Buried at the bottom of the article is the guy they detained and hassled (a US citizen) claiming: "I really thought things would change after this administration, when we have Mr. Trump in office, things would change to the better." RE:
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Rachel Maddow (@maddow.bsky.social)
"After nearly five hours, he and his wife were released. They are now pursuing legal action. "It's not about the immigrants," his sister, told NBC...
Made the mistake of posting something right before going to sleep last night that caused a million or so people to start arguing in my replies. My notifications are garbage today. So if you're saying something to me, I'm not going to see it.
I wrote about how the Trump admin has zeroed in, much later, on a new (completely bullshit) defense of illegally trafficking Abrego Garcia to a Salvadoran torture camp: "we totally meant to do it, and he deserved it." [www.techdirt.com/2025/04/15/t...](
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Trump Admin’s New Defense For Accidentally Sending Abrego Garcia To Salvadoran Torture Camp: We Meant To Do That
The Trump administration has settled on a terrifying new legal theory: they can declare anyone a “terrorist,” ship them to an offshore ...
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Trump Admin’s New Defense For Accidentally Sending Abrego Garcia To Salvadoran Torture Camp: We Meant To Do That
The Trump administration has settled on a terrifying new legal theory: they can declare anyone a “terrorist,” ship them to an offshore ...
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Jon Stewart admits folks here were right & he wasn't: "I did not think he would get this authoritarian this fast. I really didn't. I'm sorry. Who could have known? Maybe if someone out there had yelled at me on Bluesky about this, I would have known. But no one did. Except every day. In all caps." RE:
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LateNighter (@latenightercom.bsky.social)
Jon Stewart has a message for his Bluesky critics: 'My bad'
Yup. They'll send a legitimately awful US citizen to CECOT, and anyone who criticizes it will be accused of supporting the awful person... and then they'll send someone slightly less awful. Eventually, they'll have established that they can send anyone. RE:
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Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net)
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Had been gearing up to regret my association with Cornell if they caved... so this is nice to see. RE:
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Larry Glickman (@larryglickman.bsky.social)
Cornell too! https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2025/04/breaking-cornell-sues-doe-following-1-billion-funding-freeze
I did include the Fourth Circuit statement, but haven't seen many others in the media do so. [www.techdirt.com/2025/04/14/t...](
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Trump & Bukele Plot US Citizen Detention In Salvadoran Torture Camps, While Defying Supreme Court Via Gibberish Responses To Reporters
In a stunning White House appearance that should alarm anyone who cares about constitutional rights, democracy, the rule of law or anything of the ...
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Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw.bsky.social)
Wouldn't it be nice if every news outlet that covered the Bukele Oval Office meeting noted: District court wrote: Abrego Garcia "has never been ch...
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Trump & Bukele Plot US Citizen Detention In Salvadoran Torture Camps, While Defying Supreme Court Via Gibberish Responses To Reporters
In a stunning White House appearance that should alarm anyone who cares about constitutional rights, democracy, the rule of law or anything of the ...
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I was kinda quiet on here the last week (mostly just reposting stuff when I had a chance) as I was traveling, including some time in Mexico, where I visited a museum and saw this bit of artwork. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreic5wej3ddjetvqrvn5teuutojs7hkrmhmj3ea4i634k2uog3w5d5e
Again, the contract the US signed with El Salvador directly says that the long term disposition of those it sends to El Salvador is at the discretion of the US. RE:
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Julian Sanchez (@normative.bsky.social)
El Salvador is a contractor providing the United States with a paid service. The idea that we couldn’t get anyone they’re holding back with the...
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Wrote a thing at how the Bukele/Trump meeting, full of absolute nonsense and bullshit in support of out-and-out fascism and despotism, is yet another dark day in America. [www.techdirt.com/2025/04/14/t...](
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Trump & Bukele Plot US Citizen Detention In Salvadoran Torture Camps, While Defying Supreme Court Via Gibberish Responses To Reporters
In a stunning White House appearance that should alarm anyone who cares about constitutional rights, democracy, the rule of law or anything of the ...
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Trump & Bukele Plot US Citizen Detention In Salvadoran Torture Camps, While Defying Supreme Court Via Gibberish Responses To Reporters
In a stunning White House appearance that should alarm anyone who cares about constitutional rights, democracy, the rule of law or anything of the ...
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