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Native Oregonian lawyer residing in Rhode Island. Strong Civil Libertarian. Very leftie. Political junkie. Fugitive from X. Here for cute pets and political and legal takes. FoTS

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Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police quietly erected overnight at Capitol The memorial honoring officers who defended the Capitol was required by law to be installed by March 2023.

Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police quietly erected overnight at Capitol

07.03.2026 14:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 3641 ๐Ÿ” 952 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 124 ๐Ÿ“Œ 99
A painting of a bird beside the text "i always wondered what would happen if we put a total fuckin' moron in charge"

A painting of a bird beside the text "i always wondered what would happen if we put a total fuckin' moron in charge"

06.03.2026 23:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 699 ๐Ÿ” 170 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 23

"Pro se Defendant flagged the errors." Doh!!

07.03.2026 00:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Letโ€™s talk about Graham Platnerโ€™s Big Lie, finally. In 2009, at the height of the Gulf War, the Marines barred him from active duty. Platner claims it was his forearm tattoos. But his one forbidden tattoo was the Nazi symbol on his chest. He knew - and he left the Marines rather than give it up. 1/

06.03.2026 14:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 4118 ๐Ÿ” 1722 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 130 ๐Ÿ“Œ 542
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Trump tells CNN Cuba is soon going to fall: โ€˜Iโ€™m going to put Marco over thereโ€™ | CNN Politics President Donald Trump told CNN Friday morning that Cuba โ€œis going to fall pretty soon.โ€

So in addition to being Secy of State and Nat Security Advisor Trump is saying he's going to make Rubio also become President of Cuba? www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/p...

06.03.2026 17:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 268 ๐Ÿ” 58 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

Markwayne Mullin never served in US military, but often speaks as if he did www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

06.03.2026 03:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1578 ๐Ÿ” 326 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 106 ๐Ÿ“Œ 19
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Sen. Whitehouse to uncover connections between Trump, Russia, and Epstein. YouTube video by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Good speech. Most US press got bamboozled by Bill Barr's scheme. Trump's collusion with Russia was always real, continues to be. www.youtube.com/live/ylvTFvJ...

05.03.2026 23:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1606 ๐Ÿ” 585 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31 ๐Ÿ“Œ 53

Guacomam the Guavaman!

Tennis ball selection blew Feta's little mind!!

06.03.2026 01:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

BREAKING:

The Justice Department just posted online three FBI interviews that had been missing from the massive trove of Epstein files initially released.

They're related to unsubstantiated sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump.

DOC 1: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

06.03.2026 00:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 5440 ๐Ÿ” 2439 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 196 ๐Ÿ“Œ 217

Turns out lawlessness is not a winning strategy. See you at Nuremberg 2.0

05.03.2026 19:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 13257 ๐Ÿ” 2563 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 517 ๐Ÿ“Œ 343

I know that the people who need to read this arenโ€™t here, but here goes:

Rules of engagement arenโ€™t for the enemy. Theyโ€™re for you. Theyโ€™re for your soldiers when theyโ€™re captured or wounded. Theyโ€™re for your civilians when theyโ€™re in range of the enemy. Theyโ€™re for your allies, to reassure.

04.03.2026 20:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 4249 ๐Ÿ” 1051 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 41 ๐Ÿ“Œ 46
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โ€˜I believe they are the ones responsible for my wifeโ€™s deathโ€™: R.I. father testifies in grandparentโ€™s rights trial - The Boston Globe Scott Naso defends his decision to prevent his 4-year-old daughter from visits with his in-laws.

โ€˜I believe they are the ones responsible for my wifeโ€™s deathโ€™: R.I. father testifies in grandparentโ€™s rights trial www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/m...

05.03.2026 12:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œCan we have health care?โ€
Media: Oh, how would we pay for that?!?

โ€œCan we bomb Iran?โ€
Media: Ooh, pretty pictures!

05.03.2026 12:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our legal system has primed them to think that if they can outspend their opponent, they will always win.

On the very few occasions they donโ€™t win, theyโ€™re shocked and think itโ€™s bias that they have to follow the laws, like a peasant.

05.03.2026 12:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 237 ๐Ÿ” 23 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bonus 214: Emergency Relief from State Courts At a moment in which the Supreme Court's emergency docket is *already* busier than ever, Monday's stay grant in the Malliotakis case wrongly expands it to encompass countless state-court rulings, too.

Monday nightโ€™s #SCOTUS ruling in the Malliotakis cases necessarily expands the Courtโ€™s ability to grant emergency relief in cases coming from *state* courts.

As todayโ€™s bonus โ€œOne Firstโ€ explains, thatโ€™s both a really big deal and one thatโ€™s based on a deeply disingenuous portrayal of the facts:

05.03.2026 13:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 480 ๐Ÿ” 170 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20 ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Iโ€™ve spent years, decades, obsessing over the Bush Administrationโ€™s Iraq WMD lies, writing about them, debunking them.

