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December 31, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
We knew Bove "did not support the investigation" of Homan once he was at DOJ, per Leonnig and Dilanian's earlier reporting — covered here: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-disr... — but I believe today was the first we learned he was personally informed of the investigation before Trump's inauguration.
In a story alleging that the Justice Department shut down an investigation of Trump “border czar” Tom Homan despite the FBI having earlier recorded Homan “accepting $50,000 in cash” from agents “posing as business executives,” veteran journalists Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian reported at MSNBC: Shortly after Trump’s inauguration, however, in either late January or February 2025, former acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove was briefed on the case and told Justice Department officials he did not support the investigation, according to two people familiar with the case. Bove took a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit — despite being entirely inappropriate for a judicial role — on September 2, the fifth judicial nominee confirmed in Trump’s second term.
December 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
From @polgreen.bsky.social —> One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
It is a startling turn in one of the most successful migration experiments in modern history. Since 1965, when civil rights immigration law opened the United States to migrants from countries across the globe, hundreds of thousands of Indians have immigrated to the United States. No group has made a bigger success of its opportunity. Indian Americans' median household income significantly outstrips that of white Americans overall; about three-quarters of Indian American adults have at least a college degree and many work in high-status, well-paying professions in places like Houston, New York and Silicon Valley.
December 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
This is worded carefully — appropriately so, given the pending vindictive prosecution motion — but it is rare to see a federal judge state that DOJ's discovery materials "may contradict" its prior statements (in fact, its "primary argument") to the court in fighting the vindictive prosecution claim.
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 17h
Here's the full order — storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... — in which Judge Waverly Crenshaw wrote that "the government’s documents may contradict its prior representations that the decision to prosecute was made locally and that there were no outside influences."
December 31, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
Note —>
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 17h
This is worded carefully — appropriately so, given the pending vindictive prosecution motion — but it is rare to see a federal judge state that DOJ's discovery materials "may contradict" its prior statements (in fact, its "primary argument") to the court in fighting the vindictive prosecution claim.
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 17h
Here's the full order — storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... — in which Judge Waverly Crenshaw wrote that "the government’s documents may contradict its prior representations that the decision to prosecute was made locally and that there were no outside influences."
December 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
Here's the full order — storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... — in which Judge Waverly Crenshaw wrote that "the government’s documents may contradict its prior representations that the decision to prosecute was made locally and that there were no outside influences."
December 31, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
NEW: The Dec. 3 order in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal case was unsealed today.

In it, the judge ordered DOJ to turn over certain communications to Abrego Garcia's lawyers as potential evidence in his vindictive prosecution arguments.

(Aakash Singh works in Deputy AG Todd Blanche's office.)
The central question after Abrego established a prima facie case of vindictiveness is what information in the government's control sheds light on its new decision to prosecute Abrego, after removing him from the United States without criminal charges. These documents show that McGuire did not act alone and to the extent McGuire had input on the decision to prosecute, he shared it with Singh and others. (Doc. No. 178-1). Specifically, the government's documents may contradict its prior representations that the decision to prosecute was made locally and that there were no outside influences. For example, Singh contacted McGuire on April 27, 2025, to discuss Abrego's case. (See Doc. No. 229 at Abrego-Garcia000001). On April 30, 2025, Singh asked McGuire what the potential charges against Abrego would be, whether the charging document would reference Abrego's alleged MS-13 affiliation, and asked for a phone call before any charges were filed. (Id. at Abrego-Garcia000007-000008). In a separate email on April 30, 2025, Singh made clear that Abrego's criminal prosecution was a "top priority" for the Deputy Attorney General's office (Blanche). (Id. at Abrego-Garcia000037). He then told McGuire to "sketch out a draft complaint for the 1324 charge [making it unlawful to bring in and harbor certain aliens]." (Id.). On May 15th, McGuire emailed his staff that "DAG (Blanche) and PDAG would like Garcia charged sooner rather than later." (Id. at Abrego-Garcia000060). Then, on May 16, 2025, counsel of record Jacob Warren emailed Singh and reported, "if the DAG (Blanche) does want to move forward with the indictment on Wednesday, we think it would be prudent to loop in the press office ASAP." (Id. at Abrego-Garcia000018-000019). Finally, on May 18, 2025, Singh emailed McGuire and others, and instructed them to "close[ly] hold" the draft indictment until the group "glolt clearance," to file. (Id, at Abrego-Garcia000018). The implication is that "clearance" would come from the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, not just McGuire. (Id.). These documents must be disclosed given Abrego's reliance on Blanche's public statements and to allow the parties to present their arguments on how these documents may or may not support the motion to dismiss. The Court recognizes the government's assertion of privileges, but Abrego's due process right to a non-vindictive prosecution outweighs the blanket evidentiary privileges asserted by the government. (Doc. No. 185 at 6) (citing United States v. Zakhari, 85 F. 4th 367, 379 (6th Cir. 2023) and United States v. LaDeau, 734 F.3d 561, 566 (6th Cir. 2013)). If the work product, attorney-client, and deliberative process privileges asserted by the government precluded all discovery in the context of a vindictiveness motion, defendants would never be able to answer the question "what motivated the government's prosecution?" That would be contrary to the Sixth Circuit's approach and result in both Adams, 870 F.2d at 1146 and in Zakhari, 85 F.4th at 381, remanding the case to the district court for an evidentiary hearing (and any related discovery) after finding there was a reasonable likelihood of vindictiveness.
December 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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trbrtc.bsky.social
The U.S. calls these targets “narco-terrorists,” but this evidence suggests a much smaller scale: melted plastic packets reinforced with tape washed up nearby, mostly empty though some had traces of marijuana. This is more indicative of small-scale ventures than big cartels.
December 31, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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trbrtc.bsky.social
A scorched boat washed ashore on a remote beach in Colombia. Then mangled bodies. And then empty packets, a few with marijuana traces. We matched the physical and digital evidence to a U.S. airstrike — and found a fishing community terrified to go to sea. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
Grim Evidence of Trump’s Airstrikes Washes Ashore on a Colombian Peninsula
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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trbrtc.bsky.social
These numbers are now 106-107 killed in 30 separate strikes. bsky.app/profile/trbr...
December 31, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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evanbernick.bsky.social
It passed unanimously. Override the veto.
kylec.bsky.social Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 18h
NEW: President Trump's first veto of his second term kills a unanimous bill to fund a major drinking water project in Colorado. Trump had threatened punishment for Colorado for imprisoning his ally Tina Peters. www.9news.com/article/news...
Trump vetoes bill to fund Arkansas Valley conduit in Colorado
President Trump vetoed a bill to fund a pipeline project to bring clean drinking water to communities on the Eastern Plains between Pueblo and Lamar.
www.9news.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
And then read the Pro Publica story at issue:
These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
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December 31, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
"You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever."
- Trump administration Education Department spokesperson, to Pro Publica

