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  1. #Novak 🎾#Djokovic, după ce a fost învins de locul 79 ATP la #Roma: „Nu am avut o pregătire ideală”.

    🔗 wp.me/p9KpFA-5gE6

    #Știri #Sport #Tenis

  2. #UDMR, după ce fostul lor 🏓#MinistrulSportului, Eduárd #Novák, și-a evidențiat legătura cu extremistul #Simion: A început să spună lucruri pe care le auzisem anterior la extremiștii care, de altfel, îl atacaseră și pe el, cu #Simion în frunte, tocmai din cauza etniei sale maghiare.

    🔗 wp.me/p9KpFA-5fKP

    #Știri #România #Extremism

  3. The #fisk of the #PamBondi statement on the #LindseyHalligan departure concludes:

    > The Department of Justice will continue to seek review of decisions like this

    As Judge #Novak pointed out, you lazy guys never even sought a stay of the order disqualifying #Halligan. Also you gave up on #ErikSiebert only for stupid reasons.

    > that hinder our ability to keep the American people safe.

    American safety doesn’t seem to be a concern of those that murdered #ReneeGood and then circled wagons around her killer. And what about the #EpsteinFiles? Isn't this the same #DOJ who tells judges that they need not follow a #law which doesn't have explicit private claims of action and penalties attached?

    This completes the fisk of this twitter post by #Bondi x.com/AGPamBondi/status/201378

  4. The #fisk of the #PamBondi statement on the #LindseyHalligan departure continues:

    > and fulfilled her responsibilities with courage and resolve.

    #ErikSiebert, #JamesComey, and #LetitiaJames all had the courage to tell Trump "no" and the skills to fulfill their responsibilities. Halligan’s lack of experience was cited by Judge #Novak as a reason he didn’t impose sanctions for her inability to parse and follow the law.

    > Her departure is a significant loss for the Department of Justice

    Normative opinion; contradicted by judicial action. Judges kicked her out because that was necessary under the #law, not a loss of a bona fide asset of the #DOJ.

    > and the communities she served.

    You are thinking of Erik #Siebert or career prosecutors, I think.

    > While we will feel her absence keenly, we are confident that she will continue to serve her country in other ways.

    James #Comey wanted to serve his country and the #Constitution and #Trump tried to imprison him with the illegal appointment of #Halligan.

    > The circumstances that led to this outcome are deeply misguided.

    I agree, #Trump is a misguided circumstance. But the circumstances that led to Halligan’s ouster are: Article II of the US Constitution, 28 U.S.C. § 546, and established precedent on officer appointments.

    > We are living in a time when a democratically elected President's ability to staff key law enforcement positions faces serious obstacles.

    I support the #USConstitution, Pam #Bondi, why don’t you? The president was Constitutionally elected, not democratically as then a majority would have voted for him.

  5. On Twitter, #PamBondi also has a statement on #LindseyHalligan and her departure. But it has little basis in truth or the #law so let's #fisk it.

    > During her 120-day tenure as Interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of #Virginia

    - Judge Currie expressly ruled that Lindsey Halligan was never lawfully appointed as U.S. Attorney at all.
    - Her actions were therefore void ab initio — not merely defective, not expired, but never authorized.
    - You cannot have a “120-day tenure” in an office you never legally held.

    Also, it's a bit weird that NOW you say "interim" which Halligan was not using the filings.

    > Lindsey Halligan served with the utmost distinction and an unwavering commitment to the rule of law.

    Directly contradicted by multiple federal judges.
    - Judge #Currie: held that #Halligan ignored statutory limits, bypassed Congress, and acted without constitutional authority.
    - Judge #Novak: described her filing as “containing a level of vitriol more appropriate for a cable news talk show” and emphasized that she ignored every lawful avenue to resolve the issue.

    Serving “with distinction” does not include:
    - Acting without legal authority
    - Continuing to sign filings with a title a federal judge ruled invalid
    - Filing briefs that do not answer the court’s question
    - Treating binding judicial rulings as optional

    > By prosecuting the most serious offenders including violent criminal illegal aliens, murderers, and child abusers,

    Misleading at best; likely false as a justification.

    This is credit-laundering: attributing the ordinary work of career prosecutors to an unlawfully appointed political figure with no prosecutorial experience.

