B Leaf Louden

These "officers" are no better than street thugs. Facist, violent, above the law.

mt Daly

Hill above silver creek

Gorgeous day in the high country yesterday above Marble.

Fox in my yard taking in the last rays of the Sun for the day.

Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ EPA bids to change chemical risk evaluations, which could expose public to higher levels of PFAS and other pollutants

Want toxic PFA chemicals in your food packaging? Trump does. Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I'm going to the protest today. I'm angry that I have to fight for freedom of speech, for due process, for the money I spent all my life earning through social security, for our forest rangers, for our educational system. If something happens today, know that this is why I went.

IV. Conclusion For the reasons articulated below, the Court DENIES the government's motion to dismiss this Petition and its alternative request to transfer this matter to the Western District of Louisiana. The Court ALLOWS the alternative relief sought by Ozturk and transfers this matter "in the interest of justice" pursuant 28 U.S.C. § 1631 to the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. To ensure that Ozturk has an opportunity to have the Petition considered by the District of Vermont, and to preserve the status quo, this Court's March 28, 2025 Order enjoining the government from removing her from the United States, D. 16, shall remain in effect unless and until the transferee court orders otherwise. See Khalil, 2025 WL 849803, at *14 (ordering same upon transfer). So Ordered. Denise J. Casper United States District Judge Footnotes: § For at least this reason, the Court rejects the government's argument that if it did not dismiss the Petition, it should instead transfer it to the Western District of Louisiana, where Ozturk was not detained at the time of the filing of the Petition. * It will be for the District of Vermont to determine if it has jurisdiction over Ozturk's Petition notwithstanding her later transfer to Louisiana after the filing of the Petition that is now transferred there. See Khalil v. Joyce, 2025 WL 972959, at *24-38 (taking transferred petition as filed in New Jersey at the time it had been filed in S.D.N. Y.).

NEW: Mass. federal judge Denise Casper transfers Rümeysa Öztürk's deportation case to VERMONT.

She denies the govt's request to transfer to Louisiana, following the model set by NY federal judge Jesse Furman when he transferred Mahmoud Khalil's case to NJ. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Alas, bringing an age of misinformation into full gear.

Weights that is. Although, depending on your attitude, maybe they are wights.

In a snowstorm, you can get free ankle wights if your gator strap slips off to the side.

I have been feeling overwhelmed by world events and so I spent some time just doing art on some marble.

Tell the Senate: Stop Project 2025 architect Russell Vought's nomination for Office of Management and Budget. Russell Vought, the architect of Project 2025, is back and his nomination for Director of the Office of Management and Budget puts the future of working families and our democracy at grave risk. His ...

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Hiding from the cold inside with the cats. What's new with you?

I see you! ♥️

At first I thought it was a bad batch of Q-tips. But then I realized that someone in the house had learned how to open the cabinet under the sink, and had left a few of them lying on the floor. Apparently they are delicious.

Snow and ice is clinging to the trees, and a crystalline Frost makes everything glitter.

Just had my first police state nightmare. This is exactly the sort of thing that happened during his first term.

They are sharing the same couch! It's a Thanksgiving miracle.

Snowy Aspen scene

Bus got stuck in the snow this morning in Aspen- thankfully we had already arrived (mostly).

Amazing hikes 2 days in a row. So grateful! And for my new friend.

This little cat was left in a car at the Park n Ride as I was headed for work Weds morning - and it was freezing out. Yes, I called someone. Call me the Cat Lady, it didn't seem right.

Ignorant, fearful bullying

Because you are still holding on to sanity? That's my guess.

Lewis snuggles up to my shoes.