Reposted by SourfishfryG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 22mGood pts from Kyle. Many indicators are significantly more Dem than 2018, including POTUS approval and the generic ballot, but the big diff is Democrats are polling about 6 points better on average in red-state Senate seats 14010
Reposted by SourfishfryJ.P. Loo @jpl.ac · 1hA good piece that pairs well with Amos Brison’s interview with Yagil Levy in @972mag.com of 25.ix.972mag.comThe ‘gray arm’ of Israeli annexationA settler-led wing of the army is driving Palestinian displacement on the state's behalf. But as Yagil Levy explains, this devil's bargain comes not without costs. 0104
Reposted by SourfishfryG Cordova @gncordova.bsky.social · 21/11/2024This professor, Dr. Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, along with some of her colleagues and students, are still facing charges for protesting Israel's genocide of Palestinians at UC Irvine. 220882
Reposted by SourfishfryAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 9hJudge Hinderaker ordered Mr. Soliman's return because ICE gave him absolutely no opportunity to challenge his deportation to a country he found out just moments before he was forced onto the plane. Here's how that went down and why the judge says that violated basic due process. 213734
Reposted by SourfishfryAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 9hThe DOJ argued that the recent Supreme Court stay in the D.V.D. case (halting a court order requiring ICE to give people notice and a chance to raise objections before third country removals) required Judge Hinderaker to do nothing. He strongly disagreed, noting clear differences with this case. 310620
Reposted by SourfishfryAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10hWHOA. This is big news. Mr. Soliman is a 31-year-old gay man from Egypt who came here at 3 with a green card. He lost his green card after a conviction, but an immigration judge found that he would be persecuted in Egypt and barred sending him there. He's locked in a hotel in Equatorial Guinea now. 141865665
Reposted by SourfishfryLiz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 10hCDC moving forward with “wholly unethical trial” in African babies. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comCDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study 22311189
Reposted by SourfishfryIowa Capital Dispatch @iowacapitaldispatch.com · 15hNearly all of the U.S. senators elected this year will be in office when Congress debates how to restructure Social Security to prevent an automatic drop-off in retirement benefits in 2032. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/07/r...iowacapitaldispatch.comUS Senate candidates in 9 key races quiet about Social Security benefits cliff • Iowa Capital DispatchVery few candidates in competitive races have shared the policy proposals about Social Security changes they’d support if elected. 052
Reposted by SourfishfryBrad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 17h"You won't find anything even slightly resembling an ESG report in the Anthropic Transparency Hub. The Anthropic Econ Index says that it is for understanding the impacts of AI on the economy, but since their methodology doesn't cover externalities, there's nothing on the environment there either."boxobark.ingClaude prompts will soon directly poison lungs in South MemphisI wish this were hyperbole. It's not. The Cult of Claude has reached a new low. 082
Reposted by SourfishfryCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 17hHow is this okay? Multiple masked men in plain clothing shoving a woman into an unmarked white van. STOP THE KIDNAPPING. 1416166
Reposted by SourfishfrySenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 22hThe Trump administration will start selecting lawyers for unaccompanied minors. Meaning the judges work for Donald Trump, the prosecutors work for Trump, and now the attorneys representing children will work for Trump. This is a rigged system that will result in more untold horrors for these kids.cnn.comInside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN PoliticsMigrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation. 44959423
Reposted by SourfishfryGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 07/10/2026This Talon Air ICE flight has now landed in Ghana, a possible third-country removal. Migrant passengers onboard have been shackled at the ankles, wrists and waist for at least 14 hours. 5187115
Reposted by SourfishfryEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 23hAs a technology it is an absolute blight and the companies that own and control it should be held fully responsible, including criminally responsible, for every single harm. 492393
Reposted by SourfishfryEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 23hAI has talked kids into suicide, fueled paranoid delusional that led to murder, degraded education quality in both k-12 and higher ed, run roughshod over copyright law, increased spam, fueled spam, fueled fraud, degraded the environment, put people out of work, the list goes on and on. 81319260
Reposted by SourfishfryYair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The 7th Oct was the biggest single-day massacre in the modern history of Palestine/Israel. It was followed by the most lethal campaign in the history of the country. In the last three years, Israel inflicted a 7 Oct on Gaza every three weeks on average (in absolute terms; more in relative terms). 218546
Reposted by SourfishfryDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026As recently as September, SBE's website proudly declared that it supported 63% of all research in US social and psychological sciences and worked to "creat[e] opportunities everywhere." Now, that message is gone. 113233
