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Matt BlazeGeorgetown just announced another snow day (with classes held via Zoom) for tomorrow.
After several days of sub-freezing weather, any unplowed roads and sidewalks (and there are many) in DC are especially treacherous - essentially solid ice. Stay safe, friends.
Matt BlazeGeorgetown campuses closed again tomorrow (with zoom classes).
Major arteries in DC are mostly cleared, but many local streets and sidewalks are basically solid sheets of ice at this point.
Stay safe and warm, DC friends.
Matt BlazeBondi's extortionary demand for the Minnesota voter rolls is curious. Minnesota's voter rolls, like those of most states, are essentially public, including name, address, phone number (if given), and elections voted in. The only information redacted (by law) is DoB, SSN (etc) and which party's primary elections they chose to vote in.
One can only speculate on why DoJ would want the redacted information.
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/201.091
Matt BlazeMinnesota has open primaries - any voter can select which party primary they want to vote in at the time of the primary. There's no party registration, so the primary selected (and not made public) is the only indicator of party affinity in the voter database there.
Matt BlazeBondi's extortionary demand for the Minnesota voter rolls is curious. Minnesota's voter rolls, like those of most states, are essentially public, including name, address, phone number (if given), and elections voted in. The only information redacted (by law) is DoB, SSN (etc) and which party's primary elections they chose to vote in.
One can only speculate on why DoJ would want the redacted information.
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/201.091
Matt BlazeRemember that the violence and brutality of ICE is outrageous, but it's not the only problem with the administration's immigration enforcement surge. It started out being about the "worst of the worst" (violent criminals), then quickly morphed to include anyone found with a status violation. But now they're CREATING status violations by mass revoking visas (especially of asylum seekers).
Many of the people being targeted and detained followed all the rules and committed no crimes or violations.
Matt BlazeSo in other words, this is not about deporting "illegals" and criminals. It's about getting rid of "foreigners" - anyone who doesn't fit the narrow, xenophobic MAGA vision of what constitutes an America.
Matt BlazeRemember that the violence and brutality of ICE is outrageous, but it's not the only problem with the administration's immigration enforcement surge. It started out being about the "worst of the worst" (violent criminals), then quickly morphed to include anyone found with a status violation. But now they're CREATING status violations by mass revoking visas (especially of asylum seekers).
Many of the people being targeted and detained followed all the rules and committed no crimes or violations.
Matt Blaze11 inches of snow so far in DC, which means the local supermarket has probably long ago sold out of fava beans and nice chiantis.
Matt BlazeA non-trivial minority of Americans believe that protest is always illegitimate, and that police use of force against protestors is inherently justified. This is a failure of civics education, but it's been clearly with us throughout at least my lifetime. No matter how "perfect" the victim may be, those whose positions have metastasized this way will never be convinced.
That does not mean that protest is futile, only that we should expect that some people won't be reached by it.
Matt BlazeI think the worst part of this, aside from the loss of life, is the near certainty that at some point today, Trump will find words that will make the situation much, much worse.
Matt BlazeBe warned: The latest death video from Minneapolis is graphic enough to weigh heavily on you, but not detailed enough to really help you understand much about what happened beyond what’s been widely reported.