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Josh Johnson

submitted 7 hours ago • 0 comments

BREAKING: D.C. Circuit panel allows Judge McFadden's injunction in the Associated Press access case to go into effect. McFadden's stay of his order ended at midnight, and the D.C. Circuit panel only scheduled arguments (for 4/17) on DOJ's requests for an admin stay and a stay pending appeal.

submitted 8 hours ago • 10 comments

This Supreme Court gets graded on a curve. They delay and obstruct on behalf of an openly fascist administration, and then meekly ask it to “facilitate” (heaven forbid you “effectuate”) the return of an illegally deported man, but you must show “deference” to the executive branch’s foreign policy.

submitted 10 hours ago • 2 comments

Days before ICE detained Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk, the State Dept. determined that the Trump administration had not produced evidence showing she engaged in antisemitic activities or made public statements supporting a terrorist organization. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

submitted 12 hours ago • 41 comments

“We don’t have to live like this anymore, Utah”

submitted 11 hours ago • 0 comments

Strong moment from AOC’s speech in Utah

submitted 11 hours ago • 336 comments

Days before masked ICE agents detained Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk to deport her, Dept determined that the admin had not produced any evidence showing she engaged in antisemitic activities or made public statements supporting a terrorist organization www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

submitted 12 hours ago • 41 comments

The Trump administration just got into very deep trouble with the Supreme Court order. On left: DOJ claims USG only needs to "facilitate the return" of Abrego Garcia (via domestic policy) On right: Supreme Court 9-0 held USG must "facilitate Abrego Garcia's RELEASE FROM CUSTODY in El Salvador"

submitted 15 hours ago • 83 comments

Trump Releases Skull Measurements From Phrenology Exam theonion.com/trump-r...

submitted 2 days ago • 102 comments

This ICE declarant “understands” nothing. There is no such thing as post-hoc invalidation of a lawful grant of withholding due to a future act which makes a person ineligible. If they want to get rid of it, they have to go through a process. They didn’t.

submitted 15 hours ago • 25 comments

Apologies that the partial quote in this first sentence has led to confusion. I thought b/c the image (and alt-text) was right there, that would be enough, but it clearly wasn't. ICE guy suggests he is no longer eligible ... b/c the Trump admin designated MS-13 as a foreign terrorist organization.

submitted 14 hours ago • 9 comments

The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has repeatedly claimed: “If you’re healthy, it’s almost impossible to die from an infectious disease in modern times.” That is dangerously false. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

submitted 2 days ago • 991 comments

Yesterday they refused to answer two of the three questions ordered. Today's refuses to address, in any way, all three. None of this has anything to do with the order. This is open defiance of a district court backed by a unanimous three-judge circuit ruling and a unanimous 9-0 Supreme Court ruling.

submitted 14 hours ago • 220 comments

Also if these detentions are part of an “alliance,” the people imprisoned in El Salvador are not in the “sole custody” of a “foreign sovereign.”

submitted 15 hours ago • 15 comments

JUST IN: The Trump administration says it has "no updates" for Judge Xinis about efforts to facilitate return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Reiterates that a judge in 2019 viewed him as a member of MS-13. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 15 hours ago • 103 comments

NEW: DOJ doubles down on refusing to follow Judge Xinis's orders. Today's status report contains nothing new. It again fails to provide information about steps they're taking to bring Mr. Abrego back), and arguably violates her command that a declaration be made by someone with personal knowledge.

submitted 15 hours ago • 206 comments

NEW: A second filing today from the DOJ tells Judge Xinis that in their view, since Mr. Abrego is in Bukele's custody, she can't order them to do anything further to bring him back since that's not what "facilitate" means. They also say the deal with Bukele is classified and/or a state secret.

submitted 15 hours ago • 214 comments

Serious point: This might be the most interventionist American government in my lifetime. The price of just about every good reflects the good thinking of the Commissars in Washington DC implementing their 5-year plan for National Greatness, rather than market forces.

submitted 18 hours ago • 57 comments