Karen Kane

Ellis: "Requiring the government to comply with its obligations under the Constitution, in particular the Fourth Amendment, is simply not a harm."

Ellis: "Moreover, the public has a strong interest in having a government that conducts itself fairly and according to its own stated regulations and policies."

Ellis: "The public also has an interest in its citizens' bodily integrity, the right to peaceful protest, the right to assemble, the right of peaceful free exercise of religion."

Ellis: "The unlawful activity by a few protesters does not transform a peaceful assembly into an unlawful assembly."

Ellis notes that the feds argue "plaintiffs have not been engaged in First Amendment protected activity" because they've "intermingled themselves with rioters."

"But as I've previously stated," Ellis says, "I don't find defendants' version of events credible."

Ellis notes people being tear gassed, staring down the barrel of a gun and being "slammed to the ground with their head bashed into the street."

"All of that would cause a reasonable person to think twice about exercising their fundamental constitutional rights."

Ellis: "It doesn't matter that someone continues to go protest, or continues to be courageous. That is irrelevant as to whether there was a chilling effect."

Ellis turns to the testimony of U.S. Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino. How he denied using force against a man he tackled and said he didn't see the Rev. David Black hit by pepperballs.

"More telling," she says, "defendant Bovino admitted that he lied."

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just took the bench. She's expected to rule on a request for a preliminary injunction governing the use of force by federal agents in Chicago.

Bovino definitely has a napoleon complex.

Does the sale of Dominion Voting Systems mean a transformation? Depends who's asking Dominion Voting Systems is at the heart of countless 2020 election conspiracy theories. The company has now been sold, and its new owner has shared contrasting messaging about how much will change.

Dominion Voting Systems is at the heart of countless 2020 election conspiracy theories. The company has now been sold, and its new owner has shared contrasting messaging about how much will change.

Plus the fact that some were afraid to come downtown to protest thanks to ICE’s illegal use of pepper spray/tear gas/etc over the past month here.

On Reddit some eagle eye noticed that a CA plate used in a kidnapping in IL matched one used in CA for a kidnapping last month; two different vehicles.
I bet the plates are a lot of US gov plates being switched around and/or the DHS people mocking up new fake plates with no DMV assistance.

We're not mind readers but...

@thelolo.bsky.social look what I ran into in Montana.🤘

Dems launch group to hit Trump on tax cuts Organizers say the nonprofit will be backed by an eight-figure funding campaign

The stakes of the 2025 tax fight couldn’t be higher. Republicans want to give massive tax breaks to billionaires by jacking up costs on hardworking families.

We’re the campaign that’s going to stop them 🧵

This is actually a huge factor in American politics. Americans generally overestimate minority groups and underestimate majority groups by huge margins: today.yougov.com/politics/art...

REPORTER: Is there an acting FAA director?

DUFFY: *walks away*


(The FAA director resigned on the day of Trump's inauguration under pressure from Elon Musk)

This is what LIES look like in slow motion.

When Kash Patel tries to claim his Target List is hyperbole to sell his book, don't believe him. He's a Flynn Digital Soldier & associate of Ivan Raiklin who has his own 'Deep State Target List', which he says is for extra judicial raids & executions of 'enemies within.' Senators better be ready.

Shocked it's not Bannon's site for find the thirst trap reason.

OMG it's getting funnier 🤣

Nikki Giovanni

We’re saddened to hear about the passing of poetry great and Black Arts Movement icon, Nikki Giovanni.

According to NPR, she passed away today, following her third cancer diagnosis.

She was 81 years old.

Rest in power, Nikki Giovanni ✨

A nation full of people absolutely parched for consequences and with nothing to look forward to but rising fascism

Twitter screenshot “pronouncing Grimace like Versace”

This is now canon.

They absolutely revel in their ability to do this to people and are going to keep doing it. They cannot alter reality but they
can raise the social cost of acknowledging it https://bsky.app/profile/robertmaguire.bsky.social/post/3jyhil2c2tm2z

It sounds even better... like 2003 all over again.