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Never have heroes

Never have heroes - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com It’s not news that being a great artist has nothing to do with being a good person, but I find this revelation particularly sad: In 1992, Andrea Robin Skinner wrote her mother, Alice Munro, a letter that opened with a warning. “Dear Mom,” it began. “Please find a spot alone before you read this … […]

Allons Enfants de la Patrie!

Allons Enfants de la Patrie! - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com Looks like a left-green alliance is beating the rightwing in France. You may now clap for Emmanuel Macron Livestream here in French.

Old Man’s War

Old Man's War - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com This is what Putin hath wrought: The most recent data, published on July 5th by Mediazona and Meduza, two independent Russian media outlets, suggest that Russia’s death toll has crossed 100,000, with 106,000-140,000 dead by June 21st. Much of their analysis is based on inheritance records and obituaries on social media and in other outlets. […]

Project 2025

Project 2025 - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com Project 2025 is one of the Republican campaign’s big vulnerabilities, after Donald Trump and the operatives and elected officials who are calling for blood. Trump and even Stephen Miller now recognize this and have issued claims that they had no idea this was going on, which are not credible. Project 2025 is an enunciation of […]

Why has Kevin Cannard been visiting the White House so often lately?

Why has Kevin Cannard been visiting the White House so often lately? - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com I realize that most of the commentariat has become completely unhinged on the question of whether Joe Biden may have parkinsonism of some type. It’s been pretty sad and disturbing to see longtime and usually excellent commenters make absolute fools of themselves over this matter, such as one such commenter who I will tactfully leave […]

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,662

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,662 - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com This is the grave of Bill Evans. Born in 1929 in Plainfield, New Jersey, Evans grew up in a tough household, with an awful abusive drunkard father. But he found solace in music. He started taking piano lessons about the time he entered school. He would take lessons in flute and violin too. He was […]

Speaking of world-class assholes

Speaking of world-class assholes - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com How about this guy: My apologies to Tim Boyle for suggesting that he was the worst QB to come out of the UConn football program! In related news, it’s grimly amusing to see Trumpworld pretend that the 2025 Project has nothing to do with them. And, in fairness, the Heritage Foundation hacks that would be […]

Hunter Biden laptop update

Hunter Biden laptop update - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com Finally got ahold of that Clinton Cash book, people: Graphic details about Donald Trump’s alleged “sexual proclivities” have emerged in the latest round of court documents containing details of late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s associates. The new documents contain “incendiary claims” about the former president, including accusations that he had sexual relations with “many girls”, made by one of Epstein’s alleged victims, […]

Biggest asshole in neoconfederate legal world strikes again

Biggest asshole in neoconfederate legal world strikes again - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com I assume many of you figured out who was responsible for this lawsuit against Northwestern Law — which none of the alleged “victims” were a part of — before his identity is revealed: A lawsuit filed Tuesday against Northwestern University opened a new front in the battle against affirmative action, alleging that its law school […]

At Stake: Reproductive Rights

At Stake: Reproductive Rights - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com Whatever the outcome of the current panic, Dobbs and the end of Roe v. Wade are an important part of the campaign and election. For the past half-century or so, Supreme Court decisions have extended the scope of rights. Dobbs revoked the right of more than half the population to bodily autonomy. Some of us […]

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,661

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,661 - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com This is the grave of Dom DeLuise. Born in 1933 in New York City, Dominick DeLuise grew up in an Italian-American household, which you all already knew, I mean his name is Dom DeLuise. He was a deeply observant Catholic his whole life. He was a real smart kid, did great in school, and went […]

Situations have ended sad, relationships have all gone bad

Situations have ended sad, relationships have all gone bad - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com A few late-night thoughts on today’s developments: (1) Biden’s ABC interview featured this gem, which I’m wondering how many members of the Joe Biden Martyrs Brigade are willing to defend: Perhaps the most revealing answer came when Mr. Biden was asked about how he would feel if Mr. Trump were being sworn in as president […]

Brazil provides model for banana republic to the north

Brazil provides model for banana republic to the north - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com Nice to see examples of how a functioning democracy might operate: Brazil’s Federal Police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds the far-right leader received from Saudi Arabia during his time in office, according to a source with knowledge of the accusations. A second source […]

The violence inherent in the MAGA

The violence inherent in the MAGA - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com Say what you will about Mark Robinson, he gets the ethos: Mark Robinson, the extremist GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, appeared to endorse political violence in a bizarre and extended rant he delivered on June 30 in a small-town church. “Some folks need killing!” Robinson, the state’s lieutenant governor, shouted during a roughly half-hour-long […]

Biden places another bet on his own indispensability

Biden places another bet on his own indispensability - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com Ultimately, if Biden wants to stay in the race there’s not really anything that can be done about it, and this is still the choice he’s making: President Biden delivered a brief but animated and defiant speech at a campaign event in Wisconsin, asserting that he would continue in the race and describing former President Donald […]

They try to say it’s a communist plot

They try to say it's a communist plot - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com The former governor of the state that represents the purest expression of Republican governance is trying to get reporters put in jail for exposing massive welfare fraud: When Anna Wolfe won the Pulitzer Prize for her dogged reporting on Mississippi’s welfare fraud scandal, she had no inkling she was soon going to have to contend with the […]

