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Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.
It's a tour de force:
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It's a tour de force:
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!["On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1
More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/bafkreicrroq5taft777rmau2ffjlsphbcatlxnwwigf2yekoke533yycim@jpeg)
![has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up,
twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite
country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of
suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified
Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that
she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8
U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all.
See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here
illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section
IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she
ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id.
The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary
unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes,
the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary,
Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to
replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A.
As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS
holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/bafkreid3cmawech25ummuj2tjvgxsrvufma2kmrijlfpglalwddd3qkikq@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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In part because the Trump administration is directly dismantling Biden's efforts to get affordable broadband everywhere (as @karlbode.com keeps reporting on).
There are many horrible things to note here but I'm going to pull out just one:
How will people in rural areas access these farkakte A.i.-based avatars WHEN THEY STILL CAN'T GET BROADBAND.
How will people in rural areas access these farkakte A.i.-based avatars WHEN THEY STILL CAN'T GET BROADBAND.
Dr Oz on rural healthcare: "There's no question about it, whether you want it or not -- the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars"
February 3, 2026 at 1:04 AM
In part because the Trump administration is directly dismantling Biden's efforts to get affordable broadband everywhere (as @karlbode.com keeps reporting on).
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What the hell. How can this keep getting worse?
This or just dumping people *in the woods* AND sending folks out w/o their phone or I.D.
Volunteers w/ Safe Haven wait at the gate & do sweeps of the woods, with warm clothes, a burner, and a ride home, "so no one is left alone at the gate."
I donated; pls join me if you can: gofund.me/7d506a3d0
Volunteers w/ Safe Haven wait at the gate & do sweeps of the woods, with warm clothes, a burner, and a ride home, "so no one is left alone at the gate."
I donated; pls join me if you can: gofund.me/7d506a3d0
I spent the evening outside the Whipple federal building in Minneapolis, where the feds have been releasing people they detained — often for no discernible reason — into the freezing cold... wearing whatever little clothing they had on at the time they were taken.
February 3, 2026 at 1:21 AM
What the hell. How can this keep getting worse?
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“‘Mr. Lyons said he was in charge, and I corrected him saying I report to Corey Lewandowski,’ Bovino said in the email.“
Bovino told U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis, under oath, that he reported to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Bovino told U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis, under oath, that he reported to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
February 3, 2026 at 1:28 AM
“‘Mr. Lyons said he was in charge, and I corrected him saying I report to Corey Lewandowski,’ Bovino said in the email.“
Bovino told U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis, under oath, that he reported to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Bovino told U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis, under oath, that he reported to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Serious novice. How do I share clip in texts?
No but seriously who is making the t shirts
Blanche: It's not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein.
February 3, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Serious novice. How do I share clip in texts?
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No but seriously who is making the t shirts
February 3, 2026 at 1:13 AM
No but seriously who is making the t shirts
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Eviscerates Noem - and, of course, this was "preordained" by the actual DHS Secretary Stephen Miller. Noem dutifully and gleefully does his racist dirty work
But every time Judge Reyes writes "Noem," it's also Miller
But every time Judge Reyes writes "Noem," it's also Miller
Right at the top, Judge Reyes lays out her official findings, after reviewing the evidence. She says it is "substantially likely" that Secretary Noem's decision to end Haitian TPS was "preordained" and based on Secretary Noem's general "hostility to nonwhite immigrants."
February 3, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Eviscerates Noem - and, of course, this was "preordained" by the actual DHS Secretary Stephen Miller. Noem dutifully and gleefully does his racist dirty work
But every time Judge Reyes writes "Noem," it's also Miller
But every time Judge Reyes writes "Noem," it's also Miller
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Famous Last Words
February 2, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Famous Last Words
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Trump claims he wants to cap credit card interest rates.
But before his announcement, his own regulators filed a legal brief opposing a Colorado law that would do just that.
Don’t believe his fake populism for a second. He will always govern for the rich and powerful — not you.
But before his announcement, his own regulators filed a legal brief opposing a Colorado law that would do just that.
Don’t believe his fake populism for a second. He will always govern for the rich and powerful — not you.
