Di
@dib47.bsky.social
Lifelong Dem and defender of democracy
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Holy shit.
Abbe Lowell's argument that DOJ is not entitled to presumption of regularity in Don Lemon case consists of:
1) A page on irregularity in this case.
2) A page on irregularity in MN.
3) Other adverse rulings in MN.
4) One page plus TWO PAGE footnote on similar rulings nationally.
Abbe Lowell's argument that DOJ is not entitled to presumption of regularity in Don Lemon case consists of:
1) A page on irregularity in this case.
2) A page on irregularity in MN.
3) Other adverse rulings in MN.
4) One page plus TWO PAGE footnote on similar rulings nationally.
![23 Cited in the order for support were the following decisions: see, e.g., J.O.P. v. U.S. Dep’t
of Homeland Sec., 2025 WL 1431263, at *10 (4th Cir. May 19, 2025) (Gregory, J.,
concurring) (“As is becoming far too common, we are confronted again with the efforts of
the Executive Branch to set aside the rule of law in pursuit of its goals. It is the duty of
courts to stand as a bulwark against the political tides that seek to override constitutional
protections and fundamental principles of law, even in the name of noble ends like public
safety.”); President & Fellows of Harvard Coll. v. U.S. Dep’t of Homeland Sec., 788 F.
Supp. 3d 182, 205 (D. Mass. 2025) (“[T]he Court will not apply any presumption of
regularity to conduct that is so unusual and therefore irregular on its face.”), appeal
docketed, No. 25-1627 (1st Cir. July 1, 2025); In re Search of One Device and Two
Individuals under Rule 41, 784 F. Supp. 3d 234, 244 n.10 (D.D.C. 2025) (“Blind deference
to the government? That is no longer a thing. Trust that had been earned over generations
has been lost in weeks. Numerous career prosecutors have had to resign instead of taking
actions that they believe violated their oath of office, or worse, were fired for upholding
that oath.”); Washington v. Trump, No. 25-0127 (JCC), ECF No. 53 at 13:13-15 (W.D.
Wash. Jan. 24, 2025) (“I’ve been on the bench for over four decades. I can’t remember
another case where the question presented was as clear as this one is. This is a blatantly
unconstitutional order.”); N.H Indonesian Cmty. Support v. Trump, 765 F. Supp. 3d 102,
109 (D.N.H. 2025) (“[T]he Executive Order contradicts the text of the Fourteenth
Amendment and the century-old untouched precedent that interprets it.”); Wilmer Cutler
Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP v. Exec. Off. of the President, 774 F. Supp. 3d 86, 88 (D.D.C.
2025) (“The retaliatory nature of the Executive Order at issue here is clear from its face . .
. .”); Pacito v. Trump, 2025 WL 1295660, at *7 (W.D. Wa. May…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreigbdpx4n43gbxvzeeuc3h7bvlml343jhu43odbo2tn6cmkz7i6rhi@jpeg)
February 13, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Holy shit.
Abbe Lowell's argument that DOJ is not entitled to presumption of regularity in Don Lemon case consists of:
1) A page on irregularity in this case.
2) A page on irregularity in MN.
3) Other adverse rulings in MN.
4) One page plus TWO PAGE footnote on similar rulings nationally.
Abbe Lowell's argument that DOJ is not entitled to presumption of regularity in Don Lemon case consists of:
1) A page on irregularity in this case.
2) A page on irregularity in MN.
3) Other adverse rulings in MN.
4) One page plus TWO PAGE footnote on similar rulings nationally.
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New York City leaders rehung the Pride flag in front of the Stonewall National Monument, a rebuke of the Trump administration’s efforts to take down the symbol of the LGBTQ+ rights movement from federal property. https://wapo.st/3ZTsqQR
February 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM
New York City leaders rehung the Pride flag in front of the Stonewall National Monument, a rebuke of the Trump administration’s efforts to take down the symbol of the LGBTQ+ rights movement from federal property. https://wapo.st/3ZTsqQR
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Wild that a sitting member of Congress, a Republican no less, feels compelled to post this.
February 13, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Wild that a sitting member of Congress, a Republican no less, feels compelled to post this.
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Trump 1.0 did this, too. Remember that Obama had a plan to deal with a pandemic, and the Trump admin just threw it out. Then we had a pandemic and they had no plan.
After more than 1.2 Americans lost their lives to Covid, NIH director Jay Bhattacharya orders the agency to deprioritize pandemic preparedness & biodefense.
Make it make sense.
Scoop from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Make it make sense.
Scoop from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
www.nature.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Trump 1.0 did this, too. Remember that Obama had a plan to deal with a pandemic, and the Trump admin just threw it out. Then we had a pandemic and they had no plan.
