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2 Paragraphs: Congressman Slams Homeland Security: “Spare Me the Fake Outrage

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U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (D-NY) stood outside a Manhattan courtroom this week and reported that he observed an immigration court and “plainclothes officers wearing masks arresting and detaining immigrants who were here to appear in front of a judge as part of their court case.”

Goldman, a former federal prosecutor, said: “This is Gestapo-like behavior, where plainclothes officers wearing masks are terrorizing immigrants who are doing the right thing by going to court, following up on their immigrant proceedings and trying to come into this country lawfully, which is through asylum.”

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Goldman replied: “Spare me the fake outrage DHS. None of these people showing up for court are criminals of any kind. As a prosecutor, I worked with many ICE officers who arrested violent criminals. None of them wore masks. Many of your agents are clearly ashamed to carry out your orders.”

Congressman Slams Homeland Security: “Spare Me the Fake Outrage”
U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (D-NY) stood outside a Manhattan courtroom this week and reported that he observed an immigration court and “plainclothes officers wearing masks arresting and detainin
Congressman Slams Homeland Security: “Spare Me the Fake Outrage”

Newsweek: White House is “full of lunatics” says economist

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A leading economist has said the White House is “full of lunatics” as debates over the legality of President Donald Trump‘s sweeping tariff plans have resulted in a federal court showdown.

On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit paused a previous ruling from the Court of International Trade (CIT) in Manhattan, which argued that Trump had overstepped his executive authority in imposing the majority of his tariffs.

Commenting on the muted market reaction to these two developments, Justin Wolfers, a professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan, said investors had already reconciled themselves to the fact that the current administration is “out of control.”

White House is “full of lunatics” says economist
Professor Justin Wolfers said investors had already grown numb to the actions of the “out of control” administration.

Salon: Stephen [“Goebbels”] Miller’s deportation machine is failing — and he’s furious

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In reality, which still holds some influence in our aggressively-online world, there are about 11 million undocumented people in the U.S., total. And despite all-caps propaganda to the contrary, they as a class “have substantially lower crime rates than native-born citizens,” according to a 2020 study; they even commit fewer crimes, on average, than fully legal immigrants — those who came here “the right way.”

“Relative to undocumented immigrants, U.S.-born citizens are over 2 times more likely to be arrested for violent crimes, 2.5 times more likely to be arrested for drug crimes, and over 4 times more likely to be arrested for property crimes,” according to the research, published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

That’s why Stephen [“Goebbels”] Miller is so mad: an administration that wants nothing more than to parade millions of brown bodies onto military aircraft and out of the country — a MAGA team that promised its voters nothing less than “mass deportations now” — is having a tough time actually finding the hardened criminals the last folks supposedly let in. In April, the Trump administration deported more than 17,200 people; that’s up 29% from a year but it’s far below the pace necessary to meet the stated goal of one million deportees a year (and per NBC News, more than half of those now in ICE detention have no criminal record whatsoever).

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https://www.salon.com/2025/05/29/stephen-millers-deportation-machine-is-failing–and-hes-furious

Washington Post: Trump’s clemency spree extends to ex-gangster, artist, former congressmen

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The pardon recipients confirmed by a White House official all had felony convictions, like Trump, and could see an array of benefits.

A gang leader who built a powerful criminal enterprise, an ex-congressman from New York who underreported earnings from his Manhattan restaurant and a Connecticut governor toppled in a corruption scandal all received clemency Wednesday in a sweeping series of orders signed by President Donald Trump.

Trump extended relief to 25 people whose crimes spanned decades and included tax evasion and extortion, according to the department.

The recipients — 17 of whom received pardons and eight, commutations — all had felony convictions, like Trump, and could see an array of benefits, including restoration of voting rights and release from imprisonment. The White House did not respond to questions about how Trump selected the individuals.

They might be sons of bitches, but they’re Trump’s kind of sons of bitches.

Trump’s clemency spree extends to ex-gangster, artist, former congressmen
Trump said he also is considering pardons for men convicted in the kidnapping plot against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/29/trump-pardons-larry-hoover-michael-grimm

CBS News: 4 partners leave Paul Weiss after firm cut deal with Trump

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Four partners at Paul Weiss — including the high-profile Democratic attorney Karen Dunn — are departing the law firm, a spokesperson told CBS News, after Paul Weiss drew attention for striking a deal with President Trump to avoid targeting by the federal government.

The rest of the law firm threw $40M of pro bono legal work at the corrupt Trump regime so they could continue doing business as usual.

Kudos and applause for the 4 partner attorneys who had the courage to leave.

