I hope the smell never comes out.

Listening to the latest @probsnotaliens.bsky.social episode and absolutely lost it at @scottniswander.bsky.social saying “He’s got little wings on his little feetsies” as a description of Hermes. 10/10 no notes

The SC declining to take on Jones’s Sandy Hook case is not only very funny but clears the way for something funnier to happen. Please, we need this.

Two things can be true: 1) The President has legal authority over the D.C. police and the D.C. National Guard that he doesn't have *anywhere else* in the country; & 2) Even if this doesn't set a legal precedent, it sets an ominous *political* precedent for pretextually overriding local government.

Leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social just broke the record for the longest speech on the House floor, showing the American people just how important it is to stop the vote on the Big Ugly Bill.   Bummer the Republicans weren’t here to see it.

Having now read this, the fact that the FBI arrested a judge for what was a 22-min delay in arresting the alleged suspect is even more disturbing than originally thought. This is insanity.

Per the FBI affidavit supporting the complaint, the case appears to rest on Dugan knowing about the administrative warrant—while allegedly challenging its sufficiency to effectuate the arrest at the courthouse—and that—regardless of her challenge—creating an obligation that she not impede it.

I can’t believe JD Vance killed the pope. Ridiculous

I don't really care what the "political consequences" are of fighting for the proposition that *everyone* is entitled to due process before they are removed from the United States and sent to a Salvadoran prison. It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.

Imagine if more Democrats just...............did something

This is where your Harry Potter money goes

I've been in El Salvador all day fighting for the return of Mr. Abrego Garcia. The Trump Administration can lie all they want, but the Court said they failed to show he was part of MS-13. This is about bringing home a man they ADMIT should never have been abducted. I won't rest until then.

Senator Van Hollen got on a plane to make an attempt to even speak with Abrego Garcia while the federal government is saying they aren’t going to ask for him back, and will detain him if he reenters the country. This should not be happening.

Meta is censoring searches for "El Salvador mega prison" as CSAM. They control social media and are ensuring that no one will see the truth of what the US is doing.

This is what it looks like when a Senator stands up for their constituents, in case anyone was wondering.

"what process is due is a function of our resources... and so many other factors” Which stage of fascism is it when the Vice President describes one of the most important concepts in Western law the same way that Delta describes how I get to spend my Skymiles

Say it louder for the people who can’t.

I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.

Even if you (wrongly) believe that some immigrants lack due process rights, what’s to stop the government from claiming that *you* are an undocumented immigrant; removing you to El Salvador; citing an “administrative error”; and refusing to do anything to bring you back? The answer is due process.

Today on OA: what was DHS smoking when it told Matt's law partner @nicolemicheroni.bsky.social that she had 7 days to leave the US? And in our related main story: did Congress accidentally legalize some THC products in 2018?

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been sitting in a Salvadoran prison for over a month because the Trump Admin made a mistake. Now, the Admin is defying SCOTUS & refusing to bring him back. If we allow Trump to violate Kilmar's rights, none of our rights are safe. Kilmar is all of us.

I've been clear: if President Bukele doesn't want to meet here in D.C., then I intend to go to El Salvador this week to check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's condition and discuss his release. Kilmar was illegally ABDUCTED and deported by the Trump Admin. He must be brought home NOW.

More of this. @norcross.house.gov Where do you stand.

Trump refuses to bring back those wrongly detained in El Salvador. You could be next.

Absolutely insane.

Nothing like your midnight arrival flight getting delayed by an hour and then diverted to land in a different airport requiring your pickup to drive back the way they came 45 mins

Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"

This is a big move and one that hopefully helps pave the way to not only reinstate USAID, but to push back against the unconstitutional power grab that is undermining our very democracy.

Read, absorb, share, reread.

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As promised, here’s an excellent write up of the most recent Jones bankruptcy hearing from an actual law person.

Calling in now - my 10am meeting thankfully ended early.

As someone from his district.. good.

We've created a tracker that covers all executive orders affecting LGBTQ folks along with federal and state legislation. We're at 334 anti-LGBTQ bills. docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Credit @alli.gay @erininthemorning.com @evanurquhart.bsky.social @miralazine.bsky.social @lizsaila.bsky.social

Trump just signed an executive order banning gender affirming care for trans youth nationwide (under 19). Specifically directs the DOJ to investigate providers under criminal and federal consumer protection laws. drive.google.com/file/d/1oTIm...

I’ll say it til the day I die. Protect Trans Kids. Protect Trans Lives. Blocking gender affirming care for kids is doing nothing but writing a suicide note for a lot of people.

Corporations being corporations. Reminder that it’s important to shop small and buy direct where you can.

We contacted confirmed candidates for N.J. governor about their plans to build a more just and equitable state. Six of the 12 candidates who are running responded by email to our questions on: 🏘 Housing 🏥 Healthcare 🏫 Education 🗺 Immigration 🏡 Environmental justice jerseybee.org/2025/01/27/n...

Breaking news: The Justice Department fired officials who worked on the special counsel team that investigated Donald Trump in two separate criminal cases, a spokesman for the department said Monday.

“Good people are everywhere, and being a good person is still important.”

BREAKING: 18 states led by NJ, as well as DC and SF, sue Trump over his birthright citizenship order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

As always, Trump deeply understands the concerns and fears of the working family - kitchen table issues like what Mt. Denali is called and Kim Jong Un's condo capability.

Honestly, this is exactly what o expected to see. But I’m sure it was still the correct choice. He was going to be an enemy either way.

The most powerful words you can say right now to these fascist bastards is: "No, make me." They cannot actually be everywhere and enforce their fascist policies. They rely on fear to do the job of governing for them. By refusing to comply, you make their means of compliance ineffective.

I wish the legacy media would stop doing fascists favors.

now that you’re getting deadened to the firehose of fascist bullshit, good time to see about supporting or creating mutual aid in your neighborhood. what’s a resource you know people around you could use? food? narcan? tents? emotional support? what can you do every week to fill that need?

I won't be reading, analyzing, or talking about the executive order purporting to deny birthright citizenship. The first sentence of the 14th Amendment is about as clear as anything can be. There is nothing to discuss.

Highly recommend listening to the break down on this. Matt, cohost of the pod, is a practicing immigration attorney and his insight has been invaluable and this topic especially.