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Criminal defense, civil rights, and occasionally civil, trial lawyer. Former Emptywheel legal writer, husband, father and generally cranky observateur. Lifetime F1 fan.

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No, I liked the cat!

06.03.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Predictable for this crew though.

06.03.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Translation:
Another week or two of fuel prices skyrocketing and the Market going in the crapper and we'll declare a great victory in Iran cause we say so.

06.03.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 433 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

This is some of the dumbest shit in history. Please make it all stop.

06.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Right? A 12 gauge shot to each foot is our current plan apparently.

06.03.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It does look hard!

06.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump Admin desperately seeking a way to lie to the American public.

06.03.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fifty years after New Zealand stopped whaling, humpback population showing signs of recovery Breeding is getting more competitive, suggesting the population is growing, a new study shows.

This is a marvelous change not only for the Humpback whale πŸ‹ population but for all of us. We need to keep our gentle giants from going extinct.
Fifty years after New Zealand stopped whaling, humpback population showing signs of recovery | RNZ News share.google/X1HB3JFgaePK...

05.03.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 11028 πŸ” 2259 πŸ’¬ 163 πŸ“Œ 140

Pretty bird!

06.03.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Precisely.

06.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Love to mix the ability to digitally manipulate the boundaries of the court with online sports gambling.

I'm sure it's all going to be great.

06.03.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

JFC, this White House is just truly sick in the head.

06.03.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Lol, it's a full time job!

06.03.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's perfect!

06.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

LOL

06.03.2026 12:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Nashville Noticias staffer Estefany RodrΓ­guez was detained by ICE in South Nashville on Wednesday morning. There was no warrant for her arrest. Her attorneys have filed an emergency petition in federal court seeking a writ of habeas corpus, or an immediate review of whether or not her detention is legal. 

RodrΓ­guez, who was in the car with her husband β€” a U.S. citizen β€” has been following all the legal steps to citizenship. In her job, RodrΓ­guez has reported several stories that hold ICE accountable, and it’s unclear whether her detention was retaliation. As of Thursday afternoon, she was in Alabama en route to an ICE processing center in Louisiana.

Nashville Noticias staffer Estefany RodrΓ­guez was detained by ICE in South Nashville on Wednesday morning. There was no warrant for her arrest. Her attorneys have filed an emergency petition in federal court seeking a writ of habeas corpus, or an immediate review of whether or not her detention is legal. RodrΓ­guez, who was in the car with her husband β€” a U.S. citizen β€” has been following all the legal steps to citizenship. In her job, RodrΓ­guez has reported several stories that hold ICE accountable, and it’s unclear whether her detention was retaliation. As of Thursday afternoon, she was in Alabama en route to an ICE processing center in Louisiana.

Something I don’t think can be emphasized enough is how fast ICE is shipping the people they detain off to another state. β€œMove fast and break things” but for people in potentially life or death situations. nashvillebanner.com/2026/03/05/j...

06.03.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 493 πŸ” 221 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 7

And no diplomatic capacity to mitigate any of it.

06.03.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

They should not be.

06.03.2026 11:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's perfect.

06.03.2026 11:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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NJ Girl Scouts troop in hot water for selling cookies outside pot shop to meet high demand The enterprising troop teamed up with with Daylite Dispensary in Mount Laurel to sell the treats near the shop’s exit and now may be β€œin trouble.”

Brilliant entrepreneurship: nypost.com/2026/03/05/u...

06.03.2026 11:11 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Extremely consistent! Lol.

06.03.2026 10:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Holy fucking crap, @crampell.bsky.social is being too kind with her question:

06.03.2026 01:49 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Inherent Conflict Of Interest With DOJ's OPR And David Margolis - emptywheel The first, and most obvious, issue of conflict with OPR is that it places evaluation and resolution of ethical complaints against DOJ attorneys in the hands of the DOJ. The power to determine whether ...

As a further by the way, and because this subject has pissed me off forever, here is something pertinent I wrote 16 years ago: emptywheel.net/the-inherent...

06.03.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

BTW, even if it cleared OPR, the call was only made by a chap by the name of David Margolis at DOJ. He basically never made that call. Ask Ted Stevens' attorneys. Please. His successors were not much better (Hi Scott Schools!) @edroso.bsky.social @nationalsecuritylaw.org @modernista64.bsky.social

06.03.2026 01:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Any organization that has signed up to serve as a backdrop to Trump at this point knows they are willing props in authoritarianism. Here, the President is musing about which country he plans to attack next.
bsky.app/profile/atru...

05.03.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 155 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Oof, thats actually how it has very long been. DOJ attorneys only get investigated by their own OPR. Which is, of course, absurd, but it is the standard. State bars have usually stood back unless there is a referral by a court. Bondi wants to make sure even that cannot occur. cc: @edroso.bsky.social

05.03.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How many heels can you fit in one White House? At least before the new "ballroom".

05.03.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, I know.

05.03.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Right?

05.03.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I know it is popular to talk of "Nuremberg 2", "The Hague", or federal prosecutions here. But that is never going to happen.

05.03.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0