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Glenn Fleishman

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Freelance book editor and crowdfunding consultant https://glog.glennf.com/editing-services Eisner-nominated How Comics Are Made. hcwm.ink/HCW Two-time Jeopardy! champ. Latest book: That One Matt Bors Comic http://kck.st/4ttpVAQ My store: Aperiodical.net

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Jared@jaredmcclain.bsky.social · yesterday

Things got more insane just about as soon as I posted this last night. DHS is now arguing that we cannot even put the names of ICE officers in our lawsuit against those officers. Their position is that, if a defendant works for DHS, they cannot be named in a lawsuit. Never seen anything like it.

All this time, while Defendants have refused to identify Does 4 and 5 or respond to Leo’s discovery requests, the six-month statute of limitations on his FTCA claims has nearly expired. So, on October 6, Leo sought Defendants’ consent to file an amended complaint that (1) adds his FTCA claims against the United States and (2) adds the names of Does 1, 2, and 3. These minimal changes are shown in a redline attached to this filing. Defendants, however, refused to consent to Leo’s amendments because there is not a protective order in place. One of Defendants’ positions with respect to the protective order is that the “full legal names” of all government employees “should be confidential.” (ECF 109, at 2). That position, apparently, means that Defendants even oppose Leo identifying specific officers in his lawsuit against those very officers based on their misconduct in carrying out their public duties. Because Defendants will not consent to Leo’s amendments, Leo has filed this motion for leave.Justice also requires granting Leo leave to name the Doe officers as defendants. Despite DHS’s remarkable position that all government employees’ names are confidential, parties routinely sue government employees by name. In fact, Rule 10(a) “requires a complaint to ‘include the names of all the parties.’” Doe v. Frank, 951 F.2d 320, 322 (11th Cir. 1992) (per curiam) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 10(a)). “Lawsuits are public events.” Id. Rule 10(a) “protects the public’s legitimate interest in knowing all of the facts involved, including the identity of the parties.” Id. Only in an “exceptional case” can a party’s name be withheld from the public. Id. And that bar is even higher for public employees since their employment “diminishes their privacy interests” given “the corresponding public interest in knowing how public employees are performing their jobs.” Stern v. FBI, 737 F.2d 84, 92 (D.C. Cir. 1984);
Jared@jaredmcclain.bsky.social · 2d ago

It's been a struggle for reporters to get DHS to provide the names of officers who violate people's civil rights. Now, in our case against DHS's construction-site raids, the government is arguing in court that its employees names are "confidential" and should not be made public during litigation.

DHS's position on the protective order: "We cannot agree to the striking of this provisions. The phone numbers, physical addresses, full legal names, and email addresses of current and former employees in the federal government ... should be confidential."
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4h ago

listen to this story Trump tells about getting Macron on the line and demanding he triple drug prices in France, while keeping in mind that he's made up this entire thing (note that Trump also claims partial credit for the riots in France)

emily blight 🐦‍⬛@threnody.northsky.social · 4h ago

LOL twentysomething boy cashier flirted with me non-creepily and, sir, i do not want any of what you have on offer but i *do* thank you for making me literally blush.

emily blight 🐦‍⬛@threnody.northsky.social · 5h ago

(i think maybe by virtue of even being able to make this reference i am possibly too old to be wearing what i am wearing but also i look hella cute for fetching groceries so fuck it we ball and the other middle aged folks can quietly say “ugh she has *no* business wearing that)

Glenn Fleishman@glennf.com · 6h ago

Ok, let me add to the previous excellent news by noting that we have now added one…Charles M. Schulz? Good grief! Through the good work of @benjaminlclark.com, the book includes a letter from Sparky asking editorial cartoonists to stop using his Peanuts characters! Very exciting.

Glenn Fleishman@glennf.com · last wk.

Pleased to add @elliottkalan.bsky.social of @flophousepodcast.com as a contributor to That One Matt Bors Comic! Elliott wrote about his experience with a panel from his Spider-Man & X-Men run becoming a meme! He's one of 20 amazing people who contributed. (ships in December)

Corey Rayburn Yung@coreyryung.bsky.social · 2y ago

I remember when the US first popularized the term "rogue state" to describe belligerant, dangerous countries that refuse to comply with international obligations. Little did I know it would turn out to be us.

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Ryan Goodman@rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 13h ago

JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF CANADA, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM "As committed supporters of the ICC we regret and strongly disagree with the announcement of sanctions to be imposed upon the Court by the United States."

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Nobel Prize@nobelprize.org · 20h ago

BREAKING NEWS The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.

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Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h ago

PARCL LABS: “.. As of this morning, in these 6 states, over 6% of everything for sale today is originating from home owners underwater on their mortgage. Nationally, this rate is 4.9%. Florida leads at 8.9% Texas: 7.8% Colorado: 7.5% Lousiana: 7.1% Arizona: 6.1% Utah: 6%”

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Garrett M. Graff@vermontgmg.bsky.social · 17h ago

An amazingly stark example of how the US economy has broken: Zaslav clears nearly a *billion* dollars amid a CEO tenure where he made basically anything he touched worse, harmed multiple prestigious brands, led huge layoffs—but delivered a corrupt merger for shareholders. variety.com/2026/tv/news...

David Zaslav Gets $606 Million Payout From Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

David Zaslav will receive $606 million as he leaves Warner Bros. Discovery, after the company's merger with David Ellison's Paramount was completed.

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