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Ansible 462, January 2026: news.ansible.uk/a462.html

Rosa Montero sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/monter... was born and Fred Thorpe sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/thorpe... died on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: couldn't identify):

A whale went on Polymarket a few days ago & earned $400,000 correctly predicting Maduro's capture. @emmarjanssen.bsky.social had already been studying how easy it would be for White House officials to use prediction markets to self-enrich based on their own policy decisions. This is a great report.

As of this week, millions of Americans are now paying thousands more for health insurance. If the President and Congressional GOP think Washington has the capacity to "run" Venezuela right now, why won't they fix the insurance cost crisis they've created here at home?

That's the right thing to say. If the black candidate doesn't say that, then vote for the white guy.

Or just independent writers. Jesus.

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I think that's true.

Let’s look at history. In 1960 Israel kidnapped the vile architect of the Holocaust, Adolph Eichmann, from Argentina to stand trial in Israel for war crimes. Arguably one of the most evil, guilty, deplorable fugitives in world history. Even for THAT, a UN resolution was passed… 1/2

Impeachment is deserved and it would be fine to do, but with it having been rendered a dead letter by Republicans joining arms to defend this criminal, it is kind of the definition of a strongly worded letter.

Sigh. Good guys. I was told not to steal other people's stuff...Is he delusional? Brain damaged from the stroke?

Emmanuel Osayande argues that litigants from Africa are actively shaping doctrine via strategic court engagement during emergencies, and developing a jurisprudential toolkit forged in crisis but designed to outlast it: www.justsecurity.org/127347/afric... #Africa #AfricanDiaspora #ICJ

Monday morning. Court house. Jury selection. Guy outside preaching on the curb. Golden retriever in check in line. There's a song in there somewhere.

House Judiciary Democrats detail crimes committed by Jan. 6 rioters thehill.com/homenews/hou...

"It would be useful if... judges...aligning themselves with the 'Federalist Society' would actually READ The Federalist Papers... 'The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands...may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.'" bit.ly/49ko7Ce

I've posted to @ssrn.bsky.social a revised version of "The Supreme Court's (Self-Defeating Supremacy"—my holistic assessment of #SCOTUS's behavior on Trump-related emergency applications during the October 2024 Term, which is forthcoming in the Supreme Court Review: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

STEPHANOPOULOS: Trump said the US is going to 'run Venezuela.' Under what legal authority? RUBIO: We want a better future for the people of Venezuela STEPHANOPOULOS: I'll ask again -- what is the legal authority? RUBIO: We have court orders

NEW: More than 300 judges — including 33 appointed by Trump himself — have now rebuffed the Trump administration’s bid to dramatically expand efforts to lock people up while they fight deportation. www.politico.com/news/2026/01/05/trump-administration-immigrants-mandatory-detention-00709494

Has even one Democrat in Congress called for Trump to be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court? Or at least impeached? I'm sincerely asking because I may have missed it.

Democracy Docket is tracking hundreds of lawsuits related to the Trump administration’s illegal and authoritarian actions, with even more looming on the horizon. If you’re struggling to keep up, we’ve got you covered. These are the cases to watch in 2026👇

Venezuela latest: Maduro transferred to New York court to face narco-terrorism charges

The DOJ called bringing criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia “a top priority.” According to new legal filings, the department only began to discuss bringing charges after a court ordered Trump to return the Maryland man to the U.S.

The 9th Circuit ruled on January 2 that California's ban on openly carrying guns is unconstitutional. US Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke, a Trump appointee, said the Democratic-led state's law could not stand under the US Supreme Court's 2022 landmark gun rights ruling reut.rs/4ssH3ri

Trump should not just be impeached—he must be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court! With Trump, if there is no punishment for his crimes, he will commit even more. That is why we must demand Trump be prosecuted at The Hague. My article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trump-shou...

Stephen Miller has not been jailed for those lies. But two different judges ruled that Trump was lying abt Kilmar Abgrego. And that’s just for starters.

More than six months ago, from me at Law Dork: Trump is spiraling. We face the consequences. Where are the other branches? James Madison expected more from the other "departments," as he referred to them. www.lawdork.com/p/trump-is-s...

How did I miss last year’s most gonzo biotech story? Arthur “Jack” Schubarth, 81, illegally imported body parts of Marco Polo argali sheep, the world's largest, from Kyrgyzstan, and sent the genetic material to a lab to create cloned embryos, court documents say. www.bbc.com/news/article...

I subscribed to clarkesworld last month and just read this, and as a middle school teacher at an urban public school for very motivated kids, I loved it

Think Weirder: the Year’s Best Science Fiction Ideas, Volume 1, is now on sale. It’s billed as the year’s “sixteen best concept-driven, near-future ideas about people interacting with technology.” thinkweirder.com 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🛸 #thinkweirder #sciencefiction #shortstories

My new science fiction / space non-fiction reads for the year

A federal judge in California on Wednesday voided the Trump administration's move to terminate the Temporary Protected Status of roughly 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua, calling it a "pre-ordained decision” www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-t...

“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.” We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:

A Utah-based federal judge has orderd the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a man who administration officials acknowledge was deported in violation of a court order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Danish wind power company Orsted has filed a court order to challenge a lease suspension imposed by US President Donald Trump’s administration on its project off the coast of Rhode Island

San Francisco-based District Judge Trina Thompson on December 31 blocked the Trump administration from ending deportation protections for thousands of migrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua after opponents argued the terminations were motivated by racial hostility reut.rs/3MXOQgt

A federal judge ordered ICE not to deport the man. He was removed the next day, "in direct violation of the court."

The lawsuit alleges that the Trump admin has violated the law by failing to turn over documents.

Trump's DOJ hires voting rights lawyer behind L.A. case cited by conspiracy theorists

REMINDER: War Crimes committed on soil of a signature nation to the International Criminal court expose those committing crimes to the jurisdiction of the ICC--even if their own country is not a member. Venezuela is a member of the ICC. Thus, Trump can and MUST be prosecuted at The Hague

OTOH, just because the Trump administration takes you to court doesn't mean that he'll win. What if he's acquitted? Does he get his country back?

Maduro and his wife will face charges in federal court in New York, Attorney General Pam Bondi said.

Democrats in Congress in ONE VOICE should be demanding the IMPEACHMENT of Donald J Trump. Plus they should call on the International Criminal Court to investigate Trump for war crimes given Venezuela is a member of the ICC.

1. Yes, Trump launching a new military operation overseas without Congress’ prior declaration of war or authorization of force is almost certainly unlawful. 2. No, there is no real chance the courts will stop it. Unfortunately our Constitution means little when the judiciary won’t enforce it.

A former South Park writer trolled Donald Trump with a satirical website mocking the president's move to rename the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

The Tesla CEO’s fortune surged this year, eclipsing numerous milestones as Musk became wealthier than some of the world’s largest economies.

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The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee just released a transcript of Jack Smith's recent closed-door deposition. That they released it on New Year's Eve is pretty much all the evidence you need that Republicans didn't want to call attention to its content. Accordingly, nice job and HNY, Jack!

"I believe that President Trump wants to seek retribution against me because of my role as special counsel." House Judiciary Committee releases video and transcript of Jack Smith deposition. Joyce Vance has the latest.

Jack Smith: I believe we had proof beyond a reasonable doubt in both cases.