P. Andrew Torrez

3/ Incidentally, @innercitypress.bsky.social does great work attending these sorts of proceedings & livetweeting. They’re an invaluable resource!

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2/ We talk about the improbable story and background on today’s show (which was obviously recorded before the hearing).

I have a lot of thoughts about my (wrong) expectation that Judge Subramanian would effectively grant the mistrial.

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1/ I have to admit I’m surprised at this outcome on today’s mistrial hearing in the LiveNation antitrust case; this effectively gives LiveNation significant leverage in forcing blue states to settle. With a weak deadline, everyone knows the states aren’t going to trial.

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Anthropic is trying to carve out a space for itself as the non-MAGA AI. We talk about the commercial and legal implications & so much more!

With @lizdye.bsky.social

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Full disclosure: I met with the minority staffers and helped strategize and explained the history.

Ilan is taking his historical fiction on the road. It’s amazing what sloppy and methodless historical scholarship can do for one’s career.

Judge Rules That Kari Lake Is Still A Loser Making the Federal Vacancies Reform Act great again.

Trump wants regime change in Iran.

You know what would be a useful tool? A US-run Farsi-language news outlet broadcasting into Iran. We had one of those, but last year Trump sent Kari Lake to burn it to the ground. @lizdye.bsky.social explains what's next:

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Here's the Anthropic complaint against basically every federal agency

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Tarrio is, quite literally, a pardoned terrorist.

Well that escalated quickly

Maybe you can convince them to leave a bowl of petunias every year

remember when the IRS put out a a free online tax filing system where you could just do your taxes through the IRS and it was actually well made and was pretty well recieved and then the tax filing industry and Republicans killed it and now you have to use TurboTax again

And this time, no one would have to be nailed to anything.

This was the first author I ever read who made me think about the way we use language.

“The ships hung in the sky in much the same way bricks don’t.”

I know Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) puts on the cornpone Foghorn Leghorn act for the rubes back home but seriously wtf is this shit?

Imagine being okay with everything Kristi Noem has done but the grift (which isn’t even a rounding error compared to Trump’s, of course).

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Gov. Cox rushes to sign final-hour GOP bid to sink Prop 4 signature removal efforts Gov. Cox signed a bill early Saturday morning targeting Better Boundaries' effort asking Utahns to remove their signature from an initiative that seeks to end Utahs gerrymandering ban.

On the assumption that a prepaid envelope somehow constitutes a bribe, the Utah Legislature passed, in its session's closing hours, a measure designed to help overturn the redistricting rules that will likely net Democrats a congressional seat. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

the reverse version of those “evolution of man” drawings

Iran, which is being beat to HELL, has apologized and surrendered to its Middle East neighbors, and promised that it will not shoot at them anymore. This promise was only made because of the relentless U.S. and Israeli attack. They were looking to take over and rule the Middle East. It is the first time that Iran has ever lost, in thousands of years, to surrounding Middle Eastern Countries. They have said, “Thank you President Trump.” I have said, “You’re welcome!” Iran is no longer the “Bully of the Middle East,” they are, instead, “THE LOSER OF THE MIDDLE EAST,” and will be for many decades until they surrender or, more likely, completely collapse! Today Iran will be hit very hard! Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran’s bad behavior, are areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Trump's psychotic, murderous post: "Iran is being beat to HELL … They said, 'Thank you President Trump.' I said, 'You’re welcome!' ... Today Iran will be hit very hard! Under serious consideration for destruction & certain death are groups of people not considered for targeting until this moment"

No More Benefit Of The Doubt Last Sunday, we discussed a number of cases pending in front of federal district judges in Minneapolis.

Some judicial opinions have to be read in full, like the one I parse for you to night, from Judge Tunheim in Minneapolis.
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DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin is one of the most active stock-traders in the Senate — and violated the STOCK Act against insider trading as recently as last August.

He currently holds stock in L3Harris, which has millions in contracts with ICE and FEMA.

The grift continues.

A big shout out to @danlarson.bsky.social for the latest @secretgalaxy.bsky.social & taking a stand.

MAGA supporters (also) watch videos about 80s toys, cartoons, cereal & whatnot, so I’m sure they’re suffering backlash. If YOU like that sort of thing, give ‘em a follow; they’re always excellent.

Liz was right on that too - probably a complaint filed by a third party that they had no intention of policing.

CBP puts the blame on legacy IT systems. To be blunt, while these problems may be completely valid, this is entirely the fault of the government.

The Venezuela Model

Live updates: Trump says no deal with Iran until ‘unconditional surrender’ | CNN Trump told CNN he is not concerned whether Iran becomes democratic state and that he’s looking for leadership favorable to US and allies. Israel also launched heavy airstrikes on Tehran. Follow for li...

One day after the House of Representatives refused to pass a concurrent resolution under the War Powers Resolution, Trump (correctly) interpreted that as permission to do whatever the hell he wants in Iran.

Congress could have stopped this. It still can.

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Democrats did well on Tuesday, but what does it all mean? It’s time for another deep dive into the numbers with elections expert Joe Dye!

Plus the judiciary is gearing up to hold Trumpworld in contempt & so much more

With @lizdye.bsky.social

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One annoying thing about the firehose of legal news is that you can't keep up with all the cases.

This one about DOGE canceling all the National Endowment for the Humanities grants is fascinating. Current dispute is over Signal spoliation.

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I predict it will be less flamboyant, but no less stupid and cruel

Bondi Says She's The Bar Now We don't need no stinkin' ethics.

Pam Bondi could protect her staff by not making them do unethical shit that might get them disbarred.

But that would make Trump mad, so instead she's planning to take over the state bars.

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NOEM: I would disagree with the judge

CROCKETT: I'm sure you would, but can you tell me whether or not you have a law degree?

NOEM: A what?

CROCKETT: A law degree

NOEM: No I do no-

CROCKETT: Okay

Bondi Says She's The Bar Now We don't need no stinkin' ethics.

@lizdye.bsky.social wrote about the Trump DOJ’s ethics-rule gambit, and it’s deservedly brutal.

“The problem” with DOJ’s arguments for why their proposed rule isn’t illegal, she patiently explains, “is that all of that is bullshit.”

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