Lawmule
@beemuledc.bsky.social
retired criminal defense lawyer, 🚴 cyclist, anti-fascist
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If you are reading this & you're a young progressive #Hoosier who is fed up with corruption, authoritarianism, etc; for the sake of democracy we beg you, reach out to @runforsomething.net ASAP. Deadline to file for office in the upcoming elections in #Indiana is NOON this coming Friday (Feb. 6).
Huge victory.
They told Taylor Rehmet this seat was unwinnable.
They told us not to waste resources.
Now the GOP lost a Texas State Senate race that hadn’t gone blue since the 90s.
This is what early support + candidates with lived experience looks like.
Run. Everywhere.
They told Taylor Rehmet this seat was unwinnable.
They told us not to waste resources.
Now the GOP lost a Texas State Senate race that hadn’t gone blue since the 90s.
This is what early support + candidates with lived experience looks like.
Run. Everywhere.
February 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
If you are reading this & you're a young progressive #Hoosier who is fed up with corruption, authoritarianism, etc; for the sake of democracy we beg you, reach out to @runforsomething.net ASAP. Deadline to file for office in the upcoming elections in #Indiana is NOON this coming Friday (Feb. 6).
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We have a right to protest peacefully. The Federal government continues to violate our rights and terrorize our people.
Tear-gassing children is about as fascist and despicable as it gets. Power to the people in Portland.
#firstamendment #protectourcities #iceout #portland
Tear-gassing children is about as fascist and despicable as it gets. Power to the people in Portland.
#firstamendment #protectourcities #iceout #portland
February 1, 2026 at 6:06 PM
We have a right to protest peacefully. The Federal government continues to violate our rights and terrorize our people.
Tear-gassing children is about as fascist and despicable as it gets. Power to the people in Portland.
#firstamendment #protectourcities #iceout #portland
Tear-gassing children is about as fascist and despicable as it gets. Power to the people in Portland.
#firstamendment #protectourcities #iceout #portland
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Bari Weiss darling CBS's Peter Attia skipped out on visiting his baby son in the ICU so he could meet with Jeffrey Epstein.
How many times are we going to discover something about someone in conservative circles and think, "That would never make it out of a writers' room. It's too over-the-top."
How many times are we going to discover something about someone in conservative circles and think, "That would never make it out of a writers' room. It's too over-the-top."
February 1, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Bari Weiss darling CBS's Peter Attia skipped out on visiting his baby son in the ICU so he could meet with Jeffrey Epstein.
How many times are we going to discover something about someone in conservative circles and think, "That would never make it out of a writers' room. It's too over-the-top."
How many times are we going to discover something about someone in conservative circles and think, "That would never make it out of a writers' room. It's too over-the-top."
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In case you wondered why Pamela Jo Bondi is extorting terrorized states to hand over their voting records.
This regime knows that the only way the survive a midterm bloodbath is to cook the books.
This regime knows that the only way the survive a midterm bloodbath is to cook the books.
February 1, 2026 at 7:08 PM
In case you wondered why Pamela Jo Bondi is extorting terrorized states to hand over their voting records.
This regime knows that the only way the survive a midterm bloodbath is to cook the books.
This regime knows that the only way the survive a midterm bloodbath is to cook the books.
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This is a really big deal: a union leader wins in Texas.. and beats a billionaire backed candidate who led anti public school culture wars…. .h/t @zephcapo.bsky.social
HUGE TEXAS UNION WIN: @iamunion.bsky.social leader Taylor Rehmet was just elected to the Texas Senate! This win kicks off a wave of union candidates across the state.
While parties are trying to reconnect with the working class, we’re running union members up and down the ballot — and winning. ✊
While parties are trying to reconnect with the working class, we’re running union members up and down the ballot — and winning. ✊
February 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
This is a really big deal: a union leader wins in Texas.. and beats a billionaire backed candidate who led anti public school culture wars…. .h/t @zephcapo.bsky.social
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Stephanopoulos Battles DOJ Official On Blockbuster WSJ Story Detailing Trumps Selling $500M Stake in Crypto Company to ‘Spy Sheikh’
Stephanopoulos Battles DOJ Official On Blockbuster WSJ Story Detailing Trumps Selling $500M Stake in Crypto Company to ‘Spy Sheikh’
George Stephanopoulos pressed Todd Blanche on a new report that said President Trump's crypto company received a $500 million investment from a "spy sheikh"
The post Stephanopoulos Battles DOJ Official On Blockbuster WSJ Story Detailing Trumps Selling $500M Stake in Crypto Company to ‘Spy Sheikh’ first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
February 1, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Stephanopoulos Battles DOJ Official On Blockbuster WSJ Story Detailing Trumps Selling $500M Stake in Crypto Company to ‘Spy Sheikh’
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BREAKING: One of the tipsters from the Epstein docs that DOJ pulled down and put back up has reached out to me. I'll tell you what we know on @meidastouch.com in one hour. As always, we have receipts. Link: www.youtube.com/live/xiSmcNV...
