They won't want to be honest about the shooter, but they will probably not be able to fabricate a motive once the shooter's identity is known. It will be plainly obvious at that point to everyone.
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They won't want to be honest about the shooter, but they will probably not be able to fabricate a motive once the shooter's identity is known. It will be plainly obvious at that point to everyone.
Two options are equally likely: they are close to making an arrest, or they have nothing at all and don't know what to say.
Even if he isn't, he will likely be rapidly identified by sleuths online. I bet within an hour or two. Whether he is the perpetrator, however, is anybody's guess. That's been a theme here, and we may go through several more cycles of this kind of thing.
The aging, latent police reporter in me can't help put pause to remark on the unforced error of the SAC in Salt Lake's FBI field office making the unforced error of announcing they have recovered a “footwear impression.” A shout-out to toss or destroy those shoes, ASAP. That's a detail you keep.
People with an agenda who are searching for ways to advance their agenda.
Sounds like they have a person of interest in custody. So, it is anybody's guess if they actually caught the perpetrator. They aren't even sure.
Information environment has reached its grotesque conclusion in that there is a very real killer out there who has not been identified, apprehended, or investigated, a detail practically inconsequential to nearly every commentator’s purposes.
I just take a small amount of joy in knowing that those Trumpist swine have some emotional distress linked to their support of Trump. Not enough emotional distress, to be sure, but a little. Trumpists deserve to be cut off from their families, and their tears are delicious. 😋
I have long been of the opinion that the Epstein stuff was a lot of smoke with probably very little fire, with respect to secret files that may implicate others in crimes. Trump's behavior on this issue makes me rethink that opinion.
really a rhetorical masterpiece right there
More informed voters = less Trump support More intense campaigning = more informed voters Ergo More intense campaigning = less Trump support QED
With respect to this bill, I think many senior Dems are basically salivating at the political consequences of the Medicaid cuts. They'll fight it, sure, but they still want it to pass. It will hurt a lot of people, and that will have political consequences.
If someone believes that it is hopeless, then they shouldn't be whining, they should be moving. If the situation is hopeless and they are staying put, wtf is wrong with them? Get out while you can. Or stay and fight. Stay and wallow in doom? Pathetic.
It is a concentration camp
I don't think this has anything to do with the injunctions ruling since the injunctions here apply to the parties to the specific case.
They may not actually be afraid of primaries. They may be afraid of violent MAGAs. Politically, they're not dumb. So if they capitulate and the politics doesn't add up, we should wonder what other factors they are afraid of.
This would indicate that 1 in 5 American voters has in some way modified their views in response to the cruelty we have seen. That's pretty good!
Basically an effective response to the SCOTUS decision today must involve innovations in the way legal services are delivered and find ways to lower the cost and dramatically expand access to legal services. We need innovations that expand access to the courts. Urgently.
3) Attorney extenders: we need attorneys to be able to handle a higher volume of cases, which means the legal professional needs to figure out ways to enable more efficiency + outsourcing. In medicine we say that people should be practicing at the top of their license. Needs to accelerate in law.
....this would get around the problems of hallucinations etc and create unique suits by the thousands that can be filed without attorneys to obtain thousands of injunctions. A plus here is that the government will be overwhelmed by hundreds of thousands of lawsuits...
2) Pro-se litigation assisted by AI: where a government action creates tens or hundreds of thousands of victims, the legal arguments are highly similar in the suits that need to be filed. Agentic AI can be spun up to create filings where the facts of a case are applied to a pre-determined framework
1) Group litigation - I've seen this occasionally where a lawsuit with a large number of plantiffs is advertised by an attorney; each plantiff pays a few hundred dollars. This tactic may gain new relevance
Seems to me that if lawsuits against unconstitutional government policies can only protect the individuals suing, then there needs to be a *lot* of lawsuits. This is a logistical and manpower challenge, but I think it can be done in a few different ways:
It is not reassuring to me that this administration thinks they can do the same things that were previously disastrous but get better results because the leader is allegedly exceptional. That is alarming, not reassuring.
Something else I wonder: any chance the judge lets him out on bail?
When they inevitably make a motion to dismiss for vindictive prosecution, can they depose the attorney who resigned over the case? Seems like this is very pertinent to the propriety of the whole case.
He is an Obama appointee. Suggests to me it is unlikely he will look kindly on the way this whole episode went down; he will probably judge this case impartially and also be highly skeptical of the government here.
They aim to obtain a criminal conviction on the basis of a traffic stop where the officers didn't even think they had probable cause for an arrest?
So the case is going to fall apart, potentially quite rapidly. This seems like textbook vindictive prosecution. I wonder what venue it will ultimately wind up in...
If you're trying to have AI think for you, you are going to have problems. If you use AI to help you develop your ideas, stress test them and help generate new ideas, you are probably going to benefit. It isn't AI that is the problem; it is over-reliance on AI.
This is so stupid. But hopefully they waste lots of FBI and DOJ resources on this. Better that they run in circles over stupidity that cannot ever actually result in a successful prosecution than pursue cases with a chance of success.
It was a major error for the administration to push so hard, so fast on nationwide injunctions in the particular case. They couldn't have picked more unfavorable terrain upon which to fight this battle. But what kind of a ruling we get is still not clear to me...
I would vote for Pritzker/Polis in a heartbeat
It amazes me that these people exist. They're awesome.
They will declare Habeus Corpus suspended, and then within hours lawsuits will fly and courts will enjoin the declaration. What they do at that point is not entirely clear.
I suspect the ACLU has got lawsuits written already, just need to fill in a few details, and a very good plan to force this to SCOTUS very rapidly if he tries it. Of course then we will find out what he will do once SCOTUS slaps him down, probably 9-0.
This is interesting because I recall hearing a story about how Jeremy Kaufmann got mad at her because she expressed admiration for Nelson Mandela and had a picture of Mandela in her house...
Wow they really hate this ruling, don't they!
You should be afraid of a competent, soft-spoken and experienced nominee who Trump sees fit to appoint. You're not going to get good government; effective appointees will mean only that they're effective in violating rights. You should *want* him to appoint a dumb and loud bozo.
You're not going to get that from Trump. You're going to have to settle for someone whose bad behavior degrades their own power; that's the best case realistic scenario. Jeanine Pirro should be great; lots of transparent hot air and near-zero ability to effectively persecute or intimidate.
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Donald Trump seems to be making great arguments for globalization in his dreamed rant about Canada. You don't need to annex a country to have free trade and movement of people....
This is so strange. 300 agents to bust an unlicensed night club? That is local code enforcement stuff. I'm guessing the press releases are mostly sensationalized bullshit. Let's see what comes of this, almost nothing is my guess.
Correct that this isn't a policy debate. I don't care if someone is a progressive or moderate or whatever. We just need to fight. We can bicker over the details of liberal democracy if we manage to ever get it back.
Doesn't this make any charges that stem from the investigation vulnerable to vindictive prosecution defenses?
One thing they can do is simply begin holding many more hearings virtually. Give more defendants the option to attend court virtually, those with immigration issues will definitely accept that. Then, become much more generous about issuing continuances while this stuff gets litigated.
English is my native tongue, but I would say on an average day I actually speak a little more in Spanish than I do in English. If you don't speak both languages in today's world, you are inevitably missing out on a lot. The brown shirt in the elevator is a great example of that!
As his popularity erodes, so too will his power. He will flail about with executive orders, but will never get any major bills through Congress. As he becomes frustrated by his impotence, he will do something desperate and we will have a major inflection point.
Moronic thugs indeed. This is going to backfire so spectacularly on them and they are going to make conservative judges dramatically rethink their world views.
I love the way you talk and think.
It is being used to imply they were doing something wrong, trying to plan an escape without the agent understanding. The reality is the client probably doesn't speak English. Just a way they write these things to smear people with implications.
I'm kind of surprised that they were released. I thought ICE would find another pretext upon which to hold them...
It seems far-fetched right now because the GOP controls the house/Senate and you need a supermajority to convict. But the Overton window can, and probably will, shift. GOP primary voters are a hell of a problem, though.
Big question I have is if this prompts him to re-visit some prior assumptions about the assholes who put him on the bench. Is this a one-off, or is this an inflection point for him? At some point you see the rotten core of the ideology and you no longer want to eat other parts of the apple.
Sorry, I should have put this link that describes things in more detail: kvia.com/news/border/...
All of the other news articles I could find describe conduct that is non-criminal. Harbouring is not the same as housing; and none of the news articles that talk about harbouring mention any attempt to conceal them. As far as I can tell, this is an evidence-tampering case.
I cannot find the charging document. But I combed through media coverage looking for mention of what actual crime they were charged with. Simply providing housing, even to a TdA member, is not a crime. Here's the news article I found that actually makes sense: kfoxtv.com/news/local/f...
I believe an ordinary prosecution of someone like her in a case like this would not involve handcuffs and a perp walk at the county courthouse. Whether the charges are valid or not, it is quite clear that is is intended to send a message.
Nope, tampering with evidence. Allegedly destroyed a cell phone. But you would never know that reading the news about this case. Stunning, really, that the media gives such inaccurate portrayals of this stuff.
Ah now that I have dug into it, it is actually that he allegedly destroyed a cell phone and his wife agreed in a monitored phone call to delete a Facebook account. Tampering with evidence. The charges have nothing to do with them housing people.
The thing I don't understand about this case is that the news article doesn't actually cite any conduct that appears criminal. It is not a crime to house someone whose papers are not in order. What is he actually being charged with?
I wonder how a journalist sitting in prison to protect their sources will play in today's political environment. You know, the one where people are wondering whether the administration is trying to create a dictatorship. They're going to create millions of new civil libertarians.
There is no way they're going to lock this judge up. But they did just piss off almost every judge in the USA.... This is a huge unforced error.
If you want judges to have more empathy for criminal defendants, one way to do that is to invite them to imagine themselves in the shoes of a criminal defendant. The administration just invited every judge in America to imagine themselves in a defendant's shoes.
