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Moments before the first shot is fired, this federal agent can be seen retreating with a gun. It appears to match the general appearance of the firearm posted by DHS, including the red dot sight. This agent’s back is turned when the first shot occurs. x.com/BillMelugin_...
Venezuelan editor Quico Toro joins @davidfrum.bsky.social to talk about the Trump administration’s brinksmanship with Venezuela—and why a conflict in the Caribbean could be a disaster for everyone involved.
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Russia’s government paper: “It’s practically a foregone conclusion the US will pull out of Ukraine talks.” Another paper: “The unity of the West is gone. Geopolitically it’s no longer an alliance. Trumpism has destroyed the Atlantic consensus confidently & quickly.” #ReadingRussia
Not the main point here, but "3 Venezuelans removed to Salvador on 3/31" is brand new.
7 Ven and 10 Sv citizens were on a military flight the evening of 3/30—see images—but this seems different.
The "288 people rendered to El Salvador" stat may be inaccurate. There may be more we don't know about.
Lot fewer fake experts during financial crises because you can't just spout off from the Wikipedia page about money
George Lucas right now is hunched over a Wayback Machine mirror of a bunch of 1999 fan forums going wild over how no one wants to hear about trade policy, sipping wine from his California wine farm, just giggling
Note the government is doing 2 separate things here:
1) Acknowledging it made a mistake (violated US law by deporting someone who was legally protected from deportation).
2) Refusing to fix the mistake by claiming it has no authority to do so.
GlobalX 6145 GXA6145 / G66145 Upgrade account to see tail number Estimated arrival learn more HRL Harlingen, TX SAL San Salvador, El Salvador Saturday 15-Mar-2025 04:45PM CDT (2 hours 15 minutes late) Saturday 15-Mar-2025 06:02PM CST
Departures (More) Ident Type To Depart Arrive CMP386 B738 Tocumen Int'l (PTY) 04:52a CST 07:49a EST AVA101 A320 El Dorado Int'l (BOG) 01:24a CST 05:10a -05 GXA6123 A320 El Salvador Int'l (SAL) 10:41p CST 11:03PM CST (?) GXA6144 A320 El Salvador Int'l (SAL) 09:41p CST 10:05PM CST (?) EVE806 A359 Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) 09:16p CST 01:22p CET TAI449 A320 El Salvador Int'l (SAL) 07:33p CST 07:59PM CST (?) AAL3010 B738 Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (DFW) 03:33p CST 08:07p CDT AAL2100 B38M Miami Intl (MIA) 02:50p CST 06:51p EDT CMP719 B738 Tocumen Int'l (PTY) 02:06p CST 04:43p EST NKS1329 A320 Fort Lauderdale Intl (FLL) 12:38p CST 04:46p EDT UAL527 B737 Houston Bush Int'ctl (IAH) 12:38p CST 04:32p CDT AAL1096 A319 Miami Intl (MIA) 12:28p CST 04:43p EDT
OK, just to sum up what seems apparent from the flight data. Saturday evening:
* ~6:47: Judge Boasberg issues temporary restraining order.
* 7:02: 1 flight lands in San Salvador, plane doors likely open later than that.
* 11:05pm and 12:03am: 2 flights land in San Salvador after stop in Honduras.
In advance of an Alien Enemies Act proclamation, I want to state as clearly as possible:
The president will say this is about targeting members of Tren de Aragua, but it is not. Immigration law already allows the deportation of members of that group. /1
Consistent with the reasoning above, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendants Marco Rubio, Peter Marocco, Russell Vought, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Office of Management and Budget (the "Restrained Defendants") and their agents are temporarily enjoined from enforcing or giving effect to Sections 1, 5, 7, 8, and 9 of Dep't of State, Memorandum, 25 STATE 6828 (Jan. 24, 2025) and any other directives that implement Sections 3(a) and 3(c) of Executive Order Number 14169, "Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid" (Jan. 20, 2025), including by: • suspending, pausing, or otherwise preventing the obligation or disbursement appropriated foreign-assistance funds in connection with any contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, loans, or other federal foreign assistance award that was in existence as of January 19, 2025; or • issuing, implementing, enforcing, or otherwise giving effect to terminations, suspensions, or stop-work orders in connection with any contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, loans, or other federal foreign assistance award that was in existence as of January 19, 2025.
It is further hereby ORDERED that nothing in this order shall prohibit the Restrained Defendants from enforcing the terms of contracts or grants. It is further hereby ORDERED that the Restrained Defendants shall take all steps necessary to effectuate this order and shall provide written notice of this order to all recipients of existing contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements for foreign assistance. It is further hereby ORDERED that the Restrained Defendants shall file a status report by February 18, 2025, apprising the Court of the status of their compliance with this order, including by providing a copy of the written notice described above. The parties shall meet and confer and file a joint status report by February 14, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. proposing an expedited preliminary injunction briefing schedule. AMIR H. ALI United States District Judge
A huge decision from Judge Amir Ali, meticulously reasoned and utterly scathing, finding that Trump’s foreign aid freeze is almost certainly an illegal and arbitrary abuse of power. He orders the immediate restoration of all international assistance. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Via Robbie Gramer at Politico, in a legal filing a USAID employee details trying to leave Kinshasa, Congo with their family and leaving their possessions behidn amid panic created by Trump and Musk's sudden shutdown of the agency
In my democratic erosion seminar last night, we discussed a prescient 2018 article from legal scholars Aziz Huq and Tom Ginsburg on "How to Lose a Constitutional Democracy" 1/n
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Military service members and contractors have provided the manpower and organization to accommodate thousands’ illegal aliens. Additional phases of expansion will follow to meet the President’s directive to host up to 30,000 illegal aliens. This work includes the construction of large, secure tent facilities to house illegal aliens, the installation of high-security fencing and barriers to protect all personnel, and a huge increase in providing essential services, including food, medical care, and housing, to all DOD and DHS personnel. The Navy is also delivering comprehensive logistical support, ensuring the infrastructure and resources needed to sustain operations are in place.
US Southern Command's naval component, writing about Guantánamo, seems really excited to be permitted to call people "illegal aliens" again.
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El mejor artículo sobre la visita de Grenell a Venezuela: efectococuyo.com/politica/pas...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s travel schedule, per source:
Israel — Feb 15-16
UAE — Feb 16-17
Qatar — Feb 17
Saudi Arabia — Feb 17-18
Hey man sorry to hear about all your political turmoil. Would it help if I scrolled around on the computer all day and drove myself insane?
Asked if he would order special forces into Mexico to take out cartels, Trump says: "Could happen." (Military source tells me that SOCNORTH [U.S. Special Operations Command North] is being tasked with new border security responsibilities)
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La lucha contra la corrupción no justifica que se rompan las normas de contratación, se viole la libre competencia y se estigmatice sin pruebas a un contratista del Estado.
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Today's newsletter: "Every political fight is treated as a battle for the soul of the country and a must-win fight for its future direction. Every political leader is elected with both a mandate for radical change and an expectation of swift positive results."
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Read our recent report on obstacles and opportunities to implement #Venezuela’s historic humanitarian agreement here: www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
