PJ McIlvaine
Writer. Screenwriter. Author. Dragon Rider. My personal website is pjmacwriter.com I'm a writing beast. And I make good trouble. Looking for her champion for her books and screenplays.
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineA staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaine“If a newspaper’s publisher makes a bunch of decisions that lose money, and then the owner keeps the publisher while firing the staff who puts out the paper—none of this is really about the money, is it?” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineGreat read. An ICE attorney working for DOJ temporarily explains that ICE has no clue how all of this "federal court" stuff works and makes clear that both ICE and DOJ were totally unprepared for the flood of habeases that were the inevitable result of the Minneapolis raids.
- If you want to read the transcript of the February 3 hearing where Julie Le had her "this job sucks" meltdown, now you can: drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
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- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineA publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineRemember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineWhat’s up with the government lawyer who told a federal judge in Minnesota on Tuesday that “the system sucks” and her “job sucks”? I have you covered at Law Dork:
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineAs I report in this piece, a trend is developing: Some warehouse owners have decided against selling to ICE, plainly because the backlash has persuaded them that it would make them pariahs
- “Social signaling is generating opposition to Trump’s worst policies, as more and more ordinary people see them as shameful and heinous in the most basic moral and human terms.” - @gregsargent.bsky.social Yes! Persuasion doesn’t only work the way message testers assume.
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- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineWhistleblower puts Tulsi on notice that he will go to Congress himself if her office doesn’t respond by Friday.
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- Reposted by PJ McIlvainehate to see Bezos run the Post into the ground. but you can support billionaire free DC News: @51st.news @streetsensedc.bsky.social @washingtoninformer.com @wcp.bsky.social @ethiopique202.bsky.social
- News: The Washington Post is preparing to slash upwards of 300 staffers, incl sports, metro and foreign desks @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports. “The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news www.status.news/p/washington...
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineSeven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.
- I nominate this for one of the craziest stories of the day.... www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineA one-time assistant to Jeffrey Epstein told the FBI effectively under penalty of perjury that the pedophile introduced Donald Trump to his wife Melania, a newly released document shows.
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineTrump turned the Kennedy Center into a political vanity project, chased away world-class artists, cut attendance in half, and now wants to shut it down for two years with no clear plan, no transparency, and no accountability.
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineLawyer: “Have you ever had a personal relationship with Donald Trump?” Epstein: “Yes” Lawyer: “Have you socialized with him in the presence of females under 18?” Epstein: “I’m asserting my Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights.” via @meidastouch.com
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineJeffrey Epstein: "I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body."
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineWhy do people report that Trump has shut down the Kennedy Center “for two years”? What has he DONE: Shut it down. What has he PROMISED: To reopen it in 2 years. What is REPORTED: The promise. What do we KNOW: Trump always lies.
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- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineRemember her name: Aliya Rahman Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself. It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did. ICE MUST GO‼️
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineGabbard held this up for 8 months with a truckload of excuses from executive privilege to "It's too classified for Congress." They have FINALLY transmitted the whistleblower report to Congress. www.cbsnews.com/news/intelli...
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineHere’s a useful reminder of what our federal courts SHOULD be doing to uphold our constitutional traditions:
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineYup; Lewandowski runs DHS for Noem, it’s widely known.
- "The email also revealed a rather bizarre chain of command, with Bovino saying he reported to Noem’s aide, Corey Lewandowski..." www.thedailybeast.com/leaked-email...
- The alleged afffair partner?
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineFrench police have raided the Paris offices of X and summoned Elon Musk for questioning as part of a cybercrime investigation into artificial intelligence-generated pornographic deepfakes and Holocaust denial. www.ms.now/news/french-...
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineApparently morale at DOJ is so low that line attorneys are asking to be held in contempt so they can get some sleep yikes
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineCrockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineLuke Ganger, Renee Good’s brother: “In the last few weeks, our family took some consolation thinking that perhaps ‘Nee’s death would bring about change in our country. It has not.”
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- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineholy shit
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineClose the ICE detention centers.
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineAgain, this is FALSE. Administrative warrants are NOT signed by an immigration judge (or any judge at all). They are generated and signed by ICE officers themselves with no external oversight whatsoever. Here is a blank sample warrant. Note who signs off on it; an "immigration officer."
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineNOTE: when an immigration judge issues a final deportation order, the I-205 signed by an ICE officer allows ICE to detain that person for deportation, but it does not allow them to enter a home without consent. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/can-...
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineAfter Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting. But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
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- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineSimply incredible
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineTo anyone tempted to celebrate Noem's big announcement that ICE will use body cams and that it will be expanded nationwide as funding is available... That's already been official ICE policy for over two years. www.ice.gov/news/release....
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineNEW/WOW: New York Times identified more than 5,300 files containing more than 38,000 references to Donald Trump in latest Epstein files. Interesting Of DOJ's release ONLY a Few of files date back to when the two men were friends. This is the cover up! Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineI know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home. But did you look at the judge's order? It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept." Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineThe Minneapolis school district attended by 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos shut down today after receiving a bomb threat. www.ms.now/news/school-...
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineNYT in December: “Trump’s named rarely mentioned” NYT today: “5300 files containing 38,000+ references related to Trump” 😕🤔🤷🏼
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineIn between all the fascism, it's also a MASSIVE crime wave.
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineIt’s hard to focus on one thing to be appalled about, but these stories out of Minnesota are awful. (And, of course, on the other hand, very encouraging.) I cannot believe you can wrongly grab somebody, transport them, and then leave them where YOU took them.
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- Reposted by PJ McIlvaineFormer DHS top lawyers for Dem & GOP admins agree: no judicial warrant, no entry. “Attempting to tarnish department attorneys as “deep state” operatives for giving legal advice that is faithful to the Constitution is not only offensive but also dangerous.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
- Reposted by PJ McIlvaine“A review of 47 victims’ full names on Sunday found that 43 of them were left unredacted in files that were made public by the government on Friday, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. Several women’s full names appeared more than 100 times in the files. “ www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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