U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are defending the decision to detain a 9-year-old girl who officers said provided inconsistent information during her inspection.
Lots of takeaways from the hearings. But here’s one that should sink in: this is a screaming example of why nonpartisan career diplomats are so important, and why key positions, eg ambassadorships, should not be doled out as rewards to unqualified donor partisan hacks.
It’s September 1 in Texas.
A rape survivor can’t get an abortion.
Her rapist can carry a handgun in public w/o any safety training or permit.
Educators can’t teach about lynching w/o teaching “all viewpoints”.
And today,
#txlege
may overturn local protections for LGBTQ folks.
Breaking: The RNC has filed suit against California to stop Gov. Gavin Newsom from mailing ballots to all registered voters ahead of the November general election. Lawsuit comes after Newsom announced the changes in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
CDC director Robert Redfield admitted some Americans who seemingly died from influenza were tested positive for novel
#coronavirus
in the posthumous diagnosis, during the House Oversight Committee Wednesday.
#COVID19
One legit take from today - Mueller set out a possible case for obstruction (in a document Barr doesn't want anyone to see) but deferred to Congress to consider political impeachment question under Art. II, sec. 4. Barr attempted to derail that with a unilateral declaration.
So I see we have reached the stage of crazy where DT is praising and thanking the insurrectionists as loyal supporters, who he “loves”, while the DT apologists are claiming they aren’t his supporters at all but antifa or Dem actors.
Y’all need to get your story straight.
BREAKING: Feds arrest Cleveland Meredith for his role in the US Capitol chaos. Investigators allege Meredith texted others that he would be "putting a bullet" in Speaker Nancy Pelosi's head
I’m so sick of the Kavanaugh victimhood being used as an excuse for blatant hypocrisy and power grabbing. There was a hearing. He was asked questions based on genuine concerns. He was confirmed. He’s a big boy.
🚨 SCOOP: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will unveil the largest rollback of consumer mail services in a generation as part of his 10-year plan for USPS including:
- longer first-class mail delivery times
- reduced post office hours
- higher prices.
Roberts will never release the results of any internal investigation re Dobbs leak bc it was Alito and he did it to stop Roberts from shifting the majority to a compromise and Alito probably totally admitted it and isn’t even sorry. It’s not a Roberts court anymore.
I don’t know who needs to hear this but “I don’t believe it” and “it’s just not possible” isn’t evidence of anything but a person’s inability to process information.
Cruz picked a side and it’s the wrong one. He will be judged harshly by history. The only thing he can do now is, when the senate reconvenes, withdraw his objection, stop debate, and move to certify
If govt had just taken this seriously & hunkered down 4 months ago we’d probably be thru the worst. half measures & political mishandling of this pandemic made it worse, dragged it out, cost lives & jobs, will hurt economy more than if we had just been serious in March. Am sad 😩
Reminder - we are only seeing pictures of the camps holding boys ages ten and up. Haven't seen any information regarding where or how infants, toddlers, and girls are being held. These are incredibly vulnerable among already vulnerable children. Where are the children??
Does anyone know a Janine Collins from VA (area code 703) who is in Colorado and has a very good sweet girl named Chloe? I’d like to get her back to her mom but I can’t reach her.
If there were a last ditch scotus appeal because a Christian inmate requested a pastor and was offered only an imam does anyone doubt what would have happened, irrespective of the timing of the request?
#AppellateTwitter
Trump continuing to just refuse to pay vendors. These aren’t loans, these are services rendered
Stiffed vendors, huge financial losses, & a trademark denial: Truth Social faces an uncertain future amid concerns over Trump's dwindling popularity
BREAKING: FBI reportedly obtained foreign intelligence wiretaps of a Putin ally who met with Donald Trump Jr. at NRA convention in May 2016 according to Yahoo News.
If you’re a white person at these protests and you’re there to help do this: stop other white people from instigating violence, and report white agitators who are doing it to everyone you can. To twitter, to LE, to Asha, to
@JoyAnnReid
. Because this is scary stuff
Being coerced into dropping asylum request and agreeing to deportation because the government is holding your children hostage is not “voluntary.” It’s under duress. It’s kidnap and ransom. (And they are being deported WITHOUT their children). So no. Not due process.
"Just because you don't see a judge doesn't mean you aren't receiving due process."—Sarah Huckabee Sanders defends Trump's unconstitutional demand that immigrants be denied process rights in immigration court. She cites "voluntary & expedited removal" as examples of due process🤔
If you look at all 58 of the Justices appointed to
#SCOTUS
since 1900, the data is even more telling re: lack of prior judicial experience.
25/58 (43.1%) had no prior state or federal judicial experience.
Average prior experience: < 5 years.
Median prior experience: 2.5 years.
"I didn't want to give any information that might steer the course of illness in another direction," Dr. Conley says when asked why he was reluctant to answer specific questions about the president's health yesterday.
