Originally published at: Trump DOJ Fires Prosecutor in ICE Shooting Case
Ex-AUSA Now Under Criminal Investigation The Trump DOJ has fired the federal prosecutor who sought to bring civil rights charges against an ICE agent for the January shooting of a man through the closed door of his home during Operation Metro Surge. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Evans of Minneapolis was fired — and is now…
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Heather and Paul, and some advice from Tim:
To be right doesn’t mean debating down to the finest point and feeling righteous — it means working together and winning the future. It can be done.
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Bears are losing their habitats due to fires.
https://coloradonewsline.com/2026/09/03/bear-attacks-colorado-climate/
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“principal associate deputy attorney general”? Big deal, I’m the “assistant trainee substitute second lead grocery clerk.” And yes, Trump, I knew the word “grocery” before you invented it.
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What’s the over/under on how many pardons Trump will issue on his way out the door?
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I don’t trust humans to do anything smart.
Counter Point
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Must read. Absolutely fucking brilliant.
https://greghadfield.medium.com/tony-greenstein-the-most-important-half-hour-of-my-life-d03f7877a492
" Below is the text of the closing speech Tony Greenstein prepared for the end of his trial at Kingston Crown Court.
After a four-day trial ending on Friday, August 21 2026, Tony was acquitted of one count of inviting support for a proscribed terrorist organisation [Hamas] under Section 12(1) of the Terrorism Act 2000."
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Fired and at least threatened with criminal prosecution.
If it is what it looks like (punitive retribution,) I don’t think just stripping the regime’s attorney agents of their law licenses is gonna be enough.
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I’m waiting for the point in this timeline that folks like Blanche, Markwayne, RFK, Jr, and so on figure out that they’ve torched their dignity for DonOLD, and they’ll have no place to hide once DonOLD is gone.
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Make no mistake: they ARE trying to kill us.
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Oddly, the Trump DOJ says a decision on the civil rights charges against Castro has still not been made.
Whether or not someone has violated common values shouldn’t take long. The fact that Republicans drag it out illustrates how poorly Republicans reflect our common ideals as Americans.
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More than a decade after the release of Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical “Laudato Si’,” the theological commission goes beyond Pope Francis’ use of the phrase “ecological sin” by proposing what it describes as more precise terminology: “sin against creation and the Creator.”
“As Pope Leo XIV emphasized, we believe it is appropriate to favor a formulation that simultaneously implies both the harm inflicted on nature and the failure to recognize, or even the rejection, of the Creator’s plan, which entails entrusting to human beings the stewardship and care of our common home,” the document says.
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Well since DonOLD plans on never leaving the WH then issuing pardons won’t be a thing.
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Yes, while trying to steal from us, as well – IANAL, but it seems like attempted embezzlement.
Because they didn’t want to have to try and make the case for their failed war and, so, never got it approved or funded.
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He was fired for doing his job – letting crime victims know the status of their case.
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At least at the back of their minds, they’ve all gotta know that they’ve almost certainly made themselves criminally liable as well.
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If he leaves feet first, that’ll suck for those counting on his pardons…
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