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Federal Register Enjoyer. PACER pay-pig since it was 7 cents/page. Knitting theorist. Ancient UNIX and Lisp hackery. Knows the T cycle count for every Z-80 instruction.

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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 12h
I think the AI aspect of this isn't that special -- it wouldn't have been much different if a human actor and makeup artist were used. But it's certainly instructive about how American Christianity works. ... coa1.azcourts.gov/Portals/1/Op...
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Holy cow. To anyone else who doubted: that’s not Liz’s exhibit A for why it’s ridiculous for Trump to complain about professionalism and decorum. That’s literally the post Trump attached as Exhibit A to his claims that others are insufficiently decorous to be allowed in the White House!
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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Exhibit A: Trump fulminating that he would NEVER NOT EVER hijack a monument to a slain president and turn it into a shrine to himself. [cough]
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Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

The story that the White House, or me, want to affix my name to Ford’s Theatre, in Washington, D.C., where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, is a ridiculous lie. It is FAKE NEWS! Who would possibly want a name on such a tragic place? The Dumocrats suffer from serious Trump Derangement Syndrome. They are Degenerates and Losers who make up lie after lie, and this Ford’s Theatre Hoax is just another one of their never-ending, malicious falsehoods to try to discredit and demean. Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
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acallan1, god emperor of the Unites States @acallan1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
open your minds to the possibility of a tauntaun situation
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Denmark has now posted it's preliminary report from reality, in English. I wonder if the U.S. press will even notice that that country still pays attention to things like the need for a treaty to be ratified. I'm not expecting anything to be presented to the U.S. Senate. stm.dk/en/press/pre...
Expected agreement on strengthened security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic Area
9/18/2026
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Greenland, Denmark, and the United States are expected to sign an agreement on strengthened security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic Area next week.

The three governments are expected to sign the agreement at the UN General Assembly. Following signature, the agreement will enter into force subject to the necessary national parliamentary procedures.
  
Chairman of Naalakkersuisut Jens-Frederik Nielsen:

”It is encouraging that we are about to make an agreement that will ensure and strengthen the security of Greenland, the Kingdom of Denmark, the United States, and the Western Alliance. The agreement recognizes Greenland’s interests and our place in the international cooperation. It is to the benefit of us all.”

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen:

”I am glad that we are about to make a great agreement for Greenland, the Kingdom of Denmark, and the United States. An agreement which strengthens our common security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic Area and therefore is great for NATO and Europe as well. And an agreement which at the same time recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom and the Greenlandic people’s right to self-determination.” 
 
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Wow, the Trump administration has usually been slow to provide the actual text of things, but they've already posted our glorious new agreement that the vanquished Danes were just forced to sign. tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
[2 UST 1486]

DENMARK
DEFENSE OF GREENLAND
Agreement signed at Copenhagen April 27, 1951;
June 8, 1951.
OVERENSKOMST
henhold til Den nordatlantiske
Traktat mellem Regeringerne
Kongeriget Danmark og Amerikas
Forenede Stater om forsvaret af
Griánland.
Indledning.
Regeringerne Kongeriget Danmark og Amerikas Forenede
Stater,
som er deltagere Den nordatlantiske Traktat, undertegnet
Washington den 4. april 1949,
som under hensyn til det ansvar,
der medfor af denne traktat
páhviler dem med hensyn til
forsvaret af det nordatlantiske
traktatonulde, onsker at bidrage
til et forsvar heraf og derigennem
til deres eget forsvar overensstemmelse med principperne
om selvhjtelp og gensidig bistand,
og
som af Den nordatlantiske
Traktats Organisation ATO) er
blevet anmodet om at fore forhandlinger om og indgá aftaler,
hvorefter vlebnede styrker tilhorende deltagerne Den nordatlantiske Traktats Organisation
kan Ore brug af anlEeg GrOnland
til forsvar af GrOnland og den
Ovrige del af det nordatlantiske
traktatomráde,
entered into force As 2292
Apr. 27, 1951
AGREEMENT
between the Government of the
United States of America and the
Government of the Kingdom of
Denmark, pursuant to the North
Atlantic Treaty, concerning the
defense of Greenland.
Preamble.
The Government of the United
States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark,
being parties to the North
Atlantic Treaty signed at Washington on April 4, 1949,
having regard to their responsibilities thereunder for the defense
of the North Atlantic Treaty area,
desiring to contribute to such
defense and thereby to their own
defense in accordance with the
principles of self-help and mutual
aid, and
having been requested by the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization ATO) to negotiate arrangements under which armed forces
of the parties to the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization may make
use of facilities in Greenland in
defense of Greenland and the
rest of the North Atlantic Treaty
area,
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NHTSA's order is not so much demanding proof as asking that Tesla explain whatever its bullshit theory is for deciding that black is now white and there's actually no difference between having a steering wheel and not having a steering wheel, you imbeciles, you fucking morons.
4. Describe in detail how Tesla determined which FMVSS (or parts thereof) were
applicable to the subject vehicles.
5. Confirm whether the subject vehicles are capable of being driven by a human
driver using temporarily attached human driver controls.
6. State whether temporarily installed human driver controls or other equipment for
use by a human driver were a part of Tesla’s basis for certifying compliance with any FMVSS. If
so, describe the human driver controls and list the FMVSS for which the human driver controls
were used as a part of Tesla’s basis for certifying compliance.
7. Explain how Tesla’s removal of any temporarily installed human driver controls
or other equipment for use by a human driver from a subject vehicle comports with the Safety
Act’s make inoperative prohibition in 49 U.S.C. § 30122(b). https://web.archive.org/web/20150816004304/https://twitter.com/dril/status/473265809079693312

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the wise man bowed his head solemnly and spoke: "theres actually zero difference between good & bad things. you imbecile. you fucking moron"

