The cover picture is a portrait of King George III from his coronation.

Today, SCOTUS coronated a pathologically lying, malignant narcissist, mentally ill President as the first American King.

I’ll simply point you to people more knowledgeable than me:

The bottom line? In her dissent, Sonia Sotomayor said it best: “The result is a President who emerges with far greater power than ever before. It is a power, however, that neither the People, nor Congress, nor the Constitution bestowed upon him.” 

That leaves me in sync with Josh Marshall. This is a litmus test for any candidate. Either you are vehemently for court “reform” (see the ways listed by Marshall in this piece: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-supreme-courts-corruption-must-be-broken/sharetoken/afdb29c1-57a7-4c05-aec4-e7a03e7863fd) or you’re dead to me and you don’t deserve anyone’s vote.

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TBone Dinosaur4 months ago

A not subtle change by His Giltiness on the outside of the White House - a fucking gilty Nazi Eagle straight out of the past:

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mphqpwea7c2j

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TBone Dinosaur4 months ago

Ok that one's still a janky AI fantasy at this point but wtaf as Jeff says

https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/what-the-fuck-is-some-nazi-themed

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TBone Dinosaur4 months ago

Off to watch a new to me old favorite; hinky, not my usual speed, but a satisfying guilty pleasure:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_Gun_Will_Travel

He always helps the underdog is the appeal I guess (these reruns are hubby's fault!)

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C P4 months ago

The A-Team scratched the same itch for me. (As did Leverage).

I may have to check out Have Gun, Will Travel. Especially since, per a quick check of the Wikipedia article, it seems to be one of those rare Westerns where the hero is a Civil War veteran and actually fought for the right side. Rare as hen's teeth those are.

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TBone Dinosaur4 months ago(edited)

Some of the writers went on to become famous for writing the original Star Trek and also it's fun to see all the guest stars who appear in the Have Gun series! I recommend for restoration (even if fictional) of some sense of justice in this crazy world.

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TBone Dinosaur4 months ago

Philly, get your Hitchbot on! These trespassing motherfuckers have invaded Independence Hall and Second Bank!

"In a statement Monday, Avenging the Ancestors Coalition — which has helped lead the efforts to protect the President’s House — said the additional changes were “extremely troubling.” “The preservation of history requires ongoing vigilance,” the organization said. “Restoring historical interpretation is only one part of the work; protecting it from future revision or erasure is equally important.” Cheryl LaRoche, a historical and archaeological consultant who helped excavate the President’s House during its development in the early 2000s, said the changes were like “somebody committing murder and wiping the murder weapon clean, so that there is no trace.”

“One of the greatest disappointments of my life, is that we get to the 250th anniversary of this country, and we are still trying to evade the truth of our founding,” LaRoche said." The Inky: https://archive.is/MLWKF

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TBone Dinosaur4 months ago

"The Second Bank and Independence Hall sites — in addition to the President’s House, where slavery exhibits were dismantled by the federal government earlier this year — had been scrutinized by the administration since last summer. While the changes are more subtle than those that took place at the President’s House in January — and the new exhibits the government proposed a few months later — they further underscore the Trump administration’s goal to sanitize U.S. history, as signified by his executive order to review or remove content at national parks that “inappropriately disparage Americans past or living.”

"They also show a lack of transparency. The change to the description under Jefferson’s portrait was only acknowledged following a demand by a federal judge in Boston that the National Park Service share a list of all removals the administration undertook to comply with Trump’s “restoring truth and sanity” edict ahead of the country’s 250th celebration."

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TBone Dinosaur4 months ago

"Trump's decision to withhold funds for the Hudson Tunnel was unlawful, and the funds are ordered released."

https://bsky.app/profile/robertscotthorton.bsky.social/post/3mphieull2s2l

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TBone Dinosaur4 months ago

Professa Murray's bsky timeline is 🔥 The rabble are rousing

"Slaughter will lead to a constitutional crisis in 2027, because the President will try to fire the entire federal government, one way or another. The Democrats should be fully prepared here."

Much more ensues https://bsky.app/profile/kalimurray.bsky.social

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Scott H4 months ago

From the comments:

"The Democrats should be fully prepared here."

They've failed to be prepared for Trump since 2016. I'm not holding my breath.

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TBone Dinosaur4 months ago

Cynicism is tempting but I'm too pissed off to be. This ruling also means we can clean house when the table is reversed. Turnabout.

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TBone Dinosaur4 months ago

In my treasure chest is a large gaggle of handwritten Deeds, the earliest of which is for property owned by my ancestor Lot Strange, a tavern keeper in the Village of Assonet, Freetown, MA (settled in 1659). It is signed under the auspices of King George, III (being part of Plymouth Colony). There are later deeds and papers from ancestors of the Massachusetts Bay Colony that bear that title in print. Feels like my family came full circle - out from under to boot on neck again. We had a soldier in every single war this nation has suffered ending with Korea & Viet Nam. My great uncle then still served, helping build the road to Kandahar.

There are too many of us in this nation who remain unconquered, who will never submit. We'll take the fight to the tyrant and his wannabes, as long as it takes. They're desperate to cheat us out of our democracy but they will not succeed, no matter how long it takes. I hope we all live to see it.

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TBone Dinosaur4 months ago

"Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC just hit an unpleasant roadblock for the guy who wanted to overturn the 2020 presidential election: A request for proof that he did not incite an insurrection.

Lawyers for the BBC have demanded Trump turn over telephone logs, calendars, schedules, and diaries from Nov. 3, 2020, to Jan. 20, 2021, The Telegraph has reported."

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John S.4 months ago

It’s just absolutely hilarious that these fucking clowns spent their careers making noises about “settled law” and “originalist” interpretations, warning about “activist” judges.

The second they had a supermajority on the court, all that shit went right out the window.

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green goblin4 months ago

We also need a plan to get around these unconstitutional decisions and not have to live with them for decades. Otherwise reform won't matter - the damage is done.

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Joe is Wypoxic4 months ago

agreed. congress needs to step up. but one way is to limit the reach of SCOTUS. Wonder if they can retroactively declare a decision void?

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Scott H4 months ago(edited)

Butbutbutbut, that's a "line in the sand" and we can't have that! You clearly don't "understand coalition politics", even worse, that kind of single-issue thinking is "purity ponyism" and doncha know that simply enables fascism! JFC.

Don't let perfect get in the way of good.*

Good = Talented!© Dems.

We should check first with Third Way or the Searchlight Inst or any of the Abundo Bros (we need MattY here STAT!) before proceeding and then establish another blue panel commission to render a verdict of doing nothing.

I know Biden's not popular in this space for a variety of reasons but even a staunch defender like me feels he screwed the pooch on not attempting SC "reform" when he had maybe a glimmer of a chance.

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Marmot Pimpernel 4 months ago

Man me too.

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tam1MI 4 months ago(edited)

I know Biden's not popular in this space for a variety of reasons but even a staunch defender like me feels he screwed the pooch on not attempting SC "reform" when he had maybe a glimmer of a chance.

He never had the chance. Not with Manchin and Sinema stinking up the Senate.

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C P4 months ago

Part of the problem with assigning blame in the Democratic Party is that it's hard to know from the outside how many people are genuine saboteurs (like Manchin and Sinema), how many are likewise but are letting the open saboteurs like Sinema work while they stay in the shadows, and how many are well-meaning but just incredibly dense/living in the past. And all of these are problems.