No More Benefit Of The Doubt Last Sunday, we discussed a number of cases pending in front of federal district judges in Minneapolis.

Some judicial opinions have to be read in full, like the one I parse for you to night, from Judge Tunheim in Minneapolis.
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Ummm... Excuse me, can I help you find something?

This reminds me of something Toni Morrison wrote.

Little girls in Iran killed in their primary school, by US led forces. Being prepared for burial.
Are we great yet?

Fishing crews in the Atlantic keep accidentally dredging up chemical weapons Fishing crews face horrifying burns from dredging the dumped chemical weapons.

At least three commercial fishing crews off the coast of NJ between 2016-2023 were exposed to mustard agent dredged up from the ocean floor where until 1970 the US dumped 17,000 tons of unspent chemical weapons from WWI and II in the Atlantic.

BREAKING:Democrat Alex Holladay defeats Republican Bryan Renshaw in the Arkansas House District 70 special election, flipping the GOP-held suburban Little Rock seat from 🔴 to 🔵.

He lies through his teeth. He changes his mind continuously. He acts on whim. He’s driven by vengeance, hate and money. He wants more power for no good but only to feed his insatiable broken ego that never gets enough. Woe to everything you may love. Giving up or giving in are not options.

‘We Are Not Expendable’: Southaven Residents Fight xAI Plan for 41 Gas Turbines to Power Musk's Grok Many residents around Southaven, Mississippi, oppose xAI’s data centers and presence in their backyards, fearing for their health and environment.

Many area residents in Southaven, Mississippi, and nearby Memphis, Tennessee, oppose xAI’s growing presence in their backyards, fearing what Elon Musk’s data centers’ operations could mean for their health and the surrounding environment.
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Best Twitter riposte of the day. It's not question of "rooting for Iran to win." The question is whether the war is in the national interests of the US, is designed to achieve US interests, and can be pursued at a cost that a successful outcome would warrant, weighed against risks inherent in war.

Trump has V.D.

Awesome. Everyone who can should make the pilgrimage to Montgomery. Bryan Stevenson is a national hero.

'Big, Beautiful' auction for drilling rights in Cook Inlet is a bust No bids in the first of six mandated oil and gas lease sales in the federal waters of Cook Inlet.

It was the first of six auctions for offshore Cook Inlet drilling rights that Congress mandated in President Trump’s reconciliation bill last summer, called the One Big Beautiful Bill.

(From @alaskapublic.org)

NEW: @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom is turning 6 empty state buildings in LA County into a behavioral health campus with 162 treatment and housing beds, backed by a Prop 1 investment to get people off the streets and into care.

Section 8 voucher ruling shocks housing community News of the ruling is causing ripples in the housing community.

The New York State Supreme Court just declared that a state law requiring landlords to accept Section 8 housing choice vouchers is unconstitutional.

This decision threatens the housing stability of thousands of New Yorkers and could open the door to a similar lawsuit here in Washington State.

A bit insulting to 8-yos, imo

Oh snapppp!

Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant at the memorial service for Rev. Jesse Jackson:

"The service wouldn't have been this long if were able to go to the Capitol, but the Capitol is now only reserved for pedophiles and podcasters."

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This is not the best part of the firing, but it’s in the Top 10.

As I have said since Feb 2025, Trump is in office to solve Putin's problems. How else are you going to ensure that Putin's failed state becomes prosperous? it is already having to be propped up by China.

Can relate! My Dad was a Marine, serving in Korea, when I was born in 1950.

Lyrics of the chorus : And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for? Don't ask me I don't give a damn Next stop is Vietnam. And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates, Well there ain't no time to wonder why, Whoopie! We're all gonna die![7]

Shades of Vietnam and how it spiraled out of hand from hubris.

Country Joe and the Fish seem appropriate again 60 years later:

"I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag"

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MAGA vs. The Declaration of Independence YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie

thoughts on stephen miller’s rant about “human rights” youtu.be/3RJ_TWtFcMk?...

Breaking news: AG Rayfield wins court order requiring billions in funding for disaster mitigation to be restored

“The court has now said twice that the Trump administration can’t simply walk away from this program, and today’s order puts real teeth behind that. This is the work that happens before the flood waters rise, or the fire season starts, and Oregon communities deserve the preparation and the projects they were promised.”

BREAKING NEWS: We just won a court order requiring the Trump administration to restore billions in funding for disaster mitigation projects – including in Medford, Grants Pass, and Clatsop County. #orpol #breakingnews

Snickers, get off the cat!

Cat? What cat?

It's past 6:00pm Eastern Time.

ICE once again failed to release congressionally-mandated detention statistics on its typical biweekly schedule.

The last update was on February 12, 2026. Four weeks ago.
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Report finds King County officers used excessive force, submitted faulty investigation A report from the King County Ombuds finds the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention “more likely than not” used excessive force when officers punched and Tased a man during a jail booking on Nov...

A report from the King County Ombuds finds the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention “more likely than not” used excessive force when officers punched and Tased a man during a jail booking on Nov. 10, 2024.

Reminder:

It wasn’t murdering American civilians or deporting children with cancer, that got Kristi Noem fired… It was linking Donald Trump to approving a $200M ad campaign.

These people are garbage.

‘I’m relieved she’s gone’: Fema staffers celebrate ousting of Kristi Noem

Current and former Fema staff say the fired DHS secretary made the US more dangerous by overhauling the agency

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