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So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.

I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.

They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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normeisen.bsky.social
You won't believe the excuses of the Trump administration for breaking the law in renaming the Kennedy Center!

At 930 pm ET I'll be on @cnn.com with my client @repbeatty.bsky.social to discuss

We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent her with Washington Lit. Group
normeisen.bsky.social Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 2d
BREAKING: We are suing Trump & his cronies to restore the Kennedy Center’s lawful name

We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group

Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
Press Release | Democracy Defenders Action
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty today sued President Trump and others to stop the unlawful renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of the Congressw...
www.democracydefendersaction.org
December 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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darrigomelanie.bsky.social
“He raped me.”

“Donald J Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”

“She was found with her head ‘blown off’… there was no way it was a suicide.”

Now we’re starting to see why Trump was hiding the Epstein files, and it probably gets much worse.
December 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Some Epstein file redactions are being undone with hacks
Un-redacted text from released documents began circulating on social media on Monday evening
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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yasharali.bsky.social
NEWS

Russell Brand has been charged with one additional count of rape and one additional count of sexual assault.

These charges are in addition to two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault, two counts of sexual assault, and one count of oral rape.
Russell Brand, RFK Jr with a lizard, and Dr. Oz. Imagine the smell.
December 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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housingjames.bsky.social
Good.
December 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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rgoodlaw.bsky.social
On left:

Bari Weiss: 60 Minutes segment failed to show Government view that CECOT detainees are due judicial review

On right:

Judge Boasberg Dec 22: "The Government itself has not even contested that the detainees who now make up the CECOT class received inadequate process prior to their removal"
December 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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charlesornstein.bsky.social
CBS News may not want you to see its CECOT reporting, but I'm happy to share this powerful video that our team produced this year.
“An American Nightmare”: Three Men Deported to CECOT and Their Families Reflect on Their Monthslong Ordeal
For months, Carmen, Lina and Doris awaited news about their loved ones, who were sent to a maximum-security Salvadoran prison by the Trump administration. Now that the families have been reunited, the...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Judge James Boasberg rules for those deported under the Alien Enemies Act on March 15 — certifying a class, finding the U.S. maintained constructive custody over them at CECOT, finding they were not given due process, and ordering return or that such process be given by Jan. 5, 2026.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA J.G.G., et al., Plaintiffs, LIYANARA SÁNCHEZ, as next friend on behalf of FRENGEL REYES MOTA, et al., Petitioners-Plaintiffs, V. DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Respondents-Defendants. Civil Action No. 25-766 (JEB) MEMORANDUM OPINION Nine months ago, six Venezuelan men were hustled out of a detention center in Texas, loaded onto planes, and shipped to an infamous mega-prison in El Salvador with no explanation and no opportunity to challenge the reason for their hasty removal. On behalf of themselves and a putative class of similarly situated detainees, they have turned to the courts to vindicate their constitutional right to due process. These efforts have precipitated multiple trips up and down the assorted tiers of the federal judiciary, complicated by their subsequent transfer to and release in their native Venezuela. After the D.C. Circuit vacated this Court's prior preliminary injunction, Plaintiffs have again moved for an order enjoining the Government to facilitate their return to the United States to pursue their individual habeas claims. The parties then agreed to consolidate this Motion into Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment. The Court ultimately finds that the United States maintained constructive custody over Plaintiffs while they were imprisoned in El Salvador, thus affording the Court habeas jurisdiction 1 Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB Document 215 Filed 12/22/25 Page 2 of 43 over this action. In addition, it will certify a class of Plaintiffs who were removed on March 15 and seek to enforce their right to a hearing. On the merits, the Court concludes that this class was denied their due-process rights and will thus require the Government to facilitate their ability to obtain such hearing. Our law requires no less. ORDER For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, the Court ORDERS that: 1. Plaintiffs' [177] Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED; 2. Plaintiffs' [178] Motion for Class Certification is GRANTED; 3. Defendants' [182] Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED; and 4. The Government shall submit its proposal either to facilitate the return of Plaintiffs to the United States or to otherwise provide them with hearings that satisfy the requirements of due process by January 5, 2026. 1 Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB Document 214 Filed 12/22/25 Page 2 of 2 /s/ James E. Boasberg JAMES E. BOASBERG United States District Judge
December 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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paleofuture.bsky.social
And now someone has uploaded a version that wasn't filmed off a TV.

