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The mainstream media and social media environment surrounding Biden is more aggressively toxic than anything I can recall for a POTUS, Trump included. That more than anything Biden has or hasn’t done has me questioning the wisdom of him saying in. The negativity is overwhelming. (1/2)

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Can't be impeached because presidential impeachment has been a dead letter since parties came into existence. Can't be disqualified from office. And can't be prosecuted for crimes committed under color of office.

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maybe seizing and arresting the Supreme Court majority for aiding and abetting an attempt to overthrow the U.S. government can be a "core constitutional duty" and an "official act," why not

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Like I just had a fundamental misunderstanding here, I thought only alito and thomas were the really stupid-evil ones, but I was wrong, they're all nuts

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The 14th Amendment says if you were involved in an insurrection you can't be president. SCOTUS said they won't allow anyone to enforce that because of reasons they made up. The Constitution doesn't say the president is immune from criminal law. SCOTUS decided he is because of reasons they made up.

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Guys, any guidance on which Presidential candidate, empowered with broad immunity from prosecution, that we should be worried about?

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It's just hilariously disingenuous. Imagine looking at, say, ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY and concluding that the biggest threat to liberty isn't abuse of power, but powerful people refraining from sufficiently wielding their authority out of fear that they might one day be held accountable.

It's not the worst of it, but what I may be actually angriest about (right now) is Roberts' smarmy smugness and dismissiveness in the final two paragraphs of section IV and the whole of section V. "Fear mongering," "extreme hypotheticals," "our perspective must be more farsighted," and this.

aegis exploding and bullies deactivating

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I do appreciate that the author really lays their cards on the table of: 1) only Europeans can eradicate culture after Christopher Columbus, and 2) Jewishness is somehow undefinable, not the same as whiteness but akin to it, and 3) nobody cares about ancient atrocities so stop whining about them.

I am linking to this article because it is bad, but also because it is a lot more about discussing what exactly "indigenous" means than asking important questions: do Jews have historical ties to the land they call Israel? Guess what word that starts with an "h" that doesn't appear in this article.

"Are Jews Indigenous?" A Quechua Jew Weighs Inwww.lifeisasacredtext.com Guest Post from Daniel Delgado

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Welp, that explains a lot

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A college fraternity at the University of Mississippi, where a member last week jeered a Black woman protester by appearing to make ape-like sounds and gestures, said the man has been expelled from the organization. www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...

Ole Miss fraternity expels member who appeared to make ape-like sounds toward Black protesterwww.nbcnews.com “The racist actions in the video were . . . antithetical” to the fraternity’s values, Phi Delta Theta said of its member who appeared to be targeting the woman in a video that has gone viral.

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Israeli protestors in support of the deal are blocking Tel Aviv's main highway. Ynet.

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Also masterful diplomacy by Hamas. If Israel says "yes", Bibi loses his government. If Israel says "no" it loses a ton of global support, including from the US.

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This is a dramatic shift, and the burden is now, for the first time since 10/7, 100% on Israel.

Hamas officially accepts the current ceasefire proposal.

הנייה הודיע למצרים ולקטאר: "מקבלים את תנאי הפסקת האש"www.ynet.co.il יממה אחרי הדיווחים שהשיחות "בדרך לפיצוץ", ובצל תחילת פינוי האזרחים מרפיח, ראש הלשכה המדינית של ארגון הטרור הודיע למתווכות על הסכמתו לתנאי הפסקת האש

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Israeli media reports CIA Chief is coming to Cairo on an unplanned trip to try to save the ceasefire deal. This time it's pretty clear Israel (really, Bibi and his bandits) are to blame for the breakdown of the talks.

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One thing that is fascinating is that in the US seeing an Israeli flag at a protest means it's a pro-war protest and yet in Israel... it is probably the opposite, given that the pro-war folks aren't taking to the streets en masse

Tel Aviv right now (Itay Ron, Haaretz).

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Sorry, I hate posting Twitter screenshots, and I'm also trying to do happier posting for the weekend—but this tweet from the Texas Tribune's women's health reporter killed me

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Their odds of survival have meaningfully increased because of this press coverage. Running a press offense is integral for dying children being murdered by an insurer, here Mosaic Life Care:

Two newborn twins were diagnosed with a rare disease and are in need of a one-dose treatment that would save their lives: Zolgensma, a $2.1 million drug. Their parents’ insurance cut the coverage of the drug the day after they were born

Newborn twins fight rare disease, family says it’ll cost $4.2 million to save their liveswww.wbtv.com New parents in Kansas City are fighting to save the lives of their newborn twins. They said the boys have a rare genetic disease that will cost the family millions of dollars to treat.

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Protesters started in Jerusalem as well. Protesters are blocking entrance to Jerusalem light rail stations. Ynet.

Nadav Eliyahu, Reuters. I believe this is rather spontaneous, and a direct response to Bibi preparing the ground to blow up the hostages deal.

I was radicalized by charlottesville and was de-radicalized when Oct 7 made clear to me that vile violent hatred was apolitical. opposition to extremism is now my north star

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Hillel is the organization on campuses where Jewish students eat, pray, and gather together. Calling for a university to cut ties with Hillel is explicitly antisemitic. Not even a close call.

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BOTH ends of the horseshoe do the "dual loyalty" trope. The RW think if it ever came down to a choice, American Jews who aren't even Israeli would choose Israel's interests over America's. While Lefties think if American Jews who aren't Israelis say it's ok to end Israel, that's valid permission.

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Missouri law requires women seeking divorce to disclose whether they're pregnant — and state judges won't finalize divorces during a pregnancy

Pregnant women in Missouri can't get divorced. Critics say it fuels domestic violencewww.npr.org The state's law requires women seeking divorce to disclose whether they're pregnant — and state judges won't finalize divorces during a pregnancy. Texas and Arkansas have similar laws on the books.

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NYPD warns campus protestors may be armed with intemporality, nostalgia, aestheticism, weird stubby cookies H/t @warrenterra.bsky.social

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The Minoans are one of my all-time favorite ancient cultures. Relative gender equality (and female athletes!), snake goddesses, gorgeously weird and colorful art, whimsical octopus pottery, affection for cats

Some of the Minoan snake lady statues from Knossos have cats too! Cats and snakes -- friendly little guys who keep the mice out of your granary.

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what your first day on bsky feels like

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BREAKING: Arizona’s Democratic governor has signed a bill to repeal the state’s 1864 ban on nearly all abortions.

Arizona's Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortionsapnews.com The near-total Civil War-era ban permits abortions only to save the patient’s life and provides no exceptions for survivors of rape or incest.

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‘Sorry I’m Late—These Protesters Were A Nightmare,’ Says Blood-Splattered, Riot-Gear-Clad Biden Entering Press Conferencewww.theonion.com The Onion brings you all of the latest news, stories, photos, videos and more from America's finest news source.