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Dahlia Lithwick

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Lois Lane for the courts and broken tigger Slate, Amicus, MSNBC, NYT bestseller Lady Justice

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
New in PN: Schmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack Smith "The GOP playbook relies on an absolute lack of shame, so Schmitt dutifully bellied up to the microphone to celebrate his flawless victory with the chuds keeping the grift alive in Charlie Kirk’s old studio."
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Schmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack Smith
When gotchas go disastrously wrong.
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Dahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · 6h
Mimi is doing yeoman's work standing up DOJ values and heroes who refuse to buckle to pressure. Her forthcoming book goes on sale in January but you can and should preorder now!
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 29/09/2026
Republicans discover the microphone works both ways.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Linda McMahon: "AI is definitely a tool used correctly. I've seen it in action. I have visited the Alpha School in Austin, Texas, where they use AI for the first two hours every single morning. The students have their headsets on, they are watching their computers ... it is incredibly effective"
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 29/09/2026
Very funny this happened right after Axios was like "lots of buzz about Schmitt for VP" this morning.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sen. Roger Marshall says he didn't have the pregnant patient arrested over a $50 late bill. THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS AND DEFAMATORY!!! He had her arrested for not showing up to court when he sued her for being late for $50.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 29/09/2026
Former special counsel Jack Smith testifies Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. to.pbs.org/3VUAJwG
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WATCH LIVE: Jack Smith testifies before Senate Judiciary as GOP targets past Trump probes
This week's Senate Judiciary hearing comes after a key Republican lawmaker said in July he believes that special counsel Jack Smith may have lied to Congress while testifying about his investigation o...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A federal judge just blocked FEMA from withholding anti-terrorism funds from local governments that don't change how they run elections. It's the latest blow to Trump's attempts to rewrite election rules.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How clear is it that Trump's taxpayer funded ads are illegal? I explain why it is 10/10 clear. Senate in passing the law: Ban is designed to stop public funds used for "glorification" of an individual official. GAO: funds can not be used for "self-aggrandizement" nor partisan political purposes.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 29/09/2026
Already tense relations between the U.S. and Canada are likely to deteriorate further, as the U.S. goes ahead with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles.
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From motorcycles to booze, U.S. ban on $1 billion worth of Canadian imports goes into effect
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney came to power last year on a promise to reduce Canada’s economic reliance on the United States.
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Trump administration floated an idea that would have virtually shut down mail voting: requiring all ballots to be delivered exclusively through certified mail, ProPublica has learned. by @jenafifield.bsky.social @peterelkind.bsky.social
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The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Major u-turn from Justice Alito as Supreme Court reveals he will no longer participate in the big climate change case being argued next week. Previously, the court told NBC News there was no reason for him to step aside despite his earlier recusal in same case.
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AMPTsuper @amptsuper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@brianstelter.bsky.social @jaketapper.bsky.social
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm thrilled to share that my new book about #SCOTUS, "The Court We Need: What's Really Wrong With the Supreme Court—and How to Fix It," is now available for pre-orders: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/812983... The book is set to be published by @vikingbooks.bsky.social on May 4, 2027.
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The Court We Need by Stephen Vladeck: 9798217061815 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A brilliant and bracing account of the Supreme Court’s rise, its unraveling, and what it will take to save it, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Shadow Docket Richard Nixon turned...
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’d missed SG Sauer’s sly attempt to impugn Justices Jackson in his DHS v D.V.D petition. Thanks for lifting that up @stevevladeck.bsky.social . open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
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253. Introducing “The Court We Need”
My second book about the Supreme Court offers a more nuanced diagnosis of exactly what’s wrong with the institution—and how (and why) we should fix it.
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
All-Canadian Amicus.
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John Q. Barrett @johnqbarrett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
President Trump is a massive liar. It’s why he’s unfit for office, and for every other decent person role. Thank you for this essay and for all of your work, Daniel Dale. @ddale8.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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NPR @npr.org · 28/09/2026
President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in Congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal. n.pr/4iMlJdT
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What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump
President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in Congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal.
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CNN @cnn.com · 28/09/2026
"The most provocative aspect of the 30-second spot that aired during NFL broadcasts Sunday is the tagline: 'Paid for by the U.S. Government.' "This raises key questions," writes Stephen Collinson. | Analysis cnn.it/3VUkpvS
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Dahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This week with @jameeljaffer.bsky.social of the Knight First Amendment Institute on Schrodinger's Press Ban. Whether it's on or off isn't the point: The point is that press freedom erodes in a single direction.
