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[U: Hinderaker Thinks Due Process Is Only For X-tian Whyte Guys] The Maryland Dad, Grabbed For Having A Bulls Jersey On… Has Been Ordered Flown Home From The Salvadoran Prison Just Now. Stick It, Kristi!

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Updated @ 5 PM EDT: Now Hinderaker has joined JD Vance in trashing this man. This man below, who is lawfully here, working as a welder — and no doubt paying his taxes — while raising his family, in suburban Maryland — all for the offense of… wait for it! — for traffic tickets.

R-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ght.

I am pretty sure Johnnie’s racked up his share of them, too over 65 years. But his good femme buddy, ex-Gov. Kristi Noem… did NOT come grab him under the cover of night — even if he had a Michael Jordan 23 jersey over his otherwise dapper, crisply Whyte… polo.

Nope. John thinks due process is only for him — and fellow X-tian Whyte Guys, here in ‘Murica. A$$hat. End updated portion.

“This case is certainly important to Abrego Garcia and his family,” the judge said. “In recognition of that, I feel like I can’t wait on giving my order….”

Here’s the latest, from The Guardian (UK):

“…To all the wives, mothers, children who also face this cruel separation, I stand with you in this bond of pain,” she said during the rally at a community center in Hyattsville, Maryland. “It’s a journey that no one ever should ever have to suffer, a nightmare that feels endless….”

Abrego Garcia’s mistaken deportation, described by the White House as an “administrative error”, has outraged many and raised concerns about expelling noncitizens who were granted permission to be in the US.

Abrego Garcia had a permit from the Department of Homeland Security to legally work in the US, his attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg said. He served as a sheet metal apprentice and was pursuing his journeyman license….

We are better than this, America. You KNOW we are.

[Second graphic here is from five years ago, when then MAGA SD Gov. Kristi Noem tried to arrest indigenous tribal leaders for refusing the feds passage across their tribal lands and roads, to reach Rushmore. It was Tangerine they were not granting permission to, so she threatened to arrest them (claiming they were “illegals”) on their own private property. Damn.]

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As Of 3 PM Eastern On Friday… Mr. Khalil Must Wait Until Next Week, For An Order Of Release…

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Updated — the able USDC Judge in Newark has ruled that Mr. Khalil’s orders are immediately appealable. That mightily speeds the case along, but thus far, he has not ordered Mr. Khalil’s return to Newark, from Jena, Louisiana — in a private prison. His habeas petition though, may be properly heard in Newark, starting next week. End, update.

That’s all for now. But it is all rather hard to understand — since Mr. Khalil is charged with NO CRIME — how his detention remains… appropriate. We are coming up on three weeks without any offer for bond — on a non-violent civil matter. That’s unusual (at least in the prior four years — and the eight before the four of Tangerine) in immigration matters.

He has a green card — and that status cannot be revoked without due process of law (no matter what Kristi Noem bleats on and on about).

Onward.

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Our 14th Amendment / “Birthright Citizenship” — At The Supremes, This Morning…

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Here is the very capable brief arguing this morning that Tangerine’s Black Sharpie cannot strip the Constitution.

It will win the day.

…Being directed to follow the law as it has been universally understood for over 125 years is not an emergency warranting the extraordinary remedy of a stay. This Court should deny the federal government’s request.

Many aspects of constitutional interpretation are hotly debated, but not the merits question in this case. For over a century, it has been the settled view of this Court, Congress, the Executive Branch, and legal scholars that the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause guarantees citizenship to babies born in the United States regardless of their parents’ citizenship, “allegiance,” “domicile,” immigration status, or nationality.

President Trump, however, seeks to unilaterally upend this longstanding consensus by executive order. Unsurprisingly, every court to evaluate the Citizenship Stripping Order has found it unconstitutional….

Now you know. Smiling… ever, smiling.

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China “Returns The Favor” — With 34% Taxes/Tariffs; Begins Anti-Dumping Probe Of Medical CT X-Ray Tubes

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Well… this was utterly foreseeable.

Mr. Xi has hit all US goods with an across the board 34 per cent matching tariff.

And of perhaps greater impact (to lithium supplies needed, for car batteries and computer parts) he’s imposed export controls on Chinese rare earth minerals. And hit out at medical suppliers as well. Here’s the rough impact of rare earth exports to the US from China last year:

…China’s exports of rare earth minerals rose 6% in 2024, customs data showed on Monday, as sputtering economic growth limited domestic demand.

The world’s largest producer of rare earths last year shipped 55,431 metric tons of 17 minerals used in the making of products ranging from electric vehicles to consumer electronics, General Administration of Customs data showed.

That was the highest volume since Reuters’ records back to 2014, but the total value of the exports slumped 36% to $488.8 million, the data showed, reflecting falling prices last year amid ample supply….

The penguins? They simply… “smiled, and waved boys”. Out.

