JoeKoe
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Within a 24-hour period, three judges of the D.C. District Court — appointed by three different presidents — pushed back against the Trump administration’s executive overreach in a way that would be unthinkable in another era. www.lawdork.com/p/the-dc-dis...
February 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Within a 24-hour period, three judges of the D.C. District Court — appointed by three different presidents — pushed back against the Trump administration’s executive overreach in a way that would be unthinkable in another era. www.lawdork.com/p/the-dc-dis...
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Also, sometimes, really good details! 🥹
You know those really bad details buried in court cases and hearings that most of the media ignores because it's not in a press release or mass media news feed?
Chris reports on them.
Chris reports on them.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Also, sometimes, really good details! 🥹
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February 12, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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AG Keith Ellison: "The surge is contributing to violent crime. Two of the three homicides committed in Minneapolis in 2026 have come at the hands of federal immigration agents."
February 12, 2026 at 2:46 PM
AG Keith Ellison: "The surge is contributing to violent crime. Two of the three homicides committed in Minneapolis in 2026 have come at the hands of federal immigration agents."
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Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
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Pam Bondi’s testimony on the Epstein files revealed one key thing: The attorney general isn't interested in truth or justice.
Opinion | Pam Bondi's testimony on the Epstein files revealed one thing
The attorney general isn't interested in truth or justice.
www.ms.now
February 12, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Pam Bondi’s testimony on the Epstein files revealed one key thing: The attorney general isn't interested in truth or justice.
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BREAKING: Judge blocks Hegseth effort to punish Sen. Kelly.
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
![UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MARK KELLY,
Plaintiff,
Civil Case No. 26-81 (RJL)
V.
PETE HEGSETH, et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
February 12, 2026 [Dkt. #2]
United States Senator Mark Kelly, a retired naval officer, has been censured by
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for voicing certain opinions on military actions and
policy. In addition, he has been subjected to proceedings to possibly reduce his retirement
rank and pay and threatened with criminal prosecution if he continues to speak out on these
issues.
Secretary Hegseth relies on the well-established doctrine that military
servicemembers enjoy less vigorous First Amendment protections given the fundamental
obligation for obedience and discipline in the armed forces. Unfortunately for Secretary
Hegseth, no court has ever extended those principles to retired servicemembers, much less a retired servicemember serving in Congress and exercising oversight responsibility over
the military. This Court will not be the first to do so!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiclbgaenrhgnor6zvmnfql4d3olwzqp7zikm3maum5ylc4m6epys4@jpeg)
February 12, 2026 at 5:41 PM
BREAKING: Judge blocks Hegseth effort to punish Sen. Kelly.
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
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The White House is making a lot of strategic mistakes lately — my theory is that none of them have a good understanding of the electoral conditions right now because they're all just trying to perform their loyalty to Trump for followers on X and Fox News
Whoa. Two vulnerable House Rs in Michigan have still not commented on Trump's threat to block Detroit-Windsor bridge, per Michigan Advance.
Trump/MAGA miscalculated badly, assuming people would thrill to this idiocy because it hurts Canada and a state that didn't vote for Trump (see my piece below)
Trump/MAGA miscalculated badly, assuming people would thrill to this idiocy because it hurts Canada and a state that didn't vote for Trump (see my piece below)
February 12, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The White House is making a lot of strategic mistakes lately — my theory is that none of them have a good understanding of the electoral conditions right now because they're all just trying to perform their loyalty to Trump for followers on X and Fox News
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BREAKING: Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, blocks the Trump admin's efforts to transfer people whose death sentences Biden commuted to the "most restrictive prison in the federal system" (ADX Florence) — regardless of individualized assessments — during litigation.
February 12, 2026 at 3:58 AM
BREAKING: Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, blocks the Trump admin's efforts to transfer people whose death sentences Biden commuted to the "most restrictive prison in the federal system" (ADX Florence) — regardless of individualized assessments — during litigation.
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Todd Blanche says “You are fired, Donald Kinsella.”
