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Justin Rohrlich

@justinrohrlich.bsky.social
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Senior news reporter in the US bureau of The Independent, lots of state and federal courts, some police, et cetera. Previously at The Daily Beast, Qz, Vice, etc. Say hi: justin.rohrlich@independent.co.uk; justin.rohrlich@the-independent.com

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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 30/09/2026
A scathing @emptywheel.bsky.social column: "Even the propaganda was too slovenly to get basic details right," like Trump signing his name as "President of the Unites States." Also, not the point; Greg Brockman's signature looks either truly psychopathic or that he scribbled it under duress.
emptywheel.net
In the "Unites States" of "Super Intelligence," "Issues Are Remediated" - emptywheel
Once you realize Trump's morally binding AI code doesn't even spell "United States" properly, the whole sham looks even more ominous.
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Adam A. Marshall @a-marshall-plan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Chat is this good
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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 25/09/2026
You know how DHS is spending over $7 billion on a border wall in the Big Bend region, calling it an area of "high illegal entry?" Well, Border Patrol now arrests more migrants in *upstate New York* (blue) than it does in its Big Bend Sector (green). Neither Big Bend nor Lake Ontario needs a wall.
Migrant Apprehensions in Border Patrol’s Big Bend (Texas) and Buffalo (New York/Pennsylvania) Sectors

	25-Feb	25-Mar	25-Apr	25-May	25-Jun	25-Jul	25-Aug	25-Sep	25-Oct	25-Nov	25-Dec	26-Jan	26-Feb	26-Mar	26-Apr	26-May	26-Jun	26-Jul	26-Aug
Buffalo	100	104	136	107	207	169	176	219	173	170	117	137	134	201	174	197	197	262	208
Big Bend	165	235	324	237	156	142	208	202	185	219	178	152	158	187	158	124	148	98	161
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
President Trump-Rubio are reportedly preparing to unleash sweeping sanctions to cripple International Criminal Court. One potential consequence: The release of some of the world's worst criminals held by the Court. Case 1: Philippines' Duterte held for crimes against humanity
justsecurity.org
Proposed U.S. Sanctions Against the ICC Could Lead to Detainees’ Release
A list of individuals currently in ICC custody awaiting trial or judgment, who could be released if U.S. sanctions dismantle the Court.
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Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Umm wow
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 23/09/2026
Here’s my story from last November about myriad safety issues on Avelo’s ICE flights. prospect.org/2025/11/17/i...
prospect.org
ICE Air’s Sloppy, Dangerous Deportation Flights - The American Prospect
Poor planning, mechanical issues, serious safety lapses, and the shutdown are taking a toll on Avelo, America’s most famous deportation airline, internal documents show.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 23/09/2026
I’ve had my issues with The Independent lol, but this is an excellent story that I missed when it came out in June, and echoes what many flight attendants have reported at other ICE charters. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
independent.co.uk
ICE deportation flights ignored FAA safety regulations, whistleblower claims in suit
Exclusive: Former Avelo Airlnes flight attendant Arianne Campbell ‘should not have to choose’ between protecting her career ‘and raising concerns about safety,’ her attorney told The Independent
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🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 23/09/2026
Absolute *chefs kiss* that the party that prided itself on free market capitalism has no idea how markets function to set prices.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I forgot that LePage is from Lewiston, so that means his son's father-in-law is very likely Somali.
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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
that's crazy because another man named David Ellison wrote this just over a month ago.
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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is so insane I cannot believe this is real. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Mike Schuster @mcs212.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Also we're inverted
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Is there one (1) conspiracy theory this man does not believe? Like, is Bobby also looking for the lizard king's castle at the heart of Hollow Earth?!?!
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Justin Rohrlich @justinrohrlich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
'Neither posting employed language beyond what was necessary to convey Milstein's disapproval of the President and his support for the demonstrations...' www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
independent.co.uk
Chicago PD employee sues city over suspension for ‘F*** Trump’ post at No Kings rally
Mike Milstein, a high-level civilian CPD employee, says he ‘intends to resume’ his public criticism of the president
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Justin Rohrlich @justinrohrlich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
jesus h christ
'Defendant... then poured a line of Ketamine onto his erect penis and commanded that Plaintiff snort it, which she did.'
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Ben Ellman @heybellman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is the same Cybertruck that went on a 360° ‘I Bought This Before Elon Went Crazy’ bumper sticker counteroffensive after it had dog poo smeared on it several times last year
Two stickers on a cyber truck that say “Anti-Elon Tesla Club” and “I bought this before Elon went crazy”Another sticker below the Bought this before Elon Went Crazy with a community note saying that Tesla only started selling cybertrucks after Elon Went crazy
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John Herrman @jwherrman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Been a while since I passed the Chrystie Street Cybertruck, seems like the owner finally accepted his fate
Cybertruck covered in graffiti
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Robert Morris, the former megachurch pastor and Trump spiritual advisor who just finished a sentence for sexual abuse charges, has an...interesting new photo on the sex offender website
A photo of Robert Morris with a gigantic black eye
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Justin Rohrlich @justinrohrlich.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Alice knows that Saturday means the farmers market is down the block and that the streets are paved with scraps
An overly excited rat terrier
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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Empty seats on both sides of me as I hear the president insist that the American Airlines Center is full and there are thousands of people outside. Nothing new to say, just... wow, 11 years of this, huh
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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Also, you don't see this too often.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, versus OLSON JOSEPH, a.k.a. Joseph Olson, ____________________ Plaintiff-Appellee, Defendant-Appellant.
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Matthew Gault @mjgault.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
over the weekend I promised people who attended the 404 Media anniversary party I'd link video of a woman in full joker makeup decrying the lack of decorum at public meetings in Texas
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Flavio Volpe, C.M. @flaviovolpe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
We’ve been over this before: Every Global 7500 that Bombardier builds in 🇨🇦 has 2 GE engines built in Indiana, 🇺🇸. Every Challenger that Bombardier builds in 🇨🇦 has 2 Honeywell engines built in Arizona. 🇺🇸. Bombardier employs 3,000+ 🇺🇸s & has 2,800 🇺🇸 suppliers. Not so smart.
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Justin Rohrlich @justinrohrlich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
ask Paul Schrader’s former assistant what kind of guy he is www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
independent.co.uk
‘Taxi Driver’ writer Paul Schrader accused of sexually assaulting his assistant
Exclusive: Schrader’s attorney, Philip Kessler, forcefully denied the allegations, telling The Independent that the 26-year-old woman’s claims were “desperate, frivolous, and opportunistic”
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Yen-han Chen 陳彥翰 🇹🇼🇺🇸🇺🇦 @chen-yenhan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It did not have to be like this. The Trump administration rejected Joshua Wong's asylum claim in 2020.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
In other words, hundreds of federal agents are being diverted away from their normal jobs and instead told to find needles in a haystack — all to find evidence for Trump's predetermined conclusions. It's a great time to be a criminal in Trump's America.
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 02/09/2026
Apparently the "two-day suspension" didn't dissuade him from abusing Flock again, interesting.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
When Canadians found out that Kristi Noem was helping push a copper venture in BC people rose up. The phone lines of the company were jammed. The stock price crashed. The company lost so much value they had to change their name. FAFO. We aren't kidding around. youtube.com/shorts/82CHJ...
youtube.com
KRISTI NOEM CRUSHED IN CANADA
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
this was in brooklyn! yes, you can go whale watching in brooklyn. nyc really does have it all
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Justin Rohrlich @justinrohrlich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Alice the rat terrier
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Justin Rohrlich @justinrohrlich.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The US is also buying Canadian armored vehicles, but the White House neglected to make an announcement for some reason: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
independent.co.uk
‘America, uh...First!’: ICE to buy $7.2m worth of Canadian armored personnel carriers
Exclusive: ‘There are so many things wrong with this,’ one government-affairs watchdog told The Independent
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 27/08/2026
Awed by this DOJ filing in the "can Trump put his name on the Kennedy Center" litigation in which the DOJ lawyer uses the phrase "conflicts of interest" to refer to, like, the fact that parties to a case have different goals. Borderline illiterate stuff. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
An order blocking the Board from appropriately recognizing President Trump will cause
donors to flee, financial contributions to dry up, and structural rehabilitation to stop. There will
simply not be the expertise or funding necessary to rebuild and renovate this decimated structure.
