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The Sound of Teeth on Bone: Leopard Eating Leopards [UPDATE]

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Rayne
Keep your hands and feet inside the cab, stay clear of the leopards as they begin to gnaw on their own.
Graphic: Quino Al via Unsplash (mod by Rayne)
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Making America Gross Again: Big Fugly Bill Hits the Senate Floor [UPDATE]

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Rayne
The Senate votes this morning on the Big Fugly Bill. Contact your senators and tell them not to vote for this POS BFB.

"Egregious Behavior:" Alina Habba Confesses She Must Prosecute Donald Trump

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emptywheel
Alina Habba says that under her tenure, the New Jersey US Attorney's Office will prosecute threats against judges of the type her client and boss made and makes all the time.

Open Thread: End of 2024-2025 Term, The Last Decisions

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Rayne
The Supreme Court's last batch of decisions for the 2024-2025 term will be issued this morning.

How the Newslettification of News Reifies Trump's Power Rather than Exposing His Lies

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emptywheel
The NYT's newsletter structure turned Donald Trump, not Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, the primary actor in MacDonough's serial rulings throwing out many of the worst provisions of the Big Ugly reconciliation bill.

The Republican Hundred Year War On Democracy

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Ed Walker
The Republican attack on democracy has come out into the open under Trump, with major help from John Roberts

Open Thread: SCOTUS Decisions, End of Term Ahead

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Rayne
This is the last week of the 2024-2025 term for the Supreme Court. SCOTUS is expected to release multiple decisions at least twice this week; what follows is the first batch.

Judge Stringer Bell: Emil Bove Confirms Erez Reuveni's Allegation that He Tried to Avoid Paper Trails

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emptywheel
While Emil Bove dodged a lot of questions in his short confirmation hearing, he confirmed one thing alleged by both Danielle Sassoon and Erez Reuveni: He doesn't like when his lawyers take notes on a criminal fucking conspiracy.

DOJ's Past Lies Continue to Backfire

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emptywheel
DOJ has made its problems so much worse by refusing to do the right thing with Kilmar Abrego Garcia . And because they've charged him, that may actually finally backfire. 

What We Talk About When We Talk About AI (Part Three)

Proteins, Factories, and Wicked Solutions Part 3- But What is AI Good For? (Go to Part Two) There are many frames and metaphors to help us understand our AI age. But one comes up especially often, because it is useful, and perhaps even a…

John Thune's Flopsweat about Funding Stephen Miller's Gulag

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emptywheel
John Thune has taken up Susie Wiles' marching orders to get the Big Ugly bill done by July 4. The time pressure may come from immigration pressures, not financial ones.

Does Stephen Miller Know Pam Bondi Is Harboring Criminal Aliens?

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emptywheel
Pam Bondi may let the two guys who allegedly directed Kilmar Abrego Garcia to smuggle migrants out of prison and into the country so she can sustain a claim that Abrego Garcia is a terribly dangerous threat for doing what they directed him to do.

When Hegemons Backslide

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emptywheel
Trump's military parade failed to give him the psychological fulfillment he sought, and so Bibi Netanyahu was able to sell him on an illegal invasion of Iran that would fill that need instead.
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Without a Doubt, Worse than Nixon

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Rayne
Yet another abuse of office today, this one similar to Nixon's secret bombing of Cambodia. At least Nixon eventually resigned.

What WSJ Said about Stephen Miller at 9PM on a Friday

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emptywheel
In a profile of Stephen Miller posted in the Friday night news black hole, some untold number of Republican sources tested whether it's okay, yet, to start dishing on Trump's consigliere.

Fridays with Nicole Sandler

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emptywheel
We talked a lot about Gavin Newsom's trolling.

Open Thread: SCOTUS Decisions, Friday Edition

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Rayne
SCOTUS released six decisions today ahead of the end of its term next week. Here's an open thread to discuss decisions released today.
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National Park Visitors Are Not Impressed With Trump's Revisionism

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Peterr
Trump wants to rewrite American history, and Doug Burgum wants the public to help. The National Park-going public is having none of it.

Gavin Newsom's Troll Wars as a Check against "Usurpation or Wanton Tyranny"

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emptywheel
Gavin Newsom's legal challenge to Donald Trump's invasion of California has gotten most of the press attention. But he has also been waging a pretty funny trolling challenge as well.
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