JenL
@nextjen13.bsky.social
Retired civil service. Glitter enthusiast.
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JUST IN: Reps. Massie and Khanna say "DOJ cannot be trusted" to release all of the Epstein files, urge a federal judge to appoint an independent overseer to make it happen. khanna.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
January 8, 2026 at 9:03 PM
JUST IN: Reps. Massie and Khanna say "DOJ cannot be trusted" to release all of the Epstein files, urge a federal judge to appoint an independent overseer to make it happen. khanna.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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Always read the footnotes
In court filing, defense attorney for Capitol pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole notes that the statute of limitations for one of the federal charges *expired* before Justice Dept finally secured its federal indictment
In court filing, defense attorney for Capitol pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole notes that the statute of limitations for one of the federal charges *expired* before Justice Dept finally secured its federal indictment
January 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Always read the footnotes
In court filing, defense attorney for Capitol pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole notes that the statute of limitations for one of the federal charges *expired* before Justice Dept finally secured its federal indictment
In court filing, defense attorney for Capitol pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole notes that the statute of limitations for one of the federal charges *expired* before Justice Dept finally secured its federal indictment
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Blatant politicization of DOJ powers.
"The assistant attorney general will not work out of the Justice Department, the vice president said. Instead, the position will be run out of the White House and overseen by President Trump and Vance, he said."
"The assistant attorney general will not work out of the Justice Department, the vice president said. Instead, the position will be run out of the White House and overseen by President Trump and Vance, he said."
Vance says Trump administration creating assistant attorney general position to investigate fraud
Vice President JD Vance said a nominee for the new assistant attorney general position will be announced in the coming days.
www.cbsnews.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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"It’s unclear if ICE will target farm workers as it ramps up enforcement, but White House Border Czar Tom Homan told Reuters that immigration arrests will 'explode greatly next year,' and that enforcement would 'absolutely' hit workplaces." https://bit.ly/4qLfA2p
Deportations are set to explode — a huge worry for farmers already facing a labor shortage
American agriculture relies on foreign workers, and that workforce is already stretched thin. With Trump’s immigration crackdown set to expand next year, some farmers fear that workers will be even ha...
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 12:38 AM
"It’s unclear if ICE will target farm workers as it ramps up enforcement, but White House Border Czar Tom Homan told Reuters that immigration arrests will 'explode greatly next year,' and that enforcement would 'absolutely' hit workplaces." https://bit.ly/4qLfA2p
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Five years after January 6, the threat to democracy hasn’t faded—it’s grown. Political violence is at its highest level since the 1970s, and global democracy experts no longer classify the U.S. as a full democracy. The American people do not need a rewrite of history; they deserve accountability.
Trump White House's Jan. 6 website rewrites history to celebrate failed coup
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Five years after January 6, the threat to democracy hasn’t faded—it’s grown. Political violence is at its highest level since the 1970s, and global democracy experts no longer classify the U.S. as a full democracy. The American people do not need a rewrite of history; they deserve accountability.
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"Even when weighed against this stunning record of degeneracy, the pardoning by Trump of his cop-beating foot soldiers represents the lowest moment of this presidency so far, because it was an act not only of naked despotism but also of outlandish hypocrisy."
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
MAGA’s Foundational Lie
The movement claims to stand with the police. Trump’s decision to pardon the cop-beaters of January 6 exposed his movement for what it is.
www.theatlantic.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:45 PM
"Even when weighed against this stunning record of degeneracy, the pardoning by Trump of his cop-beating foot soldiers represents the lowest moment of this presidency so far, because it was an act not only of naked despotism but also of outlandish hypocrisy."
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The lesson of January 6th is that it does absolutely no good to prosecute the the violent foot soldiers if you're not going to prosecute the leaders and hold them accountable for their sedition under the full force of the law.
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The lesson of January 6th is that it does absolutely no good to prosecute the the violent foot soldiers if you're not going to prosecute the leaders and hold them accountable for their sedition under the full force of the law.
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Trump acolytes at the US Postal Service quietly issued a rule on Christmas Eve that will allow some branches, in critical electoral battleground locations, to reject a ballot by delaying a postmark. shero.substack.com/p/new-usps-m...
New USPS Mailbox Rule Will Hinder Mail-in Voting
SHERO is a reader-supported publication that makes most articles free and available to the public.
shero.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Trump acolytes at the US Postal Service quietly issued a rule on Christmas Eve that will allow some branches, in critical electoral battleground locations, to reject a ballot by delaying a postmark. shero.substack.com/p/new-usps-m...
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The Trump administration says it will dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a cornerstone for American climate and weather science. I went on NPR today to explain what this could mean for climate research.
Listen here:
Listen here:
Trump moves to dismantle a ‘global mothership’ of climate research : Here & Now Anytime
The Trump administration says it will dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a cornerstone for American climate and weather science. Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist at the Nature Co...
www.npr.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The Trump administration says it will dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a cornerstone for American climate and weather science. I went on NPR today to explain what this could mean for climate research.
Listen here:
Listen here:
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"Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist" by Bob Ward & yours truly in today's @theguardian.com @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward
This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industry
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist" by Bob Ward & yours truly in today's @theguardian.com @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"The Trump administration continues to act as if the story of the ransacking of the library of Alexandria is a playbook instead of a cautionary tale."
"Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist" by Bob Ward & yours truly in today's @theguardian.com @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward
This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industry
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"The Trump administration continues to act as if the story of the ransacking of the library of Alexandria is a playbook instead of a cautionary tale."
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Scoop: The lone employee behind CISA's Pre-Ransomware Notification Initiative resigned on Friday rather than take a forced reassignment to FEMA.
