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Retired Crim Defense. Was a Walrus on the former bird.
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Keep your antennas sharp for all the people who are telling us to "move on" from the Epstein Files.
They are telling on themselves and running cover for Trump and MAGA.
They are telling on themselves and running cover for Trump and MAGA.
February 4, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Keep your antennas sharp for all the people who are telling us to "move on" from the Epstein Files.
They are telling on themselves and running cover for Trump and MAGA.
They are telling on themselves and running cover for Trump and MAGA.
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Sadl, most Americans don't understand what this actually means for our democracy
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 4, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Sadl, most Americans don't understand what this actually means for our democracy
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This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
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“.. Not a single Republican member of Congress showed up to the public forum .. on the violence inflicted by federal immigration agents, featuring testimony from the brothers of Renee Good ..”
@newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/post/206100/...
@newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/post/206100/...
February 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
“.. Not a single Republican member of Congress showed up to the public forum .. on the violence inflicted by federal immigration agents, featuring testimony from the brothers of Renee Good ..”
@newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/post/206100/...
@newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/post/206100/...
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While vetting the Epstein files, the FBI created a list of prominent names mentioned in the documents—and they noted which people had "salacious information" about them in the records. Trump was on the "salacious" list. Bill Clinton was not.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 3, 2026 at 11:36 PM
While vetting the Epstein files, the FBI created a list of prominent names mentioned in the documents—and they noted which people had "salacious information" about them in the records. Trump was on the "salacious" list. Bill Clinton was not.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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Riffing off Brendan's method of juxtaposition in this awesome report, I'd like to offer another comparison:
Food assistance cuts versus new funding for DHS in the "Big Beautiful Bill"
Republicans cut food assistance by $187 billion while providing $191 billion in funding for DHS
Food assistance cuts versus new funding for DHS in the "Big Beautiful Bill"
Republicans cut food assistance by $187 billion while providing $191 billion in funding for DHS
February 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Riffing off Brendan's method of juxtaposition in this awesome report, I'd like to offer another comparison:
Food assistance cuts versus new funding for DHS in the "Big Beautiful Bill"
Republicans cut food assistance by $187 billion while providing $191 billion in funding for DHS
Food assistance cuts versus new funding for DHS in the "Big Beautiful Bill"
Republicans cut food assistance by $187 billion while providing $191 billion in funding for DHS
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Again, this is FALSE. Administrative warrants are NOT signed by an immigration judge (or any judge at all). They are generated and signed by ICE officers themselves with no external oversight whatsoever.
Here is a blank sample warrant. Note who signs off on it; an "immigration officer."
Here is a blank sample warrant. Note who signs off on it; an "immigration officer."
February 3, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Again, this is FALSE. Administrative warrants are NOT signed by an immigration judge (or any judge at all). They are generated and signed by ICE officers themselves with no external oversight whatsoever.
Here is a blank sample warrant. Note who signs off on it; an "immigration officer."
Here is a blank sample warrant. Note who signs off on it; an "immigration officer."
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JIMMY KIMMEL: “It’s worth noting last year Trump made it legal for ICE agents to enter houses of worship and schools…” 🤔
DON LEMON: “Corporate media has been neutered. They are afraid… this is not time for false equivalence - to give people a platform just to lie.” 🎯
DON LEMON: “Corporate media has been neutered. They are afraid… this is not time for false equivalence - to give people a platform just to lie.” 🎯
February 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
JIMMY KIMMEL: “It’s worth noting last year Trump made it legal for ICE agents to enter houses of worship and schools…” 🤔
DON LEMON: “Corporate media has been neutered. They are afraid… this is not time for false equivalence - to give people a platform just to lie.” 🎯
DON LEMON: “Corporate media has been neutered. They are afraid… this is not time for false equivalence - to give people a platform just to lie.” 🎯
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Jeanine Pirro declared on Fox that if anyone brings "a gun into the District, you mark my words, you're going to jail. I don't care if you have a license in another district and I don't care if you're a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else."
February 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Jeanine Pirro declared on Fox that if anyone brings "a gun into the District, you mark my words, you're going to jail. I don't care if you have a license in another district and I don't care if you're a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else."
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After reading this, a better headline is “Trump and Gabbard Obstruct Whistleblower for 8 Months Citing Executive Privilege and Claiming it’s “Too Classified for Congress.”
WSJ Exclusive: A U.S. intelligence official has alleged wrongdoing by Tulsi Gabbard in a whistleblower complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the matter.
Exclusive | Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM
After reading this, a better headline is “Trump and Gabbard Obstruct Whistleblower for 8 Months Citing Executive Privilege and Claiming it’s “Too Classified for Congress.”
