#lawlessness — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/africa/252574/ Hadebe says police on high alert as Limpopo faces planned protests targeting foreign nationals #alert #form #IolNews #lawlessness #Limpopo #nationals #ProtestAction #ProvincialCommissioner #SecurityForces #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricanPoliceService #ThembiHadebe

"Justice Department Sues to Block Ethics Punishments* of Administration Lawyers. The move escalates the administration’s feud with legal disciplinary bodies over the ethical conduct of government lawyers":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/us/doj-lawsuit-dc-bar-trump.html
*disbarment #justice #ethics #Trump #lawlessness #politics copy: @renewedresistance

A quotation from Twain

A strange thing, when one considers it: to wit, the world applies to Czar and System the same moral axioms that have vogue and acceptance in civilized countries! Because, in civilized countries, it is wrong to remove oppressors otherwise than by process of law, it is held that the same rule applies in Russia, where there is no such thing as law — except for our Family. Laws are merely restraints — they have no other function. In civilized countries they restrain all persons, and restrain them all alike, which is fair and righteous; but in Russia such laws as exist make an exception — our Family. We do as we please; we have done as we pleased for centuries. Our common trade has been crime, our common pastime murder, our common beverage blood — the blood of the nation. Upon our heads lie millions of murders. Yet the pious moralist says it is a crime to assassinate us. We and our uncles are a family of cobras set over a hundred and forty million rabbits, whom we torture and murder and feed upon all our days; yet the moralist urges that to kill us is a crime, not a duty.

Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Story (1905-02-02), “The Czar’s Soliloquy,” North American Review, Vol. 180, No. 580 (1905-03)

More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/83904/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marktwain #twain #absolutepower #abovethelaw #assassination #civilization #despotism #greatergood #killing #lawlessness #morality #ruleoflaw #tyranny #violence

A quotation from Twain

A strange thing, when one considers it: to wit, the world applies to Czar and System the same moral axioms that have vogue and acceptance in civilized countries! Because, in civilized countries, it is wrong to remove oppressors otherwise than by process of law, it is held that the same rule applies in Russia, where there is no such thing as law — except for our Family. Laws are merely restraints — they have no other function. In civilized countries they restrain all persons, and restrain them all alike, which is fair and righteous; but in Russia such laws as exist make an exception — our Family. We do as we please; we have done as we pleased for centuries. Our common trade has been crime, our common pastime murder, our common beverage blood — the blood of the nation. Upon our heads lie millions of murders. Yet the pious moralist says it is a crime to assassinate us. We and our uncles are a family of cobras set over a hundred and forty million rabbits, whom we torture and murder and feed upon all our days; yet the moralist urges that to kill us is a crime, not a duty.

Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Story (1905-02-02), “The Czar’s Soliloquy,” North American Review, Vol. 180, No. 580 (1905-03)

More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/83904/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marktwain #twain #absolutepower #abovethelaw #assassination #civilization #despotism #greatergood #killing #lawlessness #morality #ruleoflaw #tyranny #violence

A quotation from Twain

A strange thing, when one considers it: to wit, the world applies to Czar and System the same moral axioms that have vogue and acceptance in civilized countries! Because, in civilized countries, it is wrong to remove oppressors otherwise than by process of law, it is held that the same rule applies in Russia, where there is no such thing as law — except for our Family. Laws are merely restraints — they have no other function. In civilized countries they restrain all persons, and restrain them all alike, which is fair and righteous; but in Russia such laws as exist make an exception — our Family. We do as we please; we have done as we pleased for centuries. Our common trade has been crime, our common pastime murder, our common beverage blood — the blood of the nation. Upon our heads lie millions of murders. Yet the pious moralist says it is a crime to assassinate us. We and our uncles are a family of cobras set over a hundred and forty million rabbits, whom we torture and murder and feed upon all our days; yet the moralist urges that to kill us is a crime, not a duty.

Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Story (1905-02-02), “The Czar’s Soliloquy,” North American Review, Vol. 180, No. 580 (1905-03)

More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/83904/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marktwain #twain #absolutepower #abovethelaw #assassination #civilization #despotism #greatergood #killing #lawlessness #morality #ruleoflaw #tyranny #violence

A quotation from Twain

A strange thing, when one considers it: to wit, the world applies to Czar and System the same moral axioms that have vogue and acceptance in civilized countries! Because, in civilized countries, it is wrong to remove oppressors otherwise than by process of law, it is held that the same rule applies in Russia, where there is no such thing as law — except for our Family. Laws are merely restraints — they have no other function. In civilized countries they restrain all persons, and restrain them all alike, which is fair and righteous; but in Russia such laws as exist make an exception — our Family. We do as we please; we have done as we pleased for centuries. Our common trade has been crime, our common pastime murder, our common beverage blood — the blood of the nation. Upon our heads lie millions of murders. Yet the pious moralist says it is a crime to assassinate us. We and our uncles are a family of cobras set over a hundred and forty million rabbits, whom we torture and murder and feed upon all our days; yet the moralist urges that to kill us is a crime, not a duty.

Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Story (1905-02-02), “The Czar’s Soliloquy,” North American Review, Vol. 180, No. 580 (1905-03)

More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/83904/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marktwain #twain #absolutepower #abovethelaw #assassination #civilization #despotism #greatergood #killing #lawlessness #morality #ruleoflaw #tyranny #violence

Official misconduct and abuse by goons towards people detained in the immigration detention system is more likely than ever to go unpunished by the Trump Administration:

"Trump Administration Closes Watchdog Office For Immigration Detention Abuses. The Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman is in the process of removing all its public signage and ending its inspections":
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/immigration-detention-ombudsman-closure_n_69f8facee4b0115dd7bf98e5?origin=home-latest-news-unit
#ICE #lawlessness #brutality #injustice #politics

Official misconduct and abuse by goons towards people detained in the immigration detention system is more likely than ever to go unpunished by the Trump Administration:

"Trump Administration Closes Watchdog Office For Immigration Detention Abuses. The Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman is in the process of removing all its public signage and ending its inspections":
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/immigration-detention-ombudsman-closure_n_69f8facee4b0115dd7bf98e5?origin=home-latest-news-unit
#ICE #lawlessness #brutality #injustice #politics

Official misconduct and abuse by goons towards people detained in the immigration detention system is more likely than ever to go unpunished by the Trump Administration:

"Trump Administration Closes Watchdog Office For Immigration Detention Abuses. The Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman is in the process of removing all its public signage and ending its inspections":
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/immigration-detention-ombudsman-closure_n_69f8facee4b0115dd7bf98e5?origin=home-latest-news-unit
#ICE #lawlessness #brutality #injustice #politics

Official misconduct and abuse by goons towards people detained in the immigration detention system is more likely than ever to go unpunished by the Trump Administration:

"Trump Administration Closes Watchdog Office For Immigration Detention Abuses. The Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman is in the process of removing all its public signage and ending its inspections":
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/immigration-detention-ombudsman-closure_n_69f8facee4b0115dd7bf98e5?origin=home-latest-news-unit
#ICE #lawlessness #brutality #injustice #politics

At least six Australian activists illegally detained by Israel navy in International Waters after Gaza flotilla boats intercepted

And I'm sure Penny Wong & Anthony Albanese are 'hard at it' doing everything they can, from inviting Herzog over for another wining and dining session, to hiring yet another far-right "envoy" to dictate what our government *should* be doing (for Israel)... 🙄 🤦‍♂️ #AustraliaIsAShambles #CorruptionCentral

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/30/at-least-six-australian-activists-detained-by-israel-navy-after-gaza-flotilla-boats-intercepted

#CrimesAgainstHumanity #BoycottIsrael #HumanRights #News #AUSPol #Activism #Piracy #Flotilla #Kidnapping #Lawlessness

Ex-Prosecutor on Trump’s Second Comey Indictment

16-minute video: https://youtu.be/6OFFz1orvL0

#Lawlessness

US strike kills three more on alleged "narco boat" as campaign death toll hits 185

"The DT Regime has not provided definitive evidence that the vessels it has been striking since September are involved in drug trafficking, prompting debate about the legality of the operations.

Legal experts and rights groups suggest the strikes could amount to extrajudicial killings because they have apparently targeted civilians who do not pose an immediate threat to the US."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/27/us-three-killed-boat-alleged-narco-eastern-pacific

#Crime #USPol #Lawlessness #News #HumanRights #Law

Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers

"Sixteen bets made $100,000 accurately predicting the timing of the US airstrikes against Iran on 27 February. Later, a single user would make over $550,000 after betting that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would topple, just moments before his assassination by Israeli forces. On 7 April, right before DT announced a temporary ceasefire with Iran, traders bet $950m that oil prices would come down. They did."

Two Words: 'Insider Trading'. The DT Regime is using anonymous accounts betting on wars they then start, the fall of leaders they then assassinate..

