Mastodawn

daylemunn Jul 2, 2023

Tengrain Jul 2, 2023

Our #illegitimateSCOTUS took on the 303 Creative v. Elenis case because 6 Justices wanted to make this ruling, period.

It doesn’t matter that there was no aggrieved or injured party, and that no one had standing. SCOTUS Dei were looking for a vehicle to smack-down LGBTQ people, and they found it.

https://mockpaperscissors.com/2023/07/01/the-illegitimate-scotus-is-broken-lets-fix-it/

The Illegitimate SCOTUS Is Broken, Let’s Fix It

It comes to our attention that the Supreme Court of the United States is broken and completely illegitimate. Six of nine justices —appointed for life!— have wielded enormous power to upend our civi…

Mock Paper Scissors

daylemunn Jul 1, 2023

U.S. Politics in Real Time Jul 1, 2023

Trump justices reverse their own testimony in new Affirmative Action ban

https://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari/watch/trump-justices-reverse-their-own-testimony-in-new-affirmative-action-ban-185964613975

#TrumpJustices #AffirmativeActionBan #ReversedTestimony #MSNBC #News #SupremeCourt #Politics #News

Trump justices reverse their own testimony in new Affirmative Action ban

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court's conservative supermajority struck down the decades-old affirmative action policy in college admissions. The ruling undercuts the court's own recent precedent, contradicting the claims many GOP-appointed Justices made about honoring precedent in their confirmation hearings. MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber breaks down the Court’s shift against rights and precedent and is joined by The New Yorker’s Jelani Cobb.

MSNBC

daylemunn Apr 27, 2023

Dan Froomkin/presswatchers.org Apr 27, 2023

RT @burgessev
Sen. Coons: “I don’t expect the president to now say, ‘Oh my gosh, you passed a bill with two votes that imposes draconian cuts across programs that most Americans would never support. Now I have to come and give you whatever you want.’” https://twitter.com/samstein/status/1651689404153442305

Sam Stein on Twitter

“NEW -- Biden team underestimated McCarthy, figured he couldn't get a debt bill passed. And now, they're gonna have to adjust https://t.co/Zq7JwcTCGv via @adamcancryn @sarahnferris @Olivia_Beavers”

Twitter

daylemunn Apr 13, 2023

Child marriage on Missouri.

https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-moon-gop-missouri-lawmaker-defends-childs-right-to-marry-2023-4?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=topbar

Mike Moon, GOP Missouri lawmaker, defends child's right to get married

"Do you know any kids who have been married at age 12?" Missouri State Sen. Mike Moon asked. "I do. And guess what? They're still married."

Insider

daylemunn Apr 13, 2023

Tennessee

daylemunn Apr 13, 2023

Tennessee senators are squealing behind closed doors. Listen!

https://twitter.com/ServeThe901/status/1646554533621907456?t=EVggb0Mxjtt9bxF4tqACfQ&s=19

#Tennessee3

Allan Creasy on Twitter

“You have to listen to this. As always, phenomenal work by @Kanew and @TheTNHoller. #FollowTheHoller”

Twitter

daylemunn Apr 13, 2023

Brian Klaas Apr 12, 2023

"Humans, it turns out, are willing—even eager—to embrace arbitrary teams on the basis of the most ridiculous factors, simply because that means we’re part of a team." I wrote about the rise of "Granfalloon Politics," and why humans, more than ever before, are aligning themselves into meaningless groups that hate each other. https://brianklaas.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-granfalloon-politics