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Pam Bondi Admits She Must Fire Kash Patel and Dan Bongino
If the joint DOJ/FBI memo declaring there's no there there to the conspiracy theories Kash Patel and Dan Bongino fueled is true, then Pam Bondi must demand their resignation for discrediting the Bureau.

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How Trump Plans to Dodge Accountability Again
Trump's policies have and will get people killed. Will we find a way to hold him accountable, this time?

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Seeing Language as a Tool of Authoritarianism
When you speak on social media, are you saying or are you doing?

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Three Things: Hope Within Us
This could be us, rowing together. Hope is your paddle.

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No Kings Day Reflections from an American-Irish in the Home of Her Ancestors
On this No Kings Day, remember that America is a tapestry of from-ness that Kings failed to stamp out.

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Pam Bondi Admits She Must Fire Kash Patel and Dan Bongino

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July 7, 2025

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If the joint DOJ/FBI memo declaring there's no there there to the conspiracy theories Kash Patel and Dan Bongino fueled is true, then Pam Bondi must demand their resignation for discrediting the Bureau.

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How Trump Plans to Dodge Accountability Again

38 Comments

July 7, 2025

emptywheel

Trump's policies have and will get people killed. Will we find a way to hold him accountable, this time?

emptywheel

Seeing Language as a Tool of Authoritarianism

61 Comments

July 6, 2025

emptywheel

When you speak on social media, are you saying or are you doing?

Culture

Three Things: Hope Within Us

53 Comments

July 5, 2025

Rayne

This could be us, rowing together. Hope is your paddle.

emptywheel

No Kings Day Reflections from an American-Irish in the Home of Her Ancestors

54 Comments

July 4, 2025

emptywheel

On this No Kings Day, remember that America is a tapestry of from-ness that Kings failed to stamp out.

SCOTUS

The Anti-Democracy Project Of John Roberts

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July 3, 2025

Ed Walker

John Roberts doesn't believe in our system of checks and balances.

Congress, Domestic Policy

POS BFB in da' House: Be Water, My Friend

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July 2, 2025

Rayne

The situation in the House is fluid. We should be, too — keep calling your representatives.

Congress, DOGE, Domestic Policy

The Sound of Teeth on Bone: Leopard Eating Leopards [UPDATE]

96 Comments

July 1, 2025

Rayne

Keep your hands and feet inside the cab, stay clear of the leopards as they begin to gnaw on their own.

Congress, Domestic Policy

Making America Gross Again: Big Fugly Bill Hits the Senate Floor [UPDATE]

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June 30, 2025

Rayne

The Senate votes this morning on the Big Fugly Bill. Contact your senators and tell them not to vote for this POS BFB.

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"Egregious Behavior:" Alina Habba Confesses She Must Prosecute Donald Trump

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June 28, 2025

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Alina Habba says that under her tenure, the New Jersey US Attorney's Office will prosecute threats against judges of the type her client and boss made and makes all the time.

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Fridays with Nicole Sandler, Going, Going, Gone Fishing Edition

47 Comments

June 27, 2025

emptywheel

We talked a lot about the horrible Supreme Court decisions.

SCOTUS

Open Thread: End of 2024-2025 Term, The Last Decisions

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June 27, 2025

Rayne

The Supreme Court's last batch of decisions for the 2024-2025 term will be issued this morning.

emptywheel

How the Newslettification of News Reifies Trump's Power Rather than Exposing His Lies

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June 27, 2025

emptywheel

The NYT's newsletter structure turned Donald Trump, not Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, the primary actor in MacDonough's serial rulings throwing out many of the worst provisions of the Big Ugly reconciliation bill.

Trump 2.0

The Republican Hundred Year War On Democracy

23 Comments

June 26, 2025

Ed Walker

The Republican attack on democracy has come out into the open under Trump, with major help from John Roberts

SCOTUS

Open Thread: SCOTUS Decisions, End of Term Ahead

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June 26, 2025

Rayne

This is the last week of the 2024-2025 term for the Supreme Court. SCOTUS is expected to release multiple decisions at least twice this week; what follows is the first batch.

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Judge Stringer Bell: Emil Bove Confirms Erez Reuveni's Allegation that He Tried to Avoid Paper Trails

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June 25, 2025

emptywheel

While Emil Bove dodged a lot of questions in his short confirmation hearing, he confirmed one thing alleged by both Danielle Sassoon and Erez Reuveni: He doesn't like when his lawyers take notes on a criminal fucking conspiracy.

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DOJ's Past Lies Continue to Backfire

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June 25, 2025

emptywheel

DOJ has made its problems so much worse by refusing to do the right thing with Kilmar Abrego Garcia . And because they've charged him, that may actually finally backfire.

Artificial Intelligence

What We Talk About When We Talk About AI (Part Three)

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June 23, 2025

Quinn Norton

Proteins, Factories, and Wicked Solutions Part 3- But What is AI Good For? (Go to Part Two) There are many frames and metaphors to help us understand our AI age. But one comes up especially often, because it is useful, and perhaps even a…

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John Thune's Flopsweat about Funding Stephen Miller's Gulag

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June 23, 2025

emptywheel

John Thune has taken up Susie Wiles' marching orders to get the Big Ugly bill done by July 4. The time pressure may come from immigration pressures, not financial ones.

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Does Stephen Miller Know Pam Bondi Is Harboring Criminal Aliens?

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June 22, 2025

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Pam Bondi may let the two guys who allegedly directed Kilmar Abrego Garcia to smuggle migrants out of prison and into the country so she can sustain a claim that Abrego Garcia is a terribly dangerous threat for doing what they directed him to do.

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Pam Bondi Admits She Must Fire Kash Patel and Dan Bongino

How Trump Plans to Dodge Accountability Again

Seeing Language as a Tool of Authoritarianism

Three Things: Hope Within Us

No Kings Day Reflections from an American-Irish in the Home of Her Ancestors

Pam Bondi Admits She Must Fire Kash Patel and Dan Bongino

How Trump Plans to Dodge Accountability Again

Seeing Language as a Tool of Authoritarianism

Three Things: Hope Within Us

No Kings Day Reflections from an American-Irish in the Home of Her Ancestors

The Anti-Democracy Project Of John Roberts

POS BFB in da' House: Be Water, My Friend

The Sound of Teeth on Bone: Leopard Eating Leopards [UPDATE]

Making America Gross Again: Big Fugly Bill Hits the Senate Floor [UPDATE]

"Egregious Behavior:" Alina Habba Confesses She Must Prosecute Donald Trump

Fridays with Nicole Sandler, Going, Going, Gone Fishing Edition

Open Thread: End of 2024-2025 Term, The Last Decisions

How the Newslettification of News Reifies Trump's Power Rather than Exposing His Lies

The Republican Hundred Year War On Democracy

Open Thread: SCOTUS Decisions, End of Term Ahead

Judge Stringer Bell: Emil Bove Confirms Erez Reuveni's Allegation that He Tried to Avoid Paper Trails

DOJ's Past Lies Continue to Backfire

What We Talk About When We Talk About AI (Part Three)

John Thune's Flopsweat about Funding Stephen Miller's Gulag

Does Stephen Miller Know Pam Bondi Is Harboring Criminal Aliens?

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