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Mark Joseph Stern

@mjsdc.bsky.social

I am pleased to report that Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Todd Eddins has dropped another total evisceration of the Supreme Court.

He says originalism is a fraud—and the Republican justices are shamelessly making up facts and history to impose radical Christian nationalism: slate.com/news-and-pol...

Justice Eddins went even further in a concurrence joined by two other justices. He flamed the U.S. Supreme Court for choosing to
"steamroll" the First Amendment's separation of church and state by mandating government support of religion. He wrote:
The federal wall cracks. The Supreme Court's recent religious clause cases wreck the relationship between free exercise and non-establishment.... The Roberts Court casually dismisses the lessons of American and world history, the warnings of prominent early Americans, and the judiciary's storied legal minds. Bad things happen unless government and religion are completely separated.
Justice Eddins also wrote about something you and I have been talking about for a long time, which is the conservative supermajority making up facts. He called out Kennedy v.
Bremerton, the notorious "praying coach" case, writing: "As it often does, the Court repackaged and whitewashed facts to achieve a desired outcome." This is the same point that Sherrilyn Ifill has made on the show about how the record in that case, and so many others, is ignored.

September 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM

SometimesSven

@sethb78.bsky.social

a cartoon of a man standing in front of a fireplace

Alt: a cartoon of a man standing in front of a fireplace. And nothing of value was lost...

media.tenor.com

September 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM

SometimesSven

@sethb78.bsky.social

I have no words

June 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM

SometimesSven

@sethb78.bsky.social

Doom scrolling cleanse break. Look at this adorable kitty!

February 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM

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Todd Gregory-Gibbs

@kckarnyx.bsky.social

#dontworry

January 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM

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Heather Thomas

@heatherthomasaf.bsky.social

So when all was said and done, the only country that opened it's prisons and sent crazy murderous criminals to prey upon innocent American citizens, was us.

January 22, 2025 at 7:25 AM

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Jon Cooper

@joncooper-us.bsky.social

January 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM

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Suzanne

@suzvotesblue.bsky.social

January 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM

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Violet Vellichor

@violetvellichor.bsky.social

If you’re trying to stay informed but keep bashing your head against paywalls, your public library probably provides digital access
#publiclibraries #librarylore #protectpubliclibraries #leftistlibrarian

January 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM

SometimesSven

@sethb78.bsky.social

I hate it here. What a shameful day to be an American

January 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM

SometimesSven

@sethb78.bsky.social

A little beauty is needed on this dark day

January 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM

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JodyUNPLUGGED💙

@jpe1974.bsky.social

Staying ‘out of politics’ isn’t neutrality—it’s privilege. Your race, gender, wealth, or abilities might let you ignore oppression, but for many, politics is survival. People are fighting for their lives while others just want ‘nice vibes.’

Opting out isn’t an option for everyone. Reflect on that.

January 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸

@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025

January 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM

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@callisto-socal-af.bsky.social

Trump didn't win. Elon definitely conspired with foreign entities & hacked our election. Gaslight me all you want, call me a "conspiracy theorist" or an "election denier" I'll leave every link I can in this feed & you'll see for yourselves. Grab some 🍿 we'll start here #BeatTheCheat #Truthwarriors