Ruth Kraut

A decade ago, the Heritage Foundation went full meltdown about how Obama was an imperial president when he had issued about the same number of executive orders -- though he had reached it after six years, not six months.

Trump’s Leaked Plan to Deploy the Texas National Guard Against Illinois Will Tear Apart the Union If it goes forward, it will plunge the country into an unprecedented constitutional crisis

I know there's a lot going on, but it should be getting more attention that the governor of Illinois just credibly accused Texas of planning to literally invade his state.

I unpack how profoundly alarming this is @theunpopulist.net:

Alabama town’s first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, wins election | CNN The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town has overwhelmingly won election, four years after white residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him serve.

The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town has overwhelmingly won an election, four years after White residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him serve. https://cnn.it/4p0fkwn

California stepping up.

Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.

THIRD STATUS REPORT Defendants hereby provide notice that all but four of the putative class members have been returned to ORR custody. Transfer of the remaining four minors is expected to be completed at approximately 11:00pm EDT. In addition, one minor that is likely a member of the putative class, who was not placed on the planes at issue today, was issued a voluntary departure order and is expected to be placed in ORR custody sometime tomorrow. Respectfully submitted this August 31, 2025. s/ Drew C. Ensign DREW C. ENSIGN Deputy Assistant Attorney General

NEW: 72 of the 76 Guatemalan children previously boarded onto planes have been returned to ORR custody, per DOJ, with the remaining 4 expected to be returned in the next 15 min. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

At least 50 National Guard with long guns around Audi field and Navy Yard metro station as I leave the Washington Spirit soccer game.

Free DC.

We’re only a few years removed from creatjng a vaccine to protect against a deadly airborne virus in a matter of months. Now, we have a scion fail son running the CDC into the ground not because it failed, but because its success conflicts with RFK Jr’s eugenicist ideology.

If you enjoy…

Weekends
Safe working conditions
Retirement benefits
Paid vacations
Breaks at work
Sick leave
Paid holidays

… then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.

This ‘blue states closed schools too long’ narrative is becoming increasingly entrenched in the Polite Center but it’s arguable at best.

Republican states had far more deaths during COVID and their students have roughly comparable learning loss.

Just for those who may be a little confused: This is how an American president should treat Putin.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Judge says Trump illegally called up National Guard to assist with LA protests and must return control to governor.

Front-page-style graphic titled “BREAKING NEWS” with photos of RFK Jr. and Dr. Bhattacharya in front of a government hearing chamber. Text reads: “NIH Scientists Sound the Alarm as Health Research Faces Historic Threat” and “NIH Employees Send Trump Cronies Scathing Wake-Up Call.”

🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives.

This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
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The Dems really, really, *really* need to make Miller the face of the administration, the way Musk was until recently. He’s hugely unlikeable and has the potential to create major drag if he is out front and center.

BREAKING

A federal judge has ordered President Trump to revert control of the National Guard back to California and Governor Newsom.

Judge Breyer said Trump’s order was illegal.

And: “officials knew that only 32 of the deportees had been convicted of U.S. crimes and that most were nonviolent offenses, such as retail theft or traffic violations.”

Smiling Harvey Milk outdoors wearing a tie.

He served our country in the Navy.
He served the city of San Francisco as a supervisor.
He served the LGBTQ community by advancing the fight for rights and Pride.
He paid with his life.
They can remove Harvey Milk’s name from a Navy Ship.
But they can never take away his heroism.

You tell ‘em, Casey!

Although, I heard Ernie Harwell recite the poem with the Adrian Symphony Orchestra, which was really cool. I recall him reading it with great empathy for Casey.

Plan to defund resettlement program for Afghans who aided US puts its future in doubt A program to relocate Afghans who worked alongside U.S. service members during two decades of war is being targeted by the White House for shutdown by the fall.

A program to relocate Afghans who worked with U.S. service members during two decades of war is being targeted by the White House for shutdown by the fall.

Advocates fear hundreds of thousands of Afghans awaiting resettlement in the U.S. could be shut out if Operation Enduring Welcome is defunded.

Once again I am calling for Democrats to introduce legislation requiring standardized uniforms, visible badge numbers with names, as well as a requirement for ICE and DHS agents to present proof that there is enough danger present to be masked to a judge when they get their warrant.

The Detroit Tigers are living a charmed existence right now and it's wonderful to watch.

This is their best argument? 😄

Flyer for a webinar on Thursday, June 12th from 1-2pm eastern titled "Breaking into Education Consulting: Exploring Independent Career Paths." The overview says: curious about what it takes to build a career as an independent consultant? In this webinar, panelists will share practical advice for researchers considering this path. I'm moderating and there are 4 dope panelists. Co-hosted by AEP, NCME, APPAM, and SREE.

Been chatting with folks who've lost their jobs and several said it would be nice to learn about how to get into consulting work. So I said I could put something together on that! Webinar next Thursday at 1pm eastern. (Thanks AEFP, APPAM, NCME, & SREE!)

Register here: aefpweb.org/ev_calendar_...

Rugged individualism powered by $461,000 in farm subsidies. www.salon.com/2015/01/22/jo...

Confirmation (not just cloture) had even more Dems:
Baldwin (WI)
Coons (DE)
Cortez Masto (NV)
Duckworth (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Hirono (HI)
Kaine (VA)
Kelly (AZ)
Kim (NJ)
King (ME)
Klobuchar (MN)
Reed (RI)
Rosen (NV)
Schiff (CA)
Shaheen (NH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warner (VA)
Warnock (GA)

We’re either in a crisis or we’re not. Voting for any Trump pick right now, rather than throwing everything they can in the machinery to gum up the works, proves Democrats don’t believe we’re in a crisis.

Democrat Keishan Scott handily defeated a very impressive Republican candidate. William Oden is a retired Air Force Colonel who completed five tours in the Middle East, is currently Deputy Chief of Staff for cyber security & intelligence for the SC State Guard, & is a trustee for SC State.

SC HD-50 Special Election Keishan Scott (D): 70.6% William Oden (R): 29.4% Over 95% of the vote in

With over 95% in, Keishan Scott (D) defeats William Oden (R) by 41.2 points in a district Kamala Harris only won by 5.1 points.

That's a Dem overperformance of 36.1 points.

This is really showing: appeasement is not the way.