AOC on Epstein Files: We need to get to the bottom of it. It does not matter if you are a Republican, Democrat, or donor. We are talking about sexual crimes and trafficking.

Talked to @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about all the lying around Epstein youtu.be/-1ydBK3NEDY?...

Fuckin protestants, dude

Martinez is recounting her harrowing experience: after being shot by CBP agents, she drove a mile to the safety of an auto shop where she called 911, got treatment at a hospital for 7 bullet wounds, then was immediately taken into custody by federal agents.

Next witness to testify is Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen and Chicago resident who was shot five times by CBP agents in October and was later charged with assaulting the agents who shot her. The U.S. Attorney's Office dropped those charges six weeks later.

Addressing Marimar Martinez, Blumenthal shows text messages from the CBP agent who shot her and says: "Charles Exum sought to assassinate you, and then DHS sought to assassinate your character. That is unconscionable and intolerable."

Garcia, up again, ends by holding up a photo of Stephen Miller and says: "There is probably no single person who has done more damage and more harm to people across this country...than this man right here. It's our job...to hold him responsible for the crimes that are happening to U.S. citizens."

Stoughton: "We've seen senior officials issue definitive, exonerating conclusions within hours of an incident—far sooner than would be possible with any careful inquiry...These statements signal that any oversight is purely performative, that accountability and outcomes are preordained."

The final witness is Seth Stoughton, a former police officer and law professor, begins with: "This administration's approach to immigration enforcement falls far short of professional norms. This is not policing. This is not normal. And this is neither professionally nor democratically acceptable."

The next witness, U.S. citizen and CA resident Martin Rascon, chokes up as he recounts an experience from August when four men in face masks, sunglasses, & baseball caps tried to force into his car, guns pointed at him and his family, ignoring requests to ID themselves before shooting multiple times

Rahman: "We call ourselves a civilized nation, but we lack rules and accountability around what a person claiming to be law enforcement is permitted to do to another human being." She ends with this: "I am not afraid. And I am not afraid to keep working on this problem, even after ICE is gone."

The next witness is Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen and resident of Minneapolis with autism and a traumatic brain injury, who in January was dragged from her car by immigration agents— four blocks away from where George Floyd was killed—then detained without access to medical care or lawyer.

Martinez ends her testimony with this: "If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."

Martinez: "[I] sat in federal court and watched from 20 feet away as the border patrol agent who attempted to kill me testified at a hearing. Agent Charles Exum—Charles Exum, my attempted executioner was Charles Exum—I hope the government does not consider my use of his name here to be...doxxing."

This woman has shown more courage than the nominal leaders of the Democratic Party.

Well, my fellow Maine voters. Here is Susan Collins today paying tribute to her boss while holding her MAGA hat.

Garcia: I want to remind the American public of Stephen Miller. There's probably no single person in this government that has done more damage and more harm to people across this country than this man right here. It's our job to hold him responsible

Didn't this happen in My Cousin Vinny?

Today I joined House Democrats at ICE headquarters in DC to demand Kristi Noem's impeachment & voted NO on funding for DHS. Not a dollar more until DHS ends its violence & abuse of power. Trump's federal agents killed two Americans in broad daylight. We are not backing down.

Casar holds a 3 minute and 26 second moment of silence to represent the time in which DHS officers let Renee Good bleed out after she was shot

More on the ICE facility. 🤬

For those not already watching there's a joint shadow hearing on ICE/CBP abuses, including testimony from Marimar Martienz. www.c-span.org/event/public...

So far DOJ has charged two people from that Roosevelt HS raid. The other is Quentin Williams. He has a preliminary hearing tomorrow. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Now it's a misdemeanor--same 111 charge, but DOJ has lost a number of these cases, bc what counts an assault becomes problematic to prove (that's what happened with Sandwich Guy, for example). Meanwhile, the original AUSA wants nothing to do with it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

One of the MN "assault" cases, against Nitzana Belle Flores, has been downgraded to a misdemeanor. She was charged for, basically, charging Border Patrol at the EXCEEDINGLY problematic raid of Roosevelt High School the same day as the Renee Good shooting. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

According to FOX 9, a Minneapolis federal judge demanded to know why DOJ is missing deadlines & AUSA Julie Le said, "The system sucks, this job sucks" & asked to be held in contempt so she could sleep. PACER shows she got assigned to defend the govt in 88+ cases since Operation Metro Surge started.

Erik Prince is Chairman of drone company Swarmer (since Dec 2025) which has been supporting operations in Ukraine - on Monday Swarmer filed a registration statement to take the company public Serhii Kupriienko is CEO (global) & Alexander Fink CEO (US) finance.yahoo.com/news/erik-pr...

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche needs to resign. He got the law wrong about patronizing sex parties with alleged child trafficking. He failed to redact names of victims & pictures of children. AND he moved Ghislaine Maxwell to a minimum-security prison & got her a puppy.

Can I prove that? NO There’s a reason for that

I can’t believe how stupid everything is. I just hate the stupidity.

She’s asking about the Epstein victims And He’s telling @kaitlancollins.bsky.social to smile. I want to scream.

I have confirmed the gist of this report out of federal court in Minnesota today from a source familiar. If you have more information about the District of Minnesota—either the court or the U.S. Attorney's Office—and how they are handling all of this, please reach out. I am at crg.32 on Signal.

Why using AI to unblur or unmask faces is stupid:

Relative to *gestures* everything, it’s not such a big deal. But I’m struck by how often Epstein asserted that communications with him were privileged like he had some secret law license.

Remember her name: Aliya Rahman Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself. It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did. ICE MUST GO‼️

Elon Musk will have to appear on April 20. For those of you, unlike Elon, who don't celebrate it, that's Hitler's birthday. Never say the French don't have a sense of humor. www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...

Yuuuuup…

I’m not the first to observe this, but: Mike Johnson functions as a staffer to Donald Trump, not as a speaker of the House. He has made this august, important role teeny-tiny. He is smaller than Stephen Miller and the like. It would be pitiable if it weren’t so consequential.

Hitler made Göring president of the Reichstag, so at least there is some precedent for this

Mike Johnson: "GOD FORBID we do what the US Constitution requires us to do! And GOD FORBID we use some of that $190 BILLION DOLLARS from the Big Bullshit Bill that was given to DHS to actually fund competent immigration judges who can ensure due process for ALL people, regardless of citizenship!"

Not one more penny for this brutality. Congress needs to grow a spine and stand up to this regime. If you are represented by Democrats — call them. If you are represented by Republicans — call them. They need to hear from you too. (202) 224-3121

They lie about everything

From UGS; "Discover the surreal Bentonite Hills in Utah. These vibrant, striped mounds formed from Jurassic volcanic ash nearly 150 mya. A high-clearance vehicle is required for this remote area. Stay on designated paths to protect the landscape." Details: ow.ly/9gPX50Y7EaO

America, you have done some silly things recently, but failing to elect this man is right up there.

A manager for the Immigrant Defense Network told MPR News that back in November, 2,500 people were trained as constitutional observers. Now, the total is nearly 30,000 trained observers in 77 of Minnesota's 87 counties.

Gas production is up under Trump

I was sued about six weeks later.