America

[Son of Mathonwy]

Elon Musk awards Elon Musk $29BN in Tesla stock.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... -of-shares

Or in other words Musk gives himself another 2% of the company.

[Which Tyler]

If I say something is so, then it is so.
If observable reality disagrees, then that's a problem for observable reality...

[Which Tyler]

Just discovered that the general public can nominate people for an IgNobel prize.
https://improbable.com/ig/about-the-ig- ... minations/

I've just nominated... someone for the peace prize Re: Ukraine & Gaza, and also the economics prize Re: global trade war, raising tariffs, and services to extortion in general.

[Son of Mathonwy]

The dictatorship is being constructed, piece by piece.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... n-dc-crime

[Son of Mathonwy]

Hilarious climbdown. Why does anyone take his threats seriously? EU, learn a lesson from China.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... l-deadline

[Puja]

The dictatorship is being constructed, piece by piece.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... n-dc-crime

Or as someone else put it, "Jesus, how many kids did he touch that he needs this much distraction!?!"

Really does feel like building up towards declaring martial law and "postponing" midterms.

Puja

[Which Tyler]

Really does feel like building up towards declaring martial law and "postponing" midterms.

Whether they go ahead or not, probably depends on whether places like Texas are allowed their redistricting.
Even if they do, what's the bet that every polling booth is crawling with ICE agents, ready to disappear anyone who looks vaguely latinx - even if released the following day.
Oh, and of course, to arrest anyone who objects to the above (which will be almost exclusively Dem voters)
Bear in mind, under Trump "videoing an ICE agent" counts as "assault", and can be charged as such

[Which Tyler]

Oh, and this from overnight, was only a matter of time
Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling

[Son of Mathonwy]

Oh, and this from overnight, was only a matter of time
Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling

Hope they wouldn't go as far as ignoring the precedent of a previous Supreme Court ruling* but they may well do.


* even they will see that this weakens their own power.

[Puja]

Oh, and this from overnight, was only a matter of time
Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling

Hope they wouldn't go as far as ignoring the precedent of a previous Supreme Court ruling* but they may well do.


* even they will see that this weakens their own power.

It's exactly the same precedent that they overturned for Roe v Wade though - declaring that the 14th Amendment provision saying that "no State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws" does not have the broad effect and meaning that was previously relied upon for many Supreme Court cases. This won't be a new or far-reaching decision as far as they're concerned - just the logical extension to the precedent they've already struck. The groundwork has already been laid and, while it may not be the Kim Davis case cause that one's legally full of holes, it is coming soon.

Clarence Thomas even noted in the judgement overturning RvW that "In future cases, we should reconsider all of this Court's substantive due process precedents, including Griswold [the right for married couples to use contraception], Lawrence [the right to have same-sex relationships], and Obergefell [the right to same-sex marriage]. Because any substantive due process decision is 'demonstrably erroneous,' we have a duty to 'correct the error' established in those precedents. After overruling these demonstrably erroneous decisions, the question would remain whether other constitutional provisions guarantee the myriad rights that our substantive due process cases have generated." Although for some unknown reason, Thomas didn't name-check 'Loving vs Virginia', which also relies on the substantive due process precedent in exactly the same way and you would surely have thought should also be an error to be corrected under the same logic?



I can't comprehend why the fundamentalist Catholic judge thinks it's legally important to urgently "correct the error" of nationwide legalisation of contraception and equal rights for queers, solely because they're based on an "incorrect judgement" of course, and it's the correct approach to have the rights removed asap and let new cases come forward to see if those rights can be re-established on different points of law, but he's not chasing up removing the nationwide legalisation of mixed-race marriages on the same grounds. I am sure his decisions are based only due to his deep respect for the law and involve no kind of bigotry whatsoever.

Puja



ETA. Saw this comment about Kim Davis's respect for traditional marriage values and thought it worth sharing: "She cheated on her first husband with her third husband, then divorced her second husband to marry her her third husband, then divorced her third husband to remarry her second husband. It's unknown whether she cheated on her first husband and third husband with her second/fourth husband."

[Danno]

What a vile bitch.

[Which Tyler]

The war on reality continues apace

Trump admin orders Smithsonian museums to be reviewed for ‘Americanism’

Those who prevent the teaching of history, fully intend to repeat it.

[Which Tyler]

More on the War Against Reality

Exclusive: Medical journal rejects Kennedy's call for retraction of vaccine study

And the worms... ate into his brain

[Which Tyler]

JD Vance turned away from Cotswolds pub following staff mutiny
It's petty bullshit - but "petty bullshit" seems to be the only thing this administration actually understands (well, that and extortion)


FTR, the same pub was happy to seat Kamala Harris when she was in the area for a wedding.

[Son of Mathonwy]

JD Vance turned away from Cotswolds pub following staff mutiny
It's petty bullshit - but "petty bullshit" seems to be the only thing this administration actually understands (well, that and extortion)


FTR, the same pub was happy to seat Kamala Harris when she was in the area for a wedding.

Although I imagine staff add unconventional ingredients to his food and drink wherever he goes.

[Which Tyler]

Texas Democratic legislator to stay in State Capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave
State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House reconvenes Wednesday morning.

[Which Tyler]

MAGA Oklahoma official announces teachers from blue states to be tested for ‘radical leftist ideology’

Ryan Walters says they’ll have to clear an assessment by the conservative group PragerU

Worth noting - Oklahoma had one of the worst education systems in the USA even before this

[morepork]

There are weekly announcements coming from the NIH stating priorities for research funding, including deprioritizing biological models of disease in favor of completely no valid vague AI directives that are clearly designed to empower Tech Bros. It’s grim for postgraduate students about to enter the biomedical workforce. We are getting dangerously close to losing a generation of talent that will be needed to develop effective treatments for disease across the entire clinical spectrum. Federal funds are being pushed into a giant IP factory for investors.

[Which Tyler]

[Which Tyler]

Political prisoner is committing an unspecified felony by going to the bathroom...

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5 ... y-warning/

[Which Tyler]

Couple of days ago, but I'd missed it

Stephen Miller on DC: Instead of Thanking Trump, Democrats Are Saying "How Dare You Save Our Lives?"

STEPHEN MILLER, DEPUTY CHIEF FOR POLICY AND HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISOR: Look, we discussed this last time I was on your show. The Democrat Party does not fight for, care about, or represent American citizens. It is an entity devoted exclusively to the defense of hardened criminals, gangbangers, and illegal alien killers and terrorists.

The Democrat Party is not a political party. It is a domestic extremist organization.

[Danno]

Bit rich coming from an actual nazi

[Puja]

Couple of days ago, but I'd missed it

Stephen Miller on DC: Instead of Thanking Trump, Democrats Are Saying "How Dare You Save Our Lives?"

STEPHEN MILLER, DEPUTY CHIEF FOR POLICY AND HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISOR: Look, we discussed this last time I was on your show. The Democrat Party does not fight for, care about, or represent American citizens. It is an entity devoted exclusively to the defense of hardened criminals, gangbangers, and illegal alien killers and terrorists.

The Democrat Party is not a political party. It is a domestic extremist organization.

Gods. That is language deliberately chosen to lay the groundwork for banning/arresting political opposition.

Bit rich coming from an actual nazi

It's not really rich - it's a deliberate step towards a fascist dictatorship. Perfectly consistent with being a literal nazi.

Puja

[Mikey Brown]

I can’t believe anyone is still putting themselves through reading news of goings on in the US.

[Which Tyler]

I can’t believe anyone is still putting themselves through reading news of goings on in the US.

I don't - but sometimes you come across something unavoidable - especially if you have a lot of friends in USA/Canada.
What I do also note are that a fair few Trump2 policies being enacted on a smaller scale by Reform, here in the UK (and not just hating migrants and shagging the flag) - eg banning journalists for certain outlets from speaking to Reform councillors