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In 2025 Alone, There Have Now Been Over 26,000 Cases Of Mpox Clade 1b In Central Africa. Additional Vaccine Supplies Are Urgently Needed.

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We all need to keep beating this drum. Incessantly.

It is primarily malnourished children under the age of 14 who are dying, in DRC now. Children — and paid sex workers. This is, by all modern medical standards — an entirely avoidable bolus of 26,000 newly-debilitated people, who will now likely have life long consequences. If they survive at all. Here’s the latest:

…More than 26,000 cases of mpox have been recorded across Africa since the start of 2025, with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) bearing the heaviest burden, according to data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) via UN OCHA’s Reliefweb.

As of July, a total of 26,734 mpox cases and 115 deaths have been reported across 21 African countries. The DRC alone accounts for 13,545 cases and 38 fatalities, followed by Uganda (6,051 cases) and Sierra Leone (4,610 cases).

While WHO data indicates a recent decline in new infections—particularly in DRC and Sierra Leone—health authorities caution that the trend may be misleading due to testing delays, inconsistent surveillance, and waning response resources in many affected areas….

Onward. Now you know.

Please reach out to anyone you know who might in a position to do something — inside the UK, Japan, the EU or even China — these may be the most fruitful avenues of influence, now that Trump has utterly sidelined USAID. Damn.

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[U] History Will Record That The Dissent Was Correct, In McMahon v. New York. Damn.

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To be certain, Dred Scott was a vast malignancy / mistake. But it took decades to correct that evil / error.

So too, Roberts’ handing Tangerine the temporary discretion to keep cutting huge portions of the Congressionally mandated Education Department to ribbons. Damn:

…When the Executive publicly announces its intent to break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it. Two lower courts rose to the occasion, preliminarily enjoining the mass firings while the litigation remains ongoing. Rather than maintain the status quo, however, this Court now intervenes, lifting the injunction and permitting the Government to proceed with dismantling the Department.

That decision is indefensible. It hands the Executive the power to repeal statutes by firing all those necessary to carry them out. The majority is either willfully blind to the implications of its ruling or naive, but either way the threat to our Constitution’s separation of powers is grave.

Unable to join in this misuse of our emergency docket, I respectfully dissent….

Congress has also charged the Department with ensuring equal access to education. See §3402. The Department’s Office of Civil Rights, for example, enforces several anti-discrimination laws as to federally funded educational programs, see §§3413, 3441(a)(3), including Title VI, 42 USC §2000d et seq. (prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin); Title IX, 20 USC §§1681–1689 (prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex); and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 USC §§12101–12103 (prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability). The Department additionally administers the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which funds and supports special education services for more than 7 million students with disabilities….

Tens of millions of low-income families, too, rely on financial assistance programs administered by the Department under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Put simply, schools and students in every State rely on federal programs established by Congress and run by the Department.

Congress has prohibited the Secretary of Education from “aboli[shing] organizational entities established” in the Department’s organic statute. 20 USC §3473(a)(2). As for statutory entities “transferred to the Department,” the Secretary may only “consolidate, alter, or discontinue” a subset of entities specifically identified, after providing Congress with 90 days’ advance notice and a “statement of the action proposed… and the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of such proposed action.” §§3473(b)(1)(A)–(L), (b)(2)….

What a strange time in US (Orwellian) politics. [Do Roberts / Alito / Thomas appear as features, in the real Epstein files?!] Out — on a jet by 4 pm.
UPDATED: EmptyWheel is on fire — and correct, overnight: “…Plus, think of the optics of this! Trump has sicced a wrestling promoter currently fighting allegations of fostering sexual abuse of boys… on school children.

Let me repeat that: Trump has sicced a billionaire wrestling promoter, currently fighting allegations she overlooked sexual abuse of boys, who has absolutely no expertise on education, on school children. That’s the person who is going to start taking away educational opportunities for poor kids.

John Roberts just gave this billionaire wrestling promoter accused of letting an employee sexually exploit boys sanction to start destroying local school programs….” Damnation. She’s right.

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[U] In Nashville On Wed., Abrego Garcia Need Not — And Will Not — Call Any Witnesses. He Will Force The Noemites To Muster Their Evidence, Such As It Is. I’ll Be There.

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Just a quick note before I fly down tomorrow evening, to Union Station.

The Noemites aver tonight that they intend to call some older Tennessee State Troopers. That, and show some supposed emails, from incarcerated individuals (yawn). This all ought to be very droll.

But it will not likely sustain the government’s burden — and Kilmar is likely to be exonerated in Nashville, since the able USDC Judge is holding the hearing specifically to determine whether he may be held over for trial — on any charge at all.

