Nonilex<p>Another law firm, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MilbankLLP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilbankLLP</span></a>, makes a “deal” with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> rather than face his wrath.</p><p>Basically the same terms as the other appeasers</p><p>$100 Million Dollars in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ProBono" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProBono</span></a> [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a>] legal services during the Trump admin, & after. </p><p>+</p><p>A commitment to *Merit-Based* hiring & employment practices, & it will not engage in *illegal* <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DEl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEl</span></a> *discrimination*.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Milbank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Milbank</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/appeasement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appeasement</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NaziState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaziState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a></p>
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Nonilex<p>“Dismissing the case without prejudice would create the unavoidable perception that the mayor’s freedom depends on his ability to carry out the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> enforcement priorities of the administration, & that he might be more beholden to the demands of the federal government than to the wishes of his own constituents,” the judge wrote.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“Everything here smacks of a bargain: dismissal of the indictment in exchange for immigration policy concessions,” Judge Ho wrote. He said he found it “disturbing” that public officials might get special treatment from prosecutors by complying w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s policy goals.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Judge Dale E. Ho’s order to dismiss the case “with prejudice” spares <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EricAdams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EricAdams</span></a> from having to govern in a way that pleases <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> or potentially risk having the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> revive the charges.</p><p>The judge said he wasn’t opining on the merits of the case, but that courts can’t force prosecutors to move forward. Still, he expressed qualms about the govt’s move, saying “there are many reasons to be troubled” by its reasoning.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A federal judge dismissed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> Mayor <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EricAdams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EricAdams</span></a>’ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> case on Wednesday, agreeing it was the only practical outcome while blasting the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a>’s “troubling” rationale for wanting the charges thrown out — namely so the Democrat could help <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> crackdown.</p><p>The judge, though, denied prosecutors the option to refile the charges after the mayoral election.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/new-york-mayor-eric-adams-charges-ff3730a2e870cd219e8fead8899118b1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/new-york-ma</span><span class="invisible">yor-eric-adams-charges-ff3730a2e870cd219e8fead8899118b1</span></a></p>
Zzyzx/P<p>There's a word for it: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beggars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beggars</span></a>. Or, better still: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/panhandlers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>panhandlers</span></a>. Or, more truthfully, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grifters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grifters</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/23/politics/white-house-easter-egg-roll-corporate-sponsorships/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/03/23/politics/wh</span><span class="invisible">ite-house-easter-egg-roll-corporate-sponsorships/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/payforplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>payforplay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quidproquo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quidproquo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruptGOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruptGOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CorruptToTheCore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorruptToTheCore</span></a></p>
TheGentYYC<p>The core question that every Canadian needs to ask inre today's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CSIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSIS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ForeignInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignInterference</span></a> revelations & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> interfering with Canadian <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservative</span></a> leadership election in 2022 is why interfere for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poilievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poilievre</span></a> over say <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Charest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Charest</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PatrickBrown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PatrickBrown</span></a>? What's the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a>?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ForeignInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignInterference</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SecurityClearance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecurityClearance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election2025</span></a> <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-india-alleged-foreign-interference-pierre-poilievre-conservative/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theglobeandmail.com/politics/a</span><span class="invisible">rticle-india-alleged-foreign-interference-pierre-poilievre-conservative/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Law firm <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PaulWeiss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulWeiss</span></a> defends deal with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> as lawyers sound alarm</p><p>Powerful Wall Street law firm Paul,Weiss faced heavy criticism on Friday over an *agreement* it struck w/the White House to escape an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> imperiling its business, even as some lawyers said the firm faced few other options.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/QuidProBono" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProBono</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/trumps-deal-with-law-firm-paul-weiss-sparks-alarm-among-lawyers-2025-03-21/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/legal/trumps-deal-</span><span class="invisible">with-law-firm-paul-weiss-sparks-alarm-among-lawyers-2025-03-21/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>True <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> rescinds <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> targeting Paul, Weiss citing *commitments* from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> firm</p><p>After a meeting w/ Brad Karp, the firm’s chairman, in which Karp “acknowledged the wrongdoing” of fmr partner <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MarkPomerantz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkPomerantz</span></a>, & agreed to some <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a> — or at least some <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/QuidProBono" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProBono</span></a> 😉 — was agreed to, Trump withdrew the EO.</p>
