Reposted by Scratched Toothbjkeefe @bjkeefe.bsky.social · 16hMore official notification, via @atrupar.com on X: 061
Reposted by Scratched ToothMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/10/2026When I tell people that Donald Trump hates me, they often assume I mean it in a generic sense — that he hates Democrats and people who fight him in court. No, I correct them: he hates me personally. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...democracydocket.comTrump hates me personally. Now he’s taking it to the Supreme CourtWhen I tell people that Donald Trump hates me, they often assume I mean it in a generic sense — that he hates Democrats and people who fight him in court. No, I correct them: he hates me personally. 942160695
Reposted by Scratched ToothAda Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Siraya, an Indigenous language declared extinct in the 19th century, is now being taught in 26 schools in Taiwan. Siraya activist Uma Talavan & her husband Edgar Macapili spent over 20 years reconstructing the language. buff.ly/2roj7FB #ShareGoodNewsToobuff.lySiraya language, deemed ‘extinct’ over a century ago, finds its voice again in TaiwanTAINAN, Taiwan — Since she was old enough to understand it, Uma Talavan has known she belongs to the Indigenous Siraya people. She knew almost nothing of her ethnicity, however, the identity of… 115062
Reposted by Scratched ToothMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The midterms are 3 weeks away, and the fights over who gets to vote are happening right now in courtrooms across the country. Subscribe to Democracy Docket to get the latest cases and my analysis of what they mean for your vote. demdock.com/4ppmMBE 13969290
Reposted by Scratched ToothDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/10/2026A federal judge dismissed a noncitizen voting case, stressing that only states — not the federal government — can decide who is qualified to vote. The decision could impact the future of proof-of-citizenship laws, a pillar of Trump’s crusade to restrict voting: demdock.com/4hydGAl 2419133
Reposted by Scratched ToothMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🚨BREAKING: The NAACP sued the Trump administration, seeking records about its plan to deploy roughly 1,000 federal personnel to polling places during the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comDOJ sued for records on ‘unprecedented’ plan to deploy 1,000 election monitors in midtermsDOJ's planned effort represents an extraordinary expansion of federal election monitoring. It has already sparked confrontations with state officials and concerns about voter intimidation. 10556122423
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026So Alito is starting to worry about the standing of his formerly Supreme once-great Court? Couldn't happen to a nicer Christofascist! www.thedailybeast.com/trumpy-justi...thedailybeast.comTrumpy Justice Sends Pointed Message After President’s SCOTUS FreakoutThe president’s favorite right-wing judge claims he doesn’t listen to him. 020
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The "audience" was selected to be the cheering kind. 000
Reposted by Scratched ToothSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"Had law enforcement and prosecutors engaged more thoroughly with Jane Doe’s original complaint, they might have tempered the vigilantism that would eventually tinge much of the response to the case." This is such a critical point (made by Jessica Winter via @newyorker.com)—and a lesson for others.newyorker.comHow the “Cornell Seven” Rape Case Became a National ScandalThe dismal responses from both the D.A. and the university reveal a larger pattern of institutional carelessness. 1544199
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Roberts : Hupper Island = Dershowitz : Martha's Vineyard. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...nytimes.comJohn Roberts Retreated to His Island. Supreme Court Critics Found Him. (Gift Article)After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever. 120
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I don't know that I would describe the destruction of the Establishment Clause as being primarily Roberts' agenda, but whoever is behind it, it is like a landslide rolling downhill. Wait til the practices of the DoD under Hegseth reach the Court! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o...nytimes.comOpinion | This Case Has Flown Under the Radar. It Won’t Stay There. (Gift Article)This case has flown under the radar, but it won’t stay there. 010
Reposted by Scratched ToothAda Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Vivid numbers in this overview of Illinois’s new Net Zero carbon plan: “improvements in air quality alone would lead to between 392 & 631 fewer premature deaths per year. That translates to between $8.8 and $13.8 billion in avoided healthcare costs & increased worker productivity.” #ShareGoodNewsToohpherald.comIllinois EPA releases ‘Comprehensive Climate Action Plan’ to reach ‘net zero’ emissionsSPRINGFIELD — Illinois has made substantial progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in recent years, but it is not yet on track to meet its goal of reaching net-zero emissions 112231
Reposted by Scratched ToothDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026NEW: As Texas’s top attorney, Ken Paxton has the power to challenge election outcomes — including the U.S. Senate race he’s the GOP candidate for. If Paxton loses, legal experts say he could try to weaponize his power. But they also have confidence in the courts: demdock.com/4jvWgFM 918268
Reposted by Scratched ToothDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 30/09/2026The Biden-appointed judge concluded that federal law does not authorize the DOJ's demands for the state's voter roll. She also noted that the Peach State repeatedly offered the department the public version of its voter roll, which would be enough. Read the full story:democracydocket.comDOJ now 0-26 after judge rejects demand for Georgia voter rollsThe judge said the Civil Rights Act does not authorize DOJ's demands for the Peach State’s unredacted voter roll. 317742
Reposted by Scratched ToothDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 30/09/2026🚨BREAKING: In a win for Georgia voters, a federal judge dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit seeking access to the state's unredacted voter registration list. The department is now 0-26 in its sweeping legal hunt for states' private voter data. 141070309
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Seems clear we need both, and never mind which is more important. 020
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Yeah. I particularly like the "Who won 2020" and "Do foreign countries pay tariffs" ones. Should try "What individual in the world is the greatest threat to the US today?" 010
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026What is the definition of "irony"? Or, "hoist by its own petard"? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...nytimes.comTrump Launches America.gov, an AI Chatbot That Contradicts Some of His Claims (Gift Article)Democrats amplified statements from America.gov that frequently contradict the president on tariffs, election fraud and other topics. 131
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026First sentence: "President Trump is such an awful human being that just writing about him feels degrading." Period. Full stop. The rest of the column is supererogatory. But read it anyway, to contemplate all the ways Trump is likely to kill us. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Trump Is Going Viral in the Worst Ways (Gift Article)On the technological, diplomatic and biological fronts, Trump is creating a disaster. 020
