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With a diesel export ban, Washington would push its own allies toward Beijing, giving China greater leverage over their energy security. foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/29/t...

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Don’t Ban Diesel Exports

Trump’s proposed solution to rising diesel prices would backfire economically and geopolitically.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 5h

The "Broadview Six" are in with an "ICYMI" for Judge April Perry, making sure she's aware of ex-AUSA Sheri Mecklenburg's "widely published" retirement letter:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Plaintiff, )
v. ) ) MICHAEL RABBITT, ) KATHERINEMARIEABUGHAZALEH, ) ANDRE MARTIN, BRIAN STRAW, ) and CATHERINE SHARP )
Defendants. )
No. 25 CR 693
Judge April M. Perry
DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Defendants, by and through their respective counsel, respectfully seek to supplement the record with the attached resignation letter from the proposed intervenor, Sheri Mecklenburg, which has been widely published in the local and national news media (attached as Exhibit A).
Included in Ms. Mecklenburg’s resignation letter are additional facts that directly and materially implicate issues in the pending motions before the Court (Dkt. 225, 226, and 227). Specifically, the following factual disclosures made by Ms. Mecklenburg in her letter are of particular note:
• The Front Office threatened to discipline and/or terminate Ms. Mecklenburg, thereby resulting in a loss of healthcare benefits, if she attempted to file anything with the Court to provide her recollection of events. (Ex. A, AUSA Mecklenburg’s Forced

Resignation Letter, at 1; id. at 2 (“you [U.S. Attorney Boutros] have threatened to terminate me if I attempt to rebut the false allegations and bring additional matters to the Court’s attention.”).
• Ms. Mecklenburg “repeatedly sought guidance from, kept informed, and followed the directions of the Front Office — including [U.S. Attorney Boutros] — at every consequential stage” of this failed prosecution. Id. at 2.
• U.S. Attorney Boutros “personally directed” a felony prosecution of the Defendants be pursued over Ms. Mecklenburg’s objection. Id.
• In May 2026, U.S. Attorney Boutros “placed [Ms. Mecklenburg] on leave and cut off [her] devices and credentials without any notice.” Id.
• Ms. Mecklenburg expresses her severe disappointment in the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s handling of the post-dismissal briefing to the Court because she expected that “the leaders who directed or approved the prosecution would accept responsibility for their own roles and decisions rather than assigning the consequences to me alone.” Id. at 3.
In response to Ms. Mecklenburg’s resignation letter which was published in the media, the Department of Justice in Washington D.C. (not the local U.S.

Attorney’s Office) disputed one of Ms. Mecklenburg’s factual assertions about the involvement of U.S. Attorney Boutros (and perhaps other higher-ups in the DOJ) in the prosecutorial decisions and conduct here as flat-out “false,” based on what it claims is contained in Ms. Mecklenburg’s written recommendation on this case:
The claim that AUSA Mecklenburg proposed a misdemeanor and was told instead to file a felony charge is false. Mecklenburg’s recommendation in writing to the supervisory chain of the U.S. Attorney’s Office included the section 372 felony as the strongest charge.
Jason Meisner, ‘Broadview Six’ prosecutor pens fiery resignation letter saying US attorney pushed for felony charges, CHI. TRIBUNE, Sept. 25, 2026, available at: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/25/broadview-six-prosecutor-resignation- letter-us-attorney/ (last visited Sept. 29, 2026).
The Defendants will be prepared to further discuss the materiality of the information contained in Ms. Mecklenburg’s “Forced Resignation letter,” which reinforces Defendants’ position that there are ripe factual disputes concerning positions taken by the U.S. Attorney’s Office before the Court at Thursday’s hearing or as directed by the Court in writing.
Respectfully submitted,

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AG Andrea Joy Campbell @massago.bsky.social · 5h

NEW: My office is co-leading a coalition working to block NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy from merging to form the world’s largest regulated electric utility. Massachusetts utility bills are already too damn high. I'll keep fighting so you don't have to pay the cost of this unlawful merger.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 4h

Just what 2026 was missing: Helen Keller Truthers.

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19thnews @19thnews.org · 4h

Of the 31 attendees — a veritable who’s who of tech and government leaders alike — only two were women. And one of them — White House chief of staff Susie Wiles — works for the administration. bit.ly/4hSAf2F

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 4h

Sean Combs has spent thousands of dollars a month to bring his lifestyle to a low-security correctional facility in southern New Jersey, sources said.

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Diddy’s pampered life in prison: Massages, nude photos, Hennessy

Sean Combs has spent thousands of dollars a month to bring his lifestyle to a low-security correctional facility in southern New Jersey, sources said.

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 5h

Plus, the "White House Accord on Super Intelligence: Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities" signed by Trump, Google's Pichai, Anthropic's Amodei, Meta's Zuckerberg, OpenAI's Brockman, XAI's Musk, Nvida's Huang.

In order to build a positive future for the American people and the world, we believe every company is responsible for developing its own technology safely and in a way that builds trust with customers and the public.

This starts with every company that is training and deploying frontier models having robust internal processes and controls to ensure that their technology behaves as intended and that any issues are promptly identified and resolved. Therefore, in addition to any other precautions, we believe each company should implement the following four layers of controls and audits:

(1) Implement robust internal controls to monitor the capabilities and alignment of its models during training and deployment around areas like cybersecurity, biosecurity, and chemical threats, and to ensure that its models do not hack or access technical systems in unintended ways.

(2) Empower an internal team to ensure all of the controls, monitoring, and detection are operating as intended, and that any issues are remediated.

(3) Partner with an independent external auditor or evaluator to carry out independent assessments of whether the controls, monitoring, and detection are operating as intended.

(4) Designate an independent committee of the board of directors to oversee and receive reports from the teams operating the controls and the internal and external auditors and evaluators, as well as to ensure any issues identified are remediated.

Together, these steps will give each company, its customers, and the public confidence that the technology is operating as intended.

The participating companies will meet regularly to establish standards and best practices to improve the safety of their systems.

Over time, it may make sense to codify these steps into laws or regulations. Regardless of whether this is required of companies, we believe that implementing these controls and audits is critical to ensuring a safe future for everyone, and each of our companies are ...

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 5h

United States President Donald Trump issues executive order instructing federal government agencies to "use the terms 'Super Intelligence' and 'SI' in place of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' and will not acknowledge the usage of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' in any applicable setting."

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Inaugurating The Era Of Super Intelligence

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where they ...

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 4h

GOP senators lash out on Smith, who led criminal cases against Trump, with invective and inaccurate information

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‘You make me want to throw up’: Republicans attack ex-special counsel Jack Smith at Senate hearing

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 4h

Grokipedia is accepting edits again 👀

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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.bsky.social · 4h

A federal appeals court refused to reverse a federal judge’s decision to punish President Trump and his lawyers for engaging in “bad faith” conduct and collusion in the president’s lawsuit, and subsequent out-of-court agreement, over an IRS contractor leaking his tax returns.

washingtonsun.com

Appeals Court Rejects Trump Effort to Stay Sanctions in IRS Lawsuit

Three appellate judges sided with a lower court’s finding that the president colluded with the IRS and the Treasury Department.

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Editing the Blue-Gray Lady @nytdiff.bsky.social · 4h

Change in Headline

Before: As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falters
After: As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falls Apart

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 4h

Can't think of any reporter who speaks for me more than this guy— a Canadian. "Hundreds of hours immersed in Trump’s rhetoric has given me some insights and personal opinions about the nature of his lying, how it is received by the public and how it is covered..." www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...

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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics

Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · 10h

NEW: Missouri nominee Jesus Osete, currently Harmeet Dhillon's deputy at the Civil Rights Division, is expected to have his hearing tomorrow. Osete has spent his career attacking civil rights across the board. I did a deep dive into his alarming record. nominationnotes.substack.com/p/missouri-n...

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Missouri nominee has spent his short legal career attacking civil rights

Jesus Osete, who is currently Harmeet Dhillon’s deputy at DOJ, is up for a lifetime judgeship.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10h

The senator who mistook the Atlanta Hawks for the Iowa Hawkeyes and tried to accuse Jack Smith of perjury? He could be the most dangerous man in the US Senate. What to know about Eric Schmitt:

motherjones.com

Is this the most dangerous man in the US Senate?

Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri is pushing a tribalistic ideology suggesting only descendants of white Christian pioneers are true Americans.

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 9h

Susan Collins says the funds Trump is using for campaign-style ads came out of OBBB: “It is not under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Cmte… It came from the one big, beautiful bill. It was taken out of funding that was supposed to be for Customs and Border Protection.”

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Rep. Summer Lee @repsummerlee.bsky.social · 9h

The Trump admin is weaponizing Title IX to justify its hateful agenda, but recent events have shown we need more protections for students against sexual harassment & assault, not less. Protecting women means holding perpetrators accountable, not targeting trans students.

thehill.com

Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students

The Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientati…

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patrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · 9h

NEW: A coalition of 40+ organizations sent a letter to senators today drawing a connection between Trump’s judicial appointments and the nation’s affordability crisis. The letter urges senators to reject anti-worker, anti-consumer judicial nominees. nominationnotes.substack.com/p/coalition-...

nominationnotes.substack.com

Coalition says Trump’s judicial appointments are worsening America’s affordability crisis

“Federal judges confirmed today will shape the rules of our economy for decades to come,” the groups say.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 8h

The mess that is the FBI under Kash Patel is back in the news — and it ain't pretty. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-disgra...

doomsdayscenario.co

The Disgrace and Danger of Kash Patel, Part II

A quick check-in on the FBI director's latest raft of scandals (including, of course, the bestiality).

