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Jared @jaredmcclain.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Things got more insane just about as soon as I posted this last night. DHS is now arguing that we cannot even put the names of ICE officers in our lawsuit against those officers. Their position is that, if a defendant works for DHS, they cannot be named in a lawsuit. Never seen anything like it.

All this time, while Defendants have refused to identify Does 4 and 5 or respond to Leo’s discovery requests, the six-month statute of limitations on his FTCA claims has nearly expired. So, on October 6, Leo sought Defendants’ consent to file an amended complaint that (1) adds his FTCA claims against the United States and (2) adds the names of Does 1, 2, and 3. These minimal changes are shown in a redline attached to this filing.
Defendants, however, refused to consent to Leo’s amendments because there is not a protective order in place. One of Defendants’ positions with respect to the protective order is that the “full legal names” of all government employees “should be confidential.” (ECF 109, at 2). That position, apparently, means that Defendants even oppose Leo identifying specific officers in his lawsuit against those very officers based on their misconduct in carrying out their public duties. Because Defendants will not consent to Leo’s amendments, Leo has filed this motion for leave.

Justice also requires granting Leo leave to name the Doe officers as defendants. Despite DHS’s remarkable position that all government employees’ names are confidential, parties routinely sue government employees by name. In fact, Rule 10(a) “requires a complaint to ‘include the names of all the parties.’” Doe v. Frank, 951 F.2d 320, 322 (11th Cir. 1992) (per curiam) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 10(a)). “Lawsuits are public events.” Id. Rule 10(a) “protects the public’s legitimate interest in knowing all of the facts involved, including the identity of the parties.” Id. Only in an “exceptional case” can a party’s name be withheld from the public. Id. And that bar is even higher for public employees since their employment “diminishes their privacy interests” given “the corresponding public interest in knowing how public employees are performing their jobs.” Stern v. FBI, 737 F.2d 84, 92 (D.C. Cir. 1984);

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 19h

Love them to pieces. I'm so lucky to be their grandson.

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Blair Mountain Left - RogerWallaceTN @rogerwallacetn.bsky.social · 16h

For god's sake, never tell your doctor or anyone with any kind of power over you (especially life or death) what your politics are, if they're anti-Trump. if that person is maga/Republican, they can & will f up your life. Maga has no heart & no ethics, & they love to make us suffer.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

“$1 BILLION A DAY” @abdulelsayed.bsky.social’s new ad uses Trump’s pointless costly war in Iran to push a "Michigan First" message

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Since we're a top trader of energy with Russia, doesn't the Trump administration under the Russia sanctions law now have to impose tariffs on goods produced in the rogue country of the United States?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

CLARKSVILLE - Reverse angle… ouch… (From @mctndp)

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10/10/2026

You shouldn't start your day stuck on Bay Parkway. That's why we're redesigning Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue for the 85,000 daily bus riders on the B6, B82, X28 and X38. New bus lanes, faster buses, and safer streets coming soon.

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Brooklyn bus lanes: Mamdani admin breaks ground on project to boost bus speeds on pair of vital roadways | amNewYork

The city Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Tuesday that it started construction on a sizable redesign of Brooklyn's Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

He might be onto something

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

we built a machine that can automate internet crimes. who should be held accountable? nobody of course

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026

I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.

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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 09/10/2026

Kind of a buried lede in the results of this Supreme Court approval rating poll from Marquette: Overall support for Supreme Court expansion, which even Democratic politicians were dismissing as "radical" just a few years ago, is now at 53 percent today.marquette.edu/2026/09/marq...

Proposal Favor or oppose
Favor Oppose
Enforce strict ethics code for justices 89 10
Limited terms for justices 79 21
Increase number of justices 53 47
Marquette Law School Poll, national survey: Sept. 2-9, 2026

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 09/10/2026

University students across the United States held a national day of action in solidarity with “Jane Doe,” the former Cornell student whose lawsuit alleging she was gang-raped in 2024 has reignited outrage over how campuses and local law enforcement handle sexual assault cases and fail survivors.

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“Entire System of Cornell University Failed Her”: Jane Doe Gang Rape Case Enrages Campus Community

University students across the United States held a national day of action in solidarity with “Jane Doe,” the anonymous former student whose lawsuit alleging she was gang-raped by seven Cornell Univer...

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026

Immigrant New Yorkers belong here. ICE does not. If you need help, call our free, confidential Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 1-800-354-0365 or dial 311 and say “Immigration Legal.” Help is here in your native language, no matter your immigration status. More info: nyc.gov/knowyourrights

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Know Your Rights: Federal Immigration Enforcement (ICE) - MOIA

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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A judge ruled Trump's plan to cut FEMA in half was illegal. But it shouldn't take a court order to keep disaster responders on the job. I have a bill to put the fired workers back and restore the flood programs Trump gutted.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

⚾️ Jake Bauers of the Milwaukee Brewers says he decided not to retire because his wife was pregnant and they needed health insurance. In the richest country in the world. It doesn’t have to be like this. #MedicareForAllNOW

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Dan Osborn @osbornforne.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ricketts and his allies are lying through their teeth because they have nothing real to offer Nebraskans.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026

Regulators have linked Mark McAfee’s raw dairy farm to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that left hundreds of people ill. “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital,” McAfee said. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer.” (Published June)

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He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.

With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Rob...

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"When the AI Bubble Bursts, Big Tech Will Be Scarier Than Ever" The AI bust will be a crucial moment in the history of capitalism. Big tech is organised – we need to get organised enough to resist. From @graceblakeley.substack.com for @zeteo.uk:

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When the AI Bubble Bursts, Big Tech Will Be Scarier Than Ever

The AI bust will be a crucial moment in the history of capitalism. Big tech is organised enough to benefit from the concentration of power that will follow – we need to get organised enough to resist.

