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This remains a massive Byrd Rule violation. The provision isn't about taxing or spending, and the budget impact would be attenuated at best. It's all about changing policy about the grant of injunctions by the federal courts. That should take 60 votes under Senate rules.

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As I just flagged, this has been replaced with something which is arguably worse; requiring that basically every plaintiff seeking a preliminary injunction against the federal government pay millions or billions of dollars in "security" to pay for "costs" to the federal government if they later win.

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"Let me be clear: It fucking matters. Truth matters. Documentation matters. Fighting corruption matters. That accountability seems out of reach right now doesn’t change that." heck yes molly

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the dem strategy isn't "wait until trump's poll numbers drop enough that we feel empowered to move" it's "wait until trump's poll numbers drop enough that our senate gym buddies (republicans) feel empowered to move"

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Good morning friends I regret to inform you that today is in fact a SCOTUS opinion day

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Waiting for the big outlets to put two and two together and realize that police whose identities are secret and facilities are secret are secret police.

submitted 3 days ago • 56 comments

Welcome to the World Cup in Donald Trump’s America!

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I….don’t see how it can in the United States.

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I think we’ve become so inured to this stuff that it’s easy to lose sight of just how quickly epistemic collapse has accelerated. Ten years ago, the media was wringing its hands over social media misinformation and what it meant that Trump had the gall to lie. Now, the lies control health policy.

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Counterpoint: Robert E. Lee was a treasonous loser who gladly slaughtered his fellow Americans in defense of slavery while being a mildly above average military tactician. He should’ve been hanged in Lexington.

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I know many people think Posse Comitatus is an ironclad bar to Trump's Attack on LA. I watched that episode of the West Wing too. But, the law has enough holes for Trump to drive a tank through. And the courts will cower in the face of authoritarianism. My latest in @thenation.com

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Journalistic malpractice/incompetence to not point out clearly and up front that this directly violates a federal statute

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Every day is gets worse and it gets stupider

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oh my God a New York Times editor had to resign 5 years ago over publishing an op ed by Tom Cotton calling for the military to shut down George Floyd protests now Wall Street Journal is letting him do the same shit separately, "Tom Cotton" sounds like the final boss in a video game about slavery

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The Fallout is back! It’s a column. It’s a newsletter. It’s a vibe. Each week @hegemommy.bsky.social & other @rewirenewsgroup.com experts explore the judges, court cases, news & laws that affect your life. This week: Trump’s new judge picks include one “culture warrior” & a “millennial Sam Alito”

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she's back, bitches

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The White House has officially proposed cutting 988 suicide hotline services for LGBTQ youth – services that were required by legislation Trump signed into law in 2020. @nbcnews.com: www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...

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taps mic Is this thing on??! Hello?? Testing 1, 2, 3... It's been a minute but I'm back to weekly column writing over at @rewirenewsgroup.com. Naturally I take a look at two of the worst Trump judicial nominees yet rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/06/10/t...

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This is very true and still one deeper point. Not only did the Founders’ generation fear a Trump-like aspiring king like those that oppressed them, they planned the government to resist a king. But didn’t plan for a small set of oligarchs to buy the executive branch, Congress AND the Supreme Court.

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Things are very bleak so here are two cattle dogs snuggling as a timeline cleanse

submitted 4 days ago • 11 comments

we’ve got a bunch of parents voluntarily guarding the elementary school gates if you want to know how LA feels this morning

submitted 5 days ago • 154 comments

Bondi's candidacy was in part an effort to shield his sister from accountability while she's AG. So nice work all around members of the DC Bar

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Moody morning on Shanahan Ridge earlier today

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If you know something about a visible protester no you fuckin don’t

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Due to what appears to be in the colloquial British phrase a cock-up, the Supreme Court has issued its Monday orders list early: www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments

I'd put this a bit more sharply than @steveinskeep.bsky.social probably can: Trump simply does not understand any boundary between himself and the government. He has no sense of the public interest and believes the government is an extension of himself personally. open.substack.com/pub/steveins...

submitted 8 days ago • 45 comments

is being terminally online bad for you? yes does it make you less happy than your offline friends? absolutely is there anything that matches the high of a poster's ragnarok? there is not, and that's why we can never log off

submitted 9 days ago • 44 comments

Let. Them. Fight.

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NEW: Palantir threatened to call police on @wired.com reporter @carolinehaskins.bsky.social and kicked out other journalists from a recent conference following reports of the data analytics firm's work with the Trump administration. @carolinehaskins.bsky.social reports www.wired.com/story/palant...

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Asked and Answered: The Sequel This episode has everything: strict scrutiny, the “big, beautiful bill,” and even Marbury v. Madison. This week, @angryblacklady.bsky.social‬ and @hegemommy.bsky.social‬ answer listener questions in our second AMA episode.

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Welp good morning and happy almost summer it's a three box day at SCOTUS so buckle up friends

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