US subpoenaed Reddit to a Grand Jury to reveal the identity of a poster, who posted anti-ICE content. So far Reddit is standing up for its users & not releasing data. Please slap any MAGA-t who claims to be pro-free speech with a haddock for me. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

If you care about national forests you should be very concerned. Once the Forest Service goes, national forests are going on the block. I’m pretty sure this is not a valid exercise of executive power.

New over here so introducing myself with some commentary on Artemis II!

They @wyden.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov this is a slam dunk to specifically fund, especially during a war. Sponsor the bill. Bonus: republicans can’t claim to support the troops if they don’t support this.

I’m going to start using “fluffingly loyal” because it’s both more descriptive and more lyrical than merely loyal.

What Trump has done is change the calculus so that those engaged in really big ticket fraud of public programs see a financial incentive to pay off parts of MAGA rather than pay restitution to victims. From a DOJ lawyer: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the...

This story is horrible. But also this is a picture perfect plaintiffs to bring a suit. Also fuck CoreCivic and ICE.

If you are headed to a #NoKings protest this is a worthwhile read.

I have no idea how anyone continues to work for this administration. How many "material mistaken statements of fact" can you make before you're done?

I've been quietly building out my website for a while. Here are some of the resources I've added over the last years, along with some oldies but goodies: (1) A list of affordable casebooks. james.grimmelmann.net/files/casebo...

So did Congress allocate $1B to do this? Because my constitutional law classes claimed that the power of the purse was with Congress, not the executive.

Holy shit. I would join a silent monastery after this, and never speak to another human being. Read the entire thread it is ... amazing. The judge is right, the AUSA's have lost the trust of the judiciary and the bar by playing bullshit games. Now let's see what happens next.

This explains a lot. He never thinks about why he's doing things, just does what feels good, like a toddler (or Trump). Meanwhile, we have literal books of introspective analysis of motivation and self from centuries ago. So in addition to being emotionally a toddler, Andreessen is an ignoramus.

Search your camera roll for ‘Hell’.

✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here. Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning: Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime. And recognized as such by the US Government. From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.

I'm best known for making fun of Cabbage Patch Dolls on VH1 and I knew they were going to fucking close the strait.

When lawyers are motivated to “get to yes,” their work is prone to bullshit (in the technical sense). @danmaurerlawprof.bsky.social argues that the Maduro Rendition memorandum is full of it.

This is why I don’t think that arguing that the problem is that democrats don’t invest enough in rural areas is ever going to change voting patterns.

What Trump & the GOP have broken will take generations to fix, if it can be fixed. Not just because staffing up the agencies he killed will take time, but because the fact that this could happen tells everyone that the US is not a reliable partner, and that trust will never come back.

I love finding registered trademarks with a random assortment of goods and services. This one is for automatic pill counters, lenses for welding helmets, cases for mobile phones, and downloadable mobile applications for field conditions. The specimen provided? A single image of a phone case. 🙄

You know that this poor woman was locked up because it made GEO money to keep her locked up, right? We the American tax payers are paying millions for this unconstitutional idiotic bullshit.

This sort of thing is why people are understandably not coming to the US. I would be really surprised if the expected international crowds arrive for the World Cup, at least at the US venues. Maybe some diehard fans will come. But the risk is just too great.

This definition of NFTs is simultaneously accurate and lyrical. #Art

Roses are red, Violets are blue, Thank goodness I’m not an appellate lawyer, But you do you. #AppellateValentines

Fuck every one of the bastards that claim to be pro-life but support this horror show. Never ever let them say that again without calling this out. EVERY time.

When it looks like some stupid thing Trump says isn’t about the grift, it’s just that you don’t yet know about the grift.

Ah yes the people all about free speech and the rights of individuals at it again. The Firet Amendment protects people against state overreach like this.

This is a level of evil that no one can justify. What kind of fucking assholes would do this to children? I want every journalist to ask every Republican about this every day.

This is hard to read & necessary reading. From an attorney providing pro bono services to immigrants being snatched (illegally) in Minnesota. Thank you for what you do @MdDoogie3.

The list of people from the Epstein Files named by @rokhanna.bsky.social Here they are. Salvatore Nuara Zurab Mikeladze Leonic Leonov Nicola Caputo Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem Leslie Wexner www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_zW... The files remain redacted, which is against the law.

Time for some Streisand effect work.

Today's lesson on why litigation is not for me. I'm a volunteer fee arbitrator. I read through hundreds of pages and prepped my questions. The hearing was scheduled for 11 am today. I received an email at 10:53 am today that the parties settled. This is good; I'm still annoyed.

The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children

anyway, it’s true and bears repeating. leave substack.

Remember her name: Aliya Rahman Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself. It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did. ICE MUST GO‼️

DHS will come knocking if you write that they should treat people better or use common sense. If you write an email or post on social media, you can be identified & the US Federal Government might well come after you too. Unconstitutional intimidation for the lose. newrepublic.com/post/206088/...

No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?

Offering her partner to the winner of an auction? Didn’t I just read about this in the Epstein files? I know Nellie was in the files, but this is disgusting.

The threadnaught lives!

Hillary Clinton’s article is spot on, on so many levels. I do not understand the self-identified Christians who oppose empathy and caring.

I took my little boy to the lady’s bathroom. I guess that would mean a suit? I had a janitor knock and enter a bathroom. I guess that would mean a suit? I know they are targeting trans people but they should understand how stupid this law is, as well as how evil it is.

Wondering why there's such a fuss about pushing some #vaccine recommendations to "shared clinical decision making"? The term is being conflated with "informed consent," suggesting it's about empowering parents. This isn't that; good take here. yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/shared-dec...

Local police needs to stop enabling ICE. They are blatantly violating people’s constitutional rights, and threatening people who are well within their rights to observe them within their own community.

Curious why ICE and CBP agents are so brutal? Here's a useful explainer I wrote last week, before Saturday's outrageous murder, about how uniquely unsuited ICE and CBP are for this moment—and why they were so corruptible into Trump's own fascist secret police: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-ho...

This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk. Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared. Well, here’s a link: georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...

Masked federal agents just shot and killed a man in Minneapolis in what is being described as an execution. We have to stop funding DHS and get ICE out of our cities now. youtube.com/shorts/tD9Zu...

JACK SMITH: “I have seen how the rule of law can erode. My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it.”

I'm looking for witnesses/victims of DHS retaliating against people who were recording their agents (ICE, Border Patrol, FPS, etc.) in Southern California. This is for LA Press Club v. Noem case, but victim does NOT need to be press/journalist. Everyone has right to record. We're fighting for all.

This is a world war level change in international relationships. And all because most Americans didn’t bother voting and today’s Congress doesn’t have the understanding that if they don’t stand up to Trump today, there may not be a tomorrow.

An Open Letter from Dr. Leonard Bright, AAUP Texas A&M Chapter President, to the Texas A&M University Community....