Imagine if Richard Nixon had done this. He would have had to resi— … oh, wait

The Stigma of Felon Disenfranchisement: In an excerpt from Josh Douglas's new book on the Supreme Court, the legal scholar shows how it undermines voting rights by using an obscure phrase to bless the disenfranchisement of millions.

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It’s the alternative to just going with brown shirts.

Predictable to anyone who has been on the business end of a cop.

Surprising as f*ck to University Presidents.

Maggie Haberman is unveiled as a PR stooge for Trump.

And the New York Times wonders why Joe Biden won't give them the time of day?

Katie Phang So are they saying they had Maggie Haberman in their pocket? Interesting…
And yet another stain on the reputation of the NYT!

Have to admit I’m surprised that Speaker Mike Johnson wants to be in the “I cheated on my wife with a porn star” club. I guess he’s not that concerned with teaching morality to our young people after all.

“‘People close to Mr. Trump have worried about whether long days in the courtroom have had an effect on his mental state.’ The care and feeding of a narcissistic sociopath and keeping him on a relatively even emotional keel is difficult—and sometimes impossible—even on a good…

A genocide ago…

Israel's April 1 strike killing 7 World Central Kitchen aid workers was no anomaly—new Human Rights Watch report finds that Israel has repeatedly struck known locations of aid convoys & premises. 250+ aid workers have been killed since Oct 7. Perpetrators must be held to account.🧵hrw.org/news/2024/05/1…

There’s too much on the line to sit this presidential primary out.

If you’re in Maryland, Nebraska, or West Virginia, head to IWillVote.com to confirm your polling place.

Courtesy of House Republicans, I went to watch 3 more hours of Jan. 6 security tapes from the Capitol today. The tapes show the biggest lie about Jan. 6 is that the cops 'opened the doors' to let Trump supporters in. That did not happen.

Because free speech is conditional, I suppose.

Where's a University President when you need one?

#Satire

I did say this

Notes from 100 Centre Street: Cohen said when the presidential announcement comes out be prepared as THERE WILL BE A LOT OF WOMEN coming out with stories.
Mtg with Pecker and Trump and Cohen at Trump Tower. PECKER WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP TABS ON THINGS AND STOP BAD THINGS FROM…

After Carol Stuart was murdered in 1989, a whole generation of Black men in a small Boston neighborhood came under suspicion.

But when the story took a dramatic turn and the true killer was revealed, it changed the way Boston viewed itself. revealnews.org/podcast/the-ra…

'I don't usually see the defendant asleep'

Andrew Weissmann (weissmann11 on Threads)🌻 reports on what he saw from former President Trump and his 'unusual reaction' to closing his eyes as Michael Cohen testified in the hush money trial.

😂😂😂

Wow