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what is law, really // opinions are my own // he/him chicago, law, politics, games, beer, etc

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Yes same

13.02.2026 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There are only 130 siheks left in the world. Three of them share a bachelor pad at the Oregon Zoo.

13.02.2026 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 728    πŸ” 161    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 11
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New SAVE Act Bills Would Still Block Millions of Americans From Voting The β€œshow your papers” requirement is an attack on the freedom to vote.

The SAVE Act is an election power grab that could block millions of eligible voters.

Let’s be clear: we’ve already seen U.S. citizens detained by ICE despite having proof of citizenship. Now we’re supposed to trust this same government to police paperwork at the ballot box? tinyurl.com/yhwj7b77

13.02.2026 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2401    πŸ” 1009    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 39

Thank you! You're the best as always

13.02.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Any chance you can post the doc?

13.02.2026 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is how you frame a question.

13.02.2026 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1098    πŸ” 202    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 4
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Hundreds of students from area High Schools are rallying in Federal Plaza currently after walking out of school to protest Immigration Customs Enforcement.

13.02.2026 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I was already going to read this but omg

13.02.2026 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

USPTO may not move quickly, but they at least move comprehensively:

➑️ my info has been removed from each of the fraudulent TM apps

➑️ my declaration was posted as a Public Note on each of the apps

➑️ all of the apps are suspended

➑️ the company registering them is suspended pending an admin review

13.02.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s Friday so it’s very important to remember you get a blessing on all your procrastination checks, a 4, 5,or 6 is a successful roll.

13.02.2026 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Iowa, Prosecutors Want to Bring Back Court Fees as Bargaining Chips - Bolts Iowa's high court recently ended the practice of making defendants pay fees for charges that get dismissed. Prosecutors are backing legislation to undo the court’s ruling so they can keep using fees a...

NEW: In Iowa, when someone's charges are *dismissed,* they still had to pay court fees. So prosecutors pressured ppl into pleading guilty: 'plead guilty, you'll have no fees. (If you win, you'll owe $$.)'

Iowa's Supreme Court struck that down in January... but prosecutors want to bring it all back:

13.02.2026 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 333    πŸ” 190    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 6

The power of the people is stronger than the weapons they would yield against us.

DHS is finally leaving Minnesota thanks to the work organized communities did to protect one another. We will not forget the pain inflicted on our neighbors and we know the fight is not over.

13.02.2026 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
"Moderna's CEO announced the company will no longer invest in new Phase 3 vaccine trials for infectious diseases: 'You cannot make a return on investment if you don't have access to the U.S. market. Vaccines for Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, and shingles have been shelved.”
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"Moderna's CEO announced the company will no longer invest in new Phase 3 vaccine trials for infectious diseases: 'You cannot make a return on investment if you don't have access to the U.S. market. Vaccines for Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, and shingles have been shelved.” 9:12 AM Feb 12, 2026 604.8K Views

In terms of what cures are being lost:

- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease

13.02.2026 05:44 β€” πŸ‘ 11539    πŸ” 5747    πŸ’¬ 414    πŸ“Œ 730

The last Persona game came out in 2016. They're doing a 30th anniversary bit and they've done zero new Persona games in the last ten years. And the spinoffs don't count

13.02.2026 04:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Persona 5 Royal Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

13.02.2026 04:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Persona is such a cool series, imagine if they made another one

13.02.2026 04:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Episode 12 tonight, what a ride

13.02.2026 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Billions season 3 is so fucking good man. Hit after hit

13.02.2026 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As far as I can tell, that race almost always has a dearth of candidates, and many who run simply do not seem to care about the political aspect of it

13.02.2026 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Claiming my piece of the winnings

13.02.2026 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You guys we did it, we posted hard enough

13.02.2026 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

O’Neil Burke was pointedly absent from the coalition of prosecutors who announced they’d start talks on how to prosecute ICE.

13.02.2026 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 285    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 4

The denaturalization project, no matter how it is cloaked in law, is inherently a politically targeted abuse of power until they go after the single most prominent case of naturalization fraud in the country: Elon Musk obtaining his citizenship by lying about his prior immigration status violations.

13.02.2026 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1392    πŸ” 366    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 9

Here’s that passage from the ethics opinion

12.02.2026 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not the point of her important thread but I just want to note:

It is immoral and uncivilized how people *indefinitely detained by the government without even any charges filed* are not provided legal assistance, the burden falls on public interest nonprofits and private lawyers working pro bono.