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Everybody Out of the Pool | Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts
Trump banned three news outlets from the White House, then something unprecedented happened.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The headlines on the SCOTUS SAVE ruling are doing Trump's PR for him. 2 things they skip No mass voter purges before the midterms. The law bars them 90 days out & we're in that window Noncitizen voting? FL, IN, IA & OH ran voters through SAVE & found almost NOTHING -TN
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The Big Lie aka La Gran Mentira
This analysis exposes Donald Trump and his allies’ disinformation campaign around immigrants and voting.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This was the 28th time #SCOTUS has granted emergency relief to the Trump administration since 1/20/25. That matches the total number of grants during the entirety of the first Trump administration. And both of those totals dwarf the *four* grants of relief (two each) during the Bush & Obama admins.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 25/09/2026
"[The supreme court is] 'simply not part of the political process.'" - Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., May 6, 2026
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John Roberts insists supreme court not ‘political’ after Trump-friendly rulings
The chief justice defends court’s impartiality after decisions on abortion, presidential immunity and voting rights
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Link: georgetown.box.com/s/6c1q1dz52b...
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26A308 Order.pdf | Powered by Box
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#BREAKING: In non-Missouri emergency docket news, #SCOTUS *grants* the Trump administration's request for a stay in the SAVE case, allowing DHS to have access to certain Social Security information. The three Democratic appointees dissent.
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
To be clear, Mr. Attorney General, the 1st Cir struck down your policy after full adversary briefing on 9/18. Rather than seek clarification on whether it took effect immediately, you tried to fly still more people to 3d countries so it would be too late for them. On 9/23 it found out & stopped you.
Without even allowing the government a chance to respond, and in the dark of night, a federal appeals court blocked us from conducting all third-country removals of illegal aliens, an entirely legal and invaluable tool to stem the tide of illegal immigration. We will immediately seek relief from the Supreme Court, which previously granted a stay in this very same case.
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Danny Miller @danielmilleresq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'm proud to have helped organize this. If you're a lawyer or law student, sign up for this nonpartisan rally next Tuesday. You'll hear from @meiselasb.bsky.social and @normeisen.bsky.social among other champions of the rule law about what YOU can do to protect our free and fair elections.
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's a brief in which we @knightcolumbia.org briefed the question of whether courts have the power to enjoin the president. knightcolumbia.org/documents/fb...
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Plaintiffs' Opposition and Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment
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Adam A. Marshall @a-marshall-plan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Breaking: CNN, MS Now, Politico have moved for an emergency hearing before Judge Kelly, noting reporters for their orgs were turned away from WH this morning
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
MS NOW reports that their White House reproter was denied access to the White House this morning despite a court order demanding she have access
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 24/09/2026
Mounting threats to federal judges’ safety could erode their independence and drive judges away from the bench. Here are some steps the legal community can take to protect judges and the rule of law: bit.ly/46HxWJG
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Five Ways the Legal Community Can Protect Judges and the Rule of Law
From speaking in defense of judges to advocating for greater judicial security funding, lawyers and legal organizations can play a critical role as threats against judges escalate.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Four-byline alert: 🚨 “.. Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said that he had prepared over the past year for the ‘extreme tail risk’ that President Trump might order military action against Canada ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/w...
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Mark Carney Interview: Canada’s Leader Lays Out Vision for Breaking Reliance on U.S.
In a wide-ranging interview, the Canadian leader laid out a detailed vision for breaking his country’s dependency on the United States.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The first architect on Trump's ballroom who quit last year had clashed with the president on design flaws, arguing that the plan violated building safety codes. "I am the code," Trump replied. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issues
James McCrery II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and safety codes.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you missed the news overnight, we’re back at SCOTUS with the Missouri maps mess that the lower federal courts have kept going this week. Justice Kavanaugh has called for a quick response by 2p today to last night’s request from those seeking to end this and keep the 2022 map in place.
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Breaking: Missouri maps dispute heads back to SCOTUS
Even as the Supreme Court has tried to stop the Missouri maps chaos, it turns out that a lack of concern for precedent, rules, and stability have trickle-down effects.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 23/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Missouri voting advocates asked the Supreme Court to review an 8th Circuit ruling ordering the state to revive a GOP congressional gerrymander for the midterms, even as ballots have already gone to some voters. The request comes after the justices already ruled against the map twice.
