Dennis Wall
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Husband, dad, writer, good person (most of the time, I try every day though). Authors Guild. claimsandissues.substack.com
One of the things that the Secret Courts Act does. Or does not do. "'National security' The Removal Hearing statute is very big on 'national security.' Section 1534 mentions it a couple of times but never sets out a definition. I guess that leaves it to the Attorney General to say what it is."
“Simply put, the pundit class has little communication with volunteer activists and do not, as a result, appreciate stories emerging from the grassroots that are compelling and energizing.” The lesson is to share our stories. Thank you for writing this. substack.com/home/post/p-...
LET’S TURN THE TIDE TOGETHER
A unifying message for the Pro-Democracy Movement
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Way Too Much. And that seems to be the point. The sources of The Secret Court. Way Too Much. Sources Listed for The Secret Court articles. open.substack.com/pub/claimsan...
Way Too Much. Sources Listed for The Secret Court articles.
“The technologies with the worst disclosure records have faced the fewest court rulings precisely because a defendant cannot challenge a tool they were never told about.”—WIRED Magazine.
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Thank you for bringing this frightening subject into the open in a way that is enjoyable to read. I thought you might be interested in exploring The Secret Courts Act, here: claimsandissues.substack.com/p/way-too-mu...
Way Too Much. Sources Listed for The Secret Court articles.
“The technologies with the worst disclosure records have faced the fewest court rulings precisely because a defendant cannot challenge a tool they were never told about.”—WIRED Magazine.
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Public Citizen@publiccitizen.bsky.social · 5h agoNearly 40 orgs joined us to demand Meta stop using people's faces, voices, & biometric info as free AI training data. Meta killed one creepy feature after backlash — but it’s not enough. It's time for Big Tech to realize people's privacy protections aren’t optional.
If the people currently in charge of the Democratic party do not oppose the billionaire agenda after Tuesday, they never will and we will need new Democrats in charge. Take it as a sign, an overdue sign, but a sign nonetheless. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Look at the United States and take the long view. Success can happen, Justice will come. In many cases, as we have seen they already have come and are coming still. WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS. ICE HAS MASKED GUNMEN. ICE, DO YOU GIVE UP? open.substack.com/pub/claimsan...
WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS. ICE HAS MASKED GUNMEN. ICE, DO YOU GIVE UP?
Taking the long view once more. Otherwise, it may be that “You’re thinking about this thing all wrong here.”
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Yes, he can and he should. Push them to the proof. Enough of these words and appearances of things. Proof. Declare a vacancy and go from there. Courage, my friend, courage.
Dan@prog-r0k.bsky.social · yesterdayThe point is that what you want to happen, can't. There's currently no vacancy, Beshear can't vacate McConnell's Senate seat, Beshear can't appoint his replacement, and even if he could, the US Senate wouldn't seat his appointee because of the Kentucky law Beshear can't do what you want
How we act in the face of opportunities and possibilities will decide in the end what kind of country we end up living in for years to come. claimsandissues.substack.com/p/we-have-in...
Their names reflect the variety of the people who make up this country. Some are well-known; others are not.
Dennis Wall@dennisjwall.bsky.social · yesterdayIn each instance, the world changed, our country changed, because these individuals took action. When they started, they did not necessarily know the success that they would achieve by the end. And still they acted.
So, what's your point? Declare there's a vacancy to be filled. Put the burden on McConnell's people to show us evidence that he is still alive and competent. Think someone would still try to vote for him without proving he's competent then?
Dan@prog-r0k.bsky.social · yesterdayBeshear can't do that (there's no actual vacancy to be filled), and even if he did, it would violate Kentucky law. Which means there'd be a lawsuit, during which the appointee wouldn't get seated in the Senate. And it would take months, leading right into the midterms, making the appointment moot.
In each instance, the world changed, our country changed, because these individuals took action. When they started, they did not necessarily know the success that they would achieve by the end. And still they acted.
Dennis Wall@dennisjwall.bsky.social · yesterday...which thankfully is too small really to rule in many cases. I begin this article by identifying people who have changed things.
"The technologies with the worst disclosure records have faced the fewest court filings precisely because a defendant cannot challenge a tool they were never told about." --WIRED Magazine
Things have changed. WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS. ICE HAS MASKED GUNMEN. ICE, DO YOU GIVE UP? open.substack.com/pub/claimsan...
WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS. ICE HAS MASKED GUNMEN. ICE, DO YOU GIVE UP?
Taking the long view once more. Otherwise, it may be that “You’re thinking about this thing all wrong here.”
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ICE has the guns. We have the people. It’s only a question of time before ICE caves. claimsandissues.substack.com/p/we-have-in...
As Mr. George Bailey said about his Building and Loan in the movie It’s A Wonderful LIfe, “You’re thinking about this thing all wrong here.” claimsandissues.substack.com/p/we-have-in...
Here is my latest Substack newsletter article! This one’s about us, you and me! WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS. ICE HAS MASKED GUNMEN. ICE, DO YOU GIVE UP? open.substack.com/pub/claimsan...
WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS. ICE HAS MASKED GUNMEN. ICE, DO YOU GIVE UP?
Taking the long view once more. Otherwise, it may be that “You’re thinking about this thing all wrong here.”
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Very true. The only ones that fall for it are the ones that want to fall for it.
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d agoAn important warning from @meiselasb.bsky.social that the “sham document” Blanche’s advancement seems to rely upon showing the insurrectionist slush fund is *dead* is actually “unenforceable” @SenThomTillis @JohnCornyn
An important warning from @meiselasb.bsky.social that the “sham document” Blanche’s advancement seems to rely upon showing the insurrectionist slush fund is *dead* is actually “unenforceable” @SenThomTillis @JohnCornyn
It is not even a place where Justice is expected to be the intended result of these laws. It has been engineered in such a way as to almost certainly meet that expectation. claimsandissues.substack.com/p/the-last-p...
Besides the Epstein Files, perhaps, there seems to be no limit to what can be classified pursuant to an Executive Order issued while the current federal Government is in power. And still used against you in the Removal Hearing where the federal Government wants to send you away.
That's all he does. It's all he's ever done. No legislation bears his name. Covering for abusers is all he ever does and all he's ever done. Period.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6d agoJim Jordan is an expert on covering for abusers. bsky.app/profile/atru...
One word about the right of trial by jury, guaranteed by the Constitution, as I have mentioned the right of trial by jury along the way in these articles. The people that wrote the Sixth and Seventh Amendments to the Constitution knew of two kinds of trials, criminal and civil.
THE LAST PART OF THE SECRET COURT.
Not beyond a reasonable doubt. Not clear and convincing evidence either. "Preponderance." How does a judge decide that one side has more evidence than the other, when there are no rules of evidence?
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What we should all keep in mind is that this Alien Terrorist Removal Act has not faced any Constitutional issues. Its Constitutionality, in other words, has not yet been tested. THE LAST PART OF THE SECRET COURT. open.substack.com/pub/claimsan...
THE LAST PART OF THE SECRET COURT.
Not beyond a reasonable doubt. Not clear and convincing evidence either "Preponderance." How does a judge decide that one side has more evidence than the other, when there are no rules of evidence?
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Although the Alien Terrorist Removal Act comes out and says that the Federal Rules of Evidence do not apply, it is silent about the fact that it does not provide the right of a trial by jury. In what they leave out, they speak. claimsandissues.substack.com/p/the-last-p...
When we speak, and when we hear, about the Secret Court, we should remember that the Constitution is still here regardless of what they have written in their Act. THE LAST PART OF THE SECRET COURT. open.substack.com/pub/claimsan...
THE LAST PART OF THE SECRET COURT.
Not beyond a reasonable doubt. Not clear and convincing evidence either "Preponderance." How does a judge decide that one side has more evidence than the other, when there are no rules of evidence?
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When the pundits tell you to be very, very afraid, remember this: These laws have never yet come under Constitutional scrutiny. THE LAST PART OF THE SECRET COURT. open.substack.com/pub/claimsan...
THE LAST PART OF THE SECRET COURT.
Not beyond a reasonable doubt. Not clear and convincing evidence either "Preponderance." How does a judge decide that one side has more evidence than the other, when there are no rules of evidence?
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In any case, the Iran War gives us a good example of how much thought they have given to “the national security” for the last year-and-a-half.
