The central problem with the Supreme Court is not Thomas or Alito or Kavanaugh
It's Roberts.
Within the halls of the Supreme Court building, he's merely one of nine.
But in the area of oversight, Roberts is king.
He sets the tone for what judges can get away with.
@ReproRights
Again have to point out that there is no 'life of the baby' to save here.
This whole effort has no purpose other than to exert dominion over a woman's body based on a Christian worldview.
@artnet
This isn't art - it's an advertisement for a cryptocurrency that's about to be launched.
C'mon
@artnet
- why are you helping to launder this as something it isn't?
@radleybalko
There is absolutely a method to this. They are sending a signal to every doctor in American that if you provide abortion service - even to a raped 10-yo girl, you will become a public figure and likely subject to threats.
And thousands of doctors across the US are taking note.
Don't look now, but Chris Rufo has acknowledged he was fraudulently claiming a Harvard degree and very, very quietly made a change to his Manhattan institute bio.
See if you can spot it in the before and after:
@nytopinion
@DouthatNYT
I keep waiting for someone - anyone - to point out where the scientific method includes debates with random individuals with high name recognition.
@gtconway3d
@AshaRangappa_
Focus should be the GOP, not Trump. Trump is the face of the effort, but without GOP enabling, it would go nowhere, and their rejection of the expressed will of Americans is massively harmful to the nation.
Listening to a number of speeches at the UN General Assembly - almost all supporting Ukraine - but if you can only listen to one, listen to the Canadian Ambassador - it is powerful and it is to the point. He pulls no punches and exposes the excuses Putin puts forth for war.
@mjs_DC
@KevinMKruse
At some point (and it seems like we're there), we need to stop being afraid of discussing impeachment as a remedy for blatantly nonsensical jurisprudence like this.
@mawaldman
@SnarkedUpLawyer
THIS is a case that could take all of these fraudulent elector certificates and make them legal - all but guaranteeing a repeat of 1/6.
But this time successful.
@DavidEdwards
What's really cool about this is that the woman who ran Charlie Kirk's org, TPUSA, also lived with Ginni & Clarence Thomas for a year and is now clerking in the federal courts.
"mundane" crimes like "espionage"...🙄
@GergelyOrosz
@JamesPhipps
Behold! Elon Musk has invented...the sweatshop*.
(*the experienced and people with families or other semblance of a life need not apply)
@JaxAlemany
@jdawsey1
@emmersbrown
Absolutely. What better way to help more Americans pay attention to the Supreme Court.
Rumor has it that Rep Cheney was resistant to this, but there are questions here that Americans deserve to see answered publicly.
@TheTNHoller
@NoogaHoller
In a county of 366,000, she won with 28,000 votes - less than 8% of the public.
Vote in local elections folks. If you only show up once every 4 years for the top ticket, you are giving your tacit approval to this.
@vermontgmg
If you're concerned about the media, start with the biggest problem: Fox News
Fox is an active 'influence operation' with wide-ranging effects. You may feel powerless, but you CAN do something: cancel your cable tv package if it includes Fox and tell the company *why*.
Call now
@vermontgmg
Then call your rep and tell them something must be done.
Fox is supported by 80MM cable subscribers who are forced to pay them monthly in order to get other channels. Only 3MM people watch Fox News.
Citizens shouldn't have to pay for propaganda to get their tv.
@bryrsmith
@Rep_Clyde
The tourists who were beating an officer with the American flag...is that experience part of the standard tour package or do you have to upgrade to a premium package?
Trying to figure what to do now that we're vaccinated and ready to travel....
@ThePlumLineGS
I mean, that's great, sincerely, but...why did it take this long?
What's wrong in the world of Democratic strategists that they were unable to see this?
And how will they take McMorrow's example and completely screw it up?
@mjs_DC
@KevinMKruse
Seems a lot of people are reading this thinking I am saying we should impeach. I am not.
What I am saying is that we - and our elected representatives - should stop assuming judges are deities and start talking about what conduct is out of bounds, up to and including decisions -
@ElieNYC
Which 100% means they know who did it (but they'll never tell).
My guess is the leaker (Alito or Thomas) walked into Roberts' chamber in July and told him to his face, daring him to do something about it.
@steve_vladeck
Different angle to reach the same conclusion. This isn't just Trump's ego saying "I'm keeping these to show what a big deal I (still) am".
I'd go so far as to say that without affirmative evidence of some nebulous 'misuse', DOJ might not have gotten a warrant.
@jdribo
People misread the guidelines and fail to understand how airborne viruses transmit. Proper ventilation is absolutely critical to circulate air, disperse shed virus particles and lessen the risk. Masks cannot overcome an environment where the virus is not permitted to leave.
@AriBerman
$100,000 bail for voting in the primaries a couple of months before his parole was up. First Crystal Mason, now this. Horrific.
