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David Ryan Miller
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Asst Prof American University (American institutions). Fmr. asst prof ETSU & UC-Riverside & Vanderbilt post-doc CSDI. WUSTL, URI, & GWU alum. Taylor Alison Swift is my muse. www.davidryanmiller.com

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David Raymond Miller is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 63rd mayor of Toronto from 2003 to 2010.

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 11h
Grand juries keep seeing through the Trump DOJ's naked attempts to intimidate critics and political rivals — this time for accurately stating that illegal orders must be disobeyed. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
www.nytimes.com

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David Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 11h
Outrageous that DOJ attempted to bring charges against sitting members of Congress on this, but refreshing that the grand jury refused to go along with it.

Again, the Trump II era continues to show that ordinary citizens are more willing to stand up for democracy than many of our elites.

Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, David R. Miller, Robert L. Tsai , and 2 more

nytimes.com
The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11h
Breaking News: Prosecutors failed to secure an indictment against six Democrats who posted a video reminding members of the military to refuse illegal orders.
Prosecutors Fail to Bring Charges Against Democrats Involved in Illegal Orders Video
The rejection was a remarkable rebuke, suggesting that ordinary citizens did not believe that the lawmakers had committed any crimes.
nyti.ms

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ryanjreilly.com
Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 12h
NEW: Trump DOJ tries, fails to secure indictment over Democratic lawmakers' social media video on unlawful orders. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration fails to secure indictment in connection with Democrats involved in 'illegal orders' video
President Donald Trump had accused six Democratic lawmakers of "seditious behavior" after they urged members of the military and intelligence communities to refuse unlawful orders.
www.nbcnews.com

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, David R. Miller, Pamela K. Gilbert , and 3 more

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Jason Meisner @jmetr22b.bsky.social · 13h
in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend"
"Beers on me"

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washingtonpost.com
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13h
Breaking news: The FBI relied heavily on previously debunked claims of widespread election irregularities in Georgia as it persuaded a federal judge to sign off on plans to seize 2020 voting records from Fulton County, court documents show.
FBI cited debunked claims to obtain warrant for Fulton County vote records, documents show
The FBI told a federal judge that it is investigating whether any “deficiencies” in Georgia officials’ handling of the 2020 presidential election were intentional.
www.washingtonpost.com

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, David R. Miller , and 3 more

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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 14h
NEW: The F.D.A. refused to accept an application from Moderna for its mRNA flu vaccine.

Its reason: The agency did not think Moderna compared the new vaccine to one of the best flu shots available. The company spent $750M+ on a 41,000 person study.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
www.nytimes.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 15h
“If these deficiencies were the result of intentional action, the election records identified in Attachment B are evidence of violations of Title 52 U.S.C. §§ 20511 and 20701.”

IF???

It’s almost as IF the entire point of this warrant affidavit is to show probable cause of intentional violations!!
CONCLUSION 84. If these deficiencies were the result of intentional action, the election records identified in Attachment B are evidence of violations of Title 52 U.S.C. §§ 20511 and 20701. Seizure of the election records would corroborate the analysis that evinces that election records were destroyed and or the tabulation of votes included materially false votes, either through duplicated scanning of specific ballots, interjection of pristine ballots, or other methods described above. I request that the Court issue the proposed search warrant. 85. I further request that the Court order that all papers in support of this application,

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Melissa Johnson, David R. Miller

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15h
Reading the Fulton County affidavit now, which seems to say more about “if” there was probable cause than establishing that there actually is. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...

davidryanmiller.com
David Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 16h
I made it 1/3 of the way through this before I gave up trying to make sense of a bunch of conspiratorial hearsay.

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 16h
a society losing the plot in real time

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 16h
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:

"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 16h
If I was a federal magistrate who fell hook, line, and sinker for election conspiracy theories, I’d hide my head in a paper bag in the city of Atlanta for a few years in my shame.

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David Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 16h
I stopped at the same line 29 and did a doubletake on "I got the data from ZebraDuck" and "I did not get the data firsthand" 🤯

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, David R. Miller

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 16h
Somewhere, there is a federal magistrate who has been dazzled by bullshit.

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 16h
the affidavit reads exactly like this meme

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pbump.com
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 17h
Just to reinforce: The material was seized not by claiming the election was stolen but that ballots were mishandled, which may have been criminal. It's an end run, like saying that there's a national emergency that demands a tariff in response. It's an abuse of power, given the obvious intent here.

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annabower.bsky.social
Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 17h
BREAKING: The supporting affidavit for the warrant to search Fulton County election records has been unsealed.

Read it via @lawfaremedia.org:

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Reposted by David R. Miller, David Darmofal

simonlester.com
Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 18h
This is going to end up with an executive order renaming it the Trump Gordie Howe bridge, isn't it
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h
Q: Why has the president changed his mind on the Gordie Howe bridge?

LEAVITT: The fact that Canada will control what crossed the bridge and owns the land on both sides is unacceptable to the president

Reposted by David R. Miller, James Goodwin, Simon Lester

atrupar.com
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h
Q: Why has the president changed his mind on the Gordie Howe bridge?

LEAVITT: The fact that Canada will control what crossed the bridge and owns the land on both sides is unacceptable to the president

Reposted by David R. Miller

apnews.com
The Associated Press @apnews.com · 18h
An annual meeting of the nation’s governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unraveling after President Donald Trump excluded Democratic governors from White House events.
Governors won't hold Trump meeting after White House only invited Republicans
The National Governors Association is not going to hold a formal meeting with President Donald Trump.
bit.ly

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Owen Barcala @obarcala.bsky.social · 19h
This is what Kagan was describing in Trump v CASA as the fallout of limiting injunctions for nonparties

"You're going to have individual by individual by individual, and all of those individuals are going to win, and the ones who can't afford to go to court, they're the ones who are going to lose."

Reposted by David R. Miller, Nathan P. Kalmoe

acyn.bsky.social
Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19h
Goldman: You said references to ICE as secret police encourages threats. The problem is you have it backwards sir. People are making valid observations about your tactics which are outright fascist. If you don’t want to be called a fascist regime, stop acting like one.

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atrupar.com
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h
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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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 21h
Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.

And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.

The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co

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atrupar.com
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
KENNEDY: The Census Bureau is under your jurisdiction & responsible for defining what it means to be poor, is that right?

LUTNICK: I don't know

K: Well you need to look, bc it does. What's the % of Americans who live below poverty level?

L: I don't know

K: It's around 11%. It's been constant

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atrupar.com
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island?

LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 23h
The rule of law depends on good faith compliance; judges can't effectively monitor and respond to every betrayal of the government's obligations under the Constitution and the law.

As others have noted, judges are going to have to start holding people in contempt or things will get even worse.
kyledcheney.bsky.social Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 1d
NEW: Federal judges are increasingly furious at what they see as a pattern / playbook of defiance by the Trump administration to court orders in immigration cases — in Minnesota and around the country.

Here’s a look at what they’re seeing: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
How the Trump administration skirts — and defies — court rulings on ICE detentions
A POLITICO review of hundreds of cases brought by ICE detainees shows a pattern of noncompliance that has frustrated judges across the country.
www.politico.com

Reposted by Robert C. Richards, David R. Miller, Mark Rice

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 23h
"If the government may simply seize *someone* without due process, there is no check on its ability to seize *anyone*."

Perhaps the most fundamental check against tyranny. And it is gravely threatened.
kyledcheney.bsky.social Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 1d
BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Reposted by Bruce D. Baker, David R. Miller

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 1d
For those who might downplay the importance of due process, this should urge reconsideration.
kyledcheney.bsky.social Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 1d
BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...