First shot: sugarcane

The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times

Still used to make rum of course!

But yeah, super common for older people to be like "my dumb bible name is boring as hell, I'm one of 12 Johns in my year, so I've decided that everyone will call me Budd from now on" and people just shrugged and called them Budd and nobody has called them anything else for 50+ years since.

All I want is a pairs skate with the man dressed in drag as Louisa from Encanto and the woman dressed as one of the donkeys during “Under Pressure”

BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.

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6) ERRORS ABOUND: The crush of habeas cases have led to an epidemic of sloppy filings, incorrect info provided to courts, botched attachments of crucial files, etc. But they're at their most severe when they lead to erroneous deportations. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

5) DEFICIENT HEARINGS: When judges order detainees to get a chance for bond, they want them to have a fair chance to prove they are not a danger or a flight risk. Increasingly, judges say the bond hearings held by DOJ have fallen short of constitutional standards www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Judge Nelson spent time tracking a UPS shipment to ensure that one man got his documents back. Judge Blackwell emphasized that these transgressiosn were leading judges to issuie more prescriptive orders. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

4) LEFT IN THE COLD -- OR WITHOUT I.D.: With increasing frequency, ICE detainees who win release say they're being let out 1000s of miles from home — and without belongings, like ID, wallets and warm clothes for MN weather

Judges are ordering "humane treatment." www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

3) IMPROPER CONDITIONS: When judges order an ICE detainee released, ICE is sometimes requiring them to submit to "conditions" like GPS monitoring, even though they're not criminal defendants. Judges say this is a plain violation of their orders.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...