How much more clear do they need to make it America?
@bhweingarten
Yes.
A lot of illegal and/or unacceptable behavior by a (former) president, a Supreme Court Justice, members of Congress, and lawyers who have committed ethics violations in support of some of the above.
Hope this helps.
@BrynnTannehill
@KevinMKruse
TN is also where: the state leg tried to rename part of John Lewis Way after Trump.
Pamela Moses was sentenced to 6 yrs for registering to vote
Black girls in elementary school were put in jail for not stopping a fight.
We see you TN 'authorities'
@atomsofadam
@IJasonAlexander
About 40,000 Brits were killed during the Blitz, out of a population of about 8MM, or about 0.5%
By those numbers, COVID is significantly more dangerous. It just doesn't bloody explode.
Lunacy.
@steve_vladeck
They've known Trump had more docs for months and likely had a good idea as to their content.
Collecting these documents is part of the chain of evidence documenting some action on Trump's part - proving that he had the means. One of the *last* parts if DOJ is on top of it.
@donmoyn
Not to harp on it, but this is exactly the intended effect of these bills. To create avenues for reactionary parents to challenge teachers - and disincentives for teaching this material.
What teacher wants to see their name and face in papers nationwide?
@bradheath
It's not just bullshit, it's criminal.
Trump to Raffensperger: "This is going to be very costly, in a lot of ways".
This is a threat. This is mob activity.
@anneapplebaum
They were themselves instrumental in building and sustaining Trump's lie.
Not just Cruz and Hawley. All of them.
From McConnell, Graham and Rubio to Blackburn, Collins and Risch. They all fed the lie with their refusal to acknowledge the election results.
@stevenmazie
"...in the effort to maintain our Constitution and the Rule of Law"
Suggesting both that there is a counter-effort, and that Breyer's effort was not quite successful....
@jason_koebler
@RVAwonk
Hm. Used in minority neighborhoods.
Almost like racial disparities were embedded in the law or something.
I think we need an academic theory to explain this. Maybe someone can come up with something.
@nhannahjones
@jasonintrator
And for anyone who thinks memory laws aren't effective: when did you first learn about Juneteenth or the Tulsa Massacre?
Man, those Confederate Daughters did their job well.
@JanNWolfe
@nycsouthpaw
Maybe stating the obvious here, but the weight of the evidence clearly indicates she has been making stuff up, inducing false testimony and trying to hide her tracks as she did so. There is just no question that she has no business carrying a law license -
@HardballChris
So far left. How dare we fight for the right of unarmed Black people to not be killed for minor infractions of the law - or no infractions at all.
@hannnahmmarie
@jentaub
Her arguments are hitting home, and she's not pulling her punches. They fear her pen.
This is a campaign to neutralize her before opinions drop in big cases this term - very intentional.
@samyoungman
@Alebrijes16
Actually, McConnell actively *aided* Trump by calming speculation about Trump's intentions.
2 wks after the election, as turmoil reigned, McConnell stepped up to a microphone and promised that there would be an "orderly transfer" to the next administration.
He never said WHOSE.
tHe TwItTeR fILeS:
Day 1: Twitter just deleted pics of Hunter Biden's junk when asked. Zero pushback. Unbelievable.
Pre-Day 2: Via a journalistic technique known as 'asking', we shockingly discovered that a Twitter lawyer was reviewing The Twitter Files before we got them!!😡
@mjs_DC
Paging the
@AmerMedicalAssn
- are you going to stand silent and acquiesce while one of your members is being attacked for [checks notes] providing healthcare?
Silence is consent.
@trom771
@SIfill_
@jack
He's doing much more than that. Sow division using an outsize, purpose-built platform he now owns to weaken the structures of democracy.
We've seen this play before. The ending is more 'Hamlet' than 'Our Town'
@PreetBharara
@MuellerSheWrote
What everyone should understand about Tom Fitton is that he is a member of the Council for National Policy, a right-wing Christian Nationalist org that also counts Ginni Thomas among its members.
@rtraister
@thenation
In refusing to stay this law pending a decision on the merits, the court has made a mockery of law.
Precedent clearly indicates that irreparable harm is one factor that requires a stay. Reproductive health clinics will now be unable to perform their mission, and -
@jessieopie
@RepGrothman
Just left a message w/ his staff letting him know his assertion of white authority over Black children in an unrelated district was received loud and clear.
Polite but clear.
@NC5PhilWilliams
That's funny, b/c
@CSexton25
knew about it the entire time they were ejecting 2 Black representatives from the legislature for 'speaking out of turn', and he didn't do diddly.
Almost like there's a double-standard or something. (Whatever could it be....🤔)
@rabiasquared
It never computes when evidence isn't tested before sending someone to jail for life, or, as in Ledell Lee's case to the death chamber.
