@snowball-8.bsky.social
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BREAKING: #SCOTUS rejects Trump over deployment of National Guard to aid immigration enforcement in Illinois, says law limits use to when regular military is insufficient. 3 justices dissent: Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
25A443 Order
www.documentcloud.org
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
BREAKING: #SCOTUS rejects Trump over deployment of National Guard to aid immigration enforcement in Illinois, says law limits use to when regular military is insufficient. 3 justices dissent: Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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the least shocking thing in the epstein files that wont get enough attention. police regularly arrest and charge victims to coerce them into participating, often jailing them in conditions that are worse.
jesus the Palm Beach Police really sought arrest warrants against underage Epstein victims for coming forward and cooperating, and (purported) admitting to crimes, and it caused the victims to become uncooperative with the federal investigation
![. . . very cooperative, but the police at that point had to let [redacted] know that what she had done that she could be facing charges.
Q And that was after they had told her earlier that she didn't need an attorney present, correct?
A Exactly.
Q Okay. So this happens to her with the Palm Beach Police Department and did the Palm Beach Police actually present or propose charging [redacted]?
A They did get a probable cause affidavit against [redacted].
Q And is that why Ms. [redacted] and her attorney were concerned about her testimony here?
A Yes.
Q Now was a subpoena issued for Ms. [redacted] on behalf of this grand jury?
A Yes, it was.
Q And before Ms. [redacted] would comply with that, did she -- did her attorney request some sort of order?
A Yes.
Q And what did he ask for?
A He asked for immunity for [redacted].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eoss3vmzem55cm5kuddhdmwn/bafkreiariijffjjrgfh26o22jjr76pwprinvnbpkcho5lyi2sucfbqlooy@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
the least shocking thing in the epstein files that wont get enough attention. police regularly arrest and charge victims to coerce them into participating, often jailing them in conditions that are worse.
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And if they're *not* investigating Trump, then why can't we see everything pertaining to him?
December 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
And if they're *not* investigating Trump, then why can't we see everything pertaining to him?
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Question: If Trump ordered an "investigation" into Bill Clinton, but DOJ is claiming they're holding back some of the documents because of open investigations, then why did they release Bill Clinton stuff?
December 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Question: If Trump ordered an "investigation" into Bill Clinton, but DOJ is claiming they're holding back some of the documents because of open investigations, then why did they release Bill Clinton stuff?
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Want to see how they lie? I published this last week: Matt and his assistant Andrew Lowenthal cutting emails in half and lying about what they said to spin up the antivax rage machine. The Twitter Files were a propaganda campaign. And here we are now.
open.substack.com/pub/reneedir...
open.substack.com/pub/reneedir...
The Many Lies of Andrew Lowenthal
Pulling receipts: what a cropped email & sworn declaration reveal in the ongoing saga of a smear campaign
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Want to see how they lie? I published this last week: Matt and his assistant Andrew Lowenthal cutting emails in half and lying about what they said to spin up the antivax rage machine. The Twitter Files were a propaganda campaign. And here we are now.
open.substack.com/pub/reneedir...
open.substack.com/pub/reneedir...
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Call your MOC's 202-224-3121! Congressional Budget Ofc has estimated that more than four million people may lose coverage over the next decade if the subsidies expire. But the impact will extend beyond enrollees, affecting the American health care system as a whole.
newrepublic.com/article/2046...
newrepublic.com/article/2046...
Here’s What Happens Now That We’re Going Over the Obamacare Cliff
ACA marketplace enrollees are set to see their health insurance costs spike. But when premium tax credits expire, profound systemic shocks will be felt well beyond individual customers.
newrepublic.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Call your MOC's 202-224-3121! Congressional Budget Ofc has estimated that more than four million people may lose coverage over the next decade if the subsidies expire. But the impact will extend beyond enrollees, affecting the American health care system as a whole.
newrepublic.com/article/2046...
newrepublic.com/article/2046...
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Khanna: You’ve got the DOJ releasing the names of survivors—which they are not allowed to do by law—but not releasing the FBI interview files with those same survivors. Those FBI interviews contain the names of other men: Wall Street tycoons and politicians…
December 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Khanna: You’ve got the DOJ releasing the names of survivors—which they are not allowed to do by law—but not releasing the FBI interview files with those same survivors. Those FBI interviews contain the names of other men: Wall Street tycoons and politicians…
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The 60 Minutes segment on immigration & #CECOT that was pulled in the US, was shown in Canada. It's terrifying & shows state sanctioned torture was being paid for with $4.7 Million of our taxpayer dollars & done in our name!
