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"Incompetent" -- During the years this guy spent in politics, he manifesto'ed lot of damage before he was stopped -- even though his naysayers viewed him and his crew as "incompetent". Think Project 2025. I re-gifted this a 2nd time. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Notice where it got longer and longer by 2024, and what states were the worst offenders? elections-blog.mit.edu/sites/defaul...

Voter memory is so very fickle? Donald Trump's lowest job approval rating in 2021 was 29%, in a Pew Research Center poll after the Jan. 6th US Capitol riot before he left office. Trump's YEARLY averages, but he still got elected again: 2017 38%, 2018 40%, 2019 43.4%, 2020 38%, 2025 41%

NEW: Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan blasted her conservative peers for the recent voting rights decisions that have "created a democracy that does not work as well as it should." She said election law was "just about the most important thing that the court does." https://demdock.com/4dMq9ye

What precisely did these people expect

Trump does, as Trump accuses. Trump in 2016, 2020, and 2024, blamed fraud by voters and crooked election officials for not having more votes. Trump banked on his maga sheep to give him an impossible vote count. We need some brave sheep with a conscience and a very loud whistle. Please read it.

I'm attending No Kings's event, “Early Voting Day of Action and Connection” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

If you’re wondering whether/how Trump can seek “rehearing” of #SCOTUS’s denial of certiorari in the second E. Jean Carroll case, boy, do I have an old newsletter entry for you!: www.stevevladeck.com/p/90-petitio...

Indivisible states that quote "But since the Democratic Party brand is so toxic right now" - is a DELIBERATE self-fulfilling prophecy. Unfortunately, that subtle gaslighting will be believed by many. Democrats have the power to change everything with a SUPERMAJORITY in Congress. Vote wisely.

It should be noted that Trump isn't paying the bills. If a doctor and/or hospital isn't getting reimbursed, they will begin to drop Medicare patients. Trump must want old people to die sooner. If you denied lower cost treatment, patients will seek emergency treatment at increased expense.

NEW: I explain the details of the order requiring Acting AG, Todd Blanche, to produce by July 2nd specific unredacted documents from the Epstein Files, incl. FBI interview notes of a woman who alleges sexual & physical abuse by Felon Trump when she was just 13 years old. youtu.be/xfR0hDLsTm8?...

Reminder: The court has indicated that it will next announce opinions on Monday. We will be live blogging that morning beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT.

Trump did not say it's a "more permanent" basis - which implies Blanche is semi-permanent and temporary as it normally is. BUT Trump said "We are going to make him permanent attorney general" -- so Trump means "permanent". If Blanche is permanent, then Trump implies he is also - "permanent".

Getting rid of Trump is NOT going to solve Republicans, i.e. conservatives, whose lives are dedicated to deconstructing the government. That includes you, Mr. Conway. Trump just went a little farther than ya'all would have liked. People like you stacked the Supreme Court to give yourselves POWER.

"“President-elect Donald Trump is considering George Conway, a long-time corporate lawyer and the husband of senior adviser Kellyanne Conway, to be U.S. solicitor general, the government’s top appellate lawyer" mockpaperscissors.com/2016/12/31/t...

The "the steep drop in border crossings, as a sign of the success of its deportation agenda" only means one thing -- their resources are focused on stripping the legal status from all those who are here legally -- they are not focused on tracking border crossings.

The missed opportunity for a follow up question that should have been --- Trump lied and idolized himself over the last three general elections, so what made you decide to support him in the first place?

Andrew and Mary, the ultimate in legal geeks wading deep in the weeds for their listeners -- about gerrymandering our right to vote. youtu.be/vK6GlyCZorQ

I second Ms. Ifil - please LISTEN.

Has anyone out there opened a container with those "seals" halfway peeled off? It seems like repeated return trips to the store to exchange are happening more frequently. What is it with the people who feel the need to sniff it, then leave it on the shelf?

Bianco is corrupt. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

I too, wish no war. However, we have already crossed the rubicon with Trump. Not even the upcoming resolution to curtail Trump's war powers will disgorge Trump from his continued illegal march into an historic infamy. Nothing will stop this group from that march - even if and when Trump is out.

