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Husband Grandfather Christian #FL #Dem #USF '72History & Dist.Alumni ER #Army #Vet #safetynet #womensrights #equalrights #personalfreedom #Harris24 πŸ’™ #Democracy #SlavaUkraine

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.@aclu.org has reached 90 of the ~137 Venezuelans sent to CECOT under the Alien Enemies Act, then prisoner-swapped to VZ. 90 of 91 want to challenge their Tren de Aragua designation: 22 by coming back to USA (tho they’ll be detained) & 68 in written petitions.
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#EpsteinFiles

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Cong. Randall is dodging a FL Middle District Federal Court subpoena for a 1st amendment violation. Why aren't we surprised?

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martin-complaint

The DC Bar charges against Ed Martin are very Ed Martin-y. After DCBar starts inquiry, Martin writes Chief Judge of DC Court of Appeals 3x ex parteβ€”twice after being warned not toβ€”& demands that DCBar counsel be suspendedβ€”triggering additional charges.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...

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Epstein files!

10.03.2026 00:08 πŸ‘ 2945 πŸ” 681 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 17
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The NYT found that doctors hired by Epstein, for himself, the girls & women he associated with, bent or broke ethical rules. Epstein rewarded some of these medical professionals with substantial fees, gifts, & donations.
Complicity = guilt. Consequences 4 all!

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LA City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson Says LAPD Stopped Him Four Times While Driving a City Government Issued Vehicle. The LAPD has consistently been highly racist and corrupt.

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Gas price increase has multiplier effect. It increases transportation cost of goods. It raises electricity and natural gas prices. Adverse impact everywhere on consumers. We are left holding the bills and emptier bags every time Trump makes a move.
#TrumpsGasProblem

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Johnson: I think what we are learning from the Epstein files was a well-coordinated act of treason. If you think about how they use blackmail to get policymakers to act outside of the best interests of this nation and our Constitution, that’s treason.

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Judge then highlights harms from lost ID, work permits, phones, bank cards, phones: β€œlost wages & hardships for their family”; β€œfood insecurity”; β€œinability to ... contact family & loved ones”; β€œlost jobs”; β€œterrif[ying]” danger of re-arrest.
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Memorandum & Opinion – #32 in J.B.C.O. v. Bondi (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cv-00424) – CourtListener.com Memorandum & Opinion

Tunheim orders petitioners’ attys to prepare claims for lost property within 5 days, including resulting lost wages. Orders claims reimbursed in 30 days. DHS must replace lost work permits for free within 5 days. New hearing set for 4/6. ...
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storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Judge Tunheim ruled last night in 6 MN contempt cases, all involving noncitizens who were, he writes, β€œunlawfully arrested and detained” & then, when ordered released, didn’t get back property β€œcritical to [their] safety & well being.” TL:dr: more proceedings to come. ...
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House, Senate proposed budgets defund 'Florida Forever' conservation program The Florida legislature's proposed budgets are set to severely restrict, or even defund, Florida Forever. WMNF's Chris Young has more.

Loony #Florida legislators are trying to defund the popular Florida Forever environmental land-buying program. I talked to @wmnf.org about what's wrong with that. www.wmnf.org/house-senate...

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NEW YORKER
β€œWar-a-Lago”

BY: Barry Blitt

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Leavitt on reports that Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran to help them target US assets: "Whether or not this happened, frankly, it does not really matter"

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JUST IN: A federal judge has barred Gov DeSantis from designating CAIR as a terrorist organization and punish those who associate with the group.

β€œOnce again, Florida chooses political posturing over the First Amendment,” Judge Walker writes.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Still going...

#Iran

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

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It Wouldn’t Take Much for 2026 to be a Big Year for House Incumbent Primary Defeats - Sabato's Crystal Ball Typically, only a handful of House incumbents lose renomination in a given year. But with several big House primaries already set for Tuesday, that also means it wouldn't take much for 2026 to rank as a high year for incumbent losses historically.

Well many of Bondi's fellow Stetson Law School grads (including retired Judges) signed a letter to protest her actions.
www.wusf.org/courts-law/2...

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Can we say distraction? People are dying g to distract us from learning the truth.

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Noem asked to retract comments calling Renee Good and Alex Pretti domestic terrorists Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., pushed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to retract her previous statements labeling Renee Good and Alex Pretti as domestic terrorists. Noem said she was ...

Americans watched as federal agents killed two Minnesotans.

Now their families have to watch Kristi Noem continue to lie about it.

www.nbcnews.com/video/noem-a...

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Govt's appeal brief is due Friday. So it'll be interesting to see if they ask for a continuanceβ€”on the grounds that they'd planned to drop the appeal due to its frivolousness but their boss said they couldn't.

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Military Commander Tells Troops Bombing Iran Is β€˜Part Of God’s Divine Plan’ One commander had a β€œbig grin” on his face while saying Donald Trump β€œhas been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran," a service member said.

🚨 NEW: β€œThey are promised a 200-mile-long river that is four-and-a-half feet deep filled with nothing but the blood that their weaponized version of Jesus will spill at the Battle of Armageddon,” Weinstein said. β€œThat’s a lot of blood."

www.huffpost.com/entry/troops...

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After DOJ admitted 17 violations of no-transfer orders (2 every 3 weeks) in DNJ, Judge Farbiarz orders local ICE director to sign affidavit acknowledging each future order. Implies that new violations will constitute criminal contempt on a β€œwillful blindness” theory.
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Wow. The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem tells Americans they’re on their own.

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This is so deeply corrupt

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/u...

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Breaking: Key figure in the Epstein Files, known for his friendship with Epstein, launches a war in a bid to distract from Epstein Files.

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Tell Congress: Demand AG Bondi release ALL of the Epstein files now Contact Congress today!

BREAKING: Trump launches attack on Iran, and Donald Trump still hasn’t released all of the Epstein files.

Tell your representatives: don’t lose focus, and keep the pressure on!

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