Omri Marian
@omrimarian.bsky.social
Family guy. Acting dad. Dog dad. Tax law professor. Backpacker. Beer snob. Weekend guitarist. Israeli expat in SoCal. President of @glowlaw.org.
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They're going after green card holders. They will come after citizens next. www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbcn...
Trump administration to re-examine green card holders from 19 countries 'of concern'
The announcement comes a day after an attack on National Guard troops near the White House. Authorities have identified the suspect as an Afghan national.
www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
They're going after green card holders. They will come after citizens next. www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbcn...
The main use case of stablecoins is to be a laundromat for illicit gains.
Stablecoins are neither harbingers of stability nor will they be "coins" that replace dollars. But they just might cause the next systemic banking crisis:
I wrote @barrons.com about the Genius Act, Stablecoins, & what it means for financial stability (no good, potentially very bad) & the future of dollar dominance in global finance (somewhat paradoxically, likely reinforcing)
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The main use case of stablecoins is to be a laundromat for illicit gains.
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So currencies. Much medium of exchange. Very store of value.
Stablecoins are no more a replacement for dollars than Mexican or Argentine pesos were a replacement for dollars in the 1980s or 1990s. They're the equivalent of a fixed exchange rate peg with ever-present credibility/reserves questions.
Stablecoins are no more a replacement for dollars than Mexican or Argentine pesos were a replacement for dollars in the 1980s or 1990s. They're the equivalent of a fixed exchange rate peg with ever-present credibility/reserves questions.
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
So currencies. Much medium of exchange. Very store of value.
Stablecoins are no more a replacement for dollars than Mexican or Argentine pesos were a replacement for dollars in the 1980s or 1990s. They're the equivalent of a fixed exchange rate peg with ever-present credibility/reserves questions.
Stablecoins are no more a replacement for dollars than Mexican or Argentine pesos were a replacement for dollars in the 1980s or 1990s. They're the equivalent of a fixed exchange rate peg with ever-present credibility/reserves questions.
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"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
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A former top attorney in the Justice Department's Office of Immigration Litigation, who was fired in April after telling a court the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia was made in error, has joined Democracy Forward as a senior counsel.
Democracy Forward Adds High-Profile Former DOJ Atty - Law360
A former top attorney in the Justice Department's Office of Immigration Litigation, who was fired in April after telling a court the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia was made in error, has joined Democracy Forward as a senior counsel, the group announced Tuesday.
www.law360.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A former top attorney in the Justice Department's Office of Immigration Litigation, who was fired in April after telling a court the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia was made in error, has joined Democracy Forward as a senior counsel.
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Less than a good morning to Alina Habba, the (legally questionably appointed) Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, who, for reasons unbeknownst to us, is still licensed to practice law.
Eleventh Circuit affirms $1 million sanctions award against Trump attorneys, led by Alina Habba, for frivolous "racketeering" lawsuit against Hillary Clinton (among many others): storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Less than a good morning to Alina Habba, the (legally questionably appointed) Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, who, for reasons unbeknownst to us, is still licensed to practice law.
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God, I see what you've done for others and ...
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
God, I see what you've done for others and ...
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I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
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This is good for no one.
European academic boycotts of Israel have intensified despite the Gaza cease-fire, with a new report warning they risk sending Israeli academia into "dangerous isolation
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
European academic boycotts of Israel have intensified despite the Gaza cease-fire, with a new report warning they risk sending Israeli academia into "dangerous isolation
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Academic boycott of Israel persists despite Gaza cease-fire, report finds
A Report by Israel's Association of University Heads Found That European Academic Institutions That Cut Ties With Israel After October 7, 2023, Have Yet to Restore Them, With a Quarter of the Boycotts...
www.haaretz.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This is good for no one.
European academic boycotts of Israel have intensified despite the Gaza cease-fire, with a new report warning they risk sending Israeli academia into "dangerous isolation
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
European academic boycotts of Israel have intensified despite the Gaza cease-fire, with a new report warning they risk sending Israeli academia into "dangerous isolation
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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I buy an America the Beautiful pass every year. Not going to buy one this year. I'm not going to drive around with a picture of a convicted felon hanging from my rearview mirror.