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And A THIRD Big One, For Tomorrow: Mr. Khalil’s Habeas, In New Jersey…

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Yes — much is likely to transpire in real time in the federal courts, tomorrow.

This one will be heard in Newark. But I cannot find a live link for the audio. We will see if someone is live-blogging from inside the courtroom tomorrow. Here is the bit of the excellent letter for Mr. Khalil, who is still being held in a private prison in rural Jena, Louisiana at the moment:

…As the Court explained, the gaping hole in [Tangerine 2.0’s / Noem’s] Respondents’ position is that it “does not reckon” at all with the clear text of a controlling federal statute. Op. 25. On appeal, Respondents would have no argument against the Court’s invocation of section 1631’s mandate to treat the petition “as if it had been filed in… the court to which it [wa]s transferred.” Op. 26. Given that statutory command, they would have no argument against the Court’s straightforward application of the Endo Rule. Op. 36–46. And they can no longer argue that the petition did not name Petitioner’s immediate custodian. Op. 56 n.32; see Second Am. Pet. (ECF forthcoming); see also Op. 46–63….

[Trump and Noem] Respondents claim that the Court’s opinion decided an issue of “tremendous and recurring importance.” ECF 157. But a 1292(b) motion is not a petition for certiorari. And besides, the order is most important to one person in unique circumstances. The Court’s decision does not “affect[] every habeas matter brought.” Gustafson v. Williams, 2010 WL 4316750, at *4 (D. Nev. Oct. 25, 2010). It disturbs no federal policy. It does not bind the government in other cases anywhere, including in this courthouse. It does not put “issues of national security… at stake.” Padilla ex rel. Newman v. Rumsfeld, 256 F. Supp. 2d 218, 222 (S.D.N.Y. 2003).

It will not subject the government to discovery into war efforts, nor arguably affect military detention policy, after a court’s application of a brand-new Supreme Court constitutional test to a far-away theater of war. Al Maqaleh v. Gates, 620 F. Supp. 2d 51, 56 (D.D.C. 2009). True, the Court’s ruling might subject Respondents to litigation that it has a long shot of wiping out. But litigants raise jurisdictional objections and lose them all the time….

These Noem people are… utterly shameless. And Un-American in their attempts to circumvent the rights we all possess — to access the federal courts of this land. Onward.

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[U: Bonding out, next week!] And Another Big [Potential] Release Hearing, Tomorrow At 11 AM In Manhattan — Mr. Panton.

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The Judge is going to rule that he may be detained, for now. Counsel for Panton will move for release/bail/bond. Hearing is adjourned. If more than a few weeks elapse, she will revisit this decision.

“As a human being, not a judge“, she encouraged the Noem-ites to allow for release/bond by mid-next week — so that his health care needs may be addressed. End update.

This is another case we’ve not mentioned before, but it seems likely Mr. Panton may win his release as soon as tomorrow at 11 am, Eastern.

The Kristi Noem-ites are trying to deport him to Jamaica, I think. And I think they will fail. The able USDC Judge has indicated (as you can see below) that she is likely to rule from the bench tomorrow. Here’s the audio link / detail, for tomorrow’s hearing:

…Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Katherine Polk Failla: Show Cause Hearing held on 4/3/2025:

Petitioner present with attorneys Charles Roth, Ruben Loyo, Sarah Telo Gillman, and Olivia Abrecht. AUSA Anthony Jan-Huan Sun representing Respondents present.

The Court anticipates issuing its ruling tomorrow, 4/4/2025, at 11:00 a.m., via video conference (using the same link as today’s conference). The conference will be accessible to the public via an audio-only line at (855) 244-8681, access code 2315 780 7370.

The recording and/or rebroadcasting of the conference is prohibited. (Video Conference set for 4/4/2025 at 11:00 AM in telephone or video conference before Judge Katherine Polk Failla)….

Do stay tuned — tomorrow will be full of all kinds of news, again. Onward.

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Big Hearing In Baltimore, Tomorrow In The Social Security Data Access TRO Matter Before The Able USDC Judge Hollander.

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The number of places where the Musk/Tangerine 2.0 teams are being “handed their John Brown hindparts“… is now approaching triple digits. Flawless!

Tomorrow, in Baltimore — Musk will learn (again) that his minions are not free to filch Social Security data — since they’ve articulated no legitimate need for such personal information — as individuals’ earning histories. Here’s the latest — we will try to find a live feed or live blog, tomorrow:

…The Court has received the Administrative Record submitted by the defendants. See ECF 86; ECF 86-1 to ECF 86-6; ECF 100; ECF 100-1, ECF 100-2. The submission was provided to the Court, under seal. See ECF 85, ECF 88.

Nevertheless, it contains substantial redactions. See, e.g., ECF 86-2 at 6–8, 10, 14–17. Given the extensive redactions, the grounds for sealing are unclear.