Kinsella was just selected as the US Attorney for the Northern District of New York by the district’s judges, as permitted by statute.
Kinsella was just selected as the US Attorney for the Northern District of New York by the district’s judges, as permitted by statute.
February 12, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Todd Blanche says “You are fired, Donald Kinsella.”
Kinsella was just selected as the US Attorney for the Northern District of New York by the district’s judges, as permitted by statute.
Kinsella was just selected as the US Attorney for the Northern District of New York by the district’s judges, as permitted by statute.
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"LAW DORK'S EXPEDITED MOTION TO INTERVENE AND TO REQUEST GREATER PUBLIC ACCESS."
We love to see it.
We love to see it.
I am so grateful to be in a position to push for improved court transparency with action, with representation from @publicjustice.bsky.social. It is all the more important here b/c the case at issue appears to involve another unilateral DHS policy change aimed at restricting immigrants' rights.
Opening up the Trump admin's attack on Minnesota refugees to greater public scrutiny
On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.
www.lawdork.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:33 AM
"LAW DORK'S EXPEDITED MOTION TO INTERVENE AND TO REQUEST GREATER PUBLIC ACCESS."
We love to see it.
We love to see it.
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thank you to jay in brooklyn for spreading the good word about strength in numbers on wync www.wnyc.org/story/where-...
Where Do You Get Your News in 2026? | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Listeners tell us how they're getting news amid complications for mainstream outlets.
www.wnyc.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:33 AM
thank you to jay in brooklyn for spreading the good word about strength in numbers on wync www.wnyc.org/story/where-...
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NEW: Opening up the Trump admin's attack on Minnesota refugees to greater public scrutiny.
On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.
On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.
Opening up the Trump admin's attack on Minnesota refugees to greater public scrutiny
On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.
www.lawdork.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:42 PM
NEW: Opening up the Trump admin's attack on Minnesota refugees to greater public scrutiny.
On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.
On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.
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Dear DOJ:
We are not moving on from the Epstein Files.
We are not moving on from the Epstein Files.
February 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Dear DOJ:
We are not moving on from the Epstein Files.
We are not moving on from the Epstein Files.
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JUST IN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez, "was placed on administrative leave":
February 11, 2026 at 10:27 PM
JUST IN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez, "was placed on administrative leave":
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“… after initially declining to comment, Parikh proceeded to hold forth for nearly two hours.”
I called up one of the White House's "special government employees" involved in the Fulton County FBI raid.
I ended up on the phone for almost two hours hearing about the "deep state" "cabal," "Satanists," poison soda, and the "pure evil" of "gay pride." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
I ended up on the phone for almost two hours hearing about the "deep state" "cabal," "Satanists," poison soda, and the "pure evil" of "gay pride." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
February 11, 2026 at 11:55 PM
“… after initially declining to comment, Parikh proceeded to hold forth for nearly two hours.”
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Goldman: "Will the survivors and victims who are here please stand up one more time. By show of hands, how many of you or your loved ones actually have met with the DOJ? None ... How many of you were ignored by the DOJ? All of them." (Bondi responds by smearing Goldman.)
February 11, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Goldman: "Will the survivors and victims who are here please stand up one more time. By show of hands, how many of you or your loved ones actually have met with the DOJ? None ... How many of you were ignored by the DOJ? All of them." (Bondi responds by smearing Goldman.)
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All of this stuff about "sanctuary cities" is false. (Also, no one agrees on what a "sanctuary city" is)
Sen. Katie Britt, who just a week ago was allegedly crying over the plight of Liam Ramos: "We have got to crack down on sanctuary cities"
February 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM
All of this stuff about "sanctuary cities" is false. (Also, no one agrees on what a "sanctuary city" is)
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Since ICE’s Operation Metro Surge began in Minnesota in December, federal immigration agents have arrested some 4,000 people, according to the DHS. The result is an avalanche of cases filed on behalf of people challenging their imprisonment—and it’s pushing the US court system to a breaking point.
