Criminal defense, civil rights, and occasionally civil, trial atty. Former Emptywheel legal writer, husband, father and generally cranky observateur. F1 fan.
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bmaz (also same at bsky) retweeted
Another sexual predator from Trump’s orbit
British actor and comedian Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault in UK trial. cnn.it/4iyFjsi
bmaz (also same at bsky) retweeted
Democrats flip a second House GOP seat from Arizona as the AP calls AZ-6 for JoAnna Mendoza, who defeats Rep. Juan Ciscomani R-AZ. (3 remaining AZ seats have narrow leads for the GOP)
The House is now 251 D - 155 R.
29 seats remain TBD.
bmaz (also same at bsky) retweeted
It's already been forgotten but like two weeks ago this lady tried to pretend that the DSA mailed her anthrax lol
Accurate assessment:
Statement from former Justice Dept officials at Justice Connection about Harmeet Dhillon's demise
“Harmeet Dhillon has been the most destructive, lawless, and hateful head of the Civil Rights Division in DOJ history. After she upended the division’s mission-critical work, the civil servants who dedicated their careers to protecting vulnerable communities were instead told to target them – and more than three-quarters of the division’s lawyers left. Dhillon wielded the enormous power of the Justice Department to threaten universities, state and local officials, and election workers in spurious cases that rarely won in court"
This piece of trash will never be President. What an asshole.
Allies of Rep. Ro Khanna are launching an effort to lay groundwork for him to run for president, the leaders of a new draft committee tell NBC News. nbcnews.com/politics/2028-el…
bmaz (also same at bsky) retweeted
Brand is the most prominent celebrity for the MAHA movement. Remember, last month, Dr. Oz and Brand shared a laugh about sexual consent on stage at the MAHA summit. nitter.gq/BrandyZadrozny/status/…
BREAKING: Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault.
Sky's Katie Spencer reads out all the verdicts.
trib.al/rXT5Zcd
bmaz (also same at bsky) retweeted
ICE HSI agent Kent Blacklidge who racially profiled and tackled US citizen Leo Venegas while trespassing at his worksite (the first of Leo's three illegal detainments) was just arrested for rape and child sex crimes. The agent's duties had included child sex investigations.
ICE wrestled Alabama worker to the ground & detain him for hours—he is a U.S. citizen.
Young man was begging & shouting, "I am a U.S. citizen"—but that didn't stop ICE agents from dragging him off to a detention center.
Not following due process hurts us all—and our economy.
His family said that ICE agents did release him after he was finally given the opportunity to prove he was a U.S. citizen—but only after many hours.
This construction site in Foley, Alabama was forced to shut down for at least the day. How many other businesses were affected?
#DemVoice1 #wtpBLUE #DemsUnited
No Matt, you centrist dipshit, Tom Suozzi is garbage and should not be in charge of anything. Seriously how far up your ass is your head?
I think the @Tom_Suozzi — a guy who's been through both good cycles and bad ones in terms of the national climate — formula on *mostly* do affordability stuff but with a nice side order of accountability and oversight makes sense.
suozzi.house.gov/media/in-th…
Brand was friends with, and a big supporter of, RFK Jr. Of course, See ya Russell.
Breaking News 🚨
Russell Brand found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
Allegations involving six women span 1999 to 2009, during the height of his fame.
Prosecutors described him as a ruthless sexual predator who used his status to pursue women.
Brand was acquitted of two other rape charges and one indecent assault.
The judge indicated a significant prison sentence, with formal sentencing set for Monday.
Brand was remanded in custody.
This is a developing story.
Lol, Turning Point is in shambles. Could not possibly happen to a bigger group of assholes.
How Democrats destroyed Turning Point's 'Red Wall' in the midterms azcentral.com/story/news/pol… via @azcentral
Lol, Minaj is such a bitch that even her lawyers are fleeing.
Nicki Minaj's Lawyers Want To Drop Her As Client Over Alleged Communication Issues tmz.com/2026/11/05/nicki-min… via @TMZ
bmaz (also same at bsky) retweeted
I would maybe hang it up if a judge wrote these things about my lawyering.
Here are some excerpts from the judge ripping defense counsel for misusing AI, among other things:
-"Defendant then engages in a tortured statutory analysis so tone-deaf that only artificial intelligence could advance it."
-"That is an abysmal reading of the statute."
-"Defendant’s citation is lazy lawyering and a prime example of the inherent dangers of lawyers relying on artificial intelligence to draft their briefs."
-"It is axiomatic that most law students would have better motions practice than Defense counsel in this case"
-"The Local Rules do not permit such blatant ‘AI slop’ in the form of multiple frivolous motions that waste judicial resources."
-"It is distressing to see how quickly the advent of artificial intelligence has undermined counsels' ability to properly advocate for their client."
Lol, Jenna Ellis has thoughts.....
Well this sucks, DeMenna was genuinely a decent chap.
Veteran Arizona lobbyist Kevin DeMenna remembered after Nov. 3 death azcentral.com/story/news/pol… via @azcentral
Simply outstanding.
Decision Desk HQ projects Nithya Raman wins the CA Los Angeles Mayor Nonpartisan General Election
#DecisionMade: 7:49 PM EST
Follow live results here: votes.decisiondeskhq.com/rac…