Medical experts: Biden needs to be evaluated for Parkinson’s/parkinsonism

Medical experts: Biden needs to be evaluated for Parkinson's/parkinsonism - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com Sanjay Gupta just published a version of an article I’ve shopping around for the last 36 hours, except he doesn’t quote or cite any sources. I think Gupta’s conclusion is pretty much unassailable, although if you think this is all just a giant conspiracy to drive Joe Biden out of the race you’ll no doubt […]

No-fault divorce and the reactionary counter-revolution

No-fault divorce and the reactionary counter-revolution - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com Jill Fllipovic points out that a big part of the right wing backlash that’s fueling Trumpism is an all-out attack on the sexual revolution in general, and no-fault divorce in particular: And yet that is what too many conservatives seem to want, sometimes even in cases where marriages may be violent. On the campaign trail, […]

Why I don’t vote. And by “I” mean “you” and by “don’t” I mean “shouldn’t”

Why I don't vote. And by "I" mean "you" and by "don't" I mean "shouldn't" - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com The NYT published an op-ed from one of its house reactionaries based on the premise that he doesn’t vote (with the implication that you, the typical liberal who reads the Times, shouldn’t either). This turned out to be based on a total lie, so they corrected things by…changing the title: .@nytimes conservative "don't vote" op-ed […]

Blowing Your Hands Off Open Thread

Blowing Your Hands Off Open Thread - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com Yay, July 4, let’s blow some shit up, talk about whatever you want in between explosions. Also, try not to eat so many hot dogs that you barf. This is true originalism right here.

Mother Country Open Thread

Mother Country Open Thread - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com Exit polls hit… now. Discuss! July 4 Watch List to wash out the British unpleasantness…

If the left allows it to be

If the left allows it to be - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com Some context for the Roberts Court’s reversion to monarchism: KEVIN ROBERTS (HERITAGE FOUNDATION PRESIDENT): In spite of all this nonsense from the left, we are going to win. We’re in the process of taking this country back. No one in the audience should be despairing. No one should be discouraged. We ought to be really […]

When Will Democrats Take the Supreme Court Seriously?

When Will Democrats Take the Supreme Court Seriously? - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com First things first–Sonia Sotormayor and Elena Kagan both need to issue their resignations, contingent on the confirmation of a replacement named by Democrats, immediately. They’ve had nice runs, but there are 1,000 liberals who could do this job just fine. Both are getting older and if they really care about the future of the Court […]

The Stars And Stripes Forever

The Stars And Stripes Forever - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com Does your community have a parade? It kind of doesn’t matter. If you’ve been a marching band member, “The Stars and Stripes Forever” is always a good thing. Particularly for piccolo players. All marching band piccolo players have memorized this piece. Take your pick – there are a lot more on YouTube! John Philip Sousa […]

The War on Workers

The War on Workers - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com It took the American business community about 5 minutes to use the overturning of the Chevron decision to file suits that will largely destroy many labor regulations in this country. In one challenge to the DOL’s rule limiting when employers can use the tip credit to pay tip-earning workers the lower $2.13 minimum wage under the Fair […]

Better Keep Out These Future Americans

Better Keep Out These Future Americans - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com It’s July 4, so let’s talk about how the Greatest Nation in Human History (TM) treats those who really want to contribute to this nation’s future. Dozens of migrants sleep in a mosquito-infested six-bedroom wooden shelter in the Brazilian Amazon, their dreams of a better life in the U.S. on hold because of President Joe Biden’shalt on asylum. Johany […]

Let America Be America Again

Let America Be America Again - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com Langston Hughes’s poem seems appropriate for this very damaged Fourth of July. I see that it’s copyright, so I won’t post the whole thing, although I’d like to. I recommend reading the whole thing. Let America be America again.Let it be the dream it used to be.Let it be the pioneer on the plainSeeking a […]

Punting on fourth down and replacing Joe Biden

Punting on fourth down and replacing Joe Biden - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com Eric Levitz makes a strong point here: There are risks to replacing Biden, but also, potentially large upsides. The same cannot be said of running a candidate whom a large and growing majority of voters consider unfit to serve. Perhaps, this reality is best conveyed through a hypothetical: Imagine that Donald Trump was trailing Biden […]

Happy 4th!

Happy 4th! - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com Get your ass out of bed and start celebrating America! That breakfast beer ain’t gonna drink itself! I have never heard of this but it highlights Donald Sutherland’s activism: In the career of a beloved actor whose best-known roles—from Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H to President Snow in The Hunger Games—come from every one of the last six decades, FTA! is […]

But it’s a very classy authoritarianism

But it's a very classy authoritarianism - Lawyers, Guns & Moneywww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com The Atlantic has published a pretty good critique of the Roberts Court’s lawless monarchical turn: Forget Donald Trump. Forget Joe Biden. Think instead about the Constitution. What does this document, the supreme law of our land, actually say about lawsuits against ex-presidents? Nothing remotely resembling what Chief Justice John Roberts and five associate justices declared […]