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There are much bigger stories going on, needless to say. But I had some thoughts on James Mangold's rendering of the Dylan legend - Bob, Timmy, Joan and the whole mispocha. Here 'tis.
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This is LITERALLY just taking Mike Johnson’s lie and presenting it as fact.
Calling the requirement for a judicial warrant before entering a person’s home one of the Democrats’ “new restrictions on federal immigration agents” crosses the line into outright falsehood. It’s in the Bill of Rights! A rule as old as the republic.
February 14, 2026 at 6:26 AM
This is LITERALLY just taking Mike Johnson’s lie and presenting it as fact.
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I was enraged by this when it happened. It is journalistic malpractice for the post to pick it up.
This entire answer from Mike Johnson — the speaker of the House and a lawyer — must be seen.
It is fundamentally wrong on both points: as to administrative warrants (which need not be signed by immigration judges) and as to judicial warrants (which are not "new" for authorizing home entry).
It is fundamentally wrong on both points: as to administrative warrants (which need not be signed by immigration judges) and as to judicial warrants (which are not "new" for authorizing home entry).
February 14, 2026 at 6:27 AM
I was enraged by this when it happened. It is journalistic malpractice for the post to pick it up.
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A key part of the 2028 Democratic platform had better be to seize Trump's $400 million Qatari bribe plane so he doesn't get to just take it with him like he thinks he's going to, since we're paying to turn it into Air Force One anyway.
February 9, 2026 at 9:42 PM
A key part of the 2028 Democratic platform had better be to seize Trump's $400 million Qatari bribe plane so he doesn't get to just take it with him like he thinks he's going to, since we're paying to turn it into Air Force One anyway.
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I'm having a hard time reconciling the fact that the Appointments Clause is supposed to be an indispensable protection for liberty with the fact that DHS is operationally under the control of a special government employee who is not legally allowed to work more than 130 days a year.
There is so much crazy shit, outrageous corruption, and naked, hamfisted ambition in this WSJ piece about Noem, Lewandowski, and DHS. Gift link. Read and take note of the of eye-popping number of sources who have knives out for Kristi and Corey.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
www.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I'm having a hard time reconciling the fact that the Appointments Clause is supposed to be an indispensable protection for liberty with the fact that DHS is operationally under the control of a special government employee who is not legally allowed to work more than 130 days a year.
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This is terrific news! Liz Magill is a great choice to lead Georgetown Law.
Regarding the controversy—Elise Stefanik ambushed Magill at that hearing with the evident goal of smearing her as an antisemite, which she is not (obviously). UPenn's loss is our gain.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Regarding the controversy—Elise Stefanik ambushed Magill at that hearing with the evident goal of smearing her as an antisemite, which she is not (obviously). UPenn's loss is our gain.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
She Resigned as Penn President After a Controversial Hearing. Now She’s Back.
Liz Magill, the former president of the University of Pennsylvania, will be the new dean of Georgetown University’s law school.
www.politico.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This is terrific news! Liz Magill is a great choice to lead Georgetown Law.
Regarding the controversy—Elise Stefanik ambushed Magill at that hearing with the evident goal of smearing her as an antisemite, which she is not (obviously). UPenn's loss is our gain.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Regarding the controversy—Elise Stefanik ambushed Magill at that hearing with the evident goal of smearing her as an antisemite, which she is not (obviously). UPenn's loss is our gain.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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New: District Judge Robert Gettleman issued an order yesterday mandating clergy be allowed inside the Broadview, IL ICE facility on Feb. 18 to offer those inside ashes and communion for Ash Wednesday.
Gettleman found the govt has "substantially burdened plaintiffs’ exercise of religion."
Gettleman found the govt has "substantially burdened plaintiffs’ exercise of religion."
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B. Preliminary injunction
To obtain a preliminary injunction, the plaintiff “must establish that he is likely to
succeed on the merits, that he is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of preliminary
relief, that the balance of equities tips in his favor, and that an injunction is in the public
interest.” Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008). Of these
four factors, “[t]he two most important considerations are likelihood of success on the merits and
irreparable harm.” Bevis v. City of Naperville, Illinois, 85 F.4th 1175, 1188 (7th Cir. 2023). In
establishing a likelihood of success on the merits, the plaintiff “need not demonstrate likelihood
of success by a preponderance of the evidence,” but must “nevertheless make a ‘strong’ showing
that reveals how it proposes to prove its case.” Id. In addition, a plaintiff seeking a preliminary
injunction must show more than “a mere possibility of irreparable harm.” Id.
