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Does it matter. I don’t know

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i cannot stress enough that if you know anything about how kristi noem found out she was fired you must tell me

05.03.2026 21:04 👍 3694 🔁 602 💬 85 📌 10
Unfortunately for Plaintiff, its challenge fails because the White House office in question is not an "agency" under the APA and because Plaintiff did not bring the ultra vires claim necessary to challenge the President's statutory authority to complete his construction project with private funds and without congressional approval!
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As such, unless and until Plaintiff amends its existing complaint to include the necessary ultra vires claim, the Court cannot address the merits of the novel and weighty issues raised by this statutory challenge, and Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction
must therefore be DENIED.

Unfortunately for Plaintiff, its challenge fails because the White House office in question is not an "agency" under the APA and because Plaintiff did not bring the ultra vires claim necessary to challenge the President's statutory authority to complete his construction project with private funds and without congressional approval! 1 Case 1:25-cv-04316-RJL Document 47 Filed 02/26/26 Page 2 of 22 As such, unless and until Plaintiff amends its existing complaint to include the necessary ultra vires claim, the Court cannot address the merits of the novel and weighty issues raised by this statutory challenge, and Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction must therefore be DENIED.

If Plaintiff is inclined to amend its complaint with the necessary ultra vires cause of
action to test the President's statutory authority, the Court will expeditiously consider it and, if viable, address the merits of the novel and weighty issues presented.
Until then, however, I have no choice but to deny Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction for lack of likelihood of success on the merits.
For all the reasons stated above, it is hereby ORDERED that the National Trust's Motion for a Preliminary Injunction [Dkt. #2] is DENIED.
An Order consistent with the above will issue with this Memorandum Opinion.
SO ORDERED.
RICHARD J. LEON
United States District Judge

If Plaintiff is inclined to amend its complaint with the necessary ultra vires cause of action to test the President's statutory authority, the Court will expeditiously consider it and, if viable, address the merits of the novel and weighty issues presented. Until then, however, I have no choice but to deny Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction for lack of likelihood of success on the merits. For all the reasons stated above, it is hereby ORDERED that the National Trust's Motion for a Preliminary Injunction [Dkt. #2] is DENIED. An Order consistent with the above will issue with this Memorandum Opinion. SO ORDERED. RICHARD J. LEON United States District Judge

NEW: Judge Leon denies the National Trust's preliminary injunction request in the White House East Wing/ballroom case, but basically begs the National Trust to amend its complaint to bring an ulta vires claim — alleging Trump acted without legal authority. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

26.02.2026 18:10 👍 497 🔁 176 💬 6 📌 9

CNN: Approval for President Trump's East Wing ballroom project – from a government commission that oversees planning for federal buildings and land in the nation's capital – is delayed after it received over 32,000 comments from the public overwhelmingly opposing the construction.

05.03.2026 19:40 👍 2644 🔁 738 💬 55 📌 78
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NOEM: I would disagree with the judge

CROCKETT: I'm sure you would, but can you tell me whether or not you have a law degree?

NOEM: A what?

CROCKETT: A law degree

NOEM: No I do no-

CROCKETT: Okay

04.03.2026 20:52 👍 32319 🔁 8289 💬 1192 📌 674
A man with the government has been at the last two hearings relating to the contempt claim. Both times, he sat in the section of the courtroom open only to parties and counsel. Although not at counsel’s table, Littman and Jean Lin, the other Justice Department lawyer present at both hearings, has repeatedly consulted with him during both hearings.

After today’s hearing — and after not being able to figure out for myself who he was after the last hearing — I asked him who he was.

I had my press pass visibly displayed and identified myself as a reporter. He said he didn’t want to do that.

I suggested that he must be a government official or employee, sitting where he was, and, if so, I asked incredulously if he really was not going to tell a reporter at a hearing who he was.

He said no.

Then, the people leaving — myself included — got to the elevator. Littman, Lin, mystery man, and two other people sitting with mystery man on the government side of the courtroom during the hearing on Wednesday were getting into the elevator.

Some of them were already in the elevator. When I stepped in, mystery man said he would wait for the next elevator. Everyone else then got out of the elevator.

Left in the elevator alone, I looked at these five adults — all of whom I believe have to be government employees, hence, paid by the public and allegedly working for the public — and was some combination of bemused and appalled.

