DISCONNECT: If "the priority is maximum support to the warfighter," why send JAGs to Minnesota to prosecute misdemeanors?
x.com/i/status/203... Earlier: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
NO HARD FEELINGS: Trump offers video message for Rupert Murdoch's 95th birthday bash. Ivanka Trump & Jared Kushner attend in person, per @LachCartwright. www.breakermedia.com/p/world-excl... No sweat, it seems, that Trump is suing Murdoch personally for..$20 BILLION? www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
JUST IN: Judge William Young (Reagan) in fine fettle as he mostly denies DOJ's motion to stay remedy for 'breathtaking misconduct' in deportation drive v. pro-Palestinian activists. Young mocks DOJ for undercutting Trump's unitary executive claims. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...
In addition to easing sanctions on Russian oil, the Administration maintains its perfect record of screwing American friends and rewarding enemies.
“But I think Madison never imagined or envisioned a Congress with no ambition…This is a Congress without really a belief structure in defending legislative prerogative. They just are a rubber stamp for whatever a president tells them to do.”
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Oh, ffs.
“She used government resources in questionable ways. She treated public service as private amusement. That’s not how true professionals behave. But it’s how many senior officials in the Trump administration do.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/o...
What happens when we elect idiots? (gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/a...
BREAKING: Judge rules that Trump admin acted illegally, again, by installed triumvirate to run U.S. Attorney's office in NJ after Habba's acting appointment was ruled illegal. Judge Matthew Brann doesn't immediately void actions by the trio, though. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
NEW: Trump's #SCOTUS loss on tariffs could have fallout for other Trump policies, like his attempt to charge a $100K fee for H-1B visas. DC Circuit heard arguments this morning that, like IEEPA tariffs, the visa charge is a tax Congress never OK'd. More: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Nicely played, @fpwellman.bsky.social
Anthropic also suing in DC Circuit with petition for review of DoD supply chain risk determination. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27... That in addition to suit filed this AM in northern California federal district court.
Back and forth. Sometimes it’s the corruption that is maddening. Then you are reminded of the incompetence.
BREAKING: Judge blocks Trump plan set to take effect Monday that would rapidly dismiss many/most? immigration appeals. Judge Randy Moss (Obama/DC) says DOJ has to complete notice-and-comment before such a change. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...
If all Americans read this there’d be a revolution. (Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/u...
The incompetence sometimes even trumps the corruption.
Prepare for the Administration to kill the messenger.
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Since Trump’s return, America has not supported a single resolution condemning Russian aggression. Not one.
“the bench of expertise has significantly thinned over the past year, and the number of leaders with deep expertise in handling domestic threats has diminished.”
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Creation of an unaccountable oligarchy (see our podcast with @lawyeroyer.com in the responses)
Trump allows Russians to interfere in our elections. He does nothing when they pay bounties on our soldiers, and now he doesn’t care when Russia helps Iran kill Americans. A weak President.