Updated: in fact, overnight, the Noemites have admitted that the court has already once ruled against it, on the adequacy of the evidence: “…the Magistrate Judge found that the Government failed to prove by [even a] a preponderance of the evidence that the human smuggling crimes charged in the Indictment involved any minor victims….” That is the government’s own admission. Now you know.

…Defendant Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia writes pursuant to this Court’s order (ECF 56) to disclose that he does not anticipate calling any witnesses or introducing any exhibits as part of his case-in-chief at the July 16, 2025 evidentiary hearing on the government’s motion to revoke Magistrate Judge Holmes’s order releasing him pending further proceedings in this matter.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: July 14, 2025
New York, New York….

So, do tune in at 1 PM Central, on Wed., from USDC Courtroom 3D. Out.

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Paul Is More Concerned, About A Candidate’s Trial Balloon, On Groceries — In NYC — Than The Sitting President’s Nationalization Of Entire US Industries. Charming.

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This is too precious for words. Mirengoff overnight wastes over 20 paragraphs to kvetch about one mayoral candidate’s idea for more local (but public/city/government run) groceries in food deserts around the tougher neighborhoods in the city.

This is not law.

This is a simple trial balloon — by a local candidate in his local city.

Meanwhile… Trump tries to nationalize the US/multi-national pharmaceutical industry (the envy of the world!), via punishing tariffs — if they won’t make their wares here stateside — ignoring comparative advantage economics. That smacks of nationalizing an entire industry.

AND MEANWHILE… Trump wrote on X overnight that “Obama WROTE the Epstein files!”

Who knows what in the fresh hell Tangerine meant by that — other than to distract from whatever DOES ultimately come out, about Tangerine hisself, in those files.

But a sitting CoC, losing his sh!t, over a Bondi screw up — and his own campaign promises AGAIN turning out to ALL be… lies… seems more important, where it involves alleged sexual felonies… than some idea to build some NYC groceries. Four or five of them.

D A M N.

Grow up Paul — and grow a pair. Call the Emperor… naked. We all know he is. You know he is. Damn.

This Is Essentially A Confession, From Tangerine…

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He is clearly implicated in whatever Epstein’s actual blackmail materials showed.

No way on Earth does he write that Barack Obama created the Epstein files (see kooky rant below), unless he feels he needs to deflect attention from his own name being prominently featured as a potential child sexual predator — in whatever material might ultimately surface:

https://x.com/TruthTrumpPosts/status/1944146746046591086/photo/1

Another way to say this, is when Candace Owens says “you are embarrassing yourself…” Probably Donald Trump should listen. [She is of course the queen of knowing what self embarrassment looks like.]

Out.

Hinderaker: Irrational Boot-Licker Extraordinaire!

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It is hard to overstate the lunacy of Hinderaker’s Trump boot-licking.

He openly admits there is no “strategy” at work in Trump’s tariff flip-flops.

But he suggests they will be regarded as having been as effective as “Reaganomics” — with the benefit of hindsight. Lmk

Hilarious.

[Most sentient people agree that “trickle down” never worked. But why quibble, when John’s on a Ketamine-fueled bender?!]

Here is his flawed premise:

…These days, there are lots of newspaper headlines about the “Trump tariffs.” At this point, no one knows whether Trump’s tariff strategy — whatever it is — will ultimately succeed….

What a dipshit.

Damn.

Buckle up for a recession (unless Trump is able to lawlessly force Powell out of his seat).

And then — we will see… run-away inflation.

These are know-nuthin’ clowns.

Out.

One Ninth Cir. Judge Wants The Newsom v. Trump (Natl. Guard In LA) Case Reheard, En Banc. We Shall See — By This Coming Friday.

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You’ll recall that these federal troops are only allowed to guard federal buildings and property in LA and beyond, not venture out on city streets to provoke protests, and then effectuate lawless arrests of people for exercising their First Amendment rights.

That is well settled law (for over 75 years), since they are not there at the invitation of either the Mayor or the Governor. [Tangerine has long had trouble… with reading the English language. Especially when he isn’t proclaimed emperor over all, sua sponte. Heh.]

In any event — Gov. Newsom is likely to keep his trial court win, as the law is very clear — whether three appellate judges decide it in a panel, or all 20-some judges are polled at once. Here’s the Friday order, as running text:

…A judge of this court has called for a vote to determine whether this case should be reheard en banc.

The parties are directed to file simultaneous briefs setting forth their respective positions on whether this case should be reheard en banc.

The briefs shall not exceed 15 pages unless they comply with the alternative length limitation of 4,200 words, and they shall be filed within seven (7) days of the date of this order.

