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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.

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Bringing the heat

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Circle up

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Reposting my review of Nikolaus Wachsmann’s superb history of the German concentration camp system, "KL." It’s a good time to read this book. www.wsj.com/articles/mem...

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"I don't believe Chief Justice Roberts can save the nation from stomach flopping into the abyss. The fall is infinite. Looking up is to bare witness to the light shrinking into darkness. There is no going back." davidchicopham.com/posts/stomac...

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Since the beginning of Trump’s term, it’s been a matter of when, and not if, the administration would ignore a judge’s unfriendly ruling.

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Newsletter: OpenAI is a systemic risk to the tech industry, requiring more money than exists every year, threatening the financial health of SoftBank, Oracle and NVIDIA, their future dependent on impossible debt and unproven startups to build their data centers. www.wheresyoured.at/openai-is-a-...

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The Supreme Court has stated that the U.S. removal of Abrego Garcia to El Salvador was "illegal," that the Government must facilitate his release from custody there, and that it should share what it is doing to make this happen. The Government is refusing to comply and thus has nothing to share.

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I doubt that anyone from America who goes into CECOT will ever come out. And this is by design. If indefinite imprisonment with no prospect of release imposed by fiat without due process isn’t the definition of a gulag, then I don’t know what is.

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"But there would always be a question mark in the client’s head: Is my lawyer saying this because he believes it—or is the lawyer saying this because he’s trying to preserve his law firm’s settlement with the government?" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Had been gearing up to regret my association with Cornell if they caved... so this is nice to see.

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Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen is demanding a meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele over the detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and says he’ll go to El Salvador himself if the Marylander isn’t returned.

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Coinciding with it's "No" letter Harvard has refashioned its university homepage into essentially an advertisement for the social benefits of university research. This is the current front page.

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It’s been less than two weeks since Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day,” and the president has already literally melted trillions of dollars in American wealth. The majority of the country believes Trump’s tariffs hurt the US economy, while….. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...

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Any Democratic politician who doesn't understand Nayib Bukele's grave offense against the sovereignty of the American people and constitutional order and say as much publicly should have no future in elected office. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/bukel...

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Keep this in mind when the Trump Administration says they’re “only” making Social Security falsely declare people dead when they’re bad actors. Based on the evidence, there’s no reason to take their claims seriously. They can & will use these illegal & immoral tools against anyone.

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Here’s the letter the White House (technically the GSA) sent Harvard. Worth reading. Essentially demands full control over directing the university. www.harvard.edu/research-fun...

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In a meeting today, dictators Donald Trump & Nayib Bukele talked about building Salvadoran concentration camps for US citizens and defying a Supreme Court order to return Abrego Garcia from unlawful detention. “You gotta build about five more places.” [techdirt.com]

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The Trump admin has proposed to cut the budget of the State Department and what remains of USAID by almost half, according to an internal memo, with funds for humanitarian assistance, global health and international organizations facing dramatic reductions. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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I feel for this family, but I can’t imagine just letting one of your kids die unnecessarily and then telling people you did that

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Here's one of the many clarifying passages in the White House (notionally GSA) letter. It demands Harvard set up a system of political commissars who will enforce hiring and admissions set asides for MAGA luminaries and high school red hats.

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oops

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I did include the Fourth Circuit statement, but haven't seen many others in the media do so. www.techdirt.com/2025/04/14/t...

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That’s what I’m talking about

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Can’t wait to hear the “free speech” mob stand up for CBS and 60 minutes

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Once Trump has succeeded in taking the Republican Senate down the path of using budget gimmicks and overruling the parliamentarian as to the permanent tax cut, he may continue on that path. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/senate-...

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Pam Bondi: “That’s up to El Salvador if they want to return him…If they wanted to return him, we would facilitate it, meaning provide a plane.” Nayib Bukele: “How can I return him to the U.S.? Like, I smuggle him into the U.S.?” No, you put him on the plane the AG just said the US would provide!

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El Salvador is a contractor providing the United States with a paid service. The idea that we couldn’t get anyone they’re holding back with the snap of a finger just by asking is so ludicrous on its face, it seems less like a real excuse and more like a test of how much shit the courts will eat.

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Holy shit. Video posted by President Bukele’s team on X shows the moments before his press conference with Trump in which Trump tells him: “We want to do homegrown criminals next. You gotta build about five more places.” (h/t @titonka.bsky.social @michelekelemen.bsky.social)

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Here is the situation if I’m understanding it correctly: 1. They are deporting lawful immigrants erroneously to prisons overseas 2. They are claiming no recourse to return these individuals 3. They say they are open to deporting citizens in the same way

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How long, in minutes, would it have taken the GOP to introduce articles of impeachment against Clinton, Obama, or Biden if they had said they were going to ship American citizens to a prison in El Salvador? 15? Less?

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COLLINS: Can President Bukele weigh in on this? Do you plan to return Garcia? BUKELE: How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous TRUMP: These are sick people

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So I'm hearing they're basically going to shut down LPO? Probably the most creative, generative, successful government agency of the last 5 years. All this destruction, with no point, just so people could express their hatred of immigrants.

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El Salvador's president says he won't release Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the wrongly deported Maryland man, back to the U.S.

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DOGE abruptly cut a program for teens with disabilities, designed to help them transition from high school into college or the world of work and self-sufficiency. www.npr.org/2025/04/14/n...

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Federal judge relaxes prior ban on DOGE access to sensitive Treasury payment system www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

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BREAKING: The man who authorities said scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night and broke into the Pennsylvania governor's mansion where he set a fire had planned to beat Gov. Josh Shapiro with a hammer if he found him, according to court documents. apnews.com/article/josh...

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NEW: Federal investigators had identified at least eight police departments with patterns of unlawful behavior. But Trump’s freeze on oversight activities leaves many reform efforts in the hands of local leaders. By @tophersanders.bsky.social

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Mark Burns, a prominent evangelical pastor and spiritual advisor to Donald Trump, labeled Russia “pure evil” and called for increased military aid to Ukraine’s Armed Forces after visiting war-torn areas like Bucha, admitting fake media had “brainwashed” him. english.nv.ua/nation/pasto...

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🔺 Update: The FBI should investigate who is spreading Russian propaganda in the White House, a senior Ukrainian MP has said ⬇️

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