Everyone is talking about the headlines in the Maduro indictment. Very few are talking about the legal gymnastics inside it—especially flight allegations, terrorism designations, and immunity workaround. I read the whole thing. Here’s what DOJ is actually doing. open.substack.com/pub/objectio...

What the fuck. Trump is claiming the U.S. military captured a sitting head of state in his own country, with no extradition process & no legal authority. No matter what you think of Maduro, that’s absolutely insane behavior—and a precedent that should alarm anyone who cares about international law.

Inauguration Day!! Frigid but inspiring.

Wow. Most of this was new to me.

This thread is fascinating and informative. 📌

On top of these examples, I also have some misgivings about the various methods used for DNA comparison. No, they don’t match the full DNA profile like CSI would have you believe, they match on a very limited subset of it, with a lot of statistical handwaving. Running full sequence is too costly.

I want to talk about how junk science ruins innocent lives. The criminal legal system is overwhelmed by junk science. IT IS AN OUTRAGE. If you're not deeply disturbed by what's going on, I need you to pay close attention. Let me explain. 🧵/x

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This is so fucked. The Epstein files revealed something chilling: DOJ collected the private airline booking records of a journalist who covered the Epstein case and attached them to 2019 subpoenas. She did NOTHING WRONG. Yet her movements were tracked and stored by the government.

Happy Birthday to me!!! The past year has been one of the most challenging and rewarding years of my life. But when you’re the luckiest girl in the world, every year just gets better and better. Aging is such a privilege. 🧵 1/2

Tomorrow is my birthday, so I’m going through my photos from the last year of my life to try to choose a few to encapsulate the year I’ve had and oh my god. What a year! We’ve had our ups and downs—certainly as a country, but I’m so proud of all we’ve done to fight back this year. 🧵

You may have heard that some of the Epstein files redactions have been broken. This is what happens when government lawyers don’t understand basic redaction security. NSA standards require processing a document 25+ times to ensure redactions can’t be reversed. 🧵/2

CBS pulled a fully vetted 60 Minutes investigation three hours before air. The internal explanation leaked—and confirmed the allegations. I break down what happened, why it matters, and what it says about press freedom right now. 👇 youtu.be/mQu6UHhgbCE

A leaked recording of the censored segment (on a TV) is freely available now: www.icloud.com/photos/#/icl...

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CBS pulled a fully vetted 60 Minutes investigation three hours before air. The internal explanation leaked—and confirmed the allegations. I break down what happened, why it matters, and what it says about press freedom right now. 👇 youtu.be/mQu6UHhgbCE

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

THIS. IS. A. COVERUP. And it’s in violation of the law. Period. Epstein files redacted by DOJ. youtube.com/shorts/XTv_9...

This is a blatant violation of the law and a continuation of this administration’s coverup on behalf of a bunch of pedophiles and sex traffickers.

THIS. IS. A. COVERUP. And it’s in violation of the law. Period.

Isn’t that something? Searchable format and not ONE mention of Trump? 🤔🤔🤔

JPMorgan Enabled Jeffrey Epstein—Senator Wyden Speaks Out in Explosive New Interview Sen. Ron Wyden walked me through the financial trail that let Epstein move money for years. Full interview: youtu.be/yfFnRg85KtE

Today was the legal deadline for the Department of Justice to release the Epstein files. Not some of the files. All of them. That’s not happening BUT we are getting something. I’ll keep you posted. Follow @elizaorlins.bsky.social for updates.

Holiday gifts are more expensive this year because tariffs are driving up the cost of toys, tech, and gaming gear. Rep. Mike Lawler voted to protect those tariffs, and families in New York are feeling it right now. youtube.com/shorts/yyrgx...

Trump ranting about TrumpRX so I’m resurfacing this video I made. Please do not trust it. DO NOT GIVE AWAY YOUR PERSONAL MEDICAL INFO TO TRUMP’S NEW TRUMPRX WEBSITE youtube.com/shorts/ffyS3...

This speech is absolute fucking nonsense. He’s ranting. Badly reading off a teleprompter. It’s like one long Truth Social rant. Filled with lies and campaign talking points. I cannot believe they interrupted the Survivor finale for this shit.