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/18/iran-war-bets-ethics-concerns

#InsiderTrading #Corruption #Lawlessness #News #USPol #NoKings #NoIce #Activism #HumanRights #Law

Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers

"Sixteen bets made $100,000 accurately predicting the timing of the US airstrikes against Iran on 27 February. Later, a single user would make over $550,000 after betting that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would topple, just moments before his assassination by Israeli forces. On 7 April, right before DT announced a temporary ceasefire with Iran, traders bet $950m that oil prices would come down. They did."

Two Words: 'Insider Trading'. The DT Regime is using anonymous accounts betting on wars they then start, the fall of leaders they then assassinate..

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/18/iran-war-bets-ethics-concerns

#InsiderTrading #Corruption #Lawlessness #News #USPol #NoKings #NoIce #Activism #HumanRights #Law

Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers

"Sixteen bets made $100,000 accurately predicting the timing of the US airstrikes against Iran on 27 February. Later, a single user would make over $550,000 after betting that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would topple, just moments before his assassination by Israeli forces. On 7 April, right before DT announced a temporary ceasefire with Iran, traders bet $950m that oil prices would come down. They did."

Two Words: 'Insider Trading'. The DT Regime is using anonymous accounts betting on wars they then start, the fall of leaders they then assassinate..

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/18/iran-war-bets-ethics-concerns

#InsiderTrading #Corruption #Lawlessness #News #USPol #NoKings #NoIce #Activism #HumanRights #Law

Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers

"Sixteen bets made $100,000 accurately predicting the timing of the US airstrikes against Iran on 27 February. Later, a single user would make over $550,000 after betting that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would topple, just moments before his assassination by Israeli forces. On 7 April, right before DT announced a temporary ceasefire with Iran, traders bet $950m that oil prices would come down. They did."

Two Words: 'Insider Trading'. The DT Regime is using anonymous accounts betting on wars they then start, the fall of leaders they then assassinate..

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/18/iran-war-bets-ethics-concerns

#InsiderTrading #Corruption #Lawlessness #News #USPol #NoKings #NoIce #Activism #HumanRights #Law

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche asked: "Why is there objection to sending ICE officers to polling places?"

The answer is, because sending them would be breaking the law, specifically 18 U.S. Code § 592 which makes it a crime, punishable by 5 years in prison, to deploy federal troops to polling places.
#Trump #ignorance #lawlessness #politics

Noem's Corruption, Lawlessness 'Is Going to Bring Her Down'

https://misryoum.com/us/today/noems-corruption-lawlessness-is-going-to-bring-her/

Wednesday on MS NOW’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s corruption, combined with lawlessness, was “going to bring her down.” Jayapal said, “Kristi Noem is a test of failed leadership....

#Noems #Corruption #Lawlessness #Going #Bring #Her #Down #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

Meet 21-year-old playing #bagpipes at #US #protests

He played in both #LA & #Portland (once following the death of Alex #Pretti) Duffy is playing in the face of #violent tactics to #suppress #demonstrations against #trump – especially when #TearGas is deployed

When asked how #police react, Duffy laughs, and says: “They’ve reacted pretty negatively”.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25873187.meet-21-year-old-playing-bagpipes-us-protests/

#PoliceState #dictatorship #authoritarianism #trump #USAggression #lawlessness #fascism #oppression #Orwellian

Meet 21-year-old playing #bagpipes at #US #protests

He played in both #LA & #Portland (once following the death of Alex #Pretti) Duffy is playing in the face of #violent tactics to #suppress #demonstrations against #trump – especially when #TearGas is deployed

When asked how #police react, Duffy laughs, and says: “They’ve reacted pretty negatively”.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25873187.meet-21-year-old-playing-bagpipes-us-protests/

#PoliceState #dictatorship #authoritarianism #trump #USAggression #lawlessness #fascism #oppression #Orwellian

Meet 21-year-old playing #bagpipes at #US #protests

He played in both #LA & #Portland (once following the death of Alex #Pretti) Duffy is playing in the face of #violent tactics to #suppress #demonstrations against #trump – especially when #TearGas is deployed

When asked how #police react, Duffy laughs, and says: “They’ve reacted pretty negatively”.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25873187.meet-21-year-old-playing-bagpipes-us-protests/

#PoliceState #dictatorship #authoritarianism #trump #USAggression #lawlessness #fascism #oppression #Orwellian

"Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless or corrupt." - Mahatma Gandhi
https://globalgovernanceforum.org/visionary/mohandas-karamchand-gandhi/
#corruption #lawlessness #trump