12.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 364    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
"Statement Calling on State's Attorney to Pursue Charges Against Federal Immigration Agents for Excessive Force

We call on the Cook County State's Attorney to pursue all available charges related to the killing of Silverio Villegas GonzΓ‘lez and the use of excessive force by federal immigration agents against unarmed civilians, including the shooting of Marimar Martinez.

We also recognize that excessive force has historically been used against the Black community-justice must be applied consistently and anything less weakens the integrity of the very institutions meant to serve our communities. No officer and no agency is above the law.

The Trump Administration's immigration enforcement agenda has produced a clear and alarming pattern of violence. Federal agents operating in Cook County and across the country have increasingly relied on aggressive and reckless tactics that endanger lives and violate fundamental civil and human rights. These actions undermine community safety, erode public trust, and threaten the rule of law. 1/2"

"Statement Calling on State's Attorney to Pursue Charges Against Federal Immigration Agents for Excessive Force We call on the Cook County State's Attorney to pursue all available charges related to the killing of Silverio Villegas GonzΓ‘lez and the use of excessive force by federal immigration agents against unarmed civilians, including the shooting of Marimar Martinez. We also recognize that excessive force has historically been used against the Black community-justice must be applied consistently and anything less weakens the integrity of the very institutions meant to serve our communities. No officer and no agency is above the law. The Trump Administration's immigration enforcement agenda has produced a clear and alarming pattern of violence. Federal agents operating in Cook County and across the country have increasingly relied on aggressive and reckless tactics that endanger lives and violate fundamental civil and human rights. These actions undermine community safety, erode public trust, and threaten the rule of law. 1/2"

"Statement Calling on State's Attorney to Pursue Charges Against Federal Immigration Agents for Excessive Force

We support thorough law enforcement investigations wherever federal agents have violated the law. We urge the Cook County State's Attorney to act swiftly, proactively and transparently to ensure accountability and deliver justice for the families and communities who have been harmed.

President Toni Preckwinkle

Commissioner Tara Stamps

Commissioner Jessica Vasquez

Commissioner Bill Lowry

Commissioner Stanley Moore

Commissioner Alma Anaya

Commissioner Kevin Morrison

Commissioner Frank Aguilar

Commissioner Josina Morita

Commissioner Maggie Trevor

Commissioner Kisha McCaskill

2/2"

"Statement Calling on State's Attorney to Pursue Charges Against Federal Immigration Agents for Excessive Force We support thorough law enforcement investigations wherever federal agents have violated the law. We urge the Cook County State's Attorney to act swiftly, proactively and transparently to ensure accountability and deliver justice for the families and communities who have been harmed. President Toni Preckwinkle Commissioner Tara Stamps Commissioner Jessica Vasquez Commissioner Bill Lowry Commissioner Stanley Moore Commissioner Alma Anaya Commissioner Kevin Morrison Commissioner Frank Aguilar Commissioner Josina Morita Commissioner Maggie Trevor Commissioner Kisha McCaskill 2/2"

Toni Preckwinkle and 10 Cook County Board members call on State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke to pursue "all available charges" against immigration agents in the killing of Silverio Villegas GonzΓ‘lez, the shooting of Marimar Martinez & other uses of excessive force
www.linkedin.com/posts/cook-c...

12.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Server Slam Details: Open Preview Weekend* Feb 26 - Mar 2. PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam. Cross-save available. Gameplay requires internet access and paid-for subscription on console (sold separately)

Server Slam Details: Open Preview Weekend* Feb 26 - Mar 2. PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam. Cross-save available. Gameplay requires internet access and paid-for subscription on console (sold separately)

Play in Server Slam from Feb 26 - Mar 2. The Server Slam is a slice of Marathon’s gameplay. Enough to get comfortable, not enough to see everything.

Full details: bung.ie/4654oFP

12.02.2026 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 168    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 7
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Join the Server Slam from February 26 – March 2 and preview Marathon before the full release on March 5.

Server Slam details: bung.ie/4654oFP
Preorder details: bung.ie/4rl5QfF

12.02.2026 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 197    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 18
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NEW: We’re publishing a full list of the 373 federal judges who have ruled against ICE’s mass detention policy and the 28 who have endorsed it β€” as well as links to key rulings by each.

Trump appointees have split 44 against/ 20 for the policy.

www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

12.02.2026 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1732    πŸ” 712    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 22

Just demanding that China beat us into a pulp at this point lmao

12.02.2026 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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