“You are all ridiculous,” I simply said.

The door closed.

A man with the government has been at the last two hearings relating to the contempt claim. Both times, he sat in the section of the courtroom open only to parties and counsel. Although not at counsel’s table, Littman and Jean Lin, the other Justice Department lawyer present at both hearings, has repeatedly consulted with him during both hearings. After today’s hearing — and after not being able to figure out for myself who he was after the last hearing — I asked him who he was. I had my press pass visibly displayed and identified myself as a reporter. He said he didn’t want to do that. I suggested that he must be a government official or employee, sitting where he was, and, if so, I asked incredulously if he really was not going to tell a reporter at a hearing who he was. He said no. Then, the people leaving — myself included — got to the elevator. Littman, Lin, mystery man, and two other people sitting with mystery man on the government side of the courtroom during the hearing on Wednesday were getting into the elevator. Some of them were already in the elevator. When I stepped in, mystery man said he would wait for the next elevator. Everyone else then got out of the elevator. Left in the elevator alone, I looked at these five adults — all of whom I believe have to be government employees, hence, paid by the public and allegedly working for the public — and was some combination of bemused and appalled. “You are all ridiculous,” I simply said. The door closed.

And, the story of the mystery man.

www.lawdork.com/p/lamberth-c...

05.03.2026 03:29 👍 1199 🔁 271 💬 50 📌 37
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Tillis: You decided to kill that dog because you had not invested the appropriate time in training it, and then you have the audacity to say it’s a leadership lesson. You killed a goat and said it was behaving badly. You’re a farmer — you don’t castrate a goat, they behave badly.

03.03.2026 17:58 👍 12097 🔁 2958 💬 586 📌 421

When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

03.03.2026 12:10 👍 9324 🔁 4047 💬 76 📌 162

I expect early returns from this race imminently, and it's one I have my eyes glued on. Stay tuned.

04.03.2026 01:35 👍 160 🔁 32 💬 1 📌 1

and “the libs have the money” is something the business community knew until they talked themselves out of it in group chats! there’s a reason basically every commercial pre-2024 was a sanitized smiling multicultural rainbow capitalist tableau

03.03.2026 17:32 👍 1232 🔁 122 💬 13 📌 7

Judge away. Dude is a Nazi, Fetterman 2.0. He likes a podcast with the word Valhalla.

That stuff is ‘secret’ racist for decades. My cousin got kicked out of the Army in the early 2000s for less.

03.03.2026 13:27 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

28.02.2026 16:09 👍 13061 🔁 5293 💬 86 📌 183
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Supreme Court blocks redrawing of New York congressional map, dealing a win for GOP At issue is the mid-term redrawing of New York's 11th congressional district, including Staten Island and a small part of Brooklyn.

At issue is the mid-term redrawing of New York's 11th congressional district, including Staten Island and a small part of Brooklyn. n.pr/4rIhjWX

03.03.2026 00:20 👍 130 🔁 49 💬 14 📌 5
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Madam President of the UNSC, Melania Trump (I’m serious), has begun the meeting on “children and education in times of conflict” (I’m serious, again).

02.03.2026 20:10 👍 1084 🔁 328 💬 279 📌 171

The problem is detainees have different legal rights. Prisoners have more legal rights as detainees.

That’s why we don’t keep detainees on US soil in the past. Making them officially detainees in verbiage changes basic legal protections. They may as well be in Gitmo. I don’t think people get it.

27.02.2026 18:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Donald Trump’s Feel-Good State of the Union
By mixing patriotism and partisan trolls, the president tried to reset his presidency by returning to a winning formula.
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Donald Trump’s Feel-Good State of the Union By mixing patriotism and partisan trolls, the president tried to reset his presidency by returning to a winning formula. 812 167

Why Hazing Makes Better Men
“Young men today are inundated with mixed signals, asked repeatedly to act against their instincts,” writes Catherine Morrissette.
Last week, a series of police body-camera videos from a fraternity basement at the University of Iowa went viral. But the internet got it all wrong.

Why Hazing Makes Better Men “Young men today are inundated with mixed signals, asked repeatedly to act against their instincts,” writes Catherine Morrissette. Last week, a series of police body-camera videos from a fraternity basement at the University of Iowa went viral. But the internet got it all wrong.