Read all about it: link.propublica.net/view/6555221...
Charles Ornstein, Managing Editor This summer, my colleagues were reporting out a story about the Department of Education’s “final mission,” its effort to undermine public education even as the Trump administration worked feverishly to close the agency. As we do with all stories, the reporters reached out to those who would be featured in the article for comment. And so began a journey that showed both the emphasis we place on giving the subjects of our stories an opportunity to comment, as well as the aggressively unhelpful pushback we’ve faced this year as we’ve sought information and responses to questions.
December 31, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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propublica.org
A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive.

One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.

Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.
What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
www.propublica.org
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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colincarlson.bsky.social
This was probably meant to be a late-night post: I spent eight months working on a stunt blog about a $200 sandwich. Or, no, I did an end-of-year post about my mental health and the federal funding crisis. I'm not sure which. Maybe you can figure it out. www.carlsonlab.bio/thoughts/epi...
Epic chicken sandwich — The Carlson Lab
Invocation to Sandwich: April 22, 2025 The madness creeps in for the first time as a Master’s student in my lab is telling me about her job hunt. Did you know that Epic – yes, that Epic, the electron...
www.carlsonlab.bio
December 31, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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adolfont.github.io
This Brazilian woman hates AI
December 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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pgourevitch.bsky.social
"What a year for the ultra wealthy. The world’s 500 richest people added a record $2.2 trillion to their collective fortunes in 2025’s… booming markets, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. And about a quarter of this year’s gains went to just eight billionaires.” — Bloomberg Morning Brief
December 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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whodat35.bsky.social
Thousands of newly obtained documents show that Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left.

Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The shocking far-right agenda behind the surveillance tech used by ICE and the FBI
Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
www.motherjones.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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kibblesmith.com
If you leave a Waymo’s door partially open the company has to pay a human $20 to come close it, please use this information responsibly.
December 31, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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marcelmoran.com
The California DMV is in deep need of reform. Enraging stuff, uncovered by a team of reporters at @calmatters.org

calmatters.org/investigatio...
December 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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solomonmissouri.bsky.social
Not a damn thing

We still don’t really know what Elon Musk’s Doge actually did www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
We still don’t really know what Elon Musk’s Doge actually did
Calculating the actual savings and impact of the bulldozing US department that vowed to cut $1tn in waste is difficult
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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rahaeli.bsky.social
This is absolutely hilarious and I completely love how earnestly they are imagining the logistics of being a gay hockey player
dirtbagqueer.rocks victoria zeller⚔️ (buy ONE OF THE BOYS) @dirtbagqueer.rocks · 23h
i too have begun watching the straight man hockey podcasts discuss heated rivalry. this is the forum of athens to me
December 31, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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rahaeli.bsky.social
This! This right here is why diverse media matters!! bsky.app/profile/rivk...
rivka-otter.bsky.social Rivka @rivka-otter.bsky.social · 14h
The three straight hockey podcast dudes are swooning over the hockey gays. “Dude, Ilya is, like, the consent king. He’s always like is this okay? Do you like this? I think maybe all the smut is that way now.”
December 31, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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maxberger.bsky.social
Criminals who are scamming the people to enrich themselves should be sent to prison.
December 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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naomikritzer.bsky.social
Every time I read about what the set of Community was like, I find myself contrasting it to everything I've read about Mike Schur's sets, and his "No Assholes" policy. (Excerpt from www.thecrimson.com/article/2019... )
MHS (Michael Schur): MHS: The people that I make TV shows with and I have a policy that has been reduced to the simple idea: No assholes. That's the idea. Don’t hire assholes. It’s remarkably effective.… And as a result of that policy, it's a pretty fun place to work, right? It's pretty loose and pretty nice. Everyone treats each other with kindness and respect and dignity, at a level that we shouldn't be patting ourselves on the back for treating people with respect and graciousness and dignity. That should be a baseline of how humans interact with each other… There's the backlash from, you know, the “cancel culture,” “the mob is coming for you.” It's like, you're being an asshole. Look... If you're the only guy in the world, who can fly a spaceship and land it on the asteroid and drill a hole in the asteroid and put a nuclear bomb and blow it up to save Earth, you can say whatever you want about Asian people, because we don't have a choice, right? But if you're one of three new people who's joining a 46-year-old sketch show, and you do that, then you're an asshole, and go away. We don't need you.
December 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM