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GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Defendants. Case No. 25-cv-04870-CRB ORDER GRANTING RENEWED MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION The Founders designed our government to be a system of checks and balances.1 Defendants, however, make clear that the only check they want is a blank one.
December 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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joshuajfriedman.com
Judge Charles Breyer, ladies and gentlemen (not refuting the Ancient Judge Delivers Crystal-Clear Rebuke theory)
December 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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whstancil.bsky.social
It’s striking how many of the most mundane features of American democracy, built centuries ago to protect against remembered tyrants from centuries prior, are still the bulwark against Trumpian fascism, while all the newfangled modern institutions simply collapsed on first contact with him
jonseidel.bsky.social Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d
JUST IN: Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Snell just confirmed, at the prodding of U.S. Magistrate Judge Keri Holleb Hotaling, that this motion for dismissal followed a "no bill" from a grand jury.

That means the grand jury refused to indict.
jonseidel.bsky.social Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 7d
U.S. prosecutors in Chicago are dropping another case tied to Operation Midway Blitz, "without prejudice."

It's USA v. Nathan Griffin. Below is the motion, followed by excerpts from the complaint.

The feds don't say why they're dropping it, but they had until today to secure an indictment.
December 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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joshtpm.bsky.social
a very good point
whstancil.bsky.social Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 1d
It’s striking how many of the most mundane features of American democracy, built centuries ago to protect against remembered tyrants from centuries prior, are still the bulwark against Trumpian fascism, while all the newfangled modern institutions simply collapsed on first contact with him
jonseidel.bsky.social Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d
JUST IN: Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Snell just confirmed, at the prodding of U.S. Magistrate Judge Keri Holleb Hotaling, that this motion for dismissal followed a "no bill" from a grand jury.

That means the grand jury refused to indict.
December 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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taniel.bsky.social
NEW, from me: One startling stat captures just how badly the year went for the GOP.

Democrats flipped 21% of all GOP-held legislative seats at play.

That's thanks to gains they made in six states this year, and I break it all down in my latest:
In 2025, Democrats Flipped 21 Percent of GOP-Held Legislative Seats - Bolts
At the start of Donald Trump’s first presidency, in 2017, large Democratic victories in New Jersey and Virginia, paired with overperformances in special elections, foreshadowed the blue wave of the......
boltsmag.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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andycraig.bsky.social
Yes, the 22nd explicitly includes time as acting president toward the two year rule.
December 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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figgityfigs.bsky.social
So, do periods when a vice president acts as president per invocation of the 25th amendment count toward the time period for the 22nd amendment? Like if Vance served for 5 days before Trump got Congress to restore him, is his date 1/25/2027 instead?
December 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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dominicervolina.com
Couple of things here:

1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently

2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"

3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"

4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I've stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an "aura" around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks - Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to "ace" this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am "slowing up," am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am "slowing up," but it's not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it's seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean "THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES." They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful "source" of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! 908 ReTruths 3.07k Likes Dec 09, 2025, 9:11 PM
December 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
I know we’ve been talking about the 25th Amendment being invoked for years now, but we should probably be talking about it a lot more and a lot more seriously right now.
dominicervolina.com Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 1d
Couple of things here:

1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently

2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"

3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"

4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I've stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an "aura" around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks - Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to "ace" this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am "slowing up," am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am "slowing up," but it's not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it's seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean "THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES." They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful "source" of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! 908 ReTruths 3.07k Likes Dec 09, 2025, 9:11 PM
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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kyledcheney.bsky.social
DOJ makes it clear: If Judge Boasberg wants to pursue a contempt case against Kristi Noem, he's going to have to pierce privileged conversations she had with Blanche, Bove and DHS lawyers – something DOJ says shoudl only happen at a trial. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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muellershewrote.com
They want to force Boasberg into trial because he’d have to appoint a prosecutor and SCOTUS will probably take the power to appoint a judicial prosecutor away.
kyledcheney.bsky.social Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 21h
DOJ makes it clear: If Judge Boasberg wants to pursue a contempt case against Kristi Noem, he's going to have to pierce privileged conversations she had with Blanche, Bove and DHS lawyers – something DOJ says shoudl only happen at a trial. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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jaseasterly.bsky.social
It’s worth considering that privilege does not extend to conversations where a client is planning to break the law, in this situation, violate a court order.
December 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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jpgarlandauthor.bsky.social
Not my area but if she's using an advice-of-counsel argument, doesn't that break the privilege?
December 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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paradigm317.bsky.social
Bingo
December 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
“There are regulations for a reason. These guys cannot be trusted.”

Ex-Insurance company exec @wendellpotter.bsky.social on Republicans thinking deregulation is in any way a health care solution. #MedicareForAllNOW
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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radiofreetom.bsky.social
Whatever is in those Epstein files must be scaring the hell out of him
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
Trump: "It's been an interesting day from the standpoint of news. As you probably know, we've just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela. Largest one ever seized actually. And other things are happening."
December 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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rmayemsinger.bsky.social
Sometimes I imagine the celebration of his demise, and it's literally the only thing that makes me feel better.
December 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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andycraig.bsky.social
The mayor of Albuquerque who appeared as himself in Pluribus was reelected to a third term yesterday.
December 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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thanhneville.medsky.social
Sometimes we put out small LED candles in the dying patient's room to soften the environment. One family member tells me she took those candles home, created an alter, & "lights" these candles every night to remember her son.

Small touches can give lasting impressions. @3wishesprogram.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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urocklive1.bsky.social
Trump's mafia-style diplomacy is not winning friends and influencing people.
Daractenus @Daractenus · 7h Denmark's Defence Intelligence Service has now officially listed the United States as a major security threat to Denmark, alongside Russia and China, identifying it as a state that could potentially use military force against its own partners and allies. Bloomberg headline: Danish Spy Agency Now Views US as a Possible Security Concern
December 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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akivamcohen.bsky.social
Holy shit

That's basically "I need to know who to sanction"
emptywheel.bsky.social emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20h
I'm not even a Colleen Kollar-Kotelly fan but this (in the Dan Richman case) is the kind of thing that makes be giddy.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
To ensure that counsel who are accountable for the Government's representations and legal positions in this matter are accurately identified in the official record of this case, it is ORDERED that all counsel of record for the Government shall file notices of appearance no later than 10:00 a.m. ET tomorrow, December 11, 2025. It is further ORDERED that, no later than the same deadline, 10:00 a.m. ET tomorrow, December 11, 2025, the Government shall file on the docket its certification of compliance with this Court's [10] Order dated December 6, 2025.
December 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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jpjh88.bsky.social
I totally understand this order, DOJ only has one attorney of record for this case (John Bailey), yet their latest motion is signed by 3 attorneys who are not attorneys on the record (Blanche, Halligan, McBride).
December 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
I'm not even a Colleen Kollar-Kotelly fan but this (in the Dan Richman case) is the kind of thing that makes be giddy.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
To ensure that counsel who are accountable for the Government's representations and legal positions in this matter are accurately identified in the official record of this case, it is ORDERED that all counsel of record for the Government shall file notices of appearance no later than 10:00 a.m. ET tomorrow, December 11, 2025. It is further ORDERED that, no later than the same deadline, 10:00 a.m. ET tomorrow, December 11, 2025, the Government shall file on the docket its certification of compliance with this Court's [10] Order dated December 6, 2025.
December 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
DC ALERT: No clue why, but more than a dozen National Guard are lined up on U Street in NW DC right now, west of 14th Street.
National Guard on the sides of the sidewalk on U St. Guard standing
December 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM