Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador under the Trump administration. He had been given hearings and he was approved to be deported but there was a hold on the deportation over a claim he wouldn't be safe if deported to El Salvador. ICE somehow deported him anyway. The case made its way up to the supreme court and the supreme court stated that the administration had to facilitate his return.

Trump had previously stated if the SCOTUS ordered his return he would follow but in a public media session in the oval office with the El Salvadoran president Trump said he wouldn't.

This is too early to call a constitutional crisis as there is still a process that needs to play out but if Trump still refuses to obey the SCOTUS this would be a serios violation of presidential powers.


https://reason.com/2025/04/14/salvadoran-president-says-he-wont-return-kilmar-abrego-garcia/

Or if you prefer the comedic version.

Came across this report by the AG. Breaks down CCW licenses, applications, and denials, by age, sex, race, and by county. Interesting to look over and see the breakdown.

https://ag.hawaii.gov/cpja/files/2023/05/Licenses-To-Carry-Handguns-in-Hawaii-2024-REVISED.pdf

https://www.junonews.com/p/trans-people-more-depressed-suicidal?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

"A new study published in Oxford’s Journal of Sexual Medicine has found that gender-affirming surgery significantly increases the risk of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and substance use disorders among individuals diagnosed with gender dysphoria."

There are at least 2 other studies I have seen which report similar findings.

Been watching the spat going on among some big name Trump supporters over the H1B visa program. For context H1B visas are for immigrants to come in to fill jobs in specialized job roles. Musk and Ramaswamy are strong supporters while others on the right, including Laura Loomer and Steve Bannon are critics. 

As if this election season wasn't contentious enough this story pops up, in a swing state no less...

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-09-20/court-rules-nearly-98-000-arizonans-whose-citizenship-hadnt-been-confirmed-can-vote-the-full-ballot

Due to an error in the system there are 98,000 voters in Arizona never proved citizenship as required. It doesn't mean they were all non-citizens, but at least one non-citizen was found to be registered though he had never voted.

This could feed all sorts of conspiracies and legal challenges both in the past and going forward. This is not going to help.

or you get called a racist...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/15/sushi-racist-japanese-employment-tribunal-london-soas/

How can people, college students of all people, be this stupid? There are different aspects of the Israel and Palestine issue that can be debated but here you have students marching in support for Palestine admitting they don't know what they are protesting. Why go to a rally offering your support if you don't understand what you are protesting.

Pretty funny, no punches held.

Is anyone following the No Labels group?
They were made to push for moderate candidates and policies and they have been talking about fielding a candidate for the 2024 presidential run.
They have also caught the attention of some democrats who are fear mongering that the No Labels might help Trump win.

I haven't heard of any activity by them in Hawaii though.

The ACLU used to stand for free speech rights but they went in the woke direction. Now they are defending the NRA in a free speech case.

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-nra-aclu-new-york-gun-rights-1bf9fb668c25ee50e86609bbe985f18f

After 17 people were killed at the Parkland, Florida, school, Vullo called on banks and insurance companies operating in New York to discontinue their association with gun-promoting groups.

In letters to companies and news releases, she urged operators to consider “reputational risks” from doing business with the NRA and other gun groups.

The NRA sued Vullo after multiple entities cut ties or decided not to do business with the Fairfax, Virginia-based organization. The federal appeals court in New York rejected the NRA’s claims, saying Vullo acted in good faith and within the bounds of her job.

But the ACLU, in additional comments posted on X, argued that if the Supreme Court doesn’t intervene, it could create a “dangerous playbook” for regulatory agencies across the country to blacklist or punish “viewpoint-based organizations” including abortion rights groups, environmental groups and even the ACLU itself.