The first 100 days. Mind boggling.
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I Lost My Son to MS-13. I Still Oppose Trump’s Deportations.
Dear readers,
One of the goals of Tangle is to expose you to a broad range of perspectives. Part of that work means being open-minded about views even (and especially) if they challenge your preconceptions or run against the mainstream consensus. So, you can imagine my interest when we got an email last week from a reader who said her son was killed by MS-13 — yet she was opposed to some of the deportations of MS-13 gang members.
Her argument was surprising and novel (at least to me) and we thought it was a fascinating read. On top of that, as you can imagine, it was an emotional and powerful plea from someone who has been finding a way to both grieve and make something positive come from her son’s death.
I know this essay is controversial. I know, also, that Rebekah’s view might be the minority among other parents in her situation. But I found it thought-provoking and challenging in the way Tangle should be, so I hope you enjoy it.
Best,
Isaac
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How much are are all these Kristi Noem commercials costing the taxpayer?Kristi Noem's TV Ad Calling to 'Hunt' Down Migrants Faces Ban
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DoD meltdownDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s controversial chief of staff, who played a central role in a power struggle that gripped the Pentagon, will exit the agency today.
Joe Kasper was originally expected to transition to another role within the Defense Department, but is now planning to go back to government relations and consulting, he said in an interview.
He will continue to support and advise the Pentagon, he said, but as a special government employee. This will limit him to performing temporary jobs for just 130 days a year.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/24/hegseth-chief-of-staff-pentagon-leaving-00308721
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Eagle huntersThat is, using an eagle to hunt rather than going after the eagle...
In the spring of 2021, Talgar Shaybyrov embarked on a heartbreaking journey. For twenty years, Talgar had hunted with a golden eagle he called Tumara. The two lived at nearly 6,000 feet above sea level, in the quiet town of Bokonbaevo, Kyrgyzstan, where guesthouses and yurt camps line the shore of Issyk Kul, the world’s second-largest saltwater lake. They had spent the past two decades hunting jackals and foxes together, often traveling in Talgar’s run-down Volkswagen Golf, a modern replacement for a horse. Now Talgar was ready to return Tumara to the wilderness, as was the custom among eagle hunters. Doing so allows the birds a chance to mate and be free as they near the end of their long lives. “I have spent so many years with her,” Talgar told me. “I hope she will enjoy her freedom.”
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My favorite sides for grilling season@Mik said in My favorite sides for grilling season:
Love summer food. What are your favorites?
Cold soups are a lunchtime staple in the wtg house during the summer . Since tomatoes, cukes, and peppers are usually abundant in my garden, we often have gazpacho. We both also love cold beet soup with a side of boiled spuds.
We also like to make a green bean salad. It's a German thing. Steam or boil the green beans. While they are hot, toss them with some finely chopped mild onion and sprinkle on some vinegar, oil, and salt. This recipe includes sugar, which we never use. It also says you should refrigerate it overnight. We eat it as soon as it's made and it's excellent. And leftovers are very good the next day.
https://www.chefkoch.de/rezepte/703041172925958/Gruener-Bohnensalat.html
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Judge arrestedMilwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was charged April 25 with two felonies for her role in helping an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest after he appeared in her courtroom last week.
Dugan, 65, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Dries during a brief hearing in a packed courtroom at the federal courthouse. Dugan, who was wearing a black dress with white flowers, made no public comments during the brief hearing.
As it ended, her attorney, Craig Mastantuono, told the court: "Judge Dugan wholeheartedly regrets and protests her arrest. It was not made in the interest of public safety."
The federal criminal charges have not yet been made available.
But Brady McCarron, spokesman for U.S. Marshals Service in Washington, D.C., said Dugan is being charged with two federal felony counts: obstruction and concealing an individual. McCarron also confirmed Dugan was arrested at about 8 a.m. at the Milwaukee County Courthouse.
U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi posted on X: "I can confirm that our @FBI agents just arrested Hannah Dugan – a county judge in Milwaukee – for allegedly helping an illegal alien avoid an arrest by @ICEgov."
Earlier, FBI Director Kash Patel posted and later deleted a tweet about the arrest.
"Just NOW, the FBI arrested Judge Hannah Dugan out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin on charges of obstruction — after evidence of Judge Dugan obstructing an immigration arrest operation last week," Patel wrote. "We believe Judge Dugan intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be arrested in her courthouse, Eduardo Flores Ruiz, allowing the subject — an illegal alien — to evade arrest."
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Judge arrestedThe FBI is looking into whether veteran Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan tried to help an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest when that person was scheduled to appear in her courtroom last week, sources told the Journal Sentinel.
In an email to judges, Chief Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Carl Ashley said agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement came to the Milwaukee County Courthouse on April 18 with an arrest warrant. But his note made no mention of Dugan or a federal investigation into her conduct.
ICE spokesperson Alethea Smock declined to comment.
"We have no information to provide at this point," Smock said in an email.
The FBI said in an email on April 23: "As a standard practice, the FBI does not confirm or deny the existence of investigations."
The Journal Sentinel reached out to Dugan by phone, at her courtroom and via email in recent days. In an April 22 email, Dugan said, "Nearly every fact regarding the 'tips' in your email is inaccurate."
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UkraineDonald Trump's "Objectively Embarrassing And Hilarious" Message To Vladimir Putin Is Now A Meme