A quotation from Shakespeare

Grant them removed, and grant that this your noise
Hath chid down all the majesty of England;
Imagine that you see the wretched strangers,
Their babies at their backs and their poor luggage,
Plodding tooth ports and costs for transportation,
And that you sit as kings in your desires,
Authority quite silent by your brawl,
And you in ruff of your opinions clothed;
What had you got? I’ll tell you. You had taught
How insolence and strong hand should prevail,
How order should be quelled; and by this pattern
Not one of you should live an aged man,
For other ruffians, as their fancies wrought,
With self same hand, self reasons, and self right,
Would shark on you, and men like ravenous fishes
Would feed on one another.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Sir Thomas More, Act 2, sc. 4, l. 55ff (c. 1592)

More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #anarchy #breakingthelaw #conflict #foreigners #immigration #insecurity #lawbreaking #lawlessness #mob #mobrule #mobviolence #riot #socialcontract #violence #xenophobia

A quotation from Shakespeare

Grant them removed, and grant that this your noise
Hath chid down all the majesty of England;
Imagine that you see the wretched strangers,
Their babies at their backs and their poor luggage,
Plodding tooth ports and costs for transportation,
And that you sit as kings in your desires,
Authority quite silent by your brawl,
And you in ruff of your opinions clothed;
What had you got? I’ll tell you. You had taught
How insolence and strong hand should prevail,
How order should be quelled; and by this pattern
Not one of you should live an aged man,
For other ruffians, as their fancies wrought,
With self same hand, self reasons, and self right,
Would shark on you, and men like ravenous fishes
Would feed on one another.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Sir Thomas More, Act 2, sc. 4, l. 55ff (c. 1592)

More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #anarchy #breakingthelaw #conflict #foreigners #immigration #insecurity #lawbreaking #lawlessness #mob #mobrule #mobviolence #riot #socialcontract #violence #xenophobia

A quotation from Shakespeare

Grant them removed, and grant that this your noise
Hath chid down all the majesty of England;
Imagine that you see the wretched strangers,
Their babies at their backs and their poor luggage,
Plodding tooth ports and costs for transportation,
And that you sit as kings in your desires,
Authority quite silent by your brawl,
And you in ruff of your opinions clothed;
What had you got? I’ll tell you. You had taught
How insolence and strong hand should prevail,
How order should be quelled; and by this pattern
Not one of you should live an aged man,
For other ruffians, as their fancies wrought,
With self same hand, self reasons, and self right,
Would shark on you, and men like ravenous fishes
Would feed on one another.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Sir Thomas More, Act 2, sc. 4, l. 55ff (c. 1592)

More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #anarchy #breakingthelaw #conflict #foreigners #immigration #insecurity #lawbreaking #lawlessness #mob #mobrule #mobviolence #riot #socialcontract #violence #xenophobia

A quotation from Shakespeare

Grant them removed, and grant that this your noise
Hath chid down all the majesty of England;
Imagine that you see the wretched strangers,
Their babies at their backs and their poor luggage,
Plodding tooth ports and costs for transportation,
And that you sit as kings in your desires,
Authority quite silent by your brawl,
And you in ruff of your opinions clothed;
What had you got? I’ll tell you. You had taught
How insolence and strong hand should prevail,
How order should be quelled; and by this pattern
Not one of you should live an aged man,
For other ruffians, as their fancies wrought,
With self same hand, self reasons, and self right,
Would shark on you, and men like ravenous fishes
Would feed on one another.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Sir Thomas More, Act 2, sc. 4, l. 55ff (c. 1592)

More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #anarchy #breakingthelaw #conflict #foreigners #immigration #insecurity #lawbreaking #lawlessness #mob #mobrule #mobviolence #riot #socialcontract #violence #xenophobia

Keep in mind that the DT Regime has FABRICATED evidence of an ICE protestor crying (AI fake), FABRICATED evidence against the killing of Good, FABRICATED evidence against the killing of Pretti..

