Carleen Musser

Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad

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JD Vance claimed these Young Republican members were just “kids” being “edgy” by praising Hitler.

Except they were adults, and as this photo backs up, they rubbed shoulders with everybody in Republican politics.

President Trump called for the jailing of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on Truth Social.

The threat comes after Illinois sued the administration on Monday in hopes of halting the troops’ deployment. The National Guard arrived this week nonetheless. trib.al/pXoPcwu

Got a Minute or Two?: The Attack in Chicago The night-time raid on a Chicago apartment building and its residents is an ugly escalation by an immoral regime—and an attack on all decent people

"What kind of monsters grab children & take them outside without clothes? Who does that? What kind of govt permits its agents to abuse American citizens & non-citizens w/o the slightest concern for their rights, their well-being, indeed their basic humanity?"
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…which, according to longstanding Department of Justice interpretations, should happen without a state request only if a federal court order is being defied or if state and local law enforcement have “completely broken down.” 6/12 irp.fas.org/agency/doj/o...

It is a core principle of this nation that the military should not be asked to turn its weapons against fellow Americans, let alone use “Full Force,” as Trump posted. Deployments to quell civil unrest are illegal unless a president *properly* invokes the Insurrection Act… 5/12

Federal cops ‘instigating’ confrontations with protesters outside ICE building, Portland police official says in court Assistant Chief Craig Dobson said federal officers were “causing some of the ruckus” at the ongoing protests.

According to local reporting, there have been “relatively minor incidents” of violence leading to some arrests and misdemeanor charges. A high-ranking Portland police official testified in court that some of these incidents were instigated by federal agents. 3/12 www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...

I don’t know who did what with Epstein. Including Trump. I don’t know.

What we should all know is that Epstein and Maxwell didn’t traffic those victims to nobody. Other people were involved.

WHOEVER those other people are, they need to be held accountable.

What if that was your daughter?

I’m not one of the folks who wants the Epstein files released as a means of being against Trump.

It’s a simple matter of justice.

About 1,000 girls and women were abused by Jeffrey Epstein (with some by Ghislaine Maxwell too). Epstein was charged and Maxwell was convicted of child sex trafficking.

Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.

“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.”

My latest in @thebulwark.com

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Trump applauding & gushing radiantly over Putin, a mass murderer who is wanted by the International Criminal Court - even as his bombs fall on Ukraine is shocking and frightening

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I am at a loss for words!

The amount of hate & political violence seems never ending when it comes to Trump & his people. There is literally NO good that he brings out of people… just darkness.

We need compassionate & educated warriors, leading our nation not incompetent hateful assholes!

I also grew up in Boston so I have a firm understanding that when you send in federal troops bad things are likely to happen. When upset citizens start throwing rocks at the troops probably not a good idea to shoot them. I mean, unless you really want a revolution. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_...

My parents are well acquainted with military parades from their time in the Soviet Union. I asked my mother what she thought of Trump having one on his birthday. She replied "at least the communists did it on national holidays to pretend it was for us."

Republican Bill Would Limit Judges’ Contempt Power

Republicans slipped a provision into their big spending bill that would limit the power of federal judges to hold people in contempt, potentially allowing Trump and his administration to violate court orders without consequence. @migold.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

Republican Bill Would Limit Judges’ Contempt Power

Danger!

Republican Bill Would Limit Judges’ Contempt Power.

House Republicans’ measure would rob courts of their power by stripping away any consequences for officials who ignore judges’ rulings.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

The CBO says the current GOP budget bill would add so much to the national debt that it could force nearly $500 billion in cuts to Medicare beginning in 2026.

Migrants who aren’t FROM Sudan so they aren’t being deported to Sudan - they’ve been kidnapped and are being trafficked to Sudan.

UPDATE: DOJ attorney Jonathan Guynn reaffirms that Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador "in error" but says it was not "misconduct." Judge Xinis rejects that premise, notes Abrego Garcia was seized without a warrant or lawful authority. Guynn says that's not misconduct.

Trump wants to relocate people to South Sudan....where 400 refugees were just raped & shot by the terrorists janjaweed ??

Why must it be that the answer to so many questions about this administration is "Cruelty. The point of it all is cruelty."?

PLAINTIFFS' EMERGENCY MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ON BEHALF OF CLASS MEMBERS N.M. AND T.T.P. AND ALL OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED CLASS MEMBERS Plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court grant this Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction. The grounds for this motion are set forth in the accompanying memorandum of law, exhibits in support thereof, this Court's orders, Dkts. 64 86, and 91, and the applicable law. A proposed order also accompanies this motion. This motion is being filed on an urgent basis because Plaintiffs' counsel has received evidence demonstrating that class member N.M., an individual with a final removal order to Myanmar, and T.T.P, an individual with a final order of removal to Vietnam, are being deported to South Sudan, potentially with other similarly situated class members. Plaintiffs' counsel has informed Defendants' counsel of the name and A number of class members N.M. and T.T.P.

BREAKING: Plaintiffs' lawyers allege the Trump administration is planning removals to South Sudan.

Lawyers are seeking a TRO based on claims that the Trump admin is trying to send people there without following the process required under a preliminary injunction already issued in D.V.D. v. DHS.

NEWS: These filings allege the Trump administration has *already* sent flights to South Sudan in violation of an existing preliminary injunction.

CBS News in distress after executive’s exit: ‘There’s a lot of fear’ | CNN Business Five sources who spoke with CNN on condition of anonymity said that internal fights over “60 Minutes” have been much more fraught than the viewing public realizes.

CBS seems poised to capitulate to Trump on his outrageous lawsuit, which is a threat only because Trump's FCC is shaking down CBS in a blatant abuse of power.
“Everyone thinks this lawsuit is an act of extortion, everyone,” a CBS correspondent said. Because it is, clearly, extortion.

'My son is not a gang member': Mother of vetted refugee sent to prison fears for son's safety David Noriega reports on how a legal, vetted Venezuelan refugee with no criminal record was sent to CECOT, a supermax prison specifically designed for gang members, in El Salvador.

The Trump administration is essentially arguing that it should have the power to imprison a person who has never been convicted of any crime based on the tattoo on his arm without any court hearing. www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/...

ICE adopts new tactic: Deport before court, removing people facing criminal charges Suspects and witnesses are being deported without justice being served, prosecutors and legal experts say.

The Department of Justice is so desperate to make Trump‘s statistics for deportation look good, they are deporting people charged with crimes before a trial.

Could you imagine being the victim of rape and having your rapist never face justice?

It’s outrageous.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Maybe ICE shouldn’t come at people while wearing balaclavas, fail to identify themselves, and refuse to produce a warrant.

Good morning to everyone but the most corrupt president to ever exist, who is at this moment selling out his nation to the funders of terrorism so his boy can sign another $2 billion deal. Oh and Tom Holman