Paula Herold

More than 1,000 people currently imprisoned in Louisiana were convicted by split juries — ruled unconstitutional in 2020. Yet the state Supreme Court has declined to grant new trials, and lawmakers have repeatedly denied a reexamination of their cases. With @veritenews.org

“‘If a fire occurs in the cabin, if we land on water, don’t check on the immigrants. Just make sure that you and the guards and the people that work for the government get off," one flight attendant was told. “It was as if the detainees’ lives were worthless,” said another. (Published April 2025)

This is actually perfect. The emptiness makes it look as ridiculous and wasteful as it is.

BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.” They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.

What happened to states’ rights, Kristi?

Buyer With Ties to Chinese Communist Party Got V.I.P Treatment at Trump Crypto Dinner Story by team including David Yaffe-Bellany (crypto expert) Michael Forsythe (former China reporter), Devon Lum and Jiawei Wang (visual investigations) Please read and share. Transparency matters nyti.ms/4mUDTtG

GOOD. WELL DONE. PUSH BACK! yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/06...

There it is. Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) says Republicans’ next goal is to kick seniors off Social Security: “Get off of Social Security. Get back into the workforce.”

NEW: Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht, who was pardoned by Trump, received a $31 million bitcoin donation this weekend. Crypto-tracers suspect it came from someone associated with a different dark net market, AlphaBay. @agreenberg.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ross-u...

It’s probably bad that the future of America’s government pivots on a fight between Lex Luthor and the Joker

America excels at a lot of things, but growing bananas isn't one of them. The reality is that not everything can be produced in the U.S. Trump tariffs penalize Americans simply for buying the quality goods they want.

Never thought as a former writing professor, I would be giving economics lessons to the Commerce Secretary, but here we are. Trump's chaotic tariffs are rooted in an arbitrary fear of a trade deficit, but a trade deficit means Americans are buying goods — a sign of financial security.

“Crazy how states plan to criminally investigate every miscarriage but they “don’t have the resources” to test rape kits or enforce restraining orders.” 1000s of rape kits sit on the shelves untested, but prosecutors in W Virginia are now actively pursuing people who have *miscarriages*.

The fact that Musk recognizes the truth about Trump but was willing to go along with it while it was in his interest...even though it is all really, really bad for, you know, the world...does not reflect well on him but it does reveal (yet again) who he truly is.

Ukraine used $47,000 in drones to inflict $7,000,000,000 of damage. War changed today. Forever.

Trump told West Point cadets at their graduation that he wouldn't be able to shake their hands, a tradition among US presidents, because he had urgent matters to deal with on China and Russia. This was him "dealing" with China and Russia moments later. He went golfing.

Note that courts have already thrown out similar investigations by both Missouri and Texas as an obvious and blatant attack on @mmfa.bsky.social's First Amendment rights.

Hurricane season starts June 1 and if you live in a Gulf state, you need to watch this. It’s worse than you might think. The few employees still left at FEMA admit: they are not prepared. Not enough staff. Not enough supplies. Not enough leadership. Plan accordingly.

Speaking of law firms & Trump: Microsoft "has dropped a law firm that settled with the administration in favor of one that is fighting it." "The switch suggests that a firm that chose to fight the Trump administration could still attract an important client."

every word of this kfor.com/news/local/w...

More evidence this administration is lawless and insolent. They risk the wrath of the judiciary at their own peril. We must stand behind our judges and ensure the law is followed. Media: Cover these stories! Don’t let them get buried in the flood.

NEW: Government officials insist that neither DOGE nor Musk have any real decision-making authority—they merely “advise” or “consult.” But internal DOJ emails provide the most compelling evidence yet that DOGE is not simply advising—it’s calling the shots. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/on-d...

Wife of US Coast Guard member arrested over expired visa after security check for military housing www.cnn.com/2025/04/26/u...

ex cop assault 75 year old woman protesting the lack of due process and attacks on rule of law. she's still in the hospital. amp.sunherald.com/news/local/c...

“With their savings, they paid for expensive and extremely difficult in vitro fertilization process to have their daughter, he said.“

At least three medical journals have received letters from U.S. Department of Justice that questioned their editorial practices and standards, prompting several journals to push back and assert their independence.

Outright disinformation? The president of the United States using forged material to justify disappearing an American resident with no due process? www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-...

Yep. Youth volunteers who were working on projects ranging from rebuilding homes destroyed in storms to distributing supplies for hurricane recovery were suddenly pulled from service. Why? DOGE cuts. Read our latest here:

Interesting. Two of the grievances in the Declaration of Independence condemned the Crown for denying legal protection, especially imprisonment without cause. “For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury.” “For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offenses.”

Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."

Trump just denied North Carolina’s request for FEMA relief from Hurricane Helene, calling it “unwarranted.”

UPDATE: ICE has awarded a new contract worth up to $3.8 billion for the company to operate a migrant detention camp on Fort Bliss — its largest contract yet. It's the first time ICE is moving ahead with plans to detain thousands of people arrested on U.S. military bases in tents before deportation.

NEW 🧵 The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border. Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...

But muh tariffs 😲

Here is his order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... The case was filed by the ACLU this morning, and is in addition to the case filed by the ACLU in NY on Tuesday that I wrote about last night: www.lawdork.com/p/aclu-bring...

EU offered ‘zero-for-zero’ deal to US weeks before tariff announcement

Former Skadden associate: The Administration cannot pick and choose who gets representation. It cannot use executive power to scare lawyers out of advocacy. “I will not allow my fear to manifest as silence. I choose courage.”

White House: we want reciprocal tariffs Vietnam: fine, let’s do zero percent White House: fuck you Absolute clown car administration

Just a reminder that fireman and police officers and other service providers have their retirement in the US stock market. The notion that we would destroy $8 trillion worth of capital in the hopes of closing a $1.2 trillion trade deficit is non-sensical.

At this rate MAGA will only be able to afford to rent the libs.

Biggest gasbag and gaslighter of all time.

It’s a fire sale…