If you want to see where CBS is headed, and what fate might befall CNN, just take a look at the headlines that grace Bari Weiss's original website.

27.02.2026 05:04 👍 388 🔁 117 💬 14 📌 9

You can’t live outside the USA if you get SSI.

The kids born with debilitating disabilities. Their families can’t leave either, unless they leave their kids behind. Not just their young children but older adults who have metal impairment who are most vulnerable.

26.02.2026 18:05 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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25.02.2026 19:27 👍 9682 🔁 983 💬 118 📌 105
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Blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol dies in Buffalo. A nearly blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol miles from his home dies in Buffalo after having been missing for nearly a week.

Here's a story about his death www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/b...

25.02.2026 20:30 👍 2440 🔁 1162 💬 164 📌 349
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The Lasting Effects of Incarceration | Duke Today

The Lasting Effects of Incarceration

What happens to people’s health behind bars, and how long does that trauma last? Lauren Brinkley‑Rubinstein wants to know today.duke.edu/2026/02/last...

25.02.2026 13:18 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The best Twitter riposte of the day is a community note.

25.02.2026 13:21 👍 1946 🔁 439 💬 69 📌 29
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Schumer is supposed to represent the majority of New Yorkers, Democrats and all Americans who oppose war on Iran.

Instead the leader of the opposition says Trump should “make his case.”

Who will actually stand up to this administration?

24.02.2026 23:51 👍 455 🔁 129 💬 38 📌 47
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Elon Musk’s xAI and Pentagon have reached a deal to deploy Grok in classified systems

(via axios)

24.02.2026 03:09 👍 263 🔁 66 💬 106 📌 377

A significant number of Americans think that being racist should be free speech but calling someone racist should not be.

23.02.2026 22:02 👍 4788 🔁 1146 💬 74 📌 26

To put ICE Enforcement Removal Operations officers' 6-week, 334-hour training into context here's roughly what others get:

- FBI spec agents ~20 wks 800 hrs
- DEA spec agents ~18 wks 720 hrs
- Secret Service ~30 wks 1,200 hrs
- ATF spec agents ~27 wks 1,080+ hrs
- CBP ~19 wks, 720 hrs

23.02.2026 18:09 👍 265 🔁 89 💬 12 📌 9

You think "the online left" is unhinged, dog please talk to an independent voter IRL. They want universal healthcare and abolish taxes. They want to dissolve the coast guard. They want to rename the army the coast guard. They want their alien implants removed, and they also want more alien implants

24.02.2026 00:04 👍 9237 🔁 1384 💬 138 📌 105
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Distinguished gentleman here.

22.02.2026 17:15 👍 2753 🔁 116 💬 48 📌 4
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Bro is gonna be mayor for 9 terms

23.02.2026 22:01 👍 11785 🔁 1187 💬 36 📌 0
When Dogs Switch Personalities Mom Vs. Dad🤣😂
When Dogs Switch Personalities Mom Vs. Dad🤣😂 YouTube video by Hasseplus

Timeline cleanse. Funny how cats will do the same thing. 😂

23.02.2026 11:06 👍 594 🔁 82 💬 19 📌 3
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ICE whistleblower comes forward to testify before Congress Ryan Schwank, a former ICE academy instructor, is expected to testify that ICE “is lying to Congress and the American people” about its training program.

Breaking MS NOW:

An ICE whistleblower is expected to testify at a congressional forum today that the agency is "lying to Congress and the American people" about its training of new recruits.

Ryan Schwank was an ICE academy instructor for new recruits before he resigned earlier this month.

23.02.2026 19:05 👍 13448 🔁 5201 💬 399 📌 279
Women's Olympic Games Aka Womens Olympic Games & Cuts (1926)
Women's Olympic Games Aka Womens Olympic Games & Cuts (1926) YouTube video by British Pathé

Her name: Alice Milliat. Her proposal: Women get equal access to ALL Olympic sports. Rebuffed, she created an Olympics for women in 1922.

It was HUGE! The women competed in packed stadiums. Reporters dubbed Alice the apostle of women's sports.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgci...

The response?

22.02.2026 22:46 👍 187 🔁 57 💬 3 📌 1