Justice Alito complaining about the Court granting a stay without any reasoning is, shall we say, rich? He's been in the majority in scores of such cases, many involving elections.

Hey, mainstream media: Isn't it about time you start talking to mental-health professionals and reporting to the public about the multiple and manifest mental illnesses that have long been exhibited by the president of the United States?

Todd Blanche didn't keep Donald Trump out of jail. The people who kept him out of jail were the ones who refused to remove and bar him from public office (GOP Senators) and those who took far too long to get serious about criminally prosecuting him (Biden's DOJ).

I think I've said this before, but I was on a panel advising the Princeton Alumni Weekly on a special issue devoted to the 25 Most Important Living Alumni. When Ted Cruz's name came up, the room got awkward. /1

This likely violates the Georgia Constitution's uniformity clause.

You'll be shocked to learn the reporter Trump called a "dumb person" is a black woman (Akayla Gardner of MSNOW) thegrio.com/2026/05/12/t...

If Hunter Biden had accompanied President Joe Biden on a state visit to China, every host at Fox News would have talked about nothing else for a year. Here, Fox host Lara Trump posts that she and her husband Eric Trump are joining Eric’s father, President Donald Trump, on his trip to “CHYYYYYNA.”

Survivor of Jeffrey Epstein breaks down in tears describing the moment she learned her name was revealed while the rich and powerful remained protected by redactions Roza: I kept my identity protected as Jane Doe. I woke up one day with my name mentioned over 500 times.

Congrats again to Jake Tapper & Alex Thompson

Has the hospital ship made it to Greenland yet?

Epstein survivor Annie Farmer speaks out - now on MTN: www.youtube.com/live/KXLXPZy...

Charlie Angus: "When Donald Trump started threatening our nation, to make us beg to be part of the US ... [Danielle Smith] went down to Mar-a-Lago. She didn't go down with Alberta business leaders. She didn't go down as part of Team Canada. She went down with Jordan Peterson and Kevin O'Leary."

From meanwhileincanada.bsky.social (posted on FB): "A new report commissioned by the Alberta Federation of Labour... 29% of Albertans now rank as "highly disinformed"— nearly DOUBLE the national average. No other province even comes close." #cdnpoli

This paint job—if you can call it that—is costing you $7 million, America, because Trump gave a no-bid contract to a pal This would have been Exhibit A of the sort of shit DOGE was actually *supposed* to be looking for when it was instead cutting lifesaving scientific research

Trump's billion-dollar ballroom is now so toxic that some vulnerable House Republicans don't want to vote on it. This is important, because to Trump/MAGA, the ballroom represents a potent symbol of his imperial/dictatorial presidency. 1/ (new piece from me) newrepublic.com/article/2101...

I am so tired of her saying the federal govt “targeted Alberta”. •the targeted energy sector value went up under Trudeau •not sure how Alberta’s “way of life” was targeted & I live here. The EV mandate? •what values were targeted? Over & over she throws shit knowing it will stick.

This is just the PQ’s “sovereignty association” with a new name. A province cannot, by definition, be “sovereign within a united Canada.” It’s nonsense.

Finally. A medium strikes back. #Resist

The VA Constitution gives lawmakers unlimited latitude to set judicial retirement ages. And to make any change take effect right away, Dems can attach it to the biannual budget bill, which is still in the works.

We don't ordinarily publish posts at [checks watch] 8:51 PM on a Friday night, but state constitutional law expert Quinn @yeargain.bsky.social has an outside-the-box idea for reversing the VA Supreme Court that is very much worth taking seriously: Dems can simply lower the retirement age.

Fucking Nazis...

Last month in Virginia, the people made their voices heard at the ballot box and voted for new Congressional maps. Today, the Virginia Supreme Court ignored the will of the people and overturned those democratically chosen maps.

2 Things Democrats in a Majority need to do to hold Trump & his family accountable: 1.) form a Select Committee to investigate Trump Family $$$ + government deals 2.) Expand enforcement tools + deploy inherent contempt to enforce subpoenas @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social

Russians and Americans... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

UN calls on Israel to free two members of Gaza aid flotilla abducted in international waters and held without charge.