I can think of no lie about Iraq WMDs told by Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld et al that comes even close to the enormity and absurdity of this lie from Donald Trump.

05.03.2026 13:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 9519 ๐Ÿ” 2743 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 472 ๐Ÿ“Œ 112

Yep, this tracks

05.03.2026 13:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 893 ๐Ÿ” 159 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Hundreds of thousands of Americans stranded in a war zone Americans in 14 countries were not advised to evacuate until three days after the Trump administration began major combat operations in Iran. By that time, much of the regionโ€™s airspace and mostโ€ฆ

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FACT: The Trump administration started a war in the Middle East with NO PLAN WHATSOEVER to ensure the safety of the hundreds of thousands of American citizens in the region.

05.03.2026 14:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 527 ๐Ÿ” 233 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29 ๐Ÿ“Œ 29
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If anyone is friends with any Georgian air traffic controllers, buy them a nice bottle of wine. As guardians of pretty much the only narrow gap still available between Europe and Asia that avoids both Iran, the Gulf, Ukraine and Russia, they are under some substantial pressure.

03.03.2026 14:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 3958 ๐Ÿ” 1277 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 71 ๐Ÿ“Œ 131

Law prof here. I want everyone to have absolutely no illusions that the courts will stop this war. They will not. This isnโ€™t dooming, this is just the reality. We will have to find other ways to enforce the Constitution and put an end to the carnage.

05.03.2026 14:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 542 ๐Ÿ” 92 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
Trump Writes Netanyahu Strongly Worded Check

Trump Writes Netanyahu Strongly Worded Check

Trump Writes Netanyahu Strongly Worded Check

05.03.2026 15:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 5134 ๐Ÿ” 921 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 46 ๐Ÿ“Œ 23

This war isnโ€™t an emergency that requires us to give the president more latitude. Itโ€™s a monstrosity that requires that judges, lawmakers and above all citizens work to preserve the integrity of elections and the republic.

05.03.2026 14:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 2858 ๐Ÿ” 926 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 51 ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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The DOJ has been taking down Epstein files. Here's what remains. The massive tranche of files the Justice Department currently maintains is more than 65,000 pages shorter than what the agency initially released.

The Trump DOJ has been taking down Epstein files.

The massive tranche of files the Justice Department currently maintains is more than 65,000 pages shorter than what the agency initially released, according to a CBS analysis โ€” and the number continues to fluctuate.

04.03.2026 14:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 2199 ๐Ÿ” 1024 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 63 ๐Ÿ“Œ 67

That's when it prepares its sneak attacks!

04.03.2026 13:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Blueberry's tail was so to no good. He was just taking protective action!

04.03.2026 13:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Results: Progressives win all four of these primaries, ousting incumbents Cunningham, Willingham, and Majeed, while Pierce held off Wrayโ€™s comeback.

Results: Progressives win all four of these primaries, ousting incumbents Cunningham, Willingham, and Majeed, while Pierce held off Wrayโ€™s comeback.

extraordinary night for state progressives in North Carolina

via boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

04.03.2026 04:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2601 ๐Ÿ” 565 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23 ๐Ÿ“Œ 57
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Trump helps MAGA influencers flee Middle East war zone on private jet Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz, dogwalker Sarah Daither, former lobbyist Jay Footlik, and others managed to escape on a private plane thanks to the White House.

The White House has helped MAGA influencers escape the Middle East on a private jet while more than a million ordinary Americans are still trapped with no way out.

04.03.2026 01:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 3821 ๐Ÿ” 2479 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 337 ๐Ÿ“Œ 557
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R.I. man trying to keep his in-laws from his daughter says theyย โ€˜manipulatedโ€™ his late wife - The Boston Globe Scott Naso testified that he believes Dr. Siavash Ghoreish and Dr. Jila Khorsand โ€œmaintained significant controlโ€ over Sherry Naso.

R.I. man trying to keep his in-laws from his daughter says they โ€˜manipulatedโ€™ his late wife -- my latest from the grandparents visitation rights trial www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/03/m...

04.03.2026 01:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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after absolutely eviscerating Kristi Noem and calling for her resignation, Tillis is applauded. He thens threatens to hold up nominees if she doesn't stop stonewalling him. My God.

03.03.2026 17:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 24787 ๐Ÿ” 6086 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1100 ๐Ÿ“Œ 760
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wow -- Tillis goes ballistic on Noem, telling her "what we've seen is a disaster under your leadership"

03.03.2026 17:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 27014 ๐Ÿ” 7096 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1459 ๐Ÿ“Œ 838