Monday Open Thread

By Jeralyn, Section Blog Related
Posted on Mon Mar 24, 2025 at 03:06:32 PM EST
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Our last open thread is just about full.

Today's latest: Chief Judge James Boasberg has issued a lengthy order keeping his ban on Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport people.

In a 37-page order, the judge, James E. Boasberg, said the order should remain in place so that the Venezuelan immigrants could have the opportunity to challenge accusations that they belong to the gang, Tren de Aragua, before the Trump administration can fly them out of the country under the wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act.

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In other news, Trump just appointed another one of his lawyers as acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey.

Ms. Habba, who has no prosecutorial experience and previously ran a small firm specializing in civil litigation, will oversee the work of about 150 federal prosecutors in New Jersey. The position, a political and legal launchpad, has previously been held by prominent conservatives including Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. and the former New Jersey governor Chris Christie.

I wish I had answers, or something constructive or encouraging to say. I don't yet.

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

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I just put this is n the old thread (5.00 / 2) (#1)
by CaptHowdy on Mon Mar 24, 2025 at 03:17:22 PM EST

but it's worth repeating

The DC Circuit Judge today said "the Nazis got better treatment under the AEA"

the hearing was very entertaining

Judge Boasberg's opinion (5.00 / 1) (#6)
by Peter G on Mon Mar 24, 2025 at 09:16:58 PM EST

is very compelling (thanks for the link, Jeralyn). It may even persuade one or both of the three judges who sounded uncertain at this afternoon's argument. It certainly should.


Trump has said (none / 0) (#10)
by CaptHowdy on Tue Mar 25, 2025 at 08:50:11 AM EST

they don't have to tell the judge anything because of state secrets.


: Officially (none / 0) (#11)
by CaptHowdy on Tue Mar 25, 2025 at 08:50:30 AM EST

I mean

Appeals panel upholds J. Boasberg's (5.00 / 2) (#22)
by Peter G on Wed Mar 26, 2025 at 04:16:22 PM EST

temporary order against any further TdeA removals. Three separate opinions, with the senior Bush-appointed judge saying (30 pages) that they have emergency appeal jurisdiction now, but the govt loses on the merits of their challenges to Judge Boasberg; Obama-appointed judge says (40-pages) that they do not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal now but the govt's arguments fail anyway; and the Tr*mp-apptd judge says (20 pages) that they do have jurisdiction and J. Boasberg was wrong to entertain the suit in D.C. The detainees should have filed some other sort of case in some other court (presumably Texas). All very impressive work for being generated in two days after argument.


Hegseth shares secret military strategy.. (5.00 / 1) (#3)
by desertswine on Mon Mar 24, 2025 at 06:33:32 PM EST

with the editor of the Atlantic Magazine by mistake. In his defense, he was drunk.

: I read the article in The Atlantic today. (5.00 / 4) (#5)
by Chuck0 on Mon Mar 24, 2025 at 07:49:16 PM EST

Wow. As former Secret clearance holder and someone who just finished 16 years working for a major defense company, all I can say is wow. We had DoD and OPSEC training required every year at my job. Every new weapons program required new OPSEC certification. That these idiots would discuss operational planning and tactics in a commercial chat software is just completely unbelievable. And stupid. And irresponsible. And possibly criminal.
But hey, Hillary had an email server. Lock her up.

: Hegseth claims to have a 130 IQ. (5.00 / 1) (#8)
by Donald from Hawaii on Tue Mar 25, 2025 at 03:18:05 AM EST

I think he probably confused that number with his blood alcohol count or the proof number on his bottle of Maker's Mark bourbon.

: China (none / 0) (#4)
by CaptHowdy on Mon Mar 24, 2025 at 07:05:53 PM EST

probably had them before the Atlantic

: The Reich High Command (none / 0) (#12)
by KeysDan on Tue Mar 25, 2025 at 12:00:48 PM EST

running the Trump presidency without Trump (who is busy running the Kennedy Center and scheduling performances). Apparently, this is their modus operandi to evade laws for government record keeping---as criminals are wont to do. Just the tip of this administration's criminal iceberg.

This is (5.00 / 1) (#9)
by CaptHowdy on Tue Mar 25, 2025 at 08:32:17 AM EST

kind of funny

In the department of good news (5.00 / 6) (#13)
by Peter G on Tue Mar 25, 2025 at 10:14:02 PM EST

Pennsylvania held two special elections Tuesday to fill seats in the state legislature that were vacant due to a death and a departure for another job. In the state senate race, the Democrat won, 50-49 (with the other percentage going to a Libertarian), in a district that went Tr*mp by +15 in November and has a 53% R registration edge, reducing the R edge there to 27-23. Could this be a sign? And the Democrat also won the open House seat, 63-35, in a blue district (was 58-42 in the Presidential), thus guaranteeing a 102-101 D majority in the state House, and ensuring that nothing terrible can pass the state legislature (particularly with Shapiro as our governor).