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Laura Barrón-López @lbarronlopez.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE @ms.now: Trump administration officials have discussed attaching the president’s name to Ford’s Theatre, the playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865 Officials are circulating a list of government sites that could carry the president’s name www.ms.now/news/trump-f...
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Trump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s Theatre
The playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated has been mentioned among federal properties that could carry the president’s name, people familiar with the effort told MS NOW.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨👀 “After Donald Trump returned to office, the investigation (into a reported “sweeping pay to play” “interactions” between Susan Collins and a “top donor”) died, a casualty of his purge of the FBI. Its closure shut a potential window into how Washington works.” Oh? #MEPolitics #MESenate
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Dahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What to expecting when you're expecting mayhem: This week we talk with @rickhasen.bsky.social on the futility of election catastrophizing and the utility of being informed and prepared, then @samsankar.bsky.social tees up the environmental cases that open the term.
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Did Congress Really Mean to Protect the Environment? SCOTUS is Skeptical.
Plus, how postal chaos is altering our sense of election security.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 22/09/2026
Trump's White House media ban faces long odds in court, legal experts say reut.rs/4hIoJ99
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Trump's White House media ban faces long odds in court, legal experts say
US President Donald Trump’s move to ban several news outlets from the White House over his dislike of their coverage likely runs afoul of US legal prohibitions against viewpoint discrimination by the ​government, four legal experts told Reuters.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
Trump: "I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW, and Politico ... from the White House as a result of their constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS!"
I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW (who recently changed their name from MSNBC due to lack of viewership and credibility!), and Politico (The recipients of an illegal and ridiculous $8 Million Dollar subscription, an All Time Record, directly from the United States Government, under Crooked Joe Biden, in order to keep them “alive.” Seems like corruption to me!), from the White House as a result of their constant “reporting” FAKE NEWS! Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America. Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Niko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Americans did not declare independence from a king only to submit to the supremacy of a different court. @daphnarenan.bsky.social and I are in today’s Globe. Gift link:
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The Constitution belongs to ‘We the People,’ not nine justices - The Boston Globe
The Supreme Court was never meant to have the last word on self-government.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🔥 Mark Carney officially has the highest approval rating in Canadian history - a 70% approval rate. Carney’s EU moves have gone down well!
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Mark Carney officially has the highest approval rating in Canadian history
Prime Minister Mark Carney now holds the highest recorded approval rating in Canadian history, achieved earlier this month in a study by Spark Insights.
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Joshua Kolb @joshuakolb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Tate Brothers evaded justice for years while building relationships w/ Trump's family & closest advisers I explain @slate.com how they reportedly took advantage of those connections It's an Epstein-style scandal that must be exposed slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Trumpworld Has Found Its New Jeffrey Epstein
The ties with the Tate brothers are deep.
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Dahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Important new one from @joshuakolb.bsky.social slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Trumpworld Has Found Its New Jeffrey Epstein
The ties with the Tate brothers are deep.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge blocks Kennedy Center board from putting Trump's name on the building or grounds in any way.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“.. At Google, I witnessed AI development first hand. I too am extremely concerned by the default trajectory of this technology. I earnestly believe that AI has the potential to kill us all.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Dahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Great @rickhasen.bsky.social
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The Supreme Court’s Conservatives and Liberals Just Came to the Brink—and Finally Said “No”
For the time being, let’s celebrate that the center of the court did hold, even as dangers remain ahead in both 2026 and 2028.
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Breaking: Supreme Court, with Justices Thomas and Alito Publicly Dissenting, Continue Block on USPS Rule Through the Midterm Elections [Now updated with Analysis] electionlawblog.org/2026/breakin...
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Breaking: Supreme Court, with Justices Thomas and Alito Publicly Dissenting, Continue Block on USPS Rule Through the Midterm Elections [Now updated with Analysis] #ELB
You can find the ruling at this link. The Supreme Court, with the noted dissents of Justices Kavanaugh and Thomas, has rejected the government’s mendacious attempt to put its USPS mail ballot rule in ...
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“This should be unthinkable for the son of the president. End of story.” A Russian oligarch close to Putin bankrolled Don Jr.’s wedding. www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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