Reposted by SourfishfryDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026In response to our questions, an NSF spokesperson said that SBE has not been shut down. But with zero SBE-specific funding opportunities, no review panels, and dwindling numbers of staff, it's hard to see the directorate continuing for much longer. 320448
Reposted by SourfishfryRosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 06/10/2026My part of NSF has been destroyed effectively. I don’t trust future congresses to understand and restore it given they misunderstand knowledge creation and reduce science to technology. And that’s across the ideological spectrum. 38236
Reposted by SourfishfryAIPAC Tracker @trackaipac.com · 06/10/2026"The SFPD can use BriefCam to review thousands of hours of video feed from live and recorded footage from a combination of sources, including its nearly 500 Flock cameras, privately accessed camera networks, and other city-run or -owned cameras." sfstandard.com/2026/10/05/s...sfstandard.com‘Surveillance maximalism’: SFPD uses camera technology Israelis used to track PalestiniansBriefCam analyzes hours of video inside the Real Time Investigative Center. Critics say it is just as invasive as facial recognition. 01718
Reposted by SourfishfryTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026YouGov finds Adam Hamilton leading 48/45 in the Kansas Senate race in a new poll. Just as @cookpolitical.com moves the race to a toss-up. 1132765
Reposted by SourfishfryTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY. 5922621660
Reposted by SourfishfryBolts @boltsmag.org · 06/10/2026Congressional races will take center stage on November 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Enter our annual cheat sheet to help you track what matters across the country: boltsmag.org/whats-o... 38227
Reposted by SourfishfryMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026the tech industry is about to invent books 570213024137
Reposted by SourfishfryScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The FBI is a law-enforcement agency. Under Kash Patel it is involved in flagrant criminal conduct, violating both the Hatch Act and the Magnuson Act by running partisan political propaganda (specifically naming and attacking a long list of Democratic candidates) in the 30 days before an election. 38942
Reposted by SourfishfryJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 06/10/2026Uh, whoa. But if you're curious as to WHY the Kansas Senate race — which features Methodist megapastor Rev. Adam Hamilton as the Democratic nominee — is suddenly a toss up, I went down and spoke to and members of his church last month. What I found was striking: religionnews.com/2026/09/23/h...religionnews.comHow megapastor Adam Hamilton could break the GOP's hold on KansasLEAWOOD, Kansas (RNS) — While Democrats have long been considered a longshot for statewide races in Kansas, the Rev. Adam Hamilton's candidacy has proven unexpectedly competitive. 816557
Reposted by SourfishfryGil Durán @gilduran.com · 06/10/2026Tonight in San Francisco! It’s @amywestervelt.bsky.social and me discussing information pollution, tech fascism and the long-running corporate war on democracy. 7:30 pm at Bird and Beckett Be there! 🔜 birdbeckett.com/event/gil-du... 210233
Sourfishfry @sourfishyfry.bsky.social · 06/10/2026My god what is he doing with them? This is is hilarious and so creepy. 000
Reposted by SourfishfryTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026it's so confusing. it's so bizarre. it's so quotable. 15102814
Reposted by SourfishfryTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026folks, i can't tell you how many times i've rewatched this ad *that republicans are paying people to see* 1383305584
Reposted by SourfishfryTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Two more states I should have added to the list: Montana, and South Carolina (you can't do online in either at this point—you can only postmark mail: and make sure you get a postmark if so) 210046
Reposted by SourfishfryTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️ 2218951697
Reposted by SourfishfryRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.ms.nowOutgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump. 25797233023
Reposted by SourfishfryTrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 05/10/2026As I posted the other day, in Florida Ds out-registered Rs for the first time in 5 years. bsky.app/profile/trum... 2287
Reposted by Sourfishfryamanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Bovino left and many people stopped giving a shit. 228080
Reposted by Sourfishfrywhet moser @whetmoser.com · 05/10/2026“the liberal arts should be reserved for the wealthy” is just under the surface of a lot of this stuff 3454
Reposted by Sourfishfry[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026uncut utilitarianism is a helluva drug 161
Sourfishfry @sourfishyfry.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The cruelty, contempt, and hatred on this settler’s face is sickening. 000
Reposted by SourfishfryMeidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026With a weapon like that in hand, even the weakest person in the world feels strong. They think they’re untouchable 84530
Reposted by SourfishfryAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 05/10/2026The Trump administration wanted NYC to explicitly turn away trans veterans from a shelter so NYC was forced to turn down funding for it because it would violate city and state law. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...cbsnews.comNYC turns down $1.3 million for homeless shelter due to dispute over transgender veteransThe city says the federal government would have required them to exclude transgender veterans from seeking shelter beds at the Borden Avenue Veterans' Residence. 15848216