⚠️Trigger alert⚠️
This content is for a mature audience only & includes SA.
⚠️Trigger alert⚠️
This content is for a mature audience only & includes SA.
December 23, 2025 at 7:40 AM
The 60 Minutes segment on immigration & #CECOT that was pulled in the US, was shown in Canada. It's terrifying & shows state sanctioned torture was being paid for with $4.7 Million of our taxpayer dollars & done in our name!
⚠️Trigger alert⚠️
This content is for a mature audience only & includes SA.
⚠️Trigger alert⚠️
This content is for a mature audience only & includes SA.
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NEW: By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court blocks Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Chicago to assist immigration agents. A majority holds that he likely lacks authority to do so. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
![The Government asked this Court to stay the District Court's order. After the response and reply were filed, JUSTICE BARRETT referred the application to the Court. We directed the parties to file supplemental letter briefs on an issue that the District Court had addressed but the parties' initial briefs had not: the meaning of the term "regular forces" in §12406(3). In its supplemental brief, the Government argues that the term refers to civilian law enforcement officers, such as those employed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Federal Protective Service.
Respondents, echoing the District Court, maintain that the term refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary.
We conclude that the term "regular forces" in §12406(3) likely refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary. This interpretation means that to call the Guard into active federal service under §12406(3), the President must be "unable" with the regular military "to execute the laws of the United States." Because the statute requires an assessment of the military's ability to execute the laws, it likely applies only where the military could legally execute the laws. Such circumstances are exceptional: Under the Posse Comitatus Act, the military is prohibited from "execut[ing] the laws" "except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress."
18 U. S. C. §1385. So before the President can federalize the Guard under §12406(3), he likely must have statutory or constitutional authority to execute the laws with the regular military and must be "unable" with those forces to perform that function.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreiftbhzwvn3vgwhqsi7k2paizvdw4t26ailljvovso3chqupnmj364@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
NEW: By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court blocks Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Chicago to assist immigration agents. A majority holds that he likely lacks authority to do so. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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SCOTUS tells Trump no on deployment of Illinois Nat’l Guard, finding a valid exception to the Posse Comitatus Act doesn’t exist. Huge loss for the Trump Administration. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
SCOTUS tells Trump no on deployment of Illinois Nat’l Guard, finding a valid exception to the Posse Comitatus Act doesn’t exist. Huge loss for the Trump Administration. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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House Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia: "The new documents that Congress has forced the Department of Justice to release make one thing clear: we are witnessing a criminal White House cover-up."
December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
House Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia: "The new documents that Congress has forced the Department of Justice to release make one thing clear: we are witnessing a criminal White House cover-up."
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December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Never let it be said that a single former OLC law prof can't preserve federalism.
@martylederman.bsky.social
@martylederman.bsky.social
BREAKING: Huge loss for Trump administration at Supreme Court, which rules that the Trump administration had lacked authority to federalize and deploy the National Guard to execute laws in Illinois. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Never let it be said that a single former OLC law prof can't preserve federalism.
@martylederman.bsky.social
@martylederman.bsky.social
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📽️ NEW VIDEO: Illinois @govpritzker.illinois.gov is back. This time, he's joining @marcelias.bsky.social for a candid conversation about governing through constant crisis, and reflects on his experience pushing back against Trump’s authoritarian tactics to protect his state👇
The Resistance Blueprint | Gov. JB Pritzker
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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December 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
📽️ NEW VIDEO: Illinois @govpritzker.illinois.gov is back. This time, he's joining @marcelias.bsky.social for a candid conversation about governing through constant crisis, and reflects on his experience pushing back against Trump’s authoritarian tactics to protect his state👇
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Trump so rarely displays any sign of empathy or concern for other people ... almost never really, not even for victims. So it's striking how concerned he seems to be about *innocent* people having their reputations ruined by having their names or pictures come out in these Epstein file releases.
December 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Trump so rarely displays any sign of empathy or concern for other people ... almost never really, not even for victims. So it's striking how concerned he seems to be about *innocent* people having their reputations ruined by having their names or pictures come out in these Epstein file releases.
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🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump’s military takeover of Chicago will not go forward after the Supreme Court Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling halting his attempt to send hundreds of National Guard troops to the city. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Supreme Court Upholds Block to Trump’s Chicago Military Takeover
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump’s military takeover of Chicago will not go forward after the Supreme Court Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling halting his attempt to send hundreds of National Guard troops to the city. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
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Earlier: bsky.app/profile/muel...
