After assuring his Trump-appointed judge that he fully understands the pitfalls of proceeding pro se & the possibility of losing, J6 Proud Boy Zach Rehl has been granted leave to file a Motion for New Trial based on the star witness recanting his testimony. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

470 and counting ... Trump’s campaign of retribution www.reuters.com/investigates...

JUST IN: A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted by a Florida jury of sexually abusing children, including an 11-year-old. Per police, Andrew Paul Johnson tried to bribe one of his victims by promising to share expected Jan. 6 restitution money from the Trump admin.

We updated the story after Mr. Heraskevych said he will wear the helmet in training Wednesday and competition Thursday and Friday, the directive be damned. “I see the faces on this helmet, and I will not betray them.” (👋 from the Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy!)

Barstool Sports Spins Off New Literary Journal — theonion.com/barstool-spo...

Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance (‘¡Dios Mío!’ Cry Millions Of Panicking Republicans) — theonion.com/terrified-co...

In case you missed it, our director's annual letter came out during the holidays. It's a good read and shows just how impactful your contributions can be. We're building a better legal system, one day at a time, and your support really helps! free.law/fundraiser/2...

In his 3rd day as a fugitive, Taylor Taranto is still webcasting, this time from a quiet indoor environment, as opposed to his van or a restaurant. Despite it being his decision to go on the run instead of spending the holidays at home, it's always somebody else's fault in MAGAtville.

Trump appears 4 times in newly released Epstein photos released by House Democrats. Here they are. www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/p...

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Another pardoned J6er in legal trouble not covered by the pardon, for an all-too-familiar charge. Kyle Colton sentenced today to 6.66 years of incarceration followed by 5 years of supervised release for receipt of CSAM. lawandcrime.com/high-profile...

How is U.S. military killing these 11 people keeping drugs (fentanyl) out of the United States? USG knew the drugs (cocaine) were headed to Suriname. Yes, that's the OTHER DIRECTION. Read what Bradley-Caine told lawmakers: Scoop by @natashabertrand.bsky.social 🧵 1/

Outside of that, Mrs. Lincoln, how are you enjoying your Windows AI? tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/...

[Gift Link] Accountant Richard Kahn and lawyer Darren Indyke worked for Jeffrey Epstein for years, handling payments and legal matters for him and women in his orbit; they deny they knew about Epstein’s crimes. www.wsj.com/us-news/epst...

Another pardoned J6er spending the day committing crimes he expects to be pardoned for in the unlikely event he gets arrested. x.com/hissgoescobr...

Trump Pardoned Capitol rioter tried to bribe child sex victim with promise of Jan. 6 payout, officials say Andrew Paul Johnson, 44, faces multiple charges in Florida, including lewd/lascivious molestation, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

I’m back. substack.com/@sarahkendzi...

Free Sarah Kendzior.

"Be mad all you want, but it’s the truth," the critic said.

TRIVIA QUIZ: Have more pardoned J6ers been elected to the various offices they've run for or arrested for sex crimes? HINT: It is not remotely close. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

EMPLOYMENT LISTING: DOJ is looking to hire qualified appellate attorneys on a temporary basis. Loyalty test presumably required. www.justice.gov/usao-dc/spec...

The misdemeanor assault trial of the guy that threw a salami sandwich that hit an ICE agents body armor has gone to the jury. threadreaderapp.com/thread/19861...

In another one of those hard to figure out which side to root for cases, Amazon has filed suit against Perplexity AI for violations of the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

At Taranto's sentencing, tRump-appointed Judge Nichols describes the two removed prosecutors as "commendable and excellent in their work at the highest level of prosecutions in this courtroom and the highest standards of professionalism" and wants to know why they and their 1st memo were pulled.

Your location reveals a lot about you, including where you live, work, volunteer, and hang out. Don’t let ad companies hoover up all that information. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

There's an informal betting pool for observers of the pardoned J6ers as to which one will be the next one arrested and for which crime (that's the easy part). Turns out it's Andrew Johnson, arrested last month & scheduled for his arraignment on 10/16/25.

can't wait to read Elon's new bio on Grokipedia

Today's Understatement Award goes to Tim Berners-Lee: "Somewhere between my original vision for web 1.0 and the rise of social media as part of web 2.0, we took the wrong path" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Bob Dylan at Farm Aid 2025. youtu.be/PBOe5KbKgcY?...

Maureen Comey files suit against DOJ for unlawful termination. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Exclusive: Your S.F. DoorDash order could soon be delivered by drone www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/d...

The Department of Defense will now be known as the Department of Washington Redskins.

Looks like a hefty payday coming up for Michael Flynn as he engages in settlement talks over his lawsuit claiming Malicious Prosecution for false statements to the FBI in 2016. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

HAPPENING NOW: Temporary restraining order hearing in DC v. Trump, a suit filed this morning over Trump's effort to takeover the DC police. Judge Ana Reyes just took the bench. I'm listening in for @lawfaremedia.org Follow along ⬇️

Reyes: We've been going for an hour and I want to give court reporter a 15 minutes break. During recess, I want counsel to try to work something out for sections 2, 3, and 4... She warns DOJ that if they don't work something out and she enters a TRO that is then violated, that's contempt of court.

The PACER hack is getting worse and worse: "investigators suspect that Russian hackers played a role […] and have grown bolder about how much data they steal over time. That includes pilfering source code […] and vacuuming up sealed case data." www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

The govt Motion to Unseal the Grand Jury transcripts from USA v. Ghislaine Maxwell (which the judge found "disingenuous") is DENIED. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Marc Maron does a one-minute summary of MAGAt greatness on his new HBO special.

For the first time ever, a baby had their DNA edited to fix a deadly disorder: a microscopic copy & paste.

Just keeps getting better. Oral Argument transcripts are now on CourtListener. free.law/2025/07/31/o...!

Let's not forget that this seat was vacant because Islamaphobic Democrats wouldn't let Biden's appointee be confirmed. And Schumer let the clock run out.

One of the most consequential things Trump is doing. Deserves as much attention as the Epstein mess. But good luck with that. He is changing the policy so that greenhouse gases cannot be regulated and climate change can’t be addressed. Trump is killing the future.

Mark Zuckerberg shared his vision for 'personal superintelligence' in a letter on Wednesday.

Me on the factually misleading and analytically ridiculous misconduct complaint DOJ has filed against Chief Judge Boasberg—and the dangerousness of DOJ so openly trying to undermine public confidence in the only institution that has been even partially effective at checking the Trump administration:

A video of Ted Cruz being endorsed by Paul Pressler, a former judge and leader of "Conservative Baptist Resurgence" who molested teenage boys. It's creepy that he says that he met Ted when Cruz was a teenager. Speaker Johnson was dean of a law school named after Pressler. youtu.be/nO8hfCw4omI?...

BREAKING: Bipartisan group of politicians say they will force a House vote on releasing Epstein files after recess, per WSJ

San Francisco's chaos is by design www.sfgate.com/local/articl...