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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“And when Plainiff Betsy Klein, whose hard pass was confiscated on Saturday, September 19, requested to have her hard pass returned, her request was denied and she was refused access to the White House complex.”

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“This morning journalists from each of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO attempted to enter the White House and were turned away. A Secret Service agent confiscated the hard pass of journalists from all three organizations.

CORRECTED NOTICE OF DEFENDANTS' NON-COMPLIANCE WITH TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE HEARING
Early this morning the Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order directing "that Defendants (except for President Trump) and their agents, representatives, and all persons or entities acting in concert with them shall immediately return, reinstate, and restore the White House hard pass" press credentials held by employees of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO that were revoked on or about September 18, 2026." Dkt. 24 (the "Order"). This morning journalists from each of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO attempted to enter the White House and were turned away. A Secret Service agent confiscated the hard pass of journalists from all three organizations.
And when Plaintiff Betsy Klein, whose hard pass was confiscated on Saturday, September 19, requested to have her hard pass returned, her request was denied and she was refused access to the White House complex.

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Well. It appears the White House has “already repeatedly violated the Court's Order.”

Counsel for Plaintiffs reached out to counsel for Defendants this morning and requested to call the Court together. Counsel for Defendants has not responded.

Defendants have already repeatedly violated the Court's Order. Plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court set a hearing by videoconference or teleconference as soon as possible this morning.

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Order on motion for TRO (media ban): “Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that Defendants…shall immediately return, reinstate, and restore the White House "hard pass" press credentials held by employees of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO…”

For all these reasons, it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, ECF No. 2, is GRANTED.
2. It is further ORDERED that Defendants (except for President Trump) and their agents, representatives, and all persons or entities acting in concert with them shall immediately return, reinstate, and restore the White House "hard pass" press credentials held by employees of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO that were revoked on or about September 18, 2026, until further Order of the Court or the expiration of this Temporary Restraining Order.
3. It is further ORDERED that this Temporary Restraining Order shall remain in effect for 14 days.
4. It is further ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall post a S1.00 bond in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c) by October 1, 2026.
SO ORDERED.
Date: September 24, 2026
Is/ Timothy J. Kelly

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

New policy idea! Work requirements (Republicans love ‘em), but for members of Congress .

Thomas Massie tweet: Here's a calendar to show the days @SpeakerJohnson has cancelled in Congress. September 17 was canceled to avoid a vote on my Hegseth impeachment. The last two weeks in September were canceled to avoid a vote on releasing more Epstein files. He's closing Congress to stop me.

Photo of House calendar

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

(Massie also used that early September opportunity to remind everyone of Trump’s Juneteenth 2025 post complaining about “too many non-working holidays” and how that “must change”. FFS 🤦‍♀️)

Massie tweet with image of the House calendar and Trump Juneteenth post:

The U.S. House will be in session only 4 full days from July 24th to November 8th.

That's 100 paid days off versus 4 full workings days plus 4 travel (half) days.

Meanwhile TRUMP says YOU have too many holidays.

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

From the start of this month…when Massie correctly predicted that Mike Johnson would send them all home early (and Johnson said he was stupid). He was right. And now Johnson’s shaved another day off and packed up even earlier.

Massie tweet: I predicted they'd call off Congress until the election to stop our new Epstein bill.

Johnson said on TV that was "stupid" and “nonsensical."

But then he got a call from "upstairs" and canceled Congress from the middle of September until the election.

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What a spineless little weasel. Massie specifically timed it so they’d have to vote by Thursday. So Mike Johnson sends everyone home early. Because of course he does.

House cancels Thursday votes, sending lawmakers home early for midterm recess

The House speaker, Mike Johnson, has cancelled votes currently scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday). This means that lower chamber lawmakers will now head back to their districts for the midterm recess a day early.

The change to schedule means that the House will avoid voting on Republican congressman Thomas Massie's resolution to impeach the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth.

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The “remaining Democrats” need to sign this like, yesterday.

Ro Khanna tweet on the second Epstein Files Transparency Act: Tomorrow and Thursday are the last days to sign the @RepThomasMassie discharge petition before recess. We have about 160 signatures & need the remaining Democrats to sign tomorrow to get to 217. And then Massie will deliver the final signature.

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Have you seen his interview with Suge on The Murder Rap channel? (Silly question as of course you have lol). Mike says it’s two hours long so he’s posting segments but I’d happily listen to the whole thing!

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ro Khanna is on the Armed Services Committee and says there are about 20 Republicans who have expressed grave concern about Hegseth. But Massie is the only one who ever stands for anything so I’d be surprised 😩

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

FUCK YEAH! Marbury v. Madison!!!! “It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.” (Massie reading his Articles of Impeachment against Hegseth).

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I know you guys hate it when I say this but…. WHAT A LEGEND OMG. The first time a Representative has moved to impeach a Cabinet member of their own party.

Politico: The articles are for high crimes and misdemeanors, including the war in Iran, the Trump administration's boat strikes in the Caribbean and Hegseth's alleged suppression of free speech in his fight with Democrats over their calls for troops to refuse illegal orders.