February 1, 2026 at 7:01 PM
BREAKING: One of the tipsters from the Epstein docs that DOJ pulled down and put back up has reached out to me. I'll tell you what we know on @meidastouch.com in one hour. As always, we have receipts. Link: www.youtube.com/live/xiSmcNV...
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In case you were wondering what Alex Acosta of Epstein infamy is up to now, he’s landed gigs at the State Leadership Initiative (alongside Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts) and at Newsmax. 1/
February 1, 2026 at 6:58 PM
In case you were wondering what Alex Acosta of Epstein infamy is up to now, he’s landed gigs at the State Leadership Initiative (alongside Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts) and at Newsmax. 1/
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Side note @stevevladeck.bsky.social you might be interested in the remarkable flexible contortions DOJ went through yesterday to try & justify not releasing Attachment A to me & @lawandchaospod.bsky.social.
All while not apparently knowing that this Order was lurking in the wings waiting to drop.
All while not apparently knowing that this Order was lurking in the wings waiting to drop.
Exhibit – #21, Att. #2 in Res Ipsa Media, LLC v. Department of Justice (D. Maryland, 1:25-cv-02866) – CourtListener.com
MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction; or in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment by Department of Justice (Attachments: (1) Memorandum in Support, (2) Exhibit, (3) Text of Proposed Order)(Goldm...
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February 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Side note @stevevladeck.bsky.social you might be interested in the remarkable flexible contortions DOJ went through yesterday to try & justify not releasing Attachment A to me & @lawandchaospod.bsky.social.
All while not apparently knowing that this Order was lurking in the wings waiting to drop.
All while not apparently knowing that this Order was lurking in the wings waiting to drop.
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A bunch of us wondered back in the day why the complaint posted online didn’t include the attachment referenced in the footnote. Turns out they never submitted it! Maybe it never existed?
January 31, 2026 at 8:15 PM
A bunch of us wondered back in the day why the complaint posted online didn’t include the attachment referenced in the footnote. Turns out they never submitted it! Maybe it never existed?
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Amazing.
More than 34,000 Minnesotans signed up to be trained as ICED observers with various activist groups in recent weeks, many of them since Jan. 7, when a federal agent shot and killed Renée Good.
Thousands of new ICE watchers hit the streets after two killings
Minnesotans outraged by the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti have signed up in large numbers to monitor and protest ICE with other activists.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Amazing.
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I have been tracking this woman's story since it happened. She absolutely is a hero. The regime smeared her good name, engaged in a cover-up, and the agent who shot her exemplifies the kind of violent cruel out-of-control men who work for DHS.
Marimar Martinez is a hero.
She was shot 5 times by ICE.
The agent told her to “do something b*tch” before opening fire.
He later bragged “5 shots, 7 holes”.
DHS tried to smear her reputation but video footage vindicated her.
Next week she will testify in Washington about ICE’s brutality.
She was shot 5 times by ICE.
The agent told her to “do something b*tch” before opening fire.
He later bragged “5 shots, 7 holes”.
DHS tried to smear her reputation but video footage vindicated her.
Next week she will testify in Washington about ICE’s brutality.
Chicago Woman Shot 5 Times By Border Agents Will Testify In Washington Next Week
Marimar Martinez will speak at a federal forum on immigration agents' use of force as she fights to unseal evidence in her now-dropped prosecution.
blockclubchicago.org
February 1, 2026 at 7:07 AM
I have been tracking this woman's story since it happened. She absolutely is a hero. The regime smeared her good name, engaged in a cover-up, and the agent who shot her exemplifies the kind of violent cruel out-of-control men who work for DHS.