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 16/09/2026
here's NHTSA's special order to Tesla, demanding proof that the Cybercab in fact complies with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Tesla's response will inevitably be completely redacted, but it's nice to see the regulator pretending to make an effort here static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2026...
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The text of Massie's articles of impeachment against Hegseth: massie.house.gov/uploadedfile...
massie.house.gov
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I am mystified by John Eastman's ability to continue practicing law. He filed notice today that he intends to do the oral argument at the 3rd Circuit for Amy Wax on Nov. 16. And the court's website says his status was just updated on Aug. 16 and is "active".
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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________ Respondent(s) ________ Appellee(s) ________ Amicus Curiae
Please list the name of the lead party being represented:
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ONLY COUNSEL WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE BAR OF THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT AND WHO FILED AN APPEARANCE ARE PERMITTED TO
ARGUE BEFORE THE COURT. (BAR ADMISSION IS WAIVED FOR FEDERAL
ATTORNEYS.)
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Amy Wax The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
11/16/2026 Philadelphia
John C. Eastman
John C. Eastman
Amy WaxUNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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Indicate the party’s role IN THIS COURT (check only one):
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Address
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If your organization has created a common or general email address for purposes of receiving
ECF notices, that common email address MUST be one of the listed additional email addresses.
Notices generated from the Court’s ECF system will be sent to both the primary e-mail and additional
e-mail addresses. You are limited to 3 additional e-mail addresses.
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COUNSEL WHO FAIL TO FILE AN ENTRY OF APPEARANCE WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE
NOTICES OR COPIES OF DOCUMENTS INCLUDING BRIEFS AND APPENDICES. ONLY
ATTORNEYS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THIS COURT’S BAR OR WHO HAVE SUBMITTED A
PROPERLY COMPLETED APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION MAY FILE AN APPEARANCE FORM.
A non-government attorney who is not currently in active status will be required to file the Attorney
Admission Renewal /Adjustment of Status Form in order to proceed with the case. Bar admission is
waived for Federal and Virgin Island government attorneys.
REV. 
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Amy Wax
John C. Eastman
Constitutional Counsel Group
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Long Beach, CA 90802
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Missouri Supreme Court's Judgment of Civil Contempt against Denny Hoskins is out. Says defiance was intentional and his argument disingenuous, but because the point of civil contempt is to coerce compliance, which has been obtained, that's the end of the matter. www.courts.mo.gov/fv/c/SC10180...
UNITED WE STAND
DIVIDED WE FALL
SALUS POPULI SUPREMA LEX ESTO
MDCCCXX

Supreme Court of Missouri
en banc
SC101805
Richard von Glahn,
Appellant,
v.
Denny Hoskins, in His Official
Capacity, et al.,
Respondents.
Issued September 10, 2026
Judgment of Civil Contempt
On September 3, 2026, this Court issued its opinion in Von Glahn v. Hoskins, No.
SC101805, __ S.W.3d __, slip op. at *13-14 (Mo. banc Sep. 3, 2026), in which this Court
ordered:
The secretary and all of those acting in concert with him are restrained and
enjoined from implementing, using, or mandating the use of the congressional
redistricting in HB 1[1] for the November 2026 general election or at any other
time thereafter unless and until HB 1 is approved by the voters at the November
2026 general election and takes effect 30 days thereafter.
No higher court with jurisdiction to review this Court’s directive has set aside or disturbed this
Court’s ruling.

1 House Bill 1.To establish a prima facie case for civil contempt, the movant must establish: “(1) that the
contemnor has an obligation to … perform an action as required by the court’s judgment, and
(2) that the contemnor failed to meet this obligation.” Davis v. Davis, 475 S.W.3d 177, 182 (Mo.
App. 2015); see also Landewee v. Landewee, 515 S.W.3d 691, 696 (Mo. banc 2017) (citing
Davis, 475 S.W.3d at 182). “Once a prima facie case is established, the burden then shifts to
contemnor to prove his or her inability to … perform an action and that non-compliance was not
an act of contumacy.” Brown v. Brown, 680 S.W.3d 507, 524 (Mo. App. 2023) (internal
quotation omitted). The purpose of civil contempt “is to coerce compliance with the relief
granted.” State ex rel. Chassaing v. Mummert, 887 S.W.2d 573, 578 (Mo. banc 1994). It should be noted the secretary consented to the request for a temporary restraining order from
the federal district court and advocated for the federal district court’s intervention in spite of this
Court’s clear directive enjoining him from implementing, using, or mandating the use of the
congressional redistricting in HB 1 for the November 2026 general election. Accordingly, any
assertion that he was not attempting to defy this Court’s order but merely trying to comply with a
federal court order is disingenuous.Conclusion
Accordingly, the Court hereby finds Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins was in
civil contempt and, pursuant to section 476.120, RSMo 2016, he could be subject to punishment.
Finding, however, that the secretary has purged himself of said contempt, the Court hereby
enters no order of commitment and imposes no fine in relation to its contempt finding.
W. Brent Powell
Chief Justice
All concur.
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Spicy Bonus Content @spicybonuscontent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Gonna try the ol' LLM method at my next appointment. "You're absolutely right—I disregarded your previous instruction to stop eating a pack of Hostess™ Ding Dongs every day, and instead added a weekly fifth of Jim Beam. That's not just unhealthy—it's gluttonous. Here's what I think happened:"
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Yes, Bsky consensus has been impervious to facts about this for almost a year now, but the "Trump coin is clearly illegal" takes are all wrong. You can find all the citations in the administration's brief here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... bsky.app/profile/abtn...
BRETT A. SHUMATE
Assistant Attorney General
Civil Division
ERIC J. HAMILTON
Deputy Assistant Attorney General
STEPHEN M. ELLIOTT
Assistant Branch Director
KATHRYN BARRAGAN (D.C. Bar No. 90026294)
Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
1100 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
Tel.: (202) 598-7696
Email: kathryn.e.barragan@usdoj.gov
Counsel for Defendants
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF OREGON
PORTLAND DIVISION
JAMES M. RICKHER,
 Plaintiff,
Case No.: 3:26-cv-00569-AR
v. DEFENDANTS’ RESPONSE IN
OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF’S FIRST
AMENDED MOTION FOR A
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
MEGAN SULLIVAN, in her official
capacity as Acting Chief of Design
Management at the United States Mint, et al.,
 Defendants. TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1
BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................ 2
I. Statutory Background ......................................................................................................... 2
A. The Bureau of Printing & Engraving and the Thayer Amendment ........................ 2
B. Coins Depicting Living Persons Post-Thayer Amendment .................................... 3
C. The 1982 Codification of the Thayer Amendment ................................................. 5
II. Factual Background ............................................................................................................ 6
A. The United States Mint ........................................................................................... 6
B. The Proposed Coin .................................................................................................. 6
C. This Litigation ......................................................................................................... 8
LEGAL STANDARD ..................................................................................................................... 8
ARGUMENT .................................................................................................................................. 9
I. This Court Lacks Jurisdiction ............................................................................................. 9
A. Plaintiff Lacks Standing .......................................................................................... 9
B. Plaintiff’s Challenge Is Not Ripe for Judicial Review.......................................... 13
II. Plaintiff Is Not Likely to Succeed on the Merits .............................................................. 15
A. There is No Final Agency Action. .…
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Sadly, these stupid Trump coins seem to be legal under 31 USC 5112(y)(1)(C). There's a ban on living people on the reverse of such a coin per 31 USC 5112(aa)(1) but apparently no ban on the front. And the 1866 law banning living people applies only to bills. www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Sorry, Castro's first appearance in Minnesota has been set for 09/18/2026 at 1 :30 PM CDT before Magistrate Judge John T. Huse (as written on the release order in TX, but not yet entered on the docket back in MN).
AO 199A (Rev. 12/11) Order Setting Conditions of Release
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
United States of America
V.
Christian Jeremiah Castro
Defendant
Southern District of Texas
) ) ) )
)
Case No.
7:26-mj-03103-1
ORDER SETTING CONDITIONS OF RELEASE
IT IS ORDERED that the defendant's release is subject to these conditions:
( 1) The defendant must not violate federal, state, or local law while on release.
Page 1 of _ 3_ Pages
(2) The defendant must cooperate in the collection of a DNA sample if it is authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 14135a.
(3) The defendant must advise the court or the pretrial services office or supervising officer in writing before
making any change of residence or telephone number.
( 4) The defendant must appear in court as required and, if convicted, must surrender as directed to serve any
sentence that the court may impose.
The defendant must appear
at:
United States District Court
300 South Fourth Street Minneapolis, MN 55415 (Courtroom 9W)
on 09/18/2026 at 1 :30 PM before Magistrate Judge John T. Huse_b_y __
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
S.D.Tex. grants ICE agent Christian Jeremiah Castro release on bail, with GPS monitoring. I just RECAPped the order. No court date yet set for him to appear in Minnesota. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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ORDER Setting Conditions of Release as to Christian Jeremiah Castro. Christian Jeremiah Castro (1) $75,000 Unsecured Bond (Signed by Magistrate Judge Juan F Alanis) Parties notified. (nc7) (Entered: 0...
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The indictment against ICE agent Christian Jeremiah Castro has been unsealed. Six counts of materially false statements. A detention hearing is set for 12pm CDT today (20ish minutes from now) in McAllen, Texas. www.courtlistener.com/docket/74749...
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
CHRISTIAN JEREMIAH CASTRO,
Defendant.
INDICTMENT
18 U.S.C. § 1001
THE UNITED STATES GRAND JURY CHARGES THAT:
At all times relevant to this Indictment:
1. Christian Jeremiah CASTRO (CASTRO) was employed as a
Deportation Officer (DO) with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). CASTRO held that position
beginning in or around September 2025. Prior to employment with ICE,
CASTRO was a Border Patrol Agent with the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) for approximately eight years.
2. J.S.-C. was a 24-year-old resident of the upper apartment of a
duplex located on 24th Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota (“the Duplex
Residence”), and a citizen of Venezuela. J.S.-C. was I.M.-C.’s boyfriend.
3. I.M.-C. was 23-year-old resident of the upper apartment of the
Duplex Residence and a citizen of Venezuela. I.M.-C. was J.S.-C.’s girlfriend
and the mother of a Minor Victim 1.
7:26-mj-3103
Case 7:26-mj-03103 Document 1 Filed 09/04/26 in TXSD Page 1 of 8COUNT 1
(Materially False Statement)
On or about January 14, 2026, in the State and District of Minnesota,
the defendant,
CHRISTIAN JEREMIAH CASTRO,
did knowingly and willfully make a materially false and fictitious statement
and representation in a matter within the jurisdiction of the executive branch
of the Government of the United States, to an agent of a federal law
enforcement agency, to wit: CASTRO stated to the FBI that an unknown male
grabbed a red broom off the front porch and started hitting CASTRO with the
red broom.
This statement and representation was false because, as CASTRO then
and there knew, the following facts were actually correct: No person struck
CASTRO with a broom at that time and place.
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001(a)(2).
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
MCALLEN DIVISION
United States of America §
§
versus § Case No. 7:26−mj−03103
§
Christian Jeremiah Castro §
ORDER OF TEMPORARY DETENTION
PENDING HEARING PURSUANT TO BAIL REFORM ACT
 Upon motion of the GOVERNMENT, it is ORDERED that a detention hearing is
set for September 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM before United States Magistrate Judge Juan F
Alanis at 1701 W. Bus. Hwy. 83, McAllen, Texas 78501. Pending this hearing, the
defendant shall be held in custody by the United States Marshal and produced for this
hearing.
Date of order: September 4, 2026
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
September 04, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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Too Big to Fail @toobigtofail.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Ok, look... no. When you're an appellate judge, you are not writing for the parties in front of you. You are not writing for journalists. You are writing to create *law*. And you should hope you're getting it right. If you do get it right, people will be citing your words for decades. Centuries!
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This argument is so absurd that I want to know if the lawyers felt embarrassed writing it. Nobody (except people who bought the NFT hype 🫠) thinks they own an *exclusive* copy of a digital product. They think they own A copy. A copy that can't be yanked off their device later.
Sony’s argument is that because digital copies of games are not a finite resource, and that because multiple people can buy a digital copy of the same game, that means nobody actually ‘owns’ it – if they did, nobody else would be able to have it.“As plaintiffs admit, Section 1 of the SPLA likewise explains that ‘the Software is licensed to you, not sold’, Sony’s filing reads. “This makes sense. In the digital age, it is not plausible to allege that reasonable consumers believed they were obtaining ‘ownership’ of a digital game.

