Its probably fine, just secure a broker to negotiate her release in advance

"did you not learn from what just happened?"

we learned they can kill without penalty, they making it clear they know

Trump is threatening to use the insurrection act in MN so he can deploy troops.

If that happens we'll find out where we are. Not a single troop should obey that order. If they do, we'll immediately know where we are at.

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LadyAlthea said:

Why do these people quit in protest? Stay and fight ffs

Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News that she fired six prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota after they attempted to resign.

“We had six prosecutors who suddenly decided they didn’t want to support the men and women in ICE,” Bondi said in a Wednesday-night interview.

It was reported that the prosecutors resigned over their concerns about the handling of the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.

“They said, ‘We want to resign, but we want to use our annual leave up until April,’ meaning they wanted the taxpayers to pay for them to go on vacation because they decided they didn’t want to support law enforcement,” Bondi said. “So, the breaking news tonight, I fired them all.”

Federal government has to pay out unused annual leave anyways, Pam. Never let facts get in the way.

I wonder about the tax implications of getting 2 months of vacation in a lump sum vs coasting on it until the spring.

She specializes in long-term-parking and jet ski law.

Give, Pam a break. She's too busy learning to care about facts.

tiny rays of hope

by any means necessary

that little cokebottle yt salute is the exact feeling i got

Late empire decadence. So hot right now. Late empire decadence

^I dismissed that Mar-A-Pedo fur fapping as AI slop, it was real?

Trump keeping Machado’s Nobel prize after Venezuelan opposition leader presents it to him
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-venezuela-machado-01-15-26

Judge deals blow to the Trump Justice Department’s use of the Civil Rights Act to ‘clean’ voter rolls
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/politics/voter-rolls-lawsuits-civil-rights-act

it's something.jpg

My dad caught a Pedro Borbón homerun at a Mets game in 1976. That ball was amongst his junk when he died. it's now mine.

I totally hit that homerun

totally normal

You Be The Judge

Apply now to be an immigration judge.

Conditions of employment
You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Employment is contingent upon the completion and satisfactory adjudication of a background investigation. Security clearance may be required.
Selective Service Registration is required, as applicable.
Moving and Relocation Expenses are not authorized.
Relevant experience (see qualifications below.)
Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
You must file a financial disclosure statement in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
For Full time employment only - Conversion to permanent position is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a probationary period and appointment by the Attorney General.
Qualifications
In order to qualify for the Immigration Judge position, applicants must meet all of the following minimum qualifications:

Education: Applicants must possess a LL.B., J.D., or LL.M. degree. (Provide the month and year in which you obtained your degree and the name of the College or University from which it was conferred/awarded.)
AND
Licensure: Applicants must be an active member of the bar, duly licensed and authorized to practice law as an attorney under the laws of any state, territory of the U.S., or the District of Columbia. (Provide the month and year in which you obtained your first license and the State from which it was issued.)
AND
Experience: Applicants must possess qualifying post-licensure litigation or adjudication experience. Qualifying trial experience includes experience litigating cases in which a complaint was filed with a court or administrative agency, or a charging document (e.g., indictment, notice of violation, or information) was issued by a court, administrative entity, grand jury, or appropriate military authority. Qualifying experience conducting administrative hearings or adjudicating administrative cases includes relevant experience handling cases in which a formal procedure was initiated by a governmental administrative body.
NOTE: Qualifying experience is calculated only after bar admission.

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Candidates will need to demonstrate that any future employment with EOIR is not a conflict of interest with other employment opportunities currently held or will be held by the candidate.

Why even death doesn’t halt the media attacks on Scott Adams
https://nypost.com/2026/01/15/opinion/why-death-doesnt-halt-the-media-attacks-on-scott-adams/

what an opinion

Trump Confronted to His Face Over Nobel Yoink: ‘Why Would You Want Somebody Else’s Nobel Prize?’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-confronted-to-his-face-over-nobel-yoink-why-would-you-want-somebody-elses-nobel-prize/

REPORTER: You just called Machado a very nice person. He said the meeting went well. Why align with Delci Rodriguez and the remnants of the Maduro regime and not with Machado who has the support of the Venezuelan people?

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Well, if you ever remember a place called Iraq, where everybody was fired, every single person, the police, the generals, everybody was fired, and they ended up being ISIS. Instead of just getting down to business, they ended being ISIS, so I remember that.

This is the more important quote

I don't think the fucked debathification process in Iraq led to isis. It was fucked though. But I don't think anyone in the trump admin would be able to come anywhere close to bush level of incompetence even with the tallest step ladder they could find.

[White House Border Czar] Tom Homan Says ICE Is Unpopular Because ‘We Need to Be Better at Messaging’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/tom-homan-says-ice-is-unpopular-because-we-need-to-be-better-at-messaging/?

This is hilarious. When you're a Republican, everything is a messaging problem. It's never the message itself that sucks.

JFC

Dear State of Maine Employees:

To help address concerns stemming from recent news coverage, DAFS and the Office of the Attorney General are offering guidance on procedures and protocols regarding requests to provide access to non-public spaces in public buildings, or requests to produce documents.

Occasionally, individuals show up at public buildings unannounced and request access into areas where they are not authorized, or request information that is confidential or otherwise protected. It is legal to be in public spaces, assuming proper badging/credentials, compliance with screening requirements, and any other statutes, rules or regulations in force. This Guidance will help prepare you if you receive requests to enter non-public areas or are asked to provide non-public information.

