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Michael Ledbetter

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Husband Grandfather Christian #FL #Dem #USF '72History & Dist.Alumni ER #Army #Vet #safetynet #womensrights #equalrights #personalfreedom #Harris24 πŸ’™ #Democracy #SlavaUkraine

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Noem asked to retract comments calling Renee Good and Alex Pretti domestic terrorists Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., pushed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to retract her previous statements labeling Renee Good and Alex Pretti as domestic terrorists. Noem said she was ...

Americans watched as federal agents killed two Minnesotans.

Now their families have to watch Kristi Noem continue to lie about it.

www.nbcnews.com/video/noem-a...

03.03.2026 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 8848    πŸ” 2723    πŸ’¬ 364    πŸ“Œ 96

Govt's appeal brief is due Friday. So it'll be interesting to see if they ask for a continuanceβ€”on the grounds that they'd planned to drop the appeal due to its frivolousness but their boss said they couldn't.

03.03.2026 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 143    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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Military Commander Tells Troops Bombing Iran Is β€˜Part Of God’s Divine Plan’ One commander had a β€œbig grin” on his face while saying Donald Trump β€œhas been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran," a service member said.

🚨 NEW: β€œThey are promised a 200-mile-long river that is four-and-a-half feet deep filled with nothing but the blood that their weaponized version of Jesus will spill at the Battle of Armageddon,” Weinstein said. β€œThat’s a lot of blood."

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03.03.2026 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 16
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After DOJ admitted 17 violations of no-transfer orders (2 every 3 weeks) in DNJ, Judge Farbiarz orders local ICE director to sign affidavit acknowledging each future order. Implies that new violations will constitute criminal contempt on a β€œwillful blindness” theory.
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03.03.2026 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2013    πŸ” 669    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 28
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Wow. The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem tells Americans they’re on their own.

03.03.2026 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 13495    πŸ” 5956    πŸ’¬ 1576    πŸ“Œ 960
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This is so deeply corrupt

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/u...

01.03.2026 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4927    πŸ” 2034    πŸ’¬ 211    πŸ“Œ 100

Breaking: Key figure in the Epstein Files, known for his friendship with Epstein, launches a war in a bid to distract from Epstein Files.

28.02.2026 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 7155    πŸ” 2040    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 73
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Tell Congress: Demand AG Bondi release ALL of the Epstein files now Contact Congress today!

BREAKING: Trump launches attack on Iran, and Donald Trump still hasn’t released all of the Epstein files.

Tell your representatives: don’t lose focus, and keep the pressure on!

28.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1086    πŸ” 392    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 16

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01.03.2026 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Then what happened?

28.02.2026 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 15453    πŸ” 5356    πŸ’¬ 904    πŸ“Œ 452

Patton: You end by telling people not to put their thoughts in writing? Isn't it true you didn't want people putting in writing we shouldn't be charging this case?

McGuire: No, if someone emailed this to me, it would've been fine. But I thought it would be better to discuss as a group.

26.02.2026 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 245    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 6

Patton: After you speak of speaking indictment to Singh, he says he appreciates you pushing on this and says it's a "top priority for us." He then asks for draft complaint. So he's working with you on details of charging?

McGuire: Way I saw that was he wanted to see what the facts are

26.02.2026 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 209    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And we're back.

Judge Crenshaw is on the bench. Before McGuire's cross examination begins, however, he announces that he thinks some of the redacted materials in the emails need not be redacted.

At the bench, shows counsel which parts should be unredacted.

26.02.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 288    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
Federal courthouse in Nashville

Federal courthouse in Nashville

HAPPENING NOW: Good morning from the federal courthouse in Nashville, Tennessee.

A federal judge is set to preside over an evidentiary hearing on whether the United States government is vindictively prosecuting Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

I'm here for @lawfaremedia.org. Follow along ⬇️⬇️⬇️

26.02.2026 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6906    πŸ” 1658    πŸ’¬ 117    πŸ“Œ 62

Note: Susie Wiles has known they pulled her phone records since 2023. Kash probably learned in 2022.

This has been PUBLIC since 2023, bc if Jack Smith learned precisely how Wiles was managing legal representation, he had her phone and Signal records.

