Kevin Todd

Kevin Todd

@kvntodd.bsky.social

Lawyer representing workers; Wisconsinite; Michigan Law ‘20; level 6 sim; husband to an awesome person: Go Blue; Go Cubs Go; he/him; opinions my own

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Josh Chafetz@joshchafetz.bsky.social

Lula is to my left. Magyar is to my right. And I don’t care in the slightest, because they are the candidates of democracy against autocracy.

Imagine if Dems get 51, Fetterman leaves, then Murkowski joins, and we all have heart attacks 😳😳

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Murkowski is a DISGRACE to Alaska & our Country. You just don’t get any worse! I hope the Great People of Alaska understand what's happening. The Democrats are trying to steal this important Republican Seat &, if that happens, everything we’ve done for Alaska will come to an immediate hault"

In case there was any doubt, Donald Trump is not going to accept the results of the election if his party loses. The time between November 3 and seating the new congress is going to be ugly

Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social

👀 WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration sues to block Alaska Senate race certification if Republican loses, citing candidate name confusion.

99 other Senators knew Kavanaugh would vote to overturn Roe, so Susan Collins is either lying or dumb. Either is disqualifying.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Susan Collins on Kavanaugh: "I'm very disappointed in his his vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. There was no way for me to anticipate that."

It’s clearer every day that Supreme Court overhaul has to be the first thing on the agenda if Dems get a trifecta in 2029. The Court as currently built will strike down anything they pass

Laura Portuondo@lauraportuondo.bsky.social

The answer will be “no, the right against race discrimination is individual and violated whenever you lose an opportunity because of race.” That keys up next case to say you lose an opportunity “because of race” whenever anyone tries to remedy racial inequality—constitutionalizing anti-DEI politics.

It’s June 2028. Gas is $9/gallon. We’re still pointlessly bombing Iran. We’ve just threatened sending ground troops to Portugal, for some reason. The President goes to Truth Social and frantically types JAPAN IS NOW WEST AMERICA. YOU’RE WELCOME, PATRIOTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

He’s so fucking dumb.

These announcers are awful about the officiating. *flag thrown: great catch by the officials, and the right call on a close play! *call overturned on replay: great job by the replay booth, they got it right in the end!

Larry you haven’t spent enough, it’s time to pull $100 million out of politics and put it into Michigan Football, you’ll make Jolin so happy

Jason Kirk@jasonkirk.fyi

Michigan is the most virtuous team because it's doing more than anyone else to waste Larry Ellison's money

They’d love to trump up some reason to strip Rep. Omar of her citizenship. Even failing that though, this is about telling every immigrant that they aren’t safe in this country if they don’t toe the Trump line

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social

Trump's DHS raids Rep. Omar's home because of paperwork filled out by her late father in 1995. The Trumpists are desperate. But loyalists at powerful agencies of the executive branch will obey orders. Desperation is dangerous. Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.

Kevin Todd reposted

The DOJ has never been perfect. There has always been plenty to criticize. But the DOJ today, after not even two years of Trump, is a rotten shell of what it once was; untrusted by sizeable portions of the federal judiciary, hollowed out at the core, and run without principle.

emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social

We've been boiled frogs for so long this never gets mentioned. But this violates DOJ policies that have been in place for decades, ones that Defense Attorney Todd Blanche said should have extended for the entirety of the time his client had declared his candidacy. (Tho I think this was DHS.)

Kevin Todd reposted

We've been boiled frogs for so long this never gets mentioned. But this violates DOJ policies that have been in place for decades, ones that Defense Attorney Todd Blanche said should have extended for the entirety of the time his client had declared his candidacy. (Tho I think this was DHS.)

Meg Kinnard@megkinnardap.bsky.social

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents searched Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say.

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I double-checked this on a couple of Xitter stat sites and it's true. Average views of the main AfD account dropped 90% and average engagement dropped by 60%. This is commercial social media for you: bots, damn bots and Russian bots.

Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social

We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.

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Kevin Todd reposted

The news just since I left work: -A planned livestream of an execution by firing squad -Trump basically trying to incite a pogrom against Somalis Nothing mysterious or complicated about what's happening.

Nobody knows numbers better than me. One, thirteen, and so on…

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "If the Democrats win, you will have a 1929-style economic depression in our country. That's what's going to happen. Because nobody knows numbers better than me." (Trump famously doesn't understand how percentages work)

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Fuck.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump shouts out Russ Vought and then says, ominously, "we have some big surprises coming up in a few weeks, right Russ? He's gonna be one of the important people in the history of our country."

Why do the Wisconsin gov polls seem to defy this trend? If the national environment is filtering down to gov races in other states, seems odd that Wisconsin is only polling at Crowley +3

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Or alternatively, either the Wisconsin polls or the national polls are just wrong. I’m not predicting this, but it wouldn’t shock me to see Crowley do meaningfully better than his polls come Election Day

Why do the Wisconsin gov polls seem to defy this trend? If the national environment is filtering down to gov races in other states, seems odd that Wisconsin is only polling at Crowley +3

The GOP candidate here isn’t better, Tom Tiffany is as MAGA as they come. Not sure I’d call David Crowley a great candidate, but he’s somewhere from fine to good.

The money surely plays a role, Republican billionaires have poured tens of millions into Tiffany’s campaign. But the GOP has a money advantage everywhere

Kevin Todd reposted

If you want to really know how the outrage machine gets fired up: 1. Schmitt plans to drop “bombshell” on Smith 2. Someone plants story that Schmitt is a Vance VP contender to run same day 3. Right-wing Twittersphere gets talking points 4. Schmitt steps in it 5. Scheduled tweets go out anyway

Given that commercial planes in the US almost never crash, I call on Senator Tuberville to introduce a resolution praising the furry community for its steadfast commitment to airline safety

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

Tommy Tuberville: Many airline pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers are part of the furry community. It's terrifying.