@j-waller55.bsky.social
Native Californian, retired attorney, oenophile, environmentalist, news junkie, Berkeley alum (Econ), & slave to the wishes of my rescue cat (not sure who rescued whom).
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Statement from Portland, OR, Mayor Keith Wilson following today's unprovoked attack by ICE on peaceful protesters.
The image is an excerpt. The full letter is available at www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-...
The image is an excerpt. The full letter is available at www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-...
February 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Statement from Portland, OR, Mayor Keith Wilson following today's unprovoked attack by ICE on peaceful protesters.
The image is an excerpt. The full letter is available at www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-...
The image is an excerpt. The full letter is available at www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-...
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How is she an expert? Explain.
February 1, 2026 at 2:24 PM
How is she an expert? Explain.
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How is Gabbard an expert in election integrity?
She was a combat medic in the Hawaii Army National Guard. Her degrees are in business.
She was a combat medic in the Hawaii Army National Guard. Her degrees are in business.
February 1, 2026 at 2:44 PM
How is Gabbard an expert in election integrity?
She was a combat medic in the Hawaii Army National Guard. Her degrees are in business.
She was a combat medic in the Hawaii Army National Guard. Her degrees are in business.
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Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal Constitution
February 1, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Big news in Texas:
A Democrat just decisively won a state legislative special election in a district around Fort Worth that Trump carried by more than 17 points in 2024.
Taylor Rehmet, a local union leader, defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss 57 to 43 in the historically conservative district.
A Democrat just decisively won a state legislative special election in a district around Fort Worth that Trump carried by more than 17 points in 2024.
Taylor Rehmet, a local union leader, defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss 57 to 43 in the historically conservative district.
February 1, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Big news in Texas:
A Democrat just decisively won a state legislative special election in a district around Fort Worth that Trump carried by more than 17 points in 2024.
Taylor Rehmet, a local union leader, defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss 57 to 43 in the historically conservative district.
A Democrat just decisively won a state legislative special election in a district around Fort Worth that Trump carried by more than 17 points in 2024.
Taylor Rehmet, a local union leader, defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss 57 to 43 in the historically conservative district.
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In the most Republican suburban district in Texas, Democrats achieve a 32 point swing.
Whoa. Dems just flipped a Texas state senate seat in a district that Trump carried by 17 points. Not only that, but the win was decisive, making this an enormous swing. Plus, Republicans went all in to try to save the seat, to no avail.
February 1, 2026 at 12:55 PM
In the most Republican suburban district in Texas, Democrats achieve a 32 point swing.
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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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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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The President of the United States openly transferring billions of dollars from the U.S. Treasury to his personal accounts. Will be the biggest singular act of corruption in U.S. history. Staggering implications if not stopped by Congress. The U.S. will be a full blown authoritarian kleptocracy.
February 1, 2026 at 3:45 AM
The President of the United States openly transferring billions of dollars from the U.S. Treasury to his personal accounts. Will be the biggest singular act of corruption in U.S. history. Staggering implications if not stopped by Congress. The U.S. will be a full blown authoritarian kleptocracy.
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Unmarked car, no lights or police insignia. Masked armed men leap out. Victim not in the act of committing any crime. This is not how a serious federal law enforcement agency acts in a free society.
How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?
How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Unmarked car, no lights or police insignia. Masked armed men leap out. Victim not in the act of committing any crime. This is not how a serious federal law enforcement agency acts in a free society.
How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?
How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?
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Trump has probably taken in some $5 bn from foreign governments and their middle men... each time with clear expectations from the US government, which Trump promptly delivers.
February 1, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Trump has probably taken in some $5 bn from foreign governments and their middle men... each time with clear expectations from the US government, which Trump promptly delivers.
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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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Robert Kraft — the owner of the New England Patriots — was charged with two misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution. The charges related to his alleged visits to a massage parlor (Orchids of Asia Day Spa) in Jupiter, Florida.
January 31, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Robert Kraft — the owner of the New England Patriots — was charged with two misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution. The charges related to his alleged visits to a massage parlor (Orchids of Asia Day Spa) in Jupiter, Florida.
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Went tidepooling today. Saw the best octopus.
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Went tidepooling today. Saw the best octopus.