“Were that the case, then Plaintiff Edward Heycock would not have been able to obtain the game Resident Evil Requiem on February 25, 2026 for $69.99 from the PlayStation Store after Plaintiff Jason Mendoza had obtained Resident Evil Requiem on February 14, 2026, because Mr Mendoza, not Sony, would have owned it then.”
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is pretty wild, Gov. Abbot arguing from first principles that an ICE officer told by his boss to leave the state he just committed a crime in didn't technically "flee", so Abbot doesn't have to extradite him. Does he have any case to support that? No, just the dictionary.
Start with the Constitution’s text. Article IV, Section 2, Clause 2 says that the
extradition authority applies only to “[a] Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony,
or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State.” A couple
takeaways jump off the page immediately. For one thing, it is insufficient that the individual
concerned is “found in another State” after having been in the State where the crime was
allegedly committed. That’s because the conjunctive structure around the word “and” points
to two, distinct requirements. See, e.g., United States v. Palomar-Santiago, 593 U.S. 321, 326
(2021) (“The requirements are connected by the conjunctive ‘and,’ meaning defendants must
meet all three.”). The individual must be found elsewhere and he must have fled there.
So, the phrase “who shall flee from Justice” must carry its own meaning. One aspect
of that meaning inheres in the verb the framer’s chose to employ. To “flee” necessarily
requires an act of volition, not involuntary movement. See Flee, WEBSTER’S NEW COLLEGIATE
DICTIONARY 316 (1949) (“To run away or escape from”); Fugitive, WEBSTER’S NEW
COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY 335 (1949) (“One who flees from pursuit, danger, service, etc.”).
That is why it makes little sense to say of someone: “He accidentally fled from the crowd’s
watchful gaze.” Cf. Voisine v. United States, 579 U.S. 686, 692–693 (2016) (holding the meaning
of the phrase “use of force” “must be volitional; an involuntary motion, even a powerful one,
is not naturally described as an active employment of force”).
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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I never got an answer to the letter of inquiry I wrote to Ed Martin, in the style of Ed Martin :(
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Benjamin A. Engel @benjaminaengel.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Trump’s post about downsizing joint military drills with South Korea is pretty bonkers from a Korean domestic political angle. The downsizing is very helpful to Lee Jae Myung who just days ago called for reopening talks with North Korea. 1/ www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffai...
koreatimes.co.kr
Trump orders Pentagon chief to 'substantially' reduce S. Korea-US military drills - The Korea Times
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has instructed the Pentagon chief to "substantially" reduce joint U.S.-South Korea military exercis...
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I wasn't expecting the CFR to suddenly switch from "inmate" to the second person. Hey! I'm just reading, here! www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
[From Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, 2025]

Bureau of Prisons, Justice

§ 541.21 Special Housing Units (SHUs).
Special Housing Units (SHUs) are
housing units in Bureau institutions
where inmates are securely separated
from the general inmate population,
and may be housed either alone or with
other inmates. Special housing units
help ensure the safety, security, and
orderly operation of correctional facilities, and protect the public, by providing alternative housing assignments
for inmates removed from the general
population.
§ 541.22 Status when placed in the
SHU.
When placed in the SHU, you are either in administrative detention status
or disciplinary segregation status.
(a) Administrative detention status. Administrative detention status is an administrative status which removes you
from the general population when necessary to ensure the safety, security,
and orderly operation of correctional
facilities, or protect the public. Administrative detention status is non-punitive, and can occur for a variety of reasons.
(b) Disciplinary segregation status. Disciplinary segregation status is a punitive status imposed only by a Discipline Hearing Officer (DHO) as a
sanction for committing a prohibited
act(s).
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
What a great photo. For anyone else wondering where and when one might encounter this mix of theater patrons: it's Bankside (London), 1973. www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-...
Black and white photo of children watching a movie at the Bankside Film Theatre in London, UK, 27th July 1973.
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Yes, it's a semiquincentennial dollar. Like a state quarter, it will be mixed in with the general distribution of dollar coins. But because dollar coins, unlike quarters, are so rarely used, you're unlikely to see a Trump coin unless a MAGA derp tries to use one to own you.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This is incorrect. That language refers only to a specific 2007 commemorative coin program authorized under 31 USC 5112(n). That's why the quote from 31 USC 5112(n)(2)(E) refers to coins minted "under this subsection"—i.e. subsection (n). (It's still outrageous, but it appears to be legal.)
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much ado about muffin @muffindoin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
a post about a news article about a lawsuit without linking either the article or complaint. among the worst genres of post
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Right, the highlighted section is self-refuting, but the last two sentences are solid. On April 15, 1888, Le Figaro really did print a devastating summation of Alfred Nobel's life on page one, and in the next day's correction, it said numerous people contacted him about it.
Un homme qu'on ne pourra que très difficilement faire passer pour un bienfaiteur de l'humanité est mort hier à Cannes.
C'est M. Nobel, inventeur de la dynamite.
M. Nobel était Suédois.A man who can hardly be considered a benefactor of humanity died yesterday in Cannes. He was Mr. Nobel, the inventor of dynamite. Mr. Nobel was Swedish.C'est par erreur que les journaux ont annoncé la mort de M. Nobel, inventeur de la dynamite.
C'est son frère qui vient de succomber après une longue maladie.
Quant à l'inventeur de la dynamite, qui habite Paris depuis de longues années, il est en excellente santé et a reçu lui-même hier, dans son hôtel de l'avenue Malakoff, les nombreux amis qui s'étaient effrayés des mauvaises nouvelles données le matin à son sujet.The newspapers mistakenly announced the death of Mr. Nobel, the inventor of dynamite. It is his brother who has just passed away after a long illness. As for the inventor of dynamite, who has lived in Paris for many years, he is in excellent health and yesterday personally received, at his hotel on Avenue Malakoff, the many friends who had been alarmed by the bad news reported about him that morning.
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Dedekind Slut @chasmat.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
If I ran the FTC, the two buttons on Amazon video would say "Rent (48 hours)" and "Rent (TBD)"
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Looks like they’ve been releasing announcements audio in October, but last year they didn’t release them until January, for unknown reasons, so I guess it’s indeterminate when or if today’s audio gets released. fixthecourt.com/2026/02/the-...
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The Up-Until-Now Missing Audio of SCOTUS Opinion Announcements from OT24 | Fix the Court
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The source (Hevrat HaHadashot/N12/Mako), with a Google translation to English. I'm not sure the Israelis are stupid enough to believe Trump's representation that he has the capacity to "read a document word for word". www.mako.co.il/news-world/2...
 ההבנות בין ארה"ב לאיראן - וסורבה | פרסום ראשון
ארה"ב סירבה לבקשת ישראל לצפות במזכר ההבנות, שייחתם בשישי בשווייץ • טראמפ הבטיח ש"יקריא את המסמך מילה במילה" עוד לפני כן