Today, plaintiffs moved to supplement the administrative record. ECF 96. The motion is supported by a memorandum (ECF 96-1) (collectively, “Motion to Supplement”). Alternatively, plaintiffs seek limited discovery. Id. In addition, plaintiffs filed an opposition (ECF 94) to the motion for protective order that the government filed yesterday. ECF 84.

As you know, by Order of April 2, 2025 (ECF 91), I arranged a telephonic hearing for tomorrow to address the government’s motion for protective order (ECF 84). But, with the growing number of disputes, I believe a hearing in court is appropriate. Therefore, in lieu of a telephone hearing, I will hold the hearing tomorrow in Courtroom 5B, beginning at 10:00 a.m.

As of now, I will consider the Motion for Protective Order (ECF 84); the Motion to Seal (ECF 85); and the Motion to Supplement (ECF 96).

Despite the informal nature of this letter, it is an Order of the Court and shall be docketed as such….

Like I’ve said earlier today — there are LOTS of balls in the air. Onward. I did get a call from some penguins though — and they remain puzzled as to why their Eskimo Pies now cost double what they did… yesterday. Ugh.

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Now BOTH Scott And John Admit It: They KNOWINGLY-Elected A Fecklessly “Econ Illiterate” — To The White House. Damn.

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As we noted yesterday, Hinderaker has already confessed it: Trump would have failed out of Wharton, had his sister NOT turned in all his exams. He can barely read at a fifth grade level — and he clearly — by now literally everyone’s admission… CANNOT grasp basic macro-economics.

Scott Johnson today admits that people working closely with him have confirmed he doesn’t get how tariffs actually work. He thinks if a country doesn’t buy from us as much as we buy from them — they are stealing from us. He cannot grasp that each side is bargaining for things of value, when the trade occurs.

And Scott puts it on front street, quoting Toomey — a Trump confidant.

But far from apologizing to the nation for handing us this moronic reprobate… both he and Hinderaker just shrug and say “oh well”. Too bad. So sad.

WTAF, guys?

You have likely shoved the USA into a recession — and certainly exacerbated inflation rates… all because none of you were man enough to stand up and confront Tangerine’s lunacy.

My bet? Trump hisself will tuck tail and run, on it all in a few weeks — when new RAM pickups cost over $100,000 at retail in the US.

What a deplorable dipsh!t show this all is — but especially the Powerline dipsh!t show.

Out.

In First Three Months Of ’25, Africa Has Seen SIX Months’ Worth (Of 2024 Mpox Case Levels): Ominous Signs Dept.

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CIDRAP has done the analysis — and the trend is… deeply disturbing.

It is all the more troubling, because we are led by luddites who are ignorant of the science behind pandemic abatement — and have largely defunded it altogether. Damnation. Here’s the latest:

…Mpox activity continues to fluctuate among different countries in Africa, but as a whole the situation continues to escalate, with the region in the first 3 months of the new year nearly reaching 50% of the cases reported for all of 2024, the head of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said today at the agency’s weekly briefing.

Uganda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) accounted for 95% of the confirmed cases last week, but Africa CDC Director Jean Kaseya, MD, MPH, said the full picture in the DRC is hazy, because test coverage is low, at 18.4%, due to ongoing conflict in the eastern part of the country and problems collecting samples and transporting them to labs owing to foreign aid cuts….

Now you know — and there are many balls in the air at the moment — we must keep our eye on all of them. They are all… critical. Onward.

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Pharma Spared Tariff Pain For Now… And Why Were Russia, And North Korea NOT Added — If The Penguins On Heard Island… Were?!

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Sure — those countries are on sanctions lists… but if Trump is going to place tariffs on… penguins (uninhabited frigid islands), then at least go “global”, man. More substantively, he has left multinational (but US domiciled-) pharma off the naughty list. For now, at least.

This is causing a temporary “relief rally” of sorts in pharma and life science names like Merck, Lilly, Amgen and Pfizer. But the man is… irrational. So it may not last. Moreover, I expect he will fold his tent in a few weeks, when car- and truck- prices in the US go up by 20%. We shall see — but this is pathetically stupid.

Yesterday, he claimed that the Great Depression of the 1930s was due to a lack of tariffs. Sheesh. Economists almost universally agree that the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 in fact exacerbated, and extended — that nearly decade-long depression. What an economically-illiterate dolt. Here’s a bit:

…Drugmaker stocks gained a temporary reprieve on Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump spared pharmaceutical products from reciprocal tariffs, but executives and analysts warned it was premature to celebrate as tariffs may still come. . . .

Trump imposed a 10% tariff on most U.S. imports, as well as much higher levies on dozens of rivals and allies alike, but temporarily exempted some goods, including pharmaceuticals, benefiting major exporters including India, Japan and Ireland….

Well… it would all be… comical, were it not so profoundly moronic. Onward, just the same — and no, Chicago Bulls jerseys are not co-terminous with… Venezuelan gang membership. Dammit Trump, shut your pie-hole.

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