RodeoNew
@rodeonew.bsky.social
Commercial litigator in the Southwest; very unenthusiastic member of the SCOTUS bar. Nullius in verba.
Bring hearing protection
January 14, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Bring hearing protection
What a surprise: if you want to deport criminals, go to the prisons and pick them up on their release date!
A long, long time ago I clerked for an immigration lawyer who tried to get discretionary relief for the ones that weren’t dangerous but just did something dumb and paid their debt to society.
A long, long time ago I clerked for an immigration lawyer who tried to get discretionary relief for the ones that weren’t dangerous but just did something dumb and paid their debt to society.
January 13, 2026 at 3:45 AM
What a surprise: if you want to deport criminals, go to the prisons and pick them up on their release date!
A long, long time ago I clerked for an immigration lawyer who tried to get discretionary relief for the ones that weren’t dangerous but just did something dumb and paid their debt to society.
A long, long time ago I clerked for an immigration lawyer who tried to get discretionary relief for the ones that weren’t dangerous but just did something dumb and paid their debt to society.
I can feel the love!
January 13, 2026 at 2:58 AM
I can feel the love!
how about Jan 12 @ 3:45 pm?
January 12, 2026 at 9:57 PM
how about Jan 12 @ 3:45 pm?
I would be curious if 2000 acres equates to the map of the 20 families. I would guess they had rights to cultivate the mapped land but actually cultivated less (i.e., only 2000 acres).
Here's a 1965 photo showing some of the agriculture-maybe 5 acres.
www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/...
Here's a 1965 photo showing some of the agriculture-maybe 5 acres.
www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/...
Palos Verdes Peninsula - Wikiwand
www.wikiwand.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I would be curious if 2000 acres equates to the map of the 20 families. I would guess they had rights to cultivate the mapped land but actually cultivated less (i.e., only 2000 acres).
Here's a 1965 photo showing some of the agriculture-maybe 5 acres.
www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/...
Here's a 1965 photo showing some of the agriculture-maybe 5 acres.
www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/...
Border Patrol has much less power than ICE when they're away from the border or its functional equivalent (including coastal areas).
January 12, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Border Patrol has much less power than ICE when they're away from the border or its functional equivalent (including coastal areas).
It’s always best to rely on sources than conjecture. Well done!
January 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
It’s always best to rely on sources than conjecture. Well done!
present locations. I doubt the all the roads and parks were built in 1941. But PVE has no areas suitable for agricultural land and lacked the water supply even if someone were to try.
January 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
present locations. I doubt the all the roads and parks were built in 1941. But PVE has no areas suitable for agricultural land and lacked the water supply even if someone were to try.
That article contains more info that I ever knew. Thanks for sharing. I don't know, but it seems the map is just plain false. The only question is whether it was knowingly false. The City of PVE was fully platted when it was incorporated: all the streets and parks were named and located in their
January 12, 2026 at 4:24 PM
That article contains more info that I ever knew. Thanks for sharing. I don't know, but it seems the map is just plain false. The only question is whether it was knowingly false. The City of PVE was fully platted when it was incorporated: all the streets and parks were named and located in their
While there may have been Japanese-Americans operating strawberry fields in small parts of RPV (near Marineland), either as renters or owners, the vast majority of the land depicted on this map was undeveloped, without water, and thus unsuitable for cultivation.
January 12, 2026 at 5:21 AM
While there may have been Japanese-Americans operating strawberry fields in small parts of RPV (near Marineland), either as renters or owners, the vast majority of the land depicted on this map was undeveloped, without water, and thus unsuitable for cultivation.
I think the map vastly overstates the Japanese ownership on the peninsula. The map seems to show most of the city of Palos Verdes Estates under Japanese ownership, but it wasn’t. PVE was was established as a planned community in 1923 & incorporated in 1939. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palos_V...
Palos Verdes Estates, California - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:08 AM
I think the map vastly overstates the Japanese ownership on the peninsula. The map seems to show most of the city of Palos Verdes Estates under Japanese ownership, but it wasn’t. PVE was was established as a planned community in 1923 & incorporated in 1939. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palos_V...
FYI Pretty sure the second impeachment was for insurrection. Passed the House and got a majority of the Senate (but not enough to remove from office and bar from future efforts). Not mentioned in SCOTUS opinion, but should have been
January 12, 2026 at 2:54 AM
FYI Pretty sure the second impeachment was for insurrection. Passed the House and got a majority of the Senate (but not enough to remove from office and bar from future efforts). Not mentioned in SCOTUS opinion, but should have been
Palos Verdes Peninsula! I remember the strawberry fields in the 1970s near Marineland. Notably, the peninsula in this area - and most areas - has high cliffs abutting the ocean. Several hundred feet high. There's not a beach to be found and there's no good landing sites for amphibious warfare.
January 12, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Palos Verdes Peninsula! I remember the strawberry fields in the 1970s near Marineland. Notably, the peninsula in this area - and most areas - has high cliffs abutting the ocean. Several hundred feet high. There's not a beach to be found and there's no good landing sites for amphibious warfare.
It was clear at the beginning that it was a terrible idea.
January 9, 2026 at 11:26 PM
It was clear at the beginning that it was a terrible idea.
Same thing happened to enslaved women in America In the 19th century. The power of the enslaver cannot be questioned.
January 9, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Same thing happened to enslaved women in America In the 19th century. The power of the enslaver cannot be questioned.
This is another reason HOA's are a terrible idea
January 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
This is another reason HOA's are a terrible idea
This is divine right of kings BS that Britain abolished in the 17th century
January 9, 2026 at 4:30 AM
This is divine right of kings BS that Britain abolished in the 17th century