Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 29/09/2026DOJ's new 4th Circuit brief opens by telling the court the government "has now long stood ready and able" to remove Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia. Ten days earlier, the First Circuit held unlawful the third-country removal policy the government used to clear Liberia. The brief never mentions it. 111
Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 13/09/2026DOJ charged 102 protesters with felony assault on a federal officer. Twelve went to trial. Zero convictions. Mary Fan, a former federal prosecutor: "Prosecutors tend to win because they control what cases they pursue and they have a lot of resources and discretion." 011
Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 13/09/2026FEMA's own offices said the agency needed about 24,000 staff. The plan sent to DHS said 11,383. Nobody in the case can say where that number came from. The people who'd know were on Signal, on personal phones, with auto-delete on.ashtalks.substack.comThe number was 11,383. Nobody can say where it came from.A federal judge ruled Friday that DHS broke the law when it ordered FEMA to cut its staff in half. She issued a second order the same day explaining why the record of how that happened no longer exi 012
Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 13/04/2026A federal judge blocked Ethiopia's TPS termination — not because Ethiopia is safe, but because the government didn't follow its own rules. Two emails. That was the entire "consultation" record. Neither discussed conditions in Ethiopia. 121
Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 13/04/2026The Fourth Circuit just handed individuals something worth knowing about. You may have the right to sue over DOGE's access to your Social Security data. Here's what the court established — and where to start. 143
Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 24/10/2025“OBAMA SPENT $376 MILLION!!!” yeah on underground wiring, utilities and security systems the government ordered after 9/11 not on a ballroom. 271
Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 12/10/2025Mike Johnson says this is the section in the proposal that allows “free healthcare to illegal aliens.” Let’s review: 122
Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 11/10/2025🚨 AFL, with Jim Jordan and 17 members of Congress, just asked the Supreme Court to “restore the original meaning” of the Fourteenth Amendment — arguing that birthright citizenship should not apply to children born in the U.S. if their parents are undocumented or owe allegiance to another country.aflegal.orgAmerica First Legal Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Restore Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment in Brief Filed on Behalf of Chairman Jim Jordan and 17 Members of CongressAmerica First Legal (AFL), in partnership with Boyden Gray LLC, has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of eighteen members of the House Judiciary Committee—led by Chairman Jim J... 221
Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 11/10/2025Congressman Buddy Carter says he wants to call a special session of Congress to give Donald Trump a “Congressional Nobel Peace Prize.” Since Trump can’t win the real one, Buddy’s just inventing a fake one. A whole award ceremony for a man who threatens war on his own people, not peace. 021
Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 09/09/2025WSJ’s full breakdown of Trump’s birthday letter to Epstein. If you have a subscription, the piece includes video clips of Trump repeatedly using the same words and phrases highlighted in the letter. 131
Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 19/06/2025“Colorblindness” doesn’t fix racism. It hides it. This week, Pete Hegseth said the military is now “colorblind” and returning to “merit.” It may sound neutral—but it’s not. It’s deliberate. It’s erasing equity in real time. 120
Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 12/06/2025🧵THREAD: Debunking Karoline Leavitt’s June 11 White House Briefing 110
Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Kirk: “Biden can’t find his way out of the closet.” Hawley: “It’s a scandal!” Babe, the only scandal here is how long you two have been redecorating the inside of it. 010
Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 04/06/2025🚨Senate Democrats just grilled Pam Bondi for shutting down the DOJ’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force—without warning, explanation, or authorization. This unit went after transnational cartels. It had decades of wins. Now it’s gone, and no one will say who gave the order. Gifted article: 141
Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Karoline Leavitt claims fentanyl seizures are down — and says that proves Trump’s immigration crackdown is working. But here’s the truth: Less seized = less caught, not less smuggled. And the even bigger truth? A growing share of fentanyl is made or mixed right here in the U.S. 1/3 120
Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 03/06/2025🧵 THREAD: A federal judge just BLOCKED AEA deportations in California In Arevalo v. Trump, a judge ruled that ICE cannot deport Venezuelans under Trump’s “invasion” order without due process. Here’s what the ruling means, who issued it, and what happens next. ⬇️ 111
Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 03/06/2025substack.com/@ashtalks/no...substack.comAshley Renee on SubstackThis story is fictional. It draws from real policy proposals and political rhetoric, but the characters and events are imagined. It’s not meant as a prediction—only a reflection of where things could ... 010
Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 02/06/2025My most recent SubStack:open.substack.comTwo Women, Two Courts, One Battle:How Judges in Arizona Are Unraveling Trump’s Asylum Crackdown 020
Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Hi, I’m Ashley—here from Threads after a few nudges 💬✨ I break down court cases, track deportation + due process 📚⚖️ and connect the dots they hope we’ll miss. I care deeply about justice, truth, and each other 🤝 If you do too, I’m so glad we found each other here 💛 2173
Ashley Renee @ashrenee411.bsky.social · 02/06/2025🧵 Let’s talk about Palantir. The government didn’t just hire a tech company. It hired the surveillance brain behind the most invasive data architecture this country has ever seen. Here’s how it’s being used—and why you should care. ⬇️ 34726