Margaret H. Zhang

I doubt that there's a more effective way to capture unitary executive theory in an image.

And because it's the DOJ building, it also captures the notion that the President is above the law.

Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & then it's Wednesday

The answer to the last 2 questions here is no. And beyond immigration detention, we should not shy away from its implications for "regular" prisons and jails (and juvenile detention facilities) too.

U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe orders the Department of the Interior to restore the President's House exhibits on slavery by Friday. Apparently unhappy with the lack of action, Rufe breaks out "FORTHWITH" in her order.

After my ICE arrest, I learned one crucial way to respond to trauma. We can all take part | Rümeysa Öztürk I was detained for co-writing a op-ed about Gaza as a student at Tufts. My experience has only made me feel more connected to others facing oppression

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Judge Gail A. Weilheimer of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania joins the chorus of judges using memos granting release petition of detainees to chastise the ICE's mandatory detention policy.

"The Government will look at the mark, paint a target to the left of it, and accuse them of missing."

Make
Them
Pay

Immigration judge dismisses deportation case against Mohsen Mahdawi The judge ruled that the government failed to authenticate a memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio that was used as the basis for the deportation proceedings against Mahdawi, a pro-Palestinian acti...

A federal immigration judge has terminated deportation proceedings against Mohsen Mahdawi, a Vermont resident and pro-Palestinian activist who was detained in prison for two weeks last year.

www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...

Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities A federal judge has ruled that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the U.S. government has no viable plan f...

Once again, a judge sees right through the Trump Admin’s attempt to deny Kilmar Abrego Garcia his due process rights.

Make no mistake: This ruling is a win for all of our rights.

apnews.com/article/abre...

Go birds

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Building the camps The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.

"...what we’re witnessing is the express repetition of a project on the scale of the larger concentration camp systems in history—the Soviet Gulag, the Nazi concentration camps, and Chinese labor camps in the People’s Republic of China."

This is a piece you need to read and share while we can.

this is a really important point. the district courts are trying to contain this administration. the circuits, by and large, are still working, with the occasional exception of the 5th, 8th, and DC circuits.

the Supreme Court is on an island. lawless and completely rogue.

sadly the world Communist killing record continues to be held by Communist countries by a long, long distance.

Night is dark
Day is bright
If you’re within our borders
You have constitutional rights

a cartoon character holding a scroll of the u.s. constitution says hello i 'm the u.s. constitution ALT: a cartoon character holding a scroll of the u.s. constitution says hello i 'm the u.s. constitution

Roses are red
Violets are blue
If you’re born here
You’re a citizen too

this is an excellent article that breaks down all the ways Trump might try to subvert the election and the practical realities thereof

he will bluster, he will rage, he will spread conspiracy theories that damage trust in our elections… and he will lose

if you’re really worried, read it

It's one thing to get a "no true bill."

It's quite another to get *shut out* in the grand jury.

Don Lemon hires ex-U.S. prosecutor who quit amid concerns over investigation into Renee Good's killing Joseph H. Thompson left as an assistant U.S. attorney based in Minnesota amid concerns over the Trump administration's handling of the investigation into the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE off...

I know it's cringe to be like "we are going to win" but when you have career DOJ prosecutors flipping sides and being like "I quit two weeks ago and I'm ready to burn this bitch to the ground" I don't know what else to say

RULE VOTE FAILS, 217-214.

Three Republicans- Thomas Massie, Kevin Kiley, and Don Bacon - buck the party to allow floor consideration of measures to end Trump's tariffs.

The first such measure, likely on Canada tariffs, could come up as soon as tomorrow

Federal judge acknowledges 'abusive workplace' in court order The order did not identify the judge in question but two sources familiar with the process told NPR it is U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby, a Biden appointee.

Federal judge acknowledges ‘abusive workplace’ in court order

www.npr.org/2026/02/10/n...

Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.

“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”

There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.

The framers were wrong about a lot of stuff but they were definitely onto something with juries

We have juries in the US because it is a bulwark against government overreach. Don’t blow off jury duty.

Grand jury rejects sedition charges against Democratic senators A grand jury refused to indict Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin over a video the president called seditious, delivering a blow to a prosecution Trump publicly demanded.

Apparently you are allowed to remind troops to follow lawful orders: www.ms.now/news/grand-j...

BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This was very comprehensive.

This is an eloquent statement on the place of religion in a free society and the rights of non-citizens.

On Feb. 9, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Two narco-terrorists were killed and one survived the strike. Following the engagement, USSOUTHCOM immediately notified U.S. Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system for the survivor. @DeptofWar #OpSouthernSpear

The lawless killing spree at sea continues.

As usual, the "designated terrorist organization" supposedly operating the vessel is unidentified.

And based on recent history, the likelihood that the USG successfully rescues the survivor seems low.

Real killing in a make believe armed conflict.

Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.

An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University