1. Likelihood of success on the merits
The court finds that plaintiffs have shown a likelihood of success on the merits of their
RFRA claim. Under RFRA, the “Government shall not substantially burden a person’s exercise
of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability.” 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb-
1(a). The statute provides a single exception that applies if the government demonstrates that the application of the burden to the person: “(1) is in is in furtherance of a compelling governmental
interest; and (2) is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental
interest.” 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb-1(b); see also Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do
Vegetal, 546 U.S. 418, 430 (2006) (explaining that RFRA adopted a “strict scrutiny test”).
The court finds that the government has substantially burdened plaintiffs’ exercise of
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Plaintiffs argue that prayer and ministry to the migrants and detainees at Broadview is an
important religious practice. Defendants concede that “ministering to vulnerable Catholic
immigrants is part of [plaintiffs’] religious exercise,” but argue that doing so at Broadview “is
itself not essential to the practice.”1 RFRA requires a court to analyze if a government practice
substantially burdens a person’s exercise of religion, not whether the religious practice burdened
is “essential.” West v. Radtke, 48 F.4th 836, 845 (7th Cir. 2022) (holding that the assessment of
whether a burden is substantial does not focus on “the centrality of the religious practice in
question”). The Seventh Circuit has “identified three ways plaintiffs can prove that a law or
regulation substantially burdens their religious practice.” Soc’y of Divine Word v. United States Citizenship & Immigr. Servs., 129 F.4th 437, 450 (7th Cir. 2025). Plaintiff can show that the
law or regulation, “(1) compelled them to perform acts undeniably at odds with fundamental
tenets of their religious beliefs, (2) put substantial pressure on them to modify their behavior and
to violate their beliefs, or (3) bears direct, primary, and fundamental responsibility for rendering
a religious exercise effectively impracticable.” Id. (cleaned up). Here, defendants’ denial of
plaintiffs’ access to Broadview satisfies at least the third category. Defendants’ bar on plaintiffs’
visitation to Broadview is fundamentally responsible for rendering plaintiffs’ religious practice
of providing ministry to detainees and migrants effectively impracticable.
Because plaintiffs have shown that defendants have substantially burdened their exercise
of religion, the burden shifts to defendants to show that the burden is in furtherance of a
compelling governmental interest, and that it is the least restrictive means of furthering that
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February 13, 2026 at 4:07 PM
New: District Judge Robert Gettleman issued an order yesterday mandating clergy be allowed inside the Broadview, IL ICE facility on Feb. 18 to offer those inside ashes and communion for Ash Wednesday.
Gettleman found the govt has "substantially burdened plaintiffs’ exercise of religion."
Gettleman found the govt has "substantially burdened plaintiffs’ exercise of religion."
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Corey Lewandowski "fired a U.S. Coast Guard pilot after [Kristi] Noem's blanket was left behind on a plane" — a decision that was reversed when they realized they needed someone to take them home.
People said Noem and Lewandowski "do little to hide their relationship inside the department."
People said Noem and Lewandowski "do little to hide their relationship inside the department."
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
www.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Corey Lewandowski "fired a U.S. Coast Guard pilot after [Kristi] Noem's blanket was left behind on a plane" — a decision that was reversed when they realized they needed someone to take them home.
People said Noem and Lewandowski "do little to hide their relationship inside the department."
People said Noem and Lewandowski "do little to hide their relationship inside the department."
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“Our affiant lied, of course, and we have now learned there’s video to contradict him.”
BREAKING: DOJ moves to drop criminal charges in alleged shovel/broom attack in Minneapolis that led ICE to open fire. "Newly discovered evidence in this matter is materially inconsistent with the allegations in the Complaint Affidavit," prosecutors say. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 13, 2026 at 1:24 AM
“Our affiant lied, of course, and we have now learned there’s video to contradict him.”
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*None* of the D.C. grand jurors who heard the Trump admin's pitch on why they should indict the Democratic lawmakers who recorded that illegal orders video believed the Justice Department had met the low threshold of probable cause, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.
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 9:51 PM
*None* of the D.C. grand jurors who heard the Trump admin's pitch on why they should indict the Democratic lawmakers who recorded that illegal orders video believed the Justice Department had met the low threshold of probable cause, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.
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Congressional Republicans are going to deprive D.C. of $700 million in revenue and repeal a local program projected to reduce child poverty by 20 percent, solely to spite District residents and make us suffer. They’re also throwing our tax filing into utter chaos. This is a disaster.
