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Greenberg Visa Law @asgvisalaw.bsky.social · 28m

For what it's worth, the only remaining justice from Zadvydas is Thomas, and he signed on to both dissents, if that gives people any idea where this is heading.

Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 36m

At 11am I will try to live-blog, for @lawfaremedia.org , the hearing in Abrego Garcia’s civil (habeas corpus) case in federal court in Greenbelt MD. Abrego is seeking release from detention under a SCOTUS precedent called Zadvydas v Davis (2001). ...
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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 27m

Because nothing is more appropriate at the entrance of Arlington National Cemetery than a massive and obscene triumphal arch.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 42m

it's giving Germania

"On Trump’s desk in the Oval Office today was a plan for a triumphal arch on the other side of the river from the Lincoln Memorial"

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 24m

Here's another one! Someone was apparently printing out anti-James articles and giving them to the president, who then had photos taken of them so he could post them to TS?

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 35m

ok i'm sorry and i'm honestly not trying to be petty but is this a photo of a printout of a web article

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19m

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16m

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 25m

Here's the full memo.

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Max P III @blackballer.bsky.social · 2h

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denisetyrrell.bsky.social @denisetyrrell.bsky.social · 22m

www.propublica.org/article/elon...

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project

Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”

www.propublica.org

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 28m

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 20m

In a postwar global order defined overwhelmingly by U.S. actors serving U.S. interests, it's a wonder any world leader friendly with Washington has ever been held liable in an international court of justice.

Dictators and Nazis have eluded justice—with help from their friends. trib.al/7wLlgto

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 36m

At 11am I will try to live-blog, for @lawfaremedia.org , the hearing in Abrego Garcia’s civil (habeas corpus) case in federal court in Greenbelt MD. Abrego is seeking release from detention under a SCOTUS precedent called Zadvydas v Davis (2001). ...
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 55m

The ethnic split-

White: Cuomo 39%, Mamdani 37%, Sliwa 22%

Black: Cuomo 34%, Mamdani 48%, Sliwa 7%

Latino: Cuomo 31%, Mamdani 50%, Sliwa 12%

Asian: Cuomo 19%, Mamdani 67%, Sliwa 8%

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 40m

This is interesting. And unfortunate.

A Strange Choice for the Peace Prize

Machado has been cheering on Trump’s military buildup in the Caribbean and even praising his murderous boat attacks.

daniellarison.substack.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2h

“I’m trying to put this delicately,” Perry said. “There has been evidence submitted that the very presence of federal agents, that the way they’re interacting with the populace, is itself the cause of violence.”

{ gift article } wapo.st/4nJP5sQ

Judge blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois for now

Officials in Oregon and Illinois had challenged the Trump administration’s push to dispatch the National Guard in both states.

wapo.st

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."

(It doesn't work like that lol)

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 54m

State D legislator who often votes with Republicans - and was endorsed by conservative groups in the D primary last year - is apparently a pedo

www.wxii12.com/article/guil...

Guilford County lawmaker charged with indecent liberties with child, statutory rape

Brockman currently serves as a state representative for Guilford County.

www.wxii12.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2h

JB Pritzker also talks about his inability to get any top Trump officials on the phone, probably because they *want* this to be experienced as an invasion. He explains why this could make law enforcement officials on both sides *less* safe. Total dereliction. 3/

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Manisha Krishnan @manishakrishnan.bsky.social · 57m

NEW: Some gamblers are placing WNBA bets based on when they think players are on their periods—and advising their followers to do the same. One content creator calls it "blood money." But the strategy is both unscientific and sexist. From @mollylongman.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/men-ar...

Men Are Betting on WNBA Players' Menstrual Cycles

Some sports gamblers are trying to predict WNBA players’ performance—and the outcomes of games—based on the athletes’ periods. One betting content creator has dubbed it “blood money."

www.wired.com

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Stonekettle @stonekettle.bsky.social · 48m

In Trump's America, you're a hell of a lot more likely to be kidnapped off the street and beaten by masked goons cosplaying as ICE agents than you are to be assaulted by an immigrant.

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Josh Moody @byjoshmoody.bsky.social · 1h

MIT rejects "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.
MIT prez wrote: it "would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution" and "is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

orgchart.mit.edu

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 59m

These freaks keep getting on TV talking about opposing antifa and how they believe antifa wants to destroy them, and not a single person in mainstream media has asked or commented on what is the opposite of antifascism and who is threatened by antifascists

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