Kim Perales<p>Pres Bukele agreed to accept 100s of suspected gang members living in the US. In return, he wanted the US to send him less than a dozen MS13 gang members in US custody. Why was he so intent on getting the MS13 guys?"<br>-J Hudson</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElSalvador</span></a> is heavily dependent on💰sent from <a href="https://toad.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> in the US. US prosecutors have stated that Bukele’s own govt has cut deals with Salvadorans facing terrorism charges in American courts.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deportations</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/20/bukele-salvador-trump-prison/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/world/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/20/bukele-salvador-trump-prison/</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>"War-Torn Congo Has a Deal for Trump: Kick Out Rebels, Get Minerals."</p><p>The leader of a war-torn African nation has put a deal on the table for Trump: Help his country defeat a powerful rebel force in exchange for access to a trove of minerals needed by US high-tech firms.</p><p>DNC Pres Tshisekedi offered mining opportunities for the US Sovereign Wealth Fund, an entity Trump had launched a few days earlier.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Criminal</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ChildLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildLabor</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minerals</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/war-torn-congo-has-a-deal-for-trump-kick-out-rebels-get-minerals-295acfb4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/world/africa/war-torn-</span><span class="invisible">congo-has-a-deal-for-trump-kick-out-rebels-get-minerals-295acfb4</span></a></p>
Zzyzx/P<p>When you <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buy</span></a> the presidency for $270M+, you expect a proportionate <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RoI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoI</span></a>. This <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruptGOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruptGOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/felon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felon</span></a> is the face of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CronyCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CronyCapitalism</span></a>. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CorruptToTheCore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorruptToTheCore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/impeach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>impeach</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quidproquo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quidproquo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thief</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/trump-plan-to-fund-musks-starlink-over-fiber-called-betrayal-of-rural-us/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/trump-plan-to-fund-musks-starlink-over-fiber-called-betrayal-of-rural-us/</span></a></p>
Betterifyouneil<p>As a proud American, I do not stand with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheNaziRapist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheNaziRapist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NaziPresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaziPresident</span></a></p><p>Canada, do what you gotta do, but Never negotiate with a Nazi.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a> is a no no with a Nazi.</p>
Nonilex<p>He recommended the case be dismissed “with prejudice”, meaning the charges could NOT be brought again.</p><p>“A dismissal without prejudice creates a palpable sense that the prosecution outlined in the indictment & approved by a grand jury could be renewed, a prospect that hangs like the proverbial sword of Damocles over the accused,” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PaulClement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulClement</span></a> wrote in his filing.</p><p>Clement said he reached that conclusion in the face of the extraordinary circumstances of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a>’s motion.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Under <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a>? Sure.</p><p>A lawyer who was asked to offer *independent* arguments on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a> Dept’s motion to dismiss <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> charges against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> Mayor <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EricAdams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EricAdams</span></a> of told a judge on Friday that he should end the prosecution.</p><p>But the lawyer, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PaulClement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulClement</span></a>, said the judge should not allow the Trump admin to use the threat of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> charges to compel Adams’ political support.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DanielleSassoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DanielleSassoon</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/nyregion/paul-clement-adams-case-dismissal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=AD05C050-FABC-4A0E-B8CF-E411402E6B46" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/07/nyregio</span><span class="invisible">n/paul-clement-adams-case-dismissal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=AD05C050-FABC-4A0E-B8CF-E411402E6B46</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The center will dwarf the only other detention site in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NJ</span></a>, a facility in Elizabeth that has about 200 beds. The new center’s location — near major airports & on the outskirts of immigrant-rich <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EricAdams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EricAdams</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a>] — could play a pivotal role in the agency’s ability to increase the number of detainees it can hold & to quickly stage <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportation</span></a> flights.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MassDeportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassDeportations</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>"The United States is literally for sale."<br>-J Legum</p><p>"We're gonna be selling a gold card. You have a green card, this is a gold card. We're gonna put a price on that card of about $5 million and that's going to give you green card privileges, plus. It's gonna be a route to citizenship, and wealthy people will be coming into our country."<br>Trump's EO today</p><p>He's not even pretending anymore.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/GrifterInChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrifterInChief</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>It’s as if we live in Russia. A senator praises Trump, votes for “his” nominees, & his state receives disaster emergency funds. Republican leaders & business execs play quid pro quo with Trump. Americans must rise up to oppose tyranny & corruption.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extortion</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bribery</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TrumpMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpMusk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“Normally, courts are aided in their decision-making through our system of adversarial testing," Judge Ho wrote, “which can be particularly helpful in cases presenting unusual fact patterns or in case of great public importance.”</p><p>He said that because the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> & the mayor both want the charges dropped, “there has been no adversarial testing of the government’s position.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EricAdams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EricAdams</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EmilBove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmilBove</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Read Judge Ho’s Order in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EricAdams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EricAdams</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> Case:</p><p><a href="https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/a6299cfc2221a707/48b99d06-full.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/</span><span class="invisible">documenttools/a6299cfc2221a707/48b99d06-full.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EmilBove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmilBove</span></a></p>
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