The Trump Administration is ready to go but, without it, the Kennedy Center cannot be saved.
There are many conflicts of interest having to do with the Kennedy Center, and it would be a shame
if those conflicts of interest would destroy the very thing that we are all trying to save. In short,
without appropriate recognition, the Kennedy Center will be back where it was at the beginning
— A financially insolvent facility, housed in a decrepit, dilapidated, crumbling building, that is
bleeding hundreds of millions of dollars in losses, and continues to race toward physical and
financial ruin.
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
in Springfield Ohio right now. I’m told by multiple activists and religious leaders here that ICE took a second Haitian pastor
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Jombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The world's tallest man is actually the Burj Khalifa
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
They stopped flagging them, the transactions didn't drop in number. I know you're hoping no one reads the story. All this says is there's no need to flag transactions when they know cases won't be prosecuted and the banks still get their cut.
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Justin Rohrlich @justinrohrlich.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I recently had the good fortune to spend a little time with the fellow on the left
A black poodle mix with an underbite that makes look slightly like a werewolf A werewolf
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Kate Lingley 龍梅若 @klingley.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Buddhism in the wild (photo by Jerry Feldman, Target Honolulu)
View of an end-cap display at Target, with a sign above it saying “Must have!” The shelves are empty.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 12/08/2026
So, former Forbes Union bargaining committee member here. Here's a recap of managment's unwillingness to negotiate on editorial integrity. (FWIW, Randall Lane was always too busy to show up at a bargaining session.)
forbesunion.org
Shop Paper #21: Why is Forbes so afraid of editorial integrity? — Forbes Union
It all begins with an idea.
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Jesus Lizard Superstar 🖤 🐀🐀🐀 @acekatana.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I would buy this indie superhero comic
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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 11/08/2026
i didn't do it
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
this guy’s personal wealth is roughly the gdp of portugal. he could personally cover healthcare of every person living in the state of illinois for a year and still be one of the tenth richest people alive. he’d be just as rich as he was two years ago.
techcrunch.com
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight the billionaire tax | TechCrunch
California's Prop 40 would impose a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of the state's billionaires.
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Justin Rohrlich @justinrohrlich.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
today in awesome defendant names
Case title: USA v. Weaselboy et al
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Justin Rohrlich @justinrohrlich.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
the lost art of fact-checking
'WHEREFORE, plaintiff demands judgment in her favor and against defendant in excess of Fifty Thousand ($75,000.00) Dollars.'
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Everyone knows the road to the white house starts in 3rd place in LA.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
BREAKING - A federal judge has just ruled that 'Tower Dumps' are inherently unconstitutional. Story below, details on a case that was only unsealed because of our court motion. www.courtwatch.news/p/judge-rule...
courtwatch.news
Judge Rules Tower Dumps Search Inherently Unconstitutional
Docket and Opinion are only available because Court Watch successfully fought to unseal it.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
automatically running signal messages through a stranger's AI is, I think, the worst pitch and idea I've ever been cold pitched in my life and that is saying a lot
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Justin Rohrlich @justinrohrlich.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
helluva typo on the federal docket here
Tahtaras v. The Home Deport, Inc. et al
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Justin Rohrlich @justinrohrlich.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I’m just fascinated by this guy
A subway ad for a personal injury lawyer who calls himself “The Bull” and is portrayed as a superhero
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Jose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Breaking news: we now know the identity of the person the Trump DOJ is trying to deport with a never-before-used "Alien Terrorist Removal Court." It's Nazira Haji Zada, the mother of one of the Afghan men who were convicted of plotting an ISIS-inspired mass shooting on Election Day 2024.
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