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His mother appears, per reports, repeatedly in the Epstein files with his team handling her travel to his Palm Beach house.
February 1, 2026 at 12:02 AM
His mother appears, per reports, repeatedly in the Epstein files with his team handling her travel to his Palm Beach house.
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NEW: As he released 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, Judge Biery warned of vast lawlessness and inhumanity in the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts. He said courts amounted to “a judicial finger in the dike.”
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 31, 2026 at 10:45 PM
NEW: As he released 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, Judge Biery warned of vast lawlessness and inhumanity in the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts. He said courts amounted to “a judicial finger in the dike.”
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Huh. So you're telling me the poster boy of the anti-immigrant movement who dresses up in a trench coat like a WWII cosplayer ... might have spoken his true feelings?
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Huh. So you're telling me the poster boy of the anti-immigrant movement who dresses up in a trench coat like a WWII cosplayer ... might have spoken his true feelings?
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Another BIG story that’s only not a huge headlines because of…EVERYTHING ELSE.
And Trump gets a gold FIFA statue and a peace award as a thank you.
And Trump gets a gold FIFA statue and a peace award as a thank you.
Update - judge orders DOJ to explain how FIFA corruption dismissal would serve interests of justice and impact numerous other convictions and hundreds of millions in penalties news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
January 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Another BIG story that’s only not a huge headlines because of…EVERYTHING ELSE.
And Trump gets a gold FIFA statue and a peace award as a thank you.
And Trump gets a gold FIFA statue and a peace award as a thank you.
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Attached is the 53 pg legal memo sent to Alex Acosta in early 2007 detailing the scope of the federal charges the DOJ wanted to bring against Epstein, incl that he was considered an extreme flight risk.
And with the snap of his fingers, Acosta made it all go away.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
And with the snap of his fingers, Acosta made it all go away.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
January 31, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Attached is the 53 pg legal memo sent to Alex Acosta in early 2007 detailing the scope of the federal charges the DOJ wanted to bring against Epstein, incl that he was considered an extreme flight risk.
And with the snap of his fingers, Acosta made it all go away.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
And with the snap of his fingers, Acosta made it all go away.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
GIFT OBITUARY
A relatively unknown and unappreciated individual who helped all of us who regularly use, and frequently rely upon, GPS.
wapo.st/4q5tv2n
A relatively unknown and unappreciated individual who helped all of us who regularly use, and frequently rely upon, GPS.
wapo.st/4q5tv2n
Mathematician Gladys West dies at 95. She was a hidden figure behind GPS.
Without the mathematical model that she helped refine, “the extraordinary positioning, navigation, and timing accuracy of GPS would be impossible to achieve.”
wapo.st
January 31, 2026 at 11:10 PM
GIFT OBITUARY
A relatively unknown and unappreciated individual who helped all of us who regularly use, and frequently rely upon, GPS.
wapo.st/4q5tv2n
A relatively unknown and unappreciated individual who helped all of us who regularly use, and frequently rely upon, GPS.
wapo.st/4q5tv2n
GIFT ARTICLE
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Congestion Pricing’s Unexpected Winners: Suburban Drivers
NYC’s controversial toll program hasn’t just sped up trips inside Manhattan, a new paper finds. It’s easing traffic in outer boroughs and neighboring counties.
www.bloomberg.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:02 PM
GIFT ARTICLE
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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We finally know what happened to DOJ's (frivolous) misconduct complaint against Chief Judge Boasberg:
It was transferred by Chief Justice Roberts from the D.C. Circuit to Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeff Sutton, and Sutton dismissed it in a ... direct ... memorandum and order just two weeks later:
It was transferred by Chief Justice Roberts from the D.C. Circuit to Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeff Sutton, and Sutton dismissed it in a ... direct ... memorandum and order just two weeks later:
www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov
January 31, 2026 at 8:01 PM
We finally know what happened to DOJ's (frivolous) misconduct complaint against Chief Judge Boasberg:
It was transferred by Chief Justice Roberts from the D.C. Circuit to Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeff Sutton, and Sutton dismissed it in a ... direct ... memorandum and order just two weeks later:
It was transferred by Chief Justice Roberts from the D.C. Circuit to Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeff Sutton, and Sutton dismissed it in a ... direct ... memorandum and order just two weeks later: