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The only other time a second-term president had approval ratings this low at this point in the cycle, he resigned a week later.
Here's an excerpt -- read the whole column and tell me what you think
The godmother of punk Patti Smith met Pope Leo XIV this morning.
In this Indiana diner, everyone has three questions: How’s the breaded tenderloin? Is the quarry hiring? And what were your top 10 moments from the White House Correspondents Dinner?
Dan Nexon @dhnexon.bsky.social says the Roberts' Court is illegitimate. Reform the Court and add justices, but we also have to undo the damage. "We must treat the Roberts Court’s decisions as null and void. A Court that cares nothing for precedent loses the right to make precedent."
Dan Nexon, Author at Lawyers, Guns & Money
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you can't fight the enemy by looking for them in your navel.
Column reinforcement not installed before adding several floors. Just an enormous, inexplicable fuck up. I can't wait to find out how it happened. archive.is/AiqKo
Manhattan Building’s Buckled Columns Probably Lacked Required Reinforcements
Drawings obtained by The New York Times show the columns called for additional steel plates, but engineers reviewing site photos said they appeared to be missing.
nytimes.com
The Supreme Court should have the same level of security as every school in the country. They can have a few armed guards, kevlar backpacks and a reinforced cloakroom to hide in. That's generous, considering they're more responsible than school kids for gun violence.
US justices make rare Capitol Hill appearance to warn of threats against them
Questions have persisted over the conduct of some justices, including Justice Samuel Alito and Justice Clarence Thomas.
reuters.com
Bastille Day is a good reminder to us Americans that the technology exists to [terms of service violation]
Gee, why would he want to do this??? 🤔😏🙄 Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States will “dismantle” the international court that tries grave crimes “brick by brick, if necessary.” 🎁 Gift Article www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/u...
Trump Administration Announces New Attack on the International Criminal Court (Gift Article)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States will “dismantle” the international court that tries grave crimes “brick by brick, if necessary.”
nytimes.com
The founder we should talk more about is Thomas Paine, who will fuck your shit up every time. Here he is in The Rights of Man just ripping into any ideas of "originalism" and that kind of garbage.
The temperature outside today must be what it feels like for Rush Limbaugh all the time these days
the Democratic party under the Pelosi-Hoyer-Clyburn triumvirate became a parking lot for the career of ideological middle managers waiting for the person ahead of them in line to die or be promoted.
Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · last mo.A lot of discourse since Tuesday hinges on idea that some politicians are owed a seat, it’s their turn & it’s problematic to not back them. & that’s so odd to me — because not only you have to wait for 88-year olds to deign to retire, but then there’s someone else waiting who’s owed & you can’t run?
While it's obvious the next Democratic president should pardon these individuals on day one, the judge who handed down the sentences should also be subjected to a federal investigation to determine if he abused his power and whether it warrants prosecution and potential imprisonment.
Heba Gowayed هبة جويد@hebagowayed.bsky.social · last mo.We are in a full on dictatorship, rivaling the most entrenched ones in the world. Anti ICE activists, who printed a zine, are labeled “terrorist” and sentenced to 30-100 years in federal prison. By this metric we’re all targets. Genuinely chilling. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
As Popehat (@kenwhite.bsky.social) so eloquently put it, "I'd rather fuck a burning beehive."
Karl Bode@karlbode.com · last mo.I would rather lobotomize myself with a wooden kitchen spoon
Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2mo agoRIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter
Trump appears to be completely passed out asleep during his 3pm Oval Office announcement
"He's doing these things now because no one will honor him when he's gone" is a very good line of attack against Trump.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoOssoff: "While you pay more for everything, Donald Trump wants your tax dollars for what many are calling the Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom."
First thing? We need to appoint 4 complete departments of justice. There is no way to undo all the crap we have to undo - if we stick to the same plan that allowed Merrick Garland to obstruct justice. So we need 4 AGs. Four complete departments. 1. Trump family crimes. 2. Cabinet member crimes.
The buried lede here is that this action drastically reduces the risk the public will be subsidizing the cost of rebuilding expensive homes in Malibu and Orinda and discourages future construction in high hazard fire zones. Good news for most of us www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
One of California’s largest insurers will hike rates nearly 30% this fall
The 30% rate hike is an average, with some policyholders seeing increases that are even higher.
sfchronicle.com
Billionaires must be targeted with tax policy and antitrust policy not because it helps everyone else (though it does) but because their political power must be limited so they can't wreck the world the way they're currently doing
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoBezos on CNBC: "You could double the taxes I pay, and it's not gonna help that teacher in Queens. I promise you."
Now we're getting at why he wants that fucking giant ballroom, and probably the arch too.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoTrump: "Between the drone-proofing, missile-proofing, & drone capacity, we can have all sorts of military -- I hate to use the word snipers -- but we have great sniper capacity. It's built for our snipers, not enemy's snipers. And bc of the height we get a very clear view of everything all over DC."