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Carolyn Fiddler
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going to channel @nikobowie.bsky.social and Daphna Renan here and note that this piece conflates the court's horizontal review of congressional statutes (highly controversial and politically contested throughout American history) with vertical review of state law and enforcement of federal law.
jamelle
"Court-packing would create a slippery slope to the destruction of judicial review...To the extent Callais is a problem, it can be better addressed by steps such as banning gerrymandering. There are also better remedies for various other shortcomings of the Court," writes @ilyasomin.bsky.social.
Thanks Trump
Okay but serious question: WTF is up with the ankle boots
“I moved on her like a bitch.”
FORD FOREVER
To the extent Callais is a problem, it can be better addressed by steps such as banning gerrymandering.
...will lead us out of darkness again (cc @nicklutsko.bsky.social)
Hey I'm no economist but I dunno seems bad
NEW: malware developers added nuclear & biological weapons text to to their spyware.
Goal? To trigger LLM safety refusals... so that their spyware wouldn't be analyzed by an AI security scanner.
Cleanest practical example I can think of for why over-indexing on first order "safety" is risky. 1/
Carolyn Fiddler
David Corn
Congress: we passed a law to let judges reduce prison sentences if 1) extraordinary & compelling reasons warrant it, & 2) the reduction is consistent w/ the Sentencing Commission's policy statements, neat huh?
Supreme Court: ISN'T THERE SOMEONE YOU FORGOT TO ASK
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/supre...
Another incredible and amazing @netrootsnation.bsky.social is in the books.
See you all in Denver next year where #NN27 takes place from July 8-10. Let's go. 💙💛
Carolyn Fiddler
Trump: "[Graham Platner] is like a pig…He's worse than any human being that's ever run for office."
Trump: "Grab them by the pussy…I did try to fuck her. She was married."
Carolyn Fiddler
Congress gave judges the power to shorten a prison term if “extraordinary and compelling reasons” warrant relief. But the Republican justices on the Supreme Court won’t let judges use it.
BREAKING: Inflation jumps to 4.2%, the highest level since early 2023, keeping consumers under pressure as war with Iran keeps gas prices high.
Trump's war has wiped out an entire year and a half of wage growth
Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie
It’s official: Tonight is the beginning of the end of the failed Lombardo-Trump economy
Let’s make Nevada Affordable. Go to FordforNevada.com to join us.
Pacifica Strategies
[patriotically] LET THE EEEEEEEAGLE SOOOOOOARRRRR
anyway hi it's all gender
The Bulwark
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Inflation’s rise has surpassed wage growth, which was tracking at 3.4% as of the most recent jobs report.
