Rebecca M. Townsend

According to FOX 9, a Minneapolis federal judge demanded to know why DOJ is missing deadlines & AUSA Julie Le said, "The system sucks, this job sucks" & asked to be held in contempt so she could sleep.

PACER shows she got assigned to defend the govt in 88+ cases since Operation Metro Surge started.

Judiciary Central brings you cinematic, courtroom-style moments powered entirely by advanced AI. Here, judges deliver intense decisions, dramatic reactions unfold, and legal tension comes to life in a realistic chamber setting. All videos are AI-generated and created only for entertainment. These scenes are fictional, not based on real cases or real individuals — crafted purely to give viewers a dramatic courtroom experience.

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Yikes… while the video is well-done and I love the sentiment, it’s not real.

Fellow Arkansan on here, let’s talk about pressuring our delegation to stand up for one of our state’s great contributions to American cultural life.

How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive

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Opinion | Bad Bunny’s High-Risk Choice: Three Opinion Writers Discuss the Grammys

also, this, from the New York Times, is correct, Bad Bunny should not have had to be the first of the night’s broadcast to make an explicit anti-ICE statement. "
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Much like the White House, the Kennedy Center does not belong to the president and he doesn't get to just do with it as he pleases.

The time to seek every kind of injunction imaginable is now, unless you want the view from the Watergate to look like the East Wing, too

Hope we learned that lesson!

The person to watch is David Rubenstein, who has poured millions in philanthropy into the Kennedy Center, is not going to be pleased about this, and has money, ego, and patriotism long enough to sustain a long-ass legal battle.

Particularly since his cash isn't crypto.

a very tall building with a lot of windows and a bridge in the background ALT: a very tall building with a lot of windows and a bridge in the background

New picture of DC dropped.

Today in life under competitive authoritarianism

"“Triumph of the Will” is very controversial, but you can’t deny that as a piece of filmmaking it is a very impressive achievement. You can like something without agreeing with its politics."

"Yes, probably so."

I was hanging up curtains one time, and I sort of shouted over at my spouse that I wished they made apartment friendly curtain rods that you didn’t have to screw into the wall. Literally the next day I started getting ads for them.

Its AI feature suddenly talked when there was no mention anything that sounded like Hey Google.

It is wild to send an email claiming that a bill that would prevent people from making AI-generated videos of candidates saying things they never said is being framed as an attack on the first amendment rights *of the person creating the misinformation.*

… The Center “will close on July 4th, 2026, in honor of the 250th Anniversary of our Country”

WMass prosecutor says he would charge federal immigration authorities if state crimes are committed Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan, who covers Hampshire and Franklin counties, said the rights of residents need to be protected despite actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan, who covers Hampshire and Franklin counties, said the rights of residents need to be protected despite actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
https://bit.ly/3Z907NS

Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.

📷️: Aaron Lavinsky

According to the Pew Research Center, about 6% of US journalists identify as Black.

Among journalists recently arrested by the Republican regime, 100% identify as Black.

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Deep breathing is necessary as new Epstein files drop.

For Liam.

Register for the March 11 #TownMeeting symposium today! Join Jane Mansbridge, Mark DiSalvo, Adam Chapdelaine and more.

Deliberation & Division: Making Change at The New England Town Meeting

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BREAKING: The Trump regime has detained former CNN host Don Lemon.
A week ago, the regime tried to charge Lemon for covering an anti-ICE protest inside a Minnesota church, but a magistrate judge rejected the move.
Lemon predicted: “They’re going to try again.” Apparently, he was right.

Good man. 🔥

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Senator Susan Collins was one
of the top 3 recipients of campaign cash from Palantir executives in the 2024 election cycle.

Palantir is the company that won contracts to let ICE build a database on protesters.

#MEPolitics

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Curt Columbus directs one last play at Trinity Rep, one of two about ‘radical forgiveness’ centering women - The Boston Globe “You don’t see plays about middle-age women. It’s not that their stories are uninteresting. It’s that [our] culture has made these women invisible,” the longtime artistic director said.

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Tillis:

AP makes sure to squeeze this tidbit in.

@apnews.com
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How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are

A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.

Tweet from Meghan McCain: 'Abigail Spanberger is a demonic radical communist psychopath. Her polices [sic] are an existential threat to our children and the state of Virginia.'

actually it's a commonwealth

National Nonpartisan Voting Coalition Announces Advisory Board and Agenda for 2026 - Students Learn Students Vote Coalition The Students Learn Students Vote (SLSV) Coalition, the largest nonpartisan network in the US dedicated to growing college student voter participation, launched its 2026 agenda today, announcing the Co...

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