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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I’m shocked by this blatant hypocrisy.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Just updated this timeline to fix a typo and address an error in the last box where I'd gotten the manner of arrest wrong. I present the full version Mr. Abrego's time in the United States, using court documents to explain the allegations of gang membership and what actually happened in his case.

Full copy of Abrego timeline. Excerpted below in alt text:

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ABREGO GARCIA GANG ALLEGATIONS - SEPARATING FACT FROM FICTION.

March 28, 2019: PGPD Arrest. Kilmar is arrested for loitering outside Home Depot while looking for day labor. A Prince Georges County PD detective grills him about whether he’s a gang member. He denies any involvement. Four hours later, he is transferred to ICE custody, without PGPD charging him for any offense.

April 2019: ICE Allegations: At a bond hearing, ICE claims Kilmar is part of MS-13. They submit one piece of evidence: a “Gang Field Interview Sheet” (GFIS) filled out by the PGPD detective that claims Kilmar is part of MS-13. The GFIS says (1) he was wearing Chicago Bulls gear, and (2) a “confidential informant” allegedly claimed that Kilmar was a ranking member of the “Westerns” clique, which is in Long Island, a place he has never lived in.

Summer 2019: Investigation: Kilmar’s lawyers reach out to PGPD to investigate these claims. They find out that (1) the police did not even file an incident report about his arrest, and (2) the detective that filled out the GFIS has been suspended for an unknown reason.

August 2019: IJ Decision: At his final bond hearing, ICE declines to offer any evidence of gang membership other than what’s in the GFIS. The IJ denies bond, finding that the GFIS is sufficient proof of membership at this time, despite noting its obvious flaws. Kilmar appeals this decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals.

December 2019: BIA Decision: Kilmar appeals the bond decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals. The appeals board declines to find “clear error” in the immigration judge’s decision to rely on the GFIS document. However, he is released anyway because he had won withholding of removal.

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Abrego Garcia & MS-13. What do we know? The allegation seems to stem from double hearsay in a document authored by a later suspended detective. By me, in @lawfare . www.lawfaremedia.org/article/abre...

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

There was a time when a foreign dictator imprisoning people from America would be the target of a missile strike. Now this. One of the most shameful images in Oval Office history.

Trump and El Salvador President Bukele have their arms around each other while Vance, Rubio and Pam Bondi laugh raucously.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

1. The North Carolina Supreme Court just TOSSED 260 BALLOTS in a razor close election for a seat on the same court The ballots were invalidated based on a claim by the Republican candidate that all of voters were "never residents" of North Carolina But that claim is false We have receipts

This is a special collaboration between Popular Information and Anderson Alerts, a newsletter about North Carolina politics.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

I hate to be that guy, but this is the five-alarm fire, and every elected Democrat and frankly, every Washington reporter should be ringing the bell. If it can happen to him, it can happen to anyone. Nobody with a voice should give this administration a moment’s peace about it.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Kill a white millionaire, get the death penalty. Kill two black protesters, get invited to CPAC to be celebrated.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

My latest: "Trump Isn't Leaving. Take Him Literally and Seriously." Donald Trump says he plans to stay for a third term. Those who say it's impossible or unconstitutional are suffering from a failure of imagination. By any violent means, Trump won't be leaving. open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

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Trump Isn't Leaving. Take Him Literally and Seriously.

Donald Trump says he plans to stay for a third term. Those who say it's impossible or unconstitutional are suffering from a failure of imagination. By any violent means, Trump won't be leaving.

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Mike Mahoney @mmahoney224.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Pam Bondi doing Trump’s work and not the work of the people. This entire administration has forgotten who they actually work for (spoiler alert: it isn’t the President)

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

She must want Musk deported.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

In America, eventually, everything is monetized, even public services (e.g. health care). Social Security has avoided that fate. By "politicized" he means that it is a popular and functional public program that people don't want to see cut or privatized. Plenty of proposed options to sustain it.

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Mike Mahoney @mmahoney224.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Musk’s social media app isn’t working, his rockets are exploding in the sky and his car company is hemorrhaging value. Maybe he isn’t the guy to make the government more efficient. Just sayin’

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Mike Mahoney @mmahoney224.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

There goes the Pats #1 option at WR in the FA market. Maybe they should have given Seattle what they wanted for DK Metcalf. Instead they’ll over pay for Aiyuik or a lesser WR just to say they signed someone

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Ian Rapoport @rapsheet.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Chris Godwin back to Bucs 3 years 66M chance to make 24 deal done by tory dandy. 44M guaranteed at signing.