February 11, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Congressional Republicans are going to deprive D.C. of $700 million in revenue and repeal a local program projected to reduce child poverty by 20 percent, solely to spite District residents and make us suffer. They’re also throwing our tax filing into utter chaos. This is a disaster.
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Lol. The phrase “for political reasons” first appears in this story in the sixth paragraph — in reference to those artists canceling their performances, not in reference to Trump or any of his Kennedy Center takeover efforts.
Kennedy Center fundraising shop in deep turmoil after Trump takeover
Kennedy Center fundraising shop in deep turmoil after Trump takeover
Current and former employees say the center’s head of development Lisa Dale is the source of the fundraising troubles.
dlvr.it
February 12, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Lol. The phrase “for political reasons” first appears in this story in the sixth paragraph — in reference to those artists canceling their performances, not in reference to Trump or any of his Kennedy Center takeover efforts.
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I mean, fuck these guys for removing the Pride flag from the Stonewall Monument, but also, fuck those guys.
The queer history of Stonewall isn't changing.
The queer people of today aren't changing.
Fuck off, haters.
The queer history of Stonewall isn't changing.
The queer people of today aren't changing.
Fuck off, haters.
February 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I mean, fuck these guys for removing the Pride flag from the Stonewall Monument, but also, fuck those guys.
The queer history of Stonewall isn't changing.
The queer people of today aren't changing.
Fuck off, haters.
The queer history of Stonewall isn't changing.
The queer people of today aren't changing.
Fuck off, haters.
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Enh, this is defeatist.
Will they fight it? Yes. Will they try to get around it? Yes.
Is making it illegal important? Absolutely. Is it a tool that could be used by activists, lawyers, and judges? Yes.
Will they fight it? Yes. Will they try to get around it? Yes.
Is making it illegal important? Absolutely. Is it a tool that could be used by activists, lawyers, and judges? Yes.
have a feeling that even if the Dems got a strong version of this—against leadership wishes btw!—into a final bill (unlikely) ICE just wouldn't do it and nothing would happen to them
Asked if he would commit to unmasking ICE agents, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons gives a one-word answer in a House hearing today:
"No."
"No."
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Enh, this is defeatist.
Will they fight it? Yes. Will they try to get around it? Yes.
Is making it illegal important? Absolutely. Is it a tool that could be used by activists, lawyers, and judges? Yes.
Will they fight it? Yes. Will they try to get around it? Yes.
Is making it illegal important? Absolutely. Is it a tool that could be used by activists, lawyers, and judges? Yes.
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Amber Glenn won Olympic gold on Sunday. That same day, she left social media because of death threats. Her offense: she'd told reporters the queer community is going through "a hard time." The headline called it "backlash." www.readtpa.com/p/the-thresh...
The Threshold
The right used to attack athletes who protested. Now they attack athletes who express feelings at all.
www.readtpa.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Amber Glenn won Olympic gold on Sunday. That same day, she left social media because of death threats. Her offense: she'd told reporters the queer community is going through "a hard time." The headline called it "backlash." www.readtpa.com/p/the-thresh...
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NEW: DHS's investigation of a man who emailed a DHS lawyer is over — but not the concerns it raises.
After 99 days, DHS retracted an administrative subpoena targeting a man following his exercise of his First Amendment rights — but never explained why it was investigating him.
Today, at Law Dork:
After 99 days, DHS retracted an administrative subpoena targeting a man following his exercise of his First Amendment rights — but never explained why it was investigating him.
Today, at Law Dork:
DHS's investigation of a man who emailed a DHS lawyer is over — but not the concerns it raises
After 99 days, DHS retracted an administrative subpoena targeting a man following his exercise of his First Amendment rights — but never explained why it was investigating him.
www.lawdork.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
NEW: DHS's investigation of a man who emailed a DHS lawyer is over — but not the concerns it raises.
After 99 days, DHS retracted an administrative subpoena targeting a man following his exercise of his First Amendment rights — but never explained why it was investigating him.
Today, at Law Dork:
After 99 days, DHS retracted an administrative subpoena targeting a man following his exercise of his First Amendment rights — but never explained why it was investigating him.
Today, at Law Dork:
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The email that launched a 99-day DHS investigation.
The investigation is over — but not the concerns it raises.
Today, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/dhss-inves...
The investigation is over — but not the concerns it raises.
Today, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/dhss-inves...
February 10, 2026 at 10:34 PM
The email that launched a 99-day DHS investigation.
The investigation is over — but not the concerns it raises.
