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In the meantime, you need to come over and play Commands & Colors Ancients and Medieval …

Perhaps if the Herzog protesters had turned up dressed as Nazis the cops would have left them alone

out with Verso in 11 months

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Because billionaires have feelings too.

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"On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1 More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet].

So says the official responsible for overseeing the TPS program. And one of those (her word) “damn” countries is Haiti. Relevant here, three days before making the above post, Secretary Noem announced she would terminate Haiti’s TPS designation as of February 3, 2026. See 90 Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025) (Termination). Plaintiffs are five Haitian TPS holders. They are not, it emerges, “killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies.” They are instead: Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer’s disease, Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl. (SAC)) ¶ 1; Rudolph Civil, a software engineer at a national bank, id. ¶ 2; Marlene Gail Noble, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, id. ¶ 3; Marica Merline Laguerre, a college economics major, id. ¶ 4; and Vilbrun Dorsainvil, a full-time registered nurse, id. ¶ 5. They claim that Secretary Noem’s decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Government counters that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and, in any case, the Secretary did not violate the law. Plaintiffs seek to stay the Secretary’s decision under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending the outcome of this litigation. See Dkt. 81 (§ 705 Mot.). To decide their motion, the Court considers first whether it has jurisdiction. It does. See Part II. It then considers: whether Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; whether they will be irreparably harmed absent a stay; and whether a merged balance of the equities and public interest analysis favors a stay. See Part III. Each element favors Plaintiffs. See Parts IV, V, and VI. Plaintiffs charge that Secretary Noem preordained her termination decision and did so because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants. This seems substantially likely. Secretary Noem

has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up, twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8 U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all. See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id. The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes, the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary, Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A. As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot]

Dkt. 100 (§ 705 Reply) at 20–21.4 “Do not travel to Haiti for any reason” does not exactly scream, as Secretary Noem concluded, suitable for return. And so, the Government studiously does not argue that Plaintiffs will suffer no harm if removed to Haiti. Instead, it argues Plaintiffs will not certainly suffer irreparable harm because DHS might not remove them. But this fails to take Secretary Noem at her word: “WE DON’T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.” See Section IV.B.2.b. Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things—in the public interest is not one of them. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for a Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.

Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.

It's a tour de force:

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Judge Reyes starts with a comparison: George Washington versus Kristi Noem.

A Brief Guide To The Australian Far Right (July 2025 Edition) Strewth. It’s been four years since I last cast an increasingly-weary eye over some of the main (formal, organised and chiefly extra-parliamentary) expressions of far-right ideology in Austra…

11/ It's a pity that nobody reads my blog, but it's actually the most comprehensive acct of the recent history of the AUS far-right that I know of online.

slackbastard.anarchobase.com?p=52995

#OtD 31 Jan 1971 anti-fascists attacked the National Socialist Party HQ in Melbourne, Australia. The Nazis, dressed like storm troopers, were told by police to lock themselves inside, but over 500 people forced their way through and wrecked the offices stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1114...

I think even john farnham told the reclaim australia cunts to get stuffed and stop playing the voice at their rallies about ten years ago

In the first draft I had Homan speaking these words, but at the moment Bovino was the more visible face of the occupation so I swapped him out

I'm starting to think the Trumpist mastery of propaganda is failing them. The DHS agents posing this way makes it look like they're ashamed of themselves.

“We want nothing to do with you. In fact, we wouldn’t p*ss on you if you were on fire.”

Hoodoo Gurus on Pauline Hanson using their music at the March for White Australia on Invasion Day.

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A screenshot of Lala and Po from the teletubbies. The screenshot is clearly taken from someone's phone, as the borders of the tv can be seen, as well as glimpses into the apartment behind them. Po is in bed wrapped up in a blanket. The text below them reads "I know you were high at my mother-in-laws funeral..."

More screenshots from the Teletubbies. Lala seems to be upset with a terrified Po. the text below reads "Did you kill the dog? Why would you do that?!"

A third screenshot from the Teletubbies, this time the same scene as before. Po is wearing an apron while Lala seems to still be upset at him. The text below reads "You're nothing but a failure of a man."

In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.

I have translated some of the highlights

'Under the watchful eye of military personnel, Israeli President Yitzhak (Isaac) Herzog writes the words "I trust in you" on a shell to be fired at Gaza.'

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has said Israeli President Herzog’s visit to Australia is "a good thing", in case you were wondering.

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Where we read through @htwvmag.bsky.social's Tariff Dossier and talk about the economic policy of the Trump admin and how the international order is changing in its wake.

Sher Singh (1951-2025) was editor of Faridabad Majdoor Samachar (Faridabad Workers News) and member of several other communist groups based in northern India, including Kamunist Kranti and Collectivities.

thinking of you both

a statement from infoaut.org on events in Iran, to which we’ve added some useful readings - clearinghouse.noblogs.org/post/2026/01...

a recent discussion with Raf Sciortino clearinghouse.noblogs.org/post/2025/10...

thanks, hadn’t seen that

A drawing of the Enterprise E from behind, with a pinky/purpley space backdrop including a large planet just poking into frame from above. Text says: "Much like the Federation, I too have lofty ideals and no money."

#OtD 4 Dec 1956 30,000 women demonstrated in Budapest as part of the wider working-class uprising for a socialist society with genuine workers' control. It commemorated those killed one month prior during a second attack on the city by the Red Army stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1041...

(NEW!) The Long Sixties: Conversations with a Lifelong Revolutionary

A wide-ranging dialogue tracing the journey of militant & Marxist Loren Goldner, from Berkeley 1968 through decades of critique & action

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Black and white photo of a strong jawed middle aged man wearing a sport coat and sitting up with his left hand on his knee in a manly posture. He is looking up above his left shoulder where a shorthaired white and tabby kitten is perched, looking like it’s a bit stunned by the flash.

Real men have shoulder kittens. Photo from my collection, ca. 1950s.

now translated into Italian by Infoaut - www.infoaut.org/approfondime...

Remember Rev. David Black, the Chicago pastor who was shot in the head with pepper balls? If you haven't heard him speak yet, listen to this.

To ICE: "You can repent"

#OtD 7 Nov 1912 the @iww union's paper published the first Mr Block comic strip. The character is a man "devoid of class-consciousness" who blindly follows his bosses and believes that America is the land of opportunity. Learn more in this great book: shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/mr-...

Harvard Gazette: Gazette: “You are the mother of two In ten years you have produced three novels and two short-story collections. Can you talk about your process and how you manage work and family?” Groff: “I understand that this is a question of vital importance to a lot of people, particularly to other mothers who are artists trying to get their work done, and know that I feel for everyone in the struggle. But until I see a male writer asked that question, I am going to respectfully decline to answer it.”

A conversation with Raffaele Sciortino: “In short, the focus of my argument is that the internal and external weakening of the US pivot is a necessary, though not sufficient, condition for a future revolutionary class revival.”

clearinghouse.noblogs.org/post/2025/10...