district court. See Md. Code, Crim Law § 4-111(a)(8)(ii), (iv), (V), (vi); Code of Md. Regs. §8 14.25.02.06, 36.03.10.48. Judge Gregory, joined by Chief Judge Diaz, writes for the Court, and Judge Agee We hold that Maryland's prohibition on guns in locations that sell alcohol is constitutional and reverse the district court. See Md. Code, Crim. Law § 4-111(a)(8). Judge Gregory, joined by Chief Judge Diaz, writes for the Court, and Judge Agee dissents. We hold that Maryland's prohibition on carrying guns on private property held open to the public is unconstitutional and affirm the district court. See Md. Code, Crim. Law § 6.411(d). Judge Gregory, joined by Chief Judge Diaz, writes for the Court, and Judge Agee joins. With respect to property not held open to the public, however, we hold that Plaintiffs lack standing. Judge Gregory, joined by Chief Judge Diaz, writes for the Court, and Judge Agee joins. In sum, all sections of Judge Gregory's opinion are controlling.
January 21, 2026 at 1:49 PM
mikesacks.bsky.social
Trump’s Greenland Gambit shows yet again that Mike Lawler is the 3D Glasses Guy from Back to the Future. Let me explain:
January 20, 2026 at 10:12 PM
mikesacks.bsky.social
ICE Kavanaugh stopped a cop of color.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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How fatally flawed are ICE and CBP? Here's a wild statistic: In rough terms, CBP officers and Border Patrol agents commit crimes at an equal or even *greater* rate PER CAPITA than the population of undocumented immigrants do in the United States. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-ho...
"ICE 101" — How Trump changed ICE and CBP into a fascist secret police
ICE and CBP are fatally flawed products of the post-9/11 War on Terror — now Trump has weaponized those very flaws to occupy America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 20, 2026 at 3:25 PM
mikesacks.bsky.social
Gun lawyer pretty much saying guns have as much of a right to go into places of public accommodation as Black people, and KBJ ain't having it
jacobdcharles.bsky.social Jake Charles @jacobdcharles.bsky.social · 23h
KBJ: the right to exclude is superior to the right to carry your gun on private property. these laws are about licenses/consent are in the realm of property, not 2A
January 20, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
Well, one of those was a law passed by Congress to help people, and the other is an unconstitutional power grab, but yes, otherwise the same.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h
Bessent on tariffs: "I think it's very unlikely that the Supreme Court is going to strike down a president's signature economic policy. It didn't with the ACA, also known as Obamacare."
January 20, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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yasharali.bsky.social
Blood on the streets of Tehran, where the scent of freshly baked bread and flowers usually drifts through the air — the sound of traffic replaced by gunfire from Islamic Republic security forces acting, ultimately, on the orders of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei.

Long Live Iran.
January 20, 2026 at 5:03 AM
mikesacks.bsky.social
This story may top the times

-cops arrested our driver mid-ride and told us to figure out how to get to our destination

-the bus’s engine caught on fire

-our driver abruptly pulled over on the highway and sprinted into the woods only to return 15 minutes later as if nothing happened
musicologyduck.bsky.social Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 1d
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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axidentaliberal.bsky.social
So let me get this straight

They spent months screaming about waste, fraud and abuse

Then tripled the ICE budget so they could give agents ridiculous bonuses and dangerous bounties

Which encouraged DHS to assault, arrest and even kill people-who turn out to be innocent

Waste
Fraud
And abuse
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d
Jessica: The WSJ is reporting that there are incentives for ICE Agents because they need to meet that insane 3,000 people per day quota—they are getting rewarded even if they bring in people who then get released…
January 20, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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daviddarmofal.bsky.social
The clear lesson here: if your state stands up to Donald Trump & JD Vance's attempts to rig the midterms, you will be rewarded with a national championship!
January 20, 2026 at 4:18 AM
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vermontgmg.bsky.social
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.

This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
noelreports.com NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 1d
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Let's remember that MLK was assassinated while in Memphis supporting African American sanitation workers who were, despite CNN's weird definition, actually members of the working class.
utopia-defer.red utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 1d
it’s just so crazy to see it happen in real time
Politics Yet to regain the majority, Democrats would need to run more competitively among White voters without a four-year college degree — the mostly widely accepted definition of the working class — than they typically have done in the Trump era.
January 19, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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cjsprigman.bsky.social
“ICE might not break into my house and try to take one of my family members, because we’re all white,” Fee told me. “But I’m not going to not care just because it’s not going to happen to me. That’s irresponsible, that’s disrespectful, and it’s sinful, honestly.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:03 PM
mikesacks.bsky.social
Gran Torino rev up
iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d
ICE kidnapped an elderly Hmong man in St. Paul, Minnesota. The temperature was sub-zero, and he was taken only wearing shorts and Crocs, and no shirt. (1/18/26)
January 19, 2026 at 3:08 AM
mikesacks.bsky.social
MAGADETH for the rare FB AI forcefeed win
January 19, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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18 impeachable offenses a day
January 14, 2026 at 2:28 PM
mikesacks.bsky.social
They tried to make an example of Mark Kelly so to keep the rank and file in line when illegally ordered to turn against their fellow Americans.