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25 תגובותIsrael asked to see the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran - and was refused | First publication

The US refused Israel's request to view the memorandum of understanding, which will be signed on Friday in Switzerland
• Trump promised to "read the document word for word" beforehand

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
⚠️ “Israel asked to view the text of the peace agreement between the US and Iran, but their request was denied.”
OSINTtechnical 
@Osinttechnical
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Israel asked to view the text of the peace agreement between the US and Iran, but their request was denied. - N12
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Jared @jaredmcclain.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Good news for Leo: The court ruled he has standing & set an evidentiary hearing for next Wednesday. The court agreed we showed the DHS policies exist and that, despite Kavanaugh’s concurrence in Perdomo, Leo is likely to be injured by these policies again. www.courtlistener.com/docket/71498...
A. Plaintiff has sufficiently established the DHS policies exist
According to the Government, Plaintit has not shown that he faces an imminent injury
from any policy, pattern or practice implemented by the Federal Defendants" because "no such
policies exist." (Doc. 46). For support, the government relies on the Declaration of Philip Lavoie
(Docs. 44-1). (Id.) In response, Plaintit argues the policies exist based on Plaintitt's declarations
deschoine nis two previous encounters with uns and the encounters or two orners ne personally
witnessed. Plaintiff has also relied on public statements, news reports, and
declarations. 
To show an actionable "policy, pattern, or practice," plaintiffs must identify conduct that
is systemic and widespread, not merely the result of isolated or sporadic incidents. Thus, to establish standing, Plaintiff must
show that the policy, in tact, exists and that it requires federal Otcials to take the challenged
actions. 
The Court is not compelled by the Government's position that no policies exist tor several
reasons. First, treating the allegations in the Complaint as true, it is beyond question that Plaintiff
has alleged the three subiect policies exist. Plaintiff has additionally put forth factual support that
the policies exist. Second, a declaraton, like the one submitted by the Government, does not -
at this stage-override what a olaint has clearly alleged. Ihird. even it the decaranon were
dispositive, the Court is unsatisfied that it conclusively negates that such policies exist. Rather, at
best, Mr. Lavoie has contrmed he is not aware or such policies. Fourth
in addition to the court's determination that the Government's supporting documentation is not
compelling, the Court also finds that the totality of Plaintiff's supporting documentation when
considered along with the well pled allegations of the Complaint, support the conclusion that the
policies exist for purposes of Article III standing.The Government's alternative position based on Lyons is equally unconvincing.
…
Here, Lyons and Noem do not support the outcome Defendants seek. More specifically,
the facts here plainly establish that Plaintiff's exposure to the alleged policies are not limited to a
single isolated incident in the past. Rather, at the time the Complaint was filed, Plaintiff had
already been on the receiving end of the policies twice. Since the litigation has been pending.
Plaintiff has been stopped a third time. These facts establish what the Plaintiff in Lyons could not.
Moreover, even if Plaintiff here had not been stopped numerous times already, the nature of the
policies here and factual allegations are distinguishable from the policies at issue in Lyons, given
that the policies in this action a will subject an individual to future encounters when he/she is
simply going about his life. Accordingly, the Court finds the instant case more analogous to Church
because Plaintiff "is unable to avoid repeating the conduct that led to the original injury at the
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I missed this. In December 2022 after Trump's disregard of presidential audit policy came to light, the lame-duck House quickly passed a bill to require audits, but Senate didn't act on it in time. www.congress.gov/117/crpt/hrp... www.congress.gov/bill/117th-c...
U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
50–187 WASHINGTON :
" ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 117TH CONGRESS
2d Session
REPORT
2023
117–689
SUBMISSION TO THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MATERIALS RELATED
TO THE INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE’S MANDATORY
AUDIT PROGRAM UNDER THE PRIOR ADMINISTRATION (2017–2020)
R E P O R T
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
(Book 1 of 4)
DECEMBER 30, 2022.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
Auditing the income taxes of the President of the United States is unlike auditing the incoem taxes of any other American. ...
... it is recommended that there should be a statutory requirement for the mandatory examination of the President with disclosure of certain audit information and related returns in a timely manner. ...117TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION H. R. 9640
AN ACT
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for examination and disclosure with respect to Presidential income tax returns.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
2
•HR 9640 EH
1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Presidential Tax Fil3 ings and Audit Transparency Act of 2022’’.
4 SEC. 2. EXAMINATION AND DISCLOSURE WITH RESPECT TO
5 PRESIDENTIAL INCOME TAX RETURNS.
6 (a) AUDIT.—Subchapter A of chapter 78 of the Inter7 nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating
8 section 7613 as section 7614 and by inserting after section
9 7612 the following new section:
10 ‘‘SEC. 7613. EXAMINATION WITH RESPECT TO PRESI11 DENTIAL INCOME TAX RETURNS.
12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—As rapidly as practicable after
13 the filing of any Presidential income tax return, the Sec14 retary shall conduct an examination to ascertain the cor15 rectness of such return and enforce the requirements of
16 this title with respect to the taxable year covered by such
17 return.
18 ‘‘(b) REPORTS.—
19 ‘‘(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days
20 after the filing of a Presidential income tax return,
21 the Secretary shall disclose and make publicly avail22 able an initial report regarding the examination with
23 respect to such return. Such report shall include—
24 ‘‘(A) the name of the taxpayer, Date	Chamber	All Actions
12/22/2022	Senate	Received in the Senate.
12/22/2022-1:09pm	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/22/2022-1:09pm	House	On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 201 (Roll no. 539). (text: CR H9990-9992)
12/22/2022-12:16pm	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10029-10030)
12/22/2022-10:32am	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 9640, the Chair put the question on passage and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Brady demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on passage until a time to be announced.
12/22/2022-10:31am	House	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
12/22/2022-9:49am	House	DEBATE - The House continued with debate on H.R. 9640.
12/22/2022-9:42am	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 9640.
12/22/2022-9:42am	House	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 9640 and S. 1942. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. Rule provides for one hour of debate on each measure. Also provides for a motion to recommit H.R. 9640 and a motion to commit S. 1942. H. Res. 693 and H. Res. 1434 are adopted. Provides for the Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV with respect to multile measures.
12/22/2022-9:42am	House	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1529. (consideration: CR H9990-10002)
12/21/2022-3:57pm	House	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1529 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 9640 and S. 1942. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. Rule provides for one hour of debate on each measure. Also provides for a motion to recommit H.R. 9640 and a motion to commit S. 1942. H. Res. 693 and H. Res. 1434 are adopted. Provides for the Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule …
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Financial Times has now corrected this bogus headline, from Trump "to be 'forever' exempt from tax audits", to Trump being "granted ‘forever’ immunity from existing tax audits". The document doesn't purport to do anything about enforcement of future years' taxes. www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...
FINANCIAL TIMES

