US Institute for Peace is suing. In addition to all the other ultra vires claims, it includes a trespassing complaint. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... - ThreadSky

emptywheel.bsky.social • 2 days ago

US Institute for Peace is suing. In addition to all the other ultra vires claims, it includes a trespassing complaint.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278529/gov.uscourts.dcd.278529.1.0.pdf

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fisheyeview.bsky.social•2 days ago

When FBI is used for illegal breaking and entering, if feels like illegal military orders.

soundgood2.bsky.social•2 days ago

The hearing is fascinating. Judge is going over how they used the private security company that had been fired to let them into the building threatening them with loss of other contracts if they did not comply.

bob0colo.bsky.social•2 days ago

Washington DC PD should be included in the Litigation.

radarnick.bsky.social•2 days ago

The U.S. Institute for Peace which was raided by Elonald and DOGE this week is the owner of all their real estate and equipment, including computers and software that were taken over by DOGE. They were physically removed from their own building and locked out by U.S. Marshals at Musks direction.

sallyabrahamson.bsky.social•1 day ago

Shouldn’t this also be brought agains DC police?

dn-ny-mtl.bsky.social•2 days ago

Welcome to Trump's FULL EMPLOYMENT FOR LAWYERS ECONOMY

sniffit.bsky.social•2 days ago

Can't sue gov't for intentional torts, so I hope they named all the individuals, especially the punk ass Hitler Youth that are involved.

burnsieann.bsky.social•2 days ago

What I find inveigling about the trespass complaint is how it could be used as a means to shed more light upon DOGE inner workings and its chain-of-command and control.

goldenretrieverear.bsky.social•2 days ago

They should be suing the DC PD as well.
They used force to gain entrance without a court warrant.

wehearvoices.bsky.social•2 days ago

Trump is all bullshit.

angry12.bsky.social•2 days ago

Even if they win their case, the damage has probably been done. What exactly was Doge intending to do at their organization?

forensicguy.bsky.social•2 days ago

Musk, bright my ass.

jafiny.bsky.social•2 days ago

How much time and money are we saving with all these lawsuits?

2150club.bsky.social•2 days ago

It's time for Democratic state governors to activate their national guards, the last guardrail of a fascist coup

houndgirl.bsky.social•2 days ago

Not the last guard rail. The LAST guardrail lies with civilians always has always will.

2150club.bsky.social•2 days ago

1. That is true to some degree, but when a dictator has complete control of FBI and police and weaponized them against civilians it is near impossible to for civilians to rise up, especially when the rule of law that protects the people is gone, as it seems now.

2150club.bsky.social•2 days ago

2. If we take to the streets in force, dictator we declare martial law on the civilian population, it will take a militia backed by guards to overthrow dictator, ask Alexei Navalny

churchillsarrow.bsky.social•2 days ago

If you're too frightened of martial law to demonstrate, then you're already under martial law.

2150club.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yup, I’m sure the people of USIP agree too

houndgirl.bsky.social•2 days ago

People aren't scared of the FBI people are scared of the military that's what they keep bringing up when it comes to martial law. The FBI can suck it I'm sure blue has their own counter groups. No I still stand by my words PUSH.HIM!

Stop being fearful we have EVERYTHING to gain!

ahcuah.bsky.social•2 days ago

They should also be suing the DC cops. Until those with the guns refuse to follow illegal orders and protect and serve the people, they, too, should be held accountable.

thestoicone.bsky.social•2 days ago

Excellent! Sue them broke!

hard-a-lee.bsky.social•2 days ago

As well it should. Civil rights violations as well.

maverickgator.bsky.social•2 days ago

Is USIP a wholly private organization with property rights? I'm not sure.

petervhale.bsky.social•2 days ago

More proof that Trump is no peacemaker

perpelxity.bsky.social•2 days ago

The local DC prosecutor can have Elon's merry little band of techno terrorists arrested at anytime for computer trespass and data theft.
The only question is whether or not they have the balls to do so.

harrymeanwell4.bsky.social•2 days ago

Trump and Musk are only creating illegal chaos. It is bullshit it is for efficiency.

