Clarence Thomas has not recused himself from cases related to events his wife, Ginni, participated in.
His refusal to follow basic ethics, apparent financial corruption, and stated intention to solicit even hypothetical cases to further his agenda warrant his removal from the Court. He aims to strip away Constitutional rights and reverse attempts to address systemic racism and gender inequality in national institutions and policies.
My new slogan for the Biden campaign is "We Do Better With Biden!" I really thought this up this morning after reading Matt Stoller's Substack BIG, where he says, "This Week is What Governing Looks Like". he is discussing what happened in Anti-trust law to protect people, which is what a government is supposed to do. Lina Khan is a Wonder(ful) Woman and my hero.
Your news today adds to that image of Biden getting things done that help us do better. Let us face it, all the states that produce defense products will be getting into swing. We are in a competition with Putin on being up to date with our armament as well as our important goal to help our allies stay democratic. Marc Thiessen of the Washington Post, a journalist I don't usually like, but since Trump has gone off the deep end, he is not supportive of him. He created a list of states who get defense contracts so we can have some sense of where this money is going that our Congress finally approved and Biden signed. https://wapo.st/3Uwr9wU
A lot of states are getting money for jobs. We Do Better With Biden!
Regarding the youth vote - I believe it is imperative to help the youth understand that voting for President and Vice President is not just about those two people. What we really are voting for is an Administration. The youth need to look at the Cabinet and what is happening in those areas which are of concern to them. Sadly, it is not just our up and coming youth that need to understand that connection. We Biden/Harris supporters are not voting for an old man - we are voting for the whole package and this administration’s forward and inclusive thinking vision.
Today is Advocacy Day at the North Carolina General Assembly for volunteers with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Students Demand Action, and Everytown. With our coalition partners, we are meeting with lawmakers to promote gun safety measures, and every possible step to protect lives and end the uniquely American public health epidemic related to guns.
Over 100 Americans die every day from firearms, and twice that many are shot and wounded.
By 2020, gun deaths had become the leading cause of death in children (under 18 years of age).
It has been 25 years since the Columbine High School shooting, 12 since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, and next month marks the second year since the Uvalde school shooting that proves "a good guy with a gun" is not going to stop mass killings with assault weapons. Arming teachers is NOT a solution. More guns is NOT a solution. We have to change the culture.
Moms Demand Action and Everytown have chapters in every state, and over ten million volunteers.
Please join us by downloading the Demand Action app, or text READY to 644-33.
SCOTUS "should decide his immunity claim no more than a two weeks after hearing oral arguments."
Amen. To take longer than 2 weeks implies either the claim has ACTUAL MERIT, or they're bending over backwards to delay affecting the election under some misguided belief that they're serving the American people.
This is a bit off topic...and "old news"... but....how come there is not more outrage over the fact that the media gave so much coverage to Trump's demands that Judge Merchan needed to recuse himself from the NY case because of the Judge's daughter's career in the political sphere....and there is no, none, zero, zilch coverage of Clarence Thomas' obligation to recuse himself from the presidential immunity case because of his wife Ginny's political work in support of Trump. On a matter of such significance, it seems stunning to me that this issue has not come up again.
The union ad is powerful - I hope it moves the needle with blue collar members of the building trades. Of all groups, they should have been the most sceptical of Trump after all those reports of him stiffing his building contractors for "shoddy workmanship" - not to mention leaving them holding the bag with all of his bankruptcies.
Talk is cheap and Trump is the 21st century version of a snake oil salesman or a flim-flam man. I'm not sure why so many of his accolytes cannot see this!
Use this infographic to follow the stories of eight women who have filed amicus briefs with the Supreme Court to protect EMTALA. "American woman stay from me: SCOTUS set to restrict EMTALA emergency care for pregnant women."
Make Alito swallow his own words: "The Speedy Trial Act of 1974 “was designed not just to benefit defendants but also to serve the public interest” — the words of Justice Samuel Alito, writing for a unanimous court in 2006."
Last night Lawrence O'Donnell played the entirety (?) of AG Mayes' announcement of the AZ conspiracy indictment. Once she was elected in 2022, she got straight to work. EVERY! SINGLE! VOTE! COUNTS!
People need to pay attention and they are not. President Biden signed the aid to Ukraine bill but what most voters did not take away from the signing was the fact that the US sent aid immediately from our stock pile and the depleted arms will be manufactured in the US by American workers creating new jobs in states like Texas, Pennsylvania and Ohio. This is significant yet underreported. Additionally bills were passed regulating coal fired furnaces and their pollution to our environment and a simple bill eliminating restrictive non compete clauses. New laws are going into effect regarding paying overtime to hourly minimum wage workers who have been taken advantage of because there were no stringent regulations. This alone will impact 4 million workers. The UAW contract in Tennessee is a major win for auto workers and impacts hundreds of workers. Every day the Biden Administration is initiating new legislation to protect and help American workers and their families and the quality of life for most of us. The Biden Administration has truly made “ America Great” a reality and the other guy is dabbling in chaos and hate.
I just shake my head in wonder and sorrow at how low Justice Roberts has let the court sink. Dobbs, Citizens United, Holder, and even today's deliberations around election interference related issues. It's like he's working for someone(s) else not interested in the promise of the US but rather in admiration for Gilead. How can he so consistently lead the court down the path of of a narrow Christian patriarchy without feeling creepy about it? <<< Gilead: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38447.The_Handmaid_s_Tale >>>
As a NC voter, I can certainly empathize with the situation in TX. GOP-controlled state legislatures gerrymander the district maps for both the state legislatures and the US Congress. When seats go uncontested, it has TWO devastating results: (1) Democrats have less incentive to come out and vote and (2) the GOP primary is the de facto election and the most extreme GOP candidate usually wins. That was certainly true with the latest primary election here in NC. Yikes!
But from a pragmatic viewpoint, we must ask ourselves: with limited resources available, should we invest our precious resources in a long-shot campaign or spread it around the swing districts where we have a better chance of success?
With respect to state legislative races, even if there are candidates from both major parties running, we have the issue of ballot roll-off. I attended a great Zoom this week from Sister District analyzing this issue. It was recommended by Jessica Cravek of Chop Wood, Carry Water and she writes about it here:
Jessica includes a link to the slide deck that was presented during the meeting and a Tiktok video she created. Please watch, review the slide deck, and share with your friends! Recruiting Dems to run in tough down-ballot races is critical, but we can't win in these tight races if Democratic voters "roll off" and don't vote in these down-ballot races!
Robert - when you get a chance, would you comment on the latest example of mainstream media malfeasance? That is the prediction, now with certainty, that Biden's 'incompetent' handling of Hamas will result in a repeat of the 1968 Chicago riots. Of course, Jennifer Rubin once again points her colleagues hubris in having supernatural predictive powers. Their crystal ball is made of plastic coated with PFAS!
On the issue in the Idaho case the Extreme Court heard yesterday, even after more than 50 years as a lawyer, I don’t understand why it’s not a simple issue of federal supremacy: Hospitals that take federal money must abide by EMTALA. Federal law is supreme. Federal law says that hospitals must stabilize all patients in an emergency, and may not turn people away. QED, Idaho’s anti-abortion stance is meaningless in such cases. Hospitals that don’t like the result are free to refuse federal funds.
Who else is as bewildered as I, over the daily details of the courts' confrontation with Trumpus ? To preserve my sanity I've abandoned both newspaper and broadcast journalism coverage of Trumpus' legal Twilight Zone, but relish the entertainment value of what may be coming...to this end I think it is possible that he'll be jailed for contempt of court because of his farting problem. Two jurors fainting when a cloud of methane drifts across the courtroom, at which point Judge Merchan adjourns proceedings, calls emergency medics and sends Trumpus to jail for contempt of court. His defense files an appeal with SCOTUS , asserting that farting is not tantamount to contempt of court ! The prosecution contends that the buildings HVAC system, upgraded because of the covid pandemic, was overwhelmed and threatened all jurors, and this is jury tampering....Ok I'll stop now....
Clarence Thomas has not recused himself from cases related to events his wife, Ginni, participated in.
His refusal to follow basic ethics, apparent financial corruption, and stated intention to solicit even hypothetical cases to further his agenda warrant his removal from the Court. He aims to strip away Constitutional rights and reverse attempts to address systemic racism and gender inequality in national institutions and policies.
Expand the Supreme Court.
Demand accountability.
Stop Project 2025.
But in the end, we did what America always does: We rose to the moment, we came together, and we got it done.
"Americans always do the right thing. After trying everything else." -- Winston Churchill on being informed the US had declared war on Nazi Germany.
My new slogan for the Biden campaign is "We Do Better With Biden!" I really thought this up this morning after reading Matt Stoller's Substack BIG, where he says, "This Week is What Governing Looks Like". he is discussing what happened in Anti-trust law to protect people, which is what a government is supposed to do. Lina Khan is a Wonder(ful) Woman and my hero.
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/this-week-is-what-governing-looks
Your news today adds to that image of Biden getting things done that help us do better. Let us face it, all the states that produce defense products will be getting into swing. We are in a competition with Putin on being up to date with our armament as well as our important goal to help our allies stay democratic. Marc Thiessen of the Washington Post, a journalist I don't usually like, but since Trump has gone off the deep end, he is not supportive of him. He created a list of states who get defense contracts so we can have some sense of where this money is going that our Congress finally approved and Biden signed. https://wapo.st/3Uwr9wU
A lot of states are getting money for jobs. We Do Better With Biden!
Regarding the youth vote - I believe it is imperative to help the youth understand that voting for President and Vice President is not just about those two people. What we really are voting for is an Administration. The youth need to look at the Cabinet and what is happening in those areas which are of concern to them. Sadly, it is not just our up and coming youth that need to understand that connection. We Biden/Harris supporters are not voting for an old man - we are voting for the whole package and this administration’s forward and inclusive thinking vision.
Today is Advocacy Day at the North Carolina General Assembly for volunteers with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Students Demand Action, and Everytown. With our coalition partners, we are meeting with lawmakers to promote gun safety measures, and every possible step to protect lives and end the uniquely American public health epidemic related to guns.
Over 100 Americans die every day from firearms, and twice that many are shot and wounded.
By 2020, gun deaths had become the leading cause of death in children (under 18 years of age).
It has been 25 years since the Columbine High School shooting, 12 since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, and next month marks the second year since the Uvalde school shooting that proves "a good guy with a gun" is not going to stop mass killings with assault weapons. Arming teachers is NOT a solution. More guns is NOT a solution. We have to change the culture.
Moms Demand Action and Everytown have chapters in every state, and over ten million volunteers.
Please join us by downloading the Demand Action app, or text READY to 644-33.
Thank you!
SCOTUS "should decide his immunity claim no more than a two weeks after hearing oral arguments."
Amen. To take longer than 2 weeks implies either the claim has ACTUAL MERIT, or they're bending over backwards to delay affecting the election under some misguided belief that they're serving the American people.
This is a bit off topic...and "old news"... but....how come there is not more outrage over the fact that the media gave so much coverage to Trump's demands that Judge Merchan needed to recuse himself from the NY case because of the Judge's daughter's career in the political sphere....and there is no, none, zero, zilch coverage of Clarence Thomas' obligation to recuse himself from the presidential immunity case because of his wife Ginny's political work in support of Trump. On a matter of such significance, it seems stunning to me that this issue has not come up again.
The union ad is powerful - I hope it moves the needle with blue collar members of the building trades. Of all groups, they should have been the most sceptical of Trump after all those reports of him stiffing his building contractors for "shoddy workmanship" - not to mention leaving them holding the bag with all of his bankruptcies.
Talk is cheap and Trump is the 21st century version of a snake oil salesman or a flim-flam man. I'm not sure why so many of his accolytes cannot see this!
Use this infographic to follow the stories of eight women who have filed amicus briefs with the Supreme Court to protect EMTALA. "American woman stay from me: SCOTUS set to restrict EMTALA emergency care for pregnant women."
https://thedemlabs.org/2024/04/24/scotus-to-ban-emtala-emergency-care-for-pregnant-women/
Make Alito swallow his own words: "The Speedy Trial Act of 1974 “was designed not just to benefit defendants but also to serve the public interest” — the words of Justice Samuel Alito, writing for a unanimous court in 2006."
Last night Lawrence O'Donnell played the entirety (?) of AG Mayes' announcement of the AZ conspiracy indictment. Once she was elected in 2022, she got straight to work. EVERY! SINGLE! VOTE! COUNTS!
People need to pay attention and they are not. President Biden signed the aid to Ukraine bill but what most voters did not take away from the signing was the fact that the US sent aid immediately from our stock pile and the depleted arms will be manufactured in the US by American workers creating new jobs in states like Texas, Pennsylvania and Ohio. This is significant yet underreported. Additionally bills were passed regulating coal fired furnaces and their pollution to our environment and a simple bill eliminating restrictive non compete clauses. New laws are going into effect regarding paying overtime to hourly minimum wage workers who have been taken advantage of because there were no stringent regulations. This alone will impact 4 million workers. The UAW contract in Tennessee is a major win for auto workers and impacts hundreds of workers. Every day the Biden Administration is initiating new legislation to protect and help American workers and their families and the quality of life for most of us. The Biden Administration has truly made “ America Great” a reality and the other guy is dabbling in chaos and hate.
I just shake my head in wonder and sorrow at how low Justice Roberts has let the court sink. Dobbs, Citizens United, Holder, and even today's deliberations around election interference related issues. It's like he's working for someone(s) else not interested in the promise of the US but rather in admiration for Gilead. How can he so consistently lead the court down the path of of a narrow Christian patriarchy without feeling creepy about it? <<< Gilead: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38447.The_Handmaid_s_Tale >>>
As a NC voter, I can certainly empathize with the situation in TX. GOP-controlled state legislatures gerrymander the district maps for both the state legislatures and the US Congress. When seats go uncontested, it has TWO devastating results: (1) Democrats have less incentive to come out and vote and (2) the GOP primary is the de facto election and the most extreme GOP candidate usually wins. That was certainly true with the latest primary election here in NC. Yikes!
But from a pragmatic viewpoint, we must ask ourselves: with limited resources available, should we invest our precious resources in a long-shot campaign or spread it around the swing districts where we have a better chance of success?
With respect to state legislative races, even if there are candidates from both major parties running, we have the issue of ballot roll-off. I attended a great Zoom this week from Sister District analyzing this issue. It was recommended by Jessica Cravek of Chop Wood, Carry Water and she writes about it here:
https://open.substack.com/pub/chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions/p/chop-wood-carry-water-423?r=1aiy5t&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Jessica includes a link to the slide deck that was presented during the meeting and a Tiktok video she created. Please watch, review the slide deck, and share with your friends! Recruiting Dems to run in tough down-ballot races is critical, but we can't win in these tight races if Democratic voters "roll off" and don't vote in these down-ballot races!
Robert - when you get a chance, would you comment on the latest example of mainstream media malfeasance? That is the prediction, now with certainty, that Biden's 'incompetent' handling of Hamas will result in a repeat of the 1968 Chicago riots. Of course, Jennifer Rubin once again points her colleagues hubris in having supernatural predictive powers. Their crystal ball is made of plastic coated with PFAS!
On the issue in the Idaho case the Extreme Court heard yesterday, even after more than 50 years as a lawyer, I don’t understand why it’s not a simple issue of federal supremacy: Hospitals that take federal money must abide by EMTALA. Federal law is supreme. Federal law says that hospitals must stabilize all patients in an emergency, and may not turn people away. QED, Idaho’s anti-abortion stance is meaningless in such cases. Hospitals that don’t like the result are free to refuse federal funds.
Who else is as bewildered as I, over the daily details of the courts' confrontation with Trumpus ? To preserve my sanity I've abandoned both newspaper and broadcast journalism coverage of Trumpus' legal Twilight Zone, but relish the entertainment value of what may be coming...to this end I think it is possible that he'll be jailed for contempt of court because of his farting problem. Two jurors fainting when a cloud of methane drifts across the courtroom, at which point Judge Merchan adjourns proceedings, calls emergency medics and sends Trumpus to jail for contempt of court. His defense files an appeal with SCOTUS , asserting that farting is not tantamount to contempt of court ! The prosecution contends that the buildings HVAC system, upgraded because of the covid pandemic, was overwhelmed and threatened all jurors, and this is jury tampering....Ok I'll stop now....