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I've said it before, I'll say it again: pitch it as increasing SCOTUS to at least 100 Justices, with randomly selected pools of 9 to hear each case, such that no single Justice matters so much.
There should be an earnest call to pack the courts by Dem leadership. It should be a thought out campaign to explain to the American people why it’s necessary.
It's becoming increasingly clear is that the right wing of this Supreme Court is extreme even among federal courts. The district courts and appellate courts keep appropriately halting this shit, expressing appropriate outrage, and trying to hold the line. Then SCOTUS blows it all up.
June 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I've said it before, I'll say it again: pitch it as increasing SCOTUS to at least 100 Justices, with randomly selected pools of 9 to hear each case, such that no single Justice matters so much.
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Breaking:
NEW YORK (AP) - A dozen states sue the Trump administration in U.S. trade court over its tariff policies.
NEW YORK (AP) - A dozen states sue the Trump administration in U.S. trade court over its tariff policies.
April 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Breaking:
NEW YORK (AP) - A dozen states sue the Trump administration in U.S. trade court over its tariff policies.
NEW YORK (AP) - A dozen states sue the Trump administration in U.S. trade court over its tariff policies.
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Today is the 1st day of early voting for the WI Supreme Court. Susan Crawford is
running for this seat & will protect the basic rights & freedoms guaranteed to Wisconsinites under our constitution.
Make your plan to vote for her. Go to vote.wisdems.org for more info on EV dates & polling locations.
running for this seat & will protect the basic rights & freedoms guaranteed to Wisconsinites under our constitution.
Make your plan to vote for her. Go to vote.wisdems.org for more info on EV dates & polling locations.
March 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Today is the 1st day of early voting for the WI Supreme Court. Susan Crawford is
running for this seat & will protect the basic rights & freedoms guaranteed to Wisconsinites under our constitution.
Make your plan to vote for her. Go to vote.wisdems.org for more info on EV dates & polling locations.
running for this seat & will protect the basic rights & freedoms guaranteed to Wisconsinites under our constitution.
Make your plan to vote for her. Go to vote.wisdems.org for more info on EV dates & polling locations.
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It would be a real shame if y'all shared this online, printed out a few and hung up all around the Eastern Shore of Maryland. 😉
March 9, 2025 at 2:21 AM
It would be a real shame if y'all shared this online, printed out a few and hung up all around the Eastern Shore of Maryland. 😉
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This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
@aoc.bsky.social
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
February 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
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To be clear: the United States Government deployed this family to a country with substandard healthcare with the promise that help would be on the way if they ever needed it.
Now, Donald Trump twice denied this woman a potentially life-saving, embassy-requested medevac.
Now, Donald Trump twice denied this woman a potentially life-saving, embassy-requested medevac.
JUST IN: Another medical horror story in an affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from DC. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse — but was too late. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
February 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
To be clear: the United States Government deployed this family to a country with substandard healthcare with the promise that help would be on the way if they ever needed it.
Now, Donald Trump twice denied this woman a potentially life-saving, embassy-requested medevac.
Now, Donald Trump twice denied this woman a potentially life-saving, embassy-requested medevac.
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"USAID feeds hungry people across the world, among other humanitarian work, in the interest of our national security. Even so, Elon Musk said he wants USAID to 'die'. So he put Americans working for USAID on leave without notice and locked them out . . . "
www.thealtmedia.com/p/musks-sout...
www.thealtmedia.com/p/musks-sout...
February 6, 2025 at 3:04 AM
"USAID feeds hungry people across the world, among other humanitarian work, in the interest of our national security. Even so, Elon Musk said he wants USAID to 'die'. So he put Americans working for USAID on leave without notice and locked them out . . . "
www.thealtmedia.com/p/musks-sout...
www.thealtmedia.com/p/musks-sout...
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This is how you say “go fuck yourself sideways with a porcupine” in inspector general speak.
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
January 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This is how you say “go fuck yourself sideways with a porcupine” in inspector general speak.
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
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As DHS secretary Kristi Noem will be responsible for FEMA
After a record breaking flood, As governor, she left her own constituents, high and dry w/out National Guard assistance, but she did send the national guard to the Texas Mexico border 1200 miles away at taxpayers expense—5 times!
After a record breaking flood, As governor, she left her own constituents, high and dry w/out National Guard assistance, but she did send the national guard to the Texas Mexico border 1200 miles away at taxpayers expense—5 times!
January 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
As DHS secretary Kristi Noem will be responsible for FEMA
After a record breaking flood, As governor, she left her own constituents, high and dry w/out National Guard assistance, but she did send the national guard to the Texas Mexico border 1200 miles away at taxpayers expense—5 times!
After a record breaking flood, As governor, she left her own constituents, high and dry w/out National Guard assistance, but she did send the national guard to the Texas Mexico border 1200 miles away at taxpayers expense—5 times!
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For those of you who don't know why Donald is *obsessed* with wind turbines ("windmills" in his juvenile vocabulary), he sued Scotland to remove turbines in the North Sea, claiming they ruined views from his golf hotel. He lost the case. And had to pay Scotland $290,000. He's still butthurt over it.
January 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
For those of you who don't know why Donald is *obsessed* with wind turbines ("windmills" in his juvenile vocabulary), he sued Scotland to remove turbines in the North Sea, claiming they ruined views from his golf hotel. He lost the case. And had to pay Scotland $290,000. He's still butthurt over it.
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Flying flags half-staff for 30 days after the death of a former president was put in place by President Dwight Eisenhower 70 years ago in 1954 & has been done for every president since that time until this Monday when Mike Johnson will end that tradition at Donald Trump’s demand.
January 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Flying flags half-staff for 30 days after the death of a former president was put in place by President Dwight Eisenhower 70 years ago in 1954 & has been done for every president since that time until this Monday when Mike Johnson will end that tradition at Donald Trump’s demand.
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They should put a breathalyzer lock on Hegseth’s pentagon office door.
January 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
They should put a breathalyzer lock on Hegseth’s pentagon office door.
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"She's in the tank and she has been for day one and it's unfortunate because she is a stain on the entire judiciary."
'Lawless' Judge Cannon scorched for Saturday attempt to bail Trump out
During an appearance on MSNBC "The Weekend," legal analyst and former SDNY prosecutor Kristy Greenberg reported that District Court for the Southern District of Florida Judge Aileen Cannon once again ...
www.rawstory.com
January 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"She's in the tank and she has been for day one and it's unfortunate because she is a stain on the entire judiciary."
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“Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke to President-elect Donald Trump by phone Tuesday to recommend one of his former law clerks for a job in the new administration, ABC News has learned.”
Of course it’s Alito 😑
abcnews.go.com/US/trump-spe...
Of course it’s Alito 😑
abcnews.go.com/US/trump-spe...
Trump speaks with Justice Alito amid push to halt criminal sentencing
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke to President-elect Trump Tuesday to recommend a former law clerk for a job in the new administration, ABC News has learned.
abcnews.go.com
January 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke to President-elect Donald Trump by phone Tuesday to recommend one of his former law clerks for a job in the new administration, ABC News has learned.”
Of course it’s Alito 😑
abcnews.go.com/US/trump-spe...
Of course it’s Alito 😑
abcnews.go.com/US/trump-spe...
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Alexander Smirnov, the former FBI informant who falsely accused President Biden and his son Hunter of taking a $10 million bribe from Ukraine, was sentenced to six years in prison today. After Smirnov was changed with lying about the bribe, he admitted the information came from Russian officials.
January 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Alexander Smirnov, the former FBI informant who falsely accused President Biden and his son Hunter of taking a $10 million bribe from Ukraine, was sentenced to six years in prison today. After Smirnov was changed with lying about the bribe, he admitted the information came from Russian officials.
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Imagine watching disaster movies like The Day After Tomorrow or 2012 and thinking that the apocalyptic weather scenes were the “unrealistic” part.
Turns out those scenes were almost bang on.
The unrealistic part was the humans working together to overcome the problem & save the world. Sigh.
Turns out those scenes were almost bang on.
The unrealistic part was the humans working together to overcome the problem & save the world. Sigh.
January 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Imagine watching disaster movies like The Day After Tomorrow or 2012 and thinking that the apocalyptic weather scenes were the “unrealistic” part.
Turns out those scenes were almost bang on.
The unrealistic part was the humans working together to overcome the problem & save the world. Sigh.
Turns out those scenes were almost bang on.
The unrealistic part was the humans working together to overcome the problem & save the world. Sigh.
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To everyone's surprise, it turns out that attaching a money-sucking machine to a hospital system makes it worse.
Private equity reduces patient care while enriching investors, Senate report finds
The bipartisan investigation of hospital systems purchased by Apollo Global Management and Leonard Green & Partners reinforced the findings of past academic research.
www.nbcnews.com
January 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
To everyone's surprise, it turns out that attaching a money-sucking machine to a hospital system makes it worse.
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Trump's team was given the questions asked by Fox anchors at an Iowa town hall last January in advance by someone inside the network, according to a forthcoming book.
Last year, Trump said if Harris had been fed questions by ABC, its "license should be TERMINATED." www.cnn.com/2025/01/08/m...
Last year, Trump said if Harris had been fed questions by ABC, its "license should be TERMINATED." www.cnn.com/2025/01/08/m...
Trump camp was fed questions for Fox News town hall in advance from person inside network, new book says | CNN Business
President-elect Donald Trump’s team was given the questions asked by Fox News anchors at an Iowa town hall last January in advance by someone inside the network, according to a forthcoming book, in wh...
www.cnn.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Trump's team was given the questions asked by Fox anchors at an Iowa town hall last January in advance by someone inside the network, according to a forthcoming book.
Last year, Trump said if Harris had been fed questions by ABC, its "license should be TERMINATED." www.cnn.com/2025/01/08/m...
Last year, Trump said if Harris had been fed questions by ABC, its "license should be TERMINATED." www.cnn.com/2025/01/08/m...
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It's good to be an aspiring authoritarian with his own Supreme Court. The institution is broken and corrupt.
Alito Spoke With Trump Shortly Before Supreme Court Filing www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/u...
Alito Spoke With Trump Shortly Before Supreme Court Filing www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/u...
Alito Spoke With Trump Shortly Before Supreme Court Filing
The justice said that the call was a job reference for one of his former clerks and that the request to stay the president-elect’s sentencing did not come up.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It's good to be an aspiring authoritarian with his own Supreme Court. The institution is broken and corrupt.
Alito Spoke With Trump Shortly Before Supreme Court Filing www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/u...
Alito Spoke With Trump Shortly Before Supreme Court Filing www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/u...
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LETS DO THIS: Close your Threads, Instagram and Facebook accounts … at high noon on 20 Jan 2025 right after you do it to X.
The #GreatTwitterWalkoff can also be the #GreatMetaWalkoff.
Let’s do it simultaneously and show our power.
The #GreatTwitterWalkoff can also be the #GreatMetaWalkoff.
Let’s do it simultaneously and show our power.
January 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
LETS DO THIS: Close your Threads, Instagram and Facebook accounts … at high noon on 20 Jan 2025 right after you do it to X.
The #GreatTwitterWalkoff can also be the #GreatMetaWalkoff.
Let’s do it simultaneously and show our power.
The #GreatTwitterWalkoff can also be the #GreatMetaWalkoff.
Let’s do it simultaneously and show our power.
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BREAKING: Mark Zuckerberg and Rand Paul have a new custody agreement for the wig.
January 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
BREAKING: Mark Zuckerberg and Rand Paul have a new custody agreement for the wig.
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HITTING THE DOCKET:
Trump has now applied to the US Supreme Court to get a stay in his sentencing in his NY election interference case.
Trump has now applied to the US Supreme Court to get a stay in his sentencing in his NY election interference case.
January 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
HITTING THE DOCKET:
Trump has now applied to the US Supreme Court to get a stay in his sentencing in his NY election interference case.
Trump has now applied to the US Supreme Court to get a stay in his sentencing in his NY election interference case.
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If you want to understand that no, Mark Zuckerman isn't some harmless money-grubbing schmuck, go read the truly shocking "Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica And The Plot To Break America" by whistleblower Christopher Wylie. You will have trouble sleeping after reading this book.
January 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
If you want to understand that no, Mark Zuckerman isn't some harmless money-grubbing schmuck, go read the truly shocking "Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica And The Plot To Break America" by whistleblower Christopher Wylie. You will have trouble sleeping after reading this book.