Montanans Go After ‘Citizens United’ - The American Prospect Montanans are putting forth an ingenious ballot measure that, while it wouldn’t legally overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling that allowed corporations to buy elections, would negate its...

This is something, a 2026 Montana ballot measure would prevent state-chartered corporations from campaign spending, and would force out-of-state corporations doing business in Montana to abide by the restrictions. Harold Meyerson explains Montana's anti-corporate history & the potential of this law:

Trump Nixing of Dem State Disaster Aid Backfires, Screwing MAGA Voters After Trump’s handling of disasters boomerangs on MAGA country, the author of a piece on his retribution against blue America explains how this saga reveals MAGA ideology’s deepest depravities.

Trump screws his voters again: He just denied disaster aid to Maryland (while giving it to red states). But I took a look and it turns out the suffering Maryland counties are in Appalachia and backed him by 40 and 54 points.

On the pod, @stevebenen.com and I discuss:
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The Good News: Scummy George Santos Isn’t Out of the Woods Just Yet Trump’s commutation of his sentence was a disgrace. But under a new law, New York State can still pursue justice here.

Trump’s commutation wasn’t merely a favor to a disgraced ally. It was a declaration that the federal justice system now runs on personal loyalty to him.

His act of mercy stole justice from the citizens whose trust Santos so thoroughly defiled. trib.al/fIpq1ao

As an official in the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, I was at my desk on Sept. 11, 2001. I advised that the U.S. could wage war against al-Qaeda without blurring the distinction between crime and war. After 9/11, the U.S. declared that it would wage war for the first time against an organization, rather than a nation. But the drug cartels alone do not present a similar challenge that rises to the level of war.

yo, even John Yoo thinks that this shit is illegal www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

They want to trigger a violent uprising so badly.

The president himself has marveled at his own ability to move forward, telling donors to the ballroom about a conversation he had with officials involved with the project. “They said, ‘Sir, you can start tonight,’ ” Trump recalled during a recent dinner at the White House. “I said, ‘What are you talking about?’ “ ‘You have zero zoning conditions. You’re the president.’ “I said, ‘You got to be kidding.’ ”

One thing that is clear from the kicker to this excellent WSJ story on the WH ballroom is that Trump himself can't believe how easy it is to run roughshod over rules and traditions.

There's probably a metaphor in there somewhere.

Free link: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

this is a pretty simple one to figure out: it was bullshit and authoritarian when trump tried to rig and steal the 2020 election while lying about how legitimate results were rigged, it was not bullshit or authoritarian to state the fact that trump was trying to rig and steal that election

How do you do, fellow farmers?

1.3M are active duty service members and veterans.

Keeping the House Absent, Johnson Marginalizes Congress and Himself

Johnson has subordinated himself to the president so much that even Trump in private jokes that "I'm the speaker and the president," @anniekarni.bsky.social reports. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...

Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1 The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1 as the government shutdown drags on.

Trump knows Democrats care if poor people have food to eat and Republicans do not care at all. He thinks that’s a “weakness” he can exploit when it’s really just basic human decency — something he lacks.

Oh. Well what could go wrong?

Official figures show that neo-Nazis and far-right extremists committed 42,788 crimes in Germany last year -- the highest number in over a decade. They perpetrated 1,488 violent attacks against migrants, refugees, or political opponents, marking a 17% increase from the previous year. These attacks left at least 1,068 people injured.

exactly that many violent attacks?

The Kavanaugh stop, 50 days later "What a sick world." And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

On three occasions since that order, I’ve posed questions to Justice Kavanaugh about two specific stops that have followed the Sept. 8 order and about the Pro Publica report.

I have not received a response from him or his chambers.

Today, at Law Dork:

The Kavanaugh stop, 50 days later "What a sick world." And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

What we’ve learned — and lived — since isn’t a surprise to anyone who knows to immigration system. And yet, there are new eyes watching every day.

Throughout that time, much attention has been paid to Justice Kavanaugh’s concurrence with the order.

Enter the “Kavanaugh stop.”

The Kavanaugh stop, 50 days later "What a sick world." And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

Tuesday will be 50 days since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Republican appointees issued an order allowing the Trump administration, essentially, to target working-class Latinos in its massive immigration raids.

What has happened since has been as bad, if not worse, than experts warned on Sept. 8.

Trump’s $230 Million Heist Is Unconstitutional Publisher's Roundup 41

Trump’s $230 million cash grab isn’t just wrong—it’s unconstitutional

The Domestic Emoluments Clause says no

And the rule of law will say no too

We explain why in our new @contrariannews.org piece 👇 - TN

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He was elected president, and as president, his highest duty is to ensure that the laws of the land be executed faithfully. His job is to uphold the constitutional order, not tear it down and remake it in his image.

A Constant Torrent of Authoritarian Arrogance, Corruption, Complicity American politics is an exasperating, frenzied, and acutely dangerous mess. Let’s sort through the events of the past week to separate what matters from what does not.

Sunday Reading: A Constant Torrent of Authoritarian Arrogance, Corruption, and Complicity

American politics is an exasperating, frenzied, and acutely dangerous mess. Let’s sort through the events of the past week to separate what matters from what does not.
 
Some thoughts from my new piece:

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

Gee, I can’t imagine why…

Sleepy Joe never provided for his son the way Donald Trump has smh

Same guy who eagerly and gleefully talked about putting kids in cages. Mike Davis is not just a horrible human being, he relishes in being horrible. www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-likel...

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From Texas to Tennessee, even Trump country is marching against Trump A new Harvard study shows that 2025 protests are likely the most geographically widespread in US history.

“The current protest movement has already reached deeper into Trump country than at almost any point during the first Trump administration.”

A new Harvard study shows that 2025 protests are likely the most geographically widespread in US history.

The Disney Heiress, the Soybean Farmer, and Trump’s Dangerous Decisions Two views of how the president’s senseless economic and moral acts put the country at risk.

When a farmer *and* an heiress dislike your economic policies, you're really doing something wrong. ICYMI @jilldlawrence.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/heiress-so...

Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?

Now you know.

I was asked to be on a bi-partisan committee supplying congress with information on food insecurity.

Yes, there are going to be A LOT of people surprised when they see the extent of our fellow citizens who use SNAP (about 40 million, lots of veterans) and WIC (over 6 million) programs.