Supreme Court rolls over for Trump's illegal and thuggish actions
Supreme Court lifts orders blocking Trump from deporting Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act
If you had any hope that the Supreme Court was going to restrain the unlawful actions of the Trump administration, this should pretty much dash that hope. The Court vacates the temporary restraining orders that Judge Boasberg put into place, and says that the only remedy available to the putative Venezuelan gang members is to file a habeas claim in Texas, where they are held before being put on to planes. At least the Court does say they have to be given notice of this right and time to file. But crucially, they don’t challenge the invocation of the Alien Enemies Act itself, or the definition of enemies that Trump and his minions made up. This is a huge, huge blow to civil rights, and bodes ill for other cases that are making their way to the Supreme Court right now.
The actual opinion is here, if you want to read it. It’s depressing. The dissents (from the women on the court, of course) are worth reading.
Some day I’ll be telling my grandchildren about the old days, when you could choose from a vast array of inexpensive products thanks to a global economy. And they won’t believe me.
Bessent: Federal layoffs will help fill factory jobs created by Trump tariffs
Because park rangers, nurses, accountants and lawyers are qualified and willing to glue together shoes and screw phones together.
What a fucking moron.
Trump Will Get His Showy (And Likely Expensive) Military Parade in D.C.
Dear Leader is giving himself a parade for his 79th birthday. I wonder if co-President Musk will be on the dais with his arm stretched out.
Proud to be a PANICAN. Let me know when I can buy the t-shirt.
“Scotch Broom”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro lens @ f/16, 1/160s, ISO 500. Along the Tahkenitch Dunes Trail.
Tabletop industry in full panic as Trump tariffs are poised to erase decades of growth
Hope you enjoy playing the games you have now, because a drought may be coming.
“Gigeresque”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro lens @ f/6.3, 1/500s, ISO 320. Along the beach near Tahkenitch Dunes.
“Barnacle Bouquet”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f/11, 1/320s, ISO 320. Along the beach near Tahkenitch Dunes.
Bessent calls tariffs ‘a one-time price adjustment’
Kind of like having your leg amputated is a one-time body adjustment.
Federal judge in scathing decision calls Trump’s deportation of Salvadoran man ‘wholly lawless’
Not that the administration appears to give a shit. I suspect this one is on the fast track to higher courts.
“Framed Lake”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 16mm, f5.6, 1/160s, ISO 250. Along the Threemile Lake North Trail.
“Fuzzy Bells”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 41mm, f5.6, 1/100s, ISO 200. Along the Threemile Lake North Trail.
“You Can’t See Me”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f5.6, 1/80s, ISO 6400
More details surface in Trump administration plan to cut national forests
Trump appears to believe that declaring national emergencies lets him do whatever the fuck he wants. Sadly, he might be right.
This is what a lawless dictatorship looks like
Trump administration argues judge cannot order return of man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
So to summarize, the administration position is:
- We can arrest anyone we want to and decide they’re a member of a terrorist gang that we claim to be at war with (which is not how war works).
- We can send anyone we want to prison in another country without any due process or judicial review
- We can use taxpayer dollars to pay an illegally-elected strongman in said other country to put these people into a brutal prison that is known to violate human rights
- Even if we know we made a mistake, we won’t even ask the other country to send one of these people back
Absolutely disgusting.
I started buying things via Amazon back when they only sold books. I try hard not to waste my limited time on this earth with regrets, but if I were going to start regretting things, that would be high on the list.
Just cancelled all of my Amazon subscriptions. It’s just a tiny thing, but I don’t need to be giving money to billionaires who kiss Trump’s ass and destroy major free press institutions.
Hundreds of protestors lining Hwy 101 for at least a mile in Florence, Oregon this afternoon. And a dozen or so in tiny Veneta. Even in deep-blue Oregon, this was nice to see.
DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data
Oh, and they’re bringing in right-wing military contractors Palantir. This will be just fine for your personal data.