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Published: April 30, 2025 22:33

SCOOP from @tylermcbrien.com [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: April 30, 2025 16:00

Trump literally said on national TV last night that he could get Abrego Garcia back if he wanted to. Everyone knows that Bukele would do it if Trump asked. This is a charade. …

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Published: April 30, 2025 15:38

🤷🏻‍♀️ 🤷🏻‍♀️ 🤷🏻‍♀️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: April 30, 2025 14:34

NEW: Judge Xinis DENIES an additional request by the government to further stay discovery in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case.

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Published: April 30, 2025 02:06

also by “lawyers” he means stephen miller doesn’t he [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: April 30, 2025 02:00

Trump: “…And if he were the gentleman that you say he is, I would do that. But he’s not.” There’s no “but I think he’s MS-13” carve out in the Supreme Court’s order. It’s brazen defiance. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: April 30, 2025 01:38

as everyone knows, the president cannot conduct foreign diplomacy unless the lawyers say its ok first

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Published: April 29, 2025 16:08

The case caption in the Perkins Coie suit is now 40 pages long. Perkins amended the complaint to add all relevant executive agencies because DOJ argued that an injunction would only apply to agencies that are named as defendants.…

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Published: April 29, 2025 03:13

This guy is 53 years old, the richest man in the world, and a senior government official at the White House

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Published: April 29, 2025 03:01

[carrie bradshaw voice]: for months, I’d been asking the same question: Who is the administrator of DOGE? but now, as I read a Justice Department press release, I couldn’t help but wonder: WHAT IS DOGE????? [contains quote post or other embedded…

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Published: April 29, 2025 02:39

guy who claims that he is neither the administrator of DOGE nor an employee of DOGE carries around a badge that says THE DOGEFATHER

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Published: April 29, 2025 01:05

But it’s definitely just an advisory entity https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/on-doge--directives--and-doj [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: April 29, 2025 01:03

First DOGE was about cutting costs. Then it was about “software modernization.” Now it’s assisting federal law enforcement investigations?

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Published: April 28, 2025 23:49

play stupid games, win stupid prizes

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Published: April 28, 2025 17:40

attorney general pam bondi read the justice manual challenge

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Published: April 28, 2025 17:20

Also I’ll add that when Trump was a criminal defendant he frequently filed motions over statements made by prosecutors or public officials that were FAR less inflammatory than this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: April 28, 2025 16:50

Pam Bondi: “This is a criminal judge sitting on a criminal bench. Anyone who is going to let anyone—any criminal defendant—out a back door is absurd.” When Trump was a criminal defendant, judges often allowed him to enter and exit court out a back door.

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Published: April 28, 2025 02:09

a lot of you are like “yeah this is obvious” and, um, yes? you are talking to the acting administrator of the WITAOD community. I KNOW. but there’s a difference between what we know or can infer from public reporting and what can be proved in court! …

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Published: April 28, 2025 01:00

Also if you’re someone who has additional information, documents, or emails about DOGE or its agents have *directing* agency actions, please get in touch (on a non-government issued computer or phone)! Signal: annabower.24 Email:…

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Published: April 27, 2025 21:58

NEW: Government officials insist that neither DOGE nor Musk have any real decision-making authority—they merely “advise” or “consult.” But internal DOJ emails provide the most compelling evidence yet that DOGE is not simply advising—it’s calling the…

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Published: April 27, 2025 02:10

ANNOUNCEMENT: It’s true, America’s #1 WITAOD reporter is boycotting the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Counter-programming for the WITAOD Correspondents’ Association just got underway STAY TUNED for updates !!

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Published: April 26, 2025 03:58

The Attorney General is so unserious. If you’re a prosecutor who is serious about obtaining a conviction, you don’t go on Fox and talk about the (alleged) facts of the case like this. Has Bondi read the Justice Manual? Has Bondi heard of pretrial…

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Published: April 25, 2025 01:01

NEW: A coalition of students from more than 15 law schools across the country have signed a pledge not to work for any firm that “gives in to Trump administration demands…” Signatories include students from Harvard, Georgetown, University of Chicago,…

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Published: April 24, 2025 22:39

so they’re really going with the “keep a habeas petition in your pocket just in case you get disappeared” theory of due process, huh? [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: April 24, 2025 16:17

Update: The Justice Department filed a letter acknowledging that it inadvertently uploaded an attorney-client privileged document to the public docket last night. DOJ seeks to have the document permanently sealed or removed, and asks judge to hold that…

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Published: April 24, 2025 12:49

WITAOD WATCH: In a story on Musk's plans to step back from DOGE, the New York Times says that DOGE "is led by Steve Davis, Mr. Musk's top adviser and enforcer." Amy Gleason, wya? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/us/politics/elon-musk-doge-trump.html

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Published: April 24, 2025 04:02

This person I follow on the other place keeps a running thread of Trump administration shenanigans paired with episode titles in the style of It’s Always Sunny and I think “The Gang Files a Letter” might be the funniest one yet

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Published: April 24, 2025 03:45

evergreen post [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: April 24, 2025 02:01

