Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 10/21

[SVPete]

Judge Trump called a ‘lunatic’ abruptly backs off demand after showdown with DOJ No. 3

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-trump-called-lunatic-abruptly-backs-off-demand-showdown-doj-3

A Biden-appointed judge embroiled in a fierce dispute with the Trump administration over the removal of hundreds of trees at a federally owned D. C. golf course reversed course during Monday's nearly seven-hour hearing.

Judge Ana Reyes ended the nearly seven-hour hearing by backing away from her initial demand that Justice Department attorneys arguing the case put their names alongside Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr.’s Sunday filing. Reyes had invoked Rule 11, which requires attorneys to stand behind the factual basis of court filings and can subject them to sanctions for violations.
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The about-face from Reyes, who hours before the hearing was dubbed a "crazed lunatic" by President Donald Trump on Truth Social, is the latest development in a court battle over Trump's plans to completely renovate East Potomac Golf Links into a "world-class, U.S. Open-caliber course." The lawsuit, which was first filed in February, reached a boiling point earlier this month when the National Park Service removed roughly 430 trees at the golf course over a weekend. The Interior Department said the tree removals were part of a years-old plan to restore the course’s historic design and were unrelated to Trump’s proposed overhaul.

Though the action did not violate a court order, it prompted Reyes to impose a temporary restraining order barring further tree removals. She also was described as "screaming" at the administration attorneys during an Oct. 12 hearing.

The phrase, "... part of a years-old plan ...," refers to a plan dating to the OhBummer! MalAdministration.

[SVPete]

California Man Said ICE Stole His Wife. Police Now Say He Murdered Her.

https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/10/21/california-man-said-ice-stole-his-wife-police-now-say-he-murdered-her-n4958535

A man who accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of taking his wife is now in custody under suspicion of murdering her.

There have been some creative excuses to cover up murder, but this might be a first. Gurinder Gill — immigration status currently undisclosed — first told investigators that his wife went missing after September 30 because ICE detained her. Detectives subsequently uncovered inconsistencies in his story and dug deeper, coming to the conclusion that she was actually dead, and her husband is the likely guilty party. Jasmine and Gurinder were in a divorce dispute at the time she went missing.

The biggest tell that his story was bunk, as Fox News notes below, is that there had not actually been any ICE activity at the Gills’ home.

As Fox also reported, investigators found burned and buried remains, which they have since confirmed as Jasmine Gill — what Gurinder left of her. Apparently, he tried to destroy her corpse about 70 miles from their home. Jasmine was born in India, but was a registered nurse in California and the mother of Gurinder’s 8-month-old baby. Part of the couple’s struggles was a child custody dispute. As usual, the child will end up suffering most from the craziness of the parent.

I wonder whether activists spread his lie before his wife's remains were found ... and if so, whether some still are.