There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
archive.org
December 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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joshgerstein.bsky.social
NEW: Judge seizes on pair of fresh Trump administration errors in Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation case, extends order keeping him free into next month www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
More stumbles by feds mar Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation case
Judge extends order protecting illegally deported immigrant from re-arrest
www.politico.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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newrepublic.com
It will not be enough to simply reverse Trump’s policies and executive orders when a new Democratic president takes office. The next administration must commit itself in addition to purging the aesthetic rot of Trump’s second term from our national life. trib.al/SgJQZhz
December 23, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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bencollins.bsky.social
Fair use.
December 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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acyn.bsky.social
Garcia: First, let’s be very honest about what’s happening. This is a White House cover-up. They are now involved in an illegal cover-up of the Epstein files. They’re defying Congress. They’re defying their own base. They’re lying to the American people.
December 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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ezralevin.bsky.social
Final newsletter of the year! If you want to feel good, do what I did and compare it to the first newsletter of the year. Elites capitulated but regular people said fuck no to fascism. More to come in '26. open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...
2025: Cowardice, Courage, and Chutzpah
Indivisible's weekly newsletter with analysis and action
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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joolia.bsky.social
I spoke to people who are standing up to ICE - from a real estate appraiser chasing ICE on his bike to a fetish shop owner distributing whistles and an undocumented social worker putting money in detainees’ commissary accounts
Whistles, Signal and school patrols: how ordinary Americans are fighting back against ICE
As Trump carries out his mass deportation operation, residents are banding together to block raids and distribute groceries
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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moiradonegan.bsky.social
I don’t know how it works at the New York Times, but my editors at The Guardian would never let me publish this if they knew that I was one of the elites who spent time with Epstein. And if I published it without telling them, I would be out of a job.
Opinion column from David Brooks: The Epstein Story? Count Me Out. I have been especially startled to see Ro Khanna, a House Democrat and one of the most impressive politicians in America, use the phrase “the Epstein class” in his public statements. In an interview with my colleague David Leonhardt this week, Khanna explained that he had gotten the phrase from voters who asked him if he was on the side of “forgotten Americans” or “the Epstein class.” Photo of David Brooks at dinner with Jeffrey Epstein, from files released by the House Oversight Committee.
December 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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It gets even more pathetic—

x.com/RepBeatty/st...
Rep. Joyce Beatty @RepBeatty · 6m For the record. This was not unanimous. I was muted on the call and not allowed to speak or voice my opposition to this move. Also for the record, this was not on the agenda.
December 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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governor.ca.gov
Trump tonight:

Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me
December 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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krassenstein.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
One of the biggest mistakes Dems made in transition is in not having Jack Smith testify openly about Jan6 before Durbin lost his gavel.
December 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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bgrueskin.bsky.social
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.

His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."

He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.

www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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ezralevin.bsky.social
It is possible for elected Dems to take on corruption and fecklessness in the party! Andy Kim is the real deal.
Kim will lead effort to oust Jim Beach; fires warning shot at some Democratic legislators - New Jersey Globe
In a bold declaration that he’s prepared to take on feckless state lawmakers who follow the orders of party bosses, U.S. Senator Andy Kim will support a
newjerseyglobe.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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taniel.bsky.social
A huge night for Democrats:

—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
December 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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qasimrashid.com
To recap:
•Rittenhouse killed 2 people at a BLM rally & raised $2M
•Shiloh Hendrix called a Black child the n-word & raised $800K
•Now Crystal Wilsey called a Black customer the n-word & has already raised $100K in 1 day

On thing remains clear—White supremacy remains extremely profitable in America
December 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM