Luke Pinton

Marylander | Associate, Funk & Bolton, P.A. | @ubaltlaw alum | musings and commentary are my own

[Charles Correll III @_CharlesCorrell]

It’s like watching Tocqueville live tweet Democracy in America, and I think that’s beautiful

[Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid]

Iran Deal By Obama:
•Strait of Hormuz open for free
•Iran limits Uranium enrichment
•Iran agrees to make no nuclear weapons
•Iran allows Int'l inspectors to ensure compliance
•Inspectors confirm Iran's full compliance

Iran Ceasefire By Trump:
•Strait of Hormuz closed, only open for $2M Per Ship
•Iran makes no guarantee of limit on uranium enrichment
•Iran makes no guarantee of no nuclear weapons
•Iran makes no guarantee to allow Int'l inspectors

MAGA: Trump Playing 5D Chess! Art Of The Deal!!

[Capital Weather @capitalweather]

Could you tell? Tree pollen count Saturday was 3193.29 grains per cubic meter of air -- VERY HIGH. This is often around the yearly peak level!

[Luke Pinton @lpinton]

the scouring of the shire

[Ted Mabrey @MabreyTed]

Former hobbits. If you have ever considered returning to Palantir, this is the week to do it. The world is demanding every last unit of creative energy we can muster. If you return, you will be on a plane day one and committing code that matters within hours of getting your laptop. From the foxhole to the factory floor the surface area to support something incredibly meaningful, immediately, is immense. I promise you nothing other than the sense of satisfaction that comes from the purpose and intensity of the most intense deployments you ever worked on. If you have been chasing that spark, come find it again. The shire is calling.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

President Trump’s decision to extend for a second time the deployment of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is taking a toll on the ship’s sailors and their families. 🔗: https://t.co/wBEzD78L7R

[Bill Ferguson @SenBillFerg]

Reducing senseless violence and advancing common sense gun safety policy remains at the forefront of the Senate's work this Session.

I met 46th District advocates from Moms Demand Action recently to discuss Senate Bill 334, which addresses a dangerous design feature allowing certain handguns to be converted into automatic weapons. We must hold firearm manufacturers accountable for unsafe design choices.

[Justin Fenton @justin_fenton]

Annapolis lawmakers have introduced legislation that would pave the way for $217 million in state bonds to fund a professional soccer stadium at the Baltimore-owned Carroll Park Golf Course, @HayesGardner reports https://t.co/Wy6wikuX6L

[Wally Nowinski @Nowooski]

The 2028 map if the SAVE act passes and you need a passport to vote.

[Luke Pinton @lpinton]

🥹🥹🥹

[Alex 𝓕𝓪𝓷 @xAlexTHFC]

I mean, that is just ridiculous.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

An Abu Dhabi royal backed a secret $500 million investment in Trump’s crypto company. Months later, U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips. https://t.co/7jVpCE1KK7

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

Never seen a ruling like this: "Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned." https://t.co/qykE0glTVC

[Danielle Deiseroth @danielledeis]

Every blue state governor should look at this map as a wake-up call and think about what tools they have at their disposal now to start reversing this trend:

[Pamphlets @PamphletsY]

🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING — Unmarked Armored Vehicle Drove into a Crowd of Protestors in Minneapolis.

[The Associated Press @AP]

Cellphone footage from Minneapolis appears to show a federal Border Patrol agent kneeing a man in the face multiple times while other agents hold him down on the pavement.

[WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5 @wbalradio]

A U.S. citizen on her way to a medical appointment in Minneapolis was dragged out of her car and detained by immigration officers, according to a statement released by the woman after a video of her arrest drew millions of views on social media.

https://t.co/wHdxj9TVQf

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨 BREAKING: Federal agents just fired flash-bang grenades at protesters outside the federal building in Minneapolis.

Massive explosions. Chemical agents. Chaos.

One protester, a 20-year U.S. Navy veteran, told .@StatusCoup through tears:

“This isn’t the America I served.”

This isn’t crowd control.
It’s intimidation.
And it’s escalating fast.

📹: @StatusCoup

[Luke Pinton @lpinton]

That Miller has to take to the airwaves to say this should tell you everything you need to know.

[Homeland Security @DHSgov]

REMINDER. “To all ICE officers: You have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties. Anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop you or tries to obstruct you is committing a felony. You have immunity to perform your duties, and no one—no city official, no state official, no illegal alien, no leftist agitator or domestic insurrectionist—can prevent you from fulfilling your legal obligations and duties. The Department of Justice has made clear that if officials cross that line into obstruction, into criminal conspiracy against the United States or against ICE officers, then they will face justice.” @StephenM

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Three Minnesota federal prosecutors resigned over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the wife of Renee Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent. The Justice Department sought to examine her supposed ties to activist groups.
https://t.co/0nyiX1wCON