Trump Is Breaking His Word on Credit Card Regulation
Donald Trump has long claimed he wants to lower credit card interest rates. His regulators are intervening in a legal ba
jacobin.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Trump claims he wants to cap credit card interest rates.
But before his announcement, his own regulators filed a legal brief opposing a Colorado law that would do just that.
Don’t believe his fake populism for a second. He will always govern for the rich and powerful — not you.
But before his announcement, his own regulators filed a legal brief opposing a Colorado law that would do just that.
Don’t believe his fake populism for a second. He will always govern for the rich and powerful — not you.
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"People don't trust us. Maybe it's because we're platforming a guy who appears thousands of times in the Epstein Files."
"We need to air what people want. Unless people don't want us to air the views of a guy who appears thousands of times in the Epstein Files. Then we'd be giving in to the mob."
"We need to air what people want. Unless people don't want us to air the views of a guy who appears thousands of times in the Epstein Files. Then we'd be giving in to the mob."
February 3, 2026 at 12:03 AM
"People don't trust us. Maybe it's because we're platforming a guy who appears thousands of times in the Epstein Files."
"We need to air what people want. Unless people don't want us to air the views of a guy who appears thousands of times in the Epstein Files. Then we'd be giving in to the mob."
"We need to air what people want. Unless people don't want us to air the views of a guy who appears thousands of times in the Epstein Files. Then we'd be giving in to the mob."
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My editor mentioned this morning that Melania made $7 million this weekend and I reminded him how the NYT Bestsellers list had to start adding that asterisk to books by right-wing authors whose new books mysteriously sell a ton of bulk orders right when they come out and then none after that
February 3, 2026 at 12:01 AM
My editor mentioned this morning that Melania made $7 million this weekend and I reminded him how the NYT Bestsellers list had to start adding that asterisk to books by right-wing authors whose new books mysteriously sell a ton of bulk orders right when they come out and then none after that
Puerto Ricans are Americans
Explain to me why I’m standing in front of my childrens’ schools in subzero weather trying to make sure none of their classmates are kidnapped by armed, masked goons then.
Corey Lewandowski: "I was really gonna go to the Super Bowl, but then Bad Bunny showed up. Listen -- anybody who is an American has nothing to worry about. It's the rapists and the murderers and the sex traffickers and child pedophiles who are in this country who need to be worried."
February 3, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Puerto Ricans are Americans
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Fleeing Germany in the mid-19th century to avoid military conscription.
Genuinely curious: If your family is American, what brought them here?
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
February 3, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Fleeing Germany in the mid-19th century to avoid military conscription.
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Mother Jones had reported some of this on Friday in the context of a larger story about the office —>
SCOOP: More federal prosecutors in Minnesota have resigned or are preparing to, in part because the administration has asked them to file charges against protesters without appropriate evidence, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
February 3, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Mother Jones had reported some of this on Friday in the context of a larger story about the office —>
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“'It’s Bari versus everyone right now on Attia,' said an individual with knowledge of the internal discussion"
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bsky.app/profile/carl...
“.. Weiss insists she does not want to cut ties with Attia over his links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and sees it as giving in to the mob.”
@calderone.bsky.social #$PSKY
www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
@calderone.bsky.social #$PSKY
www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
February 3, 2026 at 12:11 AM
“'It’s Bari versus everyone right now on Attia,' said an individual with knowledge of the internal discussion"
bsky.app/profile/carl...
bsky.app/profile/carl...
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There are many horrible things to note here but I'm going to pull out just one:
How will people in rural areas access these farkakte A.i.-based avatars WHEN THEY STILL CAN'T GET BROADBAND.
How will people in rural areas access these farkakte A.i.-based avatars WHEN THEY STILL CAN'T GET BROADBAND.
Dr Oz on rural healthcare: "There's no question about it, whether you want it or not -- the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars"
February 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM
There are many horrible things to note here but I'm going to pull out just one:
How will people in rural areas access these farkakte A.i.-based avatars WHEN THEY STILL CAN'T GET BROADBAND.
How will people in rural areas access these farkakte A.i.-based avatars WHEN THEY STILL CAN'T GET BROADBAND.
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I'd read an interview with Peter Attia's wife. Curious what's going on there.
February 2, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I'd read an interview with Peter Attia's wife. Curious what's going on there.
