Jo Ann Gruber

Big Law’s Big Choice A D.C. Bar opinion shows why it would be ethical for the nine Big Law firms to rescind their settlement agreements with Trump. But to do so would invite his wrath.

Put bluntly, can a law firm really represent a client zealously against the Trump’s administration when, at the same time, it is seeking to stay on Trump’s good side through an settlement agreement? ICYMI @rosenzweigp.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/big-law-bi...

Nixon didn’t go to prison over Watergate, but 48 others were convicted and served time for the scandal - notably, his Attorney General. Attention, Pam Bondi.

Elections in democracies determine who administers the government; they do not alter whom the government is for. Under any administration, Republican or Democratic, the United States government exists to serve the people of the United States, regardless of their partisan affiliation. Besides, Americans are not as easily divided as Trump might think. Millions of Republican voters live in New York, just as millions of Democrats live in Texas. He cannot tell whom he is punishing by glancing at an electoral map. But even if he could, Trump’s acts of extortion have no place in a democracy. They belong in a protection racket: If you support Trump, you are protected; if you do not, you are vulnerable. If you donate enough cash to Trump, you may receive favorable treatment, including immunity from the law. If you oppose Trump, you may be prosecuted.

This is not how a representative government works. It is how the Mafia works.

Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

President Trump Champions Religious Freedom, Unveils America Prays In a powerful address at the Museum of the Bible, President Donald J. Trump emphasized the enduring role of faith in America’s identity, highlighted his

The hypocrisy of trying to block prayer in open spaces but promoting evangelical Christian prayer in schools and government buildings. www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

this week in stupid: November 8 edition Donny Convict labels it, Jesse Watters enables it, and so much more...

it's Saturday, and it's time for "this week in stupid: November 8 edition" — Donny Convict labels it, Jesse Watters enables it, and so much more...
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Somehow, Portland still wins in the funniest possible way.

Chugach Electric moves ahead with plans to develop what could be Alaska’s largest solar farm The effort come as other renewable projects struggle amid pressure from the Trump administration.

The electric utility for the Anchorage area has approved plans to build what could be largest solar farm in Alaska, near the village of Tyonek.

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Mike Johnson in front of US House flags, making a twisted face like the useless fucking dumbass he is.

Tonight’s #FridayLimericks play Where in the World is Mike Johnson?

With the shutdown still sticking around,
There’s no House session there to be found.
Speaker Mike isn’t there,
‘Cause he just doesn’t care
That the government’s stuck on the ground.

The convicted felon president and his administration hate America and her people. 😢

Good tweet-length summary from a conservative talk show host.

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YouTube video by Democracy Docket 8 Alarming Ways Trump and Republicans Plan to Undermine 2026 Elections

NEW EPISODE: Despite major pro-democracy wins on Tuesday, the fight is far from over. In this video I expose the next phase of Trump and the Republicans' playbook — and what voters, lawyers, and journalists must do now to defend democracy before it’s too late.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rSw...

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Just left the latest hearing in Jim Comey's criminal case. It did not go well for DOJ

The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team

Details TK

Justice Jackson:

Congress actually explained to us in its Senate report and House report in the Trading with the Enemy Act (IEEPA's predecessor) that the law allowed the President "to control or freeze property transactions when a foreign interest is involved."

Not raise revenue.

Oh, you simple-minded, wheezing gargoyle . . . you were very much on the ballot. You are blamed for the shutdown. You are blamed from SNAP shutting down. You are blamed for a bad economy. And numerous people interviewed last night mentioned that seeing the East Wing destroyed motivated them to vote.

It's no coincidence that Donald sympathizes with the sexual ABUSER'S family, not to VICTIMS'.

Currently watching the movie that was too scandalous for 1964 Anchorage, hence why a theater here closed on Good Friday rather than show it. Will talk about it this Friday!

Rachel Maddow: “Donald Trump has never been more unpopular than he is right now. His disapproval rating is higher than it was in the immediate aftermath of January 6th. 63% disapprove, only 37% approve of Trump. He is 26 points underwater. That’s astonishing”

The transcript of Zohran Mamdani's final rally speech before tonight's election...

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