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everyday starts with a mental list of projects to think about starting/finishing and sort of ends there.
Perpetual optimist
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It is hard to look him in the eye during this.
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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The transcript of the MN hearing where an AUSA said “This job sucks” is remarkable for more reasons than that. It’s a searing portrait of a crisis perpetrated by depraved & oblivious high-level officials. Read it all. ...
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www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
19-TS of 020326 hearing - Segundo APG v. Bondi, 26-CV-603
www.documentcloud.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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Donald Trump is The GOAT...f*****

(wait for it)
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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This is tremendous. Take the time to watch it.
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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Here's my full report at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-system...
February 4, 2026 at 6:15 AM
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Just brilliant!!!

The times did a great job highlighting this

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE (Gift Article)
Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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February 3, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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It didn't get scrubbed from the broadcast, so it didn't get the attention: but 60 Minutes did a sharp piece on the Minneapolis killings, centering on Sen Rand Paul's criticisms. And as Scott Pelley says, they asked for, but did not get, statements from the WH, DHS, etc.

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Calls grow for independent probe into Minneapolis shootings | 60 Minutes
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
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February 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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BREAKING: Punxsutawney Phil saw the shadow of an ICE agent outside his burrow today. This means 3 more years of winter for America. #AbolishICE #ImpeachNoem #FireHoman #ArrestMiller
February 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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“This ought to be the final nail in the coffin of congressional Republicans’ breathless efforts to gin up impeachment charges against a judge whose only actual sin, as it turns out, was to decline to roll over when the government defied one of his orders, and then lied about it.”

Me @ “One First”:
207. The Justice Department Beclowns Itself (Again)
The denouement of DOJ's misconduct complaint against Chief Judge Boasberg provides useful lessons relating to both the Department's continuing misbehavior and the emptiness of calls for impeachment.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Epstein style vs Trump style
February 1, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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And here’s a big lesson that I bring from Brazil: successfully defending democracy requires being appropriately alarmed.
February 1, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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Chairman of the law firm that initially caved to Trump’s demands is in the Epstein files… imagine that…
January 31, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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If I had to pick one scene from one movie, I'd pick this one.
Midnight at the Oasis - Waiting for Guffman HD
YouTube video by artfilm33
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January 30, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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One thing we have two weeks to do: Debunk Stephen Miller's lies that the invasions have ever been primarily about deporting the worst of the worst.

Another thing: Show that w/GOP consent, Trump has SHIFTED govt spending from nice things like VA care (&cancer cures) to pay goons who shoot VA nurses.
January 30, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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Imagine being the DOJ lawyer assigned to draft the Motion to Dismiss. Should it begin?: "My boss, in his personal capacity, lacks standing to sue because, in his official capacity, he has the power to direct the IRS to pay him 10 billion dollars." hmm ...

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January 30, 2026 at 5:18 AM
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Whoa. D.Minn's chief judge Patrick Schiltz dockets a list of "96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases."

www.courtlistener.com/docket/72120...
January 28, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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tRuMp hAs dEeScAlAtEd
We’re just not a free country.

Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
January 29, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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I felt obliged to write up an overview of all of the Fulton County fraud claims that have already been made — and dismissed. Let me know if I forgot any. www.pbump.net/o/some-thing...
Some things you should know about Fulton County, Georgia
The county has already seen numerous claims about election fraud — all debunked. There's no reason to think that Kash Patel's FBI will find something new.
www.pbump.net
January 29, 2026 at 3:59 AM
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GEORGIA — @ossoff.senate.gov : “This is a SEISMIC event. This should have people across 🇺🇸 absolutely shook. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County elections office… this is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections.” (H/T @atrupar.com )
January 29, 2026 at 5:46 AM
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According to this reddit post www.reddit.com/r/Atlanta/s/... Catherine Salinas.
From the Atlanta community on Reddit: Fulton County: Catherine M. Salinas signed your ballots AND voter rolls over to the FBI today
Explore this post and more from the Atlanta community
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January 29, 2026 at 6:21 AM
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Three updates on MN cases ICYMI.
1st, in Tincher v Noem, brought by 6 observers, 8th Circuit extended a stay blocking Judge Menendez’s order trying to ban illegal stops, arrests, & violence vs peaceful protesters. ...
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Per Curiam Opinion – #00805440069, Att. #3 in Susan Tincher v. Kristi Noem (8th Cir., 26-1105) – CourtListener.com
PER CURIAM OPINION FILED - THE COURT: Raymond W. Gruender, Bobby E. Shepherd and David R. Stras (PUBLISHED), CONCUR AND DISSENT BY: RAYMOND W. GRUENDERThe government's emergency motion for a stay pend...
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January 27, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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Marimar Martinez is asking the body camera showing what really happened when a CBP goon shot her on October 4 be released, in part bc Tricia McLaughlin continues to lie about her, in part bc Sam Alito believes those lies.

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January 26, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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I’ll try to live-blog for @lawfaremedia.org the TRO/preliminary injunction hearing in MN v. Noem this morning at 10am ET/ 9am CT. MN seeks to pause, reduce, or restrict DHS’s Operation Metro Surge, citing the 10th Amendment. Relief sought is below:
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Proposed Order to Judge – #17 in State of Minnesota v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cv-00190) – CourtListener.com
PROPOSED ORDER TO JUDGE re 5 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by City of Minneapolis, City of St. Paul, State of Minnesota.(Carter, Brian) (Entered: 01/12/2026)
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January 26, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.

Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.

Well, here’s a link:

georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM