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Nola Taylor Tillman

@astrowriter.bsky.social

Freelance science journalist with a focus on space & astronomy. Mental health expert - as in, I deal with it every day, not that I have a degree. Love to learn. www.astrowriter.com Formerly Nola T Redd she/her

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Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I was asked to check this, the journal uses a Rail Fence Cipher, so you read each line up and down, left to right. The deciphered text in the article below is accurate, and names names. The file itself can be found here: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

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Graham Maughan@maughan.bsky.social · 7mo ago

It would be good if @bellingcat.com could verify this story. Really important. @eliothiggins.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/narativ/...

emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Among the things Harmeet Dhillon did during her media campaign leading up to when her office indicted Don Lemon: > RT Tweets discussing BETTiNG on the outcome > Falsely state 8th C had found probable cause > Disseminate racist AI slop of Nekima Levy Armstrong emptywheel.net/2026/01/31/d...

"Demonic," "Godless," "Un-American:" Harmeet Dhillon's Own Misconduct Will Be an Issue in Don Lemon Case - emptywheel

Among the many insane things Harmeet Dhillon did in the fortnight before her office charged Don Lemon after two judges said there was not probable cause against him was to platform tweets betting on t...

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7mo ago

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."

Margaret Killjoy@margaret.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7mo ago

ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door. It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!

May 12, 2025 MEMORANDUM FOR: All ICE Personnel FROM: Todd Lyons Acting Director SUBJECT: Utilizing Form I-205, Warrant of Removal On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to "ensur[e] the successful enforcement of final orders of removal." 90 Fed. Reg. 8443, 8444 (Jan. 20, 2025) (E.O. 14159). Essential to the removal of aliens subject to final orders of removal is the ability to locate and arrest them. To this end, certain supervisory immigration officers within both Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are authorized to issue an administrative warrant, Form I-205, Warrant of Removal (Form 1-205), for the arrest of an alien with a final order of removal. 8 C.F.R. § 241.2(a)(1). All U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents and deportation officers are authorized to execute Forms 1-205. 8 C.F.R. § 287.5(e)(3)(iii) - (y) Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not historically relied on administrative warrants alone to arrest aliens subject to final orders of removal in their place of residence, the DHS Office of the General Counsel has recently determined that the U.S. Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the immigration regulations do not prohibit relying on administrative warrants for this purpose. Accordingly, in light of this legal determination, ICE immigration officers may arrest and detain aliens subject to a final under of removal issued by an immigration judge, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), or a U.S.Arrow) district court judge or magistrate judge in their place of residence.23 ICE immigration officers should consider all available enforcement mechanisms, including the use of a Form 1-205 to arrest an alien in their place of residence, to achieve the requirements of E.O. 14159 in accordance with applicable law and policies. This guidance informs the use of Forms 1-205 and provides to ICE law enforcement personnel a reminder of the general limitations and exceptions that may apply when effectuating arrests in an alien's residence. General Guidelines ICE law enforcement officers receive extensive training on the legal and procedural requirements for making administrative and criminal arrests. ICE personnel must remain cognizant of all existing laws and policies pertaining to arrests when carrying out civil immigration enforcement actions. Prior to entering a residence to conduct an administrative immigration arrest pursuant to Form I-205, officers and agents must ensure the Form 1-205 is properly completed and is supported by a final order of removal issued by an immigration judge, the BIA, a U.S. district court, or a magistrate judge. This is essential because that order establishes probable cause. Officers and agents must also have reason to believe that the subject alien resides at and is currently located in the address where the Form I-205 is to be served.
Lisa Liminal@lisaliminal.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I just finished one of the most important books I read all year. Please add The Presidents and the People by Corey Brettschneider to your list. Give him a follow too. @democracyprof.bsky.social

Nola Taylor Tillman@astrowriter.bsky.social · last yr.

If we want to look at the roots of what's going on today, we can find them stretching back to Nixon (and even John Adams). Grand Jury One was told that if they indicted the President, and he refused the arrest, it would lead to a Constitutional crisis. Nixon could surround the WH with National Guard

Off-white screen with black text. Cover of cited book on the right. Text reads: "Jaworski ordered the grand jury reassembled and confronted them. He told the jurors that it was unclear whether the Constitution allowed a sitting president to be indicted while in office, repeating Adams’s view (and an Office of Legal Counsel memo that had been drafted months earlier by Assistant Attorney General Robert Dixon). The members of the grand jury had won the right to investigate the president. But an indictment of a president was a different matter. If Grand Jury One moved forward with the indictment, he warned, it would risk disabling the executive branch, and with it, the government." The Presidents and the People Corey Brettschneider
Daniel Suitor@danielsuitor.com · 8mo ago

At one point today, there were 283 Minnesota attorneys doing a training on how to file emergency habeas petitions to keep our neighbors from being shipped out of state and held indefinitely. That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week.

Nicole Bedera@nbedera.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports. And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.” Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.

Nola Taylor Tillman@astrowriter.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I don't know why I keep allowing myself to be disappointed by my parents. I truly believed that they - esp my dad, a vet - taught me to stand up against the govt, checks & balances, think for yourself. Now he's defending investigation into the Seditious 6 and the recall of Mark Kelly.

Nola Taylor Tillman@astrowriter.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Last weekend, my youngest was part of the crew for their high school production of Hadestown. And it once again got me thinking about how long people have been trading freedom for 'security' - and how that security is so often a lie.

Keep your head low

This article has some light spoilers for the show Hadestown. But as they note, 'it's an old song', a story based on an ancient myth, one you probably studied and maybe forgot back in high school.

astrowriterntt.substack.com

Barack Obama@barackobama.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.