Tony Fischer

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UK - rejects far right France - rejects far right Iran - elects a moderate President There is a global pushback against the far right building.

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Wow, it's weird how the media narrative of a far right populist wave keeps crashing against reality in every country that actually requires them to win a majority of votes to take power

The 2nd leading pollster projects a similar result—if anything a higher range for the Left coalition. This wld be a much stronger result than expected for the Macron bloc. If confirmed, key takeaway: Left & Macronist voters transferred onto each other much more than expected. Clear anti-RN front.

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JUST IN: Polls closed in France. Exit polls show surprise: —Left coalition (New Popular Front) projected first. (!) —Far-right (RN) has lost its bid to take power. Anti-RN front appears to have worked very well. —No bloc close to majority. Follow this 🧵 for results and more:

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America’s founding document is now an all-but-meaningless scrap of paper.

The Supreme Court Has Murdered the Constitutionprospect.org America’s founding document is now an all-but-meaningless scrap of paper. Happy Fourth!

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Andy Craig

Another recent example in Munoz. Barrett cites Madison's Report of 1800, quoting as if it's his position a hypothetical premise he's actually stating for arguments sake, says he's not conceding, and dismisses as irrelevant. She plainly didn't even read the sentences directly around what she quoted.

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Andy Craig

But that's not how the word is used much anymore. It's become little more than a polite euphemism to refer to conservatives or, even more accurately, Republicans. Throw in a couple of generic Founder quotes and then do whatever you want. And that pretense gets no more blatant than in this case.

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Andy Craig

In a sense, hardly anybody even disputes the core idea: in interpreting an ambiguous provision, how it was understood at the time can be very informative and persuasive, if not always dispositive. Also, judges shouldn't interpret their way into effectively amending a law or the Constitution.

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Among other questions, I wonder how we got to the point where “separation of powers” means the judiciary can prohibit the executive from holding itself accountable. radleybalko.substack.com/p/the-suprem...

The Supreme Court foldsradleybalko.substack.com Faced with the most potent threat to democracy in more than a century, our most revered institution didn't just fail to hold, it aligned itself with the threat

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These mistakes originalist justices are making aren’t about disputed interpretations of history, with evidence on both sides. They’re pulling quotes out of context to attribute ideas to founding figures that those figures adamantly opposed. (via @andycraig.bsky.social) reason.com/volokh/2024/...

The Supreme Court's Dubious Use of History in Department of State v. Munozreason.com Justice Amy Coney Barrett's majority opinion includes significant errors, and violates some of her own precepts against excessive reliance on questionable history.

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Michael Hobbes

I have never read one of these "we need a party for the politically homeless" pieces that does not go on to straightforwardly describe Democrats.

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the thing you really can't over-emphasize about reactionary centrists is how *dumb* they are www.persuasion.community/p/a-guide-fo...

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HOW THE PRESS LEARNED TO LOVE THE PUTIN/TRUMP ALLIANCE Trump said one interesting thing at the last debate. And the media ignored it.

How MAGA trained the press to love the Putin/Trump alliancei-know-how-much-you-care.ghost.io Trump said one interesting thing at the last debate. And the media ignored it. With the press primarily dedicated to flaming concerns or concern trolling about the age of the president of the Uni...

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genuinely hopeful sign that every big name GOP garbage monster is frantically trying to distance themselves from Project Say The Quiet Part Loud In an Easily-Digestible Bullet Point Format About Which There Can Be No Confusion. this means we should all absolutely continue never shutting up about it

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Organizers got enough signatures to put a measure protecting abortion on the ballot in Arkansas. In *Arkansas*. They had *no national support*. Ignore the pundits melting down over not being treated as Very Special Boys. Dobbs has fundamentally changed elections. Everything they know is wrong.

Arkansas abortion rights groups collect enough signatures to advance ballot measurewww.nbcnews.com A measure to enshrine abortion rights in the ruby red state’s constitution is now one step closer to making the November ballot — but major obstacles remain.

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Don Moynihan

If you click on the training section of Project 2025, the first person you meet is Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s national press secretary. You can almost see the concern in her eyes as she stands by Trump, hoping that no reporters will ask her if she is troubled that he does not know who she is.

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Us, a bunch of idiots: Well, Kansas has amended its constitution to protect the right to an abortion, so laws purporting to outlaw abortions are stupid & obvious losers before the courts. Them, a bunch of Galaxy Brains: It means no such thing, and we will sue over & over again until we’re “right.”