My special interests overlapping tonight. Watching the Survivor finale and waiting for the interruption to find out what the hell Trump is going to say in his national address!

The Washington Post asked a bunch of members which “influencers” they follow and Senator Mark Kelly mentioned me by name!! AN HONOR!!!! 😂😂

Lets. FUCKING. GOOOOOO! #TeslaTakedown #MuskMustFall www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/c...

Why not start with taking it off the market if it is that bad? Why was it ever approved except for GREED.

Great, then he can immediately arrest himself for terrorism, for pardoning Ross Ulbricht

Trump is planning to classify fentanyl as a WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION. No joke. That label carries real legal consequences: expanded surveillance, easier detention, military logic, and fewer constitutional protections. I break down what this means and why it matters here 🔗⬇️ youtu.be/eaFNUahjjF8

Trump is planning to classify fentanyl as a WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION. No joke. That label carries real legal consequences: expanded surveillance, easier detention, military logic, and fewer constitutional protections. I break down what this means and why it matters here 🔗⬇️ youtu.be/eaFNUahjjF8

What a sick fuck.

Tonight, as I lit the first candle of Hanukkah along with Jews around the world, I mourned the deadly antisemitic attack in Sydney. To my fellow Jews holding grief, fear, love, and joy at the same time: this is why we light the candles, a reminder that our resilience and continued presence matter.💙

Absolutely fucking devastating.

Today, I spoke with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife, Jennifer. In April, when I met with him in El Salvador, Trump said he would never set foot in the U.S. again. This case has never been about one man alone; if the govt can violate the constitutional rights of one, all our rights are threatened.

Healthcare costs are stressing people out for a reason. Big Pharma is exploiting patent loopholes to block cheaper drugs and drain $40B/year from Americans. Accountability and policy reform are overdue. Read the breakdown—this will make you furious: bit.ly/3JHIHE1

The Trump administration just proposed the most extreme surveillance policy in modern U.S. history: 5 years of social media 10 years of email addresses Family info, IPs, photo metadata All required from foreign tourists. This is absolutely fucking insane. Full breakdown ⬇️ youtu.be/14Qh0PvB8gE

The Trump administration just proposed the most extreme surveillance policy in modern U.S. history: 5 years of social media 10 years of email addresses Family info, IPs, photo metadata All required from foreign tourists. This is absolutely fucking insane. Full breakdown ⬇️ youtu.be/14Qh0PvB8gE

Trump: For miners — do we love miners? I love miners!

JPMorgan Enabled Jeffrey Epstein—Senator Wyden Speaks Out in Explosive New Interview Sen. Ron Wyden walked me through the financial trail that let Epstein move money for years. Full interview: youtu.be/yfFnRg85KtE

Eileen Higgins just FLIPPED Miami’s mayor’s office blue. She’s the city’s first Democratic mayor since the 1990s—and she crushed the DeSantis/Trump-backed Emilio González. Miami just made history. LFG.

CONFIRMED: Eileen Higgins, a Democrat, will be the new mayor of Miami. She'll be the city's first Democratic mayor since the 1990s. She flipped the office from Republicans, and does so easily. She leads the DeSantis-endorsed Emilio González 59/41 right now with most ballots counted.

Judges who decline to answer basic questions about 2020 and January 6 are advancing through the confirmation process—several with Democratic support. AP has the jaw-dropping investigation here: bit.ly/4iMzDe8

BREAKING: The CDC’s vaccine advisory panel just voted to drop the hepatitis B birth dose from its recommendations. This move strips away a proven safeguard for newborns and reverses long-standing, evidence-based policy. A disaster for public health.

This is quite accurate. It's extremely rare for a grand jury to refuse to indict. And yet it's happening repeatedly with this administration. These lawsuits are just vindictive and pure BS.

You know the saying “a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich,” that’s because it is incredibly easy to secure an indictment. As a career public defender for 15 years, I can tell you how rare it is for a grand jury not to indict. This happens only when a case is absolute BULLSHIT.

Big Pharma spent $119M on ads last month to push high-priced drugs—while patent abuse keeps cheaper options off the market and costs families $40B/year. We need accountability and policy reform to stop this. Read more here—it’s infuriating: bit.ly/3JHIHE1

Let’s go Tennessee!