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You Gotta Laugh.

March 27, 2025.

“Those are some really shitty war plans. This only proves one thing: Jeff Goldberg has never seen a war plan or an 'attack plan' (as he now calls it). Not even close,” said Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth yesterday, March 26.

Reporters should never see war plans, attack plans, anything remotely like the closely held details the Secretary shared in the chat group Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Goldberg was invited to join by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz -- nor any other on-the-job training material for unqualified senior government officials.

Goldberg is “the worst possible journalist to invite into a secret Trump group chat,” according to The Telegraph. Goldberg and Trump have a long history. It was Goldberg who reported in 2020 that Trump called American soldiers who died in combat losers and suckers.

Trump called Goldberg a horrible, radical-left lunatic then. Then and now, he calls him a sleazebag.

Instructions below for Waltz and Hegseth on how to view pending Signal group member invites.

You Gotta Laugh.

The last few posts have been heavy lifts. Today, let's just inventory how much crazy has happened in less than two weeks. Two weeks! You gotta laugh because I am tired of crying.

Friday, March 14. White House issues release, “Wins come all day under President Trump.”

Saturday, March 15. All in one day.

US District Judge James Boasberg grants restraining order to prevent deportation of five Venezuelan in Federal custody.

Hours later, a Presidential Order is issued invoking wartime powers of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to target members of a Venezuelan gang.

Still hours later, Boasberg orders flights to El Salvador to turn around after learning the five Venezuelans in question are on one of the planes.

Trump ignores Boasberg’s order, allows flights to continue.

Monday, March 17. Tom Homan, Trump Border Czar, said, “We’re not stopping. I don’t care what judges think. I don’t care what the left thinks. We’re coming.”

Tuesday, March 18. Trump goes off.

In a Truth Social post he declares Boasberg should be impeached. Punctuation is Trump’s, “This Radical Left Lunatic of a Judge, a troublemaker and agitator who was sadly appointed by Barack Hussein Obama, was not elected President - He didn’t WIN the popular VOTE (by a lot!), he didn’t WIN ALL SEVEN SWING STATES, he didn’t WIN 2,750 to 525 Counties, HE DIDN’T WIN ANYTHING! I WON FOR MANY REASONS, IN AN OVERWHELMING MANDATE, BUT FIGHTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION MAY HAVE BEEN THE NUMBER ONE REASON FOR THIS HISTORIC VICTORY.”

Federal Judges do not run for election. There is a reason for that.

Fun facts. Boasberg was indeed appointed to the District Court by President Obama. He was confirmed unanimously by the Senate, some of whom are reportedly Republicans. Earlier in his career he was appointed to a seven-year term on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts. Republican George W. Bush appointed Roberts. Boasberg was Brent Kavanaugh’s Yale Law School roommate. Kavanaugh has since been appointed to the Supreme Court by Trump. Wait, wait, there is more.

Roberts issues statement. “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision,” Roberts said. “The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.”

Most recent prior statement by a Chief Justice on a political issue was 2018. Trump (again) , calls out “Obama judges.” Roberts (again) responds, "We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges. What we have is an extraordinary group of dedicated judges doing their level best to do equal right to those appearing before them.”

Other examples of similar statements by a Chief Justice this century. Zero.

Thursday, March 20. Bondi fires.

Attorney General Pam Bondi announces federal arson charges against three individuals charged with using Molotov cocktails to firebomb Tesla autos. Bondi categorizes attacks as domestic terrorism.

Bondi does not disclose details of individuals. There is no indication any of the three arrested are immigrants.

Friday, March 21. While Trump burns.

Trump posts on Truth Social, "I look forward to watching the sick terrorist thugs get 20 year jail sentences for what they are doing to Elon Musk and Tesla. Perhaps they could serve them in the prisons of El Salvador, which have become so recently famous for such lovely conditions!"

The Salvadoran prison comment is a reference to the Alien Enemies Act deportations, which is part of the Alien and Sedition Acts.

For a US president to discuss deporting US citizens to the same jail he deported immigrants to earlier in the week is no joke.

Saturday, March 22. The president shows his age.

Trump claims he did not sign the Alien Enemies Act.

The document appears in the Federal Register with Trumps signature.

White House clarifies Trump meant he did not sign the 1798 version.

Monday, March 24. Goldberg and the Atlantic publish, “The Trump Administration Accidently Texted Me Its War Plans.”

Tuesday, March 25. Nothing to see here.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, participants on the Signal chat group reported by the Atlantic, testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Both claim they did not share classified information.

NYT updates list of fifty-three judicial rulings at least temporarily pausing Trump administration initiatives.

Rulings against Trump = 53. Trump days in office = 64. Daily ratio = 0.82 rulings against per day.

Wednesday, March 26. Full circle. What goes round.

The Atlantic publishes “Here are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisors Shared on Signal,” in response to denials by Trump, Hegseth, Ratcliffe, Gabbard and others that attack plans were included.

Hegseth makes his “shitty attack plans” comment.

Watchdog group American Oversight sues Hegseth and other officials for violation of Federal Records Act for use of Signal chat, which auto deletes records.

Boasberg is randomly assigned the case.

A three-judge US appeals court upholds Boasberg’s block on Trump’s deportations under the Alien Enemies Act by 2-1 margin. Panel includes Obama, Bush, and Trump appointees. Trump appointee dissents.

Thursday, March 27. Hold my beer.

Boasberg orders Trump Administration to preserve all Signal communications during the days surrounding the US strikes in Yemen as revealed in Goldberg’s coverage in the Atlantic.

Trump calls Boasberg’s assignment disgraceful and statistically IMPOSSIBLE on Truth Social.

Trump withdraws Elise Stefanik’s nomination as UN Ambassador saying he cannot take a chance on losing her seat in the House. The move catches some GOP leaders off guard.

The team from Philadelphia, home of the Declaration and Constitution, defeats Washington 7-3 in extra innings on MLB Opening Day.

Prediction. It is going to be a long season.

Notes.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pete-hegseth-social-media-outburst-175332964.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/jeffery-goldberg-worst-possible-journalist-142846225.html

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/20/g-s1-49896/trump-far-right-extremist-media

https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360050427692-Manage-a-group

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/02/wins-come-all-day-under-president-trump/

https://nypost.com/2025/03/17/us-news/tom-homan-vows-not-to-stop-deportations-after-judge-blocks-trump-from-using-alien-enemies-act/

https://moderncourts.org/programs-advocacy/judicial-selection/why-merit-selection/

https://thefulcrum.us/rule-of-law/chief-justice-john-roberts-trump

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-federal-judges-impeachment-29da1153a9f82106748098a6606fec39