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Trump’s DOJ lost in court, filed to drop the appeals, then suddenly reversed course and kept fighting.

Same cases. Same department. Total flip flop.

That kind of chaos inside the Justice Department raises serious questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTPad7aEHpQ

Donald Trump endorses Don Huffines, who secretly bought Epstein’s Zorro ranch

A full-throated endorsement of the guy who secretly bought Epstein’s Zorro ranch and is resisting any investigation of the premises.

*America kicks a hornet’s nest*

Republicans: Let’s praise Trump for having the guts to kick a hornet’s nest

Sane people: What’s the plan after kicking the nest?

Republicans: Why can’t you just be happy he kicked the nest?

Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST TRUMP'S GLOBAL TARIFFS ENACTED UNDER A FEDERAL LAW MEANT FOR NATIONAL EMERGENCIES

NM Gov praises malpractice reform, free child care, lawmakers as her final regular session ends • Source New Mexico As her last regular legislative session ended, NM Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham praised lawmakers for bipartisanship

Medical malpractice reform and universal child care? Yes. Gun bans? Not so much. The 30-day session has wrapped.

So, just to recap, we have two random DOGE bros with basically no knowledge or experience in the humanities (and at least one of whom is a college dropout), who just went around terminating grants that had gone through a full grant application process by feeding in a list of culture war grievance terms, selecting out the grant titles based on the appearance of seemingly “woke” words, then asking ChatGPT “yo, tell me this is DEI” and then sending termination emails the next day from a private server and forging the director’s signature. This is what “government efficiency” looks like in practice: two guys with zero relevant experience, a keyword list built on culture war grievances, and a chatbot confidently spitting out 120-character verdicts on federal grants that went through actual review processes. The experts who might have explained what these grants actually do? Locked out. The director whose signature appeared on termination letters? Couldn’t tell you which grants got cut or w

Ever wondered how your grant got cancelled? No we know. Some college dropout asked ChatGPT "is it DEI/woke"?

www.techdirt.com/202...

Unchecked wealth quietly erodes democracy.
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Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.

Quite a statement by the Republican governor of Vermont

Maybe now is a good time to remind folks that Elissa Slotkin was one of the 7 Senate Democrats who voted to confirm Kristi Noem.

Once you remember that, the fact that she’s making excuses for ICE and equating them with law enforcement makes a lot more sense.
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Trump: "We're bringing down drug prices at a level that has never been thought of -- think of it, by 1,000% ... 1,400% in some cases"

Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image The Trump administration argues that providing real-time American Sign Language interpretation for events like White House press briefings would intrude on the president’s control over his public imag...

Are you frigging kidding me? apnews.com/article/amer...

Trump's going to end up like Kissinger. He won't be able to leave the U.S. for fear of being arrested and put on the docket at the Hague.

Will love to see that 'flying palace', mothballed.

Make it make sense. ALT: Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks. They are being replaced with Trump's birthday.

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That trophy is the most terrifying dystopian monstrosity possible. It's like they told the designer, "We're going to give this to Satan himself. Work that vibe into the trophy."

@washingtonpost.com SERIOUSLY?

1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths

2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them

Trump just ended Elise Stefanik. I’m dying!!! I so wish I could see her face right now! (First time I’ve ever said that).

Seriously, @harvard.edu ?

NEW: We filed a FOIA request demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security about their pattern of targeting journalists, advocates, and other bystanders who film ICE and CBP activity in public.

The First Amendment protects our right to record.

Quality Community Note on Troy Nehls.

Damn you @martinheinrich.bsky.social this was STUPID.

Damn you @lujan.senate.gov

In a world of Megyn Kelly's be a Patton Oswalt.

The supposed "small government" party.

I can't wait until the trumps lose everything in bitcoin. Such hubris.

Eric is truly a man of the people.

Seriously? He has no idea how insurance works or how to govern. I’ll never get over 77 million people thinking a man this incompetent belongs anywhere near the Oval Office.