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⛓️CONCENTRATION CAMPS & INCINERATORS—D.H.S. is setting up a huge network of camps. They are converting the U.S. as a region for ‘expeditionary military deployment’ & no-bid no-public-comment contracts to build a “ghost network” of 10,000-person concentration camps. Jesus. Thread 🧵
February 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
⛓️CONCENTRATION CAMPS & INCINERATORS—D.H.S. is setting up a huge network of camps. They are converting the U.S. as a region for ‘expeditionary military deployment’ & no-bid no-public-comment contracts to build a “ghost network” of 10,000-person concentration camps. Jesus. Thread 🧵
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Trump-appointed judge accuses DHS agents of mishandling Alex Pretti's gun
www.rawstory.com
Trump-appointed judge accuses DHS agents of mishandling Alex Pretti's gun
twp.ai
February 3, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Trump-appointed judge accuses DHS agents of mishandling Alex Pretti's gun
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Don’t make the mistake of lumping this in with weekly Trump outrages. This is the knife at the jugular of democracy. It should be an absolute call to maximum resistance for all patriots.
Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Don’t make the mistake of lumping this in with weekly Trump outrages. This is the knife at the jugular of democracy. It should be an absolute call to maximum resistance for all patriots.
Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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The Constitution says otherwise, if we care about that.
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"
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 AM
The Constitution says otherwise, if we care about that.
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Unusual?
Try unprecedented and horrifying.
Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Try unprecedented and horrifying.
Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Unusual?
Try unprecedented and horrifying.
Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Try unprecedented and horrifying.
Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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Trump totally destroyed a once-thriving art mecca in less than a year. Pretty much the result of every Trump business model.
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."
February 1, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Trump totally destroyed a once-thriving art mecca in less than a year. Pretty much the result of every Trump business model.
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I'm ready to vote for any Democrat who promises to destroy everything Trump builds, fire everyone he hired, and subject everyone who works for him (who wasn't a career civil servant already in place) to criminal investigation.
Historian here literally and symbolically Trump is hell bent on destroying the American republic, its constitution, and founding principles on its 250th. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial
The president is eyeing a plot of land near Memorial Bridge. The art critic who proposed the idea called for a smaller arch or for Trump to pick a new site.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I'm ready to vote for any Democrat who promises to destroy everything Trump builds, fire everyone he hired, and subject everyone who works for him (who wasn't a career civil servant already in place) to criminal investigation.
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The overwhelming majority of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, while Trump has increased his net worth by $4 billion since taking office—according to a new report from The New Yorker.
February 1, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The overwhelming majority of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, while Trump has increased his net worth by $4 billion since taking office—according to a new report from The New Yorker.
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Stephanopoulos Battles DOJ Official On Blockbuster WSJ Story Detailing Trumps Selling $500M Stake in Crypto Company to ‘Spy Sheikh’ Mediaite
www.mediaite.com
Stephanopoulos Battles DOJ Official On Blockbuster WSJ Story Detailing Trumps Selling $500M Stake in Crypto Company to ‘Spy Sheikh’
twp.ai
February 1, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Stephanopoulos Battles DOJ Official On Blockbuster WSJ Story Detailing Trumps Selling $500M Stake in Crypto Company to ‘Spy Sheikh’ Mediaite
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“I was raped three times a day and I wasn’t the only girl. It was a conveyor belt of abuse.”
#TrumpEpsteinCoverUp
#TrumpEpsteinCoverUp
February 1, 2026 at 1:42 AM
“I was raped three times a day and I wasn’t the only girl. It was a conveyor belt of abuse.”
#TrumpEpsteinCoverUp
#TrumpEpsteinCoverUp
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Conservative judge caught inserting 'make-believe' Supreme Court quote in dissent
www.alternet.org
Conservative judge caught inserting 'make-believe' Supreme Court quote in dissent
twp.ai
February 1, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Conservative judge caught inserting 'make-believe' Supreme Court quote in dissent
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Trump claims “nobody will care” that he’s trying to steal billions from taxpayers because he’ll give it to charity 🤥 (he won’t)
If Obama even dreamed this Republicans would’ve lost their damn minds
If Obama even dreamed this Republicans would’ve lost their damn minds
February 1, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Trump claims “nobody will care” that he’s trying to steal billions from taxpayers because he’ll give it to charity 🤥 (he won’t)
If Obama even dreamed this Republicans would’ve lost their damn minds
If Obama even dreamed this Republicans would’ve lost their damn minds
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Let me get this straight, Trump hangs a photo of him & Putin in the Palm Room of the White House - then 1 day later claims it's Obama's "manufactured evidence" that makes people think he colluded with Russia?
Bro -
He's your best friend and the CIA is NOT the reason the whole world knows it.
Bro -
He's your best friend and the CIA is NOT the reason the whole world knows it.
February 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Let me get this straight, Trump hangs a photo of him & Putin in the Palm Room of the White House - then 1 day later claims it's Obama's "manufactured evidence" that makes people think he colluded with Russia?
Bro -
He's your best friend and the CIA is NOT the reason the whole world knows it.
Bro -
He's your best friend and the CIA is NOT the reason the whole world knows it.