Get out of line. Join us.

We will win.
mclem.org Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 3d
The US President has ordered 1,500 active-duty army paratroopers to be on standby to deploy to…Minnesota.

Against Americans.

Our Congress, which has the Constitutional power and duty to stop this savagery immediately, watches flaccid and impotent.

Conservatives & Liberals reject military rule.
Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: Active-duty soldiers on standby, sources say
Trump went after Minnesota's Democratic leaders over the unrest that has taken place in the state following the fatal shooting of Renee Good.
abcnews.go.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:57 AM
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publichealthguy1.bsky.social
bill cassidy traded countless lives of babies and children and grandmas so trump wouldn’t burn him. and trump just burned him.
ericmgarcia.bsky.social Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3d
Trump says he will endorse Julia Letlow if she runs against Bill Cassidy in a Republican senate primary.
Highly Respected America First Congresswoman, Julia Letlow, of the wonderful State of Louisiana, is a Great Star, has been from the very beginning, and only gets better! I am hearing that Julia is considering launching her Campaign for the United States Senate in Louisiana, a place I love and WON BIG, six times, including Primaries, in 2016, 2020, and 2024!   I know Julia well, have seen her tested at the highest and most difficult levels, and she is a TOTAL WINNER! A Proud Mother of two children, Julia is a wonderful person, has ALWAYS delivered for Louisiana, and would continue doing so in the United States Senate. As your next Senator, Julia will work tirelessly to Grow our Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Support our Amazing Farmers and Fishermen, Champion Louisiana Oil & Gas, Unleash American Energy DOMINANCE, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Keep our Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Ensure LAW AND ORDER, Strengthen our Military/Veterans, and Protect our always under siege Second Amendment.   Should she decide to enter this Race, Julia Letlow has my Complete and Total Endorsement. RUN, JULIA, RUN!!! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
January 18, 2026 at 2:49 AM
mikesacks.bsky.social
Emperor Amarillo strikes again
nateraymond.bsky.social Nate Raymond @nateraymond.bsky.social · 3d
Judge Kacsmaryk rejects challenge by West Texas A&M University's LGBQT club to drag show ban, saying the First Amendment doesn't protect "self-expression in all forms, and certainly not the libertine 'expressive conduct' absolutism envisioned" by the group. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #168 in Spectrum WT v. Wendler (N.D. Tex., 2:23-cv-00048) – CourtListener.com
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW (Ordered by Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk on 1/17/2026) (vls)
storage.courtlistener.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:19 AM
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They’re trying to deport witnesses to a murder by ICE guards
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3d
The Trump administration is seeking to deport two men who provided accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp that differed from the Department of Homeland Security’s description of the incident.
DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed
The two men’s eyewitness accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp differ from the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the incident.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:51 AM
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mollycoleman.bsky.social
People like to think of judicial decisions as occurring in a vacuum, but history shows us they don’t. This decision isn’t separate from the organizing happening on the ground—it’s a result of it. Who knows how long it will stand, but for now it’s a win for the people.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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January 17, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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radleybalko.bsky.social
Can we start calling these Roberts Investigations?
kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4d
Breaking: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are being investigated by the Trump DOJ for allegedly obstructing law enforcement activities, two U.S. officials told WCCO.

It's unclear how Walz and Frey allegedly obstructed law enforcement or what they were allegedly obstructing.
Department of Justice investigating Gov. Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Frey, U.S. officials say
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are under federal investigation, two U.S. officials told WCCO on Friday afternoon.
www.cbsnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:22 AM
mikesacks.bsky.social
Since the rise of right-wing media Republicans have been able to fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time.

MAGA are the fools of the former group, and now think it can fool all of the people all of the time.

We will win.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
January 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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anthonymkreis.bsky.social
Three generations of law professors making history up is enough.

Scholars spend decades researching and writing history with nuance and care.

American law professors will take a couple of months to relearn all of science to explain why the world is, in fact, flat.
January 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM