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Trump: "See that nice drape? When that comes down right now you see a very very deep hole, but in about a year and half you're gonna see a very very beautiful building. In fact, it looks so nice I think I'll leave it and save money on the doors. I believe it will be the most beautiful ballroom."

When the Supreme Court blesses the Trump administration’s disregard for the law while maintaining the appearance that the law still applies, it enables a "dual state." As @pemalevy.bsky.social writes, the "dual state" framework is how dictators exercise power while life appears mostly ordinary.

The “dual state” theory was invented to describe Nazis. The Supreme Court could take us there.

Authoritarianism—but make it look like the rule of law.

motherjones.com

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I got the biggest kick out of this Red-Bellied Woodpecker holding onto feed bell to steady it with one foot. Then he ended up using both feet to pull it closer and sat in the platform feeder as a tail prop. Cracks me up!

Red-Bellied Woodpecker holding onto feed bell with one foot.Red-Bellied Woodpecker holding onto feed bell with two feet.

My latest column is about how the UK, with its "sovereign" post-Brexit regulatory system, is becoming a dumping ground for toxic chemicals. Brings a lump to the throat, this patriotic self-reliance, doesn’t it? Or perhaps to the breast, stomach or liver. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Britain is becoming a toxic chemical dumping ground – yet another benefit of Brexit | George Monbiot

Perhaps our government imagines bulldog spirit will protect us from the dangerous substances that Europe rules unsafe, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

theguardian.com