UNDERSTAND & PREPARE:

Not all areas of public buildings are open to the public. Certain areas contain confidential, private and non-public records, or are work areas not open to the public (for example: behind the service counter). For clarity, signage designating areas as “Authorized Personnel Only” has been distributed to agency contacts for posting. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter these areas.

Even if areas are properly designated as non-public, there may be visibility into the spaces. Please ensure that confidential non-public records are not openly displayed and are stored in a manner that will not expose them to inadvertent public disclosure. Likewise, employee work areas that can be seen by the public should not contain personal items which they do not want the general public to observe.

HOW TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS TO ENTER NON-PUBLIC AREAS OR SEE NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION:

1) All areas should be clearly marked if they are not accessible to members of the public. Generally, visitors are allowed to be in public areas, so do not instruct them to leave the building.
2) Be polite and professional. Remain calm; speak slowly/quietly to avoid escalating and/or to de-escalate the interaction.
3) Be factual and truthful. If they ask for information that any other person would be entitled to receive, provide it in the same professional manner as you would for any other person.
4) Follow Attorney General Guidance for requests to access to non-public areas.
5) Follow Attorney General Guidance if documents or information are requested.
6) Do not ignore other customers who are there to receive services. If a customer is uncomfortable, ask the customer if you can take their phone number and call them back or assist them later.
7) Do not use a personal or State mobile device to film an individual. This can cause further escalation.

thanks but what if I'm not a state of Maine employee
can i escalate

not if you're a guest of a state of maine employee

damnit

Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/16/canada-cuts-chinese-ev-tariff-100-exchange-lower-canola-tariffs/

BEIJING — Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.

Carney made the announcement after two days of meetings with Chinese leaders. He said there would be an initial annual cap of 49,000 vehicles on Chinese EV exports to Canada, growing to about 70,000 over five years. China will reduce its total tariff on canola seeds, a major Canadian export, from 84% to about 15%, he told reporters.

Carney said China has become a more predictable partner to deal with than the U.S, the country’s neighbor and longtime ally.

“Our relationship has progressed in recent months with China. It is more predictable and you see results coming from that,” Carney said.

China loves predictable and stable
Canada loves predictable and stable
Trump loves being a chaos monkey

I was really hoping orangutans were monkeys just now.
Oh well.

Judge limits ICE’s crowd control tactics following Minneapolis shooting
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/16/ice-minneapolis-arrests-judge-protests-00735416

Menendez’s order bars Homeland Security and ICE officials involved in Operation Metro Surge from “using pepper-spray or similar nonlethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools against persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity.” The judge also prohibited federal agents from stopping vehicles following them, as long as those vehicles are maintaining a safe and “appropriate” distance.

because they care about a judge order?

right. it's a militia of proud boys.
symbolic but who tf can enforce that
when they find a way to redefine the English dictionary in real time

I have no doubt Homeland Security promptly printed Judge's order in bulk and distributed them to every ICE agent to be used as toilet paper

Trump administration delays plan to withhold wages for student loan borrowers in default
https://apnews.com/article/student-loans-debt-wage-garnishment-de1f286a8264cb5b2c0aad939e29c2e2

The department did not set a new date for involuntary collections. It said the delay will give borrowers time to evaluate new repayment plans that are scheduled to be available starting July 1.

Defense Department says military newspaper Stars and Stripes must eliminate ‘woke distractions’
https://apnews.com/article/stars-stripes-pentagon-trump-hegseth-3bcc613b19a92587b16ce5d9adddffec

We have subsidized Europe for years by not making them pays us to not rape them.

What'd be really cool is if all the NATO countries matched whatever tariff fuckery that Trump gets up to.

lol, Stars & Stripes woke?! They would have had to change quite a dang bit since I was in. Nobody I knew ever bothered to even read that crap.

Man accused of aiming laser at Trump helicopter acquitted in 35 minutes
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/man-accused-of-aiming-laser-at-trump-helicopter-acquitted-in-35-minutes/ar-AA1Uqc22

lol. every time they try and make an example out of someone

Denkar said:

lol, Stars & Stripes woke?! They would have had to change quite a dang bit since I was in. Nobody I knew ever bothered to even read that crap.

Being neutral is woke
anything less than full MAGA is anti-drump

Hegseth wants Stars and Stripes to feature more hot, fit, hairless yet masculine men.

Why can't that queen

Why can't that queen understand that we all know what is going on with him?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-orders-makeup-studio-installed-pentagon/

he woulda spent $40k had the press not noticed

EU-US trade deal ‘on hold’ after new Trump tariffs
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-us-trade-deal-on-hold-after-new-trump-tariffs/?

In a statement online, Manfred Weber, the president of the European People's Party (EPP), said that the escalating U.S.-Europe tensions meant the Parliament would not vote in favor of the pact, which sets U.S. tariffs on imports from the EU at 15 percent in exchange for the bloc not applying levies on American exports.

everything he touches turns to _____

tariffs

Growing sense of embarrassment at Fifa over Donald Trump peace prize
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/18/embarrassment-fifa-donald-trump-peace-prize

There was unease within Fifa at the time of Trump receiving the award with the governing body not disclosing any details of the selection process. Now, though, that has shifted to “deep embarrassment”, according to one senior Fifa source. Multiple officials have expressed their unease about the way it was handled.

shocking

Lara Trump's Singing Has Been Called a 'Geneva Convention Violation.' She Just Filmed Another Music Video