Today, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/dhss-inves...
The investigation is over — but not the concerns it raises.
Today, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/dhss-inves...
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in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend"
"Beers on me"
"Beers on me"
February 10, 2026 at 11:46 PM
in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend"
"Beers on me"
"Beers on me"
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Breaking MS NOW:
In a major defeat for Mike Johnson, 3 House Republicans bucked their leaders to block legislation that would have restricted Congress' ability to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
The final tally was 214-217, with 3 Republicans joining Democrats in opposition.
In a major defeat for Mike Johnson, 3 House Republicans bucked their leaders to block legislation that would have restricted Congress' ability to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
The final tally was 214-217, with 3 Republicans joining Democrats in opposition.
House Republicans revolt over GOP’s attempt to hand Trump Congress’ tariff authority
In a rare defeat, three House Republicans bucked their leaders to block legislation that would have restricted Congress’ ability to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
www.ms.now
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Breaking MS NOW:
In a major defeat for Mike Johnson, 3 House Republicans bucked their leaders to block legislation that would have restricted Congress' ability to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
The final tally was 214-217, with 3 Republicans joining Democrats in opposition.
In a major defeat for Mike Johnson, 3 House Republicans bucked their leaders to block legislation that would have restricted Congress' ability to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
The final tally was 214-217, with 3 Republicans joining Democrats in opposition.
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"A threat to anyone’s constitutional rights is a threat to us all. Today, immigrants are being detained without due process. Tomorrow, under the Government’s [view], American citizens could be subject to the same treatment. This Court will not allow such an unraveling of the Constitution."
BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:54 PM
"A threat to anyone’s constitutional rights is a threat to us all. Today, immigrants are being detained without due process. Tomorrow, under the Government’s [view], American citizens could be subject to the same treatment. This Court will not allow such an unraveling of the Constitution."
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I'm grateful that Kyle surfaced all these extraordinary opinions slamming the Trump administration for the illegal detention of immigrants. This one leaps out in part because the judge is warning us that abuses being inflicted on immigrants now are a preview of what could be unleashed on citizens.
February 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I'm grateful that Kyle surfaced all these extraordinary opinions slamming the Trump administration for the illegal detention of immigrants. This one leaps out in part because the judge is warning us that abuses being inflicted on immigrants now are a preview of what could be unleashed on citizens.
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JUST IN: A federal judge in Michigan has rejected the administration's attempt to obtain the state's voter rolls.
Judge Hala Jarbou, a Trump appointee, said the law does not require the state to turn them over.
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Judge Hala Jarbou, a Trump appointee, said the law does not require the state to turn them over.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
JUST IN: A federal judge in Michigan has rejected the administration's attempt to obtain the state's voter rolls.
Judge Hala Jarbou, a Trump appointee, said the law does not require the state to turn them over.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Hala Jarbou, a Trump appointee, said the law does not require the state to turn them over.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The “diarrhea on American citizens by plane” video was pathetic no matter who posted it and it was never taken down.
Why have so many people debased themselves denying this old coot is a terrible person who’s only gotten more terrible as disease, age and loneliness wipe away the veneer?
Why have so many people debased themselves denying this old coot is a terrible person who’s only gotten more terrible as disease, age and loneliness wipe away the veneer?
February 6, 2026 at 5:52 PM
The “diarrhea on American citizens by plane” video was pathetic no matter who posted it and it was never taken down.
Why have so many people debased themselves denying this old coot is a terrible person who’s only gotten more terrible as disease, age and loneliness wipe away the veneer?
Why have so many people debased themselves denying this old coot is a terrible person who’s only gotten more terrible as disease, age and loneliness wipe away the veneer?
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So, first of all, of course it was Trump.
But even if they were telling the truth, "We give staffers who post videos of the Obamas as apes access to the agenda-setting, decree-sending, market-moving account of the president of the United States" is not the exculpatory statement they think it is.
But even if they were telling the truth, "We give staffers who post videos of the Obamas as apes access to the agenda-setting, decree-sending, market-moving account of the president of the United States" is not the exculpatory statement they think it is.
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
So, first of all, of course it was Trump.
But even if they were telling the truth, "We give staffers who post videos of the Obamas as apes access to the agenda-setting, decree-sending, market-moving account of the president of the United States" is not the exculpatory statement they think it is.
But even if they were telling the truth, "We give staffers who post videos of the Obamas as apes access to the agenda-setting, decree-sending, market-moving account of the president of the United States" is not the exculpatory statement they think it is.