Donald Trump and sons to be 'forever' exempt from tax auditsFINANCIAL TIMES

Donald Trump and sons granted ‘forever’ immunity from existing tax audits
Justice department deal comes day after government set up $1.8bn fund to pay president’s allies hit by alleged ‘lawfare’

Donald Trump said on Monday that he did not play a role in setting up the government fund and knew ‘very little about it’ © Getty Images
Donald Trump and sons granted ‘forever’ immunity from existing tax audits on x (opens in a new window)
Donald Trump and sons granted ‘forever’ immunity from existing tax audits on facebook 

Alex Rogers in Washington

Published May 19 2026May 19 doc signed by Blanche
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
This is up there with Jeff Hancock (Stanford prof and Social Media Lab director) completely beclowning himself by holding himself out as an expert witness on AI misinformation and then submitting numerous AI-assisted fraudulent citations. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The irony. Professor Hancock, a credentialed expert on the dangers of AI and
misinformation, has fallen victim to the siren call of relying too heavily on AI—in a case
that revolves around the dangers of AI, no less. Professor Hancock offers a detailed
explanation of his drafting process to explain precisely how and why these AI-hallucinated
citations in his declaration came to be. Id. ¶¶ 10–22. And he assures the Court that he
stands by the substantive propositions in his declaration, even those that are supported by
fake citations. Id. ¶ 22. But, at the end of the day, even if the errors were an innocent
mistake, and even if the propositions are substantively accurate, the fact remains that
Professor Hancock submitted a declaration made under penalty of perjury with fake
citations. It is particularly troubling to the Court that Professor Hancock typically validates
citations with a reference software when he writes academic articles but did not do so when
submitting the Hancock Declaration as part of Minnesota’s legal filing. ECF No. 39 ¶ 14.
One would expect that greater attention would be paid to a document submitted under
penalty of perjury than academic articles. Indeed, the Court would expect greater diligence
from attorneys, let alone an expert in AI misinformation at one of the country’s most
renowned academic institutions.
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
I just Recapped Rhode Island Hospital's first brief to the 5th Circuit about Judge Reed O'Connor's incredibly bogus (more bogus than DOJ requested!) order to enforce a transvestigatory subpoena. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
INTRODUCTION
Last Thursday, without any notice to RIH, the Federal Government
petitioned the District Court to enforce a 10-month-old administrative
subpoena it had been negotiating with RIH. That subpoena demands
troves of personal and highly sensitive medical information about RIH’s
patients, along with identifying information of hospital personnel and
materials relating to medical treatment and diagnoses. See Pet., ECF
No. 1.1 Courts across the country have quashed the same subpoena
issued to other hospitals and clinics as overbroad and improper.
The same day that the Government filed its petition, the District
Court granted it. See Order, ECF No. 2. The District Court gave RIH no
chance to respond to the petition. Instead, within hours, the District
Court summarily entered the Government’s proposed order verbatim.
See id.; ECF No. 1-4. The Order gives RIH only 14 days to comply with
the subpoena in full. Order 1-2.
That Order is likely to be reversed on appeal. While the appeal is
decided, the Order should be stayed. Every relevant factor weighs strongly in favor of a stay. Most
importantly, RIH is highly likely to prevail on the merits. The District
Court blatantly denied RIH due process, which alone provides a clear
basis for reversal, even before examining the subpoena’s many other
deficiencies. And RIH will suffer irreparable constitutional and
monetary harms if it must comply before the Order is reversed. The
equities and public interest also favor a stay, as the Government will not
face harm from further delay after waiting 10 months to pursue the
petition, while RIH’s patients will suffer immensely if RIH must comply
with the illegal subpoena.
RIH thus requests that this Court grant its emergency motion for a
stay pending appeal as soon as possible, but no later than Tuesday, May
12, 2026.
BANo. 26-10431
In the
United States Court of Appeals
For the Fifth Circuit __________________
IN RE ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA NO. 25-1431-032
__________________
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Petitioner-Appellee,
v.
RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL,
Respondent-Appellant.
_________________
On Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth
Honorable Reed O’Connor, Chief District Judge
Case No. 4:26-mc-00006-O
__________________
EMERGENCY MOTION FOR
STAY PENDING APPEAL
__________________
Kathryn M. Barber
MCGUIREWOODS LLP
Gateway Plaza
800 East Canal Street
Richmond, VA 23219

Eric G. Olshan
MCGUIREWOODS LLP
Tower Two-Sixty
260 Forbes Avenue, Suite 1800
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

(additional counsel listed on inside cover)
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Especially with the context of the clear instruction on the left, I think you're free to touch two regions of the red button, per expressio unius est exclusio alterius.
DO NOT FLIP SWITCH!!!!
DO NOT TOUCH
TOUCHERS WELCOME
DO NOT TOUCH
TOUCHERS WELCOME
DO NOT TOUCH
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Judge asks: Are American jailers, who are astoundingly incompetent and cruel whenever we happen to be watching, also that way when we aren't? x.com/KaelanDC/sta...