This is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. The poor lawyer can’t figure out how to turn off the filter so offers to proceed anyway, promising the judge he’s not a cat. And kudos to
@JudgeFergusonTX
for walking him through it calmly without bursting into giggles
#IfIWonABillionDollars
I‘d build & fund pediatrics clinics named after my Mom for Texans who can’t afford healthcare, I‘d run a nonprofit to do appeals I care about for people who can’t afford lawyers, I‘d donate loads to civil rights & women’s groups. And I would flyfish, a lot
True story: when I was coaching ABA moot court the problem stated the parties stipulated to standing. 90% of teams went w it & argued the merits. The team that won—beating our team in finals—said screw that you can’t stipulate to standing.
Been thinking about that last few days
Texas GOP is repeatedly showing they are willing to pit extreme ideology against not only its own residents, but business interests. We are all paying for it dearly, financially and in so many other ways.
Texas legislator warned Citigroup that he would introduce a bill to prevent the bank from underwriting municipal bonds in the state unless it rescinded its policy covering travel expenses for employees who go outside their state to seek an abortion
I work out everyday in a CrossFit gym that is open.
With people.
Gyms are small businesses that have been devastated by the government mandated shut downs.
In DC, NOTHING is open bc of Democrat tyrannical control.
So here’s my hotel room workout.
We must FULLY reopen!
@sheldongilbert
@slcpd
This is so weird. A nurse having to defend an unconscious officer's constitutional rights against another officer? So glad PD made this stmt
My Love, As we approach the front we see the artillery above the lake. I am struck by the intensity of the battle, and concerned for the good people who line the shores to observe our victory, which is imminent.
Your Beloved, Austin
PS the bats are fine
#Secondcivilwarletters
Dan Busch, a chiropractor from Venice, FL who has already written over 500 “medical exemptions” for students whose parents don’t want them to wear masks, has a huge turnout today at his event to sign hundreds more.
Jeffrey Clark, who should be at the top of the indictment list, reacts to news that 50 Trump officials received DOJ subpoenas: “All of this makes me angry .. It seems like they won’t stop .. This is really causing a lot of upsetment in the country.”
The McDonalds coffee burn plaintiff didn’t recover millions of dollars. Judge reduced jury verdict substantially. She suffered 3rd degree pelvic burns caused by 190 degree liquid. She underwent substantial skin grafting in the hospital for 8 days, + 2 years medical treatment
For everyone dismayed at the separation of families at the border, I will match every donation up to $1,000 total to the Texas Civill Rights Project. DM me your confirmation.
How far does a $50K salary go when you’re starting out? Help from parents means a recent law-school graduate has affordable rent in South Boston and no student debt.
"Purity of the ballot box” was a term drafted specifically to disenfranchise Black voters following the Civil War. This justification was used again during the Jim Crow Era. And today, this lie was resurrected in the
#txlege
to justify
#SB7
. Full clip:
Right before he went on Tucker, our governor was on a local tv show explaining that the problem was natural gas—without mentioning wind at all. Don’t listen to me—listen to Abbott:
Prior to his appearance on Fox News, Gov. Abbott explained a significant reason why the state isn’t generating enough power is due to natural gas frozen in the pipeline.
Our puppies just had the best. day. ever.
They got to explore the
@GeorgiaAquarium
while it is closed to the public. They made all sorts of exciting discoveries and lots of new friends!
Tweeples meet Roy. Named for the Austin park where he was found, shivering in a creek w a broken femur. Roy is in excellent health but needs surgery, we’re trying to arrange now. He’s had first bath and he’s a beautiful sweet brave boy who hasn’t complained even once. More soon
You can learn a lot about life—and law practice—from flyfishing. A thread.
1) Yelling is counterproductive because it scares the fish, and fish are your audience.
#FlyfishingLessons
Ive been slammed and just checking in. Holy hell, Wisconsin case. I guess Kavanaugh couldn’t wait until November 4 for his “what comes around goes around”, bush v gore moment.
All I have to say is counting ballots is not “flipping results of an election.” That is the election.
My torts professor said, in explaining proving intentional torts over negligence, “even a dog knows the difference between being kicked and being stumbled over.”
This was no stumble.
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but anyone facing criminal prosecution is entitled to a defense atty because the constitution. But plaintiffs who sue because they didn’t get what they want (let’s say, an election win) are not constitutionally entitled to counsel.
Mike Bloomberg is funding a last-minute spending blitz to bolster Joe Biden in Texas and Ohio, directing millions toward TV advertising in the two states.
Google some the GOP leaderships’ comments re Benghazi. Then tell me this shouldn’t be investigated, especially with DT’s refusal/delay in sending national guard KNOWING they were literally under siege
There had been plenty of warnings. Plenty of time to prepare. Plenty of money to do it. But twice the Capitol Police turned down offers of assistance - once three days before the pro-Trump riot at the Capitol and again as the mob descended on the building.
A quick plug for therapy! I’ve talked a little about it in the past but in these [waves hands] stressful times seems like worth a mention.
I struggle with depression, sometimes more sometimes less. I used seek out therapy just when things were really bad—that was a mistake. 1/