I did NOT anticipate Kav concurring like 'Congress can just pass *a statute tho,' and REALLY didn't expect a dissent from Gorsuch of all people Four votes against the plain text and long-settled understanding of the constitutional foundation of multiracial democracy is just...reprehensible

The Birthright citizenship ruling should be a wake up call to any Dem who is still on the fence about court reform. We are essentially one seat change away from the Court undoing Reconstruction by fiat.

I do not think there is sufficient appreciation for how catastrophic yesterday’s decision in Slaughter is for this country. As Justice Sotomayor said in her dissent and she intoned from the bench yesterday, “today the majority reshapes our Govt.”

Totally cool being a trans lawyer as the Supreme Court rules my community can legally be segregated without violating equal protection. Definitely doesn't send a signal to lower court judges on how they'll treat me and my clients as a result. 🫠

We should all be terrified by this Court’s lawlessness.

I am stunned that the constitutional question was so close. I thought it would be 6–3 or 7–2. It is profoundly disturbing that four justices would allow either the president or Congress to rewrite the plain text of the 14th Amendment. This is obviously a good outcome, but the margin is alarming.

With this ruling, the birthright issue is not going away. The right hasn't really begun *organizing* around getting rid of the citizenship clause. Like Roe, this will be their fight for a generation. And if the Democrats just say "we won" and ignore it, like Roe, the Republicans will eventually win.

Between this and the bribery case a couple of years ago, they've really decided to let Kavanugh be the point person on *allowing billionaires to buy politics* and *unvarnsihed public corruption.*

See, people always want to make this just about "sports," but the real upshot here is that, 6-3, trans women can't make a claim under the Equal Protection Clause. And if they can't do that, it's hard to see how they have constitutional rights.

Nasty, odious, *tiny.*

This birthright ruling is why I just refuse to tolerate all the Democrat garment rending over NY voters choosing progressive candidates. They are incapable of governing in this moment. The politics of appeasement and centrism gets us to a 5-4 decision on the constitutional question.

Wow holy shit www.them.us/story/daught...

Jeffco Schools in Colorado is begging the state AG and Governor to help after Trump threatens their funding with anti-trans demands. It is uncertain of the governor or AG will step in and provide that help. Our latest story from writer S. Baum. www.erininthemorning.com/p/we-cannot-...

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?

If someone from the FBI visits you about your algae posts the correct thing to do is to say you won’t talk with them. Please do not talk to the FBI. Like, at all. They have no sense of humor and they will take your stupid joke and charge you with lying to an agent.

A data-driven analysis of how the New York Times's treatment of transgender subjects shifted "from rights-based framing toward more skeptical, conflict-driven coverage" since 2014, centering trans-rights opponents over trans people themselves. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...

I assimilated all the way to Congress and this idiot still tells me to go back where I came from.

#AICouldNever Here, have a delightful Polish youth orchestra playing Saint-Saëns' dramatic Danse Macabre (which I listened to obsessively in my youth), and with (I think) glockenspiel, vibraphone, marimba and xylophone. Great stuff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNMz...

This Reformer analysis breaks down the most comprehensive data available regarding where the thousands of Minnesotans arrested during Operation Metro Surge were held, for how long, and where they ended up. minnesotareformer.com/2026/06/16/o...

Assigned Media is excited to announce our Founding Editor Evan Urquhart has been awarded the Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for the LGBTQ+ Journalist of the Year by the Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social Our little newsroom is making waves, baby!

150 students died in the strike on the girls’ school in southern Iran.

Great conversation with the brilliant @sjjphd.bsky.social about her new book "Second Sight," which discusses the historic and contemporary role of black authors, filmmakers, and other creators of media. I highly recommend the book, which came out this week. newrepublic.com/article/2120...

Fossil fuel infrastructure is being fast tracked to supply the energy undergirding data centers. This point is often not upfront but the externalities and costs are certainly born by communities.

We recently had to pay (a lot) extra for dumb appliances and where there was no other real option, the dumbest possible. This is so bad.

I will tell you this. Yes, I’m a professional yadda yadda yadda but I’m not going to listen too closely to anyone who has the right hormones at the right times & in the right amounts question my word choice. You got a word. Out of my mouth. Instead of foam. And I’m not punching you. I did great.

Trump’s DOJ has charged 15 anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota. The charges are based on his national security memo that categorized “anti-capitalism,” “anti-Americanism,” and “extremism on migration” as domestic terrorism. This is what tyranny looks like.

"If you weren't in the business you'd think everyone arriving at conclusions independently [they're] not small group who talk to each other between politics and journalism and industries" Leaks of billionaires, their mediocre elite media editors, white men angry at woke MeToo, far-right extremists:

When I was in law school, EVERYONE took notes on the computer. Except me. I hand wrote all my notes, because I'd learned early that my brain NEEDS to have a fidget to force me to focus, and typewriting doesn't do that, but handwriting does. It did not put me behind my peers.

Hey all! If you want to help out, here is how you can do it!

the thing is "sports" is basically synonymous with "socializing with your peers" and "not being viewed as deviant" and all the arguments against trans participation are segregationist bullshit

Between the new full cast audios and the new series, I've lost respect for an incredible number of performers I used to really like. It's made watching nearly any UK shows almost impossible.

Hey, UK acting people, it would be great if you just came out and said you were totally cool with transphobia instead of making us all wait for the slow trickle of casting announcements for projects with the very openly transphobic lady to know that you suck.

TIL that Kenny Loggins has a trans son and that he is a super awesome and supportive dad.

This week on The Broadside from @wunc.org, @tressiemcphd.bsky.social tells us the story of the unlikely first chapter of the Black Panther Party in the South. What it means to her, why Winston-Salem was ripe for its establishment, and its relevance to America at 250. www.wunc.org/podcast/the-...

An American Dilemma at 250: You can be the Knicks or you can be the UFC Freedom.

In this video, @naomioreskes.bsky.social talks about the root reason authoritarians are so hostile to science: Scientific authority comes from a source that's independent of any single leader. I think the exact same thing could be said of journalism. 🧵

Amazing, clarifying conversation with Stanford law school's Pam Karlan on SCOTUS and the dismantling of the Second Reconstruction

I think I just barely escaped a shockingly savvy scammer trying to get my bank credentials. First, whoever it was had my actual phone number, my actual bank, and the last 4 digits of my account. They sent a "was this transaction you" message that looked almost identical to the ones my bank sends.

There are currently more bills attacking trans youth’s right to play sports across the U.S. than there are trans youth in school sports.

every time I say this, someone didn't know: you can get the NYRB, the New Yorker, the LRB, Paris Review, The Spectator (weirdly not New Statesman), The Week, both French & Italian Vogue & New Scientist among many many other magazines FREE via the Libby app from your local library?

"Antonio" is hard at work pruning WA apple trees. Pruning at this time of year requires skilled knowledge because the trees already have leaves. Workers have to know which branch to cut so that the fruit gets the sun, develops the right color. #WeFeedYou L

I'm watching the super enjoyable K-drama "My Royal Nemesis" which has one of my least fave tropes (the ruthless rich heir & the One Girl) which absolutely works because it is also a rom-com, she's coded as a villain, & the two leads are SO GOOD & have great chemistry. Anyone else watching it?

The regulatory state is more important to the smooth operation of society to which we’ve become accustomed than anyone in this administration realizes, and in a lot of ways, we’ve already run off the cliff and are just starting to look down

It isn’t even satire. This is plain as day.

*stares in North Carolinian*

If you are saying “that is not a principle I care about”, then you are, at least, being honest. But you cannot say “I will elect a person who does not honor this principle, and they will advance this principle.” That does not happen. It cannot happen.

By deleting these posts, UNC administrators have also taken a stance on political and social issues. They have declared that they tolerate bigotry and that the voices of conservative activists matter more than those of the majority of North Carolinians. Cowards! www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...

Platner very much is a discernible type, but it’s not “flawed but basically decent working class joe.” It’s “prep school creep with a sadistic streak and an ironclad confidence that it will never catch up to him.“

Capping off the week in TV at @avclub.com with @ceilidhann.bsky.social's lovely tribute to Anthony Head, consummate TV utility player www.avclub.com/anthony-head...