𝕻𝖗𝖔𝖋. 𝕱𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖒𝖊𝖙𝖍
@aaronfellmeth.bsky.social
Law professor. Human rights lawyer. Executive Director of the Second Face Museum of Cultural Masks. Inexplicably successful misfit.
If I catch you spreading misinformation, which is common on this platform, I will block you regardless of whether you call yourself liberal or conservative.
February 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM
If I catch you spreading misinformation, which is common on this platform, I will block you regardless of whether you call yourself liberal or conservative.
21 Democrat representatives voted to continue funding an agency that terrorizes and murders U.S. citizens and residents. Meanwhile, 21 Republicans held strong against it. If the Democratic Party continues to prove incapable of saving democracy, there is only one possible, and grim, outcome.
February 4, 2026 at 12:34 AM
21 Democrat representatives voted to continue funding an agency that terrorizes and murders U.S. citizens and residents. Meanwhile, 21 Republicans held strong against it. If the Democratic Party continues to prove incapable of saving democracy, there is only one possible, and grim, outcome.
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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:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
!["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...
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What other president would threaten to “track you down” with ICE if you don’t answer a stupid survey?
January 27, 2026 at 10:48 PM
What other president would threaten to “track you down” with ICE if you don’t answer a stupid survey?
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing the ground . . . . Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will."
-Frederick Douglass, 1857
-Frederick Douglass, 1857
January 26, 2026 at 3:16 AM
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing the ground . . . . Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will."
-Frederick Douglass, 1857
-Frederick Douglass, 1857
NY Times headline today says Trump is setting "America in the road to conquest." As is often the case with corporate journalists, this is deceptive propaganda. In fact, he and his enablers are guilty of the international crime of aggression and are wrecking both US security and world public order.
January 20, 2026 at 6:04 PM
NY Times headline today says Trump is setting "America in the road to conquest." As is often the case with corporate journalists, this is deceptive propaganda. In fact, he and his enablers are guilty of the international crime of aggression and are wrecking both US security and world public order.
I wonder whether the present state of politics in the USA has convinced any free speech absolutists that their dogma ignores the grim reality that human populations are easily propagandized in deference to the fairytale of free will.
January 20, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I wonder whether the present state of politics in the USA has convinced any free speech absolutists that their dogma ignores the grim reality that human populations are easily propagandized in deference to the fairytale of free will.
Now is a good time to remember that government officials making war on U.S. citizens commit treason. Treason is a capital crime. 18 U.S.C. sec. 2381.
January 15, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Now is a good time to remember that government officials making war on U.S. citizens commit treason. Treason is a capital crime. 18 U.S.C. sec. 2381.
Trump has had Jerome Powell indicted as revenge for not using inflation to destroy the middle class quite fast enough, and as a warning to Powell's replacement.
January 12, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Trump has had Jerome Powell indicted as revenge for not using inflation to destroy the middle class quite fast enough, and as a warning to Powell's replacement.
Donald Trump and Stephen Miller threatening U.S. ally Denmark not only violates the UN Charter, it directly serves our/NATO's enemies. It is therefore treason. They must be brought to justice. Any member of Congress who protects them is complicit in treason and must equally be brought to justice.
January 7, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Donald Trump and Stephen Miller threatening U.S. ally Denmark not only violates the UN Charter, it directly serves our/NATO's enemies. It is therefore treason. They must be brought to justice. Any member of Congress who protects them is complicit in treason and must equally be brought to justice.
For a brief time, the U.S. President and Congress preferred to make an example of vicious dictators rather than set an example for them.
January 4, 2026 at 4:57 AM
For a brief time, the U.S. President and Congress preferred to make an example of vicious dictators rather than set an example for them.
To belabor the obvious, seizing a Venezuelan oil tanker violates international law.
December 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
To belabor the obvious, seizing a Venezuelan oil tanker violates international law.
If the entire University of Oklahoma faculty does not go on strike in solidarity with Mel Curth and force the despicable university administration to its knees, then that faculty does not deserve its academic freedom.
