Fmr #Wisconsin #Judge Hannah Dugan was spared from prison Wednesday for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade #ICE agents. A federal judge fined her $5k & cited her otherwise #law abiding life in issuing the sentence.
Dugan, 67, was convicted of felony obstruction in December. Her lawyers argued that the #Trump admin sought to “crush” Dugan in an effort to ensure #judicial compliance with the ICE strategy of targeting immigrants as they showed up for #court hearings. [yup]
Is this what you voted for #MAGA?
#Hegseth estimates #IranWar has cost US Taxpayers $37.5 Billion so far
#Defense Secy Pete Hegseth faced questions & #protests Tuesday over the #US #war with #Iran, which he *estimated* has cost $37.5 billion so far [meaning double that, at a minimum], as #Republicans prepare a $95 billion #GOP budget package to #fund the #military, along with other #Trump priorities.
#TrumpsWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #service
https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-hegseth-military-deaths-95-billion-7d158708c3e5385683930f8b839d0344
Judge orders #EJeanCarroll be paid $5M plus interest after jury found #Trump sexually abused [raped] & defamed her
E. Jean Carroll can be paid the $5 million that was set aside after a jury found 3 years ago that Trump sexually abused her in 1996 & defamed her after she publicly revealed the attack, a federal Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ruled Wednesday.
#law #rape #defamation #SexualAssault #RapeCulture #misogyny #power #AbuseOfPower #ViolenceAgainstWomen
https://apnews.com/article/trump-e-jean-carrol-sexual-abuse-defamation-fe911fa64d58b03b4d96a628a5cdccb0
Trump said Wednesday that #ICE should continue traffic stops after 2 deadly #shootings in 1 week, contradicting new policy to halt them. To remove criminals from the country, “we CANNOT give up one of ICE’s most important and effective Crime Fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC STOP!” Trump posted on social media.
#law #immigration #Sturmabteilung #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #DueProcess #UseOfForce #CivilRights #HumanRights #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #AbuseOfPower #WhiteSupremacy
https://apnews.com/article/ice-immigration-enforcement-deaths-traffic-stops-3d614361d8354474bc4eb8e37ec26b28
Emails Show #ToddBlanche Role in #Trump #Retribution Campaign
…Blanche, a methodical fmr federal prosecutor, created an organizational plan for the weaponization group that assigned key investigative lanes to some of his own deputies. That ensured…that he had tight control over one of the most sensitive issues on his plate — demands from Trump & his supporters to identify, investigate & punish those who had once pursued them.
#law #LegalEthics
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/politics/todd-blanche-trump-enemies-emails.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xlA.6Ulm.X7Dl2h-GzSW6&smid=nytcore-ios-share
#Rubio tries to enlist other nations in #Antifa fight, but some #allies recoil
The secretary of state plans to convene foreign ministers in Washington next week. The event has unsettled some US & European officials.
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #scapegoating #FarRight #propaganda #trumpaganda #Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/09/rubio-tries-enlist-other-nations-antifa-fight-some-allies-recoil/
Third-party app stores coming to Google Play next week as Epic settlement withdrawn https://lobste.rs/s/bvvwkf #android #law
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/third-party-app-stores-coming-to-google-play-next-week-as-epic-settlement-withdrawn/
NEW: James Talarico accused Ken Paxton of committing voter fraud after ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found that the Texas attorney general may have broken state law by voting using an address where he no longer appears to live.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-voter-registration-james-talarico?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Texas #TX #USPolitics #Election #Vote #Fraud #Law #KenPaxton #JamesTalarico
I mean seriously.
This from a guy who rolled back #environmental #regulations, claims #ClimateChange is a hoax, actually spent #TaxpayersMoney to NOT build green #energy solutions, &—oh yeah—says we just need to “rake the leaves” off forest floors to avoid #wildfires -- BUT gutted the freaking EPA, NPS & anyone who might be slightly capable of detecting/preventing fires.
Moron.
#Trump says he’s holding #Canada responsible for #wildfire #smoke, threatens #tariffs.
#law
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/17/politics/trump-canada-wildfire-smoke-tariffs
Get over it! #SoreLoser!
#Trump is planning a prime-time address on #2020election allegations.
Tomorrow night, Trump will argue that the country’s election infrastructure has vulnerabilities & refer to a recent probe of government files. He told reporters “it’s really big news.”
#law #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #BigLie #coup #Jan6 #ConspiracyTheories #SeditiousConspiracy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/14/trump-plans-prime-time-speech-2020-election-allegations/
Stop the GUARD Act and age verification laws worldwide — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software https://lobste.rs/s/fftxis #law
https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/stop-the-guard-act
I changed my license to EUPL https://lobste.rs/s/4ntizu #law
https://bergie.iki.fi/blog/eupl/
Legal obligations vs social contracts https://lobste.rs/s/odup9z #law
https://pointieststick.com/2026/07/21/legal-obligations-vs-social-contracts/
#Trump says #ABC, #NBC licenses should be revoked over refusal to air speech on “election integrity”
Trump claimed without evidence that ABC & NBC declined to cover the speech because they were complicit in a larger fraud.
