It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.

Kagan with more dispositive proof of Roberts Court Calvinball

The dripping contempt the right wing SCOTUS majority holds for district judges is truly a sight to behold every time. When they deign to give actual reasons for their shadow docket holdings, it’s “look at the absolute idiots who keep getting everything wrong!”

Kagan: "And today's order disserves the millions of Texans whom the District Court found were assigned to their new districts based on their race. Because this Court's precedents and our Constitution demand better, I respectfully dissent."

Kagan: "Today's order disrespects the work of a District Court that did everything one could ask to carry out its charge—that put aside every consideration except getting the issue before it right."

Scathing dissent from Justice Kagan: "[T]his Court reverses that judgment based on its perusal, over a holiday weekend, of a cold paper record. We are a higher court than the District Court, but we are not a better one when it comes to making such a fact-based decision."

The only good news is this could completely blow up on Texas Republicans. Because to illegally gerrymander the state and create more Republican districts, they assumed similar voting trends and reduced Republican district majorities. The massive blue wave coming could entirely flip the state.

Republicans on the U.S. Supreme Court have now fully abandoned law and the constitution to become a racist part of the coup. There’s no longer any doubt. It’s time to start looking at impeachment and removal.

NEW: GRAND JURY REFUSES TO RE-INDICT LETITIA JAMES per @nicollewallace.bsky.social on Deadline White House. HAHAHAHA

JUST IN: A Virginia grand jury has refused to re-indict NY AG Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges

We are so far off the playing field here we can't even see the stadium.

Health care costs are spiking all across the country. The solution? Extend the ACA tax credits. But our Republican colleagues refuse.

Remember: Trump or Russian propagandists might say otherwise, but Putin is not winning, and the Ukrainians are not losing.

Rep. Jim Himes after being briefed by Adm. Bradley: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service. You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, who are killed by the United States."

The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge "Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."

Kristi Noem and Tom Homan hiring the best and the brightest for their new ICE Army. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Trump didn't drain the swamp. He pardoned the swamp.

Cheers to Wrexham U18 on the FA Youth Cup win. Also to Mark and Lucy for the always-outstanding commentary. #askwxm @finalwhistle.bsky.social

Goal! Love listening to the Wrexham U18 from “across the pond,” but this begs the question: Is anyone keeping the cumulative minutes Mark has done commentary this season? With men and women and youth, I’m exhausted listening. 🤣 #askwxm

CNN on the #TN7 Results: “Republicans should be running for the hills this morning.”

To piggyback off of John's point (reposted), it's struck me lately how the baseline level of friendliness in cities has always seemed remarkably higher than the suburbs or rural areas to me, and I think it's because everyone is used to interacting with strangers as a routine part of their day

Trump and Republicans promised to lower costs on day one—and as we can see, that was a lie. Prices shot up, and health care will spike again because they refuse to extend the ACA credits. Now they claim “affordability” is a con job. Since when is feeding your family or seeing a doctor a scam?

NEW: Judge Howell barred the Trump administration from continuing to make warrantless immigration arrests in DC unless there is probable cause to believe there is a risk of flight. The admin illegally lowered the standard, she said. w/ @hassankanu.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

Breaking: DOD IG finds Hegseth’s Signal chats endangered troops. Join me LIVE at 2p ET on Substack: substack.com/@thefrankfig... open.substack.com/pub/thefrank...

Hey, quick question about this photo from Epstein's island: What the fuck

BREAKING: Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth's use of Signal to share details of airstrike posed risk to U.S. personnel, AP sources say.

ICYMI — HEGSETH IN 2016: “There have to be consequences for war crimes… that’s why the military said it won’t follow unlawful orders from the commander-in-chief. There’s a standard. There’s an ethos.” Where did this guy go? Is this also treason or nah? 🤷🏼

All of the people who incessantly warned us about cults are now all in a cult. #Trump #WhiteEvangelicals #MAGA

"So, congratulations, Trump supporters, you’ve thoroughly & completely owned the Libs—& all it’s cost you is a functioning government, working democracy, human rights, national peace, economic stability, affordable groceries, affordable healthcare, qualified leaders & global standing. Well played."

Buddy, I gotta tell you, if I was a GOP representative, my ass would not feel comfortable watching a 15-point swing in a deeply red district ahead of a midterm where the President has been behaving erratically while consistently growing more historically unpopular.

There’s a certain cutthroat elegance in finding and posting Hegseth saying exactly the same thing he’s attacking you for.

I can't get over the fact that they scheduled a televised Cabinet meeting, hyped it as a major event, planned it all out to show how active and in control Trump is ... and then he dozed off in the middle of it. Repeatedly.

My god. We’re now one decade into this and people still have no clue what they’re dealing with. Experts have been explaining, showing and proving that he pathologically has always been a sociopath and extreme narcissist, likely now with dementia. This is dangerous, not fixable and explains it all.

One of the four elements of malignant narcissism is sadism.

Gupta: These are the most credentialed radiologists in the country. No one is aware of any type of screening guideline that says as you age you should get an MRI of the heart and abdomen.

👇 THIS 👇

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.

Here we go people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Psychotic Trump made 162 posts last night on Truth Social, one more deranged than the other.

A most important question on the Sept. 2 double-tap strike is who had "target engagement authority" (TEA). Wall Street Journal: "A Defense Department official ... said Hegseth was the 'target engagement authority,' the key figure who authorized the strike." www.wsj.com/politics/whi...

While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.

Tennessee (TN-07): This is your moment to stand up for your nation, for your state, for your community and for yourselves. Behn is not a billionaire’s puppet taking from you to enrich a few. She will work for you.

USA TODAY: “Trump says ‘whole world is watching’ TN-7 as GOP works to avert disaster… Signaling a potential blue wave in the 2026 midterm elections, Behn and Van Epps are locked in a tight race in a district that Trump carried by 22 points…” www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Pete Hegseth must be investigated, removed and criminally charged.

Looks like Trump and Hegseth might be preparing to throw the military under the bus on the second strike. This is why you don’t execute illegal orders. Because you are responsible

Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.

The same people who i used to fight with in the GOP, who wanted to withdraw American troops from everywhere, are now the ones justifying the murder of two survivors. It’s almost like…. It was never about that