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Can we please deport the six motherfuckers to CECOT? Or South Sudan? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...nytimes.comSupreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now (Gift Article)The court also announced it would hear arguments in December on the legality of the Trump administration policy to swiftly deport immigrants to countries not their own. 010
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Who's the dirtbag now, Eric? newrepublic.com/post/215976/...newrepublic.comGOP Senator Tries to Trap Jack Smith—and Gets Every Detail WrongSenator Eric Schmitt accused Smith of having shady meetings while in Atlanta for a professional basketball game. In reality, Smith was in Maryland on the date in question for a college basketball game... 010
Reposted by Scratched ToothSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...sciencedaily.comThis virus therapy supercharges the immune system against brain cancerScientists have found a way to make one of the most aggressive brain tumors vulnerable to the immune system. A single injection of a modified virus can invade glioblastoma, kill cancer cells, and summ... 6462176
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The ability to think is antecedent to both the ability to write and the ability to argue. That some posters seem not to know this is notable. 010
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Btw, am I the only one wondering whether *this* dialog is more like writing or conversation? 110
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I share your view that writing is very useful for organizing thoughts. But the ability to defend, or modify, those thoughts in the course of conversation/argument is, imho, at least as important. 110
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What part of "No-one says learning to write well is pointless (at least I don't). It's important, but ideally not the Holy Grail." makes you think I don't think learning to write is unimportant? I don't. Good writing is very important to me. But I find often talking out comes first. 200
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I am somewhat agnostic on this question, so "agree to disagree" doesn't really apply. But I *am* a big fan of talking to others to clarify my thoughts. 100
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Being able to talk out your thoughts outside your limited circle. 100
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My point exactly. Writing is downstream from talking. 100
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026As to gaining clarity, I agree. No-one says learning to write well is pointless (at least I don't). It's important, but ideally not the Holy Grail. 100
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"We’ll never find ideal democracy of the rule of the people, but in striving toward it, certain democratic benefits might accrue." 000
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026How can I know what I think until I . . . (a) write it down (b) talk it out 100
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Until we're prepared to govern the entire US by "town" meeting, there will always be elites. The role of the voting public is to choose which elite will govern. Shades of "We're a republic, not a democracy". www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Trump Revealed Something Essential About Elites (Gift Article)There are always elites. The people get to decide which ones rule. 110
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Writing versus face-to-face conversation as the "highest cultivation of thought". www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | I’m a College Professor. Writing Isn’t as Important as We Think. (Gift Article)If I do not treat writing as essential for achieving thought, it is not clear why I should force my students to. 100
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Didn't even read the column--the headline says it all! Truth. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This. (Gift Article)A greatly underappreciated virtue of other presidents was that you could forget about them for weeks at a time. 010
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is the most unequivocal Edsall has ever been. Halevai! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Trump’s Luck Is Finally Running Out (Gift Article)Voters are showing a growing determination to repudiate his presidency. 010
Reposted by Scratched ToothDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 29/09/2026Coverage like this doesn't happen without support from our readers. Subscribe for free or become a member to back our work directly: demdock.com/3T3Owjg 25111
Reposted by Scratched ToothDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 29/09/2026Rep. Mike Collins, the Trump-endorsed GOP candidate for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat, said he was “fine” with the idea of federal troops at voting sites. In reality, deploying armed federal agents to polling places isn’t “fine” — it’s illegal: demdock.com/4ykNqzg 20484183
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"What's wrong with Ohio?" from a Republican perspective. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | It Won’t Be So Easy for Democrats to Make Data Centers Their Issue (Gift Article)The problems of technology were there before Trump and will be there after. 000
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Gessen is unequivocal about war crimes but somewhat equivocal on genocide. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/o...nytimes.comOpinion | There Is a Word So Powerful It Need Be Spoken Only Once (Gift Article)The film that makes a powerful statement without ever raising its voice. 021
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We've heard *about* what Bill Gates fears re AI. Here we can hear his own voice as he speaks to Ezra Klein. He's scared. That makes me scared. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Bill Gates’s Blunt Warning on A.I. (Gift Article)As A.I. capabilities accelerate, the technologist is shocked by the “complete lack of engagement” with the question of how to manage its risks. 100
Reposted by Scratched ToothMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🚨BREAKING: Republican members of the Georgia State Election Board (SEB) adopted a resolution Monday seeking the Trump administration to intervene in a vague crusade against the state’s voting system just weeks before the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comGeorgia election board asks for Trump admin to help go after state’s voting machines“I think this is federal overreach," the board's lone Democrat warned. 1021421788
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Might that be because his "ideas" for "aiding" consumers are either harmful, unfeasible, or both? 010
Scratched Tooth @keencritic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Just read it and react. I mean, the author is a professor of philosophy, and has an obvious bias. Doesn't mean he's wrong, doesn't mean he's right. But in a universe I controlled, he would be right. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Id, the Ego and the Superintelligence (Gift Article)Artificial intelligence isn’t coming for philosophers’ jobs — it needs philosophers, and always will. 021