  6. Finally, after a long holiday weekend, the Federal District Judge who asked Lindsey #Halligan to explain why she and the #DOJ lawyers were still signing court documents which give her title as "U.S. Attorney", which Judge Currie had previous ruled was an illegal appointment at the request of the Chief Judge of the Fourth Circuit (the appeals court above the 9 District Courts in #Virginia and 4 nearby states). (The main issue was that under the #Constitution, officers of the United States are appointed by the President subject to the approval of Congress, in this case provisionally granted by statute once per term for interim appointments of 120 days as the new administration requests that approval — neither of which applies to the illegal appointment of Halligan.)

    Instead of explaining why she was still using the title after the ruling, Halligan fairly directly insulted the Judge's understanding of the law. (See above.)

    Today, Judge #Novak issued a decision and order explaining what he thinks of such a filing.

    • "contains a level of vitriol more appropriate for a cable news talk show
    and falls far beneath the level of advocacy expected from litigants in this Court" p. 2
    • "even if Ms. Halligan was validly appointed [for 120 days] that appointment would expire today" p. 5
    • Halligan ignores that Judge Currie speaks for all District Judges pp. 7-8
    • explains law of how judicial reasoning (ratio decidendi) controls application of rulings pp. 8-9
    • points out that she ignored all legal avenues to retain use of title pp. 10-11
    • pointed out judges have a duty to protect integrity pp. 11-16
    • Halligan is too inexperienced to know how to parse law, but watch out next time p. 18

    storage.courtlistener.com/reca

  7. 2025/11/24 storage.courtlistener.com/reca Judge Curie: Nope, Halligan’s “appointment” evaded Congressional approval and is invalid. Comey’s indictment never happened. #Comey

    storage.courtlistener.com/reca Judge Curie: And Letitia James’ indictment didn’t happen. If the government wants to do this, they need to start over. #Letitia_james

    Elsewhere, before Judge #Novak:
    2025/12/02 storage.courtlistener.com/reca Halligan: I love my "job."

    2025/12/22 (Appeals are filed, eventually consolidated, but the government lawyer’s haven’t yet stated a case and no one sought to stay the order)

    2026/01/06 storage.courtlistener.com/reca Judge Novak: Explain how this is your job.

    2026/01/13 storage.courtlistener.com/reca #Halligan: Not going to explain. You're not the boss of me!

    #USConstitution #Constitution #USLaw #Law

    constitution.congress.gov/brow

    law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28

    law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28

    congress.gov/crs-product/LSB11

  8. Halligan’s response to the judge Tuesday — a remarkably defiant document that strains the boundaries of standard legal rhetoric and logic … characterized [District Judge David J.] Novak’s questions as “a thinly veiled threat” against her authority and claimed the previous unlawful appointment ruling only prevented her from working the dismissed cases against #Comey and James … did not explain why she and the DOJ have repeatedly identified her as a full U.S. attorney in court filings — dropping “acting” or “interim” from her title — even though she was never confirmed by the Senate or federal judges in the Eastern District of Virginia.

    — Jacob Knutson

    democracydocket.com/news-alert

    #Halligan #Novak #USCourts #Virginia #VAED #Contempt #Letitia_james #PACER #RECAP #USConstitution #Constitution

    Original Filings on Halligan's irregular appointment:
    2025/10/20 storage.courtlistener.com/reca Comey: Halligan not appointed
    2025/10/24 storage.courtlistener.com/reca James: Halligan not appointed
    2025/10/31 storage.courtlistener.com/reca Congress: Halligan not appointed
    2025/11/03 storage.courtlistener.com/reca Halligan: Am too!
    2025/11/03 storage.courtlistener.com/reca Halligan: Am too!
    2025/11/10 storage.courtlistener.com/reca Comey: Still nope.
    2025/11/10 storage.courtlistener.com/reca James: Do you even law?
    2025/11/13 storage.courtlistener.com/reca Currie: I'm the judge. These are my notes.
    2025/11/24 storage.courtlistener.com/reca Currie: Nope. Not a real US Attorney.
    2025/12/02 storage.courtlistener.com/reca Halligan: I love my "job"
    2026/01/06 storage.courtlistener.com/reca Judge Novak: Explain.
    2026/01/13 storage.courtlistener.com/reca Halligan: Not going to explain. You're not the boss of me!

  9. A Talk With Menagerie’s Ricky & Lisa Novak • James Lane Post • Hamptons Culture & Lifestyle Magazine

    Menagerie Wine, created in Napa Valley, was founded by a group of friends united by their love for elegant, refined wine and a shared commitment to protectin…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Wine #Blending #conservation #featured #menagerie’s #Novak #ricky #wildlife
    diningandcooking.com/2466792/a

  10. Le plus grand des hasards a voulu que j'écoute le seul EP de #MissMend (groupe de #JoeDilworth, premier batteur de #Stereolab et surtout batteur de #ThFaithHealers, et photographe de profession, pour le #MelodyMaker notamment, son travail ici : joedilworth.com/), du coup, dans la foulée, j'écoute #Novak, et là, le drame : je me refais l'intégrale de #Quickspace. Ne cherchez pas le lien, c'est mon cerveau qui a décidé de cheminer ainsi.

    quickspace.bandcamp.com/album/

    #music #krautpunk

  11. Le plus grand des hasards a voulu que j'écoute le seul EP de #MissMend (groupe de #JoeDilworth, premier batteur de #Stereolab et surtout batteur de #ThFaithHealers, et photographe de profession, pour le #MelodyMaker notamment, son travail ici : joedilworth.com/), du coup, dans la foulée, j'écoute #Novak, et là, le drame : je me refais l'intégrale de #Quickspace. Ne cherchez pas le lien, c'est mon cerveau qui a décidé de cheminer ainsi.

    quickspace.bandcamp.com/album/

    #music #krautpunk

  12. Le plus grand des hasards a voulu que j'écoute le seul EP de #MissMend (groupe de #JoeDilworth, premier batteur de #Stereolab et surtout batteur de #ThFaithHealers, et photographe de profession, pour le #MelodyMaker notamment, son travail ici : joedilworth.com/), du coup, dans la foulée, j'écoute #Novak, et là, le drame : je me refais l'intégrale de #Quickspace. Ne cherchez pas le lien, c'est mon cerveau qui a décidé de cheminer ainsi.

    quickspace.bandcamp.com/album/

    #music #krautpunk

  13. Le plus grand des hasards a voulu que j'écoute le seul EP de #MissMend (groupe de #JoeDilworth, premier batteur de #Stereolab et surtout batteur de #ThFaithHealers, et photographe de profession, pour le #MelodyMaker notamment, son travail ici : joedilworth.com/), du coup, dans la foulée, j'écoute #Novak, et là, le drame : je me refais l'intégrale de #Quickspace. Ne cherchez pas le lien, c'est mon cerveau qui a décidé de cheminer ainsi.

    quickspace.bandcamp.com/album/

    #music #krautpunk

  14. Le plus grand des hasard a voulu que j'écoute le seul EP de #MissMend (groupe de #JoeDilworth, premier batteur de #Stereolab et surtout batteur de #ThFaithHealers, et photographe de profession, pour le #MelodyMaker notamment, son travail ici : joedilworth.com/), du coup, dans la foulée, j'écoute #Novak, et là, le drame : je me refais l'intégrale de #Quickspace. Ne cherchez pas le lien, c'est mon cerveau qui a décidé de cheminer ainsi.

    quickspace.bandcamp.com/album/

    #music #krautpunk

  15. Elisabeta #Lipă, reacție după ce Eduard #Novak a dezvăluit premierea cu peste 160 de mii 💶#EUR a contabilei de la Federația de Canotaj: „Banii sunt pentru 60 de persoane”.
    Președintele pentru Federația: Ei împart banii numai dacă vor.

    🔗 wp.me/p9KpFA-3SsW

    #Știri

  16. The day after the night before, #Luca #Nardi was a man in demand.

    An interview beckoned with an Italian TV station, while some fans later wandering around the grounds at the #BNP #Paribas #Open blurted out, “We talked to Nardi!”

    All that was understandable since he upset 24-time Grand Slam winner #Novak #Djokovic on Monday evening — and that as a lucky loser.

    At No. 123, he became the lowest-ranked player to ever beat Djokovic at a regular-season Masters event.

    bnpparibasopen.com/news/dreams