very much so

cowboys fan by birth, bengals fan by choice ❤️💔

JUST IN: The Giants have agreed to trade Dexter Lawrence to the Bengals in a deal that includes the No. 10 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, a league source confirmed to @jeffphowe.bsky.social.

bengals…don’t give me hope again

FAA drops ban on drones near DHS operations following Minnesota photojournalist’s lawsuit • Minnesota Reformer The Federal Aviation Administration this week walked back a rule barring drone flights within 3,000 feet of Department of Homeland Security buildings and vehicles.

FAA drops ban on drones near DHS operations following Minnesota photojournalist’s lawsuit

A federal judge slapped a $250 fine on a DOJ attorney for repeatedly missing deadlines in habeas cases.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

and mexico! it’s fantastic with tequila or in a paloma

James Talarico raises record-breaking $27 million in 2026 The Austin Democrat’s haul is the largest-ever sum for a Senate candidate — in any state — in the first quarter of an election year.

State Rep. James Talarico raised $27 million in the first three months of 2026, according to his campaign.

The Austin Democrat’s haul is the largest-ever sum for a Senate candidate in the first quarter of an election year.

Longtime Immigration Court Interpreter Arrested by ICE at South Texas Airport The state’s only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years.

Texas' only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years: www.texasobserver.org/immigration-...

Baltimore Banner’s nonprofit publisher buys the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The 240-year-old newspaper was set to close next month after a long battle between its parent company and its union.

Big news in local news!

The Baltimore Banner’s nonprofit publisher is buying the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, keeping the paper running.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Fed nominee Warsh filings detail vast wealth, far exceeding past chairs Kevin Warsh, nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, detailed his holdings in newly released financial disclosures.

Kevin Warsh's financials are out. My quick math puts his personal wealth in the range of $100m-$200m just in terms of what's directly disclosed in the filings. There are many asterisks. His wife Jane Lauder has her own significant holdings. We're digging into this. www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/f...

Ramsey County investigating five cases of potential crimes by federal officials during Metro Surge • Minnesota Reformer Ramsey County authorities are investigating federal officers for potential crimes committed during Operation Metro Surge — including kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment. Officials with the Dep...

Ramsey County is investigating five cases of potential crimes by federal officials during Operation Metro Surge — including kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment.

U.S. Rep. Angie Craig calls for release of woman in ICE detention with large ovarian cyst • Minnesota Reformer U.S. Rep. Angie Craig called on the Trump administration on Monday to release a woman in ICE detention who is suffering from a tennis ball-sized ovarian cyst at risk of rupture and needing urgent medi...

"This is a life-or-death situation,” Rep. Angie Craig said. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/u-s-r...

may the trazadone work for yours as well as mine 🙏🏻

had a hamm’s at black hart and didn’t see a single st. paul jacket. i feel cheated

@repyassansari.bsky.social @repgregstanton.bsky.social and Rep Grijalva just conducted an unannounced oversight visit to this facility. Said there were at least 250 people (facility holds 157) with over 40 people in rooms with listed occupancy of 21. Deportation aircraft were there when they arrived

Over prosecutors' objections, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Bryan ordered the government to turn over unredacted investigative materials from the Good shooting as well as Jonathan Ross' personnel file to a magistrate judge.

The order does not make the evidence public.

