emptywheel: Note that the Wapo is running their story admitting they sat on the Alito flag for three years on a holiday Saturday. Second thing this week designed to bury bad WaPo news (the other being mentions of Will Lewis' role in phone hacking scandal). www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Note that the Wapo is running their story admitting they sat on the Alito flag for three years on a holiday Saturday. Second thing this week designed to bury bad WaPo news (the other being mentions of Will Lewis' role in phone hacking scandal). www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A story so bad the Post can’t even bring themselves to name the spokeswoman…for the Post!

Wife of Justice Alito called upside-down flag ‘signal of distress’www.washingtonpost.com In January 2021, Martha-Ann Alito said the flag, a symbol embraced by election deniers, was raised outside her home in response to a neighborhood dispute.

At what point can we talk about the fact that Alito's views on women's autonomy is such that he doesn't get to blame his wife?

That aspect has been bugging me since the initial NYT reporting.

+100. Been saying this. Oh, *she* has autonomy?!

Legit LOL at this. It does seem relevant, after all.

the second best time is now

1994: The Onion, America's Finest News Source (satirical) 2024: The Onion, America's Finest News Source (factual)

The only regret I have about canceling my WaPo subscription after they started doxing jurors is that I didn't do it sooner.

“Democracy killed in darkness”

“Democracy Dies In Darkness” While the Washington Post hides all the lightbulbs.

No wonder I cancelled my WAPO subscription after Marty Baron retired.