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Trisha Miller

@trishamiller.bsky.social

Retired freelance tech writer/editor. I support the Resistance & The Sisterhood & restoring Democracy by ousting the MAGA cancer. (NO DMs - I'm not looking for dates!). Blue dot in a red state. She/Her Foxtrot Delta Tango 🇺🇸 🍁🇨🇦 🇬🇱 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social · 3h ago

This is from DOJ's response to the Broadview 6 defendants' request for sanctions/investigation. Note how they've put 1) a demand that DOJ actually show what the crime was, 2) Sheri Mecklenburg's departure, 3) Hogan's arrival (w/o mentioning HIS past ethical investigation) 4) dismissal in 1 ¶?

On January 23, 2026, former Defendants moved for clarification about which of the three means in § 372 they were alleged to have violated. R. 61. Around that time, Experienced AUSA 1 left the Office for a temporary detail in another branch of Government. R. 83, 86. On February 2, 2026, Experienced AUSA 2—who has been with the Office for roughly 40 years—entered his appearance. R. 73. A third prosecutor, AUSA 3, filed his appearance on February 13, 2026. R. 85. The Government filed a motion saying it would only proceed on the “force and intimidation” prong of § 372 and thereby narrowed Count 1 (the felony charge). R. 96. Around that time, the Government moved to dismiss two of the former Defendants with prejudice. R. 91.
Keith B Martin DC 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 🌎@keithbdc.bsky.social · 2h ago

To all Michiganders: I'm so sorry . . . but you did it, you survived the most expensive Senate campaign ever. The amount of money spent was obscene. You had to have been inundated, bombarded and pummeled with campaign ads. Bless you all for getting through it. You get five gold stars. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Gabriel Malor@gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 7h ago

ICYMI last night, DHS is currently being fined every day for contempt of court until it coughs up the cell phone records of officers involved in immigration stops in L.A. last year that looked like racial profiling rather than reasonable cause. short thread -->

Gabriel Malor@gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 17h ago

Fed. judge holds DHS in civil contempt of court for refusing "intentionally and not in good faith" to provide plaintiffs with phone images they intend to use to prove DHS was racially profiling people arrested in Los Angeles without reasonable suspicion. Order from July 28, unsealed today.

B. Defendants’ Noncompliance Is Intentional And Not In Good Faith. Having found that Defendants are in violation of the January 16 Forensic Imaging Order, the burden now shifts to Defendants to show that they were unable to comply. Affordable Media, 179 F.3d at 1239 (9th Cir. 1999). They fail to make that showing. Upon review of the parties’ submissions and counsel’s representations at the hearing, it does not appear that Defendants’ noncompliance is due to an inability to comply. Instead, the clear and convincing evidence shows that Defendants have acted intentionally and not in good faith.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 4h ago

A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…

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Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 4h ago

Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18h ago

Under Netanyahu, Israel seized 230 square miles of Lebanon, razed villages, expelled the native population and built new bases. There is no indication that Israel will leave this newly occupied land, but plenty of signals it intends to incorporate it into Israel. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Israel captured 230 square miles of Lebanon, razed villages and built new bases

The IDF has seized 230 square miles of Lebanese territory, where extensive construction is underway – including a base far from the Israeli border. Negotiations with Lebanon resumed today

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Jon Becker@jonbecker.bsky.social · 19h ago

I find it *deeply* depressing that guys like Max Miller and Ken Paxton remain viable candidates for federal legislative positions. At *worst*, 45% of people who can and do vote in their respective elections, will vote for them.

The Beethoven Group@beethovengroup.bsky.social · yesterday

I snarkyly said this in a comment but it is true. Stop complaining about the courts and start using them. Being angry on social media isn’t going to change anything. You have to bankrupt them and destroy their support. Isolate them culturally and isolate them socially.

'Thought I Was Going to Die': Black Musician Attacked While Recording White Nationalist Group Marching In Boston Receives $2.7M Judgment, Critics Say It's Tactic to 'Bankrupt the Group'

The white nationalist group Patriot Front and its leader, Thomas Rousseau, have been hit where it hurts most in a civil rights violation ruling. On Jan.

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Eddie Smith@eddsmitty.bsky.social · yesterday

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️ 🧵On February 3, 1893, Henry Smith was lynched in Paris, Texas. He was brutally tortured before being set on fire in one of the most grotesque lynchings in American history. Pull up a 🪑.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory www.thoughtco.com/1893-lynchin...

The Grotesque 1893 Texas Lynching That Shocked Americans

The lynching of Henry Smith, who was burned alive before a large Texas crowd in 1893, shocked many but did nothing to end the scourge of lynching.

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