Ron Nelson

White Christian Nationalism, but without any real Christian doctrine.

This is one reason I think it's important that SOME of the masking serves to hide that people of color are working Stephen Miller's goons squad. It shows that EVEN THERE their white nationalist mythology is false.

Opinion | Bondi’s Incompetence Is the Latest Insult for Epstein’s Victims

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The hearing in the House Judiciary Comm room this week offered a grim tableau of the state of American justice. Sitting in the gallery were victims of Jeffrey Epstein, women who have waited decades for clarity & accountability
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Judge denies Trump’s DOJ access to Michigan voters’ private information The U.S. Department of Justice said the lawsuit against Michigan elections officials seeking voters' information was intended to ensure voting records are accurate.

Trump-appointed judge denies DOJ access to Michigan voters’ private information. Constitution says states run elections.
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Obama: "The rogue behavior of agents of the federal government is deeply concerning and dangerous ... the sort of behavior that we've seen in authoritarian countries and we've seen in dictatorships, but we have not seen in America."

'Most Vile Scumbags on Earth': Critics Appalled by Explosive Report on Kristi Noem's Corruption | Common Dreams Explosive report reveals 'outrageous corruption' by US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and top adviser Corey Lewandowski.

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Raskin: What makes somebody a good lawyer?

You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.

So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.

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Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total.

The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.

Tiny detail in report about Trump pal's Epstein ties could mean trove of new texts A Valentine's Day report reveals potential connections between a Trump confidant and Jeffrey Epstein, hinting at undisclosed communications that could shed light on their relationship.

A Valentine's Day report reveals potential connections between a Trump confidant and Jeffrey Epstein, hinting at undisclosed communications that could shed light on their relationship.

Since October, hundreds of judges have ruled more than 4,400 times that the Trump administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully. Despite those rulings, the administration continued jailing people indefinitely, a Reuters review of court records found reut.rs/40gfILP

A Reuters review found that immigration detainees have filed more than 20,200 federal lawsuits seeking release since President Trump took office, with hundreds of judges ruling more than 4,400 times that detentions were unlawful reut.rs/40gfILP

Headline: Immigrants who say their detention is illegal have filed more than 18,000 cases. It's a historic high. Graph: A line chart going from Jan 2009 to Jan 2026 showing very few habeas cases until Trump’s second term, where the line takes off nearly vertically, showing more than 6,600 cases in Jan 2026 alone.

The Trump administration’s push for mass deportations has resulted in more cases, known as habeas petitions, filed in federal court in the last year than under the last three administrations combined, including Trump’s first term.

➡️ Read more (with @texastribune.org): https://propub.li/4tDklgE

Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."

👀 A federal judge has ordered the disclosure of a roster of DOGE employees and affiliates, as well as a text message revealing a top NEH official’s views on “woke” and “progressive” grants. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Shocked. NOT shocked

Sanders: The American people do not want this country to be an authoritarian society or an oligarchy. We have our differences, that’s what democracy is about—we argue it out. We don’t throw people who disagree in jail. We don’t intimidate the media. We don’t send ICE agents to shoot people.

Filings Say ICE Agents In Minnesota Threatened Protesters At Their Homes: NYT Filings Say ICE Agents In Minnesota Threatened Protesters At Their Homes: NYT

The statements are part of a lawsuit filed by the ACLU against the Trump administration over the rights of protesters.

NEW: Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records found.

The government keeps doing it nonetheless.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

No. Check again

“Dire consequences” as in being responsible for clearly anti constitutional acts ?

Utah governor Cox got all in a huff because Olympic athletes dared express displeasure at the crimes Trump’s thugs are committing on American streets

What a snowflake

Impeach Remove Indict Prosecute Convict Wacko

The government has time to defend an ICE shooting on TV, but not to answer the Good family’s letters to preserve evidence in Renee’s killing. No outreach, no accountability, and reported talk of investigating her grieving wife instead. That’s how authoritarian systems treat state violence.

Trump sidelines climate contrarians in science rollback The president has mocked global warming as a “hoax,” but his administration avoided testing that claim in court as it targeted the endangerment finding.

".. For all of the administration’s public mockery of climate change, which Trump calls a 'hoax,' it appears EPA and White House are unwilling to risk a court battle .. a silver lining perhaps for climate activists .."

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🙏 No More “Hide the Humans”

“The Constitution does not permit the government to arrest thousands of individuals and then disregard their constitutional rights because it would be too challenging to honor those rights.”

Incredibly powerful opinion chronicling the awfulness in Whipple and the ways it interfered with the right to counsel.

One key part of the ruling (that ICE will likely appeal ASAP); Judge Brasel bars ICE from transferring anyone out of Minnesota within 72 hours of arrest.

In the late-filed declaration by Rich, Defendants explain that in-person visits are operationally challenging and pose safety risks. Rich explains that there are rooms available, but non-law enforcement is not allowed in this area, and it "would create a significant safety risk to provide access to these rooms" to attorneys. (Rich Decl. I 7.) Any change to standard operating procedures "would require significant resources." (Id.) And there are other rooms available, but they are in disuse because of "a lack of security functions" and because the master key does not work to these rooms. (Id. I 8.) They would need more funds to renovate these rooms and to station additional officers near these rooms. (Id.) The Court is underwhelmed by this evidence. The record shows that Whipple allowed in-person visits before Operation Metro Surge, and Defendants make no effort to explain why in-person visits suddenly strain their resources. The record also shows that during Operation Metro Surge, the rooms are not used. Putting these evidentiary concerns aside, forbidding in-person visits based on a generic and unspecified risk to safety and lack of resources is excessive. Defendants chose to operate a detention facility, so "they must meet constitutional standards." Campbell o. Cauthron, 623 F.2d 503, 508 (8th Cir. 1980). Defendants allocated substantial resources to sending thousands of agents to Minnesota, detaining thousands of people, and housing them in their facilities.

Defendants cannot suddenly lack resources when it comes to protecting detainees' constitutional rights. Likewise, Defendants practice of rapidly transferring detainees out of state without an opportunity to consult with counsel is unconstitutionally excessive. The Ninth Circuit has acknowledged that enjoining transfer may be appropriate if transferring the detainee would interfere with an existing attorney-client relationship such that access to counsel is effectively denied. Cent. Am. Refugees v. I.N.S., 795 F.2d 1434, 1439 (9th Cir.), amended, 807 F.2d 769 (9th Cir. 1986). That reasoning seemingly tees up a distinction between detainees who have already retained counsel and those who have not. But other courts have concluded that a detainee's right to access counsel can still be violated even if they do not yet have an attorney. For example, in Torres v. D.H.S., the court countenanced "extensive allegations regarding conditions so restrictive as to prevent them from forming any attorney-client relationship to begin with." 411 F. Supp. 3d 1036, 1049 (C.D. Cal. 2019). The same is true here.

Here is the meat of it:

"Defendants chose to operate a detention facility, so 'they must meet constitutional standards.'"