So when he FABRICATES evidence "*proving*" a so called '*rigged election*' after these raids don't be surprised, it'll be yet another fake in a long line of lies.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/tulsi-gabbard-georgia-fbi-elections-raid

#RemoveTrump #Lawlessness #Corruption #News #USPol #HumanRights #Voting #Activism #NoKings

"Nine progressive prosecutors from cities around the country are launching a coalition to assist in prosecuting federal law enforcement officers who violate state laws":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/prosecutors-charges-against-federal-agents.html
#ICE #lawlessness #accountability #politics copy: @renewedresistance

Just got a notification that the FBI has raided the Fulton County Georgia election office. They had previously demanded their voter data from 2020. Seems like they’ve decided since Fulton County denied their request Doofus has sent his goons to steal it. #GAPol #Lawlessness #Fascism #Resist

Since its opening, media reports and stories from people detained affirm the conditions, rights violations, and deliberate opacity the ACLU warned would follow the opening of this site. Recent reporting reveals alarming conditions at Fort Bliss. The site has already racked up 60 violations of federal detention standards within its first 50 days of operation.

Each pod holds 60–70 people who report chronic food shortages, with meals sufficient for only about 50 individuals. People are forced to ration food, skip meals, or take turns eating — and when food is available, it is often spoiled or partially frozen, causing widespread vomiting, diarrhea, and rapid weight loss. Basic hygiene supplies are scarce: pods receive only a handful of rolls of toilet paper, and people go days without soap, clean clothing, or access to functioning showers. Detainees describe tents and bathrooms flooded with foul water mixed with urine and feces, creating squalid and unsafe living conditions.

,,,

If this is the state of a brand-new, billion-dollar facility within its first 90 days, the outlook for the next wave of military-base detention centers is dire. As detention sites open every few weeks nationwide, the ACLU anticipates that Fort Dix in New Jersey will be the next military site the Trump administration will use for mass immigration detention. There have also been reports of ICE scouting a Coast Guard base in New York for immigration detention.

What we are witnessing at Fort Bliss is not an anomaly; it is a warning. The conditions at Fort Bliss reflect a broader pattern of ICE evading oversight and accountability. The facility is a failed experiment that exposes the dangers of rapidly expanding detention, minimal safeguards, limited transparency, and virtually no oversight.

#Lies and #Lawlessness
The Camps, the Executions, and the Future by #Timothysnyder #thinkingabout #USA #donaldtrump #trumpadministration

https://snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-lawlessness

#Lies and #Lawlessness
The Camps, the Executions, and the Future by #Timothysnyder #thinkingabout #USA #donaldtrump #trumpadministration

https://snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-lawlessness

#Lies and #Lawlessness
The Camps, the Executions, and the Future by #Timothysnyder #thinkingabout #USA #donaldtrump #trumpadministration

https://snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-lawlessness

#Lies and #Lawlessness
The Camps, the Executions, and the Future by #Timothysnyder #thinkingabout #USA #donaldtrump #trumpadministration

https://snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-lawlessness

Remember when DT said the strikes would stop once Maduro was in custody?.. Yup, yet another lie.. Two more boat people dead..

"US carries out first known strike on alleged drug boat since Maduro’s capture"

https://apnews.com/article/trump-cartels-drug-trafficking-maduro-venezuela-af363f997081aeec85f10effe83631e6

#SerialKillings #RemoveTrump #NoKings #News #HumanRights #USPol #Lawlessness

When it comes to ICE brutality and their lawless tactics we’re not dealing with a training issue; we’re dealing with a gang of thugs issue.

#ice #republicans #noem #trump #thugs #illegal #lawlessness #news #worldnews #democrats

Antofagasta’s Lobbyists Deliver “An Outrageous Abuse” of the Congressional Review Act

It’s a little hard to sit through the video of yesterday’s Rules Committee hearing on House Joint Resolution 140, but it’s worth it just to see Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez coax Pete Stauber to acknowledge that any copper Antofagasta pulls out of the ground in northern Minnesota is going to end up “on a boat, in China.” So I excerpted that moment, above. Stauber can keep smiling along with Leger Fernandez, because he has already built a “strong coalition,” as one Republican member says, and his testimony here is mostly kabuki theater (and not very good theater at that). Among Republicans, at least, the backroom deal is done. That doesn’t mean the resolution will gain majorities in both houses of Congress within the next sixty days, but it is going to take popular outcry, firm resolve, and coordination to defeat it – which is hard to muster, given everything else that’s going on right now.* 

The most compelling arguments against Stauber’s resolution have less to do with mining or protecting the Boundary Waters specifically than with legislative process and the role of science in setting policy and guiding agency actions generally. The 20-year mineral withdrawal was grounded in science (despite Stauber’s bad faith complaints about something Deb Haaland once said), and more importantly the withdrawal allows for further scientific study of the effects of mining on the Rainy River watershed. Stauber relies on a sole, quasi-scientific opinion from the 1970s and pushes a resolution that would block any future withdrawal, no matter what current and future scientific study might show. “We don’t accept any new science” is how Representative Emily Randall rightly characterizes this position. 

