Tim Watts
@timwatts.bsky.social
Bicycling for joy; gardener; chickeneer; left of center-left Democrat; recovering programmer. Hemlock's caretaker. He/him.
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"Her family has now been told she has been deported, despite US District Judge Brendan Hurson ruling Thursday that she could not be deported pending a hearing...attorneys said Monday that they have...confirm[ed] with the hospital she was born in Maryland." https://bit.ly/3MMdJvz
ICE detains woman whose lawyer insists is US citizen. DHS says she isn't
Federal agents arrested Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales on her way home in Baltimore, Maryland.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"Her family has now been told she has been deported, despite US District Judge Brendan Hurson ruling Thursday that she could not be deported pending a hearing...attorneys said Monday that they have...confirm[ed] with the hospital she was born in Maryland." https://bit.ly/3MMdJvz
'One of the central problems with the American polity is the the slippage between “elite experts are not always right” and “any idiot can perform any vital government function.”'
Pain without gain - Lawyers, Guns & Money
On the one hand, DOGE led to millions of avoidable deaths and shattered lives all over the world. On the other hand, it didn’t save any money: Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency said it m...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
'One of the central problems with the American polity is the the slippage between “elite experts are not always right” and “any idiot can perform any vital government function.”'
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No one believes this is about national security. This is Trump’s war on cheap, clean power. Electricity costs are going to soar and good union jobs will suffer.
December 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
No one believes this is about national security. This is Trump’s war on cheap, clean power. Electricity costs are going to soar and good union jobs will suffer.
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
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Biden's labor secretary had a fantastic deal with US Steel and labor unions to build all wind turbines here in the US with unions. That's all out the damned window now.
Burgum on wind energy: "It wasn't even actually green because when you look at the components, the magnets, the blades, everything that goes into building this thing, you can really question whether it was green in the first place"
December 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Biden's labor secretary had a fantastic deal with US Steel and labor unions to build all wind turbines here in the US with unions. That's all out the damned window now.
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The Oath Keepers built a massive stockpile of guns for Jan 6th and kept them in a hotel in Virginia because of D.C.'s strict gun laws.
BREAKING: The Trump administration is suing D.C. over its ban on semi-automatic (AR-15) weapons.
DOJ's Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon is seeking a court ruling that D.C.'s law "prohibiting registration of the AR-15 by law-abiding citizens violates the Second Amendment."
DOJ's Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon is seeking a court ruling that D.C.'s law "prohibiting registration of the AR-15 by law-abiding citizens violates the Second Amendment."
December 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The Oath Keepers built a massive stockpile of guns for Jan 6th and kept them in a hotel in Virginia because of D.C.'s strict gun laws.
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Quick, say you committed a crime to avoid admitting you lost!
I don't know if throwing fights is gay, but it's for sure illegal.
December 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Quick, say you committed a crime to avoid admitting you lost!
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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.
![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.
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Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB
Document 214
Filed 12/22/25
Page 2 of 2
/s/ James E. Boasberg
JAMES E. BOASBERG
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December 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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.
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People often ask why Democrats don’t have something like TurningPoint USA — so before the year ends, let me introduce you to Voters of Tomorrow.
We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
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We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
🧵THREAD
December 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
People often ask why Democrats don’t have something like TurningPoint USA — so before the year ends, let me introduce you to Voters of Tomorrow.
We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
🧵THREAD
We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
🧵THREAD
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WATCH: Here's the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" last night
December 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
WATCH: Here's the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" last night
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Americans & Europeans needlessly exposing African babies to preventable diseases just to see if they can find something that would justify their preexisting antivaccine beliefs is not only unscientific and actually anti-science, it is very much reminiscent of colonialist, racist human rights abuses
“It is not clear what the research question is. It seems to be about the safety of the vaccine rather than its effectiveness, but both are already well-established, and to undertake such a study in a population where almost 1/5 of the adult population has a marker of infection seems extremely risky”
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’
Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Americans & Europeans needlessly exposing African babies to preventable diseases just to see if they can find something that would justify their preexisting antivaccine beliefs is not only unscientific and actually anti-science, it is very much reminiscent of colonialist, racist human rights abuses
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these documents are more blacked out than Pete Hegseth on New Years Eve
December 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
these documents are more blacked out than Pete Hegseth on New Years Eve
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Imagine being a society that responds to gun violence with concerted action.
Australia launches biggest gun buyback in 30 years after Bondi beach terror attack
Prime minister announces first firearm buyback since Port Arthur massacre, and designates Sunday a national day of reflection in honour of Hanukah shooting victims
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Imagine being a society that responds to gun violence with concerted action.
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Confirmed: House Democratic leaders have decided to use a stock trading ban bill as a campaign issue rather than actually pass something that had the GOP support to advance.
Jeffries' team is actively discouraging participation in the bipartisan bill and warning outside groups too.
Jeffries' team is actively discouraging participation in the bipartisan bill and warning outside groups too.
