Just as expected, the able USDC Judge Paula Xinis this morning has stayed all deadlines on the underlying actions while she resolves the attempt to remove to Liberia.

The largely hapless AUSAs being asked to willingly serve up nonsense in the courts, to placate these malign monsters… ought to noisily resign, and enter private practice, rather than carry on with this lawless, vindictively cruel goon show. That is my considered view.

…ORDER granting [262] Petitioner’s Motion to Stay Deadlines; case is Stayed until the resolution of the Government’s Motion to Dissolve Injunctions at ECF No. 142 in Abrego Garcia II, No. 8:25-cv-02780-PX.

Signed by Judge Paula Xinis on 3/23/2026….

And in more trivial news, I am within striking distance of catching Mr. Obama — even though both of our brackets have been busted by No. 1 seed Florida getting dumped, and Texas pulling an upset. This is the madness… we love! Onward.

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Perhaps it is not as trivial as I might have initially thought, in so far as BHO 44 shows us that there is still much light, laughter and infectious joy — in this rather dark epoch — of Tangerine 2.0.

Second Update @ 10 PM on 3.19: It seems that my brackets are likely already busted — at the end of night one — since North Carolina lost — and the Badgers did too, to High Point (who?!) in pathetic fashion. Sadly, I had UNC to go on to beat Illinois.

Mr. Obama did not make that mistake. But he does have Mizzou to win over Miami tomorrow. Now, if I can take that one from him, I might still have a chance. Overall, though I am highly unlikely to win any of the pools I am in (six of them), since Wisconsin also lost. End second update.

Indeed, I’ve stayed up late working on my brackets in large part because Mr. Obama (the cad!) forever discloses his at the last moment — this time, coming after 6 PM Eastern time when brackets close at noon Eastern tomorrow. In now two long decades, I’ve only ever beaten him three times. Updated 8 am Mountain 03.19.26: Here are the final brackets; with my differences from Mr. Obama in green (click to embiggify):

[I suppose it would be more truthful to say that my mountain based charge here had fallen asleep — and so I was then free to work on it.] At the moment, I’m thinking Houston or Duke, while he sees Arizona as the men’s champion. Hmmm. We both agree it is UConn — on the women’s brackets. [I do think Colorado’s Lady Buffs might upset a power-packed Illini squad, while Mr. Obama makes a safe pick there and chooses Illinois.]

S M I L E — mine (the full braketology) will post mañana!

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