It may not answer all questions and it may introduce complexities, but it still should be an absolute requirement.
@steve_vladeck
It shows conclusively that people with influence near the conservatives on SCOTUS feel entitled to outcomes in return for their investment in time, effort and money.
@rtraister
@thenation
- women who are currently seeking an abortion in reliance of the right protected under Roe and Casey will be unable to obtain one. This is the definition of irreparable.
And yet the court ignores it.
The ump isn't just 'calling balls and strikes' anymore.
@SStewart21957
I think Ida B. Wells would be incredibly proud of Nikole Hannah-Jones and honored to be represented by her that way.
She's be glad that Ms. Hannah-Jones hasn't had to face the violence that she did, but not surprised at all the other backlash...
@davidaxelrod
No it does not - in fact the opposite.
It underscores how the money we spend on policing is less for protection than for enforcing different rules against different pooulations.
@oneunderscore__
@NBCNews
@anblanx
Deleted but has he tweeted a retraction? How many of his 112M followers now have that as their narrative?
This is the power of social media–and highlights the responsibility it demands.
@shannonrwatts
@openargs
Uhhh, hell no. She's using COVID relief funds to give her employees a paid vacation after joining the lynch mob at the Capitol....and the Court says "YES"?!?
She's gotten nearly 200K in relief for Covid
To top it off, since the rally she has blamed the violence on antifa -
@chrislhayes
@BobGorman8791
@PeterHotez
@DeanBaker13
@ceprdc
Interesting observation: While RFK Jr. and Rogan are busy spreading doubt by attacking Big Pharma and vaccine profits...the ONLY scientist on the ground they are demanding to debate is the ONE guy who has nothing to do with Big Pharma.
Why is that?
@grantstern
@openargs
This is from February, but has troubling implications.
Why would the wife of a Supreme Court Justice be part of an email list for the Justice and his clerks? This suggests an inappropriate overlap between the personal and professional.
@JoyAnnReid
SCOTUS has now undercut voting rights in:
Shelby County
Husted
Abbott
Rucho
Brnovich
Feels like a pattern...wonder what they are trying to tell us...🤔
@MuellerSheWrote
@TheJusticeDept
As did Meadows. Who conceivably may have shared this information with some others. Like Ginni Thomas.
That Trump knew his accusations were lies is not really news. It does make his actions criminal though.
How long has DOJ known about this? Hope they aren't just finding out.
@ValaAfshar
They are being used as props in Musk's PR campaign, which you are boosting. And as others have noted, many of the engineers remaining at Twitter depend on their employment for their visa, making them essentially captives under threat of deportation.
@LeahLitman
JFC this court. What does it even mean to say we have rights when fundamentally - dare I say '*egregiously* - wrong decisions like this are endorsed by the billionaire collective on the high court?
@atrupar
@RepSwalwell
A copy of this should be put before to every single Dem in Congress. Every single one.
This was an effective use of time that is 99% wasted by grandstanders or just plain bumblers who don't anticipate the follow up.
@mmfa
Let's recall that his former
#2
for 5 years - Crystal Clanton - received a clerkship to the chief of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals last fall.
She left TPUSA when it was publicly reported that the sent a text that said 'I HATE BLACK PEOPLE' and when judge Pryor -
@RepStefanik
Enforce the law against citizens who commit crimes, whether poor or wealthy and connected?
Sounds like a fair system of justice and accountability. We need some more of that.
@brotherjones_
@KevinMKruse
What better way to drive out of the profession educators who oppose gun rights, support lgbtq students and respect the need for diversity, equity and inclusion in the classroom?
It's a bid to remake the education system.
@jentaub
It does - especially at a FedSoc event.
I stil believe the leaders of FedSoc need to explicitly disavow the strategy laid out by one of their own - the Eastman memo. To date they haven't done so, and I don't think we should let them skate as though this counts.
@tolmanbrett
I'm not even a lawyer and can see how bad this thread is. The affidavit is only in support of a search warrant, which doesn't hinge on mens rea, classification or ability to charge. Do people actually hire you? As a lawyer?
@stevenmazie
Pushing it back from the 22nd.
There are over 20 cases set for argument before then. The parties have already argued before the DC Circuit so shouldn't need a lot of prep time. This one would seem to be a priority, except...
@joshtpm
One thing Jonathan M. Katz didn't address is the fact that Republican policy likely would not allow the woman whose story was told by Katie Britt to claim asylum or remain in the US.
@creynoldsnc
"community-level review process" sounds a lot like a group of self-selected old white guys sitting around making decisions for everyone else.
@chadloder
What's incredible is that she sat down with him. When journalists (and editors) never hold people to account, they come to expect every encounter to be an easy one....
@BillPascrell
Why are so few members of the Democratic party willing to stand up for our rights?
Thank you for this Rep. Pascrell. Please let your colleagues know that this matters.