[Entered: 07/11/2025 09:38 AM]….

We will keep you posted (pretty promptly) from Music City — and then the high Rockies (less promptly)… and then, the Cascades (mostly… not at all!)… smile.

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The Razor Wire Cases… Continue, In West Texas.

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As is customary in federal appellate practice, a single judge of the Fifth Circuit may (anonymously) place a “hold” on the end of an appeal, already decided. That has happened here. Do stay tuned for more, after I am back from my extended break out West. [Like around the 30th.]

This late breaking development is likely due to the fact that private / individual parties have been injured by MAGA Gov. Abbott’s razor wire, and have a right to the redress of their grievances.

Trump cannot unilaterally end this litigation, even with Gov. Abbott’s consent, any longer. Here’s that order from Thursday:

…ORDER:

A judge of this Court withholds issuance of the mandate in this appeal.

ENTERED AT THE DIRECTION OF THE COURT

LYLE W. CAYCE, CLERK

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

July 10, 2025

/s/ Lyle W. Cayce….

Now you know. Onward.

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Mr. Khalil (In NJ District Court) Now Has Noem / Rubio / Miller / Trump… Dead To Rights. They Are… DONE.

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As the dolt Kristi Noem is finding out — she is not in the Dakotas anymore. There is no one party rule, for her here. Admin. Judges cannot overrule full federal district court orders. Not at all.

Here’s that latest six pages of muscular argument, from Mr. Khalil’s fine lawyers.

…Requiring the IJ’s full and immediate compliance with this Court’s preliminary injunction is appropriate and necessary to remedy the irreparable harms flowing from the Secretary of State’s determination. Federal district courts exercising habeas jurisdiction enjoy broad authority over immigration judges. See, e.g., German Santos v. Warden Pike Cnty. Corr. Facility, 965 F.3d 203, 214 (3d Cir. 2020) (remanding habeas suit with instructions for district court to order immigration judges to redo bond hearing and place burden of proof on government); Smith v. Ogle, 21-CV-1129, 2023 WL 3369154, at *7 (M.D. Pa. Jan. 3, 2023) (ordering that “immigration judge conduct a bond hearing in accordance with Santos”), report and recommendation adopted, 21-CV-1129, 2023 WL 3362597 (M.D. Pa. May 10, 2023); Angel A.A. v. Edwards, 19-CV-9135, 2022 WL 4001247, at *1 (D.N.J. Mar. 22, 2022) (ordering “that an Immigration Judge shall provide Petitioner with an individualized bond hearing” in accordance with district court’s opinion); Onosamba-Ohindo v. Barr, 483 F. Supp. 3d 159, 178 (W.D.N.Y. 2020) (ordering immigration judges in Buffalo to reconsider class members’ bond hearings with several additional procedural protections after district court dismissed all defendants other than immediate custodian); Franco-Gonzalez v. Holder, 10-CV-02211, 2014 WL 5475097, at *6 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 29, 2014) (ordering among other things that immigration judges conduct competency inquiries to determine if class members are competent to represent themselves in removal proceedings).

In sum, because her decision impermissibly seeks to remove Mr. Khalil based on the Secretary of State’s determination, which this Court foreclosed as presumptively unconstitutional, the IJ must reverse, vacate, or amend her decision….

If the June 20 IJ decision is not corrected by July 18, Petitioner’s timely notice of appeal to the BIA would divest the IJ of jurisdiction. See ECF 343 at 2. Petitioner intends to notice his appeal by Sunday, July 20, to not risk filing on the very last day, Monday, July 21. Should the IJ require more time to rewrite her decision, all she must do by July 18 is vacate her decision and schedule the waiver hearing on a later date. No administrative appeal would then be necessary….

Now you know. Stick it, Noem.

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Like Any “Good [Nazi] German” — Hinderaker Calls For “Stronger Measures” — Against LA Protests. Damn.

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Hinderaker calls it a “rebellion against federal authority” when people resist arrest, for no reason other than the color of their skin.

He and Trump instruct ICE to act as the 1938-era Gestapo, here. Damn.

There’s is only one small problem: all of their statements violate the express text of the Fourteenth Amendment.

He compares this to J6 [2020, John — not 2017, in his typo], saying the people then were in the right, in storming the Capitol.

That is simply self-refuting, as he admits — hundreds of law enforcement officers were injured, and one ex-USAF, Ashli Babbitt, got herself… killed.

The only dead here are teenagers attacked by ICE for asserting their rights.

Dammit, John. You should just go ahead, and fly that red emblazoned flag, with the black swastika. Just admit who you both are.

We already know.

Out. California Gov. Newsom has now won his suit, in effect. You’ve proved his point.

Suck it.