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In sum, the President is certainly entitled "a great level of deference," Newsom II, 141 F.4th at 1048, in his determination that he "is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States." 10 U.S.C. Β§ 12406(3). But "a great level of deference" is not equivalent to ignoring the facts on the ground. As the Ninth Circuit articulated, courts must "review the President's determination to ensure that it reflects a colorable assessment of the facts and law PAGE 22 - OPINION AND ORDER Case 3:25-cv-01756-IM Document 56 Filed 10/04/25 Page 23 of 31 within a 'range of honest judgment.'" Id. at 1051 (quoting Sterling, 278 U.S. at 399). Here, this Court concludes that the President did not have a "colorable basis" to invoke Β§ 12406(3) to federalize the National Guard because the situation on the ground belied an inability of federal law enforcement officers to execute federal law. Id. at 1051-52. The President's determination was simply untethered to the facts. c. Whether there is a Rebellion or Danger of Rebellion Defendants also aroue that the Sentember 28 2025 federalization order is authorized
If a federal judge, appointed by Trump, can call him βsimply untethered to facts,β our White House press corps can as well.
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Deeply disturbing rhetoric is spreading from influential MAGA figures (including the President of the United States and the owner of that other website). They have no idea who the shooter is, and many of these same people mocked Democrats when they were victims of political violence in the past. 1/
11.09.2025 01:57 β π 5165 π 1754 π¬ 576 π 219> @rollingstone.com
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This is an actual exchange from a VP who took an oath to defend the constitution and, as a citizen, is expected to abide by the law.
May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.
The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents.
In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.
Priscilla Chanβs decision to stop funding the school she opened to help struggling families shows the risks for communities reliant on wealthy private donors.
29.06.2025 17:44 β π 10955 π 4099 π¬ 944 π 561Beautiful, but hot, days during recent visit home to Fort Yukon. Cruising on the Yukon and Porcupine helped us cool off.
17.06.2025 14:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Trump isnβt running the show. Russell Vought and Steve Miller are pulling his puppet strings. If Trump goes off script they are the ones in the shadow redirecting.
23.04.2025 19:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
16.04.2025 18:46 β π 10281 π 5272 π¬ 649 π 640This mess?
01.04.2025 17:42 β π 2344 π 481 π¬ 134 π 15Hiring your brother is the original affirmative action for white people.
29.03.2025 18:03 β π 47866 π 8553 π¬ 727 π 215Iβm convinced designers skills are actually so limited that they just arenβt talented enough to design for average female body. Except for Christian Siriano. He is exceptional.
21.03.2025 15:41 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0NEW: President Trump is hosting group and 1-1 dinners at Mar-a-Lago for $1M and $5M per seat, respectively. The've already become a "hot ticket" for business leaders.
Where's the money going? Unclear, though one source said it would fund Trump's presidential library.
www.wired.com/story/people...
No snow for half the state, above average temperatures for the rest, massive layoffs across the country to wildland firefighters, the two largest communities in the state without defensible space... what could go wrong?
20.02.2025 19:56 β π 15 π 7 π¬ 1 π 0So if Musk doesnβt run DOGE, and DOGE isnβt a real government agency, then no one has to listen to Musk or do what the DOGE bros tell them to do, right?
18.02.2025 02:30 β π 8891 π 2727 π¬ 609 π 154The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
To all those saying "shouldn't we root out government inefficiency? What's wrong with DOGE?" a quick background on Constitutional law and why the WAY it is being violated exposes the true motives of the criminals:
08.02.2025 14:02 β π 2886 π 952 π¬ 96 π 167NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
01.02.2025 20:37 β π 28934 π 13154 π¬ 5952 π 2742The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
01.02.2025 00:58 β π 33098 π 12236 π¬ 486 π 582Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).
01.02.2025 01:14 β π 12195 π 5469 π¬ 726 π 1023Several conversations today w people in the key executive departments. And while the particulars are hard to pin down my impression is that the Musk take over stuff is considerably worse than is being presented in the press. By this I donβt necessarily things they *done* yet but the level of β¦
02.02.2025 05:09 β π 18358 π 6372 π¬ 569 π 1279Donβt let anyone tell you this guy is popular or that the country is trending his way. Just isnβt true. Never was.
29.01.2025 23:43 β π 4959 π 971 π¬ 178 π 26A tweet from Monty Hall says: "This is why these DEI conversations are funny to me. The Black guy had to achieve countless high-ranking military positions, earn the Silver Star, and be a four-star General to be considered for Secretary of Defense. Meanwhile, the other guy just had to be in the Armyβ¦SMDH." Below is an embedded tweet with two images: on the left, a Black man in a decorated military uniform, and on the right, a white man in a casual outfit with an American flag shirt and loose tie. The caption reads: "We went from Black excellence and class to just straight up trash."
DEI exists to help right the historic wrong of unqualified white dudes always getting the gig.
27.01.2025 15:52 β π 7031 π 1287 π¬ 179 π 37Loving our Alaska winter.
05.12.2024 03:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#FreeLeonardPeltier
02.12.2024 16:11 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Gwichβin culture and language books
Books on Gwichβin beadwork.
My Gwichβin and other Arctic related books. The βHospital & Havenβ book is on my TBR. I read 10 works of fiction in October, on track to only complete maybe 2 or 3 this month. Now that Iβve deleted X, I should have more time for reading!
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