Reposted by SourfishfryMongabay @mongabay.com · 05/10/2026During a 2022 Red Sea heat wave, beneficial bacteria treatments successfully protected wild corals from bleaching. A study shows both live probiotics and heat-killed "postbiotics" preserved coral health, offering a tool to help reefs survive rising sea temperatures. Allessandra DiCorato reports.mongabay.ccProbiotics prevented coral bleaching during a Red Sea heat wave: StudyAs a heat wave settled on the Red Sea in 2022, a patch of corals in a reef 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) off the coast of Saudi Arabia reacted differently than other corals. They’d been treated with… 04723
Reposted by SourfishfryHagen Blix @hagenblix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026We need to rephrase the whole discussion in terms of hazardous products, instead of "minds". And then we need to make sure that there's liability. A model hacks someone? Put a C-suite guy in jail. A model produces sexual harassment material? Put a C-suite guy in jail. Watch how fast things get safe 12762258
Reposted by SourfishfryHagen Blix @hagenblix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026We should stop indulging the weird god complex at the heart of the "broken culture" at the AI companies, and start treating them like the mundane criminally negligent narcissists they are 323759
Reposted by SourfishfryJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 01/10/202617/ Peter Thiel thinks we are stupid. bsky.app/profile/jenn... 23615
Reposted by SourfishfryTrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 02/10/2026It's here, folks. It's finally, finally here. The big @boltsmag.org guide to the 2026 midterms has arrived! And it has us fully covered. You're gonna wanna bookmark this one. boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...boltsmag.orgYour Cheat Sheet to the 2026 General Elections - BoltsCongressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read Mo... 14624
Reposted by SourfishfryDhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.socialwired.comICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir DatabaseDHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say. 12529941783
Reposted by SourfishfryTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Combining all 8 NYT polls from September, & assuming everything not polled goes to expectation (including NC to Dem), by margin of the NYT poll you'd get: Texas as Dems' seat #49, Alaska as seat #50, Ohio at #51 (Dem +3); Kansas #52 (tie); Iowa #53 (Dem -1); Maine #54 (Dem -3). 1529038
![Here, most importantly, Defendants have not identified any process Plaintiff received before they removed him to Equatorial Guinea. Their declarant attests only that
Equatorial Guinea provided diplomatic assurances, that the State Department found them
credible, and that ICE followed the Guidance. No. CV-26-02888-PHX-JCH, Doc. 15-1
¶¶ 5–8. Under the Guidance, those assurances permit removal “without the need for further
procedures.” (Doc. 9-1 at 2–3.) Defendants maintain that “the government has in fact
implemented procedures to protect [Plaintiff’s] interest” because the Guidance prohibits
removal absent either credible assurances or an individual hearing. (Doc. 9 at 5.) But the
assurance route is the absence of individualized process: it provides no notice of the
country of removal and no opportunity to be heard. The Court finds this insufficient to
abide by due process prior to removing Plaintiff to a third country. See Smith, No. CV-26-
04065-PHX-SHD (JFM), Doc. 19 at 6 (holding that reliance on diplomatic assurances “is
insufficient process before removing Petitioner to a third country”).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreiglijejdqoympsywdoytshknwipvcbhndri77v4mae2cpgeyeudcu)
![Defendants also contend Plaintiff “focuses on the lack of notice regarding the
country of removal as if [his] fear depends on receiving that notice.” (Doc. 9 at 11.) But
notice is the predicate for the opportunity to be heard; a person cannot raise a fear-based
claim against removal to a country he does not know he will be sent to. In any event,
Plaintiff did express fear and ask for a fear interview prior to removal, and he was refused.
(Doc. 1 ¶ 1; Doc. 1-1 at 27.)
The Court’s conclusion rests on binding Ninth Circuit authority and does not depend
on the D.V.D. judgment. It is, however, consistent with that judgment, which declared that
class members have the right to meaningful notice and a meaningful opportunity to raise a
country-specific claim before removal to any third country, 821 F. Supp. 3d 102, and which
the First Circuit affirmed, D.V.D., 2026 WL 2797801.
Accordingly, Plaintiff has established actual success on Count One. Plaintiff’s
removal to Equatorial Guinea without notice and a meaningful opportunity to raise a
country-specific claim against removal there violated the Due Process Clause of the Fifth
Amendment. Andriasian, 180 F.3d at 1041.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreiceeuxgrjplhokrat6kv2qsso5lhsbs3rtftuyxlwhhxbmk6ynhma)
![Nor is this a “like case[].” (Doc. 9 at 1 (quoting Boyle, 145 S. Ct. at 2654.) It is an individual action, decided on the merits, brought by a plaintiff who has already been removed and who presents unrebutted evidence of detention and abuse in the receiving country. And this Court remains bound by Ninth Circuit precedent—including the authority discussed in Part IV—unless that precedent is “clearly irreconcilable” with intervening higher authority. Miller v. Gammie, 335 F.3d 889, 900 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc). An unreasoned order staying a class-wide preliminary injunction is not such authority. Defendants’ related assertion that Plaintiff’s removal was “entirely consistent with” the stay orders (Doc. 9 at 16) conflates the absence of a class-wide injunction with an affirmative determination that the process Plaintiff received satisfied due process. The stay orders made no such determination.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreidv26uxx4hdsrcqgwdhodojjepvjlqcg5s6d4uxdmwkjjonchgxe4)
