[gonzo voice] and the Grink, who was NOT there,

Had the three Dems who voted for this held the line and voted no, they could have blocked it.

9 members didn't vote including 4 Democrats, that thing could have actually passed maybe?

McGovern release: “I’m furious that cowardly lawmakers have once again surrendered Congress’ Constitutional responsibility on matters of war to a wannabe dictator in the White House,” said Ranking Member McGovern

thinking about how few people know about the false electors scheme is genuinely depressing thinking about how nobody in the democratic party has signaled a willingness to reopen that question is also depressing i'm just really depressed, i think

the failure to actually jail people for this is what made Trump's return in 2024 possible

Total victory on this issue; members of Congress will again have the right to conduct surprise inspections of ICE detention centers.

I hope Merrick Garland is very uncomfortable today. He is a major reason so many people are suffering now.

This really is, as Sara says, INSANE memory-holing: Minutes after FCC Chairman Carr told Congress that the FCC "is not" an independent agency (see video below via @atrupar.com), the FCC website started getting scrubbed to remove that description.

This isn't hyperbole. In 2023, I watched Cigna revoke approval for my friend Carole's life-saving lung transplant *minutes* before surgery was set to begin—a decision that very nearly killed her. Public outrage in response to a viral post about her situation is the only reason she's alive today.

1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.

BREAKING on MS NOW: Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."

A problem that is eventually going to boil over or need to be addressed: DC residents are treated as 3rd class citizens without rights. This is not going to work.

Two Trump appointees rule that the National Guard occupation of DC shall continue unabated, because DC is not a state and has no sovereignty, and the wishes of the people of DC and their elected government count for literally nothing. This opinion is the strongest argument for DC statehood ever.