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Even after getting crushed in a statewide referendum on the issue, Kansas Republicans have absolutely no fear about defying the people's will and trying to force abortion bans through lawsuits and unconstitutional legislation.

Kansas’ top court bolsters a state right to abortion and strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws

Kansas’ top court bolsters a state right to abortion and strikes down 2 anti-abortion lawsapnews.com The Kansas Supreme Court has reaffirmed its stance that the state constitution protects abortion access.

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Trump said “I know nothing about Project 2025. I have no idea who is behind it.” But Project 2025 is run by Trump's closest aides, raising concerns about cognitive fitness for a candidate who seems unable to recall those around him. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/troubling-...

Troubling Signs of Cognitive Decline as Trump Struggles to Recognize Closest Aidesdonmoynihan.substack.com "I know nothing about Project 2025" statement triggers new concerns about his fitness to serve

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Lora Kolodny

"This time around, Trump is not just a celebrity with a lot of sexual assault allegations and bankruptcies...as he was in 2016. He’s a convicted criminal who orchestrated a coup attempt to steal an election both through backroom corruption and public lies and through a violent attack on Congress."

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Why is the pundit class so desperate to push Biden out of the race? - Rebecca Solnit www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why is the pundit class so desparate to push Biden out of the race? | Rebecca Solnitwww.theguardian.com Yes, Biden had a bad debate – but so did Trump. The media is once again repeating the mistakes of 2016

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Despite the debate performance, Biden continues to gain ground in swing states as we get closer to the election, which is exactly what you’d expect to happen

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Anyway, if any reporters want to do a coastal Biden supporter version of "in this rural diner they still love Trump!" story I'm standing by and ready to deliver a juicy quote.

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It's amazing how confidently the media asserted that Biden's post debate polling was disastrous (including Stephanopoulos having an extended on air argument with Biden about it during yesterday's interview!) with basically zero evidence

NEW: Biden has narrowed Trump’s lead in swing states despite a widely panned presidential debate performance, the Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll finds

Biden Narrows Gap With Trump in Swing States Despite Debate Losswww.bloomberg.com The incumbent trails his GOP rival by just 2 points across key states, a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult shows, even as three in 10 Democrats say he should leave the race.

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The calls for retribution and violence coming from Republicans are getting louder. talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekende...

Hiding The Balltalkingpointsmemo.com Hello, it’s the weekend. This is The Weekender ☕ As Democrats grapple...

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I mean, I know this is useless to say almost but if Biden were retweeting right now a meme grown out of a violent conspiracy theory movement that says Republicans and Hollywood are running a satanic pedophile cult, he’d be immediately forced out but it’s Trump so media & politicos are all 🤷‍♂️

In the exact same nine day period that Biden and his White House and campaign have been flailing, Trump has offered voters a window into his own mental state and vision for term 2 It’s not great! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

QAnon Memes, F-Bombs, and Tribunals: As Biden Faltered, Trump Amped Up the Crazywww.rollingstone.com Trump quietly had his own week from hell while the media was hounding Biden

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QAnon Memes, F-Bombs, and Tribunals: As Biden Faltered, Trump Amped Up the Crazywww.rollingstone.com Trump quietly had his own week from hell while the media was hounding Biden

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Lauren Persoff

I’m capable of seeing what the Biden administration has done since 2021 and not care how he performed in a debate. He’s been the best president of my adult life. I get that in some sense that is a low bar, but it is the bar. Better than Obama, better than Clinton. So so so much better than Trump!

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Biden's been criticized for not forgiving student loans like he promised (take it up with the Supreme Court) and only forgiving tranches here and there, but Trump's plan:

5/ Treat students loans explicitly as an opportunity to make money for the "taxpayer," privatize the loan system, and roll back nearly all loan forgiveness programs. Basically treat student loans not as financial aid but as an income stream for the banks and government.

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Under a Trump administration, much of the behavior described here would be permitted www.businessinsider.com/for-profit-c...

12/ Here is a BIG one ... basically get rid of accreditation or any academic standard for access to IV funds (federal student aid), and have financial and administrative capacity as the primary qualifier for access to aid! This opens the door to rip-off schools. This is the TRUMP UNIVERSITY plan.

5 of the biggest for-profit colleges that were accused of defrauding their studentswww.businessinsider.com The Education Department canceled $1 billion of student debt but just for pending claims. Thousands of other defrauded students could be out there.