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Massie later said of Hegseth: “…he will remain a threat to the Constitution if allowed to remain in office and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with his duties and the rule of law”. And repeatedly called him the Secretary of DEFENSE, not kowtowing to that Department of War BS! 🙌

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“Impeaching Peter Brian Hegseth…” What a way to go out! 💪

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It’s 30 years since Tupac was shot today.

Photo of Tupac with text:

ON THIS DAY
In 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur was shot and mortally wounded on the Las Vegas Strip; he died six days later.

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Genuinely surprised (and at how fast it was)

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Massie on the House floor on Monday night, naming Epstein co-conspirators: “We want perpetrators of these crimes to be investigated and prosecuted…perhaps hearing these names will shame the Department of Justice into delivering justice.”

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

His voice was cracking and it sounded a bit frantic!

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“We, the jury in the above entitled case, find the defendant…guilty” #TupacMurderTrial

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

It feels…odd. Anticlimactic or something. Partly because I thought the prosecution faltered at the end, like they just gave up.

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

It’s up to the jury now. I always thought it would feel great to see someone found guilty and taken away in cuffs. But I don’t think that’s how it’ll be if they haul off Keefe D. Which is a strange place to end up. #TupacMurderTrial 6/6

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I thought the defense did well in closing arguments. The prosecution’s closing was a bit thin on the ground and the tone of their rebuttal was kinda desperate (I think he was going for incredulous but it didn’t quite land). 5/6

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Also, Orlando isn’t here. The guy who pulled the trigger wasn’t held accountable. So there’s never going to be a satisfactory outcome. 4/6

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Maybe it’s because I have a lot more information than what was presented in court, so it’s difficult to assess the strength of what the jury received in isolation. 3/6

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I’m not sure they proved it beyond a reasonable doubt. I’m not even sure it can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt 30 years (minus seven days!) later. 2/6

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I’m a huge Tupac fan and I absolutely want justice for his murder. But after all that, I’m not really sure how to feel about it. I believe Orlando Anderson killed Tupac — essentially, I believe that the case outlined by the prosecution is broadly correct. BUT… 1/6

CNN: Jury begins deliberations in Tupac's murder trial

During closing statements, prosecutors said circumstantial evidence and Duane Davis' own admissions tie him to the crime. The defense argued their own client is a liar.

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

That’s strange, I suddenly have a burning desire to own a Lake Ontario t-shirt. Wonder why?! 🤔 Turns out there are loads of options online!

Lake Ontario t-shirt in black with different shades of blue for the print

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

(Day after day at the hospital I mean).

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

That’s true. I’m surprised they haven’t had any of his surviving family up there to describe his time in hospital, which would provide an opportunity to talk about him as a person. Or even any of the friends that were there day after day.

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

And they say liberals are always crying and getting triggered. SMH, get that man a pacifier.

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Also not sure that I’d want jurors to go home for 24 hours after hearing a recorded jail call of Keffe saying he was paid to say all those things (confessions). There’s still rebuttal and closing arguments, but that was the last thing they heard today 🥴

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Really not sure how this will go because some of the juror questions gave me pause…

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

And they finished up with a tape of Keffe saying he was paid to say all those things. I know they have rebuttal and closing arguments, but that’s the last thing jurors heard before going home early and having that on their minds.

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Yeah, it was quite surface level. And it must be confusing if you have no prior knowledge. Just things like they kept switching between saying Christopher Wallace or Biggie, without explaining that they’re the same person! You could easily get lost.

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

(Jurors in Nevada can submit questions that the judge and attorneys then vet before putting them to the witness).

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Maybe it’s because I’ve spent years marinating in this case, but that was rather abrupt and it won’t take much for jurors to see the gaps that weren’t filled. They’ve already been asking probing and slightly skeptical questions of prosecution witnesses.

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I guess they thought it was a risk because of the “142-page thing” (as Keffe D calls it) detailing deficiencies and questionable practices during another investigation. But it must be a bit weird if you’re a juror.

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

They got done in under two weeks when they estimated four I think? If I was a juror and knew nothing about this case (hard to imagine lol), I’d be wondering why Greg Kading was mentioned over and over again and wasn’t called…

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Advisement of rights at the end of court today. Judge: “Do you have any questions in general about these rights?” Keffe D: “No I’m good!” #TupacMurderTrial

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I’m a bit shocked, it seemed to end really suddenly and I felt like there was still more they could have done.

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Woah. Half an hour of court today because they’re “way ahead of schedule” and the prosecution is done. The defense begins its case-in-chief tomorrow 🤯 #TupacMurderTrial

Defense counsel explaining that they’ll begin the case-in-chief tomorrow

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Emi And The Desert Crow @emdissents.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Ooof, the defense just suggested Dr Dre was a Crip. Dre wasn’t in a gang, he was a hardcore music nerd 🤦‍♀️ #TupacMurderTrial

Keffe D’s defense attorney questioning the witness on gang affiliations

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