Did you know that the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia was just dismissed?

[msc545]

On Friday, May 22, 2026, Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, “ruling that the Trump administration had brought human trafficking charges against him as part of a vindictive effort to punish him for challenging his wrongful deportation to El Salvador last year."

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/23/nx-s1-5831979/tennessee-judge-dismisses-federal-human-smuggling-charges-against-kilmar-abrego-garcia

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The judge wrote, in part: "Then-Attorney General Robert H. Jackson warned his fellow prosecutors long ago of the danger of picking the person first and the crime second. “Therein is the most dangerous power of the prosecutor: that he will pick people that he thinks he should get, rather than pick cases that need to be prosecuted.” Robert H. Jackson, The Federal Prosecutor, 31 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 3, 5 (1940). That is the situation here."

[loveslongnails]

Good! Of course, the shitheads at DHS will appeal this all the way up to whatever court the cult controls. If I were him, I'd take my family and get the hell out of the USA while I could.

[msc545]

Actually, he does need to get out of the U. S. The government will never leave him alone.

[loveslongnails]

I agree. Are you aware that according to directive NSPM7, I am considered a domestic terrorists? LOL Are you too? Do you live in the USA?

[msc545]

I do live in the USA, but I can't imagine I'm a domestic terrorist. What the heck is NSPM 7?

[msc545]

Oh, well, now I see what you're talking about. I'm not sure I fall under the provisions of any of that, but I think about half the people I know probably do.

[loveslongnails]

It's a cyber-security directive that sounds like a good thing on the surface, and parts of it are. But all those data centers in use and being built aren't just for compiling information about consumers buying habits; they're surveillance centers. The bill goes back to 2017, but Biden and now Trump in 2025 issued revisions. Even though it's not law, it condones widespread surveillance of anyone or anything suspected of being a "domestic threat". Trump interprets that as speaking out against him, his regime and appointees, his policies, and even capitalism and "the American way" itself (whatever the hell that is! lol).

[msc545]

ChatGPT said this about what the American way supposedly is: The phrase “the American way” has never had one universally agreed meaning. Different people use it to describe different ideals, values, or myths about the United States. Broadly, though, it usually refers to a cluster of cultural and political ideas associated with the country’s identity.

Common elements often include:

Individual liberty — the belief that people should have broad freedom to speak, worship, work, and live as they choose.
Self-determination and opportunity — the idea that individuals can improve their lives through effort, talent, and persistence (“the American Dream”).
Democracy and constitutional government — elected leadership, rule of law, civil rights, and limits on government power.
Equality before the law — at least as an aspiration, that people should not be legally privileged by birth or class.
Innovation and entrepreneurship — admiration for inventors, businesses, risk-taking, and economic growth.
Pluralism — the notion that people from many backgrounds, religions, and cultures can coexist within one nation.
Patriotism and civic identity — attachment to national ideals rather than ancestry alone.

Historically, the phrase has also been used in more specific ways:

During the 20th century, it was often contrasted with communism or authoritarianism, especially during the Cold War.
In advertising and politics, it has sometimes meant traditional family life, hard work, home ownership, and upward mobility.
Critics point out that the “American way” has often fallen short of its ideals because of slavery, segregation, inequality, political corruption, or unequal access to opportunity.

So the phrase is partly descriptive and partly aspirational. For some Americans, it means:

freedom + opportunity + responsibility.

For others, it means:

a national myth that the country struggles to fully live up to.

Both interpretations are deeply rooted in American history.

[msc545]

All that stuff that we certainly do not have anymore.

[loveslongnails]

Re-reading the "Common Details" section from above, only one has been been mostly true since the advent of the USA, and that's " Innovation and entrepreneurship — admiration for inventors, businesses, risk-taking, and economic growth." But it hasn't been true ALL the time. Once monopolies took over, innovation and invention that threatened profits have been squashed at times, even if it involved murdering the inventors.

Self-determination - for some much easier, for others, many obstacles.

All the others are propaganda. Those things never fully existed for everyone, and they never will. Interesting post, thank you!

[msc545]

Your intelligent critique of the post of the AI that I made is quite correct. Thank you!

[RedInnocent69]

I’m not surprised. The DOM has been more about showboating than law enforcement since Trump normalized making shit up

[RedInnocent69]

* DoJ but DOM works for what they’ve been doing too 😂

[DryGermanGuy]

Oh noes! 😱 Whom will exitseven blame for that? Communist judges? The Deep State? Ukraine? 🤔

[msc545]

He will blame all of the above and tell us it was because the judge is a communist or something like that.

[Mike_Hum]

Good, time to deport him.

[msc545]

That was already tried in the court just prohibited it.

[Mike_Hum]

Don't give a fuck. Get him out of here. He's a drain on the country.

[msc545]

It actually can't be done. At least not legally. What would you like to do illegally kidnap him?

[Mike_Hum]

your terms are acceptable.

[msc545]

Go ahead and get yourself thrown in prison. That would be a good place for you.