My dear friend and colleague Comptroller Brad Lander was just violently detained by masked ICE officers while escorting folks out of immigration court. This is disgusting and horrific. He must be released immediately.

I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.

Trump really hates science

BREAKING: Trump's Alien Enemies Act Proclamation is "unlawful," a federal judge in Texas ruled. That judge was appointed by Trump. Ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Background www.allrisenews.com/p/aea-inquis...

Please highlight this story. ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago. kfor.com/news/local/w...

This really helped me. Thank you @adamkinzinger.bsky.social

holy cow this order in Abrego Garcia “Defendants—and their counsel—well know that the falsehood lies … in their continued mischaracterization of the SCt Order…. Defendants’ objection reflects a willful + bad faith refusal to comply w discovery obligations.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

this has been a common theme with this administration in every negotiation, not just trade negotiations; they can't articulate what they want, they constantly move the goalposts, they're unreliable and unprofessional. it will have a lot of negative consequences, both for them and for us.

@marcelias.bsky.social is my hero

🚨BREAKING: Judge finds flying migrants to El Salvador after orders not to "demonstrate a willful disregard for its Order, sufficient for the Court to conclude that probable cause exists to find the Government in criminal contempt." Visit www.democracydocket.com for full details and analysis.

Judge Boasberg writes: "The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders—especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it." Anything less would make “a solemn mockery” of “the constitution itself.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

"What followed in the ensuing days was increasing obstructionism on the part of the Government."

NEW: Judge Boasberg finds probable cause for contempt against the Trump administration: "The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders — especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Lots going on. But don’t miss this chilling video of Trump stating that states are just agents of the federal govt

NEW: ACLU brings class habeas action in N.Y. challenging Trump’s use of wartime powers for deportations. The move is a response to Monday's SCOTUS ruling that requires habeas litigation to challenge Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation. Tonight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/aclu-bring...

THREAD RECAP 1) yesterday's bond hearing was unexpectedly canceled 2) bond case was completely wiped from imm court online system 3) no one could tell me where client was for at least 36 hrs 4) he was moved 2200 miles for no reason 5) never been less excited to file a tax return in my life

Tomorrow on OA: the story of how ICE disappeared Matt's client, and how the worst SCOTUS decision since they made Trump a king will help disappear many more

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They are are eating the checks; they are eating the balances. The economy is a wreck, but they are pretending we are in a palace. At the stroke of midnight the tarriffs will invoke more madness & the only question will be who will keep their lips tight & who will fight For the people that is!

@samanthamichaels.bsky.social reports:

Trump to Americans

Guessing Trump will minimize the crowd size, a first

#portland #Maine

Murphy: "The vast majority of Republicans, their number one priority is Trump seizing power, and the Trump family and the MAGA universe holding power forever ... with the exception of maybe 20 Republicans in the Senate, the GOP inside Congress is done with democracy."

BREAKING: Md federal Judge Paula Xinis GRANTS preliminary injunction, rules from the bench that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was apprehended "without legal basis" and removed to El Salvador illegally, "without any legal process." He's to be returned to the U.S. by 11:59 on Monday, 4/7.

@adriannefblack.bsky.social just went to your book talk and WOW! Incredible talk. Thank you so much.

United States Drops Its Biodefense Systems A Must Read. Two brilliant public health experts: Dr. Stephanie Psaki (@spsaki.bsky.social) and Dr. Beth Cameron (@bethcameron-dc.bsky.social) Clear and detailed examination of what very recent HHS cuts mean and indicators for all of us to watch.

I find it outrageous as well.

🚨Georgetown University Law Center students are detailing which law firms have caved and which have stood up to the Trump regime. They have created this spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely.

Alabama cannot prosecute doctors and reproductive rights groups that help patients travel out of state for abortions, a federal judge ruled.

MeidasTouch Network keeps growing! We are excited to launch Meidas Health, led by Dr. @vinguptamd.bsky.social, to keep you updated on health risks caused by the Trump regime. Our first episode is available now on the MeidasTouch Podcast.

This gives me hope

According to a source I have at the CIA, Director Radcliffe lied today under oath. Signal is absolutely not loaded on agency computers. As a matter of fact it’s specifically prohibited as an outside app. Skype is allowed for conference calls but not Signal. He’s lying. @markwarner.bsky.social

CONGRESS: "Are you a totally incompetent lackey?" RATCLIFFE: "I don't recall."

Other foreign intelligence agencies won’t even share their 7-layer dip recipes with us now.

We now have an official White House statement that no information in the thread was classified, so there should be no legal impediment to The Atlantic publishing it, no?

We will be hosting another new member meet and greet meeting on zoom on Wednesday at 7pm. Let us know if you want to attend!

We need more Jon Ossoffs in the Democratic Party. This is just fantastic.

Warnock: They are busy attacking ordinary people. They don’t understand what it’s like to ration your prescription drugs or what it’s like to try to figure out how to afford groceries. In the words of that prophet who just spoke at The Super Bowl: They not like us

Proud to be a member of the State Bar of Michigan, which has issued a statement explaining the importance of the rule of law and an independent judiciary.

Anna Paulina Luna didn’t want to talk to her constituents. So I did.

A regular American wrote this and her regular neighbor narrated. I think they are on to something.

Aside from the insane fraudster take, the big takeaway is we’re already at “Let’s say Social Security didn’t send out their checks.”

"You senior citizens are BAD PEOPLE if you care about getting your Social Security check" is a political strategy, I guess. Let's see if it pays off for them.

Quick thread: Leavitt is right on the law here, which is INA 237(a)(4)(C), aka 8 USC 1227(a)(4)(C). But is she saying Rubio *has not* done this yet? Also: a district court decision, later overturned on standing grounds, held this provision unconstitutional. The judge? DONALD TRUMP’S SISTER. 1/

This is brilliant

I will be speaking with Rachel Maddow tonight, 12/16 at 9:20 ET.

The problem isn’t government waste. The problem is that billionaires don’t pay taxes.