Every judge in the USA is watching this. Later, many will have to rule on matters involving the administration. I can't imagine this juvenile attempt at intimidation is going to make them more likely to rule in the administration's favor.
If she wasn't headed to the state supreme court before this, she may be now.
In your view, how easy or difficult will this case be for the judge to defend?
There are two branches of Christianity: the one that uses it as a tool of exclusion and maintenance of heirarchies, and the branch that treats it as a call to do good in the world. I am a bit of a fan of the latter, and an avowed enemy of the former.
They are basically going to try any trick they can to avoid judicial review. I'll bet they're looking for a third country that will be willing to "receive" people before transferring them to El Salvador. They'll fly people to Hungary and then give Bukele cash to charter a flight to CECOT...
Reckless if you want the DOD to be run competently. A stroke of genius if you want Trump to fall on his face.
This is a preview of what will happen every time there is turmoil and turnover in any department. They turn on each other so quickly.
In Ex parte Merryman, the courts held that only Congress, and not the President, may suspend habeas corpus. Of course, we know what happened after that.... But this situation is very different, and Congress isn't going to sign off on that.
I would suggest that Judge Boasberg open an inquiry into whether Ensign lied or was lied to.
Ex parte Merryman comes to mind, both the decision and the aftermath.
What does he think plantiffs should do when they are about to be flown out of the country in an explicit attempt to deny them access to judicial review?
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Breaking: The Supreme Court announces that publication of Justice Alito’s dissent in the deportation case will be delayed as it is translated from its original German.
Has that asshole finished writing his dissent yet?
I suspect that they intend to issue a full ruling on this issue, and that a 5th circuit ruling allowing the renditions to resume would be immediately stayed pending them hearing the case on their timeline. But let's see. Also plenty of conservative judges not down with extrajudicial renditions.
There is the very distinct possibility that events occuring today and in the near future change the views of some SCOTUS justices on issues related to the executive. He may have a conservative majority on the court, but he also may turn them into his enemies.
What exactly would they be asking in such an order, and on what pretext?
This is a particularly pernicious form of lying. She is not trying to mislead anyone. Everyone knows she's lying, and she keeps lying. The unspoken message: reality doesn't matter, we do what we please and you can't stop us. It is a way to flex the regime's power and demoralize opponents.
It really galls me that government employees can defame an innocent person like this, and basically never face civil penalties for defamation. But his lawyers are going to have a field day with the right wing media when the time comes.
They are more likely to successfully maroon him there than anybody--so I suspect this is the one they really want to push. If they succeed, they have laid the groundwork for the same to happen to others, including citizens. Including members of Congress. Including anyone who is a problem for them
He is an El Salvadorian citizen, he has a deportation order, and withholding of removal is a complicated concept people don't understand well. If you're trying to set a precedent that El Salvador is a black box where courts can't protect you, he is the guy you try with.
I am fairly convinced that El Salvador is their constitutional loophole. Send someone there and courts can do nothing to get them back. For Trump, is power is a dream. Abrego Garcia is the perfect camel's nose under the tent.
So if he does ever get returned, he may eventually get a green card and citizenship because of this while ordeal?
I am 100% with you, Miller needs to go to prison.
It is a special kind of brain worms, people like that are insufferable. There's plenty about the Democrats that I dislike. But it doesn't matter. Tax the hell out of me. Suffocate me with red tape. I don't care, but damnit don't send people to concentration camps!
No, I don't think so. Most of those people don't know what is happening or believe false things about what is happening. Very few people understand what is happening and approve of it. As awareness spreads, disapproval will go way up.
Generally speaking, the more people know about what is happening, the more they will disapprove. The majority of the approvals here are really people who don't know what is happening. As time goes on and this gets more attention, approval will go down more.
I used to select Dem primary candidates based on policy. Now I will aggressively try to destroy any Dem who says "we need to look forward not backward" and fervently support anyone who says "I will see these motherfuckers prosecuted and jailed if it's the last thing I do."
There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but our dishonor will remain. Memory of the Trump years will haunt us for generations, much like memory of Hitler still haunts Germany.
I would suggest the court take this one step further: daily in-person updates from Noem herself. This is not a time to play games.
The judge should immediately begin contempt proceedings and find some way to sanction the attorneys who filed that stupid letter. Good God.
This is actually a form of therapy for his constituents. "The reason for my personal shortcomings is a foreign menace and domestic elites colluding to screw me," is a self-affirmation that can feel amazing on an emotional level. The reward of this thinking is in the emotions it produces.
Look on the bright side: this will almost certainly piss off every supreme court justice and may actually influence them to be far less deferential to Trump in the future. I could see Roberts, Gorsuch and Barrett concluding that Trump is a lawless shit-menace and abandoning him in future cases.
Yes, I am a plantiff in this suit and am very eager to see the judge's ruling. There is another element: whether USCIS can refuse to process applications for *other* immigration benefits for those who entered with humanitarian parole. One of my beneficiaries has an H1B held up because of this.
How does the court determine if the administration is making a good faith effort? And how can the administration be punished for failing to do so? Does the court have the ability to actually punish the federal government in a meaningful way?