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> Because corrupt Republicans on the court legalized political bribery, most recently with Citizens United, we have:

https://newrepublic.com/article/181068/democrats-never-accept-republican-defectors

Why Democratic Voters Would Never Accept Republican Defectors

Recently, a Tory left his U.K. party to join Labour. That’s something that could probably never happen here, and here’s why.

The New Republic
Thread by @judgeluttig on Thread Reader App

@judgeluttig: As with the three-hour argument in Trump v. Anderson, a disconcertingly precious little of the two-hour argument today was even devoted to the specific and only question presented for decision. The Cou...…

https://newrepublic.com/article/181059/luttig-trump-january-6-case

My motivated reasoning reasons that Luttig is wrong.

Shocker From Top Conservative Judge: Trump Likely To Skate Completely

J. Michael Luttig sees two potential outcomes from Thursday’s Supreme Court arguments. Both are grim for our democracy.

The New Republic
Scoop: U.S. put a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel

It is the first time since the Oct. 7 attack that the U.S. has stopped a weapons shipment intended for the Israeli military.

Axios
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"The Biden administration last week put a hold on a shipment of U.S.-made ammunition to Israel"
The Ninth Amendment and Law (and Politics) of Reproductive Rights - Teri Kanefield

After I wrote this blog post, I realized it’s really about how laws evolve. Citations and sources for much of the material in this blog post are in this book. *  *  * During the 1788 debates about whether to add a Bill of Rights, some people worried that including a Bill of Rights would […]

Teri Kanefield

A good pre-trial analysis.

> A federal judiciary in the grasp of Aileen Cannon, Clarence Thomas, and the like cannot possibly be any more legitimate than New York’s courts.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/04/stormy-daniels-prosecution-stronger-than-i-thought.html

Some remain skeptical and for me, I don't know.

I Was a Skeptic of the Stormy Daniels Prosecution. I Was Wrong.

The prosecution of Donald Trump starting in New York this week is on firm legal ground.

Slate

This is my yearly reminder that while many celebrate today as a Star Wars holiday, for me May the 4th is first and foremost the anniversary of the day that National Guardsmen shot and killed four college students protesting at Kent State University.

This year it seems particularly important to remember.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCS-g3HwXdc

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young "Ohio"

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young's "Ohio" set to a devastating series of photos from the Kent State shootings, and other 1960-70's protests, compiled by Hard ...

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Army approaches industry for reversible camouflage fabric to enable infantry to hide from infrared sensors

Infantry warfighters need concealment from enemy electro-optical and infrared sensors ranging from visible light through longwave infrared wavelengths.

Military Aerospace

tRUmp eviscerated for his inability to think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BrAzFbaaxI

RE: joining Putin for cyber security would be like "an animal welfare group headed up by Kristi Noem"

Trump accidentally HUMILIATED by Fox anchor over SIMPLE question

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