Tom Wright

Congratulations you fucking morons

@durbin.senate.gov alone has voted to advance over a quarter of Trump's judicial nominees - none of whom have been honest about January 6th or the 2020 election.

The Dispatch Should Flag Burning Be Illegal? By Charles Fain Lehman and Matthew Cavedon Published December 11, 2025

In Seattle, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., protesters have burned American flags in recent demonstrations- reigniting one of America's most contentious free speech questions. Two-thirds of Americans believe flag burning should be illegal. But are they right? That is the subject of this week's Dispatch Debate. Charles Fain Lehman, fellow at the Manhattan Institute and Dispatch contributing writer, argues that flag burning isn't free speech at all—it's "an act of violence against the liberties that make free speech possible." Drawing on historical Supreme Court dissents and the American free speech tradition, Lehman contends that the flag represents the entire system of constitutional liberties, including free speech itself. When protesters burn it, he argues, they're not exercising free speech but attacking the very foundation that makes such speech possible- much like incitement or obscenity, which have long been excluded from First Amendment protection. Matthew Cavedon, Director of the Cato Institute's Project on Criminal Justice and former public defender, counters that outlawing flag burning would "undermine the banner's very. meaning." He argues that once a government decides what speech is sufficiently patriotic to allow, the law becomes a weapon rather than a shelter for all citizens. Cavedon points to the slippery slope visible in Sweden, Britain, and Thailand, where speech restrictions have expanded far beyond what Americans would tolerate. The freedom the flag represents, he argues, is more important than its stitches and thread - and protecting even offensive symbolic speech is what truly distinguishes American liberty. Two thoughtful arguments. One heated question. Read both sides and decide for yourself.

Is it the 1980s? Are you stuck inside Donald Trump's brain? (Trick question: They're the same thing.)

This is what The Dispatch is: A ~debate~ between the Manhattan Institute and Cato Institute.

"Two thoughtful arguments."

Allow me to vomit.

But at least the Republicans are on record!?!

the stove touching will continue until morale impr - you know what, not actually sure morale is going to improve here

There’s no need to treat these people as anything but the sordid rabble of crooks and grifters and subnormal bigots that they are.

[2007] Disney makes $1B investment in credit default swaps

the time magazine "architects of AI" cover, with bugs bunny trying to saw off the end of the steel girder

much better

Just what a struggling Star Wars franchise needed, shitty AI

Coop, a large orange and white fluffy cat, sitting on a cabinet in front of the dog’s BB-8 toys while Balerion, a smaller black cat, looks ready to attack from a nearby cat tower

Up to no good

Emil Bove Will Always Be a Trump Rallygoer First Trump demands loyalty from his judicial nominees. As Emil Bove demonstrated on Tuesday, his nominees are very comfortable with displaying that loyalty in public.

I don't know if it's possible for Democrats to make a federal judge a mainstream issue in the 2026 midterms. But if anything like this is ever going to work, it's "Emil Bove is a corrupt war crimes enthusiast who attends Trump rallies for fun, and we will impeach him on our first days in office"

oh, so the police custody rumor was true...

she did, that was just a poor attempt at a pun.

Say what you mean, girl!

The Lowdown starring Ethan Hawke now available on Hulu

Well there it is dot gif

This entire administration is one evil sitcom.

Well, Pinkel declined to interview there once upon a time

Thankfully Drink's buyout is *checks notes* 5 million dollars...

Aren't there like 3-4 Missouri kids on that roster who were well rated out of HS

Biff Poggi is elite Glup Shitto territory

OH

Michigan did what?

who the hell do they hire

Sherrone Moore fired for cause

Well that's big news

Michigan, wut

he's such a stupid piece of shit