“They & others in the media are part of a plot. They want to continue this fraud for whatever reason. They want to keep it going. They want to protect the radical left,” he said.
#BigLie #Trumpaganda #propaganda #gaslighting #law #FirstAmendment
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/07/16/trump-says-abc-nbc-licenses-should-be-revoked-over-refusal-air-speech-election-integrity/
#ICE officer in #Maine #shooting has history of #violent behavior, family & records say
The ICE officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army vet who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood & never should have been given a #badge & #gun to #patrol #US streets, several of his close relatives told AP.
#Trump #law #immigration #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #MafiaState
https://apnews.com/article/ice-david-brouillette-johan-guerrero-maine-shooting-dbc30d6d59e2a95fb470afc188e125c6
How #MarcoRubio Is Running #Venezuela From Afar
The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources & its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of #US power in the #Trump era.
#MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #theft #law #Congress #WarPowers #InternationalLaw
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html?unlocked_article_code=1.w1A.JxYo.dGw_Cfis4nej&smid=nytcore-ios-share
In case there was any doubt, #Trump is fully condoning the #ExtraJudicialKillings by #ICE.
Federal Agents Were Told #FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE “Confrontations”
Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.
#law #murder #Constitution #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights #HumanRights #AbuseOfPower #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/us/politics/fbi-ice-agents-investigations-shootings.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
#Trump is going to have a field day with this —
Roughly 400 #noncitizens voted in #NewJersey after about 6,600 residents were improperly registered to vote between June 2023 & June 2024 because of a software error at the #DMV, Gov #MikieSherrill announced Tuesday.
ALL of the people affected had disclosed that they were not citizens when registering for either a driver’s license or ID, but were nonetheless placed on the voter rolls in error.
#law #ElectionLaw #elections
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/nyregion/noncitizen-voting-new-jersey-error.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
#Iran strikes on #CIA facilities prompt questions about possible #Russia role
Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted #US #intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or advanced drone technology, said 4 people familiar with US intelligence.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #Trump #Putin #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NewWorldOrder #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-strikes-cia-facilities-prompt-questions-about-possible-russian-role-2026-07-22/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
Former #Syria President #Assad & his younger brother sentenced to death in absentia for #WarCrimes
“Bashar Assad used state agencies to commit war crimes and crimes against humanity,” said judge Fakhareddine al-Aryan during a court session that was aired live on state TV.
#law #InternationalLaw #CrimesAgainstHumanity
https://apnews.com/article/syria-assad-death-trial-d4c486b5d39bbdb41108112b0ddc8e79?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension
Goddamn this muther f⁕⚠︎er 🤬🤬🤬
#Trump ordered new signs outside a #Smithsonian #museum that warn its depiction of #UShistory is "inaccurate."
Trump claimed the signage at the National Museum of #AmericanHistory would correct what a disputed White House report described as “extreme political activism.”
NO! Your initially #insane brain that has clearly succumbed to #dementia is HELLA wrong you #billionaire #racist #misogynist!
F⁕⚠︎ you!
#law #museums #UShistory
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/arts/design/smithsonian-signs-trump-executive-order.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Good on #Brazil. Give #Trump admin a taste of their own medicine.
Brazil denies #visas to #US delegation aiming to impugn #election system.
The US delegation had planned to visit the Brazilian capital & cast doubt on the integrity of the #voting system before a presidential election this fall, officials said.
#law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #BigLie
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/24/us-sending-envoys-question-brazilian-electoral-system-officials-say/
#Lula to #Trump∶ ‘No one will defeat us through #lies’
Opinion by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the president of #Brazil.
#US #geopolitics #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #trade #economy #tariffs #ElectionInterference #coup #Jan6 #BigLie #JairBolsonaro
https://wapo.st/3Tl6JZQ
Covert #CIA program said to be behind mysterious attacks on #Galápagos boats
A surveillance plane flew from El Salvador toward the #FishingBoats before #drones attacked, flight data shows.
#Trump #MafiaState #law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Ecuador #sovereignty #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #InternationalLaw #imperialism #geopolitics
https://wapo.st/4wYbG9R
The #Seattle PD is investigating a #shooting at the #SeattleCenter with “multiple victims.”
“More information to come,” officials said in a statement. “Please avoid the area.”
Harborview Medical Center said it will be receiving people injured from the event at the Seattle Center.
The Seattle Center was hosting its annual Bite of Seattle festival this weekend, featuring hundreds of local vendors & live music performances.
#MassShooting #law #GunLaws #GunControl
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/26/us/seattle-center-shooting-festival?cid=ios_app
