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Judicial hubris. Is rampant in America. And in Israel.
From Grammarly:
Hubris (pronounced “HYOO-bris”) is a noun meaning extreme pride or arrogance that often leads to downfall. It originates from ancient Greek mythology, where it referred to defying the gods. Today hubris describes overconfidence that results in failure or ruin.
Key concepts and usage:
- Hubris often shows up when someone overestimates their abilities or importance.
- It happens when pride makes someone ignore risks or advice.
- Hubris typically results in negative consequences, such as failure or loss.
A person can call what has been and is daily occurring in all courts in America, among the majority of judges activism, leftist ideology or whatever they want to attempt to define what has been and is happening in America, and Israel — but it is the arrogance, the inflated and misplaced egos, pride and it is hubris, it is pure evil exposed.
Not being fair and impartial. Not upholding the law. Not abiding by the rule of law. Making things up as they go along to satisfy evil’s agenda. Not any political ideology. Get over that, get way past that. Move closer, move to being able to see where it all originates from. The origin. The root cause.
America is jam packed with corrupt judges. Arrogant. Prideful men and women who have denied the LORD, have elevated themselves to almost godlike status in their arrogance and pride.
Let us pray corporately, as God’s people, every evil judge fails and falls. Is exposed. Is removed.
Because if under the impression it’s the president, it’s your state’s Senator or House Representative, it’s this election outcome that determines everything, and where the power lies, it’s time to revamp, refresh, and reconsider. Because it is with the judges, with the courts, that the power to act like Caesar exists. Thumbs up or thumbs down and it is exactly like a gladiator fight in the Colosseum.
Do you vote in elections? Do you have judges on the ballot? For district courts, even for your state’s Supreme Court? Do the necessary research on each one? Really? Hummm…
Look to the judges, the courts to witness the rise of evil in the land. Arrogance and pride on full display. Hubris. Oh, they may be active, but don’t define and stop there. Go to the foundation of why everything is swiftly happening as it is. And this is worldwide, especially in American and Western courts, and in Israel. Not merely an American thing. Not merely a leftist thing. A Democratic party thing.
It is an evil thing emboldened, on full display, arrogant and prideful for all to see, hear, and have to live with the consequences of their evil ways.
The light can push back against the darkness. Prayer, fervent [hot
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to disclose staff identities Monday in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a liberal watchdog group.
The decision, issued by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, sharply contrasts a September ruling from the same court denying a nearly identical FOIA request by the conservative group, Power the Future (PTF), which sought staff information related to former Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC) John Kerry. The conflicting ruling prompted criticism of an alleged double standard in judicial decisions based on the political affiliations of the requesting organizations.
“We fought for a year to get those [Department of State employee] names and the SPEC names and finally got all but two of them. Even those two, after a year of fighting, we couldn’t get,” Matthew Hardin, an attorney representing PTF for its FOIA request, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “But you can walk into court and say, ‘I want the names of everybody at DOGE,’ and not only do you get them, but he was ordered to process them on an expedited basis.”
Cooper ruled that DOGE, the federal cost-cutting initiative established by President Donald Trump and led by Elon Musk, must release staff records due to its “unusual” level of secrecy and significant role in federal government operations. In contrast, the earlier case involving Kerry’s climate office was rejected by U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes — another Washington, D.C., District Court judge — citing privacy concerns and potential interference with government operations.
Hardin emphasized the stark difference between the two cases, noting that one judge at the court granted CREW’s request swiftly, ordering the release of the names within a week, while PTF faced a prolonged and ultimately unsuccessful process.
The PTF lawsuit specifically sought names and roles of staff members within Kerry’s climate envoy office, which former President Joe Biden created in 2021 after he appointed Kerry as the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate — a position tasked with shaping U.S. climate policy and international climate negotiations. While Kerry’s staff salaries totaled $4.3 million, with all but one employee earning six figures, according to the Boston Herald, reports on DOGE staff salaries remain inconsistent.
During his tenure, Kerry pledged $100 billion in climate aid to developing nations and spearheaded negotiations with China, despite the fact that the nation continued expansion of coal plants and has emitted more carbon than any country by far. Kerry also helped establish an agreement to begin a reduction in fossil fuel use in the U.S., though critics pointed out that the agreement lacked an enforcement mechanism to compel compliance, specifically from nations like China.
During courtroom arguments, government attorneys insisted that releasing the names of Kerry’s staff would jeopardize the their privacy and possibly expose them to harassment.
“The higher ranked somebody is, the more value their name is, and the more diminished their privacy interest is,” Hardin argued during court proceedings.
The court rejected this reasoning, siding instead with government claims regarding privacy and potential threats to staff.
“We’re working in very weird times where, you know, people get attacked. People get physically attacked and threatened in massive, destructive ways because of the work they do — which isn’t in any way potentially politicized … I just think that we’re living in a very unique time and space in terms of people’s privacy interests,” U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said in response.
U.S. special envoy for climate John Kerry, and Galvanize Climate Solutions co-executive chair, speaks during a Sustainability Week conference in London on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
Hardin highlighted broader concerns regarding the increasing invocation of privacy exemptions by government agencies. He pointed out that in recent years, the use of Exemption 6 — which protects personal and personnel files — has significantly expanded beyond its intended purpose of safeguarding sensitive personal details such as medical and vacation records.
“The government has been using [Exemption] 6, which is the privacy exemption, a lot more often in recent years than they used to, and I think it’s being overused … I’ve seen this at State, EPA, Department of Energy. I mean, it’s been a growing trend all across government,” Hardin said. “And if you read the statute, what is says under Exemption 6 is that personnel files are exempt … But it does not say names are exempt. The government, to me, is stretching the statute to say, ‘Whoa, whoa, whoa, even names are exempt.’”
The swift disclosure of DOGE staffers‘ identities ordered in the CREW case underscores the stark inconsistency Hardin identifies. The contrasting judicial outcomes between CREW’s DOGE case and PTF’s SPEC office case exemplify a troubling trend where transparency appears selectively applied based on ideological alignment rather than a consistent legal interpretation of FOIA exemptions, according to Hardin.
“Just look at the [Office of Personnel Management] regulations that require names to be made public,” Hardin continued. “So there is a definite double standard there.”
Hardin referenced 5 CFR § 293.311, which states that federal employees’ names, titles, salaries and duty stations are generally considered public information and are not protected from disclosure under privacy exemptions.
The State Department did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment on whether it would voluntarily release the staff information Hardin and PTF requested.
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