Trump Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends That’s Legal https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/12/trump-pretends-to-block-state-ai-laws-media-pretends-thats-legal/

ICE already uses charter flights, but DHS is now purchasing its own planes: six Boeing 737s for about $140M. DHS claims it will cut costs by $279M. www.wptv.com/politics/imm...

Florida is the ugliest state in the union www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-florid...

"This inquiry is not some academic exercise. Approximately 137 men were spirited out of this country without a hearing and placed in a high-security prison in El Salvador, where many suffered abuse and possible torture, despite this Court’s order." —Judge Boasberg

News: today is my last as climate justice reporter for @theguardian.com - a publication I've read for >30 years & worked for in different capacities/countries for 12+ years. I'm immensely proud of the work I've done, & so grateful to my colleagues, communities and sources along the way. Solidarity 🖤

[NARRATOR] it was exactly what they voted for

Klaus Von Bulow's actions with Sunny fell outside traditional marital norms

Everything Trump does damages the country kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

I can't figure out if this is nothing more than crass click bait, or if this writer really is that much of a dumb shit

i also believe in building a better world for workers. i also believe that all people are entitled to respect and dignity and that there ought to be social sanction for those who openly degrade others. you call me a “n*gger” to my face and i am not going to smile and shake your hand.

Do you think that possibly, as A PhD historian, published writer, broadcaster, and influential public figure, you may be somewhat differently situated with respect to engaging racists than a Somali couple being screamed at by a Cinnabon clerk?

ah yes, all workers should have the right to hurl racial slurs at black customers

Go, preservationists!

The idea that others are using unfair advantages to get ahead is a core element of both Trumpism and anti-immigration rhetoric. Letting rich people and businesses ostentatiously buy U.S. residency is as explicit a shortcut as you’ll find. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

Former WaPo subscriber. Subscription lasts until May and then that's it. But yes, I have contributed to some of the negative WaPo commentary. The publication is basically a rag now criticalread.substack.com/p/washington...

I have been informed that Abrego walked in and out of his ICE check-in this morning with no issues.

My apologies for doubting the truth of this story. Why the hell would Neeson narrate such a piece of crap? He doesn't need the money. Asshole www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...

I am deadly serious when I say that any liberal Project 2028 people should be taking names of the civil servants who go way past their authority to do stuff like this. That is very much not me saying that normal employees following bad orders should be fired. But there’s a line. This crosses it.

Yes, it’s one they handpicked, and IIRC is actually a judge in management who only hears a small number of cases. It’s so flagrantly corrupt and a perversion of due process you almost have to laugh; then go off and file a bar complaint against the judge for violating ethics rules.

It is not! A “scrivener’s error” is for things like fixing typos or very minor non-material errors, not retroactively adding a deportation order that doesn’t current exist!

Judge Paula Xinis just issued temporary restraining order barring Trump administration from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia when he reports to ICE this morning. ICE had demanded his appearance after judge freed him from custody yesterday.

That is … not what nunc pro tunc is

Truly leave that man alone!

I loathe this man next time PA, don't vote for man just because he wears a hoodie

Ten years ago.

I don’t want to see “experts say Trump can’t pardon a state conviction.” That’s like “experts say sun rises in east, and some scientists claim water is two hydrogen atoms attached to an oxygen atom.” It’s just a fact. He CANNOT do this. And the media DAMN well better get their coverage right.

RFK Jr. will be known as the Plague Bringer. A hell of a legacy indeed.

Trump attempting to override state AI laws isn't worth a discontinued penny

I’d also like to announce that I am issuing a pardon for all criminals convicted of state charges in, oh, let’s say, Arizona? Thank you for your attention to this delusion!

“The power Trump and allies are seeking is real — but so much of the power they claim to already have is imagined.” Today at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/abrego-gar...

mRNA covid vaccines have been shown to prevent other diseases too. So this IS monstrous.

Reader, that’s not what this president is focusing on

Disney perverted copyright laws for decades, and now it makes a deal with OpenAI. Tell me again why Iger was brought back to head the company?

dumped Disney+ a bit ago and thrilled we won’t be around for this. the fight against user generated slop for kids on other platforms is enough.

It's official: The Indiana gerrymander has failed in a 31–19 vote.

Wow, there are some Republicans willing to defy Trump www.cnbc.com/2025/12/11/i...

harvard continuing its organized push to purge black women from leadership and the academy more broadly. it’s disgusting.

It's a sad, sad day when I find myself hoping for good health for Thomas and Alito

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In the history of hand shakers in photos, there has never been photos of someone with bandages on the _back_ of their hands because of hand shaking. Maybe he's shaking hands with Elphaba from Wicked

It's never the wrong time to mock Donald Trump's claims that he saves 25,000 American lives every time he blows up a suspected drug boat and its crew.

The Heritage Foundation is an authoritarian Christian Nationalist organization. Treat their people accordingly.

There's a saying that any prosecutor can get any grand jury to indict a ham sandwich. This administration is actively working to prove that axiom false.

Also in violation of Congressional law that specifies pass images must be from photo contests featuring park photos

I still can’t believe the National Science Foundation is being forced to move out of their brand new, purpose-built building because the HUD secretary thought his building was ugly. The Trump administration is destroying the best parts of this country, and it will take decades to rebuild.

Starbucks workers are on strike for livable wages while their CEO makes $96 million per year. Leave it to the newspaper owned by the union-busting Amazon billionaire to side with the union-busting Starbucks multimillionaire CEO.

Considering that Liam Neeson was the UNICEF Goodwill ambassador promoting vaccination in 2022... Don't fall for AI slop www.unicef.org/cuba/en/pres...

'Stop going to Starbucks already! Can't you see how upset this makes me!' Post a bird to tell your followers not to buy Starbucks through the duration of their ULP strike