Meanwhile another law firm (Jenner & Block) had the integrity to fight back in court and win without lining King Donald’s pockets.

4 partners leave Paul Weiss after firm cut deal with Trump, including Democratic lawyer Karen Dunn
A group of high-profile attorneys have left Paul Weiss.

New York Times: Trump Installs Top Justice Dept. Official at Library of Congress, Prompting a Standoff

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The president named Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, as the acting librarian. But staff members refused access to two department officials he chose for key roles at Congress’s main research arm.

President Trump on Monday named the No. 2 official at the Justice Department and his former personal lawyer to serve as the acting librarian of Congress, initiating a shake-up at the main research library of the legislative branch that prompted an instant revolt among the staff.

Mr. Trump named Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general who was his lead defense lawyer in his criminal trial in Manhattan last year, to take over from Carla Hayden, the librarian of Congress whom the president abruptly fired late last week.

But staff members at the Library of Congress pushed back, insisting that Congress must have input and refusing to give two other top Justice Department officials whom Mr. Blanche chose for senior positions there access to the agency’s headquarters on Capitol Hill, according to two people familiar with the situation.

The lockout led to a brief standoff across from the Capitol and became the latest flashpoint in a battle over where Congress’s authority ends and the White House’s begins.

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Justice Department Memo Claims Alien Enemies Act Allows Warrantless Home Searches and No Judicial Review

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The memo says “Alien Enemies” aren’t subject “to a judicial review of the removal in any court of the United States.”

Newly uncovered guidance from the Justice Department claims the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) allows federal law enforcement officers to enter the houses of suspected gang members without a warrant and remove them from the country without any judicial review.

In a March 14 memorandum, obtained by the open government group Property of the People through a public records request and first reported by USA Today, Attorney General Pam Bondi [Bimbo #3] instructs federal law enforcement officers on how to carry out arrests on members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TDA), which President Donald Trump has declared are “alien enemies” under the AEA.

The Trump administration has refused to disclose many of the operational details of its unprecedented invocation of the 1798 wartime law to send alleged TDA members to a prison in El Salvador under an agreement with that country’s president, Nayib Bukele. The memo is one of the first public glimpses at the Trump administration’s claims that it can identify, pursue, arrest, and deport migrants, unconstrained by the Fourth Amendment or due process.

So it’s now official — Trump and his bitch Bimbo #3 Attorney General Pam Bondi now claim the right to kick in doors and disappear people with no warrant, no hearing, nothing.

Heinrich Himmler would be so proud!

Justice Department memo claims Alien Enemies Act allows warrantless home searches and no judicial review
The memo says “Alien Enemies” aren’t subject “to a judicial review of the removal in any court of the United States.”

https://reason.com/2025/04/25/justice-department-memo-claims-alien-enemies-act-allows-warrantless-home-searches-and-no-judicial-review

Reuters: Exclusive: Trump administration moved Venezuelan to Texas for possible deportation despite judge’s order

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  • US judge had ordered that the man remain in Pennsylvania
  • Supreme Court ruling halted deportation effort last week
  • Transfer shows Trump’s aggressive deportation tactics

President Donald Trump‘s administration moved a Venezuelan man who had worked in construction in Philadelphia to Texas for possible deportation after a federal judge had issued an order blocking his removal from Pennsylvania or the United States, according to court records.

A plane transporting the man took off on April 15 from an airport in the state capital Harrisburg about a half hour after U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines issued an order temporarily blocking the administration from moving him out of her western Pennsylvania judicial district or the country, Justice Department lawyer Laura Irwin told an April 17 hearing, conducted as a conference call.

https://archive.is/zw6N1

Mediaite: MAGA Influencer Says She’s Selling Her Tesla Because ‘Vindictive’ Elon Musk Slashed Their Child’s Support 60%

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The Daily Mail reported the 26-year-old watched the company load up the $100,000 black Model S in Manhattan on Saturday.

“I’m selling it because I need to make up for the 60 percent cut that Elon made to our son’s child support,” she said.

St. Clair was asked why she believed Musk reduced her child support and whether she viewed the move as “vindictive.”

“Yeah, that’s his modus operandi, when women speak out,” she added.

St. Clair added she had not spoken to Musk since Feb. 13 and pointed to the Tesla stock price as evidence “I’m not the only one who is cleaning up after his messes.”

MAGA Influencer Says She’s Selling Her Tesla Because ‘Vindictive’ Elon Musk Slashed Their Child’s Support 60%
St. Clair made news when she proclaimed Musk fathered a child she gave birth to last fall. She asked for privacy but has continued to generate headlines since.

MAGA Influencer Sells Tesla After Musk Cut Her Child Support