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They're not a Trump court, they're a Republican court, and the fact those two things align 80-90% of the time instead of literally 100% doesn't mean they're therefore admirably independent. To even describe them as ideologically conservative is too generous. They are partisan politicians.
Joe Patrice
trump starting a war in Iraq to distract from his unpopular war with Iran
Homer Simpson Stuck in Tar Pit with ElephantAlt: Homer Simpson Stuck in Tar Pit with Elephant using his arms to pull his legs out of the tar and then his face to pull his arms out and then he's just totally submerged in tar like the big dumb idiot that he is. it's a metaphor.static.klipy.comAFP News AgencyBREAKING US and Saudi warplanes have carried out strikes against Iran-backed militants in Iraq who launched more than two dozen drone attacks in recent days, US military says
so one thing i find extremely striking is that in REPUBLIC plato basically endorses the idea that qualified women should have the same rights as men--the same ability to be philosopher-kings. this is an *ancient* idea. the hard question of history is why it took so long to be even partially realized
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwòone tendency that comes out about period films is the insistence that XYZ moral thought would not have occurred to anyone in the ancient world. to be sure there are moral innovations and changes but the existence of thorough dissatisfaction with the present moral order is not a modern phenomenon
Anti-corruption is how you beat authoritarians. Two lessons from Hungary: 1. Our affordability crisis is a corruption problem. Say so. 2. “a message that treats [corruption] as a Trump problem alone will fail to connect with those who believe the entire system is rigged.”
What Hungary's Anti-Corruption Election Can Teach U.S. Democracy AdvocatesHungary's anti-corruption win offers U.S. democracy advocates lessons, but success requires a credible messenger and a concrete plan.www.justsecurity.org
SpaceX rocket that exploded shortly after takeoff destroyed land & wildlife: Concrete chunks had left craters a foot deep & were strewn across tidal flats, almost four acres of state park burned, 7 bobwhite quail eggs & a collection of blue land crabs incinerated. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
SpaceX Blast Left Officials in Disbelief Over Environmental DamageFish and Wildlife Service biologists expressed frustrations in emails obtained by Bloomberg.www.bloomberg.com
Another Trump appointment without the statutory qualifications for the job; yet again the Senate GOP ignores that fact. "Better than Pulte" is not the bar. [50 USC 3023: "Any individual nominated for appointment as DNI shall have extensive national security expertise."]
PoliticoGOP confirms Jay Clayton as spy chief
This may be the first case to apply the Harvard anti-affirmative action ruling and Louisiana v. Callais to invalidate and permanently enjoin a pair of race-conscious minority contracting programs in Houston. Case brought by white contractors represented by the Pacific Legal Foundation.
Reuters LegalA federal judge on Tuesday blocked the city of Houston, Texas, from enforcing race-conscious policies governing a program that sets aside certain public contracts for minority-owned businesses after finding they were unconstitutional.
CBS News ran a claim that "thousands of 9/11 victims' families" want Mamdani banned. The petition organizer told a journalist she has no actual list and the 300 figure was just an estimate. CBS News has since corrected its coverage
Bari Weiss’ CBS News retracts ‘brazen lie’ after false smear of progressive Dem: reportBari Weiss’ CBS News New York was forced to remove a line from its coverage of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after journalist Judd Legum identified what he called a “brazen lie” about the progressive Democratic mayor, Legum reported Tuesday.CBS News’ report centered around a petition launched b...bit.ly
This CBS News story reports Trump’s SCOTUS appeal on mail-in voting as just a garden-variety legal move. It doesn’t even make a nod toward noting that there’s zero evidence of fraud in the procedure. And that’s the subtle, gradual way you degrade a news org. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-s...
Trump asks Supreme Court to step into dispute over mail-in voting executive orderA federal appeals court on Sunday left in place a lower court decision that blocked implementation of key parts of President Trump's executive order.www.cbsnews.com
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The War Goes On Forever and the Party Never Ends - Lawyers, Guns & MoneyWhat possible incentive does Trump have to end his favorite little war? His good buddies are raking in the cash thanks to him: Top U.S. oil and gas executives have sold hundreds of millions of dollars...www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
