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John Ma πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

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Chinese-American anc historian, Columbia. Antiochos III & the Cities of W Asia Minor (1999), Statues & Cities (2013), Arőāma and his World (2020, co-ed), Polis: A New History (2024). Guggenheim Fellow.

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That frigate was at the international fleet review in India BTW, along with US forces. This amounts to sinking a ship under a flag of truce so it's even worse than it seems

04.03.2026 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 420    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 22

dear fucking god people need to hang for this

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Spain’s Foreign Minister Albares, calls out Karoline Leavitt on her lie that Spain had agreed to cooperate with the US in its illegal war:

β€œShe may be the White House spokesperson, but I am Spain’s Foreign Minister, and I can assure you that our position remains unchanged.”

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"But when the same mistakes happen over and over again - the picture can start to look different," he wrote. "What looks like inadvertence (when it happens once) might begin to inch closer to looking intentional (when it happens more than once a week)."
Farbiarz's opinion orders an extraordinary remedy for prosecutors in all of the judge's immigration-habeas cases - those in which a detained immigration challenges their detention
- where Farbiarz issues a no-transfer order.
Prosecutors will be required to sign a declaration, under penalty of perjury, that they have received the injunction, conveyed it to ICE, and provided ICE with written legal advice on the agency's obligation to comply with the order.
And ICE will be required to sign a second declaration confirming it received the injunction and has received written legal advice from prosecutors on its obligation to comply with the order.
"Requiring declarations is intrusive. But it is a narrowly-tailored way to address the precise problem before the Court - of ensuring going-forward compliance with judicial no-transfer orders," Farbiarz wrote.

"But when the same mistakes happen over and over again - the picture can start to look different," he wrote. "What looks like inadvertence (when it happens once) might begin to inch closer to looking intentional (when it happens more than once a week)." Farbiarz's opinion orders an extraordinary remedy for prosecutors in all of the judge's immigration-habeas cases - those in which a detained immigration challenges their detention - where Farbiarz issues a no-transfer order. Prosecutors will be required to sign a declaration, under penalty of perjury, that they have received the injunction, conveyed it to ICE, and provided ICE with written legal advice on the agency's obligation to comply with the order. And ICE will be required to sign a second declaration confirming it received the injunction and has received written legal advice from prosecutors on its obligation to comply with the order. "Requiring declarations is intrusive. But it is a narrowly-tailored way to address the precise problem before the Court - of ensuring going-forward compliance with judicial no-transfer orders," Farbiarz wrote.

New Jersey federal judge Michael Farbiarz has threatened criminal contempt against ICE and ordered a very unusual remedy as an intermediate step: requiring both DOJ and ICE to certify receipt of his orders under oath newjerseymonitor.com/2026/03/03/j...

04.03.2026 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 190    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Horrifying. Jesus Lord in heaven.

04.03.2026 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5951    πŸ” 2156    πŸ’¬ 303    πŸ“Œ 98

Senate war powers vote fails 52-48.

Funny how they always have just enough votes to stop these things!

04.03.2026 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1529    πŸ” 282    πŸ’¬ 86    πŸ“Œ 69

She will come in front of the oversight committee but you aren't going to get any answers.

So knowing that, you need to adjust your questioning accordingly and do whatever you can to destroy her publicly.

04.03.2026 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pam Bondi will come before the House Oversight Committee, and we will get answers regarding the missing Epstein files.

04.03.2026 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 603    πŸ” 117    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 9

Thank you for your hard work on behalf of the victims and the people!

04.03.2026 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

my first book (2020) was about online neonazis and my second book (2024) was about christian theocrats. they gained strength, voltronned and became a government. my third book (2027) is going to be a history of notable sandwiches so i hope this means we will be governed by sandwichocracy

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Detaining U.S. citizens without charge is not immigration enforcement; it is a direct breach of the Constitution’s guarantee of due process. When state power turns on its own residents, oversight is not partisan theater. It is the minimum defense of constitutional government. #USDemocracy

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Shame on her

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my Casus belli for declaring this war that will have decades of lasting impacts for hundreds of millions: "hey man, the vibes were all off and stuff... ya know?"

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Ah! The republican evacuation plan:

Fuck you, you're on your own.

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Emmanuel Damas, 56, died in ICE custody on Monday.

Damas came to the U.S. from Haiti seeking asylum. After six months in ICE custodyβ€”the last four at CoreCivic's Florence Correctional Centerβ€”he died from complications from a tooth infection.

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Judge Rules Columbia's Expulsions of Pro-Palestine Protesters Were Illegal The judge tossed out Columbia’s disciplinary actions against 22 students accused of occupying Hamilton Hall in 2024.

A New York judge has tossed out Columbia University's unprecedentedly harsh discipline against students accused of occupying Hamilton Hall during the 2024 Gaza protests, calling it arbitrary and capricious:

hellgatenyc.com/columbia-exp...

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The Supreme Court Has Abandoned All Pretense For the court’s conservatives, the only consistency is their inconsistency. Still, things rather conspicuously keep going the GOP’s way.

The Supreme Court show themselves again and again to be right-wing hacks who will abandon precedent to push a conservative agenda.

newrepublic.com/article/2073...

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The economic structures that produce the ultra rich are the same that produce ecological collapse, climate change, international conflict, and human exploitation. In fact the wealthy cannot become wealthy without these effects. Global capitalism and imperialism rob the many to enrich the few.

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The UN, though in Manhattan, is on international land, not American. Also a pretty central tenet of diplomacy is β€œwe will not take advantage of proximity to murder your people” for reasons that should be very obvious.

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The "meritocracy" exposed: Internal emails reveal how the Trump administration hires legal interns β€œYou MUST be aligned politically with President Trump… GPA is not a strong factor.”

5. In most cases, it is against the law to condition federal employment on a candidate’s political views.

Berkley Law Professor Catherine Fisk told Popular Information that the hiring process described in the Liberty Law School email was illegal.

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Not enough reporting on the fact that Netanyahu’s government goal of making Iran a failed /crippled state isn’t in the interest of the USA and its Gulf Allies.

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Israel is targeting critical infrastructure and police stations- these targets don’t pose security threat but are about reducing state capacity.

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We’re about to take back Texas.

Join us: jamestalarico.com

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AP: The death toll in Iran from the ongoing war with the United States and Israel has reached at least 1,045 people, an Iranian gov agency said Wed. Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs said this represents the number of bodies so far identified and prepared for burial.

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Homeland Security Investigates Remarks of Border Patrol Leader Gregory Bovino

It's always the ones you most expect: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...

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Spain to Trump: "Spain opposes this catastrophe … governments are there to improve people's lives … not to worsen them .. it is absolutely unacceptable that leaders who are incapable of fulfilling this task use the smokescreen of war to mask their incompetence $ line the pockets of a select few."

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The Middle East is in total chaos and we have no real rationale for why we are there or what we are trying to achieve

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Oh, I get it now! The protesters in MN remained peaceful, thwarting their plans to declare martial law. So now they're hoping to incite terrorist attacks (that are not white supremacist) within the US! Martial law *and* an even more unbridled roundup of immigrants.
Wonder how that will go.

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www.rawstory.com Texas GOP narrowly avoided 'nightmare scenario' β€” but still faces disaster: reporter

Texas GOP narrowly avoided 'nightmare scenario' β€” but still faces disaster: reporter

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β€˜Insects, Rodents’: Trump’s New York Golf Club Hit With Health Code Violations Records show officials issued five health code violations against Trump National Golf Club in Westchester, New York, last November.

β€œβ€˜Insects, Rodents’: Trump’s New York Golf Club Hit With Health Code Violations”

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