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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Renee Good's family has filed 2 federal civil lawsuits over her murder by ICE agents in January 2026. 🧵

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ande91.bsky.social @ande91.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If you are able to see this film it's important. NAZA, a documentary created by Israeli whistleblowers exposes how Netanyahu & the IDF relied on ruthless AI targeting systems, that created "kill lists" to eliminate Palestinians. Netanyahu is trying to revoke citizenship of the Israeli filmmakers

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Add Karen Smith to my list of badasses whose mouthy approach I respect. Actions usually speak louder than words. This is a hero, Y'all. Well done, Ma'am. You're gonna kick ass in your new position. ✊📖

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

NEWS: A federal judge has ordered DHS to return Ahmed Soliman to the United States, 5 months after he was expelled to Equatorial Guinea, where he has no ties. The decision that could have implications for thousands of others subjected to the Trump administration’s 3rd-country removal scheme.

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Federal Judge Rules DHS Must Bring Back Gay Arizona Man Imprisoned in Africa - The American Prospect

A Trump-apppointed judge ordered Ahmed Soliman must be returned to the United States.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

TEXAS — @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “Why do we have a trillionaire when veterans are sleeping on the streets? The reason poverty exists is not because we can’t feed the poor, it’s because we can’t satisfy the rich.” (From @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social )

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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The company that locked people in small cages and called them "calming areas" is opening an ICE detention warehouse in San Antonio. We should be closing these facilities — not building more.

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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing to become ambassador to Greece when she asked a donor for $100K to pay AmEx, in a way that wouldn’t leave a paper trail. “It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to AmEx.” Gift link. 👇 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

WKRN: “A Utah school admin filed a federal lawsuit alleging she was pepper-sprayed, sedated, beaten, sexually assaulted by correctional officers inside Nashville Detention Center after an arrest last year… officers remain employed by sheriff, no criminal charges filed…” www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Worth watching: South Carolina Dems are starting to roll out ads featuring GOPers endorsing Dem Annie Andrews. On our pod, Jalisa Washington-Price, who runs a PAC, says a $2 million ad buy is set to feature a former GOP lawmaker from a deep red county: newrepublic.com/article/2163...

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Important under-the-radar race. There's a big debate next week, given how Graham performed in the last one it could create a swing.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Picturing the most cynical possible outcome of all this being that a defeated Chuck Schumer's final act in Congress is to anoint Cory Booker as his successor, to ensure that — if nothing else — the Democratic caucus remains committed to Israel

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

When a paid @MarshaBlackburn *volunteer* shows up at your door… 😬 www.facebook.com/share/v/1C7B...

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Dan Osborn @osbornforne.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Nebraskans aren’t buying it anymore. It’s time for real change.

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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

the tech industry is about to invent books

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@andruyeung
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The alarmists have yet to be wrong 😕🇺🇸

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Alarming — 🇺🇸 Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social denied access to military facilities in the Middle East: “Unprecedented. Hegseth is trying to cover up the extent of the damage from a war spiraling out of control. This should be unacceptable to everybody, Republican or Democrat.”

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Cory Booker — who is being floated as a 2028 contender, and who just the other day did not deny the possibility of wanting to become leader of the Senate Democrats — promotes the book of Brett McGurk, a chief architect of the US-backed Israeli genocide of Palestine:

Cory Booker tweet:
@brett_mcgurk
is one of our nation’s great experts on the Middle East and has spent decades working at the highest levels of diplomacy through some of the region’s most consequential moments.

I’m really looking forward to reading Brink and learning from his firsthand account of the extraordinary efforts to free the hostages, and confront the extraordinary challenges of the region.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

While many Democrats are demanding that Biden officials complicit in the genocide of Gaza not be re-hired (if not fully prosecuted), Cory Booker is actively promoting the book of one:

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Supporting Medicare for All is not radical. Opposing it is. #MedicareForAllNOW www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026

SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Taxing the rich isn't just an economic issue, it's a defense of our democracy.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

We often talk about the judiciary in the context of hot-button issues like Roe, but the courts are just as much an enabler of oligarchy. Zachary Groz looks at a new report that names 10 judges most responsible for the corporate court, including several nominated by Democrats.

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How the Courts Became a Safe Haven for Corporations - The American Prospect

A new report details how the judiciary has become more corporate over the past few decades—and names the specific judges who are most responsible.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Donald, if you're reading this.... Come to Michigan.

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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 06/10/2026

Alaskans use 4x more diesel per person than the rest of the nation. Alaskans can’t afford a senator who has voted for the Iran war that’s sent diesel prices soaring over 10 times.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I really *want* Boulder, CO to win its SCOTUS argument against Suncor and Exxon over climate change. But the Supreme Court will never let that happen. In part because Boulder’s glorious, RIGHTEOUS argument… is also bullshit, legally speaking. My latest in @thenation.com

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This Lawsuit Could Make Big Oil Pay for the Harm It’s Caused

The question is whether the Supreme Court will let it.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Pay teachers a fair wage. Pay paraprofessionals who help support our kids a fair wage. Make sure our schools are safe, clean, warm, and dry.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In case facts still matter…

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John Doffing @johndoffing.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“Texans aren’t going to stop smoking weed and eating edibles because politicians in Austin say so . . . " "We are now telling full-grown adults how to live their lives. This is the nanny state at its worst; this is big government at its worst . . . " www.marijuanamoment.net/talarico-sug...

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Talarico Suggests Paxton Cracked Down On Cannabis To 'Enrich' Donors In Alcohol And Tobacco Industries - Marijuana Moment

Texas Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico is suggesting that his Republican opponent for the seat supports banning cannabis in order to aid his political donors in the alcohol and tobacco ...

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Mike Rogers is watching you.

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