December 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
If the entire University of Oklahoma faculty does not go on strike in solidarity with Mel Curth and force the despicable university administration to its knees, then that faculty does not deserve its academic freedom.
The State Bar of Virginia, in rejecting any ethics investigation into the conduct of Lindsey Halligan, makes a compelling case against lawyer self-regulation.
December 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The State Bar of Virginia, in rejecting any ethics investigation into the conduct of Lindsey Halligan, makes a compelling case against lawyer self-regulation.
You thought it couldn't get any worse, didn't you? Silly you.
Texas men plotted coup to kill men, enslave women and children, prosecutors say www.npr.org/2025/11/23/n...
Texas men plotted coup to kill men, enslave women and children, prosecutors say www.npr.org/2025/11/23/n...
Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children
Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged.
www.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
You thought it couldn't get any worse, didn't you? Silly you.
Texas men plotted coup to kill men, enslave women and children, prosecutors say www.npr.org/2025/11/23/n...
Texas men plotted coup to kill men, enslave women and children, prosecutors say www.npr.org/2025/11/23/n...
In case anyone was wondering whether the techno-oligarchs who direct the programming of AI will use it to insulate their power and immunize themselves from the consequences of their crimes, Grok's recent antics regarding Musk answer your question. Hilariously pathetic? Yes. Dangerous? Also yes.
November 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
In case anyone was wondering whether the techno-oligarchs who direct the programming of AI will use it to insulate their power and immunize themselves from the consequences of their crimes, Grok's recent antics regarding Musk answer your question. Hilariously pathetic? Yes. Dangerous? Also yes.
News for Trump: Disobeying illegal orders is not sedition, it's required by law (specifically, the UCMJ). And death is a possible penalty for sedition only for persons in the military, not civilians, including senators or congressional representatives.
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 AM
News for Trump: Disobeying illegal orders is not sedition, it's required by law (specifically, the UCMJ). And death is a possible penalty for sedition only for persons in the military, not civilians, including senators or congressional representatives.
The problem with Larry Summers isn't his association with Jeffrey Epstein, it's his association with Larry Summers. It hardly needs repeating that university faculty have a duty to put the interests of students before their own. The minute you start scheming to manipulate a student, you've failed.
November 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The problem with Larry Summers isn't his association with Jeffrey Epstein, it's his association with Larry Summers. It hardly needs repeating that university faculty have a duty to put the interests of students before their own. The minute you start scheming to manipulate a student, you've failed.
Three words for Mike Johnson, Pam Bondi and Kash Patel: obstruction of justice.
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Three words for Mike Johnson, Pam Bondi and Kash Patel: obstruction of justice.
The Trump Administration's murders of individuals on boats in international waters violates international law generally, and international human rights law specifically, regardless of whether they are drug traffickers. That part is irrelevant. Using the military for this purpose is a war crime.
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The Trump Administration's murders of individuals on boats in international waters violates international law generally, and international human rights law specifically, regardless of whether they are drug traffickers. That part is irrelevant. Using the military for this purpose is a war crime.
A few photos from my sabbatical in eastern Australia.
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A few photos from my sabbatical in eastern Australia.
Hey, Lauren Boebert. "It's only a Halloween costume" is perfectly compatible with "it's despicably racist."
November 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Hey, Lauren Boebert. "It's only a Halloween costume" is perfectly compatible with "it's despicably racist."
It's all hands on deck. I am shamelessly asking, one more time, for reposts and signal boost as this bird glides toward a landing in a few hours. It's gonna be a beautiful book, and there aren't going to be very many available afterwards!
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Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow
Relive the trauma of the last five years through the cartoons of Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer nominee Tom Tomorrow.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
When JD Vance describes sociopathic depravity as normal for Young Republicans, it's not the excuse he thinks it is.
October 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
When JD Vance describes sociopathic depravity as normal for Young Republicans, it's not the excuse he thinks it is.
Nothing says "America First" like shutting down the U.S. government while propping up the Argentinian government.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...
Trump Wades Into Bailout Politics in Offering a Lifeline to Argentina
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Nothing says "America First" like shutting down the U.S. government while propping up the Argentinian government.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...