CISA says PRNI will continue, but sources said David Stern's loss will be a major setback for it.
My story: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-ra...
CISA says PRNI will continue, but sources said David Stern's loss will be a major setback for it.
My story: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-ra...
December 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Scoop: The lone employee behind CISA's Pre-Ransomware Notification Initiative resigned on Friday rather than take a forced reassignment to FEMA.
CISA says PRNI will continue, but sources said David Stern's loss will be a major setback for it.
My story: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-ra...
CISA says PRNI will continue, but sources said David Stern's loss will be a major setback for it.
My story: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-ra...
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Contemporary Ukrainian painter Maria Chepeleva #WomensArt #ArtAdvent
December 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Contemporary Ukrainian painter Maria Chepeleva #WomensArt #ArtAdvent
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"The jury verdict from 10 years ago contains a scrivener's error insofar as it states that the defendant was not guilty. We are changing that, nunc pro tunc, to guilty."
Yeah, no.
Yeah, no.
It is not! A “scrivener’s error” is for things like fixing typos or very minor non-material errors, not retroactively adding a deportation order that doesn’t current exist!
Is "correcting" a previous order like this a real thing?
December 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"The jury verdict from 10 years ago contains a scrivener's error insofar as it states that the defendant was not guilty. We are changing that, nunc pro tunc, to guilty."
Yeah, no.
Yeah, no.
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The immigration “judge” allegedly sua sponte — meaning without any request by a party, which is obviously a lie given the circumstances — “corrected” the 2019 order to fix a “scrivener’s error” and order Mr Abrego Garcia deported.
Not surprisingly, Judge Xinis blocked that. What a corrupt act.
Not surprisingly, Judge Xinis blocked that. What a corrupt act.
December 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The immigration “judge” allegedly sua sponte — meaning without any request by a party, which is obviously a lie given the circumstances — “corrected” the 2019 order to fix a “scrivener’s error” and order Mr Abrego Garcia deported.
Not surprisingly, Judge Xinis blocked that. What a corrupt act.
Not surprisingly, Judge Xinis blocked that. What a corrupt act.
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WOW; a DEEPLY corrupt move by the immigration courts; clear collaboration with Trump admin officials to produce a specific result with zero notice to the party and ALSO in a situation where the judge facially lacks jurisdiction; the judge had denied a motion to reopen and the case is on appeal.
Judge Xinis ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release in part bc ICE could not produce a final “order of removal” to deport him. So last night, they went out and got an immigration judge to issue one.
Now, Abrego is urging Xinis to block his redetention. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Now, Abrego is urging Xinis to block his redetention. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
WOW; a DEEPLY corrupt move by the immigration courts; clear collaboration with Trump admin officials to produce a specific result with zero notice to the party and ALSO in a situation where the judge facially lacks jurisdiction; the judge had denied a motion to reopen and the case is on appeal.
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honestly, if i were trying to design a place for the political opposition to take a stand against trump, i couldn't have done better than abrego garcia. by trying to destroy basic constitutional protections, it was *trump* who made this a dispute over due process and the Constitution.
December 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
honestly, if i were trying to design a place for the political opposition to take a stand against trump, i couldn't have done better than abrego garcia. by trying to destroy basic constitutional protections, it was *trump* who made this a dispute over due process and the Constitution.
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Remarkable how brutal the ruling against Trump on Abrego Garcia truly is: It details flagrant and malicious abuses of power all throughout. Trump and Stephen Miller were testing their ability to spread lawless state terror. But the court held the line. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
Fiasco for Trump as Judge Issues Harsh Rebuke in Abrego Garcia Case
Judge Paula Xinis’s ruling temporarily freed Kilmar Abrego Garcia from custody. It also savagely indicted Trump’s lawless handling of this whole affair from start to finish.
newrepublic.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Remarkable how brutal the ruling against Trump on Abrego Garcia truly is: It details flagrant and malicious abuses of power all throughout. Trump and Stephen Miller were testing their ability to spread lawless state terror. But the court held the line. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
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When a NATO member's military intelligence service describes the United States as a potential security risk, that's a problem.
What was that Trump was saying about how much the world respects the US thanks to him? www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
What was that Trump was saying about how much the world respects the US thanks to him? www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
A longtime NATO ally raises concerns about security risks from a Trump-led U.S.
When a NATO member’s military intelligence service describes the U.S. as a potential security risk, it’s a problem in need of attention.
www.ms.now
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
When a NATO member's military intelligence service describes the United States as a potential security risk, that's a problem.
What was that Trump was saying about how much the world respects the US thanks to him? www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
What was that Trump was saying about how much the world respects the US thanks to him? www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Biggest con man in the world.
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Biggest con man in the world.
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Palantir: Rebranding drug addiction as neurodivergence.
Clever.
Clever.
December 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Palantir: Rebranding drug addiction as neurodivergence.
Clever.
Clever.
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I can’t tell if the sudden increase in “sources say” teases of Trump firing some key people is real or just the old reality show ratings grabbing instinct kicking in.
December 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I can’t tell if the sudden increase in “sources say” teases of Trump firing some key people is real or just the old reality show ratings grabbing instinct kicking in.
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NEW: The Trump administration has been accusing political enemies of mortgage fraud for claiming more than one primary residence.
Records show President Trump himself did the same thing.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Records show President Trump himself did the same thing.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
NEW: The Trump administration has been accusing political enemies of mortgage fraud for claiming more than one primary residence.
Records show President Trump himself did the same thing.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Records show President Trump himself did the same thing.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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NBC News: DOJ fails to get a new indictment of Letitia James.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
December 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
NBC News: DOJ fails to get a new indictment of Letitia James.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...