This is stunning reporting: Donald Trump’s so-called “Project Freedom” reportedly collapsed after Saudi Arabia blocked the U.S. military from using key Saudi bases and airspace for the operation, according to new reporting from NBC News. Link to the article in the reply.

BREAKING: Another appeals court rejected the Trump administration's policy that subjects millions of people to mandatory immigration detention, in violation of immigration laws and due process. This ruling is a critical victory for immigrants' rights.

The U.S. Department of Justice appears to be preparing to drop a nearly two-year criminal investigation of Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles, agreeing to return or destroy evidence seized from the diehard MAGA Republican before the FBI got a chance to review it. www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

New Todd Blanche lied to Laura Ingraham that DOJ had no info suggesting that SPLC shared what they learned from informants with the FBI. Prosecutors now suggest that's okay because he (sorta) corrected himself on a different Fox program five days later. Doc buff.ly/DvqDBEH

Man, that sounds terrible. Killed with impunity by agents of the state for just being on the street and protesting? Hard to see how regimes like that can continue to claim a popular mandate.

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Palestinian photographer Saher Alghorra was awarded the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in breaking news photography for documenting Israel’s genocide in Gaza. His photos are worth seeing, so here’s a gift link:

Codifying Roe, passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and holding members of this administration criminally accountable are important goals, but none of it sticks without Supreme Court reform.

SCOOP: The F.D.A. blocked the release of studies finding that Covid and shingles vaccines were safe. In the case of Covid, FDA staff had to withdraw studies heading toward publication: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...

Trump cronies are reportedly raising $ to remake the E. Potomac Links…through a nonprofit, with 0 transparency & no legal process He said he'd drain the swamp—not fill it w/billionaire $ @democracydefendersfund.org @democracyforward.org & Lowell & Associates are in court to expose it @ms.now👇-TN

Every generation must carry the torch of freedom and democracy, said the man who killed the Voting Rights Act five days ago

Democrats need to tone down the political rhetoric?

Abu Keshek was blindfolded, forced to lie on his stomach “since the moment of his seizure until this morning” which resulted in “bruising to his face and hands.” Thiago was “dragged face-down across the floor” and beaten so severely that he passed out twice.

BREAKING: The Court has ordered the government to respond with answers at 7:30am — and there will be a status conference at 8am. Thank you team @democracyforward.org and co-counsel and clients!

Crazy stunning

💯. As I've said too many times to count, Trump's pronouns are me/me/me.

JUST FILED: Staffing Crisis is Unfolding Inside Justice Dept., Giving Criminal Defendants New Leverage open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...

Democrats convert empty warehouses into shelters for the homeless. Republicans turn them into concentration camps to torture people without due process. The two parties are not remotely the same.

NEWS: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports a vessel was struck by an unknown projectile about 78 nautical miles north of Fujairah, UAE. All crew are safe at this time.

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REP. @brotherjones.bsky.social : “This is a power grab… they’re spitting on the graves of all that work, saying we’re going to allow Black political voices & representation to be dismantled across the South- following marching orders of the White House. We’ve gotta fight back.” @GovBillLee

We know there are difficult days ahead—but we must continue to keep showing up as generations have before. Especially, in the wake of this week’s Voting Rights decision. (1/3)

1. Flip the Senate this year 2. Block all GOP SCOTUS nominations 3. Hold the Senate and elect a Dem POTUS in 2028 4. Kill the filibuster 5. Pass HR1 6. Pass 18 year term limits on SCOTUS 7. Fill the 5 new vacancies with liberal justices 8. Have nice things

Epstein Class solidarity at work: Epstein pal and Texas MAGA leader Ken Paxton fought to lower the sentence for a multiple-time pedophile (and friend of his) from a felony and life in prison to thirty days in county and two misdemeanors. For "years of molestation." www.fox44news.com/news/local-n...