The election EO appeal is about whether the fedl gov’t can change the rules of voting shortly before the midterms & whether SCOTUS will apply its own precedent consistently. Understanding the arguments is essential to understanding the outcome, so I parse them here: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Trump's Executive Order on Voting: Blue State Attorneys General, and Some Retired Judges, Weigh In

Sunday night in The Week Ahead post, we discussed the Trump administration’s effort to push ahead with implementation of an executive order that would give the federal government greater control over ...

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So, pardoning people in exchange for “investments” in his crypto scam is the bar for ethical now?! Cultist says what!?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7h ago

Sen. Cynthia Lummis says on her crypto bill that "the president agreed to an ethics provision that no president has ever agreed to. He's gone further to protect ethics than any president in history, yet the Democrats want more." 🙃

Todd Blanche's last-minute promise won over Senators Cornyn & Tillis, but shouldn't have. The "deal" leaves Trump's tax immunity intact. It confirms what the Senators should have already known about Blanche's lack of fitness to be AG. My analysis: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

The $1.776b Slush Fund Isn't As Dead As Senators Cornyn And Tillis Seem To Be Willing To Believe

MS NOW’s Mychael Schnell reported Monday morning that “Overnight: A spokesperson for Sen.

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“unparalleled respect" i’m laughing so hard

Woman Laughing: I May Have Peed a Lil

ALT: Woman Laughing: I May Have Peed a Lil

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump: “My REAL Polling Numbers, not those made up by the Fake News Media, are the best they have ever been”

truth

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 2d ago

Nobody ever went broke underestimating the courage of congressional Republicans.

🚨Don't fall for it. Todd Blanche didn't rewrite Trump's controversial IRS deal. He released a late-night DOJ memo designed to help secure the votes for his confirmation. We read the fine print. Here's what it actually says. 👇

Todd Blanche's Midnight Confirmation Gambit Doesn't Actually Rewrite Trump's Deal

And the "concerned" senators and much of the media are falling for it.

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FYI: Blanche rescinded the ORDER establishing the slush fund, not the underlying “settlement.” The settlement says any changes must be agreed to by ALL parties, not just Todd. This “rescission” isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.

If you want members of this regime to be held legally accountable, you have to add four seats to the Supreme Court in 2029. Otherwise, they'll protect their fellow oligarchs like they did in 2023. 1. Win the senate 2. Block nominees 3. Elect a dem POTUS 4. Congress adds 4 seats 5. Have nice things

ok and can we remove the lifetime get out of jail free card associated with taxes for the clan of trumpers?

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 2d ago

A win and a loss. At least Trump’s proposed slush fund is gone. Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced they will support Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general after Blanche said he would formally scrap the administration’s proposed “anti-weaponization” fund.

He was condescending and lying thru his teeth Kudos for doing your job and pushing back on the lies if only ALL journalist had what was it called… JOURNALISTIC INTEGRITY

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

RFK Jr yelling at Dana Bash sounds like a rabid dog barking

of course he did…

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 3d ago

Rep Max Miller made a video smearing his ex-wife as a liar. He claims his daughter’s injuries happened at daycare. He blames left-wing media. And he sounds drunk. I’m not going to share the video. It’s triggering if you’re a DV survivor.

another gaudy gold trophy to add to the bordello themed oval office. 🙄 what a pathetic excuse for a human being.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d ago

Trump allegedly just won his 43rd Club Championship today at one of his courses.

But wait there’s more — there always seems to be more…

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 4d ago

BREAKING: Max Miller - republican Rep from Ohio who is accused of beating his wife and child - is making an announcement on Twitter at 10 AM tomorrow. It better be his resignation.

They always confess or are caught lying but the consequences have yet to be realized. I’ve always said actions have consequences but my faith in this adage is waning… I was told there’d be consequences!!

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 4d ago

JUST IN: DOJ reflecting pool scandal grows, Trump blurts out the truth about his insurrectionist slush fund, FIFA prez Infantino faces calls to resign, U.S. bombs a home in Iran, and what are these floats in Amsterdam about? Your Saturday recap is here.

AML is no joke. Wonder how prosecutable the case would be under normal circumstances

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 4d ago

🚨 NEWS: In a new court filing, Capital One says Donald Trump’s accounts were closed in 2021 after months of analysis by its anti-money laundering (AML) professionals, not because of politics, as Trump has long claimed. 1/

what a banana republic move

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 4d ago

NEWS: Trump vetoed a bipartisan water project he'd promised Coloradans. Now, according to Lauren Boebert, the real reason wasn't the fiscal concerns his official veto message cited. She says she was told it was retaliation over Tina Peters sitting in jail.

The Trump administration has begun removing signage from both Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments following its decision to shrink the monuments.

I agree those who have been abused by the government need to be paid back. Let’s start with - ICE assaults and murders - Refunds for unnecessary and illegal tariffs What else?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Trump makes clear that he still supports the taxpayer-funded J6 slush fund: "I will always feel that these victims of govt abuse should be paid back ... Millions agree with me, as was proven in my landslide Presidential win, where this was a major subject of debate."

These words are even more true than when I wrote them. I have never been prouder to be an American. We continue to fight for what is right.

Vicki L (miaocherie)@miaocherie.bsky.social · 6d ago

@joycewhitevance.bsky.social QOTD (book) - "Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy" by Joyce Vance, who served as the United States attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 2009 to 2017.

the psychosis is real The United States of America just treated an 85 year old doctor who dedicated his life to civil services 10 times harsher than anyone in the Epstein Files yesterday. We are so broken right now, and the GOP is why.

sad but so so true. who else has a bottle waiting?!

so much winning!

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 6d ago

Trump officials promised 4%, 5%, even 6% GDP growth. Today, GDP came in at just 1.5%. So Ben pulled the receipts. And there are A LOT of them.

well this is scary

KASIE HUNT: I think the issue is they want to use taxpayer money to pay people who hurt cops on January 6 JIM JORDAN: No no no. The weaponization is set up to help people like Mark Howe HUNT: It also includes January 6 people that hurt law enforcement

UPDATE: I've been sharing that Beshear has until August 4 to appoint a dem to McConnell's seat. That's not correct. There is no cutoff date. The August 4th date came from this language in the KY constitution, but it only applies if Mitch's term wouldn't end this year, and only for special elections.

The DOJ’s consideration for Epstein's clients (the rapists & pedophilias) as victims of Epstein too is disgusting

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 6d ago

NEW: DOJ has submitted unredacted Epstein Files for review in chambers by Judge Sullivan in the @katiephang.bsky.social case. DOJ contends it redacted victims' names, but check out their definition of "victim." 1/

it’s all been accidentally on purpose

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 6d ago

The Trump administration says it isn’t trying to destroy the U.S. Forest Service. Let’s look at the facts. Over the past year, the U.S. Forest Service has lost nearly 7,000 employees through layoffs, buyouts, and other workforce reductions roughly one-quarter of its workforce.

so make it easier to get one!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d ago

Rep. John McGuire on need for the SAVE America Act: "You can't go anywhere, you can't get medicine, you can't go to the Obama museum without a photo ID."

what the ever loving f*ck!?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d ago

Rep. John McGuire: "I don't know if you heard about the BLT sandwich -- using human fetus baby parts in the vaccine when they could've used ivermectin"