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Just filed: @knightcolumbia.org mandamus petition—second one in this case—asking Eleventh Circuit to bar Judge Cannon from ordering the destruction of Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago report, as Trump’s co-defendants have asked her to do. knightcolumbia.org/documents/z8...
February 13, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Just filed: @knightcolumbia.org mandamus petition—second one in this case—asking Eleventh Circuit to bar Judge Cannon from ordering the destruction of Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago report, as Trump’s co-defendants have asked her to do. knightcolumbia.org/documents/z8...
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There are reports that ICE was at South Station in Boston, taking photos of everyone coming off the trains.
Photos. Of everyone.
When we get rid of this administration, we must also insist on destroying whatever sinister database these fucks are feeding.
Photos. Of everyone.
When we get rid of this administration, we must also insist on destroying whatever sinister database these fucks are feeding.
February 13, 2026 at 12:19 AM
There are reports that ICE was at South Station in Boston, taking photos of everyone coming off the trains.
Photos. Of everyone.
When we get rid of this administration, we must also insist on destroying whatever sinister database these fucks are feeding.
Photos. Of everyone.
When we get rid of this administration, we must also insist on destroying whatever sinister database these fucks are feeding.
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This proves that men didn't have to go to the island to take advantage of those young girls.
So ppl can stop trying to tie those perverts to the island. Epstein had 4 homes that we know of in the continental U.S.
knewz.com/epstein-orde...
So ppl can stop trying to tie those perverts to the island. Epstein had 4 homes that we know of in the continental U.S.
knewz.com/epstein-orde...
Epstein 'ordered girls to be buried' who were 'strangled to death'
An email from an ex-employee of Jeffrey Epstein claimed the convicted child abuser ordered the burial of two girls in the hills near his New Mexico ranch.
knewz.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:29 PM
This proves that men didn't have to go to the island to take advantage of those young girls.
So ppl can stop trying to tie those perverts to the island. Epstein had 4 homes that we know of in the continental U.S.
knewz.com/epstein-orde...
So ppl can stop trying to tie those perverts to the island. Epstein had 4 homes that we know of in the continental U.S.
knewz.com/epstein-orde...
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I can only assume removing his nappy formed part of foreplay.
February 12, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I can only assume removing his nappy formed part of foreplay.
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AOC on Bondi: “The redactions of the names of perpetrators, the holding of 3 million files, the unexplained moving of Maxwell into a new cushy facility—
All of these things are what she personally oversaw, & that’s before even digging into whatever questions may arise from her history in Florida”
All of these things are what she personally oversaw, & that’s before even digging into whatever questions may arise from her history in Florida”
February 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
AOC on Bondi: “The redactions of the names of perpetrators, the holding of 3 million files, the unexplained moving of Maxwell into a new cushy facility—
All of these things are what she personally oversaw, & that’s before even digging into whatever questions may arise from her history in Florida”
All of these things are what she personally oversaw, & that’s before even digging into whatever questions may arise from her history in Florida”
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Jeffrey Epstein's December 20, 2016 email to Bill Gates: "come to visit the island. new administration people visiting."
What was the upcoming administration in December2016? Oh!
What was the upcoming administration in December2016? Oh!
February 13, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Jeffrey Epstein's December 20, 2016 email to Bill Gates: "come to visit the island. new administration people visiting."
What was the upcoming administration in December2016? Oh!
What was the upcoming administration in December2016? Oh!
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Pregnant immigrants in Minnesota have been postponing their abortions, skipping aftercare, and delaying birth control visits and urgent cancer screening follow-ups to avoid coming in contact with federal immigration agents.
Pregnant patients in Minnesota have postponed abortion appointments to avoid ICE
Planned Parenthood’s no-show rate has gone up almost 10 percent since the federal government’s Minnesota operation began.
19thnews.org
February 13, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Pregnant immigrants in Minnesota have been postponing their abortions, skipping aftercare, and delaying birth control visits and urgent cancer screening follow-ups to avoid coming in contact with federal immigration agents.
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When you’ve got THIS administration admitting that ICE lied under oath, the video evidence has to be catastrophic.
When you’ve got THIS administration admitting that ICE lied under oath, the video evidence has to be catastrophic.
FLASH: ICE says 2 of its officers are under investigation for apparently lying about Jan. 14 incident in Minneapolis where officer shot immigrant. DOJ abruptly dropped charges yday w/@kyledcheney
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
ICE says federal agents appear to have lied about confrontation that led to shooting
Officers claimed they were attacked, prompting one to open fire.
www.politico.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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When you’ve got THIS administration admitting that ICE lied under oath, the video evidence has to be catastrophic.
When you’ve got THIS administration admitting that ICE lied under oath, the video evidence has to be catastrophic.