ICE Is Crashing the US Court System in Minnesota
Petitions demanding people get the chance to be released from ICE custody have overwhelmed courts throughout the US.
www.wired.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Since ICE’s Operation Metro Surge began in Minnesota in December, federal immigration agents have arrested some 4,000 people, according to the DHS. The result is an avalanche of cases filed on behalf of people challenging their imprisonment—and it’s pushing the US court system to a breaking point.
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I genuinely wonder whether this has ever happened before; to not even get a single vote from a single grand jury member.
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
None of the D.C. grand jurors who heard the Trump administration’s pitch on why they should indict Democratic lawmakers over a video urging members of the
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:47 PM
I genuinely wonder whether this has ever happened before; to not even get a single vote from a single grand jury member.
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TOMORROW: The Council's Policy Director @naynagupta.bsky.social will be testifying at a shadow hearing on holding ICE accountable. She's going to help explain what's happening at ICE over the last years and how the agency's rising lawlessness can be addressed. www.youtube.com/live/TmAgyj6...
Holding ICE Accountable For Brutality & Killing
YouTube video by Rep. Jeffries
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:16 PM
TOMORROW: The Council's Policy Director @naynagupta.bsky.social will be testifying at a shadow hearing on holding ICE accountable. She's going to help explain what's happening at ICE over the last years and how the agency's rising lawlessness can be addressed. www.youtube.com/live/TmAgyj6...
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Honestly so glad I didn't watch most of Bondi's hearing.
Truly fucking embarrassing.
Moving on.
Truly fucking embarrassing.
Moving on.
February 11, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Honestly so glad I didn't watch most of Bondi's hearing.
Truly fucking embarrassing.
Moving on.
Truly fucking embarrassing.
Moving on.
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This is ridiculous. No, you do not need to watch Bondi being a craven sycophant throughout a House hearing to know that Bondi is a craven sycophant.
My moving on to actual work about litigation and challenges is a better use of my time. (And moving on is likely a better use of your time, too!)
My moving on to actual work about litigation and challenges is a better use of my time. (And moving on is likely a better use of your time, too!)
Don’t move on. Moving on is what gave us Trump.
Honestly so glad I didn't watch most of Bondi's hearing.
Truly fucking embarrassing.
Moving on.
Truly fucking embarrassing.
Moving on.
February 11, 2026 at 8:23 PM
This is ridiculous. No, you do not need to watch Bondi being a craven sycophant throughout a House hearing to know that Bondi is a craven sycophant.
My moving on to actual work about litigation and challenges is a better use of my time. (And moving on is likely a better use of your time, too!)
My moving on to actual work about litigation and challenges is a better use of my time. (And moving on is likely a better use of your time, too!)
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Lol.
And yet.
It’s clear that they want to operate in a lawless, fascist system. That is a fact, and their repeated actions show that not only do they want that but that they are willing to and have acted on that.
And yet.
It’s clear that they want to operate in a lawless, fascist system. That is a fact, and their repeated actions show that not only do they want that but that they are willing to and have acted on that.
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
None of the D.C. grand jurors who heard the Trump administration’s pitch on why they should indict Democratic lawmakers over a video urging members of the
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Lol.
And yet.
It’s clear that they want to operate in a lawless, fascist system. That is a fact, and their repeated actions show that not only do they want that but that they are willing to and have acted on that.
And yet.
It’s clear that they want to operate in a lawless, fascist system. That is a fact, and their repeated actions show that not only do they want that but that they are willing to and have acted on that.
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Raskin: "I want the whole country to look at this. This is the attorney general of the US whose job is law enforcement. We've never had a witness who has misunderstood our rules and been unable to conform his or her conduct to our rules before. Excuse me."
February 11, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Raskin: "I want the whole country to look at this. This is the attorney general of the US whose job is law enforcement. We've never had a witness who has misunderstood our rules and been unable to conform his or her conduct to our rules before. Excuse me."