|
hilzoy
@hilzoy.bsky.social
[ View ] |
Bear in mind that Brett Kavanaugh BROUGHT HIS PARENTS to watch the decision being handed down.
12 replies 26 reposts 226 likes
|
|
jig.bsky.social@jig.bsky.social |
9 followers 7 following 502 posts
|
|
hilzoy
@hilzoy.bsky.social
[ View ] |
Bear in mind that Brett Kavanaugh BROUGHT HIS PARENTS to watch the decision being handed down.
12 replies 26 reposts 226 likes
|
Protest and Survive
@postnatodepression.bsky.social
[ View ] |
Badges for various roller derby leagues in Europe. All via Glasgow Women's Library.
1 replies 9 reposts 31 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
see, i guess i'm thinking that their violent shift is going to result in a rebound that they'll see while they're still alive. shrug. maybe i'm just hoping their kind of selfishness will end up self-destructive.
0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
put it this way: i completely understand why foreign interests would want to destabilize the US economy via political means, or even just nudge it closer to how China is run. i don't see how a US citizen in power, like a scotus judge, would risk the same thing via violent sudden shifts like these.
1 replies 0 reposts 0 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
but how do they benefit from a fascist cause? they're all already on the Court, and we know K just wants to hang out till death, Thomas just wants cash, and Alito is all about petty grudges... like, i know why billionaires want fascism, not so sure about scotus judges. leverage? insanity?
2 replies 0 reposts 0 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
"small" wins are important wins.
0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes
|
Dr. Holly Walters
@manigarm.bsky.social
[ View ] |
Don't forget the Sharpie.
16 replies 389 reposts 1727 likes
|
@marymacdougall.bsky.social
[ View ] |
I rolled my eyes when he said years ago that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and not lose any support. Now, I know he was right.
3 replies 13 reposts 164 likes
|
Friend Of Justice
@bigbadbugsteak.bsky.social
[ View ] |
The only way I'm walking into the sea is if I've got my arms full of as many of these shitbirds as I can physically drag under the waves with me.
1 replies 4 reposts 44 likes
|
❀°。der Siebenschläfer *.ﾟ✿ ⋆
@sababausa.bsky.social
[ View ] |
Brett Kavanaugh, Clinton-Lewinsky inquisitor, 1998: Bill Clinton is guilty of disgrace for making "frivolous privilege claims" at the Supreme Court
7 replies 81 reposts 302 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
because at least Roberts has given hints that he's worried about how "his" court will look, historically, and if it will be seen as legitimate. so, i'm wondering what's countering the shame in putting out a ridiculous opinion like these. Fear seems likely, and bribery is one counter to fear.
1 replies 0 reposts 0 likes
|
The Washington Post
@washingtonpost.com
[ View ] |
Civil rights attorney Jill Collen Jefferson took on the police force in the small town of Lexington, Miss., collecting evidence of abuse, falsifying evidence and assault. Then they arrested her.
8 replies 131 reposts 307 likes
|
Max Kennerly
@maxkennerly.bsky.social
[ View ] |
One thing that annoys me about the Democratic consultant class is how they act like they're brass-knuckle streetfighters and yet don't have the stones to run nonstop ads about Trump's extensive connections to Jeffrey Epstein. It's all true! It's documented! There are photos!
40 replies 295 reposts 1124 likes
|
Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling
@rubenbolling.bsky.social
[ View ] |
Tom the Dancing Bug from 2019, when the notion of presidential immunity was a laughably ridiculous argument made up by Trump's lawyers.
5 replies 63 reposts 175 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
yeah, this is definitely what i'm seeing. they are all still majorly butt hurt that Nixon and the GOP generally got lambasted for decades for being a gang of thuggish dictatorial criminals, and they won't stop until they whitewash their greatest failure (in their eyes).
0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
a travesty of an opinion. the way these opinions have been written, Bruen included, my irrational thought is that it's as if they're authored by the FedClerks and not the justices, and forced published by some kind of leverage over Roberts, K, G, T, and A (though some need less leverage). slimy.
