Marc Canellas
@marc-canellas.bsky.social
Defender. Engineer. Policy advocate.
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BREAKING: Trump admin says it mistakenly deported a Maryland father who had *withholding of removal* back to El Salvador on March 15. Govt told court Monday it won't bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back. "What.The.Fuck..." one govt attorney told me. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... @theatlantic.com
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
www.theatlantic.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
BREAKING: Trump admin says it mistakenly deported a Maryland father who had *withholding of removal* back to El Salvador on March 15. Govt told court Monday it won't bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back. "What.The.Fuck..." one govt attorney told me. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... @theatlantic.com
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Absolutely YELL at your reps. It doesn't matter that the employees are being called back; it shouldn't have happened in the first place.
Call them now.
Call them now.
Mass layoffs now paused at US nuclear weapons agency
The Department of Energy has paused the firings of hundreds of employees who work for a key agency maintaining the U.S. nuclear stockpile.
www.goodmorningamerica.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Absolutely YELL at your reps. It doesn't matter that the employees are being called back; it shouldn't have happened in the first place.
Call them now.
Call them now.
As a public defender I have no love lost for the DOJ, but this is a horrific assault on our legal system
new resignation from SDNY Hagan Scotten -- he's a John Roberts clerk -- Roberts can't be happy at that -- and a 2 times bronze medal winner for duty in Iraq.
This is the best of DOJ v the worst of the political system. The lines so clearly drawn
This is the best of DOJ v the worst of the political system. The lines so clearly drawn
February 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
As a public defender I have no love lost for the DOJ, but this is a horrific assault on our legal system
Cool cool, @schneier.com one of the best minds in cybersecurity, explaining that DOGE is committing "what may be the most consequential security breach in [our] history."
DOGE as a National Cyberattack
In the span of just weeks, the US government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history—not through a sophisticated cyberattack or an act of foreign espionage, but through official orders by a billionaire with a poorly defined…
In the span of just weeks, the US government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history—not through a sophisticated cyberattack or an act of foreign espionage, but through official orders by a billionaire with a poorly defined…
DOGE as a National Cyberattack
In the span of just weeks, the US government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history—not through a sophisticated cyberattack or an act of foreign espionage, but through official orders by a billionaire with a poorly defined government role. And the implications for national security are profound. First, it was reported that people associated with the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had…
www.schneier.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Cool cool, @schneier.com one of the best minds in cybersecurity, explaining that DOGE is committing "what may be the most consequential security breach in [our] history."
And I remember the time a circuit court judge threatened to hold me contempt for saying "Your Honor"
Shorter Vance: it is unconstitutional for the judges to tell us what is illegal or not. We decide what is the judge's legitimate power.
February 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
And I remember the time a circuit court judge threatened to hold me contempt for saying "Your Honor"
Why are the DOJ and other law enforcement stopping Congressional reps from entering government agencies, but not DOGE who are stealing computers, data, and threatening national security?
Law enforcement is about protecting political power not regular people
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
Law enforcement is about protecting political power not regular people
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Why are the DOJ and other law enforcement stopping Congressional reps from entering government agencies, but not DOGE who are stealing computers, data, and threatening national security?
Law enforcement is about protecting political power not regular people
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
Law enforcement is about protecting political power not regular people
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
Example 11,235,813 of: Don't rely on the benevolence of capitalism for your morality, ethics, and justice. Capitalism is great at only one thing, making money. But if you want morality, ethics, or justice, that's what laws and regulations are for.
www.wired.com/story/google...
www.wired.com/story/google...
Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and Surveillance
Google published principles in 2018 barring its AI technology from being used for sensitive purposes. Weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term, those guidelines are being overhauled.
www.wired.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Example 11,235,813 of: Don't rely on the benevolence of capitalism for your morality, ethics, and justice. Capitalism is great at only one thing, making money. But if you want morality, ethics, or justice, that's what laws and regulations are for.
www.wired.com/story/google...
www.wired.com/story/google...