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Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 6h

Every US airline right now:

Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 7h

Good. More northern Asian university slots for us.

Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 7h

Except in Pittsburgh and Youngstown.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 8h

BREAKING: Judge Ana Reyes, in DC, issues a stay of DHS Sec. Noem’s decision to end Haiti’s temporary protected status (TPS) designation, a decision that was to go into effect on Tuesday and could have ended legal status for up to 350,000 people overnight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FRITZ EMMANUEL LESLY MIOT, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
Case No. 25-cv-02471 (ACR)
V.
DONALD J. TRUMP, et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
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." 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.?
eSec Noem
I just met with the President.
I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies.
Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom-not for foreign invaders to slaughter our heroes, suck dry our hard-earned tax dollars, or snatch the benefits owed to AMERICANS.
WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.
6:52 PM - Dec 1, 2025 - 13.2M Views
' Letter from George Washington to Joshua Holmes (December 2, 1783).
2 Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl.) 1110 n.91. But see supra n.l.

So says the official responsible for overseeing the TPS program. And one of those (her word)
"damn" countries is Haiti. Relevant here, three days before making the above post, Secretary
Noem announced she would terminate Haiti's TPS designation as of February 3, 2026. See 90
Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025) (Termination).
Plaintiffs are five Haitian TPS holders. They are not, it emerges, "killers, leeches, or
entitlement junkies." They are instead: Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, a neuroscientist researching
Alzheimer's disease, Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl. (SAC)) 1 1; Rudolph Civil, a software
engineer at a national bank, id. 1 2; Marlene Gail Noble, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology
department, id. | 3; Marica Merline Laguerre, a college economics major, id. 9| 4; and Vilbrun Dorsainvil, a full-time registered nurse, id. 9|5. They claim that Secretary Noem's decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and the Fifth Amendment of
the U.S. Constitution. The Government counters that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and, in any case, the Secretary did not violate the law.
Plaintiffs seek to stay the Secretary's decision under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending the outcome
of this litigation. See Dkt. 81 (§ 705 Mot.). To decide their motion, the Court considers first whether it has jurisdiction. It does. See Part II. It then considers: whether Plaintiffs have a
substantial likelihood of success on the merits; whether they will be irreparably harmed absent a
stay; and whether a merged balance of the equities and public interest analysis favors a stay. See
Part III. Each element favors Plaintiffs. See Parts IV, V, and VI.

Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not
cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959
lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things— in the public interest is not one of them.
For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for a Stay Under
5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.

Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 10h

It’s a typo, but “weeping campaign” is so on target.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 12h

The last time he started talking like this, his allies minimized the risks and we ended up with January 6. This time we must take him literally and seriously. These comments are a five-alarm fire for democracy. In a functioning republic, he would be impeached and removed from office today.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13h

CNN is reporting the real reason Trump is closing the Kennedy Centre for two years is not for renovation: “the Kennedy Center does not have a 2026/2027 season. There would not have been any programming to announce."

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14h

Fulton County officials say they're filing a federal lawsuit challenging the FBI's seizure of 2020 election records in Georgia.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"

Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 19h

Interesting choice of words.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Lee Zeldin on Trump's response to California wildfires: "His patience has been worn thin a long time ago. He's ready to blaze through whatever obstacles are left there on the ground locally."

Reposted by Scott A. Imberman

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Lee Zeldin on Trump's response to California wildfires: "His patience has been worn thin a long time ago. He's ready to blaze through whatever obstacles are left there on the ground locally."

Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 1d

Oh. You don’t say.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1d

Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp told Jeffrey Epstein: ‘You’re amazing’ ft.trib.al/0dStAqB

Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp told Jeffrey Epstein: ‘You’re amazing’

Department of Justice documents detail relationship between head of Wall Street law firm and child sex offender

ft.trib.al

Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 1d

Uhhhh… bsky.app/profile/katj...

