LMAO -- Fox News is again broadcasting from Trump's state fair and again there is *nobody* there. I've seen fairs in rural parking lots with more attendees than this.

Periodic reminder that the current 6 vote conservative majority includes 3 members who were appointed by a president who lost the popular vote by 3 million votes and a fourth who we know as a matter of public record is on the take.

This.

Perfect timing for them to sign Alito

It's called limited government, folks.

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 understand SCOTUS, know who they are, & by all rational accounts it feels so naive to say: "I can't believe 4 of 9 justices said the Constitution doesn't protect birthright citizenship." And yet, I can't believe 4 of 9 justices just said the Constitution doesn't protect birthright citizenship.

You love to see it

Really glad he has the insurance and job where taking the time needed to heal is both affordable and allowed. I'm sure his voting record demonstrates his history of fighting to provide the same security to the rest of us. I'm being handed a note...

This guy.

Which means most of the kids who wind up being inspected and investigated over this? Probably will be cis—and most likely cis girls who aren't "feminine enough." It's already happening.

Yes, but also "SCOTUS is destroying democracy, yet we can't do anything about it because Republicans might counter our efforts" is why we can't have nice things.

The phrase "banality of evil" comes to mind...

I am old enough to remember that "conservatives" on the Court like this thing called "precedence." I guess it is now just some old-fashioned word, like "groceries."

this reads pretty unambiguous tbh "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."

Disturbing, indeed. At least 4 justices fully want us to have an elected autocrat.

Truly stunning. The ruling should have been 9-0 with one line: "It says what it says."

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.”

Oliver's description of the impression is 100% accurate, but also every non-white person in this country knows what it feels like to have their name said that way, and it's hard to explain if people don't want to see it.

BREAKING: In a huge win for voters across the country, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to uphold grace periods for mail ballots. States CAN count ballots postmarked by Election Day but received after Election Day.

Trump starts today as a loser. E. Jean Carroll wins. The Supreme Court has declined to hear his appeal of her defamation verdict against him. It’s over, and it’s time for him to pay up. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

‘Say yes and never do it’ Mel Brooks knew how to deal with the studios

Gee, if only a handful of Senators had had the courage to stop his nomination...

The reflecting pool debacle is a marvelous illustration of the interconnection between autocracy, illiberalism and incompetence. Trump broke the pool. Lied abt it. Said it was violent outside agitators. Now he’s created a vast security perimeter to prevent people from getting near it.

FYI: for those who might be interested, there is now an OTB Blue Sky feed: bsky.app/profile/outs...

A Quick Thought on Mamdani Maybe stuff like this is why he is popular?...

More Primary Talk ICYMI.

Cooling Europe Climate change is forcing a rethink on AC....

1/x I have zero problem, in the abstract, with a robust voter ID system. However. 1. As Nobles notes, there is no real problem here that needs solving. The evidence is clear. 2. Doing it right requires the federal government to expend a lot of money to create a real system.

I just feel like Prime Day has gotten so commercialized.

the founders did not foresee every problem the nation would face, because they lived hundreds of years ago and also because many of them were awful slaveholders but they knew men like Donald Trump and they were extremely clear that such men should never be President

"The GOP originally started down its MAGA pathway not because there was some purposeful decision to do so. Instead, a plurality of Republican primary voters in 2016 provided Trump the needed delegates to win the party’s nomination." www.liberalcurrents.com/primary-less...

For years, the anti-immigrant go-to line was that they were anti *illegal* immigration, because they believed in rule of law and had compassion for immigrants who "did it the right way." Now, from the White House and Supreme Court on down, it's openly anti-rule-of-law and anti-nonwhite-immigration.

Massie: "I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections."

I have a new piece up at Liberal Currents. www.liberalcurrents.com/primary-less...

You'd think that the press and long-standing political operatives would know how these things work. And yet... American Parties. How Do They Work? – Outside the Beltway outsidethebeltway.com/american-par...

More examples of how primaries, not centralized leadership, shape our parties. Primaries as Entry Points – Outside the Beltway outsidethebeltway.com/primaries-as...

It's not the most important story out there, but it tells us a lot. Why the Reflecting Pool Matters – Outside the Beltway outsidethebeltway.com/why-the-refl...

Speaking of Winning… – Outside the Beltway outsidethebeltway.com/speaking-of-...

The concept of a plan, dontcha know. A Quick Thought or Two on MOUs – Outside the Beltway outsidethebeltway.com/a-quick-thou...

this is like a simpsons joke from 1997 about what the white house would be like under donald trump in the year 2026

The Lincoln Memorial is this nation's secular temple. It's solemn and sacred space. And this is desecration.

Oliver is so good at this. Absolutely devastating account of how Rufo and DeSantis destroyed a college and fucked up its students’ education. youtu.be/jFMc07F1UUU?...

The main problem with vote-counting in CA is people lying about what the problem is. outsidethebeltway.com/the-problem-...

closed down a dozen blocks in the heart of america's densest city to take history's loudest nap

🚨 Here we go -> Somali World Cup referee Omar Artan denied entry to the US. This referee, who was due to be first official from his country to be involved in a World Cup game, had a diplomatic passport but was turned away in Miami. www.thetimes.com/article/f565...

First, you divide things into "Christian" and "non-Christian," and then you divide into them "real" Christians and not. An Excellent Illustration of Christian Nationalism – Outside the Beltway outsidethebeltway.com/an-excellent...