November 26, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I buy an America the Beautiful pass every year. Not going to buy one this year. I'm not going to drive around with a picture of a convicted felon hanging from my rearview mirror.
Sounds to me like Bove, Blanche, and Mazzara gave Noem terrible, horrible, no good, very bad legal advice.
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Sounds to me like Bove, Blanche, and Mazzara gave Noem terrible, horrible, no good, very bad legal advice.
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Hi, John,
Don't worry, we didn't forget about you! Your profile just turned out to be more work than we expected. We'll let you know as soon as it's ready.
Don't worry, we didn't forget about you! Your profile just turned out to be more work than we expected. We'll let you know as soon as it's ready.
I am not aware of another case in which a solicitor general's submission to SCOTUS is derided on the front page of NYT as a firehose of lies, with documentary evidence to prove it. John Sauer is a solicitor general like no other in SCOTUS history.
Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Hi, John,
Don't worry, we didn't forget about you! Your profile just turned out to be more work than we expected. We'll let you know as soon as it's ready.
Don't worry, we didn't forget about you! Your profile just turned out to be more work than we expected. We'll let you know as soon as it's ready.
In any other administration this would not have happened, because the Office of the Solicitor General would never EVER submit anything to court without quadruple-checking all their statements of fact.
This admin turned this office into a hub of malevolence and incompetence.
This admin turned this office into a hub of malevolence and incompetence.
I am not aware of another case in which a solicitor general's submission to SCOTUS is derided on the front page of NYT as a firehose of lies, with documentary evidence to prove it. John Sauer is a solicitor general like no other in SCOTUS history.
Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
In any other administration this would not have happened, because the Office of the Solicitor General would never EVER submit anything to court without quadruple-checking all their statements of fact.
This admin turned this office into a hub of malevolence and incompetence.
This admin turned this office into a hub of malevolence and incompetence.
This is the most effective trolling I have seen in a very long time. Maybe the most effective ever, even.
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This is the most effective trolling I have seen in a very long time. Maybe the most effective ever, even.
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My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
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NEW: ACLU lawyers name Emil Bove, now a federal judge, as possible witness in contempt inquiry.
The former DOJ official — who was Trump's criminal defense lawyer before that — is one of nine names submitted to Judge Boasberg.
This evening, at Law Dork:
The former DOJ official — who was Trump's criminal defense lawyer before that — is one of nine names submitted to Judge Boasberg.
This evening, at Law Dork:
ACLU lawyers name Emil Bove, now a federal judge, as possible witness in contempt inquiry
The former DOJ official — who was Trump's criminal defense lawyer before that — is one of nine names submitted to Judge Boasberg. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
NEW: ACLU lawyers name Emil Bove, now a federal judge, as possible witness in contempt inquiry.
The former DOJ official — who was Trump's criminal defense lawyer before that — is one of nine names submitted to Judge Boasberg.
This evening, at Law Dork:
The former DOJ official — who was Trump's criminal defense lawyer before that — is one of nine names submitted to Judge Boasberg.
This evening, at Law Dork:
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Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
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This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
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It is almost #Thanksgiving. This year we are thankful to the courageous, ethical DOJ lawyers, who, in spite of pressure from superiors, refused to make arguments that are not based in fact or in law. Our landing page this week is wholly dedicated to these Defenders of the Rule of Law.
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It is almost #Thanksgiving. This year we are thankful to the courageous, ethical DOJ lawyers, who, in spite of pressure from superiors, refused to make arguments that are not based in fact or in law. Our landing page this week is wholly dedicated to these Defenders of the Rule of Law.
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As Judge Boasberg considers how to move forward with contempt proceedings re: Alien Enemies Act flights, plaintiffs provide list of names for potential witness testimony.
The list includes former DOJ official Emil Bove, who is now a federal judge on the 3rd Cir.
The list includes former DOJ official Emil Bove, who is now a federal judge on the 3rd Cir.
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
As Judge Boasberg considers how to move forward with contempt proceedings re: Alien Enemies Act flights, plaintiffs provide list of names for potential witness testimony.
The list includes former DOJ official Emil Bove, who is now a federal judge on the 3rd Cir.
The list includes former DOJ official Emil Bove, who is now a federal judge on the 3rd Cir.
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A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.