1 replies 0 reposts 0 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
if there's another impeachment, someone is going to argue that nothing the president did constitutes a high crime or misdemeanor... because it'll be argued an official act, and SCOTUS will be the only entity able to rule one way or the other... so impeachment will turn into a SCOTUS case. it's...
1 replies 0 reposts 0 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
i think that's the thing that galls me the most... SCOTUS has set itself up as the only arbiter whether any particular act is official or not, so regardless of what Congress and the president enact, THEY decide whether a president can be criminally liable. AND, you know that....
1 replies 0 reposts 1 likes
|
Coach Finstock
@coachfinstock.bsky.social
[ View ] |
NYT: Joe should quit, he stutters Philly Inquirer: Trump is a fucking criminal what the fuck are we doing here
79 replies 1531 reposts 4504 likes
|
Molly White
@molly.wiki
[ View ] |
Coinbase's "Stand With Crypto" PAC website is now confirming what I reported earlier. More than 99% of the amount they claimed was raised by this supposedly "grassroots" PAC is in fact massive corporate contributions to the FairShake super PAC.
5 replies 42 reposts 162 likes
|
Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social
[ View ] |
In normal times, the Supreme Court would've smacked down claims of presidential immunity almost immediately, but we're not in normal times, and there's a reason why the conservative majority of Federalist Society bagmen waited until the last possible moment to provide this insane ruling.
18 replies 331 reposts 1330 likes
|
Jonathan Ladd
@jonmladd.bsky.social
[ View ] |
The 14th Amendment says if you were involved in an insurrection you can't be president. SCOTUS said they won't allow anyone to enforce that because of reasons they made up. The Constitution doesn't say the president is immune from criminal law. SCOTUS decided he is because of reasons they made up.
72 replies 1116 reposts 3719 likes
|
Brendan Nyhan
@brendannyhan.bsky.social
[ View ] |
74 replies 542 reposts 1620 likes
|
Vince Mpls
@vincempls.bsky.social
[ View ] |
March 23 1933, the Enabling Act becomes law in Germany, giving the chief executive power enforce his own laws without checks and balances. The passing of the Act marked the formal transition from democratic republic to totalitarian dictatorship. 6 months later, it was a 1 party state.
36 replies 1170 reposts 2111 likes
|
Asawin Suebsaeng
@swin24.bsky.social
[ View ] |
“Plans are already in motion to use this new, historic court decision as a legal shield to help a potential second Trump administration implement his extreme policy agenda with less concern for rules and laws, sources with knowledge of the matter say.”
13 replies 281 reposts 535 likes
|
Josh Gondelman
@joshgondelman.bsky.social
[ View ] |
I can’t believe the Supreme Court just ruled that the president can sleep outdoors in a public space.
38 replies 1184 reposts 4594 likes
|
Radley Balko
@radleybalko.bsky.social
[ View ] |
It's just hilariously disingenuous. Imagine looking at, say, ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY and concluding that the biggest threat to liberty isn't abuse of power, but powerful people refraining from sufficiently wielding their authority out of fear that they might one day be held accountable.
21 replies 385 reposts 1557 likes
|
Jeffrey Vagle
@jvagle.me
[ View ] |
19 replies 900 reposts 2790 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
www.theonion.com/nation-force...
0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes
|
evacide
@evacide.bsky.social
[ View ] |
Not gonna lie, this is the chaos I wish to see in the world.
5 replies 40 reposts 143 likes
|
Sarah McLaughlin
@sarahemclaugh.bsky.social
[ View ] |
It's hard not to feel irate while reading this. Companies catering to authoritarians like to defend themselves by shrugging and say "it's local law." But this isn't just about the law. Microsoft is going above and beyond even its competitors *within China* in censoring material online. Shameful.
5 replies 44 reposts 183 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
Uh…, after day 1, you buy a new laptop and let IT fuck around with the old one for as long as they want. But you never look back.
0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes
|
Popehat
@kenwhite.bsky.social
[ View ] |
Our awesome Inland Empire team moved into a new building. It’s very nice, but the bathroom stalls have a cell phone holder with a liability waiver and I confess I can’t decide whether to be horrified or intrigued.
14 replies 15 reposts 251 likes
|
|
Molly White
@molly.wiki
[ View ] |
The two candidates in today's primaries that received substantial backing from cryptocurrency PACs both won their primaries. 1. John Curtis defeated Trent Staggs in the Republican Utah Senate primary, with the help of $5 million in crypto industry funding.
2 replies 10 reposts 28 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
sometimes, threads over there are worth the read:
x.com/DougtheLawye...
0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes
|
|
Molly White
@molly.wiki
[ View ] |
hmm
6 replies 7 reposts 82 likes
|
Dr. Damien P. Williams: Magus, Werewolf, Cyborg, Bi
@wolvendamien.bsky.social
[ View ] |
I literally warned y'all about exactly this kind of harmful outcome from GPT integrations, & even told you *why/how* it'd happen. And if it's showing in résumé sorting, then bet it's about break as having been happening in patient portals & police reports & lending application sorters & on & on & on
18 replies 780 reposts 1678 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
excellent. thanks!
0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes
|
Matt Novak
@paleofuture.bsky.social
[ View ] |
"Since Texas’ ban on abortion went into effect, infant deaths in the state increased by nearly 13%, according to a new analysis published on Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. In the rest of the country, infant mortality increased less than 2% over the same period."
45 replies 601 reposts 1209 likes
|
Lauren
@laurenkayes.bsky.social
[ View ] |
It’s so cool that cities are like “pweeease only turn your AC on if you’re actively dying and don’t go below 79 🥺🤘🏻💗” while the AI nobody asked for is slurping up the power grid to make 1 image of a girl with 5 tits
95 replies 3773 reposts 8990 likes
|
|
Popehat
@kenwhite.bsky.social
[ View ] |
A crucial part of this story, by the way, is the recognition that decent people standing up against evil people was essential. It still is. Jackson got through it both based on his strength of character and based on key people not putting up with bad behavior.
13 replies 93 reposts 519 likes
|
lyndsay
@magpie.tips
[ View ] |
That's one way to disarm the police
37 replies 930 reposts 3494 likes
|
|
Molly White
@molly.wiki
[ View ] |
The cryptocurrency industry Super PAC Fairshake is now #1 out of all Super PACs by total funds raised. They've raised more than $175 million to influence upcoming elections in the US, and have more than $100 million of it still waiting to deploy.
10 replies 65 reposts 146 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
the Alito absences seem to be telling us something, just not sure what.... like, is he putting up barricades? or is he spending time stamping around his house and thinking about ordering some custom flags?
0 replies 0 reposts 4 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
it's crazy. i don't know why i'm constantly surprised at how easily fundamentals are trashed when a billionaire threatens extremely childish retaliatory tactics... like... why were you folks even listening to that knob?
0 replies 0 reposts 1 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
lolol
0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wod...
0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
i don't think judges were going to hinder the state in their typical MO based on this case going differently. or, i'm wrong. i'm just trying to interpret her concurrence in the realm of a pragmatic trial advocate perspective (which so far it seems like she has).
0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
again, the pragmatic issue here is that the state already gets to admit this kind of evidence all the time, and it's a rare defendant who appeals on that basis (and rarer still who wins), but defendants get slapped down when they try. this concurrence helps an existing imbalance. and...
1 replies 0 reposts 0 likes
|
|
@jig.bsky.social
[ View ] |
if the defense can do it, and to bar the defense from doing it sounds unconstitutional, AND letting the state do it while disallowing the defense looks more unfair, then she's just opened up a possible path for a lot of successful appeals on impermissible process.
0 replies 0 reposts 0 likes