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“There was a line of children waiting to get treated by medics.”
ICE did this.
Trump did this.
Republicans did this.
“Centrist” Democrats who have caved on anti-immigrant bullshit for years did this.
Abolish ICE. That’s the minimum.
ICE did this.
Trump did this.
Republicans did this.
“Centrist” Democrats who have caved on anti-immigrant bullshit for years did this.
Abolish ICE. That’s the minimum.
Someone just told me that they saw multiple people passed out during the first brutal wave of tear gas when there were still a ton of children and elderly folks. There was a line of children waiting to get treated by medics
February 1, 2026 at 7:01 AM
“There was a line of children waiting to get treated by medics.”
ICE did this.
Trump did this.
Republicans did this.
“Centrist” Democrats who have caved on anti-immigrant bullshit for years did this.
Abolish ICE. That’s the minimum.
ICE did this.
Trump did this.
Republicans did this.
“Centrist” Democrats who have caved on anti-immigrant bullshit for years did this.
Abolish ICE. That’s the minimum.
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"The people in the battle could not understand its significance. It would take time for everyone to grasp exactly what the events of Gettysburg meant. Which brings us to Minneapolis."
Our Gettysburg Moment
The stakes in Minneapolis are higher than even the participants may realize.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:01 AM
"The people in the battle could not understand its significance. It would take time for everyone to grasp exactly what the events of Gettysburg meant. Which brings us to Minneapolis."
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So believe me I understand this is deeply frustrating and unfair, but a march that does everything right and still gets tear gassed is a successful march that is winning.
A lot of the strategy of protest is luring the authorities into engaging in obviously, transparently unjust uses of force.
A lot of the strategy of protest is luring the authorities into engaging in obviously, transparently unjust uses of force.
It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
February 1, 2026 at 6:31 AM
So believe me I understand this is deeply frustrating and unfair, but a march that does everything right and still gets tear gassed is a successful march that is winning.
A lot of the strategy of protest is luring the authorities into engaging in obviously, transparently unjust uses of force.
A lot of the strategy of protest is luring the authorities into engaging in obviously, transparently unjust uses of force.
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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.
‘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
February 1, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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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I've seen videos of the indiscriminate use of tear gas on a large crowd that was clearly peaceful and filled with Portlanders of all ages, and well off the macadam facility. We banned tear gas for a reason. I join Councilor Green in calling for enforcement of our laws.
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.
February 1, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I've seen videos of the indiscriminate use of tear gas on a large crowd that was clearly peaceful and filled with Portlanders of all ages, and well off the macadam facility. We banned tear gas for a reason. I join Councilor Green in calling for enforcement of our laws.
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This rules so hard. In law school I remember people who wanted to be federal prosecutors spending three years doing everything they could to be maybe, possibly be competitive for an AUSA job someday. Now you just need to hop on X the everything app and DM a guy named Chad.
January 31, 2026 at 11:02 PM
This rules so hard. In law school I remember people who wanted to be federal prosecutors spending three years doing everything they could to be maybe, possibly be competitive for an AUSA job someday. Now you just need to hop on X the everything app and DM a guy named Chad.
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It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
February 1, 2026 at 3:10 AM
It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
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"Don’t let anyone tell you that murder is only murder if the victim was a saint."
February 1, 2026 at 3:05 AM
"Don’t let anyone tell you that murder is only murder if the victim was a saint."
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Usually dictators are more subtle about looting the treasury, because gross corruption is often a part of what gets them overthrown.
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."
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Usually dictators are more subtle about looting the treasury, because gross corruption is often a part of what gets them overthrown.
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I just drove past an abandoned car, with the doors open. (wrong side of highway, others had already stopped.)
This is Minnesota. No one for any reason intentionally leaves their car on the side of the road w/the doors open in January
Please understand: nothing has changed here. Please tell people
This is Minnesota. No one for any reason intentionally leaves their car on the side of the road w/the doors open in January
Please understand: nothing has changed here. Please tell people
January 31, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I just drove past an abandoned car, with the doors open. (wrong side of highway, others had already stopped.)
This is Minnesota. No one for any reason intentionally leaves their car on the side of the road w/the doors open in January
Please understand: nothing has changed here. Please tell people
This is Minnesota. No one for any reason intentionally leaves their car on the side of the road w/the doors open in January
Please understand: nothing has changed here. Please tell people