Philip Shropshire

Pierangelo Boog's "Polynesia" Graphic Novel A brand new mature audience graphic novel featuring historical figures, native inhabitants and the lush world of Polynesian culture.

My buddy Steve Morger sent this my way and asked me to share it with you, so here you are:)
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The Success Syndrome, OMNI, vol. 13, no. 6 (March 1991): “He’s worth millions. He snaps his Midas fingers and people jump. He has a trophy wife or mistresses. Or both. Yet just when he seems to have it all, the castle comes crashing down and everything he touches turns to garbage.” And Exhibit A is…

Voodoo Child/Room Full of Mirrors Jam - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Royal Albert Hall YouTube video by Balders

Voodoo Child/Room Full of Mirrors Jam - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Royal Albert Hall

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Jean Seberg as Joan of Arc in a publicity still for her debut film, “Saint Joan” (1957), adapted from the play by George Bernard Shaw and directed by Otto Preminger.

I just read this comic that I drew 14 years ago while doing almost the exact same thing as in the last panel (sitting at a cafe drawing comics in a little book while being broke). It appears my whole life was/is just this

Contrarians Combat Trump’s Wrongdoing at Home and Abroad Fighting on all fronts: Publisher's Roundup 57

The rule of law isn’t optional

Trump ignored Congress to launch an illegal war on Iran & now he’s ignoring Congress again to tear down the Kennedy Center

We’ve asked the court for emergency relief to stop the latter

I discuss on my Publisher's note on @contrariannews.org -TN

A year ago, Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate of Columbia University and legal permanent resident, was detained and became the face of the White House’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian demonstrators. He is now living with uncertainty as the courts consider his deportation. nyti.ms/4aWMsQC

Supreme Court Abuse of the Shadow Docket Under Trump The Court has sided with the administration 80 percent of the time when making “emergency” rulings, often without revealing its reasoning.

The Supreme Court is not a secret tribunal. It has an obligation to publicly explain its reasoning, especially on high-profile cases that involve the rights of large numbers of people or fundamental issues of democratic governance. bit.ly/4cybln3

We've taken Trump to court 265 times — & we're not done

He made two promises: lower prices & fewer wars

Prices are up
So are wars

The American people see it

They are the ultimate guardrail — & so are we

@theweekendmsnow.bsky.social 👇

Today's Daily Docket takes a look at how President Trump is pushing SCOTUS to weaken federal judges.

Plus, the 9th Circuit will weigh the $4.7 billion jury verdict in the NFL 'Sunday Ticket' antitrust trial.

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The Week Ahead March 8, 2026

The government just told a federal court:
“Courts cannot tell the President what to say.”

That’s the theory behind Trump’s latest clash with the judiciary—and it could end up before the Supreme Court. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Trump cannot end protections for 350,000 Haitians, US appeals court rules reut.rs/40h2zm3

On Wednesday, the Court of International Trade ruled that companies subjected to Trump’s illegal tariffs are entitled to refunds. The Administration must swiftly reimburse the thousands of small businesses across the country that bore the brunt of Trump’s harmful tariffs.

Trump has the power to do anything—except pay back tariffs, apparently When President Donald Trump imposed tariffs hither, thither, and yon, he was a colossus striding across the world—America First, the toughest country you know.� But now that it’s time to give ...

A federal trade court says the Trump administration must refund tariffs to about 333,000 importers, with interest.

Lol.

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Trump admin effort to claim Kari Lake had power over Voice of America was illegal, judge rules "The Court declines Lake’s invitation to do such violence to the statutory and constitutional scheme," Judge Lamberth ruled on Saturday. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled on Saturday that the Trump administration effort to install Kari Lake as the “acting CEO“ of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the parent organization of the Voice of America, was unconstitutional and violated federal law.

At Law Dork, I dive in:

Anthropic sues Pentagon over being labeled a national security risk The move comes after President Trump ordered agencies to stop using Anthropic’s AI, amid a bitter feud over how its chatbot Claude might be used in war.

Breaking news: Anthropic sued the Trump administration, calling on a federal judge to strike down a government order forbidding military contractors from partnering with the AI company on the grounds that it poses a risk to national security.

Judge slaps Trump admin with huge interest for unpaid tariff refunds: 'Clock is ticking' A judge has ruled on a firm date for Donald Trump's administration to refund companies affected by tariffs shot down last month by the Supreme Court.Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade says the president's team must issue an update on the processing of refunds by March 12. A...