mspyeinthesky.bsky.social•2 days ago

Where is the DC Natir and Chief of Police? They need to deal with those officers who enabled this!

trailsedgefineart.bsky.social•2 days ago

Sounds like breaking and entering🤔

pjmacwriter.bsky.social•2 days ago

GOOD!! Who is the lawyer repping them?

skywomble.bsky.social•2 days ago

#trumpsanazi #elonazi

obvsnotagolfer.bsky.social•2 days ago

Is Musk named personally?

myrtletee.bsky.social•2 days ago

akababeaware.bsky.social•2 days ago

Why little boys whose brains haven’t fully grown up (bc they are not older than 26 ysod) think this was a government build. lol, because they are children!

kathleen-hebda.bsky.social•2 days ago

Why is any legitimate authority complying with the “ douche bags” #illegal migrant Elon punk musk boys they have no authority to demand or go anywhere they must be stoped😡🤪🤡🖤😝💩

cantard.bsky.social•2 days ago

"As the Inter-Con staff made their way to the gun safe, a building lockdown was initiated by Mr. O’Brien after consultation with Mr. Moose."

Fired security guards forced their way into the building, captured the armory, and expelled everyone in the building. Yeesh.

joea64.bsky.social•2 days ago

I'm a bit confused about USIP's status. Is it actually a government agency, or is it an independent nonprofit organization chartered by Congress? If the latter, it seems to me their case is even stronger because they wouldn't be in the chain of command of any government department.

aliadair22.bsky.social•2 days ago

The latter. Established when Reagan was in office. 👇

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Institute_of_Peace

klezmerstyle.bsky.social•2 days ago

so kind of like RAND?

joea64.bsky.social•2 days ago

IMO - the OP can answer this more comprehensively - in some ways, but there are important differences, especially as RAND is pretty much completely independent of the Federal Government. BTW, as a board wargamer, RAND is important in the history of the hobby...

joea64.bsky.social•2 days ago

...IIRC Charles Roberts, who basically founded the modern hobby, got the idea for using hexagonal overlay grids for wargame maps from his observation of a game on nuclear warfare being run at RAND during the early 1960's.

klezmerstyle.bsky.social•2 days ago

oh was he the Avalon Hill guy?

joea64.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thank you. It seems to me on examining the Wikipedia page that USIP's status is similar to that of the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), a so-called Federally Funded Research & Development Center (FFRDC), where I worked from 1988 to 1995 as support staff. In other words...

joea64.bsky.social•2 days ago

...the government, specifically Congress, controls funding, and the President appoints the majority of the board of directors, but the government has no direct authority or chain of command over it otherwise.

emmyem24.bsky.social•2 days ago

Good for them! This is so much bullshit.

markabuchanan.bsky.social•2 days ago

No false imprisonment claims yet?

memewrangler.bsky.social•2 days ago

Can they sue the DC Cops for helping, too? They didn't sound like they were properly executing their mission, more like they had their fat thumbs on the scales of justice.

dogstar2005.bsky.social•2 days ago

They will win. That trespass was violent and egregious.

kagrox.bsky.social•2 days ago

And they went directly to the gun safe. Which seems a little unusual!

awm56.bsky.social•2 days ago

Vigilante Ed Martin needs to be locked up.

rocketmansparty.bsky.social•1 day ago

haglyfe.bsky.social•2 days ago

Great. If only the Nazis cared about the law.

dottiesun.bsky.social•2 days ago

I have a sense that we are now in GESTAPO territory.

trueblu3tulip.bsky.social•2 days ago

I'm still confounded by the fact supposed FBI, US Marshalls and police showed up and removed people at USIP without a court order...that, on it's face, is illegal, no?

memewrangler.bsky.social•2 days ago

And maybe to a more effective salient, it should be a cause for a civil action against those entities, as they appear to have acted illegally and with improper civil animus, they should lose money PERSONALLY for it.

trueblu3tulip.bsky.social•2 days ago

👏👏👏 Absolutely! Think I saw somewhere this morning that USIP has filed for a TRO with a hearing this afternoon. I guess it's "stay tuned" like so many other lawsuits at this point.

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