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Apparently he wrote about it in his book to underscore what a shitty husband and father he used to be.
He did not disclose in that book that he was with Epstein while his month old son fought for his life. His wife may have learned that when we did
He did not disclose in that book that he was with Epstein while his month old son fought for his life. His wife may have learned that when we did
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Apparently he wrote about it in his book to underscore what a shitty husband and father he used to be.
He did not disclose in that book that he was with Epstein while his month old son fought for his life. His wife may have learned that when we did
He did not disclose in that book that he was with Epstein while his month old son fought for his life. His wife may have learned that when we did
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@tiffanydcross.bsky.social is right.
Many of the mask wearin ICE Turds are ProudBoys, Jsixers, & YES, O'leary is a member of a Cult.
ICE wear masks not 2 protect against doxin but 2 keep from bein ID'ed as Proudboys/Jsixers & get away w/their lawbreakin/executions.
youtu.be/Selpb_fto48?...
Many of the mask wearin ICE Turds are ProudBoys, Jsixers, & YES, O'leary is a member of a Cult.
ICE wear masks not 2 protect against doxin but 2 keep from bein ID'ed as Proudboys/Jsixers & get away w/their lawbreakin/executions.
youtu.be/Selpb_fto48?...
"You're in a cult!" Tiffany D. Cross Tells Mr. Wonderful He's in the MAGA Cult
YouTube video by Tiffany D. Cross
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 9:23 PM
@tiffanydcross.bsky.social is right.
Many of the mask wearin ICE Turds are ProudBoys, Jsixers, & YES, O'leary is a member of a Cult.
ICE wear masks not 2 protect against doxin but 2 keep from bein ID'ed as Proudboys/Jsixers & get away w/their lawbreakin/executions.
youtu.be/Selpb_fto48?...
Many of the mask wearin ICE Turds are ProudBoys, Jsixers, & YES, O'leary is a member of a Cult.
ICE wear masks not 2 protect against doxin but 2 keep from bein ID'ed as Proudboys/Jsixers & get away w/their lawbreakin/executions.
youtu.be/Selpb_fto48?...
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to the extent epstein gets more mainstream coverage than some other trump evils, it's because he's the one evil thing MAGA cares about, and the mainstream caters to MAGA. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/epstein-co...
February 3, 2026 at 12:18 AM
to the extent epstein gets more mainstream coverage than some other trump evils, it's because he's the one evil thing MAGA cares about, and the mainstream caters to MAGA. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/epstein-co...
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Donald Trump said today that "Republicans should say, we want to take over. We should take over the voting."
My life's work is to prevent that from happening. I built a law firm to stop it. I started Democracy Docket as another tool in the fight for democracy. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
My life's work is to prevent that from happening. I built a law firm to stop it. I started Democracy Docket as another tool in the fight for democracy. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
February 3, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Donald Trump said today that "Republicans should say, we want to take over. We should take over the voting."
My life's work is to prevent that from happening. I built a law firm to stop it. I started Democracy Docket as another tool in the fight for democracy. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
My life's work is to prevent that from happening. I built a law firm to stop it. I started Democracy Docket as another tool in the fight for democracy. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Some folks out there might be too young to remember that prior to 2016 the president being implicated in a child sex trafficking ring was not considered a survivable political scandal
nate silver: libs are "spectacularly unfocused" for caring that the president is a paedophile
February 3, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Some folks out there might be too young to remember that prior to 2016 the president being implicated in a child sex trafficking ring was not considered a survivable political scandal
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there are dozens of cameras on them all the time. we already know what they’re doing. this is not any sort of concession.
U.S. DHS CHIEF: WILL RAPIDLY ACQUIRE AND DEPLOY BODY CAMERAS TO DHS LAW ENFORCEMENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY
February 2, 2026 at 9:29 PM
there are dozens of cameras on them all the time. we already know what they’re doing. this is not any sort of concession.
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I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible with insane billionaires like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, so it seems we're at an impasse.
Let's put it to a vote!
Let's put it to a vote!
February 3, 2026 at 12:28 AM
I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible with insane billionaires like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, so it seems we're at an impasse.
Let's put it to a vote!
Let's put it to a vote!