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Mike Mahoney @mmahoney224.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

So what you’re saying is that things don’t work as well when they severely understaffed due to owners greed. Got it👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

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Mike Mahoney @mmahoney224.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

So either Twitter is down or I’ve been kicked off the platform. It won’t refresh any articles. All I wanted to do was NFL free agency but I must have upset Fürher Musk

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Mike Mahoney @mmahoney224.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Shorter Lede: Musk is getting rid of government employees so he can replace them with Tesla/X/SpaceX people and enrich himself off the government coffers. But tell me again how SS, Medicare, and food stamps are the real driver of our financial issues.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/03/2025

Maria Bartiromo is priming her audience for cuts to Medicare and Medicaid (and perhaps Social Security too)

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Mike Mahoney @mmahoney224.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Very telling that female and woman are their “words that are scary” list but male and man are not. 🤔🤔🤔

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Real question. What is an “illegal protest”? Real question. He was convicted of a crime. Why hasn’t he been expelled?

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

inaccurate headline. absolutely no proof he welcomed this baby. chances that he's seen this baby longer than how many seconds i looked at the last eclipse are ~4%.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

As a reminder, Trump's campaign manager, foreign policy advisor, personal lawyer, national security adviser, and rat-fucker were adjudged to have lied about what really happened with Russia.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 28/02/2025

This is so stupid. Beyond the idiotic, formulaic claims about the Russia investigation, the idea that Putin *disliked* being seen as influencing Trump is ridiculous. Does he actually believe this?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Donald Trump is not fit to be President of the United States of America. His presence in the Oval Office is a stain on the legacy of this country.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/02/2025

Watch this clip, folks 👇 Does Bannon sound like he's joking about Trump becoming dictator for life? Because he isn't.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14/02/2025

Democracy Docket is tracking the 42 most important Trump accountability lawsuits related to democracy. Here is an update on some of those cases. To stay informed on the efforts to hold the Trump administration accountable, subscribe to our free newsletters: newsletters.democracydocket.com/bluesky

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

6 questions, 3 scotches.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES is doing JOINT INTERVIEWS with an unelected billionaire.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Btw you know why judges keep forcing the Administration to restore things they’ve vaporized? Because they keep breaking the fuc-ing law over and over again.

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Dear @Doge If there is nothing to hide. Hide nothing

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

🚨Huge, dangerous developments getting little coverage. 1. DOJ has killed off its anti-corruption unit. It seized billions in assets from corrupt Russian oligarchs. 2. FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force has been disbanded. It fights foreign interference in US democracy. PUTIN WON THE US ELECTION

Putin and Trump leaning in to talk to each other. The photo was taken the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, in 2017.
Photo credit to Evan Vucci / AP

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

To America’s 2.3 million federal employees: Don’t accept a buyout. Neither Musk nor even Trump has the legal authority to make such an offer. And even if they did, would you trust them to follow through on it? Sincerely, Robert Reich Former U.S.Secretary of Labor

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Key part from Cassidy: He had conversations "with the White House"... likely, he was threatened with a primary, and he's up for re-election in 2026.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/02/2025

here's video of every single Republican on the Senate Finance Committee voting in favor of making RFK Jr the director of HHS

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Lessons for USG personnel from someone who used to work at pre-Xit Twitter.

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Sen Tim Kaine (D-VA) speech about Trump Admin. "buyout" idea for federal workers "He's tricked hundreds of people with that offer. If you accept that offer and resign, he'll stiff you just like he stiffed the contractors. He doesn't have any authority to do this. Do not be fooled by this guy"

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 28/01/2025

a pox on the houses of everyone, in the UK, the US or elsewhere who, despite not seeing themselves as reactionaries, decided that trans kids were somehow the most important issue in the world at a time when so much else was going on, and who got their wishes now, but at what cost

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Mike Mahoney @mmahoney224.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

That’s easy, I already do😔😔😔 Let’s go UMass!!

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Stacy Mitchell @stacyfmitchell.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Here's Hawley making it crystal clear that he isn't, and never was, concerned about Big Tech having too much power — only that that power be subservient to and carry out his particular anti-democratic political agenda.

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Tarrio's indictment for seditious conspiracy, about as serious a charge of betrayal of country as there is. Can start with para 13-14 to get a sense of whom Trump has chosen to coddle. Might just as well pardon Timothy McVeigh, except he was a lone actor. www.documentcloud.org/documents/22...

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Tarrio et al - Superseding Indictment 6-6-22

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Mike Mahoney @mmahoney224.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Even if Musk didn’t mean it (I’m pretty sure he did) the entire Neo Nazi community are taking it that way, and they are loving it. Not all Republicans are Nazis but all Nazis are Republicans

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Trump who negotiated a backroom deal with the Taliban during his last presidency to place them in power, is making sure Afghans that helped US forces are killed by the Taliban. This group includes family members of active-duty U.S. military personnel and former Afghan soldiers.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-canceling-flights-nearly-1660-afghan-refugees-say-us-2025-01-20/

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

How much media coverage was devoted to a false allegation that Joe Biden supposedly received a $5 million bribe from Burisma before becoming president? How much media coverage was devoted to whoever around the world pumped many billions into Trump’s new Crypto this week, & why?

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

We live in a post-shame world.

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