Mastodawn

hmelman 23h ago

Clarence Thomas is now the Supreme Court's second longest serving Justice in history. #SCOTUS

hmelman 1d ago

MsMerope 1d ago

so much winning

hmelman 2d ago

Kevin Stevens 2d ago

This, precisely, is the problem:
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/america-becomes-outraged-only-when?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
#scotus #votingrights #vra #dei #louisiana #alabama #votersuppression #gerrymandering #rigged #cherrypicking #mlk #callaisrequirements #callais #minorityrepresentation #reconstruction #justiceelenakagan #nikolehannahjones #attackondemocracy #votingrightsact #civilwar #confederacy #southernstrategy #supplysideeconomics #trickledowntheory #race #gender #socioeconomicstatus #educationallevel #obbb #nabj #project2025 #heritagefoundation

America Becomes Outraged Only When It’s Too Late

If this country had believed Trump the first time and understood Project 2025, this wouldn’t be our reality

The Contrarian

hmelman 2d ago

Steve Benen 2d ago

Media Matters’ victory over Trump’s FTC is a timely reminder: Fighting back against administration abuses works, and appeasement doesn’t.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/media-matters-claims-victory-in-its-fight-against-trumps-federal-trade-commission

Media Matters claims victory in its fight against Trump’s Federal Trade Commission

“Our victory shows the importance of holding power to account and the importance of fighting instead of folding,” the group’s president said.

MS NOW

hmelman 3d ago

Stephen Wolf 3d ago

Courts had deemed Republican gerrymanders illegal in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Ohio several months before the 2022 elections. The Supreme Court and other courts let the GOP use those maps anyway, and it handed them the House. Now SCOTUS is doing the opposite thing for the same goal

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:alqdxbp33ceoyly2o46nvcrc/post/3ml2snxacqk2s

Mike Johnson is House speaker ...

hmelman 3d ago

Pusher of Pixels 4d ago

Steve Vladek covers SCOTUS.

Absolute fascinating reading about things Congress *used* to do to rein in Justices

Just 25 years ago, Justices were called before Congress to be grilled about SCOTUS budget - the 98% that isnt salaries.

And this quote:

"As then-Representative James Buchanan (yeah, that Buchanan) put it in an 1826 debate, “[i]f the Supreme Court should ever become a political tribunal, it will not be until the Judges shall be settled in Washington, far removed from the People, and within the immediate influence of the power and patronage of the Executive.”

https://www.stevevladeck.com/p/225-how-congress-used-to-leverage

#SCOTUS #USPOL #CONGRESS

225. How Congress Used to Leverage the Court

History is replete with examples of Congress using its powers to leverage, nudge, and even threaten the Supreme Court. A big part of how we got to where we are is that Congress has stopped doing so.

One First

hmelman 3d ago

Ben Werdmuller 4d ago

"Here are some of the key things you should know about the Trump administration’s efforts to, as the president said, “take over” the midterms." https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-midterm-elections-takeover-takeaways

8 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections

From dismantling guardrails that upheld the integrity of past elections to gutting federal agencies and installing allies who supported Trump’s claim that the 2020 vote was stolen, here are the key takeaways from our recent investigation.

ProPublica

hmelman Apr 30