Prof. J.C. Moriarty

“I believe we’ll be greeted as liberators.” VP Cheney, March 2003. @adamjschwarz.bsky.social

BREAKING: DOJ confirms that 47,635 Epstein files have been removed, per The Independent.

While the McDonald’s CEO gets roasted for his awkward burger taste test...

McDonald’s is among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.

And McDonald's CEO recently raked in $18.2M — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.

That should leave a bad taste in your mouth.

Nicotine and the cardiovascular system: unmasking a global public health threat Abstract. Nicotine-containing products, whether combustible or smokeless, pose a growing threat to cardiovascular (CV) health. While tobacco smoking contin

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This is winter saying goodbye

US gov is telling Americans to leave Embassies & areas likely to be attacked. But flights are canceled, airports closed & the US has not provided transportation to stranded Americans

Mike Johnson's strategy to allow the Trump admin to do whatever it wants with zero oversight or congressional authority or input is just to keep the House out of session repeatedly for extended periods of time.

The majority of America’s teachers — a whopping 71% — have at least one side job because they’re so underpaid.

Meanwhile, the country is about to be launched into a long, drawn-out war that has already cost an estimated $2 billion.

Priorities.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MARK KELLY, Plaintiff, Civil Case No. 26-81 (RJL) V. PETE HEGSETH, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION February 12, 2026 [Dkt. #2] United States Senator Mark Kelly, a retired naval officer, has been censured by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for voicing certain opinions on military actions and policy. In addition, he has been subjected to proceedings to possibly reduce his retirement rank and pay and threatened with criminal prosecution if he continues to speak out on these issues. Secretary Hegseth relies on the well-established doctrine that military servicemembers enjoy less vigorous First Amendment protections given the fundamental obligation for obedience and discipline in the armed forces. Unfortunately for Secretary Hegseth, no court has ever extended those principles to retired servicemembers, much less a retired servicemember serving in Congress and exercising oversight responsibility over the military. This Court will not be the first to do so!

Worse still, Secretary Hegseth contends that this Court is not yet competent to decide the issues in this case. He and his fellow Defendants argue that military personnel 1 Case 1:26-cv-00081-RJL Document 37 Filed 02/12/26 Page 2 of 29 decisions are exempt from judicial review and, in any event, that Senator Kelly should first be required to go through the military appeals process so the military can have the first crack at adjudicating his First Amendment rights. I disagree. This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees. After all, as Bob Dylan famously said, "You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows." To say the least, our retired veterans deserve more respect from their Government, and our Constitution demands they receive it! Senator Kelly's First Amendment claim is not only justiciable; he is likely to succeed on the merits. He has also shown irreparable harm, and the balance of the equities fall decidedly in his favor. As such, his motion for a preliminary injunction on his First Amendment claim is hereby GRANTED.

BREAKING: Judge blocks Hegseth effort to punish Sen. Kelly.

"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."

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So incredibly helpful! Thanks for all you do 🙏🏽

The vile video is racist. Period. And it came from a racist White House. If you can't say that, what are we doing here.

Eight additional federal prosecutors are in the process of leaving the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. The departures follow the mass exit of six veteran prosecutors who left the office last month in protest of recent directives from the U.S. Department of Justice, including the department's refusal to initiate a civil rights investigation into the killing of Renee Good. Among those leaving is Ana Voss, the civil division chief, who has been helping to handle hundreds of wrongful detention petitions flooding the office since federal officers began their immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

Breaking: Eight more prosecutors are leaving the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota, including Ana Voss, the current civil division chief, the Star Tribune reports.

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What we found is bleak. Attorneys told us they’re struggling to get information in to or out of ICE and Customs and Border Protection facilities, which are holding nearly 69,000 people this month. And detainees often are forced to choose between remaining in crowded, squalid conditions or leaving the country immediately. Judges in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles have ordered the government to facilitate attorney-client communications at Homeland Security buildings. But attorneys say that doesn’t always happen. Even if detainees get the option, some worry they’ll be punished if they take it.

Lawyers can't reach clients in ICE detention. I've heard it anecdotally, but scale of issue is horrifying.

Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.

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Every single violent person was pardoned

Yeah hey JD remember that? What ever happened with that?

GOP Opens Up Its Midterm Elections Playbook in Minnesota - The American Prospect The administration’s latest attempt to take over the upcoming election came amid the greatest period of civil unrest since the death of Minnesota resident George Floyd.

The proposal to end ICE raids in Minnesota in exchange for state voter data was a tell on the midterm elections playbook, writes @gurleygg.bsky.social.
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This is impressive! Massive four-year study found “no increase in the risk of deaths from cancer, heart disease, accidental injury or any other major category: in every case, [Covid] vaccinated individuals had equal or lower rates of death.”

We were on the cusp of changing medicine forever. Curing things that had no cure. mRNA vaccines are revolutionary

“His statutory rape of Victim A (a 17-year-old girl he paid for sex when he was 35) was a violation of Florida law, the Code of Official Conduct, and the Code of Ethics for Government Service.”

Trump administration pauses Revolution Wind project — again The administration said it's pausing leases for 5 large-scale offshore wind projects due to unspecified national security risks identified by the Pentagon.

Trump canceling Revolution Wind, again, is absolutely nuts—cruel & stupid. It will skyrocket electricity costs, put thousands out of jobs, waste millions already invested in a wind farm nearly 90% complete. 1/

‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives US science lost a great deal in 2025, including tens of billions of dollars of federal funding, entire research agencies and programs, and a generation of researchers.

Trump and DOGE gutted US science: Scientists from a variety of fields researching anything from chemical hazards, drug addiction, pollution, LBTQ health care & paediatric brain disease report how grants were withdrawn and and they struggle to support students, staff and research 🧪

Grammar police everywhere 😱😱😱

Who's Threatening Who? The Trump administration says immigration enforcement are being assaulted; the details tell a different story

New, from me: DHS says immigration enforcement employees like ICE are facing unprecedented threats and 1000% increase in assaults. But the data does not add up. Look at the details, and we see state agents using excessive force, and then lying about it.
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With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.

Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

Mike Johnson continues to refuse to swear in a Democrat who won in a landslide.

Hildy. And it’s great

RFK Jr. should resign. YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

A month ago, RFK Jr. called his CDC director “unimpeachable.”

Then she refused to sign off on his plan to put little kids’ health at risk, and he fired her.

RFK Jr. should resign.

a woman in a blue shirt is looking at a man in a pink shirt . Alt: a woman in a blue shirt is looking at a man in a pink shirt , scene from Notting Hill

I’m just a girl, who did a spinal tap on a preschooler last week, asking you to fire RFK Jr.

Perfect!!