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Tom Nichols's avatar Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social
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Wall to wall coverage of Trump could maybe - MAYBE - drive his polls down a bit. But if Biden is not perceived by a handful of voters in 4 states and don't vote, then coverage doesn't matter, and so far, Biden's self-inflicted wound isn't closing up

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Michael Tae Sweeney's avatar Michael Tae Sweeney @mtsw.bsky.social
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This is the editorial view of the guy who controls which posts get shown on Vichy Twitter and which get buried. Insane that journalists continue to use it as a source of information and contribute to its legitimacy

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Ian Miles Schlong 's avatar Ian Miles Schlong @tedcruznipples.com
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Looks like something useful is happening on the Nazi site - this court document about Donald Trump’s involvement in the Epstein case is going viral This is a disgusting read

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Jennifer Winch 's avatar Jennifer Winch @jlwinch1.bsky.social
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Republicans never hide their plans.

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David Noll 's avatar David Noll @david.noll.org
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The Tories could still win if King Charles has courage.

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Pwnallthethings's avatar Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social
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UK politics can be grim, but election night there with constituencies being largely ungerrymandered, losers standing next to winners of podiums, and the "election season is 6 weeks, not 2 years" default is incredibly wholesome

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Seth Cotlar's avatar Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social
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In 2002 Ann Coulter said “My only regret with Timothy McVeigh is he did not go to the New York Times Building.” Weird how the American Conservative tradition eventually embraced a fascistic leader like Donald Trump, eh? observer.com/2002/08/coul...

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POLITICO Europe's avatar POLITICO Europe @politico.eu
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French government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot and her team were attacked by multiple people late today, France’s prime minister confirmed.

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Alexandra Samios's avatar Alexandra Samios @xanboni.bsky.social
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Such an important point in this pod--Trump might be immune but his underlings are not; and they have a constitutional obligation to refuse an illegal order, whether or not the person issuing it can be prosecuted. Thanks Greg.

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Nirmala's avatar Nirmala @sane24.bsky.social
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Also just need to look around the world to places like Gaza or Russia.

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southpaw's avatar 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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Tim Onion's avatar Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social
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National Politician Don't Kill a Dog Challenge

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Don Zeko's avatar Don Zeko @donzeko.bsky.social
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The really bitter irony here is that SCOTUS is making the president a king while a Democrat is president. They aren't worried about it because they know Democrats won't accept Biden actually acting the way they are saying he can.

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Tom Nichols's avatar Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social
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The Court has saved Trump, kneecapped Smith, and set up the conditions for an elective monarchy.

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Jonathan Ladd's avatar Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social
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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.

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Vince Mpls's avatar Vince Mpls @vincempls.bsky.social
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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.

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Popehat's avatar Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social
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There are two elements to the immunity decision that are particularly extreme in a way that many will miss: (1) motive is irrelevant and (2) immune acts are not just excluded from prosecution, they’re excluded from evidence. /1

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Bloomberg's avatar Bloomberg @bloomberg.com
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Denmark is nudging its citizens to consume less meat and dairy as part of a first-of-its kind strategy for promoting plant-based food to help reduce carbon emissions

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David Waldman's avatar David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social
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BREAKING: The current Senate leadership has decided that the decision of the Senate in the 102nd Congress to seat Clarence Thomas was... uh... somehow fucked up. So, whatever. He's out, now. Because reasons. newrepublic.com/post/183122/...

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Nicholas Grossman's avatar Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
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Jan. 6 won't happen again. If Biden wins, Trump won't be able to draw many angry supporters to DC and keep security lax (see by contrast, DC during BLM protests) If Trump wins—as a felon and coup-attempter—he'll be able to corrupt institutions enough in advance. Not what the CEO meant. But still.

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Nirmala's avatar Nirmala @sane24.bsky.social
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And can we all just give a collective shrug and not acknowledge it one way or the other? Please?

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Popehat's avatar Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social
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I watched the clip they posted of this. Look, there can be funny conservatives. These are not any of them. This clip is in the uncanny valley of unfunny — genuinely without humor, yet also not unfunny enough to cross over into funny-because-of-how-bad-it-is. It’s just deeply embarrassing.

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Rima I Anabtawi's avatar Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social
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Kfir Bibas has now been held hostage in Gaza longer than he lived as a free child in Israel. 263 days in a dungeon somewhere, nobody knows if he, his brother Ariel (age 4) and parents are still alive.

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L O L G O P's avatar L O L G O P @lolgop.bsky.social
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Weird. I thought rich parents gave their kids cash to punish them.

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b-boy bouiebaisse's avatar b-boy bouiebaisse @jbouie.bsky.social
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the striking thing about all of these breathless declarations of a post-constitutional order is that none of them ever actually describe with any substance the injustice or injury being done to them. it's taken as self-evident that they are being trampled by dictatorship.

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Jeff Lazarus's avatar Jeff Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social
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The 2024 election in two pictures.

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Tom Nichols's avatar Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social
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"Subtlety and nuance" in a show where a tiny mutant based on Ant-Man crawled into another guy's urethra and and sneezed, blowing himself up to normal size, and ...well, you can imagine

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Nirmala's avatar Nirmala @sane24.bsky.social
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That’s America. Paying more means you get to cut the line.

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Michael Tae Sweeney's avatar Michael Tae Sweeney @mtsw.bsky.social
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Vichy Twitter is a Nazi propaganda machine. You are not immune to propaganda and even if you are, your posts and presence there are the fuel that the machine needs for power

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Nirmala's avatar Nirmala @sane24.bsky.social
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The light roasts have more caffeine

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Don Moynihan's avatar Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social
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The future is terror: a major misinformation research unit collapses after a concerted campaign by conservative media and lawmakers, y’know, the guys who go on about free speech www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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The Washington Post's avatar The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com
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Earthquake readings were strongest when Taylor Swift performed “ … Ready for It?” The crowd during the four-minute performance transmitted about 80 kilowatts of power, which is equivalent to the power that roughly 6,000 car batteries produce, the British Geological Survey said.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb's avatar Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social
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The University of Minnesota has paused the hiring of Israeli scholar Raz Segal to head the institution’s Holocaust and Genocide school over his principled position that Israel is perpetrating a genocide.

Truly reprehensible.

jewishinsider.com/2024/06/univ...

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Radley Balko's avatar Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social
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Morbid curiosity got the best of me, and I read this. The argument is literally that Dolly Parton is a fake, destructive Christian because despite a lifetime of kindness, decency, philanthropy, and spreading joy around the world, she won’t explicitly condemn gay people for their wickedness.

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Robert Reich's avatar Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social
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59 years ago today, Griswold v. Connecticut guaranteed the right to birth control. Justice Thomas says the Supreme Court should "reconsider" that ruling. And this week, 38 GOP senators voted against the Right to Contraception Act. Republicans are coming for birth control.

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Greg Sargent's avatar Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social
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Also on this pod: The usual excuse for constantly covering the politics of Biden's age (polls show concern about it) is an evasion. Instead, why not inform readers on whether his age *actually is or is not a problem* for his handling of the office?

Listen:
newrepublic.com/article/1823...

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Greg Sargent's avatar Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social
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New pod: @atrupar.bsky.social and I take apart that sleazy WSJ hit piece on Biden's age. Another awful thing about this: Other news orgs elevated the issue by treating the story itself as a news hook. That's ridiculous.

Warning, lots of ranting in this one!

Listen:
newrepublic.com/article/1823...

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Roxi Horror 💀🌸's avatar Roxi Horror 💀🌸 @roxiqt.com
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While we're talking about how everyone should be able to marry the person they love, here's a reminder that disabled people still can't get married legally because they will have their benefits taken away. In many places, they can't even -live- with their partner unmarried without losing benefits.

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