Persistent Ginger
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California Attorney. Ginger. Wonk.
The horrors persist but so do I.
The horrors persist but so do I.
And anyone screaming insults and acting unhinged like that would at least be embarrassed and/or fired anywhere else. I don't let my children talk like that so our AG doing it is gross.
February 11, 2026 at 5:02 PM
And anyone screaming insults and acting unhinged like that would at least be embarrassed and/or fired anywhere else. I don't let my children talk like that so our AG doing it is gross.
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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Ending today with a bit of good news.
Turns out that telling the military not to break the law is...not breaking the law. Glad a grand jury could clear that up.
Goodnight 💚
www.timesunion.com/news/politic...
Turns out that telling the military not to break the law is...not breaking the law. Glad a grand jury could clear that up.
Goodnight 💚
www.timesunion.com/news/politic...
Grand jury refuses to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with illegal military orders video
A grand jury in Washington has refused to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders,” according to a person...
www.timesunion.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Ending today with a bit of good news.
Turns out that telling the military not to break the law is...not breaking the law. Glad a grand jury could clear that up.
Goodnight 💚
www.timesunion.com/news/politic...
Turns out that telling the military not to break the law is...not breaking the law. Glad a grand jury could clear that up.
Goodnight 💚
www.timesunion.com/news/politic...
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Why are the comedy team of Witkoff and Kushner the lead negotiators on …. ANYTHING???
No Senate approval. No confirmation process.
The only expertise these two have is the ability to enrich themselves.
No Senate approval. No confirmation process.
The only expertise these two have is the ability to enrich themselves.
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Why are the comedy team of Witkoff and Kushner the lead negotiators on …. ANYTHING???
No Senate approval. No confirmation process.
The only expertise these two have is the ability to enrich themselves.
No Senate approval. No confirmation process.
The only expertise these two have is the ability to enrich themselves.
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Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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welp, this destroyed me first thing upon waking up
February 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
welp, this destroyed me first thing upon waking up
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NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
www.democracydocket.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
I love that we are finally getting to show our petty 🙂 I think we watched it twice on 'opening weekend' this week
February 6, 2026 at 7:43 AM
I love that we are finally getting to show our petty 🙂 I think we watched it twice on 'opening weekend' this week
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You have to understand that these are fundamentally bad people with hatred in their hearts.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:21 AM
You have to understand that these are fundamentally bad people with hatred in their hearts.
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BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:17 AM
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
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WRONG. I-205 administrative warrants are not issued by immigration judges. They’re signed by ICE officers. And EVEN IF THEY WERE issued by an immigration judge - they are executive branch employees, NOT judicial branch. JUDICIAL warrants are needed to enter a home without consent.
Q: You're a constitutional lawyer. Can you detail the 4th Amendment protections someone has if ICE approaches their home w/an administrative warrant?
MIKE JOHNSON: When ICE goes to execute a warrant, it's issued by an immigration judge, & that is a sufficient legal authority to go apprehend someone
MIKE JOHNSON: When ICE goes to execute a warrant, it's issued by an immigration judge, & that is a sufficient legal authority to go apprehend someone
February 3, 2026 at 3:49 PM
WRONG. I-205 administrative warrants are not issued by immigration judges. They’re signed by ICE officers. And EVEN IF THEY WERE issued by an immigration judge - they are executive branch employees, NOT judicial branch. JUDICIAL warrants are needed to enter a home without consent.
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Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.
It's a tour de force:
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It's a tour de force:
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!["On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1
More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/bafkreicrroq5taft777rmau2ffjlsphbcatlxnwwigf2yekoke533yycim@jpeg)
![has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up,
twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite
country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of
suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified
Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that
she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8
U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all.
See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here
illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section
IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she
ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id.
The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary
unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes,
the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary,
Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to
replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A.
As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS
holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/bafkreid3cmawech25ummuj2tjvgxsrvufma2kmrijlfpglalwddd3qkikq@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
And if we could all just stop consuming food or water and maybe stop needing doctors that would help the us government a lot too 🙄🙃
February 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
And if we could all just stop consuming food or water and maybe stop needing doctors that would help the us government a lot too 🙄🙃
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“Dear ICE agents - I hope you’re respectful to everyone and show kindness… we should treat all people the same, even if we don’t know them.”
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
February 1, 2026 at 7:16 PM
“Dear ICE agents - I hope you’re respectful to everyone and show kindness… we should treat all people the same, even if we don’t know them.”
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
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It is so inspiring watching a First Lady documentary that shows how intelligent, classy, and caring she is, and how passionately she advocates for the young. I highly recommend the Michelle Obama documentary, Becoming, which can be found on Netflix
January 31, 2026 at 11:43 PM
It is so inspiring watching a First Lady documentary that shows how intelligent, classy, and caring she is, and how passionately she advocates for the young. I highly recommend the Michelle Obama documentary, Becoming, which can be found on Netflix
Usually wouldn't be a fan of Bible verses, but those are especially damning. My grandfather would tip his hat at this deserved soul shaming
February 1, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Usually wouldn't be a fan of Bible verses, but those are especially damning. My grandfather would tip his hat at this deserved soul shaming
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It’s hard to express how fucking bleak it is when the oldest active judge on the Western District of Texas concludes an order with: “With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike”
February 1, 2026 at 1:40 AM
It’s hard to express how fucking bleak it is when the oldest active judge on the Western District of Texas concludes an order with: “With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike”
In less than 3 pages, double spaced, the Court eviscerates this lawless administration using the declaration of independence, the constitution, Benjamin Franklin's remarks, a picture of Liam in his blue bunny ears hat, and two notable Bible verses: Matthew 19:14 and John 11:35
It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
February 1, 2026 at 2:17 AM
In less than 3 pages, double spaced, the Court eviscerates this lawless administration using the declaration of independence, the constitution, Benjamin Franklin's remarks, a picture of Liam in his blue bunny ears hat, and two notable Bible verses: Matthew 19:14 and John 11:35
Yesterday was the longest day ever. But I'm glad Catherine O'Hara's legacy will remain an epitome of love, laughter, and hope (and witticism and sarcasm and pointed humor). ❤️
January 31, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Yesterday was the longest day ever. But I'm glad Catherine O'Hara's legacy will remain an epitome of love, laughter, and hope (and witticism and sarcasm and pointed humor). ❤️
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CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.
January 30, 2026 at 9:19 PM
CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.
Ice tracker for SoCal today #icetracker #icesocal
ICE Tracker, so far today …
(There are not as many responders or watchers in the valley, there may be more raids than we’ve seen reported)
(There are not as many responders or watchers in the valley, there may be more raids than we’ve seen reported)
January 29, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Ice tracker for SoCal today #icetracker #icesocal
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People who begin by shooting animals they find unpleasant or not worthy of living often turn out to be serial killers. Remember that when you think about Kristi Noem.
January 29, 2026 at 1:19 PM
People who begin by shooting animals they find unpleasant or not worthy of living often turn out to be serial killers. Remember that when you think about Kristi Noem.
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The only people who have died have been people exercising their constitutional rights while masked, armed federal paramilitaries have violently invaded an entire state to do a wholesale ethnic cleansing campaign.
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 1:45 PM
The only people who have died have been people exercising their constitutional rights while masked, armed federal paramilitaries have violently invaded an entire state to do a wholesale ethnic cleansing campaign.