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J. Petersen
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Yo shout out to Bezos, Musk, Zuck, et al. for being some of the very few things one can ethically consume under capitalism.
August 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Fuck these monsters, I’ll see them in hell
joshuajfriedman.com Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · May 21
NEW: Mahmoud Khalil's attorneys urgently ask Judge Farbiarz to order ICE to permit Khalil to hold his newborn son today "for the most elementary human reasons." ICE has so far denied the request, despite his wife and child having made the 1,500-mile trip. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Dear Judge Farbiarz: Petitioner respectfully writes with an urgent request for this Court's intervention regarding his ongoing detention. Specifically, and for the reasons set forth below and to aid in his habeas and proceedings, Petitioner requests that this Court issue an order: (1) requiring the LaSalle Detention Facility to permit Mr. Khalil to have a private contact visit with his wife, Dr. Abdalla, and newborn child today, May 21, 2025, for two hours' and/or (2) at a minimum, permit Dr. Abdalla to join a contact visit currently scheduled with immigration counsel at LaSalle so the legal team can discuss legal strategy and facts known collectively between Dr. Abdalla and Mr. Khalil and which is relevant to his pending habeas case and for pending motions in his immigration proceedings. One of the first orders issued in this case was to direct the U.S. Attorney's office to ensure that DHS would provide regular access to counsel, Khalil v. Joyce, 1:25-cv-01935, ECF 29 (S.D.N.Y.), which is an equitable power this Court retains and authorizes the relief requested modest as it is as compared to the painful costs of denial. As the Court is aware, the Khalil family welcomed their first child one month ago, on April 21, 2025. In order to provide the most indispensable human connection and to help Mr. Khalil prepare for his ongoing habeas proceeding and for the upcoming immigration hearing, Petitioner's wife and his newborn baby have traveled over 6 hours and 1500 miles to visit Mr. Khalil in detention, which will be the first time he will be able to see or hold his family since his arrest and transfer to Louisiana, over 10 weeks ago. As this Court well knows, Mr. Khalil is purportedly in civil immigration detention, where he cannot be subject to punishment or retaliation; yet currently, routine legal or family visits only occur in a confined space permitting muffled communication through a full plexiglass window that permits no human touch. Petitioner's counsel have made repeated requests for a contact visit to occur between Mr. Khalil and his wife and baby to the relevant ICE and GeoGroup administrators at the LaSalle Detention Facility in Jena. Such a visit is necessary for the most elementary human reasons and given the ongoing strain of his pending habeas petition, this visit is critical to ensure Mr. Khalil, who is an active participant his legal case, can continue to meaningfully contribute to the proceedings before this Court. The relevant administrators have responded that they are unable to accommodate this request, including a confirmation of this refusal this morning. (Email correspondence attached as Exhibit A). ICE policy authorizes contact visits between detained individuals and family members, subject to the reasonable discretion of DHS officials? The refusal to permit a contact visit is not reasonable and is further evidence of the retaliatory motive behind Mr. Khalil's arrest and faraway detention as well as the ongoing punitive nature of his detention. Petitioner, his wife and infant son are, as all the evidence in this case demonstrates, the farthest thing from a security risk It is the government who chose to detain Mr. Khalil and send him 1500 miles from his family rather than detain him, as they could have (and as we have requested in seeking a transfer there), in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where counsel confirmed with an EDC official that family contact visits are ordinarily provided on a daily basis and where a parent is permitted to hold their child. 3 In addition, a legal contact visit has been authorized for today between Mr. Khalil and his counsel, from 11-3pm CT. It thus appears the facility can accommodate contact visits absent a plexiglass barrier. Thus, the facility should make accommodations during or after this time for a private in-person visit where the family can be alone together for the first time. In addition, and at a minimum, counsel needs to meet with Petitioner …
May 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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In my wildest fantasies, Nebraska Democrats go scorched earth and blacklist anyone Jane Raybould has ever touched 🥹 but alas, I live in THIS reality.
May 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
jpetersen.bsky.social
In my wildest fantasies, Nebraska Democrats go scorched earth and blacklist anyone Jane Raybould has ever touched 🥹 but alas, I live in THIS reality.
May 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
jpetersen.bsky.social
Takes a whole lottta fuckin nerve for my health insurance company to send me an email with the subject line “don’t ignore your pain” 🫩
May 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
jpetersen.bsky.social
The Otezla commercial has given me unrealistic expectations for the kinds of parties my friends will throw for me every time I get on a new medication
April 29, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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stevevladeck.bsky.social
Even if you (wrongly) believe that some immigrants lack due process rights, what’s to stop the government from claiming that *you* are an undocumented immigrant; removing you to El Salvador; citing an “administrative error”; and refusing to do anything to bring you back?

The answer is due process.
April 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
This is terrifying in America. ICE agents are showing up masked—these abductions must stop. If you’re going to detain someone, show your face, present a warrant, and proper ID. Disappearing people from their families without evidence or accountability isn’t law enforcement—it’s state-sponsored fear.
April 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
jpetersen.bsky.social
Yo, I never fucked Jimmy, I never fucked John
April 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Damn just realized Idina Menzel married my childhood crush 😮‍💨 get it girl, proud of you
April 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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1. OSHA has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety practices, according to an email obtained by Popular Information.

The email says the publications have been removed from the web and tells staff that physical copies should be "disposed of or recycled"
In botched DEI purge, OSHA trashes workplace safety guidelines
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety practices, according to an internal February 7 email ob...
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February 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Does it show on my face? #TrumpSucks
February 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Wow Mike flood really said
February 13, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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My wife wanted to watch the SpongeBob Movie, her sister wanted to watch John Wick. We compromised and are watching the other SpongeBob movie, guest starring Keanu Reeves. 😅
February 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM