People Are Fighting Back Against Trump’s Fascist Agenda in the Courts, and They’re Already Winning

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🗓️ 31 January 2025

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OA1119 - Trump's executive orders are bad for humanity--and just plain badly written. We survey some of the 20 major legal challenges which have been filed against this nonsense--including two early wins, and a few others which might be wins soon.

Matt then explains a recent proposed Trump enforcement tactic with concerning new potential for integration of local and federal authorities with immigration enforcement which the media seems to have missed. In related news, Trump has announced that a little-known section of the US military base at Guantanamo Bay will be used to house up to 30,000 immigrants facing deportation. We consider the history and legal issues around this far-from unprecedented plan.

Finally, our closing Bigfootnote takes a closer look at a rare intersection between cryptozoology and the law.

OMB memo dated 1/27/25
“Influx of aliens” memo
“Offshoring Human Rights,” International Refugee Assistance Project (Fall 2024)
Trump Litigation Tracker, Just Security (2025)
Bigfoot-Ordinance-69-01.pdf (Skamani County)

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0:00.0	You must never ever give up or give in.
0:03.1	You must keep the faith and keep your eyes on the prize.
0:07.5	That is your calling.
0:08.9	That is your mission.
0:10.0	That is your moral obligation.
0:12.0	That is your mandate.
0:13.4	Get out there and do it.
0:15.0	Get in the way.
0:26.6	Change. Change happens because people care. You the people have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.
0:36.6	I still believe with all my heart, America can't. free and beautiful to make this life a wonderful adventure.
0:48.3	I still believe with all my heart, America can be a place where no child is left hungry, no community is left behind, and no one gets told they don't belong.
0:55.0	The fight for our country is always worth it.
0:59.0	Hello and welcome to opening arguments. This is episode of 11119.
1:02.0	I'm Thomas Smith.
1:03.0	That over there is real life exhausted attorney.
1:07.0	Matt Cameron.
1:08.0	How are you doing, Matt?
1:09.0	Yeah, I've had a long day, but it started with me, well, it started with us, winning asylum for a family this morning.
1:15.1	These wins can still happen, just because Trump is president doesn't mean the law is out the window yet, which is a big theme of what we're going to talk about today.
1:21.7	Yeah. that, you can't go wrong. It's been a long, long day. And all of the rumors and misinformation and
1:28.7	terror and secondary trauma that I've been telling you about is still continuing. And, you know,
1:33.0	I can barely sit down because I have so many people asking questions about what's going on right now.
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