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@annalovesvoting.bsky.social

Counsel @ Protect Democracy. Consumer of carbs (preferably bagels). Opinions and excellent jokes my own.

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U.S. May Have Committed War Crime In Sinking Of Iranian Ship The Geneva Conventions say nations have a duty to “take all possible measures” to help rescue victims of shipwrecks. A U.S. submarine left that to Sri Lanka.

“The 312-foot Dena and its 130-member crew, many of them musicians in the Iranian navy band, had just finished participating in an Indian government naval exercise and cultural exchange that the U.S. Navy had also participated in and were on the way home on Wednesday.”

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Jayson Tatummmmmm

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Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

06.03.2026 02:50 — 👍 10006    🔁 5279    💬 628    📌 640

Imagine writing ”we gave 12 hours of two inches of internet space to the US government murdering 150 children for no reason” thinking that would help your cause

06.03.2026 02:15 — 👍 14    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

late to being late on this lol

06.03.2026 01:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We deserve baby birds

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one of the most neural-pathway-rewriting things I’ve ever read was someone explaining that the whole manosphere isn’t about manhood at all, it’s about a return to boyhood. no responsibilities, women exist to either be ogled or do your laundry, saying the most shocking swears is homosocial currency

05.03.2026 12:40 — 👍 139    🔁 33    💬 1    📌 0
Hand made pottery bowl with a white and green glaze. It’s impressive you should be like “wow Anna’s amazing”

Hand made pottery bowl with a white and green glaze. It’s impressive you should be like “wow Anna’s amazing”

Took a break from the war crimes and fascism to make a pot and I think it’s cool.

04.03.2026 00:41 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

As a millennial I feel like I should be allowed to test out of this lesson

02.03.2026 12:52 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“if you won’t let us use your product to spy on Americans and kill without supervision we will single-handedly destroy your business by fiat” is the single most authoritarian anti-business action I can ever remember any administration taking

28.02.2026 01:32 — 👍 3892    🔁 880    💬 23    📌 26

So I just got a statement from California AG Bonta's office:
"Paramount/Warner Bros is not a done deal. These two Hollywood titans have not cleared regulatory scrutiny — the California Department of Justice has an open investigation, and we intend to be vigorous in our review"

27.02.2026 02:21 — 👍 5800    🔁 1404    💬 73    📌 138
As noted, Rosen asserted in his email that "[t]he lawyers in my civil division
didn't deserve" the supposedly inaccurate January 28 order. Putting aside the fact that
the January 28 order was not inaccurate, Rosen failed to mention that this Court said the
following in the show-cause order that preceded the January 28 order:
The Court expresses its appreciation to attorney Ana Voss and her colleagues [in the civil division], who have struggled mightily to ensure that respondents comply with court orders despite the fact that respondents have failed to provide them with adequate resources.
ECF No. 7 at 2 n.1.
The judges of this District have been extraordinarily patient with the government
attorneys, recognizing that they have been put in an impossible position by Rosen and
his superiors in the Department of Justice (leading many of those attorneys- including, unfortunately, Ana Voss- to resign). What those attorneys "didn't deserve" was the
Administration sending 3000 ICE agents to Minnesota to detain people without making
any provision for handling the hundreds of lawsuits that were sure to follow.

As noted, Rosen asserted in his email that "[t]he lawyers in my civil division didn't deserve" the supposedly inaccurate January 28 order. Putting aside the fact that the January 28 order was not inaccurate, Rosen failed to mention that this Court said the following in the show-cause order that preceded the January 28 order: The Court expresses its appreciation to attorney Ana Voss and her colleagues [in the civil division], who have struggled mightily to ensure that respondents comply with court orders despite the fact that respondents have failed to provide them with adequate resources. ECF No. 7 at 2 n.1. The judges of this District have been extraordinarily patient with the government attorneys, recognizing that they have been put in an impossible position by Rosen and his superiors in the Department of Justice (leading many of those attorneys- including, unfortunately, Ana Voss- to resign). What those attorneys "didn't deserve" was the Administration sending 3000 ICE agents to Minnesota to detain people without making any provision for handling the hundreds of lawsuits that were sure to follow.

If anything is "beyond the pale," it is ICE's continued violation of the orders of
this Court. Increasingly, this Court has had to resort to using the threat of civil
contempt to force ICE to comply with orders. The Court is not aware of another
occasion in the history of the United States in which a federal court has had to threaten
contempt -again and again and again - to force the United States government to comply
with court orders.
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CASE 0:26-cv-00107-PJS-DLM Doc. 12
Filed 02/26/26 Page 6 of 6
This Court will continue to do whatever is required to protect the rule of law,
including, if necessary, moving to the use of criminal contempt. One way or another,
ICE will comply with this Court's orders.
Dated: February 26, 2026
(s/ Patrick J. Schiltz
Patrick J. Schiltz, Chief Judge
United States District Court

If anything is "beyond the pale," it is ICE's continued violation of the orders of this Court. Increasingly, this Court has had to resort to using the threat of civil contempt to force ICE to comply with orders. The Court is not aware of another occasion in the history of the United States in which a federal court has had to threaten contempt -again and again and again - to force the United States government to comply with court orders. -5- CASE 0:26-cv-00107-PJS-DLM Doc. 12 Filed 02/26/26 Page 6 of 6 This Court will continue to do whatever is required to protect the rule of law, including, if necessary, moving to the use of criminal contempt. One way or another, ICE will comply with this Court's orders. Dated: February 26, 2026 (s/ Patrick J. Schiltz Patrick J. Schiltz, Chief Judge United States District Court

BREAKING: Judge Patrick Schiltz in Minnesota threatens criminal contempt, if necessary, to address ICE noncompliance in an order calling out U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen's response to Schiltz's earlier questions about noncompliance with court orders.

