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5/ Via Emptywheel:

SCOTUS has officially put their thumb on the scale--and they refuse to match the Nixon standard.

23 years ago today, I sat dumbfounded and depressed in my car in a parking lot for hours after hearing the SCOTUS handing down the antidemocratic end to the FL recount that gave GW Bush the presidency over Al Gore who won the popular vote by 500000, about the size of Sacramento.

Via Andrew Weissmann:

This ⬇️is open contempt for the rule of law & a violation of his oath of office. It tells you he is a fully committed #Trump enabler.

News Flash: Prosecuting criminals is not "retaliation."

Ryan Goodman:

One of the most objectionable statements I’ve heard on this from an elected official about #Jan6.

House #SpeakerJohnson: “We have to blur some of the faces of persons who participated in the events of that day bc we don’t want them … to be charged by the DOJ.”

2/ Judge Chutkan: "Defendant's four-year service as Commander in Chief did not bestow on him the divine right of kings to evade the criminal accountability that governs his fellow citizens."

3/ Oy.

Via Aaron Rupar:

Rep. Tim Burchett dismisses concerns about Santos's conduct and says he will vote against his expulsion: "We're a bunch of sinners."

Home Depot faces boycott calls after Republican donation revelation

The home-improvement company allegedly gave $1 million to Republicans who attempted to block the certification of President Joe Biden's 2020 election win.

Newsweek

Comcast still "requires" you call them and give them a reason for disconnecting service-- they won't move on from that question until they get an answer.

Luckily, "The squirrels are using my Wi-Fi to plot against me" seems to be an acceptable reason that results in no further questions.

Dear Microsoft. Here is a list of things I want the Start Menu to do:

* Show my installed programs
* Search my local files
* Provide access to system settings

Here is a list of things I do *not* want the Start Menu to do:

* Show the weather for a randomly-selected town near my network's public IP infrastructure
* Show tabloid headlines
* Show programs I *don't* have installed
* Search the web via Bing
* Show adverts(!)
* Attempt to engage me in conversation with a hallucinating LLM

Thanks.