Never again can we learn from…new science. Never again will we learn how we might preserve and protect this place further. Never can we say, it turns out…the pollution was terrible, let’s do something different. The way this resolution is written doesn’t allow us.

But “science is not static,” as Representative Mary Scanlon puts it; “if we were to approve this resolution…it blocks any future administration from taking action with respect to this property” or “address the harm” that mining in the watershed is going to cause. 

If the resolution passes in both houses, the Congressional Review Act bars any future administration from reinstating the withdrawal without new legislation. The big question hanging over all this is whether the Congressional Review Act even covers this Public Land Order. Lately, Republicans have been relying on opinions issued by the General Accounting Office that say Public Land Orders count as “rules” (usually because of their economic impact) and can therefore be undone by congressional review. As Randall puts it, “this congress, the Trump administration, and Republican members of Congress have been using the CRA to overturn public land protections that have never before been considered rules by any administration.”

This is exactly what Stauber is trying to do: convert the mineral withdrawal to a rule, or at least treat it as a rule. Reading from his prepared script, Stauber argues that the mineral withdrawal “is exactly the kind of action Congress intended to review [with] the CRA” because “the withdrawal substantially affects private companies and local economies by foreclosing leasing opportunities qualifying as substantive rule under the Administrative Procedure Act and the CRA.” This is a stretch, or, as Randall says, an abuse – an “outrageous abuse” – of legislative process and of the Congressional Review Act. The GAO has never declared this Public Land Order a rule, and, what’s more, Congress was notified of the withdrawal three years ago, as the Federal Land Policy and Management Act requires. Randall even waves around the letter Stauber was sent in 2023.

It’s also curious, she continues, that Stauber and others were not making noise about the Congressional Review Act back then, and they haven’t until now. What changed? Randall points out that the Chilean owners of Twin Metals “have spent half a million dollars in lobbying this past year”; and with the latest lobbying disclosure by The Bernhardt Group showing revenues of $110,000 for Q4 2025, it’s pretty clear that “this backdoor, after-the-fact attempt to undo a public land order cannot withstand any scrutiny,” as she says.

House Joint Resolution 140 is a plan cooked up on K Street, for a foreign mining company, and by a lobbying firm led by Trump’s former Secretary of the Interior.  Stauber is their errand boy.

*Postscript: Today, just after I published this, the House voted to provide for consideration of the joint resolution. The vote was 213-210, with 5 Republicans and 3 Democrats not voting. Later in the day, the House passed the resolution, 214-208, with one Republican (Don Bacon of Nebraska) voting against and one Democrat (Jared Golden of Maine) voting for the resolution. Four Republicans and five Democrats did not vote.

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#Maine - As Communities Say ‘#ICENotWelcome,’ Maine Halts Undercover License Plates for Federal Agents

“Maine is our home,” said Democratic US Senate candidate #GrahamPlatner, “and we’re not going to let ICE agents #terrorize our communities without #resistance.”

Jon Queally
Jan 19, 2026

Secretary of State, #ShennaBellows: “ICE’s lawless tactics are not welcome in Maine. In the United States, people cannot be taken off the street by masked agents, thrown in unmarked cars, and disappeared. That’s #kidnapping, not law enforcement. Those wielding #Trump’s #fascist agenda to divide us will fail because in Maine we stand with and will always protect our #Immigrant neighbors.”

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https://www.commondreams.org/news/maine-federal-agents-ice

#MaineResists #ResistICE #USPol #MainePol #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood
#AbusesOfPower #Lawlessness #Authoritarianism #CBP

#Maine - As Communities Say ‘#ICENotWelcome,’ Maine Halts Undercover License Plates for Federal Agents

“Maine is our home,” said Democratic US Senate candidate #GrahamPlatner, “and we’re not going to let ICE agents #terrorize our communities without #resistance.”

Jon Queally
Jan 19, 2026

Secretary of State, #ShennaBellows: “ICE’s lawless tactics are not welcome in Maine. In the United States, people cannot be taken off the street by masked agents, thrown in unmarked cars, and disappeared. That’s #kidnapping, not law enforcement. Those wielding #Trump’s #fascist agenda to divide us will fail because in Maine we stand with and will always protect our #Immigrant neighbors.”

