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Expel the Sedition Caucus@oldsourpuss.bsky.social |
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Will block bad food takes.
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Melissa Gira Grant
@melissagiragrant.com
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If you hear next week that the RNC has "moderated" on abortion by dropping a 20-week-ban from the platform or somesuch, here's me telling you now that it doesn't mean anything close to "moderation" when it's these guys running the show.
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Michael Hobbes
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social
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Sticking with Biden or running Harris would be *far* less risky than dedicating two of the next four months to Democrat infighting, followed by an unprecedented delegate voting process and dubious chances of even getting on the ballot. Knowing this shit is supposed to be these people's job
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Alex Howard
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I’ve been in shock since Monday AM. The fact the Supreme Court didn’t simply affirm the lower court’s ruling & dismiss Trump’s absurd claims of absolute immunity was appalling, given trial delays — but this is calamitous for democracy writ large. Like Dred Scott, “Trump vs U.S.” will be infamous.
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Don Moynihan
@donmoyn.bsky.social
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Honestly still in shock that the most crooked American President in history said "I need immunity" and the GOP Supreme Court said "well, it's nowhere in the constitution, but sure, why not? Whats the worst that could happen?"
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Elle
@elleisanisland.bsky.social
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so great that Europe's doing this again with the diseases
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Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas.bsky.social
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the republican former governor of mississippi is suing a reporter for defamation after she exposed the misuse of $77 million in federal welfare funds, and she could go to prison.
all of these guys have rigged the system in their favor to punish critics.
www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...
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Greg Pak
@gregpak.bsky.social
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Our country would probably be better off if the NYT would stop reporting on politics and literally just write articles about actual horse races.
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ProPublica
@propublica.bsky.social
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The Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority didn't happen overnight. This is the inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that reshaped the American judiciary and legal system.
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@oldsourpuss.bsky.social
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And that FedSoc spent money endowing chairs at multiple law schools to make sure their “conservative” point of view would be poisoning the minds of law students.
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@oldsourpuss.bsky.social
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Academic law brain. Practicing lawyers can tell you dozens of reasons why this is unworkable.
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b-boy bouiebaisse
@jbouie.bsky.social
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under the opinion in trump v. united states there was no need for john yoo to come up with an elaborate justification for torture. george w. bush could have ordered an interrogator to crush the testicles of a child, no questions asked.
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Fourteen Kittens in a Trenchcoat
@kittensinacoat.bsky.social
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"abortion" and "privacy" aren't explicitly mentioned in the constitution, therefore they can't be rights. dumb libs! "qualified immunity," "presidential immunity," & "executive privilege" aren't mentioned either, but consider that blah blah blah anyway america can't exist without them. dumb libs!
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Peter Sagal
@petersagal.bsky.social
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John Eastman gave a long interview to the pres of Claremont College explaining why his attempts to overthrow the 2020 election were perfectly legal and when finally asked why it was necessary to do that he said something like, “Well, they’re teaching kids they can be any gender they want!”
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David Noll
@david.noll.org
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"Don't worry, if the president imprisons his political enemies, you can still get a writ of habeas corpus." "But to prove that's why you've been imprisoned requires proof of..." "Presidential motive!" "And under Trump v US, presidential motive is..." "Inadmissible!"
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Pwnallthethings
@pwnallthethings.bsky.social
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occurs to me that bribing the president is now /always/ legal, since in every case the only way to distinguish gratuity from bribe is via evidence that could never be admissible
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southpaw
@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
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After the Court’s decision yesterday, I think there’s an argument from necessity for Biden seizing Trump and trying him by military tribunal, given the sudden unavailability of Article III courts. Plus, itʼs just the sort of thing they’ve authorized an active and energetic chief executive to do.
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Expel the Sedition Caucus
@oldsourpuss.bsky.social
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You have no idea of the mess that dumb lawyers can get you into.
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Aaron Rupar
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New in PN: The Supreme Court gives Trumpian autocrats a map for abusing power "Faced with a loss, a lame-duck president now can, in the 10 weeks after the election, weaponize the DOJ to help overturn an election and suffer no criminal consequences."
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Sarah Posner
@sarahposner.bsky.social
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"We have entered an uncertain new era. The door is now wide open to the kinds of fascism and authoritarianism we spent much of the 20th century and hundreds of thousands of American lives combatting overseas."
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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Michael Tae Sweeney
@mtsw.bsky.social
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Still somehow only the second worst guy in the race!
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Neil S. Bulk
@nsbulk.bsky.social
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Here's an article I'm gifting about Joe Biden's policies versus the other guy.
wapo.st/3XGUUxc
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Joshua J. Friedman
@joshuajfriedman.com
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NEW: Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred in New York www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad1/c...
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Brian Beutler
@brianbeutler.bsky.social
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Every possible move is a bizarro, Sorkin fantasy. So, ask Congress to restore presidential guardrails. But until then: sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. Biden has wide berth to govern now. He should use it for good and make Republicans stop him.
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@oldsourpuss.bsky.social
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Total badass and model of a scholar-warrior!
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@oldsourpuss.bsky.social
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Wait, this Nate Fick, made famous in “Generation Kill?” en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Bul...
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BombayK
@outerbororoyal.bsky.social
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People need to understand that dismantling the Voting Rights Act was Roberts’ lifelong project. He lied about it in his hearings with a bunch of balls and strikes stare decisis co-equal branches mumbo jumbo. Then eviscerated the VRA at the first opportunity.
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Project NO REST
@project-no-rest.bsky.social
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Palm Beach, FL: Judge releases Epstein grand jury records from criminal case in Florida wapo.st/4d2tN4f
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Shiv Ramdas
@nameshiv.bsky.social
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someone on Twitter pointed out that the NYT to Biden at this point is exactly Piers morgan to meghan markle- a pompous legacy media figure that has reacted to being rejected by someone they were sure would want them like a deranged stalker bent on revenge at any cost
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Filipe Campante
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Yes, but the key is that their belief is that the “unitary executive” is for Republicans only — Democrats can and should be thwarted at every step. This decision perfectly threads that needle, by leaving in the hands of this Court the ability to decide whether and to whom immunity applies.
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b-boy bouiebaisse
@jbouie.bsky.social
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i think we should see the Trump v. United States ruling as a group of Republican apparatchiks taking their opportunity to vindicate Nixon and write the unitary executive into the Constitution. www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/o...
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Adam Serwer
@adamserwer.bsky.social
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Nytimes politics desk is just overtly pro Trump at this point. bsky.app/profile/jaco...
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Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social
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The States Project is one of the best bang-for-your-buck options for your campaign donations. Even beyond it, though, state legislatures deserve your attention. Next time you're tempted to send money to whoever's going to lose to MTG, send it instead to a contested state leg seat.
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Louisa
@louisathelast.bsky.social
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You know what, we shouldn’t forget to celebrate the one truly good thing that did happen today: Steve Bannon went to prison apnews.com/article/stev...
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Michael Tae Sweeney
@mtsw.bsky.social
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No one actually cares about this stuff! You will not be rewarded for following DOJ protocol. You will be rewarded if you use as much power as you can get away with to make life better for your constituents, the same way Republicans use as much power as they can get away with to fuck us!
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Michael Tae Sweeney
@mtsw.bsky.social
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Donald Trump abused his powers in a lot of "there's no recourse except impeaching him" ways and Biden mostly refused to do any of that and the reward he's received is that the Centrist Norms-Guarders who actually pretend to care about that stuff have now all called on him to step down.
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Kaitlin Has Had Enough
@gothamgirlblue.com
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The United States has always been a democracy for some and a brutal authoritarian regime for others, and the effort to expand it to democracy for all has led to a 70+ year backlash culminating in SCOTUS claiming that kings are totes cool and also judges are the ones to coronate them
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
@theradr.bsky.social
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And remember, the Christian Right only took up abortion as a topic after they lost school segregation for good when the IRS went after Bob Jones’ U status, & needed a new issue to rally the troops. 1/x all our issues are intertwined. 🧵
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Peter Sterne
@petersterne.com
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In The New Republic, historian Holly Brewer compares the Court's decision to Godden v. Hales, a 1686 case affirming that James II was above the law – which was only repudiated when James II was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution. newrepublic.com/article/1833...
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David Sacerdote
@davidsacerdote.bsky.social
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This is the climate policy we get with a court system invested in a dictatorship of Republicans: the President has total immunity and absolute power...unless he's a Democrat & does something good for the country.
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/c...
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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social
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Quinta Jurecic
@qjurecic.bsky.social
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I really cannot emphasize how catastrophically bad the Court's ruling was. I do my best not to exaggerate about these kinds of things but I am still kind of in shock
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Parker
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Regarding that NYT piece by Kristof, I'd like to remind that he tried to run for Governor here in Oregon but couldn't qualify to be on the ballot, before anyone thinks they should listen to his political strategizing
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@oldsourpuss.bsky.social
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This is easy and delicious (and adaptable to other vegetables). www.koreanbapsang.com/hobak-buchim...
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Holly Brewer
@earlymodjustice.bsky.social
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My article for @newrepublic
“The Supreme Court has effectively ruled that 250 years of U.S. history under a republic is enough.”
newrepublic.com/article/1833...
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@oldsourpuss.bsky.social
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Regardless, he’s a great politician, and he would have helped Gore.
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@oldsourpuss.bsky.social
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People weren’t sick of Clinton; they thought he got a raw deal. If Gore had embraced Clinton’s accomplishments and let Clinton campaign on his behalf, he would have won easily.
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Steve Silberman
@stevesilberman.bsky.social
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For this 4th of July, the Supreme Court has a very, very special gift to America: They're bringing back the monarchy! Don't like it? Lay your head on the block, peasant. wapo.st/3xEpj4E
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Popehat
@kenwhite.bsky.social
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/8 At any rate, congratulations to the Federalist Society for an achievement beyond the reach of the British, outside the grasp of bloody civil war, impossible to Nazis and Soviets and terrorists: defeating the American idea.
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Popehat
@kenwhite.bsky.social
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/7 Justice Roberts smug and superior dismissal of the dissents’ concerns seems to come to us via time warp from some time that never knew Trump. The danger of lawlessness he poses are manifest — he and his followers brag of them. Only a liar or fool would dismiss them.
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Popehat
@kenwhite.bsky.social
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/3 The problem is that almost anything can be shoehorned into an official act depending on how you characterize it or the level of generality you use. The Court’s “well of course a President has to use due care that election laws are enforced” hints at this.
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