Kaelan Deese
@KaelanDC
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11m
NEW: Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui shows unease with the way the DC jail has treated WHCD alleged shooter Cole Allen after his attorneys say he was placed on a restrictive suicide-watch box despite a medical assessment not recommending that treatment.
Kaelan Deese
@KaelanDC
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10m
Cole Allen's public defender, Eugene Ohm, says his client has been denied access to private counsel, access to legal paperwork, and denied jail tablets and access to a Bible.
Kaelan Deese
@KaelanDC
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8m
"There is a number of restrictions that he alone is being [handed] that we don't really see a justification for," Ohm says.
Kaelan Deese
@KaelanDC
Interesting: Judge says his concern is now the number of low-profile criminal cases that this might be happening with, noting if this is happening in a high-profile one how many others could it be a problem with?
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Here's Judge deGravelles's opinion and order prohibiting for 14 days the elimination of the position of Criminal Clerk of Court in Orleans parish, to which ex-prisoner Calvin Duncan was recently elected to a four-year term starting Monday. (49 pages) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
CALVIN DUNCAN, in his official capacity
as Clerk-Elect of Orleans Parish Criminal
District Court, and in his personal capacity
as an Orleans Parish voter
VERSUS
JEFFREY LANDRY, in his official capacity
as Governor of the State of Louisiana, ET
AL.
CIVIL ACTION
NO. 26-460-JWD-SDJ
RULING AND ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on the Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining
Order (“Motion for TRO”) (Doc. 2) filed by Plaintiff, Calvin Duncan, in his official capacity as
Clerk-Elect of Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, and in his personal capacity as an Orleans
Parish voter (“Plaintiff” or “Duncan”). Defendants Governor Jeffrey Landry (“Governor” or “Jeff
Landry”), Secretary of State Nancy Landry (“Secretary of State” or “Nancy Landry”), and
Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill (“Murrill” or “AG”) (collectively, “Defendants”), all in their
official capacities, oppose the motion. (Doc. 10.) Plaintiff has filed a reply. (Doc. 12.) The Court
held a status conference on April 30, 2026, and heard brief argument on the motion. (Doc. 9.)
Further argument is not necessary. The Court has considered the law, the facts in the record
(including those contained in the Verified Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief
(“Complaint”) (Doc. 1)), and the arguments and submissions of the parties and is prepared to rule.
For the following reasons, Plaintiff’s Motion for TRO is granted.
Case 3:26-cv-00460-JWD-SDJ Document 13 05/03/26 Page 1 of 49D. Closing Note
The Court emphasizes in closing the limited nature of its holding. The Court is not ruling
that the state lacks the authority to abolish an agency or office writ large. Rather, the Court is
simply holding that, in doing so in the manner in which Louisiana did here with SB 256—that is,
abolishing this particular office, creating a new office to replace it, and then appointing someone
for that office, all when the Louisiana Constitution requires an election—Defendants have violated
the Plaintiff’s federally protected constitutional rights to due process and to vote. As a result, the
Court holds that SB 256 is unconstitutional. See Anderson, 460 U.S. at 806 (“our primary concern
is not the interest of [this particular] candidate . . . , but rather, the interests of the voters who chose
to associate together to express their support for [his] candidacy and the views he espoused. Under
any realistic appraisal, the ‘extent and nature’ of the burdens [the State] has placed on the voters’
freedom of choice and freedom of association . . . unquestionably outweigh the State’s minimal
interest in imposing” the restriction at issue); Duncan, 657 F.2d at 700 (“the due process clause ofthe fourteenth amendment prohibits action by state officials which seriously undermine the
fundamental fairness of the electoral process.”).
V. CONCLUSION
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Doc. 2)
filed by Plaintiff Calvin Duncan, in his official capacity as Clerk-Elect of Orleans Parish Criminal
District Court, and in his personal capacity as an Orleans Parish voter is GRANTED IN PART
AND DENIED IN PART. The motion is GRANTED in that the Court finds that Senate Bill 256,
Act No. 15, is UNCONSTITUTIONAL. As a result, Defendants Governor Jeff Landry and
Secretary of State Nancy Landry are ENJOINED from (1) enforcing SB 256; (2) certifying the
appointment of the Clerk of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans as the Clerk of Court for
the Parish of Orleans; and (3) issuing the Clerk of Civil District Court a commission for the
position of Clerk of Court for the Parish of Orleans.
[continued on next page]
Case 3:26-cv-00460-JWD-SDJ Document 13 05/03/26 Page 48 of 49IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion for TRO is DENIED in that Plaintiff’s
Count I (Effective Right to Vote Violation) against Defendant Attorney General Liz Murrill is
DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, due to sovereign immunity.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff shall post nominal security in the amount of
$100.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order shall remain effective for fourteen (14) days
from the day and time it was issued.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a status conference is hereby set on Monday, May 4,
2026, at 2:00 p.m., by Zoom video conference, to discuss issues associated with a preliminary
injunction.
Signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on May 3, 2026.
JUDGE JOHN W. deGRAVELLES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Looks like 1st contested hearing in the Cole Tomas Allen (WHCD crasher) case will happen at Noon tomorrow. Judge Faruqui wants a jail official to personally appear and explain the solitary confinement bullshit. Probably also wondering about the earlier Hannibal Lecter bullshit. @joshuajfriedman.com
May 3, 2026

