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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court’s newest member, denounced on Thursday what she described as "relentless attacks" on judges, and an environment of harassment that "ultimately risks undermining our Constitution and the rule of law."
Attacks on Judges Undermine Democracy, Warns Ketanji Brown Jackson
Speaking to a judicial conference, the Supreme Court justice said attacks were designed to intimidate and influence.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
For Fuck’s Sake Stand Up For Everyone
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For Fuck’s Sake Stand Up For Everyone
Innocence and errors aren't the point; upholding the Constitution is the point
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April 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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January 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Cartoonist unknown.
January 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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The art of the deal:

1. Make wild demands

2. Get nothing

3. Declare victory
December 21, 2024 at 12:30 AM
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When they talk about privatizing Veterans’ care and Medicare, they mean allowing companies to provide healthcare for a profit.

But how do companies make those profits? By *denying* care to many who need it.

Don’t get fooled by the “privatization” label. It means “for profit” and YOU are the cost.
December 8, 2024 at 1:47 AM
March 2011 edition of Vogue; puff piece on Syria's 1st lady; "A Rose in the Desert," by Joan Juliet Buck who couldn't adore her more. Nothing about brutality & murder. Vogue took down the article shortly thereafter while Arab Spring was in full effect.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Vogue Defends Profile of Syrian First Lady
The leading fashion magazine talks through its rationale for running a flattering story on the wife of anti-American autocrat Bashar al-Assad
www.theatlantic.com
December 8, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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A lot of people think everything will work out if we just play by the rules but don’t seem to recognize that rules only matter when everyone agrees to follow them and, well, that isn’t our present reality.
December 2, 2024 at 2:22 AM
Remember when it was a bipartisan opinion that John Tower could not be Sec Def because he was a drunk? Innocent times.
Pete Hegseth was forced to step down from both of the nonprofit advocacy groups that he ran in the face of serious allegations of financial mismanagement, sexual impropriety, and personal misconduct, @janemayer.bsky.social reports.
Pete Hegseth’s Secret History
A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being rep...
www.newyorker.com
December 2, 2024 at 6:21 AM
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