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 8h

FBI Director Kash Patel this week has faced the worst data breach in FBI history, a deputy who quit because Patel was doing too many unconstitutional things, and partied with a suspected double agent. And it's only Tuesday. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-disgra...

doomsdayscenario.co

The Disgrace and Danger of Kash Patel, Part II

A quick check-in on the FBI director's latest raft of scandals (including, of course, the bestiality).

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 7h

The Trump administration paid for TV ads showing the president in a favorable light using money intended for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, an official confirms to NBC News.

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Pro-Trump TV advertisements paid for with Customs and Border Protection money, official says

The ads, which the White House has described as “public service announcements,” drew bipartisan criticism for being paid for with taxpayer money.

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 7h

Texts, including unnamed male defendant appearing to apologize, reportedly sent days after alleged 2024 assault

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Texts about alleged Cornell gang-rape released after investigation reopened

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 7h

We are not fucking calling it that.

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STAT @statnews.com · 7h

November’s midterms are likely to shake up key health policy debates, especially if Democrats seize control of a chamber of Congress. Here's what could actually shift away from the policy set in the first two years of President Trump's term. bit.ly/4xUPnS7

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Drug pricing, Medicaid, and research funding: The key policy issues at stake in the midterms

Big shifts in health care policy could emerge depending on who wins the midterms, affecting hospitals and pharma companies.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 7h

I am told Maeve is now available for adoption. Going to try to take her out for a field trip this week & provide additional adorable photos.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 7h

Meta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling him

karlbode.com

Meta's Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious Mess

Authoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 7h

Republicans could lean on congressional procedure to defy the will of voters. But if they try that, the Senate has a clear way to fight back

theguardian.com

How Senate Democrats can stop Trump from stealing the midterms | David Walbert

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 6h

Other states besides Texas with voter registration deadlines over the next 7 days: Arkansas, Arizona, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Indiana , Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, South Carolina.

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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 6h

America spent 80 years building diplomatic power, and we're dismantling it in months. State fired more than 1,300 people in a single day, including officers with years of language training. Korea ambassadors recalled. The NSC stripped down. USAID dismantled. Read here: zurl.co/alfNk

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 5h

Trump’s non-agreement agreement designed to fool the suckers that he’s doing something about AI rather than leaving it as a free-for-all for commercial entities looking to maximise profit.

White House Accord on Super Intelligence
Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities
In order to build a positive future for the American people and the world, we believe every company is responsible for developing its own technology safely and in a way that builds trust with customers and the public.
This starts with every company that is training and deploying frontier models having robust internal processes and controls to ensure that their technology behaves as intended and that any issues are promptly identified and resolved. Therefore, in addition to any other precautions, we believe each company should implement the following four layers of controls and audits:
(1) Implement robust internal controls to monitor the capabilities and alignment of its models during training and deployment around areas like cybersecurity, biosecurity, and chemical threats, and to ensure that its models do not hack or access technical systems in unintended ways.
(2) Empower an internal team to ensure all of the controls, monitoring, and detection are operating as intended, and that any issues are remediated.
(3) Partner with an independent external auditor or evaluator to carry out independent assessments of whether the controls, monitoring, and detection are operating as intended.
(4) Designate an independent committee of the board of directors to oversee and receive reports from the teams operating the controls and the internal and external auditors and evaluators, as well as to ensure any issues identified are remediated.
Together, these steps will give cach company, its customers, and the public confidence that the technology is operating as intended.
The participating companies will meet regularly to establish standards and best practices to improve the safety of their systems.
Over time, it may make sense to codify these steps into laws or regulations. Regardless of whether this is required of companies, we believe that implementing these controls and audits is critical to …

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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 6h

#ELB: “Trump’s New AI Website Says Biden Won 2020 Election — Then Stops Answering” electionlawblog.org/2026/trumps-new…

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 6h

I’ve been saying for a while, someone needs to estimate the net cost of millions of people having to spend a chunk of every day worrying about what the insane president has done or will do.

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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 6h

One of the largest data centers in the world is being built in Bowling Green because Jon Husted gave tax cuts to a company worth trillions of dollars.

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Senator Mazie K. Hirono @hirono.senate.gov · 6h

My Republican colleagues asking Jack Smith about weaponization is rich... Trump's lackeys wrote the book on it.

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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 7h

reminder that we are talking about this

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 6h

This is one of the most maddening thigns about this court: Not just the substantive rulings, but how they think about “irreperable harm.” If the Most Special Boy has to wait a month to do a thing he REALLY wants to, that’s irreperable harm. Actual large-scale human suffering? Meh.

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