So you're saying ICE is incompatible with the rule of law as practiced in this nation from the founding? Think I see a pretty easy solution here, champ.

I’d also argue it’s not good for shareholder value to operate your company in an unpredictable dictatorship without the rule of law. A stable, predictable country with laws that are consistently applied is essential for investment.

Thank you @mark-carney.bsky.social.

The pirate age.

Tell me again how this isn’t a blatant violation of the oath of office.

This explains why there is such limited coverage of some of these very important court cases.

New Piece: Court Watch commissioned @rachelweiner.bsky.social , until quite recently a journalist at the Washington Post, to write about reporting on the fastest court district in America and what is lost when there are no assigned reporters left to cover it. www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...

This hockey game is great for country morale. 🇨🇦

My 47 year old husband was just ID’d buying beer.

Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland #Stunday #photography

ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.

Unserious people. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...

I missed an important detail in the skeleton helmet scandal. Skeleton athletes are allowed to paint their helmets. This is an exception to the usual rule that athletes have no freedom of expression in Olympic field of play. Shame on the IOC.

Dave Zirin and Margaret Fleming tell the story most of sports media is avoiding. How many NFL owners are in the Epstein files? Too many. And it’s not just the NFL. frontofficesports.com/epstein-spor... www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Backyard birds and melting snow. #birds #photography

A significant difference between 2026 American and 1930s Germany is that when rights of certain citizens were gradually reduced in Germany, the move was popular. In the US, similar actions are protested and are widely unpopular. Americans can turn this around. open.substack.com/pub/durantba...

America is so lucky to have a lawyer at the Olympics sounding the alarm. I don’t think lawyers have done a great job explaining to their communities how dangerous it is when the federal government ignores constitutional human rights and freedoms and orders of the court.

This morning, CRI participated in lCamden County Commissioners’ MLK Jr. Day of Service in Camden. Special guest, Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill spoke about MLK Jr’s little known connection to Camden, reflecting on the birth of the Civil Rights Movement which occurred right here in Camden County!

More from New Jersey

Anyone can lead and take action. This was organized by young residents. You don’t need a formal title or role to make a difference. Everyone has a sphere of influence. Well done to the young people behind this.

Let’s start using the phrase “they lied” instead of “untruthful statements”. They lied under oath. This is why video footage of these liars and criminals are so important. They will never acknowledge wrongdoing - just like everyone else in the Trump administration.

This video is a must-watch. I hope he’s right and this is not America. This protest in New Jersey started when 4th and 5th grade kids fled a school bus stop at 8 am out of fears of being detained when ICE arrived.

I hope this man is right and that this is not what America is. More of this. Everywhere.

ICYMI: a Saturday morning long read. This chart was interesting. We are digging into more of the global trends next week when we focus on Canada.

Olympic hockey is the best hockey.

These motherfuckers. Boycott the whole fucking country. Don't buy their products. Don't watch their movies. Don't stand for their anthem. Boo their athletes at the Olympics. This is happening in all their names.

When the federal government does not follow court orders on a regular basis, it’s over. There is no restraint on state power.

If you can spare it, let’s support these families.

This is one of the absolutely insane accounts that I just could not fit into my latest article due to all the other insane things. This and shooting down a party balloon with an experimental weapon beside a busy airport without telling the FAA somehow weren’t crazy enough.

This article took way longer than I thought and I still left probably half the material I had assembled out. What a ride that has been. The TL:DR version: shit is bad. But there are a few positive signs. open.substack.com/pub/durantba...

Memorializing people who died is not political. And once you let people paint eyes and animals on their helmets, you kind of can't draw the line at people and say that's not allowed. www.reddit.com/r/olympics/c...

A court order was needed to get the federal government of the United States to allow people to be able to speak to a lawyer after they are detained and prior to being deported out of the jurisdiction. That fact should concern everyone. go.bsky.app/redirect?u=h...

Bruce Arthur wrote a beautiful account of this sad affair. Canada is lucky to have him.

The IOC is not above penalizing the entire team if there are more “political statements” that they deem are contrary to the restrictions on athlete expression found in their policies. Each Olympics it gets harder for them to enforce or control this. It might be prudent to review those restrictions.

Because the US keeps insulting our country including our dead soldiers who died doing nothing for America in Afghanistan. I don’t think we return to normal numbers for a long time. I’m not travelling to the US until Trump is long gone and the government starts following court orders.

“Apparently not interested in participating in this process, the Government’s responses essentially told the Court to pound sand.”

Holy shit these people are so incompetent.

Wow

US-funded and other foreign-based troll and bot networks exploiting a Canadian mass-casualty event makes it clear there is an urgent need for Canada, and allied governments, to legislate and enforce meaningful penalties against this form of hybrid-terrorism. #CdnPoli

I heard about a killing of a Black man in DC by US marshals on a call from someone in the neighborhood then saw it confirmed by the organization @harrietsdreams.bsky.social & here. A Black man in DC was killed by the state today. Make the same noise for him as for anyone else when we have his name.

I’m not at all surprised by this but I don’t agree with it. Athletes have severe restrictions on their expression placed on them by the IOC and their international (and sometimes national) federations. I support the Ukrainians here. 🇺🇦

These are the 6 Republicans who just voted against Trump’s Canada tariffs: Thomas Massie Don Bacon Brian Fitzpatrick Jeff Hurd Kevin Kiley Dan Newhouse

Thank you Americans! If congress also apologizes to the families of the dead Canadian soldiers who died doing nothing for America in Afghanistan, some of us may visit again once Trump leaves office and the Rule of Law is restored. It’s a good first step.

Canada is more popular than Trump in America. Thank you.

Message from Canada: hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Fletcher wildlife garden in Ottawa today.

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The AG under Bondi also shows contempt for courts. She has no business practicing law at all.