Dr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social · 2d

Nicholas Christakis, sociologist. 9/

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 2d

I guess the best-available defense to this sort of thing—lots of friendly emails and visits with someone recently convicted of procuring a child for the purposes of prostitution, I mean—is something like “He seemed to have lots of money and connections and I would have liked a little piece of that”

Reposted by Dan Goldhaber, Scott A. Imberman

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1d

#EconConf

Richard Blundell @richardblundell.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Call for papers: 1st Annual CEP–IFS Labour Conference
London | 15–16 June 2026

We invite labour economics papers on wages & inequality, firm wage-setting, monopsony, unions, worker mobility & place-based policies.
Submit by 13 Feb 2026.
🔗 Details & submissions: ow.ly/yvGJ50XY3fK

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

After a one year review of The Trump Kennedy Center, that has taken place with Contractors, Musical Experts, Art Institutions, and other Advisors and Consultants, deciding between either Construction with Closure and Re-Opening or, Partial Construction while continuing Entertainment Operations through a much longer period of time, working in and around the Performances, I have determined that The Trump Kennedy Center, if temporarily closed for Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding, can be, without question, the finest Performing Arts Facility of its kind, anywhere in the World. In other words, if we don’t close, the quality of Construction will not be nearly as good, and the time to completion, because of interruptions with Audiences from the many Events using the Facility, will be much longer. The temporary closure will produce a much faster and higher quality result!

Based on these findings, and totally subject to Board approval, I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything that has taken place with respect to such a Facility before.

Therefore, The Trump Kennedy Center will close on July 4th, 2026, in honor of the 250th Anniversary of our Country, whereupon we will simultaneously begin Construction of the new and spectacular Entertainment Complex. Financing is completed, and fully in place! This important decision, based on input from many Highly Respected Experts, will take a tired, broken, and dilapidated Center, one that has been in bad condition, both financially and structurally for many years, and turn it into a World Class Bastion of Arts, Music, and Entertainment, far better than it has ever been before. America will be very proud of its new and beautiful Landmark

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1d

Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp told Jeffrey Epstein: ‘You’re amazing’ ft.trib.al/0dStAqB

Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp told Jeffrey Epstein: ‘You’re amazing’

Department of Justice documents detail relationship between head of Wall Street law firm and child sex offender

ft.trib.al

Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 1d

In fairness we should be using future potential wages in our SVL calculations.

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Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s be clear- the cost here is dead kids.

Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 1d

To the Trump administration, the huge new measles outbreak is no big deal. It's just the "cost of doing business," as one official put it.

Doctors and epidemiologists are worried, though:

www.thebulwark.com/p/measles-co...

‘Frustrating and Demoralizing’: The Measles Comeback Gets Worse

The disease is exploding in South Carolina, we’re about to lose elimination status, and RFK Jr.’s team says it’s just the “cost of doing business.”

www.thebulwark.com

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 1d

‘Frustrating and Demoralizing’: The Measles Comeback Gets Worse

The disease is exploding in South Carolina, we’re about to lose elimination status, and RFK Jr.’s team says it’s just the “cost of doing business.”

www.thebulwark.com

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Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 1d

Even if he hit her accidentally (doubtful but maybe) he fled the scene of an accident. Guy is gong to jail for a long time.

Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 1d

“Emoluments”? Never heard of em’nts.

Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 1d

The US Constitution makes it illegal for the President to do this, in Article I.9.

The ongoing suspension of our Constitution will do profound and permanent harm to all Americans, Conservative and Liberal, by poisoning our institutions.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d

This is corruption on a breathtaking level. Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, an Abu Dhabi royal nicknamed the "spy sheikh", pumped $187mn into Trump family businesses. A WSJ team has the whole story, reported here for the first time. Remember: Jimmy Carter had to sell his peanut farm.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 1d

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d

‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company

$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.

www.wsj.com

Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 1d

Good lord, this is dark.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...

'Reminds me of Anne Frank': Jewish seniors are offering to hide their Haitian caregivers as Trump's TPS end looms - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The end of Temporary Protected Status has Holocaust survivors offering to hide Haitian staffers, according to the CEO of a senior-living center in Florida.

www.jta.org

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...

'Reminds me of Anne Frank': Jewish seniors are offering to hide their Haitian caregivers as Trump's TPS end looms - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The end of Temporary Protected Status has Holocaust survivors offering to hide Haitian staffers, according to the CEO of a senior-living center in Florida.

www.jta.org

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Gambled And Lost Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2d

Abolish ICE and fire all agents is the moderate position.

Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 2d

I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump on his multiple suits against the federal government: "I'm supposed to work out a settlement with myself ... We could make it a substantial amount, nobody would care, because it's gonna go to numerous, very good charities."