"ICE will comply with this Court's orders."

26.02.2026 22:36 — 👍 2276    🔁 732    💬 33    📌 64

Bolts truly is the best I love these guys

26.02.2026 03:16 — 👍 82    🔁 13    💬 1    📌 0

Things are hard for so many reasons right now but I really cannot handle another rocket money ad

26.02.2026 02:15 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I found that this is wrong. Democracy actually is a powerful motivating force for a critical slice of the population *if they perceive a real threat*.

I call this the "legibility" theory of democratic backsliding: the more legible the threat, the more likely it is to prompt effective pushback.

24.02.2026 14:51 — 👍 1102    🔁 231    💬 10    📌 21
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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

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A new lawsuit alleges DHS illegally tracked and intimidated observers Observers watching federal immigration enforcement in Maine who were told by agents they were "domestic terrorists" and would be added to a "database" or "watchlist" are now part of a new federal class action lawsuit.

Observers watching federal immigration enforcement in Maine who were told by agents they were "domestic terrorists" and would be added to a "database" or "watchlist" are now part of a new federal class action lawsuit. n.pr/4s6JWgo

23.02.2026 19:27 — 👍 2415    🔁 848    💬 52    📌 28
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FBI’s “Stand Down” Directive to NYPD on Jeffrey Epstein Investigations, and More The most comprehensive timeline to date of the publicly available record on New York law enforcement authorities’ action and inaction with regard to Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and other potential co-c...

Me with a scoop/exclusive

Five days after Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest, federal authorities “directed” NY law enforcement authorities to “stand down” their investigations related to Epstein, new documents released by the Department of Justice show.

Part of new Timeline on NY and Epstein.

23.02.2026 13:47 — 👍 3797    🔁 1736    💬 106    📌 97
Graphic Header: Maine Residents Sue Government for Violation of First Amendment Rights
Subheader: The case challenges the Trump administration’s intimidation of Maine residents who bear witness to its abuses

Graphic Header: Maine Residents Sue Government for Violation of First Amendment Rights Subheader: The case challenges the Trump administration’s intimidation of Maine residents who bear witness to its abuses

NEW: We’re suing DHS for attempting to silence and intimidate Maine residents. From surveillance technology to "domestic terrorist" watchlists, the federal government is unlawfully retaliating against those who dare to document its abuses.
protdem.org/4srJQQP

23.02.2026 18:30 — 👍 126    🔁 55    💬 5    📌 3

Wait do you have a dog garmin??

21.02.2026 20:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

see, e.g., women competing in the cross country 50k — the winter Olympics marathon — for the FIRST TIME EVER tomorrow!

21.02.2026 15:56 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

Every word of this is a nightmare www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

21.02.2026 15:27 — 👍 225    🔁 119    💬 1    📌 18

The corruption isn't even hidden!

Epstein Bro Howard Lutnick, who promoted tariffs, bought up rights to tariff refunds for .20 to .30 cents on the dollar, figuring SCOTUS would rule them illegal. His family firm just made a huge PROFIT.

WITH YOUR MONEY!

21.02.2026 02:11 — 👍 84    🔁 58    💬 6    📌 1

Don't congratulate John Roberts or the Supreme Court.

Congratulate Rick Woldenberg, the Chicago-area leader of Learning Resources, an educadtional toy company that had the courage to sue the president of the United States to save his family business.

As well as everyone else who stepped up.

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This really is a great picture:

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the thing about the Olympics is that women were told we would die or become hysterical or infertile if we did anything more than light aerobics until like 60 years ago (generously). Imagine where we will be in another generation.

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Yesterday, those who teach Intro to Sociology at Florida colleges (as opposed to universities) received a ready-made curriculum from the state and were ordered to teach it.

Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:

19.02.2026 16:47 — 👍 2751    🔁 1567    💬 171    📌 403

Thereupon follows the most EXTENSIVE and WELL THOUGHT OUT whistle distribution plan I have ever heard. Marie has bullied seven hundred people into her network. She is blanketing businesses with anti-ICE signage. She is giving out thousands of kits a week.

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Quote from Frank Knapp, President of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce: "The public enforcement that creates chaos and hurts small businesses is not only unacceptable, but it's not necessary. It's intentional on their part, and that's why it's unacceptable."

Quote from Frank Knapp, President of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce: "The public enforcement that creates chaos and hurts small businesses is not only unacceptable, but it's not necessary. It's intentional on their part, and that's why it's unacceptable."

South Carolina small businesses are reeling from immigration raids. When ICE secured office space at the heart of a thriving commercial district in Columbia, Frank Knapp of @scsbcc.bsky.social told reporters that an increased ICE presence will only make it more difficult to do business.

18.02.2026 17:14 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1