How many weapons has israel purchased from the United States in the last 10 years? The answer to that question, is the very reason US stockpiles are low, Israel buys them. The United States has been the primary seller of weapons to Israel. Complicit in ongoing genocides. SOTU religious war.

I 100% agree with Symone D. Sanders Townsend! Watch the SOTU. "The American people already sense that something is off balance." So what Americans should see is that Dem Congressional member are "willing to meet this moment with visible moral clarity" not a spectacle. www.ms.now/opinion/demo...

You're normalizing. 1st, state-run elections ARE nationalized, and you aren't the only one misusing the word. 2nd, the US is a federalist system. Trump is engaging in criminal sabotage and racketeering, NOT breaking "norms", he's literally breaking the law under our Constitution.

". . . nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events." -- March 28th www.nokings.org

Shiny object: FBI is searching Fulton County election office in 2020 vote case: www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...

A SCOTUS "decision in the case is expected by summer". Which means that 9 Scotus judges get to decide whether Trump's decision to fire her for "cause", i.e. fraud - is a legitimate reason. No indictment, no discovery, & no trial by jury. Even Scotus must see that is not justice served.

Georgia Justice has failed in Fulton County. “So what are we going to do here, folks? I only need 11,000 votes. Fellas, I need 11,000 votes. Give me a break.” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Just click on "No Thanks" and you can read this very understandable status of where the unitary executive theory is heading through the courts. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

O'Hara said to stop unlawful force, but won't be "arresting ICE agents". Will they verify that these are actual ICE agents? Will they request that agents remove their masks? Ask them to follow the law under 8 CFR 287.8 requiring ICE to identify themselves and prevent discrimination?

Trump, the President of Peaceful Pretense. All for showcasing Trump's chest-thumping over those "peace" deals that he knows aren't worth a plug nickle. Like his failed Gaza cease-fire . . . www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Belgium is home base for the European Union, NATO, the World Bank, and giving in to help Putin get whatever he wants because oil? Oh wait, it's not No, this is the Yes Kings place where democracy seems to becoming a facade and not a fact.

"Nearly six in 10 enrollees live in congressional districts represented by a Republican."

I am NOT okay with Trump spending our tax dollars on convicted drug lords: "Garcia said her husband is in a 'safe place' in the United States and that Trump's administration has provided protection." www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Finally, someone who agrees! She is absolutely right. The only ticket that will win the next presidential election will have two mature, but not old, photogenic males with an over-abundance of charm, and a radio voice that can tell you what you want to hear. Because, some grown-ups aren't grown.

The discovery process could work both ways (counter-suit?). I'd like to see the RNC's behind the scenes emails & documents leading up to their filing of this lawsuit.

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Don't hold your breath. Trump will veto the bill. And Congress doesn't have the two-thirds vote needed to overrided DT's veto. Trump will take the heat. Republicans in Congress will be off the hook for not following through.

Justice Jackson did her best. A decision from the full court could have been much worse for SNAP overall. Vladeck explains why here . . .

With @mjsdc.bsky.social and Marc Busch of Georgetown on what real, actual economists think about tariffs (and why Trump is likely gonna lose this one)

What's up? While we are waiting on the SNAP issue, lest we forget, prices are up . . . www.tradecomplianceresourcehub.com/2025/11/07/t...

190. SNAP WTF? open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...

I reposted when my jaw was pick up off the flloor.

Perhaps a bookmark for this page is in order. Everything you'd ever want to know about how to correctly present regularity to a court and what makes Trump's arguments highly irregular.

I'm still reading this, but my first OMG moment was "several of her messages contained language that touch on grand jury matters" -- & many other OMG moments -- people should read this.

Corrected Headline: "Taxpayers Funding Coast Guard's $172 Million Purchase of Two Private Jets for Noem"

Two fixes the RNC wants states to use: "alternative government databases" and the ability to challenge a "mail-in early ballot BEFORE it is returned" - all to restrict voting. The RNC threw 9 fixes at the courts to see if any would stick a win in their column. One RNC loss so far, 8 to go.