A judge has ruled on a firm date for Donald Trump's administration to refund companies affected by tariffs shot down last month by the Supreme Court.

Jordan Fox, the special attorney who admitted that her office violated a ton of court orders, was in fact serving illegally the whole time ... slate.com/news-and-pol...

Trump administration subpoenaing Arizona 2020 voting records, as Trump pushes to consolidate election power The administration has also obtained records from Fulton County, Georgia, as Trump continues to focus on the 2020 election he lost.

This is the election coup in plain sight.

He is not leaving legally or peacefully.

www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Trump officials are using this new tactic to detain immigrants Officers have repeatedly detained people under a reinterpretation of a 1996 law that states that anyone in the United States illegally “shall be detained” without bond, indefinitely.

The Post reviewed nearly 70 cases in which U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz ruled that the Trump administration had violated court orders.

The court records offer the most detailed account yet on who officers arrested in Minneapolis and how they conducted arrests.

With all these options remaining, why does the fate of thousands of criminal prosecutions in this District potentially rest on the legitimacy of an unprecedented and byzantine leadership structure? The Government tells us: the President doesn’t like that he cannot simply appoint whomever he wants. Notwithstanding the chaos that pervades criminal prosecutions in this District, and without regard to the possibility that scores of dangerous criminals could have their cases dismissed or convictions eventually reversed, “the [E]xecutive branch, at least right now, is not prepared to . . . use [the legal] options.

A federal judge STRIKES DOWN the District of N.J.’s post-Alina Habba regime, consisting of a “triumvirate” of so-called “special attorneys.”

Judge Brann’s blistering opinion warns that “scores of dangerous criminals” can have their convictions reversed if Trump insists on illegal appointments.

Arizona AG Responds to Reports of FBI Subpoena For 2020 Records: All Based On ‘Crackpots and Lies’ Investigation Into Trump’s 2020 Delusions Expands The FBI has expanded its investigation...

The FBI has expanded its investigation into President Trump's delusion that the 2020 election was stolen from him.

Here's a thread featuring clips of key moments from the DC Metropolitan Police body camera footage of the March 17, 2025 DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace that I obtained as a result of my FOIA lawsuit:

🚨This is HUGE. In a lawsuit against Operation Metro Surge, a Trump appointee rules that DHS "likely maintained unconstitional policies" during the massive ICE operation.

However, "largely owing to" ICE's somewhat decreased presence in Minneapolis, the judge denied a court order on standing grounds.

Judge Eric Tostrud (Trump apptee) issues remarkable ruling in MN. Finds “compelling & troubling” evidence that DHS had policy of illegally stopping people based solely on race or ethnicity & of arresting without probable cause. But denies relief ...
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'Huge': Trump's own appointee finds ICE likely ran unlawful racial profiling operation A federal judge appointed to the bench by Donald Trump issued a 111-page ruling Monday, finding that the president's own immigration enforcement machine likely ran an unconstitutional racial profiling operation targeting Black and Latino Minnesotans.The ruling, filed in the District of Minnesota, fo...

A federal judge appointed to the bench by Donald Trump issued a 111-page ruling Monday, finding that the president's own immigration enforcement machine likely ran an unconstitutional racial profiling operation targeting Black and Latino Minnesotans.

For the first time in over a century, families across the U.S. have to fear their children growing up without citizenship in the only home they've ever known.

We'll be defending the right of birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court on April 1 in our case Barbara v. Trump.

Donald Trump suffers legal blow over deportation appeals A judge blocked the administration from implementing a policy that would have let authorities quickly dismiss certain appeals.

Late last night, a federal court ruled to block dangerous steps in the Trump-Vance admin’s new rule that would have dismantled the immigration appeals process.

This win in our case safeguards noncitizens’ right to due process and stops the admin’s attempt to fast-track deportations.

Trio named to replace Alina Habba as U.S. attorney is also serving illegally, judge says The decision comes amid a growing standoff over U.S. attorney appointments among all three branches of government.

A federal judge upended the trio of lawyers leading New Jersey’s U.S. attorney’s office, ruling for a second time that the Trump administration had illegally sought to bypass Congress and install its own picks to head the prominent prosecutorial outpost.

A federal judge has blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from implementing a fast-track process to dispose ​of the vast majority of appeals by people seeking review of adverse decisions by immigration judges @nateraymond.bsky.social reut.rs/3MSi3d9