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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 14h

Judge Crenshaw grants Abrego Garcia's motion to compel to extent of requiring govt to let him review extensive materials privately (in camera) to decide whether to give to Abrego. Includes emails from Dep AG Blanche's office & emails/memos from AUSA Ben Schrader, who quit over case.
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George William Herbert @georgewherbert.bsky.social · 4h

Yes. The denying pain medication to the dying would have lead to some interesting questions.

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Brian Tang @btangywx.bsky.social · 11h

Just when you think Hurricane Melissa is done intensifying, it says, “Are you sure?” Drop in central pressure measured by both NOAA and AF between center fixes suggests Melissa may incredibly be intensifying further.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

Holy shit. Midnight massacre at ICE.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 13h

NEW: A federal judge slammed DHS Secretary Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi for publicly attacking Kilmar Abrego Garcia in “exaggerated” and “inaccurate” ways — violating rules meant to protect the integrity of criminal proceedings.

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A judge slammed Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem over ‘troubling’ remarks about Kilmar Abrego Garcia

U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw ordered the administration to warn every DOJ and DHS employee against improper statements regarding Abrego, who’s facing smuggling charges.

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George William Herbert @georgewherbert.bsky.social · 8h

If you’re more likely to be killed if someone else gets in a human driven taxi than a Waymo, are you being rational about risk?

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George William Herbert @georgewherbert.bsky.social · 8h

Preliminary evidence is Waymo is safer than human drivers.

They’re not as good as they will be, but the vast majority of accidents to date were someone hitting them not the other way around.

It’s really not that difficult to be more attentive than the normal spectrum of human drivers.

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George William Herbert @georgewherbert.bsky.social · 8h

The question isn’t whether a robot taxi would kill someone. Driving is inherently dangerous and other drivers are a high risk even for lawfully operating vehicles. The question is whether there’s more risk with human or robotic taxis / cars / trucks.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11h

BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Lawyers allege cover-up after fed shoots at man during D.C. traffic stop

Neither D.C. police nor the Department of Homeland Security have explained why the Homeland Security agent fired his weapon.

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George William Herbert @georgewherbert.bsky.social · 1d

Only the first flying bear is notable.

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George William Herbert @georgewherbert.bsky.social · 1d

Sadly, despite Hegseth the US Navy has lost aircraft every month I can recall back into the 1990s and it was weekly if not several per week in the 1950s 1960s and 70s (excluding combat operations for fairness).

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Seven Years in Quebec @dfeldman.org · 1d

12% of US grocery spending is SNAP.

If you wanted to replace it completely with food banks run off donations, you'd need about one in ten grocery stores to become a food bank.

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George William Herbert @georgewherbert.bsky.social · 1d

I need to go read his feed and … ugh. I don’t want to go pay to see this to more specifically call out the unreasonable parts. Ugh.

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George William Herbert @georgewherbert.bsky.social · 1d

Tom should know better?…?

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George William Herbert @georgewherbert.bsky.social · 1d

Surely Bigelow would have sought out at least one expert? Right?..?

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

SNAP benefits are about to lapse because of the shutdown. Reminders:
1. About 1 in 2 children will receive SNAP benefits at some point and 1 in 4 children are receiving benefits in a given month.
2. Trump is already planning to cut SNAP in other ways.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...

The Big Beautiful Bill has a SNAP Poison Pill

How states will get the blame for massive cuts to food stamps

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

The Ronald Reagan video denouncing tariffs, which Donald is in such a snit about, was posted to YouTube eight years ago. It is authentic. Donald is lying. It is not AI.

We are living in such twisted times, when Ronald Reagan's own words are offensive to Republicans.
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President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

YouTube video by Reagan Library

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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George William Herbert @georgewherbert.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you. Yes.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.

I tweet: "people who see 50% of their monthly paycheck go to rent don't care if a candidate eats with their hands. they want to hear what your candidate is going to do about housing."

John Galt 2025 replies: "Move if the cost of living is too high."

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Danny Wicentowski @dtowski.bsky.social · 3d

Ok, so

an attorney (suspended) claims the St. Louis sheriff (in jail) ordered him (before the suspension and jail) to intimidate a local reporter (who was reporting accurately) and the attorney apparently did so in basically the clumsiest way possible.

This is Coen brothers stuff

Sheriff's lawyer told reporter to take down an article — and he'd send deputies to their home

Blake Lawrence, an attorney for the St. Louis sheriff's office, is on administrative leave after allegedly sending harassing text messages to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter. But he says the move i...

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 3d

This is fucked

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Stephen Miller on Fox threatens to arrest JB Pritzker for "seditious conspiracy" and says, "to all ICE officers: you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties. And anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop or obstruct you is committing a felony."

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Total Lowlife Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 3d

The carceral state is generally brutal and evil in the way it treats the human beings it cages, but it’s fine to point out when there are bursts of unusually concentrated or vigorous evil and use it to get people to care.

Eunice Cho @eunicehcho.bsky.social · 5d

Pregnant women detained by ICE report horrifying treatment: shackling, solitary confinement, no prenatal vitamins, inadequate food. ICE's own directives and regulations require the agency to avoid detention of pregnant people in the first place. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say

The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4d

This is such a great callout…

Does your Christian church have a plan to help the community when SNAP benefits don’t go out in November?

If not, you’re at the wrong church.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3d

This is a U.S. citizen being brutally abducted by ICE while his mom pleads for them to stop and the videographer cries for help. The Chicago police do nothing to stop it.

They will come for everyone, and they’re not even hiding that anymore. If you are not organizing and resisting yet, get started.

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