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I for one think politicians need to earn their votes even and especially if the alternative is fascism because I don’t want to waste my vote on ineffectual people more concerned with comity toward the “opposition” instead of purging the system of corruption and fascism.
February 13, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I for one think politicians need to earn their votes even and especially if the alternative is fascism because I don’t want to waste my vote on ineffectual people more concerned with comity toward the “opposition” instead of purging the system of corruption and fascism.
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If we’re fortunate enough to have one final chance to vote in a legitimate election in Nov., we cannot elect Congressmen and Senators from the Merrick Garland School of Cowardice and Silent Sedition.
We MUST elect champions of democracy who will fight to save America from fascism.
We MUST elect champions of democracy who will fight to save America from fascism.
February 13, 2026 at 3:57 PM
If we’re fortunate enough to have one final chance to vote in a legitimate election in Nov., we cannot elect Congressmen and Senators from the Merrick Garland School of Cowardice and Silent Sedition.
We MUST elect champions of democracy who will fight to save America from fascism.
We MUST elect champions of democracy who will fight to save America from fascism.
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Minneapolis has to be the first locality ICE leaves, not the last.
No funds for ICE.
“ICE Is Rattling Small-Town and Exurban America”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
No funds for ICE.
“ICE Is Rattling Small-Town and Exurban America”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
Beyond the Big Cities, ICE Is Rattling Small-Town and Exurban America
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Minneapolis has to be the first locality ICE leaves, not the last.
No funds for ICE.
“ICE Is Rattling Small-Town and Exurban America”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
No funds for ICE.
“ICE Is Rattling Small-Town and Exurban America”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
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everyone’s saying “people are NIMBYs about concentration camps” and yeah, I don’t want a concentration camp in my neighborhood, or anywhere
you know who I don’t mind in my neighborhood?
free immigrants, undocumented or otherwise
you know who I don’t mind in my neighborhood?
free immigrants, undocumented or otherwise
February 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM
everyone’s saying “people are NIMBYs about concentration camps” and yeah, I don’t want a concentration camp in my neighborhood, or anywhere
you know who I don’t mind in my neighborhood?
free immigrants, undocumented or otherwise
you know who I don’t mind in my neighborhood?
free immigrants, undocumented or otherwise
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“The plan’s $38 billion budget is more than the total annual spending for 22 states, according to state budget data.”
"ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
“The plan’s $38 billion budget is more than the total annual spending for 22 states, according to state budget data.”
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
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Amazing article by @gregsargent.bsky.social on how thanks to Dem governors, regular citizens with video recording phones, and even the excesses of ICE and the Trump admin, are changing public perception of immigration, individual freedom, civil rights, and what it means to be American.
February 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Amazing article by @gregsargent.bsky.social on how thanks to Dem governors, regular citizens with video recording phones, and even the excesses of ICE and the Trump admin, are changing public perception of immigration, individual freedom, civil rights, and what it means to be American.
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WOW. Incredible. This is the case in which DHS claimed that ICE officers had been attacked with a shovel and fired back in self-defense. Evidence since suggests an ICE officer fired through a closed door and struck someone on the other side.
Will DHS retract the prior claims?
Will DHS retract the prior claims?
February 13, 2026 at 7:24 PM
WOW. Incredible. This is the case in which DHS claimed that ICE officers had been attacked with a shovel and fired back in self-defense. Evidence since suggests an ICE officer fired through a closed door and struck someone on the other side.
Will DHS retract the prior claims?
Will DHS retract the prior claims?
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Two of them were convicted drug traffickers. But hey, they were former NFL players so they shouldn’t have to endure those kinds of things on their records. As usual, follow the money.
February 13, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Two of them were convicted drug traffickers. But hey, they were former NFL players so they shouldn’t have to endure those kinds of things on their records. As usual, follow the money.
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Notice how “resigned” keeps meaning “got caught.”
Now do Howard Lutnick.
Now do Howard Lutnick.
February 13, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Notice how “resigned” keeps meaning “got caught.”
Now do Howard Lutnick.
Now do Howard Lutnick.
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Let this be the rallying cry in every city! No warrant, no legitimacy.
ICE action without a judge's approval is an act of lawlessness, not law enforcement.
#NoWarrantNoICE
#RecordEverything
#DefendersOfDemocracy
ICE action without a judge's approval is an act of lawlessness, not law enforcement.
#NoWarrantNoICE
#RecordEverything
#DefendersOfDemocracy
February 13, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Let this be the rallying cry in every city! No warrant, no legitimacy.
ICE action without a judge's approval is an act of lawlessness, not law enforcement.
#NoWarrantNoICE
#RecordEverything
#DefendersOfDemocracy
ICE action without a judge's approval is an act of lawlessness, not law enforcement.
#NoWarrantNoICE
#RecordEverything
#DefendersOfDemocracy