Megan Smith

Writing my debut mystery, tennis junkie. Member of @CrimeWoC, @SINCNational, MWA. Former BlogHer. Not the former US CTO.

[Wendell Pierce @WendellPierce]

It’s infuriating that the first reaction wasn’t complete and full throatted apologies to Delroy Lindo and Michael B. Jordan. The insult to them takes priority. It doesn’t matter the reasoning for the racist slur.

[Jenin Younes @JeninYounesEsq]

I'm a former defense attorney and currently a civil liberties attorney with no political dog in this fight. I watched the video at least 10 times from different angles and at different speeds and waited to offer an opinion, which I still reserve the right to change if additional information changes the calculus.

It is very clear that the officers instigated the confrontation. The woman initially tried to wave them past her.

ICE officers have no authority to search a US citizen or arrest her (unless there's probable cause to believe she's harboring undocumented individuals, not a contention here). A woman surrounded by masked, armed men who have no law enforcement authority over her has every right to try to escape. Video shows her steering wheel is turned to the right, clearly an attempt to leave WITHOUT hitting anyone and steer clear of the officer standing towards the front of her car. That officer had time to step to the side, which is where he was when he shot her.

Even a real police officer would not have the right to shoot at her for trying to flee. This is well-established in the case law; deadly force may not be used simply to prevent someone from getting away. Given that the ICE officers had no law enforcement authority to begin with, AND the video footage shows she was trying to escape a perceived threat, not to kill anyone, the crime is all the more inexcusable.

I'm praying for the victim's family, especially her children. I'm also praying for all the conservatives who are so unprincipled and lost they're excusing this terrible crime, and gloating over a death that will leave three young children motherless, because of the victim's politics.

[Serena Williams @serenawilliams]

My sister’s keeper. Venus, where do I even begin? From backyard courts to the world stage, you’ve always led with grace, strength, and heart. Seeing you step into this next chapter so loved and radiant means everything to me. Forever proud to stand beside you. 🫶🏾

[julie k. brown @jkbjournalist]

Dershowitz, who helped Jeffrey Epstein get this sweetheart deal, knows full well that there were almost three dozen dozen girls, ages 13 to 17, who were named in a list that accompanied this plea deal. The final plea PAPERWORK was manipulated to pick just one victim -- and his lawyers made sure they chose the oldest one so that it didn't look so bad. But the girl who came forward first to police was 14 -- and the list of other victims attached to that deal included many young girls.

[Marlene Robertson🇨🇦 @marlene4719]

Hegseth is delivering remarks at the Pentagon in honour of 911.

He just compared Charlie Kirk to the brave fallen on 911.

It doesn’t get any more despicable than that.

[dork @arachno_commie]

By the way I can pinpoint the exact moment political violence began to be normalized again in the United States

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

This is chilling to watch and utterly unacceptable in the United States of America.

As a former Senator, I’m calling on all current members to speak out on behalf of Sen. Padilla and defend him and the Senate against these outrageous attacks.

Stop this blatant violation of the Constitution’s system of checks and balances before it’s too late.

[Lawrence O'Donnell @Lawrence]

Every U.S. Senator should attend her next press briefing.

[John Harwood @JohnJHarwood]

100% correct

[Coco Gauff @CocoGauff]

thank you 🙏🏾❤️

[LeBron James @KingJames]

I SECOND THAT!!! Congratulations my fellow flag bearer @CocoGauff 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🤎

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Congratulations to @CocoGauff for an amazing championship at the French Open — the first American singles champion at @RolandGarros in a decade. You make us all proud.

[Megan Smith @MeganSmith]

That's all folks! I'm off to where the skies are blue.

[HawaiiDelilah™ 🥥🌴🌊 @HawaiiDelilah]

This is not just election interference; it is domestic terrorism.

[Megan Smith @MeganSmith]

@BillKristol @wise_diva Um yeah, we did.

[MelissaJPeltier @MelissaJPeltier]

Marc Elias wins a big one in GA.