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To give you a sense of how big a departure this year, the government doesn't do this for wanted criminals.

this is a general warrant and it's specifically the kind of warrant the framers passed the 4th amendment to outlaw

WOW; a DEEPLY corrupt move by the immigration courts; clear collaboration with Trump admin officials to produce a specific result with zero notice to the party and ALSO in a situation where the judge facially lacks jurisdiction; the judge had denied a motion to reopen and the case is on appeal.

Interesting. I was told I would be completely discredited when the evidence comes out.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

The Kremlin likes to exercise rhetorical dominance over Trump and they say this in the safe knowledge that we won’t invade or that if we do it will be a disaster. Trump might think of Putin as a friend but that’s not how Russia sees the US. The US is to be humiliated, fragmented, and weakened.

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?

NOEM: We haven't deported veterans

MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

I asked the Pentagon about Pete Hegseth's mentor. Then the threats started. Journalism in the second Trump administration gets personal.

This is a really disturbing story on several levels and certainly anyone who interacts with the Pentagon specifically or the administration more generally should read it:

When the winner of the Nobel peace prize smuggled herself over the water and out of Venezuela to attend the ceremony in Oslo this week, her allies called the Pentagon to ask them not to arbitrarily murder her. www.wsj.com/world/americ...

GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing

BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?

GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now

THOMPSON: What does that mean?

"Respondents did not just stonewall. They affirmatively misled the tribunal."

I’m totally lost. I thought we were invading Venezuela. And now allies with Russia. So the friend of my “friend”
is…?

Courts are not just a frontline – they’re the center of the fight against authoritarian threats.

We are working in the court of law, the court of public opinion, and the halls of government to ensure that when people win in court, those wins are enforced.

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia (“Abrego Garcia”) petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus to release him from the custody of Respondents, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) Kristi Noem, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) Director Todd Lyons, ICE Baltimore Field Office Director Nikita Baker, and Attorney General Pamela Bondi. ECF No. 1. Since Abrego Garcia’s return from wrongful detention in El Salvador, he has been re-detained, again without lawful authority. Id. For this reason, the Court will GRANT Abrego Garcia’s Petition for immediate release from ICE custody.

BREAKING

Kilmar Abrego Garcia must be immediately RELEASED from immigration custody, a federal judge rules.

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A graphic from a WSJ article on pardons, showing a big circle of dots representing each January 6 pardon, a collection of business pardons, politicians, antiabortion activists, celebrities. The info graphic on Changpeng Zhao is active, showing his picture and this text Among them: Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. The pardon paves the way for the world’s largest crypto-trading platform to return to the U.S. Zhao and his company pleaded guilty in 2023 to violating anti-money-laundering rules.

WSJ has an interesting visual on Trump's pardons, and I'm glad for the increased focus.

One thing that's missing, IMO, is a focus on who is harmed by these pardons.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

“Mississippi Burning” premieres 37 years ago tonight — one of Hackman’s great performances.

“.. I suppose I see myself as a serious artist,” he said, “and it felt right to do something of historical import. It was an extremely intense experience.”

#RIP 🙏🏼

Anna Kelly, White House Deputy Press Secretary, tweets: "Christmas press girls!" The tweet shows six women standing together as a group outside the White House. The wall is decorated with elaborate gold bits and framed photos of past US Presidents.

wall is giving thai restaurant

Denmark sees US as potential security concern | CNN Denmark has labeled the United States as a potential security concern for the first time in an annual report released by one of its intelligence agencies, offering more evidence of the increasingly fraught transatlantic alliance between Europe and the US.

Denmark has labeled the United States as a potential security concern for the first time in an annual report released by one of its intelligence agencies, offering more evidence of the increasingly fraught transatlantic alliance between Europe and the US.

There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact,

most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.

Christopher F. Rufo & @christopherrufo The Right's media apparatus is how the Right teaches its followers how to think, and it's currently getting consumed by conspiracy, psychodrama, and tabloid conflicts. If left unchecked, it will turn the audience into the equivalent of a Third World click farm.

The Cat Eaters of Ohio The establishment media called it a racist myth, but is it? CHRISTOPHER F. RUFO AND BENJAMIN ROBERTS

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Emil Bove, thumbing his nose at America, is making a mockery of the rule of law Attending Trump's rally on Tuesday, Judge Emil Bove let it be known that his DOJ actions were just the beginning. Bove must face accountability, and ultimately impeachment.

NEW: Emil Bove, thumbing his nose at America, is making a mockery of the rule of law.

Attending Trump's rally on Tuesday, Judge Emil Bove let it be known that his DOJ actions were just the beginning. Bove must face accountability, and ultimately impeachment.

Today, at Law Dork:

Press Release | Democracy Defenders Fund

Murder can never be ethical

We @DDFund_ filed an ethics complaint based on experts who agree that DOJ legal advice wrongly sanctioned lethal force in the boat strikes

From Bush ethics counsel @RWPUSA & Obama & Clinton counsels me & Ginny Canter👇 www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/12.9.25-pr

Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison

They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.

National Park Service drops free admission on MLK Day, Juneteenth while adding Trump's birthday The National Park Service will no longer offer free admission to Americans on Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Juneteenth, but will waive admission costs on President Donald Trump’s birthday

The National Park Service will offer free admission to U.S. residents on President Trump’s birthday next year but is eliminating the benefit for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth.

JUST IN: DOJ confirms Trump asserted executive privilege to shield more than 4,100 documents form police and lawmakers suing him over the Jan. 6 riot.

Our earlier story on the privilege claim: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

More than that, his crew threatened to open fire on the murderers. He rescued civilians, returned to base to refuel, flew back, and rescued more civilians. Then he denounced the crimes to his HQ.

For all this he received death-threats throughout his life.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Th....

The Take Care Clause was a byproduct of the lessons learned from the Glorious Revolution that the executive should not be able to dispense with the law promulgated by the legislature. It was not a constitutional provision to empower the executive branch— but to constrain it!

Based on the facts recounted by the Senator, the two do sound “shipwrecked” for LOAC purposes.

But they were never lawful targets in the first place even if LOAC applied.

And LOAC doesn’t apply because there is no armed conflict.

Term for premeditated killing outside of armed conflict is murder.

Now Trump Is Threatening Naturalized Americans He’s not just bashing refugees and illegal immigrants. He’s going after U.S. citizens born in other countries.

A foreign-born person who becomes naturalized is an *American*. It couldn't be more clear that Trump's immigration regime is about nativism, not immigration status. ICYMI @saletan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/48vef8l

Trump’s attack on DEI may hurt college men, particularly White men The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men.

Ending DEI practices in college admissions will expose an uncomfortable truth. Women now outperform men academically.

If universities stop trying to gender balance incoming classes but instead admit based on merit, they’ll reject men at higher rates than they do today.

Kudos to the NYT for not getting sucked into an obfuscatory second-order debate.