Judge Paula Xinis: Sending Abrego Garcia to a prison in El Salvador despite a valid judicial order barring his removal was “wholly lawless” and “shocks the conscience.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Everyone should watch Sen Cory Booker make history today. 🤞🏼

Really disappointing to hear @gallego.senate.gov express on @podsaveamerica.crooked.com that it’s not politically expedient to speak out about the illegal deportations to El Salvador because it’s a “trap” the GOP laid. Due process is either guaranteed for everyone or it is guaranteed for no one.

Absolutely gutted for the victims of the DCA crash and their families. Sitting in disbelief that this could happen at our airport and in such a heavily controlled airspace but there have been near misses & warnings for years from the aviation community. Hoping there are miraculously some survivors.

headlines from a week ago as an incident near DCA appears to be the deadliest aviation disaster in the US since 9/11 www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

From author Jerritt Lynn: The new Syrian government provides a significant opportunity for the U.S. to recalibrate its current policies, enhancing its ability to project power, strengthen regional alliances, and promote national security interests. https://buff.ly/4hfvC0c

Interested in writing about a National Security related topic?

So proud to be a constituent of Senator @lisamurkowski.bsky.social!

Author Jerritt Lynn provides options to respond to the end of the Assad regime: divergentoptions.org/2025/01/17/o...

SoCal friends: Many animal shelters are overwhelmed from people dropping off beloved pets they can't take with them as they flee. Please consider donating and fostering. Pasadena Humane is one such org. Contact your local animal orgs to see if they need help. pasadenahumane.org/eaton-canyon...

Provide options on how the new National Security Strategy can establish a common understanding of the strategic environment. Link: https://buff.ly/421dpyj

I was just introduced to “The Costco Guys” and I now know why Trump won the election.

Quote not by James Baldwin, but by Robert Jones Jr: "Thanks to my former Twitter alias, “Son of Baldwin,” something I said back in 2015 will likely always be misattributed to him and I don’t mind. After all, he’s given me more than I could ever hope to repay." www.nytimes.com/article/jame...

Is everyone posting an intro? Passions include soldier and family advocacy, justice reform and putting glasses on my dog.