Not as good but good (none / 0) (#18)
by CaptHowdy on Wed Mar 26, 2025 at 10:20:13 AM EST

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Biden administration's regulation of ghost guns, the largely untraceable firearms that had been used in a growing number of crimes over the last decade and alarmed law enforcement agencies," the Washington Post reports.

"In a 7-2 ruling, the justices allowed 2022 rules by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that require serial numbers, sales receipts and background checks for the weapons, which are typically purchased in kits online and assembled at home."

"The decision could be considered a departure for the Supreme Court's conservative majority, which has been skeptical of gun regulation in recent terms."


: 7-2 ruling. (none / 0) (#20)
by KeysDan on Wed Mar 26, 2025 at 02:54:56 PM EST

Gorsuch wrote the opinion for the majority. Alito and Thomas dissented--saying there could be unforeseen consequences to the rules.

Party like it's 2018 (none / 0) (#19)
by CaptHowdy on Wed Mar 26, 2025 at 01:38:57 PM EST

Democrats Are Winning Special Elections Like It's 2018
March 26, 2025 at 12:56 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 115 Comments

G. Elliot Morris: "For the 2026 election cycle so far, there have been 14 contested special elections in state house districts across the country. Using this spreadsheet of results and benchmarks, we can see that the Democratic candidates across those 14 seats beat Harris's margin vs Trump with the same voters last November by 10 percentage points on average."

"There were 67 state legislative special elections held in 2017 for the 2018 midterm cycle... In those, Democratic candidates beat Hillary Clinton's margin vs Trump in 2016 by 11 points. So, an 11-point swing for Democrats in 2017, and 10 points for 2025 so far. Ten is not so different from 11."

: More (none / 0) (#21)
by CaptHowdy on Wed Mar 26, 2025 at 03:20:57 PM EST

Florida CD6 Special Election: St. Pete poll shows Democrats down by 4 in a RUBY RED GOP district

TESLA THREATS TASK FORCE (none / 0) (#2)
by CaptHowdy on Mon Mar 24, 2025 at 03:24:14 PM EST

Bombs Found at Tesla Showroom in Texas
March 24, 2025 at 3:36 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 103 Comments

Police found multiple "incendiary devices" at a Tesla dealership in Austin, the city where the company has its headquarters, Fox Austin reports.

CNBC: FBI launches Tesla threats task force

: The Trump administration shows more concern ... (5.00 / 1) (#7)
by Donald from Hawaii on Tue Mar 25, 2025 at 03:06:02 AM EST

... about protecting Elon Musk's Tesla dealerships than it ever did about protecting Congress and the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Goldberg and the Atlantic (none / 0) (#14)
by CaptHowdy on Wed Mar 26, 2025 at 08:53:46 AM EST

have released the "war plans"

They are reading them now. They are clearly war plans.

This could make the House hearing today a lot more interesting

I guess they will try (none / 0) (#15)
by CaptHowdy on Wed Mar 26, 2025 at 08:56:25 AM EST

to charge Goldberg with something even after they all said there was nothing classified.

Tulsy needs to go down. That would be fun


That would be difficult to pursue. (5.00 / 1) (#24)
by Chuck0 on Wed Mar 26, 2025 at 06:04:52 PM EST

Considering they all have publicly and before Congress declared that no classified information was discussed and disseminated. How do you then charge someone with releasing the information?

Hegseth and Gabbard need to go. They should never have been confirmed. Hegseth especially. Completely unqualifed.


What could (none / 0) (#16)
by CaptHowdy on Wed Mar 26, 2025 at 09:01:36 AM EST

POSSIBLY BE CLASSIFIED

: The Atlantic (5.00 / 1) (#17)
by CaptHowdy on Wed Mar 26, 2025 at 09:06:35 AM EST

was asked to withhold one thing. A name of a CIA officer.
They did.
Clearly someone thinks it's sensitive info.

Who's playing Jeralyn ? (none / 0) (#23)
by CaptHowdy on Wed Mar 26, 2025 at 04:45:09 PM EST

McVeigh Review

I couldn't find anyone described as an attorney.

This is probably pretrial I guess.

: The review states that the film (none / 0) (#25)
by Peter G on Wed Mar 26, 2025 at 06:56:36 PM EST

is about McVeigh and Nichols in the months leading up to the bombing. Not about the trial.