This is just theater bc Kash is in trouble.

26.02.2026 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 947    πŸ” 377    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 14
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#00805461988 in Rigoberto Soto Jimenez v. Matthew Isihara (8th Cir., 26-1327) – CourtListener.com Originating court document filed consisting of notice of appeal filed 2/23/2026, Oral Order filed 2/18/2026, Order filed 2/20/2026, and docket entries, [5611738] [26-1327] (ASL) [Entered: 02/25/2026 1...

As others have reported, US Atty Daniel Rosen in MN has appealed the civil contempt fine against the special assistant US atty in his office, even though the fine was purged before the SAUSA ever had to pay it. Which raises a question in my mind. ...
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26.02.2026 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

As you know, on 1/14, the govt executed a virtually unprecedented home search of Natanson, seizing 2 laptops, a phone, & other electronic devices. The govt had a strong basis to believe she possessed classified docs, sent to her by an indicted contractor ...
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25.02.2026 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Porter closes by saying he wants to believe DOJ, but he clearly still wonders if it chose to use the search, rather than just a subpoena, in order to try to learn Natanson’s other sources, unrelated to the criminal case that was the stated basis for the search.
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25.02.2026 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Memorandum Opinion – #62 in In the Matter of the Search of the Real Property and Premises of Hannah Natanson (E.D. Va., 1:26-sw-00054) – CourtListener.com MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER that (1) The Court GRANTS the Motion to Intervene. (ECF No. 8.) (2) The Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part the Motion for Return of Property. The Court GRANTS the mot...

Magistrate Judge Porter’s ruling yesterday in the
@hannahnatanson.bsky.social /@washingtonpost.com
search case was not surprising, but is worth reading. The factual backdrop, and MJ Porter’s multiple interactions with DOJ, are quite interesting. ...
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25.02.2026 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

Trump has been declaring that America is in a constant state of emergency for the past year. Funny how he couldn't be bothered explaining these critical national emergencies when he reported on the state of the union yesterday. Bit of an omission there, Donnie.

25.02.2026 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3707    πŸ” 735    πŸ’¬ 146    πŸ“Œ 35
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I'm heading to the Senate floor in a few moments to lay out the detailed story of ICE abuse - teargassing schools, murdering American citizens with impunity, disappearing legal immigrants. And why we should not fund ICE until they stop terrorizing our communities.

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Amid FL measles outbreak, lawmakers vote to gut vaccine requirements Legislation to gut Florida’s school-vaccination requirements by green-lighting virtually all parental requests for exemption on grounds of β€œconscience”

Amid soaring measles outbreak, #Florida legislators vote to gut vaccine requirements. Smaaaaaaaart! floridatrident.org/amid-fl-meas... via @floridatrident.bsky.social

25.02.2026 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Massie goes full beast mode today.

Gets on the house floor, shreds the DOJ and starts naming names from the Epstein files.

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Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."

24.02.2026 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 29019    πŸ” 10796    πŸ’¬ 395    πŸ“Œ 303
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With Fine, Mills, Volusia sure knows how to pick 'em Volusia elected not one but two representatives, Randy Fine and Cory Mills, who somehow manage to make the U.S. House look worse.

Column: Dear America, please don't judge our part of #Florida by the two yahoos we sent to Congress, Randy "He's Not" Fine and Cory "Scandal is My Middle Name" Mills. www.news-journalonline.com/story/opinio...

22.02.2026 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ“ŒNEW: WaPo-ABC News-Ipsos poll has Trump’s disapproval rating at 60% and approval at 39%*.

Independents disapprove, 69%-31%.

The last time Trump was at 60% was after his Jan. 6, 2021, violent coup attempt.

*Yes, it is appalling 39% approve. Without them, there is no him. THEY are the problem.

22.02.2026 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 483    πŸ” 135    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 7
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ICE arrested me without cause. What I saw will haunt me forever. | Opinion One ICE agent, apparently referring to Renee Good, said, 'You guys gotta stop obstructing us β€” that's why that lesbian b---- is dead.'

Our constitutional rights haven't changed.

Despite what ICE may claim, we all have the right to record and document ICE activities in public. We're suing.

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