Jeffries Undercuts Congressional Stock Trading Ban - The American Prospect
A bipartisan solution was gaining momentum, but the House Democratic leader just issued his own bill that will prevent consensus.
prospect.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Confirmed: House Democratic leaders have decided to use a stock trading ban bill as a campaign issue rather than actually pass something that had the GOP support to advance.
Jeffries' team is actively discouraging participation in the bipartisan bill and warning outside groups too.
Jeffries' team is actively discouraging participation in the bipartisan bill and warning outside groups too.
Excellent, comprehensive breakdown on the facts of Trump's outrageous attacks on impoverished citizens under the pretense of getting tough on drugs runners -- for which he's built a long trail of pardons for favors.
December 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Excellent, comprehensive breakdown on the facts of Trump's outrageous attacks on impoverished citizens under the pretense of getting tough on drugs runners -- for which he's built a long trail of pardons for favors.
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Remember this moment. Either it is the birth of crypto going mainstream in the U.S., or it may be the origin story of the next systemetic economic collapse,as crypto and Wall Street/banking now are becoming so intertwined a crypto crash could be a contagion event. Time will tell.
December 18, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Remember this moment. Either it is the birth of crypto going mainstream in the U.S., or it may be the origin story of the next systemetic economic collapse,as crypto and Wall Street/banking now are becoming so intertwined a crypto crash could be a contagion event. Time will tell.
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Vaccination is not just a personal health decision. It is part of duty to others.
Subtext: This entire family *is* vaccinated, and the mom got a booster while pregnant. Their child was just 2 weeks old when she contracted whooping cough -- too young to be vaccinated.
But experts say if vax rates drop, this kind of infection becomes more common -- bc the disease is just around.
But experts say if vax rates drop, this kind of infection becomes more common -- bc the disease is just around.
Vaccination rates are plummeting across the country, as part of a larger, troubling trend of growing vaccine hesitancy that is fueling a resurgence of preventable diseases, an NBC News and Stanford University investigation found.
December 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Vaccination is not just a personal health decision. It is part of duty to others.
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I'd love to see every Democratic state and local official start a Get Tough On Wage Theft campaign. Start doing some perp walks, distribute the mug shots, toss criminal employers who steal from their employees in the slammer. And loudly point out that Republicans are "soft on crime" if they object.
Under the second Trump administration, enforcement against bosses who steal workers' wages has dropped 97%. Enforcement against bosses who put workers at risk of injury, illness, or death is down 35%. goodjobsfirst.org/worker-prote...
Worker Protections in Freefall: The Collapse of Federal Labor Enforcement under the Second Trump Administration - Good Jobs First
Worker Protections in Freefall: The Collapse of Federal Labor Enforcement under the Second Trump Administration - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
December 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I'd love to see every Democratic state and local official start a Get Tough On Wage Theft campaign. Start doing some perp walks, distribute the mug shots, toss criminal employers who steal from their employees in the slammer. And loudly point out that Republicans are "soft on crime" if they object.
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Brought to you by DOGE and two billionaires who don't care about the consequences of their actions.
Internal Forest Service report finds ‘unpassable trails, unsafe bridges’
A report obtained by The Post says the U.S. Forest Service’s trails are deteriorating rapidly due to staff cuts under the Trump administration, posing risks to visitors.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Brought to you by DOGE and two billionaires who don't care about the consequences of their actions.
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More needs to be said about the links between the rise of authoritarian politics and the popularity of authoritarian “fitness” and “diet” regimes. Concentrating on religion ignores the creeping authoritarian push in many secular areas of society.
December 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
More needs to be said about the links between the rise of authoritarian politics and the popularity of authoritarian “fitness” and “diet” regimes. Concentrating on religion ignores the creeping authoritarian push in many secular areas of society.
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NEW: Judge blocks Trump administration's attempt to limit lawmakers' access to immigration jails. Advance notice no longer required & detention facilities at field offices are open to Congress. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Judge lifts Trump administration limits on lawmaker visits to ICE jails
A federal judge ruled that ICE cannot enforce newly adopted policies that require lawmakers to provide seven days notice before visiting detention facilities.
www.politico.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
NEW: Judge blocks Trump administration's attempt to limit lawmakers' access to immigration jails. Advance notice no longer required & detention facilities at field offices are open to Congress. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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First it was "we have to blow up dozens of people on boats because of fetnanyl." But obviously it wasn't fentanyl being trafficked so then: narco terrorists are shipping cocaine! But then Wiles tells a reporter it's all about regime change and today it's bc US oil companies got kicked out in 2007?
December 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
First it was "we have to blow up dozens of people on boats because of fetnanyl." But obviously it wasn't fentanyl being trafficked so then: narco terrorists are shipping cocaine! But then Wiles tells a reporter it's all about regime change and today it's bc US oil companies got kicked out in 2007?
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December 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM