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Lindsay Graham can piss in his own Cheerios

Supreme Court Holds, 6-3, That Black People Voting Violates Rights Of White Voters

More songs should start like Monkey Gone to Heaven. "There was a guy." Ok I'm listening, what's this guy up to

[Exit Murderer.]

I refuse to be gaslit by year-end music lists into thinking I need to know what Geese is

Cigars — Drugs — Drinks Opp, AL

Several Republican members of Congress have said that they are retiring to spend more time with other people's children.

Wow. If this decision holds up on appeal, the redistricting war Trump kicked off to save the GOP majority in the House will likely result in a net gain for *Democrats.*

Cowards die many times before their deaths, The valiant never taste of death but once.

the first muslim woman being elected to statewide office (in any state!) the day dick cheney died is beautiful

We have a bit of a natural experiment here. Compare the tone, quantity and duration of Charlie Kirk coverage with that of the two Dem lawmakers gunned down in their homes in Minnesota 6 months ago. May be revealing.

#fbf On May 20, 1988, Joni Mitchell debuted “Fourth Of July” on the short-lived Channel 4 show ‘Wired.’ Three years later, the renamed song became the title track to her classic album ‘Night Ride Home.' 🎇

Not to do TOO much Mamdani discourse this morning, but one of the reasons American racial categories are what they are is the idea that "African" is a single, coherent, and consistent racial identity. That belief is downstream of slavery ideology, and has no real salience for actual reality.

Andrew Cuomo has learned his lesson. by Susan Collins

what’s funny is that if pro-cuomo centrist democrats were less myopic they might see that mamdani was running the kind of campaign that could help rebuild the party brand — accessible with an outsider persona and a focus on “kitchen table” issues.

if Cuomo loses today and goes ahead with a 3rd party run in the general "No means no" as the counter message is right there

laugh at the blackbirds in the black of the night

Just saw this from Pew and I am the least surprised Arkansan on earth. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

what people seem to believe is that there is a large number of criminal, layabout immigrants who can be easily found and deported. they support doing so snd are dismayed by the deportation of otherwise law abiding people. the problem is that the criminal group is imaginary!

Trump Issues Executive Order Reversing All Vasectomies theonion.com/trump-i...

We should call this Small D- day.

this is a day for those of us who have spent the last six months terminally online. this is for us and honestly, we deserve it.

I know we shouldn't but I feel like we should

I found a new way to clear out an old mood Why do I let it get to me? Go ahead and have another breakthrough, uh-huh You'll become an art project in a blue pleated skirt Standing on a drop cloth Lift the thing up, down goes the blood And down goes my career as a Catholic

if it goes without saying it goes without saying

Donald Trump can still become pope if Mike Pence has the courage.

Trump Vows To Reopen Joann Fabrics As Prison theonion.com/trump-v...

And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes. We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.

Wild stuff. The memo purports to authorize "a line officer, or any other available officer" to decide who is an "Alien Enemy," subject only to supervisor review. It does not require court approval for anything.

"Attorney General shall initiate appropriate action to repeal or amend the implementing regulations for Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for all agencies" What's Title VI? "prohibits discrimination against or otherwise excluding individuals on the basis of race, color, or national origin"

BREAKING: The FYREFEST team has added me to their Signal chat in which they discuss war plans.

The slope isn't slippery; the frog isn't gradually getting boiled. Within its first hundred days the Trump administration has openly asserted the right/ power to seize and imprison anyone— including political dissidents, including citizens— and deprive them of any legal recourse at all. 5/

Correct

At a more basic level, in a democratic society, due process before a neutral fact finder is how we evaluate a conditional statement that begins with “if you <allegation>.” It doesn’t turn on and off depending on the allegation.

It’s not too late to enforce the laws of Wisconsin regarding Elon Musk’s efforts to purchase this election.

Whether it’s Chuck Schumer canceling his book tour or it’s Republicans canceling the 2026 midterm elections, both sides have security concerns.

People need to be crystal clear about something: The requirement that the government ANSWER to a court on the legal basis for detaining someone is literally the core liberty right (habeas corpus). If the government says they don’t have to do that bc “national security,” YOU can be disappeared.

The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.

One of the disturbing reactions to the Mahmoud Khalil arrest is people making things up that he did to justify it that even the Trump admin doesn't claim he did. People just see him as the *type* of person who did the things they're mad about, so punishing him for it is acceptable. Lynching logic.

re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens

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No one wants a paper trail because spending funds Congress has not appropriated is colloquially known as “stealing from the US Treasury.”

Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them

Permanent and transient

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