Hassan grills RFK Jr about HHS still employs David Geier and he *IS NOT* happy about her line of questioning, which he calls "defamatory"

Barry Blitt’s cover for this week’s issue, “The First Hundred Days.” #NewYorkerCovers nyer.cm/ysrCZ47

US House Speaker Johnson says Congress can 'eliminate' district courts The House Judiciary Committee plans to hold a hearing next week "to highlight these abuses."

This should freak out everyone in the entire country. This is a nonpartisan issue. Courts are a check and balance and talking about eliminating them at any level is unacceptable

Constituents to Chuck Grassley: "Are you bringing back that guy from El Salvador?"

Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”

“I’M PISSED!”

Congratulations to John Roberts for enabling *two* heads of state to mock you openly.

How does she have time to do her job?

Oh my God. The email contains an implied threat that any student who doesn’t immediately leave might be sent to El Salvador.

/technically it says “countries other than their countries of origin,” but the context right now, given everything going on, makes the threat clear.

If you'd like to see the whole thing, as I did.

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Elon is attacking somebody falsely and egregiously because they are a real astronaut

The Christian Nationalist Plot to Disenfranchise Women Voters The SAVE Act, which purports to fend off the phantasmal threat of voter fraud, would throw millions of women off the voting rolls.

“The SAVE Act, which purports to fend off the phantasmal threat of voter fraud, would throw millions of women off the voting rolls.” newrepublic.com/article/1914...

HITTING THE DOCKET:

Judge Amy Berman Jackson rules that Trump illegally fired Hampton Dellinger, the Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel.

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The mail on Sunday headline which reads Now Stop The State Visit for Bully Trump

This is the most right wing newspaper in the UK.

Extraordinary.

21 federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE slash size of government Twenty-one civil service employees have resigned from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they're refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle ...

21 DOGE staffers resign rather than help use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services," according to a resignation letter obtained by the AP.

Musk has largely tried to keep technical talent at DOGE, mostly laying off designers & product managers.
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YouTube video by Kenneth Brown Steve Bannon Nazi Salute @ CPAC - 2/20/25

At CPAC tonight rhe hiding ended

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Honest question: Why are our former #Presidents, Vps and their spouses, and all those #celebrities who took the stage for Harris so silent instead of heading with #courage our, the People's, #resistance and #protests? Where are they??? @hcrichardson.bsky.social @politicsgirl.bsky.social

Wearing a hat indoors is bad manners

BREAKING

Fox News is reporting that Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove has sent a letter to SDNY instructing them to drop the federal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and dismiss it WITHOUT prejudice.

The WITHOUT part is notable…means the case could be refiled in the future.

At Justice Dept., Bove Emerges as Trump’s Enforcer As the acting deputy attorney general, Emil Bove has overseen the forced transfers of senior officials and an effort to collect the names of F.B.I. agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases.

“At no time has Emil
Bove offered evidence those he targeted had done anything improper, illegal or unethical. Instead he has cited the president’s authority under the Constitution.” It’s in the little-known Dictator Clause.
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U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Deputy Attorney General Washington, DC 20530 February 10, 2025 MEMORANDUM FOR FROM: ACTING UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK THE ACTING DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL 463 2/10/05 SUBJECT: Dismissal Without Prejudice of Prosecution of Mayor Eric Adams You are directed, as authorized by the Attorney General, to dismiss the pending charges in United States v. Adams, No. 24 Cr. 556 (SDNY) as soon as is practicable, subject to the following conditions: (1) the defendant must agree in writing to dismissal without prejudice; (2) the defendant must agree in writing that he is not a prevailing party under the Hyde Amendment, Pub. L. 105-119 (Nov. 26, 1997); and (3) the matter shall be reviewed by the confirmed U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, following the November 2025 mayoral election, based on consideration of all relevant factors (including those set forth below). There shall be no further targeting of Mayor Adams or additional investigative steps prior to that review, and you are further directed to take all steps within your power to cause Mayor Adams' security clearances to be restored. The Justice Department has reached this conclusion without assessing the strength of the evidence or the legal theories on which the case is based, which are issues on which we defer to the U.S. Attorney's Office at this time. Moreover, as I said during our recent meetings, this directive in no way calls into question the integrity and efforts of the line prosecutors responsible for the case, or your efforts in leading those prosecutors in connection with a matter you inherited. However, the Justice Department has determined that dismissal subject to the above-described conditions is necessary for two independent reasons. First, the timing of the charges and more recent public actions by the former U.S. Attorney responsible for initiating the case have threatened the integri…

Memorandum from the Acting Deputy Attorney General Dismissal Without Prejudice of Prosecution of Mayor Eric Adams Page 2 Of The Federal Government. These actions and the underlying case have also improperly interfered with Mayor Adams' campaign in the 2025 mayoral election. See Justice Manual § 9- 85.500, entitled Actions that May Have an Impact on an Election. Second, the pending prosecution has unduly restricted Mayor Adams' ability to devote full attention and resources to the illegal immigration and violent crime that escalated under the policies of the prior Administration. We are particularly concerned about the impact of the prosecution on Mayor Adams' ability to support critical, ongoing federal efforts "to protect the American people from the disastrous effects of unlawful mass migration and resettlement," as described in Executive Order 14165.' Accomplishing the immigration objectives established by President Trump and the Attorney General is every bit as important—if not more so as the objectives that the prior Administration pursued by releasing violent criminals such as Viktor Bout, the "Merchant of Death."? Accordingly, based on these additional concerns that are distinct from the weaponization problems, dismissal without prejudice is also necessary at this time. ' Your Office correctly noted in a February 3, 2025 memorandum, *as Mr. Bove clearly stated to defense counsel during our meeting [on January 31, 2025], the Government is not offering to exchange dismissal of a criminal case for Adams's assistance on immigration enforcement." 2 According to an October 2024 Wall Street Journal article, Bout has already started to participate in arms deals again, including negotiations with representatives of Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis. https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/putins-merchant-of-death-is-back-in-

“You are directed … to dismiss the pending charges in United States v. Adams, No. 24 Cr. 556 (SDNY)…. The Justice Department has reached this conclusion without assessing the strength of the evidence or the legal theories on which the case is based”

Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.

Trump Megadonor Asks SCOTUS to Eliminate Key Media Protection A Donald Trump megadonor is asking the conservative-dominated Supreme Court to gut the media’s ability to assertively cover politicians. Billionaire casino mogul Steve Wynn, who has donated millions t...

Trump megadonor, Steve Wynn, petitions SCOTUS to take up his appeal in order to overturn NY Times v. Sullivan, the landmark US Supreme Court case that established the legal standard for defamation lawsuits against the press.

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Pictured: Rep. Andrew Clyde witnessing President Trump's "outside the box" thinking on January 6th.

Great & scary column