Judge Bates grants preliminary injunction ordering Exec Office of Pres, WH, Ofc of VP, & Chief of Staff Wiles to follow & enforce Presidential Records Act. (Injunction does not apply directly to POTUS or VP.) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Feds ask Second Circuit to reinstate racial hatred factor in Buffalo mass shooter’s trial @jrussjruss.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/feds-ask-sec...

The United States began ratcheting up pressure on communist-controlled Cuba after the military action in Venezuela early this year resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. https://to.pbs.org/4dvSfy1

Earlier this afternoon, Judge Sorokin issued a 30-page decision granting a habeas petition and SANCTIONING ICE. Guevara Peruano v. Wesling. I'm in a meeting now and haven't reviewed it, but it looks to be a monetary sanction. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

An Iowa nursing home where a resident called 911 to receive medical attention while struggling to breathe could be facing fines of more than $27,000, Clark Kauffman reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/05/20/s...

More on ICE agents detaining a person in North Chicago this morning, leaving a child behind in a car:

I recently watched an interview where actor /comedian Martin Short, talking about his daughter who passed away, said: “She did the best she could until she couldn’t,” and described mental illness as often being a “terminal disease.” We need more compassionate honesty and conversations like this

You Go Jasmine Crockett 👏🏻......

This New Yorker cartoon is accurate but a gut punch.

Thanks, Colbert! #MyArt

another day in america

BREAKING: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says his 22nd season in the NFL will be his last.

Push for 'fair' and 'free' elections fails at North Carolina appellate court @shaulenbeek.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/push-for-fai...

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earlier this month fired the chair and vice chair of the influential task force that decides which preventive medical care is provided at no cost to patients.

A tweet @macfarlanenews.bsky.social has not yet copied over here is a real testament to how toxic the Terrorist Slush Fund is. Clay Higgins literally wrote a sentencing recommendation for one of the worst cop assailants, Ryan Nichols. And even he is dodging?

Far be it from me to disagree with my learned friend and scholar, but there may be a few things that even John, Brett, and Amy find too distasteful for their liking, including an insurrectionist slush fund authorized by no law and conceived in the wake of a sham judicial process.

Do I need to make aeroplane noises on the aeroplane or is that optional

Explain to me why airplane wifi is slower despite being closer to the cloud

Comey files a motion to extend the arraignment deadline in the seashell case so he can file motions asking the court to dismiss the prosecution on constitutional grounds. The government doesn’t oppose (that’s very normal). storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

With declining birth rates, fewer high schoolers will apply to college in the coming decades. “If my kid does want to attend college in 2035, how many schools will she actually have to choose from?” Jay Caspian Kang asks. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/3nSh6i

DEVELOPING: ‘Broadview 6’ judge orders feds to closed-door hearing over grand jury transcripts just days before trial From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

The Eighth Circuit said former jail inmates have protected property interests in the money collected for their $95 daily jail fees and standing to argue their claims. www.courthousenews.com/iowa-inmates...

Yes.

Council won't formally reject mayor's proposed $5.9-billion budget to try to force return of proposed cuts in areas including youth jobs, housing, senior and veterans services, will instead use amendment process - which will require showing what cuts in programs will fill the holes 1/3

Just passed 370K followers here on Bluesky. If you're one of them, thank you! I am happy to be sharing the sky with you. To celebrate this milestone, and because I am visiting this fine city at the moment, I have made a donation to the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Thank you again! www.acfb.org

In America we have the right of free speech.

To no one’s surprise, Kash is lying. “Starting a year before the shootdown, the Cuban govt filed multiple protests for repeated violations of its airspace by BTTR aircraft overflying populated zones & dropping thousands of leaflets calling for insurrection.” nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...

This precedent could also be applied to government officials who blow people up in boats without a declared war, due process, evidence, or trial.

Just saw a compelling TT video. Sorry cant share it. But REPS leaders were asked about MALING GUNS. They all said yes its secure not problem. Next question so what about Mail IN ballots. NO NOT SAFE AND SECURE. These are the idiots running the country

This pup was absolutely not digging in the dirt. Everybody knows that would require a permit. Thinks you have a whole lot of nerve accusing him of breaking municipal laws with no evidence. 12/10 (IG: san_francisco_rott)

www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus... REALLY? He’s 94, happened decades ago, etc etc. WTF has this to do with us? Probably needed a win in Court after all the fuckups.

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If Knicks win the title, Mamdani gets to be Mayor for Life. Those are the rules.

I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “Good Trouble Training 101: Get Ready to Host” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...

. The king no longer pays taxes. If there was ANY doubt that the U.S. IS NOW A FULL-BLOWN DICTATORSHIP, it’s gone now. The BIG, BEAUTIFUL FIGHT IS COMING. It’s time to prepare. Are you a COWARD or an AMERICAN…

The fact that Thomas Massie lost a Republican primary because he wants pedophiles to face justice tells you everything you need to know about the state of the Republican party… Full stop.

Thom Hartmann: “The Fourteenth Amendment, written in the blood of the Civil War, says in Section 4 that this is blatantly illegal: “[N]either the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States.”…

Trials and judgments against officers are part of a larger paradigm shift as the use of force gains prominence in the political debate. www.courthousenews.com/french-trial...

It's a bit of a mixed bag for the weather on Memorial Day weekend:

I’ll give a simple, country, con law professor answer: No. No, he cannot.

Fund set up to help East Boston residents burned out of their homes in Sunday fire host.nxt.blackbaud.com/adaptive-don...

The 9th Circuit will hear a challenge to New York’s concealed-carry licensing rules. The plaintiff argues the laws are unconstitutional under the standard set by the 2022 SCOTUS ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. Subscribe: reut.rs/4dsTnQ1

Terrific story about that seemingly non-stop buzzing overhead from so many helicopters. Yes, it's sometimes ICE/CPB but not always.

🔊 The WHO rings the alarm on the speed and scale of the Ebola outbreak. ' A lot of people I've spoken to have said this has almost certainly had an impact.' Listen to the Reuters World News podcast for more on whether US aid cuts may have played a role in the outbreak reut.rs/4tNNwMT

It’s a risk I’m willing to take.

To people telling me, "you shouldn't blame all billionaires for what Bezos is saying," fair enough. But the billionaires who disagree with him could speak up.

Democrats in Pennsylvania backed by Gov. Josh Shapiro won their primaries Tuesday to shape a congressional slate in which they hope to flip the state's four swing districts and, ultimately, capture a U.S. House majority. https://to.pbs.org/3PbuCRZ

Unsealing Uber, after Kirkland gets doc disappeared: matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/uber-gate-... US v Jay Lucas, First-Citizens as Silicon Valley Bank sued Patriot Bank innercitypress.com/sdny232rakof... Grossi conflict, UN censorship innercitypress.com/iran1usunimf... youtu.be/Ar5He1FPSeU

NEW: After months outrage from residents, Bandera, Texas voted 3-2 to immediately end its contract with Flock. Then, a dissenting councilmember crashed out saying would be introducing measures to ban cell phones, the internet, cameras, and nearly all technology in the town of roughly 900 people.