MINUTE ORDER as to COLE TOMAS ALLEN (1): Defendants 20 Motion to Vacate is Denied. The Court has grave concerns about the defendants seemingly unprompted solitary confinement for days and overall conditions of confinement. As such the parties and a representative of the Department of Corrections shall appear in Courtroom 4 at noon on May 4, 2026 to explain the conditions of confinement.Signed by Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui on 5/3/2026. (ztl)
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Ape Shit the zine for primates @monkeywire.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Antonio De Lima Junior, a fisher in Brazil, captured some awesome footage of spider monkeys creating a "body" bridge in the canopy to help others pass www.tiktok.com/@antoniojunior146/video/7626732564660669704
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
And this order seems to have been granted completely ex parte. There isn't even a certificate of service on file. I also see no indication that petitioner was requesting same-day or any kind of urgent relief. First time I've seen a judge totally out-MAGA the MAGA DOJ.
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
In case you were worried that the viral post with public-speaking tips from 19th-century coke-fiend Sigmund Freud was fake, I'm quite happy to report that it's legit.
"So, I gave my lecture yesterday. Despite the lack of preparation, I spoke quite well and without any hesitation, which I ascribe to the cocaine I had taken before hand. I told about my discoveries in brain anatomy, all very difficult things that the audience certainly did not understand, but all that matters is that they get the impression that I understand it."
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Can't stand this horrendous obliviousness to dimensional analysis. What the debt exceeds is one year of production. The debt (in dollars) is always exactly equal to "the size of the economy" (in dollars/time) for some quantity of time. www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-...
Economy
U.S. Debt Tops 100% of GDP
Federal debt exceeding the size of the economy is a potent symbol of the gathering fiscal stresses on the U.S.
By 
Richard Rubin
Follow
April 30, 2026 8:59 am ET
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 30/04/2026
aw yeah, that's the good shit
APPELLATE NO. _____ _
[At all times in Special Appearance, Conferring no Jurisdiction whatsoever to any]
[CORPORATE INSOLVENT; TERRITORY(S); DISTRICT(S); COUNTY(S); CITY(S); STATE(S); COUNTRY(S);OR NATION(S) FOR SOJOURNING]
IN THE MINNESOTA STATE COURT OF APPEALS
IN
THE COUNTY OF RAMSEY
JAMES DYLAN GAW,
LEGIS DEFENDANT/PETITIONER
&
PEIRCING THE CORPORATE VEIL
STATE OF MINNESOTA - A BANKRUPT
INSOLVENT SUB-CORPORA TI ON/FRANCHISE/
ETC FOR THE BANKRUPT CORPORA TE
INSOLVENT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
* * * "A CIVILLY DEAD PERSON" * * *
CASE TYPE: Mandamus/Prohibition
ACCUSED'S CASE NUMBERENS
CRIMINAL/CIVIL CASE NO'S: 20-CR-23-501
20-CR-24-105
Private International Law Petition
For
Common Law Writ of Mandamus
And
Writ of Prohibition
By
Private International Law Affidavit
Minnesota State Constitution[s], A.O. 1857
Article I, Section[s] 1, 8 and 16
FICTITIOUS PLAINTIFF/ APPELLEE
Federal Constitution for the united States for America
Anno Domini 1774-1781
Amendment - I Right of Redress
Through
Amendment- IX Enumeration of Unbridgeable Right[s]
In re:
James· Gaw
Real Party In Interest/Propria Persona/Pro Per;
Flesh and Blood Human Being with Sentient and Moral Existence;
Sovereign Sojourning with Sovereign Immunity and Diplomatic Immunity;
Beneficiary of thee Estate:
Beneficiary of the Trust;
Fiduciary for the STRAW-MAN;
Agent/ Authorized Representative;
Attorney - In - Fact;
Third Party Intervener;
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Govt has responded to Allen's evidence request, and for the first time says that they found a possible fragment of a buckshot pellet shot by Allen. Also reassert that Officer V.G. "was indeed shot once in the chest" but still don't claim that Allen shot him. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The evidence gathered and analyzed to date establishes that your client fired his
Mossberg 12-gauge pump-action shotgun at least one time as he ran past the magnetometers on
the Terrace Level of the Washington Hilton hotel on April 25, 2026. When that weapon was
recovered it had one spent cartridge case in the chamber which has been identified as having
been fired in the Mossberg shotgun.
The government’s preliminary ballistics and video analyses show that your client fired
his shotgun in the direction of USSS Officer V.G., which Officer V.G. observed. Additionally, at
least one fragment was recovered from the crime scene that was physically consistent with a
single buckshot pellet; that fragment was recovered from a location at the scene consistent with
your client firing his shotgun in the direction of Officer V.G. The government is aware of no
physical evidence, digital video evidence, or witness statements that are inconsistent with the
theory that your client fired his shotgun in the direction of Officer V.G., or that Officer V.G. was
indeed shot once in the chest while wearing a ballistic vest. The government notes that the
analysis of the ballistic vest and related materials is ongoing and not yet complete.
The government also recovered five spent 9mm Luger cartridge cases, each of which was
determined to have been fired from Officer V.G.’s service weapon. The government also
identified five separate bullet holes in the walls opposite from Officer V.G., consistent with the
directions that Officer V.G. fired his service weapon. The government recovered no additional
casings from the scene beyond your client’s spent shotgun cartridge case and Officer V.G.’s five
9mm cartridge cases.
The preliminary analysis of the crime scene is consistent with the government’s evidence
that your client fired at least one shot from the 12-gauge pump action shotgun in the direction of
Officer V.G., and that Officer V.G. fired his service weapon five times.
The government is awar…
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
He's adopting 60 Minutes's strategy of asking the United States to confirm on the record that the "pedophile, rapist, and traitor" is obviously Trump.
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Virgil Abt @abtnatural.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
DC jail is using Hannibal Lecter protocols for Cole Tomas Allen. The warden definitely thinks this site has the juice. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
On April 28, 2026, undersigned counsel attempted to meet with Mr. Allen ahead of the detention
hearing set for tomorrow, April 30, 2026. Counsel initially were forced to wait for nearly an hour
for unknown reasons. Despite then being told that they would be able to meet with Mr. Allen in a
private attorney room—as is routine and required for confidential and privileged communications
—DOC staff informed counsel that they would have to meet in what is essentially a public location.
Specifically, Mr. Allen was forced to sit inside of a locked cage in full, five-point restraints, and
speak over a phone—of which there is only one—to be able to confer with counsel. Counsel were
forced to sit in an open, lobby area with jail staff and other attorneys standing nearby who could
overhear the entirety of counsel’s side of the conversation. When counsel asked for an explanation,
Captain Haynie advised that it was “administrative” at the “direction of the Warden.” Counsel
asked if the requirement was related to anything that Mr. Allen did or said while in DOC custody,
and Captain Haynie replied in the negative.
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