PS: Illinois is arguing that “regular forces” means the military. Trump argues that regular forces are local civil police like ICE and DHS. So it seems like a good sign that SCOTUS wants the parties to define “regular forces.”
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Earlier: bsky.app/profile/muel...
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has concluded "regular forces" means the military, and has therefore ruled that Trump does NOT have authority to deploy the National Guard under §12406. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has concluded "regular forces" means the military, and has therefore ruled that Trump does NOT have authority to deploy the National Guard under §12406. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Wow. Genuinely shocked, and a hugely consequential decision.
Importantly, this is a case where @martylederman.bsky.social's amicus brief appears to have made a MAJOR impact. Before he wrote it, courts were sidestepping the "regular forces" issue entirely. And that's what the Trump admin lost on.
Importantly, this is a case where @martylederman.bsky.social's amicus brief appears to have made a MAJOR impact. Before he wrote it, courts were sidestepping the "regular forces" issue entirely. And that's what the Trump admin lost on.
NEW: By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court blocks Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Chicago to assist immigration agents. A majority holds that he likely lacks authority to do so. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
December 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Wow. Genuinely shocked, and a hugely consequential decision.
Importantly, this is a case where @martylederman.bsky.social's amicus brief appears to have made a MAJOR impact. Before he wrote it, courts were sidestepping the "regular forces" issue entirely. And that's what the Trump admin lost on.
Importantly, this is a case where @martylederman.bsky.social's amicus brief appears to have made a MAJOR impact. Before he wrote it, courts were sidestepping the "regular forces" issue entirely. And that's what the Trump admin lost on.
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Christmas fucking miracle right here
NEW: By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court blocks Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Chicago to assist immigration agents. A majority holds that he likely lacks authority to do so. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Christmas fucking miracle right here
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects the Trump administration’s request to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois at this time, over the dissenting votes of Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch.
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
![We conclude that the term "regular forces" in §12406(3) likely refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary. This interpretation means that to call the Guard into active federal service under § 12406(3), the President must be "unable" with the regular military "to execute the laws of the United States." Because the statute requires an assessment of the military's ability to execute the laws, it likely applies only where the military could legally execute the laws. Such circumstances are exceptional: Under the Posse Comitatus Act, the military is prohibited from "execut[ing] the laws" "except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress.
18 U.S. C. §1385. So before the President can federalize the Guard under §12406(3), he likely must have statutory or constitutional authority to execute the laws with the regular military and must be "unable" with those forces to perform that function.
At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois. The President has not invoked a statute that provides an exception to the Posse](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreibdsy2sqw2yxt3ztz7pwc6pigtulgalqxwwnzxhlmyg2ntchkswwu@jpeg)
![Comitatus Act. Instead, he relies on inherent constitutional authority that, according to the Government, allows him to use the military to protect federal personnel and property. But the Government also claims-consistent with the longstanding view of the Executive Branch-that performing such protective functions does not constitute
"executing] the laws" within the meaning of the Posse Comitatus Act. See Supp. Letter Reply Brief for Applicants
8; 1 Supp. Op. OLC 343, n. 1 (1971) (collecting sources). If that is correct, it is hard to see how performing those functions could constitute "executing] the laws" under
§12406(3). See Azar v. Allina Health Services, 587 U.S. 566, 574 (2019) ("This Court does not lightly assume that Congress silently attaches different meanings to the same term in e same or related statutes"). Thus, at least in this posture, the Government has not carried its burden to show that §12406(3) permits the President to federalize the Guard in the exercise of inherent authority to protect federal personnel and property in Illinois. We need not and do not address the reviewability of findi „s made by the Pres-
ident under §12406(3) or any other statute.
The application for stay is denied.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreid5gspjdv7pcrmexr4orqigpujw2rnwoyphysinbcbwarn23rzim4@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects the Trump administration’s request to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois at this time, over the dissenting votes of Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch.
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
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BREAKING: Huge loss for Trump administration at Supreme Court, which rules that the Trump administration had lacked authority to federalize and deploy the National Guard to execute laws in Illinois. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
BREAKING: Huge loss for Trump administration at Supreme Court, which rules that the Trump administration had lacked authority to federalize and deploy the National Guard to execute laws in Illinois. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Young lawyers get fired for this. If they’re not fired their lives aren’t worth living.
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Young lawyers get fired for this. If they’re not fired their lives aren’t worth living.