But Courtlistener remembers!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: April 24, 2025 01:55

So, uh, it certainly looks like DOJ intended to file a letter to Judge Liman in MTA v. Duffy, but….it accidentally filed a letter containing its legal advice to the Department of Transportation instead …

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Published: April 24, 2025 00:27

Not entirely sure what to make of this [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: April 24, 2025 00:18

NEW: Judge Xinis stays discovery in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case until April 30, 2025. She says she's staying discovery "with the agreement of the parties." Otherwise, the basis for the stay remains unclear because the underlying motions are under…

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Published: April 24, 2025 00:08

is he gonna teach the warfighters how to draw a cat eye sharp enough to kill a man? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-orders-makeup-studio-installed-pentagon/

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Published: April 23, 2025 19:51

COMING UP: My colleague @rparloff.bsky.social was in court all day for hearings in the litigation challenging Trump’s retaliatory executive orders against law firms. He’ll discuss live with @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org at 4:15 pm ET. Watch (and…

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Published: April 23, 2025 15:04

Yesterday, Judge Xinis largely rejected the government's objections to the plaintiff's discovery requests in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case. She gave the government until 6 p.m. tonight to respond to all outstanding discovery requests and to supplement…

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Published: April 23, 2025 14:21

Trump said he’s “suing” Perkins Coie, but I think he was referring to the suit Perkins brought against him over his executive order targeting the firm. The suit filed by Perkins is assigned to Judge Howell and there’s a hearing today. I haven’t seen a…

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Published: April 23, 2025 13:56

If this were a normal administration—one not bent on defying an order of the Supreme Court—Homan would just say “We disagree with the court’s ruling but we’re going to comply with it and we’ll do what we can to facilitate Mr. Abrego Garcia’s return to the…

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Published: April 23, 2025 02:19

look I’m just saying…some of us knew

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Published: April 23, 2025 01:20

Musk says he’s “reducing time allocation now that DOGE is established”

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Published: April 22, 2025 22:32

My expert analysis of this order: Judge Xinis big mad [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: April 22, 2025 21:45

NEW: Judge Xinis largely overrules the government’s objections to Abrego Garcia’s interrogatories and document production requests. Calls DOJ’s “false premise” objections reflects “a willful and bad faith refusal to comply with discovery obligations” …

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Published: April 22, 2025 21:19

NEW: The government says it submitted today’s status report in the Abrego Garcia case “to the Court confidentially and under seal for in camera review.”

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Published: April 22, 2025 15:59

It gets worse. DOJ cites to the SCOTUS order, quoting the court as holding that the government should “take all available steps to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia...” The problem? SCOTUS never said that! The quote is actually from Judge Xinis’s…

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Published: April 22, 2025 14:59

The SCOTUS order is like 4 pages, total. The opinion of the court is *3 paragraphs.* This isn’t something you just miss or overlook. It’s a brazen, completely inexcusable misrepresentation of the Supreme Court’s order. [contains quote post or other…

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Published: April 22, 2025 14:46

SCOTUS on 4/10: “The order properly requires the Government to ‘facilitate’ Abrego Garcia's release from custody in El Salvador…” DOJ on 4/21: Objects “based on the false premise that the United States can or has been ordered to facilitate Abrego Garcia's…

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Published: April 22, 2025 14:20

Counsel for Abrego Garcia say that the government has failed to comply with Judge Xinis’s discovery order. Both parties have requested that she hold a conference on the matter this afternoon …

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Published: April 22, 2025 02:06

this video broke my brain

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Published: April 21, 2025 21:04

New status report in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case: The government of El Salvador responded to a request for information about Abrego Garcia’s physical location and custodial status. He’s being held at a facility in Santa Ana “in good conditions and in…

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Published: April 21, 2025 19:28

What’s that? DOGE is dismantling parts of the government, you say? That’s interesting, I could’ve sworn someone said the agencies, not DOGE, are the decision-makers…

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Published: April 21, 2025 17:38

WITAOD WATCH: During a deposition taken in litigation over DOGE access to federal systems, a DOGE representative said that Amy Gleason was appointed "acting administrator" of DOGE on Feb. 18. Between Feb. 5-Feb. 18, "there was not a formal…

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Published: April 21, 2025 15:18

If Kristi Noem saw a Venezuelan man carrying $3,000 in cash she’d probably accuse him of being Tren de Aragua and send him to a gulag in El Salvador [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: April 21, 2025 15:15

$3,000 in cash? What? [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: April 21, 2025 03:05

Sequel: THE BIG STUPID Adam McKay where u at?? [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: April 21, 2025 02:54

watching the big short tn, no idea why. wonder if they might make a sequel one day!!

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Published: April 21, 2025 02:00

Happy Easter from Lucy (and me)

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Published: April 20, 2025 21:32

“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, according to four people with knowledge of the chat.” …

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Published: April 20, 2025 21:25

The government’s Easter Sunday status report in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is in. A State Dept. official says that, according to the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador, Abrego Garcia told Sen. Van Hollen he was transferred from CECOT to a different detention…