Criminal defense, civil rights, and occasionally civil, trial atty. Former Emptywheel legal writer, husband, father and generally cranky observateur. F1 fan.

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“At the same time” STFU you literally voted for “on day one, I will launch the largest deportation program in American history”
A joint statement from Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Kansas Livestock Association and Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association regarding the ongoing ICE operations in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas: “The Kansas Livestock Association, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association and Texas Cattle Feeders Association are closely monitoring reported U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity affecting agricultural communities in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. Our organizations respect the responsibility of federal agencies to enforce the law. At the same time, cattle producers, feedyards, dairies, livestock markets, processors, and other rural businesses depend on a stable workforce to care for animals, protect food safety, and keep the supply chains operating. Sudden workforce disruptions can create immediate animal-welfare, operational, and economic consequences that extend well beyond an individual business. These ICE operations are having a massive chilling effect on the legal, documented, skilled workers that put beef on the table and keep the cattle supply chain moving. Additionally, these types of disruptions will lead to higher beef prices for consumers. Reported impacts to our organizations throughout the past few days have been: - Thousands of fed cattle slated for shipping to processors now delayed, resulting in millions of dollars in lost revenue and additional costs. - Workforce disruptions at numerous supply chain chokepoints such as feedyards, dairies, processors, feed and grain companies, transportation hubs, and community services. These disruptions come at a time of enhanced focus and pressure on the cattle and beef supply chain. They are a costly and unnecessary impact to cattle producers already suffering from unwelcome political interference to both the markets as well as the physical supply chain. Frustratingly, the harm these actions cause to cattle producers last for days and weeks after such operations conclude. We urge federal officials to conduct enforcement actions in a lawful, orderly, and transparent manner; respect due process; and communicate clearly with affected employers and communities.”
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my heart ♥️
She's got her dad's arm 😮‍💨 Justin Verlander's daughter Genevieve tossed a perfect first pitch!
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OMG, this:
“At the same time” STFU you literally voted for “on day one, I will launch the largest deportation program in American history”
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Those are some very annoyed judges.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court stayed lower court orders requiring Missouri to use its 2025 congressional map in November, allowing the state to continue using its 2022 map. The Court cited its earlier stay and concerns about changing election rules after voting has begun.
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Legal scholar, yeah, sure.
FRAUDSTERS BEWARE! The @WHFraudTF is locked in. Legal scholar @JonathanTurley: "In my lifetime, every politician says they’re against fraud but very few people are willing to do anything about it... this is the first administration that's actually done it."
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At this point it's worth asking if the GOP can only make things more expensive.
ICE is raiding meatpacking plants in Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma, leading to this remarkable statement below noting that "these types of disruptions will lead to higher beef prices for consumers" and highlighting disruptions to the entire meat supply chain.
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Knock Knock...Who's There?
The @nytimes confirms the @haaretzcom report that the UAE secretly warned Netanyahu that Hamas was planning a major attack on Israel shortly before Oct. 7; Bibi did not relay the warning to security officials. nytimes.com/2026/09/25/world…
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Lol, what a simpleton fraud Jay Feely is. Forty Days to go Jay is the new Jay!
The Arizona 1st Congressional district GOP nominee Jay Feely no longer has a photo of Trump on the homepage of his campaign site Before ... and after
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Your singular concern is touching, but Taylor Swift will be fine.
Hard day to be a swiftie.
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45 years ago today, Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first woman justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. Out of 115 justices that have served on the court, only six have been women, among them my Shero, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Four are currently serving: Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Justice O'Connor retired in 2006, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. Thinking of her on this important anniversary.
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Not the biggest fan of the Baku circuit, but it is 1000% better than that hideous thing last round in Madrid. Sad for Antonelli, but Piastri had a very nice run in qualifying.
George Russell DOMINATES Qualifying to take pole at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix! 👏
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For years, Don Shula’s all-time winningest coach record has been miscounted. It’s not 347 wins. It’s really 349. Here’s why; davehyde.substack.com/p/the-…
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How great is the difference between F1 and IndyCar? So vast that a very talented driver would give up a prime seat in IndyCar to be a scrub for the lowest F1 team. @ArmandoNDK
Colton Herta will not return to IndyCar for 2027 as he rejected an approach to drive for Chip Ganassi Racing. The American will likely do extra FP1 sessions with Cadillac in 2026 and 2027 to get his superlicense points. Herta is also not expected to do another year in F2 and will likely be Cadillacs reserve driver for 2027. Via (@marshallpruett)
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Breaking news: The nearly decade-long case of Crystal Mason, a Black Texas woman who was sentenced to five years in prison in a controversial illegal voting case will end with an acquittal, the state’s highest criminal court said on Thursday. theguardian.com/us-news/2026…
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Donald Trump’s advisers have been working for months to move his focus away from baseless theories of election fraud—but a group of outsiders is making that difficult, @yvonnewingett and @michaelscherer report. theatln.tc/MSjJxO2p
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Juice chuggers unite!
NFL fined 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk $14,926 for engaging in an offensive demonstration Sunday vs. Miami. “Your imitation of chugging a beer constituted an offensive demonstration and could reasonably be construed as being in poor taste,” the NFL wrote in its fine letter. Juszczyk, nicknamed “Juice”, already has appealed the fine.
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Jamie Chadwick has tested a Formula 1 car for the first time with Williams at Portimao in Portugal - describing it as the "best day of my life so far" 🏁👏
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