Jan-15 45.4% Feb-15 52.4% Mar-15 51.0% Apr-15 49.8% May-15 48.0% Jun-15 47.6% Jul-15 49.5% Aug-15 54.8% Sep-15 53.1% Oct-15 52.1% Nov-15 52.8% Dec-15 53.3% Jan-16 57.2% Feb-16 58.3% Mar-16 56.7% Apr-16 54.2% May-16 55.3% Jun-16 51.9% Jul-16 56.9% Aug-16 56.6% Sep-16 50.3% Oct-16 56.2% Nov-16 55.6% Dec-16 55.1% Jan-17 56.3% Feb-17 59.4% Mar-17 60.3% Apr-17 59.4% May-17 59.9% Jun-17 61.7% Jul-17 65.9% Aug-17 64.2% Sep-17 63.0% Oct-17 63.5% Nov-17 62.3% Dec-17 63.7% Jan-18 62.0% Feb-18 64.5% Mar-18 64.5% Apr-18 61.8% May-18 64.6% Jun-18 66.9% Jul-18 68.6% Aug-18 67.6% Sep-18 68.0% Oct-18 68.5% Nov-18 66.5% Dec-18 67.7% Jan-19 74.1% Feb-19 68.1% Mar-19 69.8% Apr-19 68.4% May-19 65.1% Jun-19 66.0% Jul-19 65.7% Aug-19 68.3% Sep-19 68.5% Oct-19 69.5% Nov-19 67.7% Dec-19 67.0% Jan-20 69.5% Feb-20 70.7% Mar-20 69.3% Apr-20 61.0% May-20 63.7% Jun-20 66.3% Jul-20 59.7% Aug-20 55.7% Sep-20 63.6% Oct-20 63.0% Nov-20 64.9% Dec-20 65.4% Jan-21 62.9% Feb-21 56.7% Mar-21 56.4% Apr-21 58.7% May-21 61.4% Jun-21 55.3% Jul-21 43.7% Aug-21 45.8% Sep-21 47.2% Oct-21 49.3% Nov-21 44.4% Dec-21 44.4% Jan-22 46.7% Feb-22 51.7% Mar-22 49.7% Apr-22 43.8% May-22 41.2% Jun-22 45.8% Jul-22 52.7% Aug-22 55.5% Sep-22 54.0% Oct-22 52.7% Nov-22 50.6% Dec-22 46.8% Jan-23 47.1% Feb-23 49.8% Mar-23 47.8% Apr-23 49.7% May-23 45.8% Jun-23 45.6% Jul-23 45.2% Aug-23 43.4% Sep-23 42.9% Oct-23 44.2% Nov-23 45.5% Dec-23 46.5% Jan-24 47.9% Feb-24 46.4% Mar-24 47.5% Apr-24 49.3% May-24 50.8% Jun-24 50.8% Jul-24 52.1% Aug-24 56.6% Sep-24 59.2% Oct-24 59.1% Nov-24 62.0% Dec-24 60.3% Jan-25 64.1% Feb-25 71.2% Mar-25 73.0% Apr-25 75.1% May-25 75.4% Jun-25 72.0% Jul-25 73.9% Aug-25 74.8% Sep-25 78.3% Oct-25 78.8% Nov-25 78.2% Dec-25 84.4% Jan-26 90.5% Feb-26 94.7%

Hey, has anyone visited TRAC Immigration and looked up asylum denial rates in US immigration courts?

October 2000-January 2025: 56% of cases denied
February-November 2025: 75% denied
December 2025: 84%
January 2026: 91%
February 2026: 95%

tracreports.org/phptools/imm...

ICYMI: Maine lawmakers have given final approval to a moratorium on data centers larger than 20 megawatts — the first statewide ban of its kind in the country.

via @mainemorningstar.com

mainemorningstar.com/2026/04/09/l...

well, credut where credut is due

credit!

FOIA scoop (no paywall): The day Renee Good was killed, a Minnesota state police official repeatedly texted a FBI agent. He wanted to co-manage the crime scene & ensure his agents were included in interviews. For at least 2 days, maybe longer, the FBI didn't respond:
www.wired.com/story/the-fb...

extra credut to these guys for knowing that the texas mascot is called hook 'em, NOT bevo. bevo is seperate

sorry, not sure why our links are behaving badly today

hansen in a facebook comment in december: "is there anything we can do to help ICE if we want to?"

The Trump administration has appointed a Pizzagate conspiracy theorist as an immigration judge in Minnesota minnesotareformer.com/2026/04/09/r...

my former colleague @cingraham.bsky.social did a great job summing up hansen's worldview and social media presence in this 2024 story

remember nathan hansen, the right-wing twitter guy and self-employed attorney who has amplified conspiracies — pizzagate, obama birtherism, hatians eating pets, etc. — and lost a district judge election in 2024?

he's the newest immigration judge in minnesota.

An American flag hangs upside down from a hockey stick, held above a large crowd in front of the Minnesota State Capitol building

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