Read more:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/maine-federal-agents-ice

#MaineResists #ResistICE #USPol #MainePol #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood
#AbusesOfPower #Lawlessness #Authoritarianism #CBP

#Maine - As Communities Say ‘#ICENotWelcome,’ Maine Halts Undercover License Plates for Federal Agents

“Maine is our home,” said Democratic US Senate candidate #GrahamPlatner, “and we’re not going to let ICE agents #terrorize our communities without #resistance.”

Jon Queally
Jan 19, 2026

Secretary of State, #ShennaBellows: “ICE’s lawless tactics are not welcome in Maine. In the United States, people cannot be taken off the street by masked agents, thrown in unmarked cars, and disappeared. That’s #kidnapping, not law enforcement. Those wielding #Trump’s #fascist agenda to divide us will fail because in Maine we stand with and will always protect our #Immigrant neighbors.”

Read more:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/maine-federal-agents-ice

#MaineResists #ResistICE #USPol #MainePol #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood
#AbusesOfPower #Lawlessness #Authoritarianism #CBP

#Maine - As Communities Say ‘#ICENotWelcome,’ Maine Halts Undercover License Plates for Federal Agents

“Maine is our home,” said Democratic US Senate candidate #GrahamPlatner, “and we’re not going to let ICE agents #terrorize our communities without #resistance.”

Jon Queally
Jan 19, 2026

Secretary of State, #ShennaBellows: “ICE’s lawless tactics are not welcome in Maine. In the United States, people cannot be taken off the street by masked agents, thrown in unmarked cars, and disappeared. That’s #kidnapping, not law enforcement. Those wielding #Trump’s #fascist agenda to divide us will fail because in Maine we stand with and will always protect our #Immigrant neighbors.”

Read more:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/maine-federal-agents-ice

#MaineResists #ResistICE #USPol #MainePol #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood
#AbusesOfPower #Lawlessness #Authoritarianism #CBP

#Maine - As Communities Say ‘#ICENotWelcome,’ Maine Halts Undercover License Plates for Federal Agents

“Maine is our home,” said Democratic US Senate candidate #GrahamPlatner, “and we’re not going to let ICE agents #terrorize our communities without #resistance.”

Jon Queally
Jan 19, 2026

Secretary of State, #ShennaBellows: “ICE’s lawless tactics are not welcome in Maine. In the United States, people cannot be taken off the street by masked agents, thrown in unmarked cars, and disappeared. That’s #kidnapping, not law enforcement. Those wielding #Trump’s #fascist agenda to divide us will fail because in Maine we stand with and will always protect our #Immigrant neighbors.”

Read more:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/maine-federal-agents-ice

#MaineResists #ResistICE #USPol #MainePol #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood
#AbusesOfPower #Lawlessness #Authoritarianism #CBP

#Maine pauses new federal license plates amid #ICE activity concerns

According to Secretary of State #ShennaBellows, the BMV recently received a request from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for undercover Maine plates.

By WMTW, Published: Jan. 18, 2026 at 3:18 AM EST

AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - "Maine’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles is hitting pause on issuing new confidential license plates to federal agencies.

"According to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, the BMV recently received a request from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for undercover Maine plates. That request comes as rumors swirl about possible U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Maine and amid concerns about federal law enforcement activity in other states.

"Bellows says the state has not revoked any plates already in use but has paused new ones until officials can be assured Maine plates won’t be used for what she calls '#LawlessPurposes.'

"Read Bellows full statement below:

" 'The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles received a request for confidential, undercover Maine license plates from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. These requests in light of rumors of ICE deployment to Maine and abuses of power in #Minnesota and elsewhere raise concerns. We have not revoked existing plates but have paused issuance of new plates. We want to be assured that Maine plates will not be used for lawless purposes.' "

https://www.wabi.tv/2026/01/18/maine-pauses-new-federal-license-plates-amid-ice-activity-concerns/

#MaineResists #ResistICE #USPol #MainePol #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood #AbusesOfPower #Lawlessness #Authoritarianism #CBP

#Maine pauses new federal license plates amid #ICE activity concerns

According to Secretary of State #ShennaBellows, the BMV recently received a request from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for undercover Maine plates.

By WMTW, Published: Jan. 18, 2026 at 3:18 AM EST

AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - "Maine’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles is hitting pause on issuing new confidential license plates to federal agencies.

"According to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, the BMV recently received a request from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for undercover Maine plates. That request comes as rumors swirl about possible U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Maine and amid concerns about federal law enforcement activity in other states.

"Bellows says the state has not revoked any plates already in use but has paused new ones until officials can be assured Maine plates won’t be used for what she calls '#LawlessPurposes.'

"Read Bellows full statement below:

" 'The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles received a request for confidential, undercover Maine license plates from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. These requests in light of rumors of ICE deployment to Maine and abuses of power in #Minnesota and elsewhere raise concerns. We have not revoked existing plates but have paused issuance of new plates. We want to be assured that Maine plates will not be used for lawless purposes.' "

https://www.wabi.tv/2026/01/18/maine-pauses-new-federal-license-plates-amid-ice-activity-concerns/

#MaineResists #ResistICE #USPol #MainePol #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood #AbusesOfPower #Lawlessness #Authoritarianism #CBP

#Maine pauses new federal license plates amid #ICE activity concerns

According to Secretary of State #ShennaBellows, the BMV recently received a request from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for undercover Maine plates.

By WMTW, Published: Jan. 18, 2026 at 3:18 AM EST

AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - "Maine’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles is hitting pause on issuing new confidential license plates to federal agencies.

"According to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, the BMV recently received a request from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for undercover Maine plates. That request comes as rumors swirl about possible U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Maine and amid concerns about federal law enforcement activity in other states.

"Bellows says the state has not revoked any plates already in use but has paused new ones until officials can be assured Maine plates won’t be used for what she calls '#LawlessPurposes.'

"Read Bellows full statement below:

" 'The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles received a request for confidential, undercover Maine license plates from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. These requests in light of rumors of ICE deployment to Maine and abuses of power in #Minnesota and elsewhere raise concerns. We have not revoked existing plates but have paused issuance of new plates. We want to be assured that Maine plates will not be used for lawless purposes.' "

https://www.wabi.tv/2026/01/18/maine-pauses-new-federal-license-plates-amid-ice-activity-concerns/

#MaineResists #ResistICE #USPol #MainePol #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood #AbusesOfPower #Lawlessness #Authoritarianism #CBP

#Maine pauses new federal license plates amid #ICE activity concerns

According to Secretary of State #ShennaBellows, the BMV recently received a request from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for undercover Maine plates.

By WMTW, Published: Jan. 18, 2026 at 3:18 AM EST

AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - "Maine’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles is hitting pause on issuing new confidential license plates to federal agencies.

"According to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, the BMV recently received a request from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for undercover Maine plates. That request comes as rumors swirl about possible U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Maine and amid concerns about federal law enforcement activity in other states.

"Bellows says the state has not revoked any plates already in use but has paused new ones until officials can be assured Maine plates won’t be used for what she calls '#LawlessPurposes.'

"Read Bellows full statement below:

" 'The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles received a request for confidential, undercover Maine license plates from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. These requests in light of rumors of ICE deployment to Maine and abuses of power in #Minnesota and elsewhere raise concerns. We have not revoked existing plates but have paused issuance of new plates. We want to be assured that Maine plates will not be used for lawless purposes.' "

https://www.wabi.tv/2026/01/18/maine-pauses-new-federal-license-plates-amid-ice-activity-concerns/

#MaineResists #ResistICE #USPol #MainePol #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood #AbusesOfPower #Lawlessness #Authoritarianism #CBP

#Maine pauses new federal license plates amid #ICE activity concerns

According to Secretary of State #ShennaBellows, the BMV recently received a request from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for undercover Maine plates.

By WMTW, Published: Jan. 18, 2026 at 3:18 AM EST

AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - "Maine’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles is hitting pause on issuing new confidential license plates to federal agencies.

"According to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, the BMV recently received a request from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for undercover Maine plates. That request comes as rumors swirl about possible U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Maine and amid concerns about federal law enforcement activity in other states.

"Bellows says the state has not revoked any plates already in use but has paused new ones until officials can be assured Maine plates won’t be used for what she calls '#LawlessPurposes.'

"Read Bellows full statement below:

" 'The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles received a request for confidential, undercover Maine license plates from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. These requests in light of rumors of ICE deployment to Maine and abuses of power in #Minnesota and elsewhere raise concerns. We have not revoked existing plates but have paused issuance of new plates. We want to be assured that Maine plates will not be used for lawless purposes.' "

https://www.wabi.tv/2026/01/18/maine-pauses-new-federal-license-plates-amid-ice-activity-concerns/

#MaineResists #ResistICE #USPol #MainePol #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood #AbusesOfPower #Lawlessness #Authoritarianism #CBP