Reposted by TobertonthethirdSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 18/04/2025I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return. 805212262525530 122.6K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/04/2025Auchincloss: "This issue about the Maryland man is not about border security or immigration. It's about freedom. Freedom in the US means that if your feet are on American soil, you get to stand in front of a judge on an equal basis to the awesome power of the state and put forward the facts." 446197384631 19.7K
Reposted by Tobertonthethird PattiCakes ⚖️🔬♀️♿✊🏾🏳️🌈☮️🇺🇸🌎🌊 @warrior-patticakes.bsky.social · 18/04/2025 13526 35
Tobertonthethird @toberton.bsky.social · 18/04/2025If you can’t watch it all, start at around 20 minutes and watch from there 020 2
Reposted by TobertonthethirdRick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 17/04/2025THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO PUT IT. 21399303668 9.9K
Reposted by Tobertonthethird California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Sounds about right…👇 Doesn’t it?! 🤚 11339121107 3.9K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/04/2025Bondi is escalating the rhetoric against Abrego Garcia, who she calls "one of the top MS-13 members" and "a terrorist" 266362211261 6.2K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdSecular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 17/04/2025 378287087574 28.7K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/04/2025JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain) 6682213658423 21.4K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/04/2025I am advocating for due process for Abrego Garcia. 1719180224073 18K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Chief Judge Boasberg's probable cause ruling is *not* an appealable order. DOJ can ask the D.C. Circuit for an extraordinary writ of mandamus, but that requires showing that the district court ruling both (1) was clearly wrong; and (2) is not otherwise capable of being remedied on a future appeal. 14445781209 4.6K
Reposted by Tobertonthethirdmuch ado about muffin @muffindoin.bsky.social · 17/04/2025a very big deal if it passes. this is what would enable an exponential increase in detention, tent camps, upgrade to mass surveillance technologies, etc 7374124 374
Reposted by TobertonthethirdMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Honestly I'm glad they picked Harvard to try out this novel "we're mad" legal theory of revoking tax-exempt status, given its infinite resources, deep network of powerful alumni, and law school attended by 142 sitting federal judges. Good luck! 🫡 362133232541 13.3K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdRick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 16/04/2025NEW: China is switching from American to Canadian oil. Chinese purchases of American oil are down **90%** year on year. Purchases of oil from Canada are up +700%. That equates to a $20 BILLION annual loss for the United States, at current oil prices. Tired of winning yet? 38473682812 7.4K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdSen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 16/04/2025I put a hold on Ed Martin’s nomination. He’s denied elections. Fired quality public servants. Attempted to chill free speech. Turns out he’s also carrying water for the Kremlin. So wholly unfit to be a U.S. Attorney. 18514153110869 41.5K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/04/2025The possibility of abduction by a sovereign and imprisonment abroad is one criterion that separates democracies from dictatorships. The Declaration of Independence called the British king tyrannical for transporting Americans, “beyond Seas to be tried for pretended Offenses.” 359191975486 19.2K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/04/2025Glad House Dems are demanding a full briefing—because immigration agents showed up at L.A. elementary schools, and DHS lied about it. Watch the video. Hear the truth from L.A.’s superintendent. Then ask why the hell Homeland Security is targeting kids. Don’t let this go!!! 1009202158748 20.2K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism. If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone. Americans of conscience must stand against this now. 17626589117334 65.9K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 16/04/2025This is the kind of thing that, if true, leads to life sentences for treason 33164352315019 43.5K
Tobertonthethird @toberton.bsky.social · 16/04/2025The US Government is paying El Salvador +/-$15Million to take the kidnapping victims in their concentration camp 010 1
Reposted by TobertonthethirdDr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄 @hilaryagro.com · 16/04/2025I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article 7816845722352 68.5K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdHarry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Shout out to Berine, to AOC, to Corey Booker, to Jamie Raskin, to Chris Van Hollen, to Jasmie Crockett, to Chris Murphy and a few others... When you show you are willing to fight for us, we will rally behind you! Keep it up! This moment calls for fighters, not career "politicians" #FORTHEPEOPLE 301165163549 16.5K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdMachine Pun Kelly @kellyscaletta.bsky.social · 16/04/2025All of these men are being illegally detained in a foreign gulag. They weren't deported. They were illegally imprisoned. This is the face of fascism. Look at it. 35793113709 9.3K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 16/04/2025I’M GOING TO KEEP POSTING THIS STORY UNTIL ANDRY IS FREED: Gay Venezuelan makeup artist sent to Salvadoran prison after a disgraced cop's report Andry Hernandez Romero sought shelter in the U.S. because he was persecuted as a gay man, one of the "particular social groups" allowed to claim asylum.usatoday.comGay Venezuelan stylist sent to Salvadoran prison after a disgraced cop's reportNow a contractor for ICE, the officer was on a list of disgraced cops in Milwaukee. His report helped send a man to a notorious prison in El Salvador. 537174408098 17.4K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdMagic Bird Peddler @dfeldman.org · 16/04/2025It seems Tesla is detecting vehicles that may have problems, and artificially running their odometers faster so the warranty expires before they have to do any service Just incredible grift 540181636995 18.2K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/04/2025This country is becoming unrecognizable. What we’re seeing is state-funded fear. We’ve warned people: keep filming, go live on social media so these moments are documented and shared. This wasn’t a case involving masked ICE agents—but that’s happening too. 17662562211363 25.6K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16/04/2025If you're a reporter in a White House press briefing as the spokesperson for the government asserts flatly that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a member of the MS-13 gang who's guilty of human trafficking and you sit there silently without shouting out "PROVE IT!" I'd like to invite you to go fuck yourself. 784392397828 39.2K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Thank YOU for coming out! This is exactly why we do this. One objective of these rallies has been for people in red and swing areas to start seeing and finding one another. There is power in numbers. We also bring local organizers onstage to speak and highlight local issues. It’s been great 💜 417199512061 20K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdBen Ross @benross.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.” 11016604011332 66K
Tobertonthethird @toberton.bsky.social · 16/04/2025“If we get rid of the rule of law in the United States, it’s a short road from there to tyranny” 010 1
Tobertonthethird @toberton.bsky.social · 16/04/2025He is a true patriot, an American hero. SCOTUS pay attention, maybe you can learn a thing or two 000 0
Reposted by TobertonthethirdAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Cohen: Take MeidasTouch Network. They’re beating Joe Rogan, they’re beating Fox, they’re beating the lame stream news. So when there’s a march, all you have to do is contact the Meiselas brothers — next thing you know, you’ve got ten million people showing up. That’s an army. 417252946009 25.3K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/04/2025Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much." 10545415813090 54.2K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/04/2025Van Hollen: "If the president gets to shred the Constitution and ignore the Supreme Court in this case, it is a very short path to the president ignoring court orders in other cases. So every American should care about this." 594227346507 22.7K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Yikes — the detective Trump & Miller are basing their #KilmarAbregoGarcia “terrorist” “gang member” accusations on was suspended for sharing confidential info with a sex worker he was paying for sex acts. newrepublic.com/article/1940... 38798311 798
Reposted by TobertonthethirdGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/04/2025I don’t think a better headline could have been written about what happened yesterday. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... 11453864911949 38.6K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/04/2025“I was just following orders” was not a defense at Nuremberg. And it won’t be a defense in the future here. 756212056390 21.2K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdCALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 15/04/2025🚨JUST IN: China has just CANCELLED all jet orders from American manufacturer Boeing to in response to President Trump hitting the country with tariffs as high as 145% on Chinese goods. China will also no longer purchase any aircraft-related equipment from American companies. 2462426812 2.4K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit. 15568914218160 89.1K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdSenator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 14/04/2025Mohsen Mahdawi of White River Junction, Vermont was illegally detained by ICE during what was supposed to be the final step in his citizenship process. Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention. 290129684086 13K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Grabbed at his appointment to become a citizen. Is this who we are? 😕🇺🇸 27022578211843 25.8K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 14/04/2025Marco Rubio isn't doing a lot of foreign policy these days, but what he IS doing is disappearing people for voicing their First Amendment rights. Secretary Rubio, why don't you stop lying and picking on college students and come testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee?youtube.comMarco Rubio is disappearing people for exercising their First Amendment rightsYouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen 751562427 1.6K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 15/04/2025I've been clear: if President Bukele doesn't want to meet here in D.C., then I intend to go to El Salvador this week to check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's condition and discuss his release. Kilmar was illegally ABDUCTED and deported by the Trump Admin. He must be brought home NOW.youtube.comIf Bukele doesn't want to meet in D.C., I'll go to El Salvador to check on Kilmar Abrego GarciaYouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen 63294211987 9.4K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdMaxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 15/04/2025We must all stand as a united front against the kidnapping and illegal detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. Senator, I am willing to join you and help Organize other members of the House to do the same. @vanhollen.senate.gov 763256995433 25.7K
Reposted by TobertonthethirdKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14/04/2025UPDATE: An hour late, the only substantive update from DOJ is a link to Bukele's Oval Office comments. Still no response to the judge's questions. Spells Kilmar's first name wrong. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 801521462 1.5K
