Pam Marino

Perhaps might be a good time to remind people that the "I was only obeying orders" excuse doesn't play well historically. For all the crimes and blatantly unconstitutional actions this administration is currently committing in broad daylight, the country will one day demand legal accountability.

The president is saying that once the administration gets people outside our borders it can do anything to them—including torture and death—and they can’t be stopped or held accountable.

April 13, 2025 This evening, lawyers for the Department of Justice told a federal court that the administration does not believe it has a legal obligation to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States,...

April 13, 2025

How coverage of this sort of egregious abuse of power invites the rest of the traveling world to visualize one possible outcome of their next trip to the U.S.

A lawyer's spring break trip to the Dominican Republic with his family ended on a troubling note at Detroit Metro Airport on Sunday: He was detained by federal agents, questioned about his clients, and asked to give up his cellphone, he says. But Dearborn attorney Amir Makled, who is representing a pro-Palestinian demonstrator who was arrested at the University of Michigan last year, stood his ground. He didn't give up his phone.

A Michigan attorney was detained and questioned at Detroit Metro Airport about his clients and asked to surrender his cellphone

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I highly recommend The Penguin Lessons. Especially important now as US democracy is in a precarious place.

Cory Booker Condemns Trump’s Policies in Longest Senate Speech on Record The New Jersey senator spent much of his speech, which ended after more than 25 hours, assailing the Trump administration. He eclipsed Strom Thurmond’s filibuster of a civil rights bill in 1957.

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BTW, we have not discussed how delightful it was to see Bob Balaban in Severance. “Mr. Milkshake” was classic, as was the scene where he’s being escorted out of the building. 😂

Did you know? ProPublica is keeping a list of who works for the Department of Government Efficiency, and we recently added 20 names to our tracker, bringing ... Who’s Running DOGE: Elon Musk or a Little-Known Bureaucrat?

WATCH: ProPublica is keeping a list of who works for DOGE, and we recently added 20 names to our tracker, bringing the total to 66.

We’ve also been reporting on who is in charge. Is it Elon Musk and his lieutenants, or is it an obscure bureaucrat named Amy Gleason?

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Editorial: To understand homelessness, listen to homeless people. Here's what I learned Don't we all want better for all people who are this impoverished? Los Angeles cannot thrive if there is one community of people safely in homes and another forced onto the sidewalks.

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After DOGE Targeted V.A., an Iraq Veteran Faced Uncertainty and Crisis A veteran who returned from Iraq injured and transformed, Joy Marver is now facing a crisis at home.

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JD Vance Begins To Suspect There Another Group Chat PALM BEACH, FL—Noticing everyone else’s phone simultaneously buzzing throughout a meeting, Vice President-elect JD Vance began to suspect there was another group chat among Trump’s senior staff that he wasn’t part of, sources confirmed Monday. “It can’t be a coincidence that they all keep looking down at their phones and chuckling at the same time,” […]

“It can’t be a coincidence that they all keep looking down at their phones and chuckling at the same time,” said the former Ohio senator
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I will just do some sudoku and wind down now. 🤯

I was so tense during the Severance finale I gave myself a headache. Worth it! OMG.

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

Ah, Trump’s legacy lives on — ICE detaining people for weeks with zero rights. Classic.

Read this account of a Canadian woman caught in the mess.

How much longer do we keep pretending this isn’t a human rights issue?

#Immigration #HumanRights #ICE #TrumpLegacy #USPolitics #Trump #SocialJustice

U.K. Tourist Returns Home in Chains Like ‘Hannibal Lecter’ Becky Burke was released in chains and handcuffs after spending 19 days in an ICE detention facility

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2nd story in two days about ICE abuse. First a Canadian, now a Brit young woman. Neither did anything wrong. Treated like dangerous animals, shackled and made to sleep on concrete floors.

John Mulaney Returns to Late Night on Netflix “Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney” resurrected the comic’s eccentric but enjoyable live talk show, with contributions from Richard Kind, Michael Keaton, Joan Baez and many Willy Lomans.

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Joan Baez was one of his first guests last night. Fun fact: I attended Jazzercise with Baez.

I can’t tell you how happy it makes me that John Mulaney is back with a live talk show, Everybody’s Live, on Netflix.

Can House Republicans Cut $880 Billion Without Slashing Medicaid? It’s Likely Impossible. - KFF Health News A Republican House resolution, which needs the Senate’s buy-in, directed a committee to propose ways to reduce the deficit by at least $880 billion over a decade. Lawmakers have taken Medicare off the...

A Republican House resolution directed a committee to propose ways to reduce the deficit by at least $880 billion over a decade. Lawmakers have taken Medicare off the table for cuts, which makes it impossible to reach $880 billion without cutting Medicaid. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

3/6 TikTok video by Attorney Ryan

“You have an obligation to seek joy.” www.tiktok.com/t/ZP826cELC/

🚨Measles cases in the US surge 35% in ONE WEEK—now at 222 in 12 states.

We’re nearing last year’s TOTAL of 285, and it’s only March. Two deaths already, both unvaccinated. Texas is the epicenter with 198 cases.

The CDC’s weekly data lags, so the numbers are likely even higher.

Rubio and Trump Officials Clash With Elon Musk in an Explosive Meeting Simmering anger at the billionaire’s unchecked power spilled out in a remarkable Cabinet Room meeting. The president quickly moved to rein in Mr. Musk.

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March 6, 2025 This morning, Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke of Reuters reported that the Trump administration is preparing to deport the 240,000 Ukrainians who fled Russia’s attacks on Ukraine and have temporary lega...

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How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would y...

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DLI and NPS employees wait to hear if they can resign amid federal chaos. Over 100 employees at the Defense Language Institute and Naval Postgraduate School have applied for deferred resignation due to federal government uncertainties. The situation raises questions on lega...

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Texas measles cases rise to 146 in an outbreak that led to a child's death Texas health officials say the number of people with measles has increased to 146 in a rural West Texas outbreak that led this week to the death of a school-age child who was not vaccinated

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I finally saw Conclave. What a fantastic movie! Best thing be I’ve seen in the past year.

From Egg Prices to Housing, US Inflation Is Heating Up Again No matter what metric you’re looking at, US inflation is moving in the wrong direction again.

No matter what metric you’re looking at, US inflation is moving in the wrong direction again

23 Dem AGs think they’ve cracked the code to fighting Trump Democratic state attorneys general have been planning their lawsuits for a year.

During Trump's first term, the country’s 23 Dem state AGs notched key legal victories but in an improvised, reactive way.

This time around, they had a plan.