Luttig has it right here: “[T]he Supreme Court has given them no choice but to speak out.”

“Plus, the costumes provide protection from gas and other toxins deployed by federal agents, protesters say.”

Just another way of saying that @annabower.bsky.social is a brilliant legal analyst whose trial coverage is invaluable.

If two parties insist on “dueling versions” of reality, but one party includes journalists, local cops, local residents, and the other includes plagiarists, propagandists, and Orwellian GOP liars, it’s worth saying there is one reality, and one lurid fantasy. newrepublic.com/article/2016...

Meiselas is a valuable voice in this terrible era. Traditional media is failing to cover fully the admin's ever-expanding authoritarian project. GOP politicians offer spineless, lying support for it. Meiselas provides a continuous counternarrative, telling the truth about the GOP actions/narratives.

The “extremely violent” behavior that apparently violates Tic Toc standards is being carried out by a representative of the United States government. I agree, it is “disturbing.” Even worse, it shows the violent apprehension of a news producer.

Something I hope the Dems who’d satisfy themselves with a health-care subsidy concession alone will consider. www.offmessage.net/p/how-to-rev...

Impressive analysis, Pete.

As usual, this is very helpfull analysis from Josh Marshall at @talkingpointsmemo.com .

If appropriations bills are not seen as enforceable contracts, why should any Member of Congress vote to fund any part of the federal government under Donald Trump? You're voting to provide money for lawlessness. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...

Wut? The Free Market in which the rich do not pay taxes? In which executive pay has skyrocketed while lower-level employee pay has stagnated for decades? In which half of the economy does not have reliable access to medical care? In which climate damage controls are "optional"? In which . . .

"Bottom line: there is a global story that is really positive here. Markets winning, consumers winning, environment winning. US coverage is so focused on our own internal politics and dysfunction that we not only miss the big picture but also risk getting overtaken by our global competitors.'

Impressive.

"Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia" should be how Democrats begin every single comment to reporters these days.

This info about ICE training/rules is really important. Thuggery is not a military norm. It's hard not to think that however illegal it would be for the admin to deploy actual troops, they would at least have training, rules, acccountability, chain of command and an oath to govern their behavior.

For example, the Dems should say "The government is shut down because Republicans are asking Democrats to provide bipartisan cover for a constitutional crime spree—something they can’t in good conscience do." Always read @brianbeutler.bsky.social .

Important piece. He also notes that when GOP members balk at the cost of healthcare, he reminds them that that the insurance market is an entirely different issue.

Not to mention the ludicrous fact that the masked feds rappelled down to the building from a Black Hawk helicopter. They left homes in chaos and removed residents' belongings. Obvs, this is not normal police behavior; it's moving deep into secret police land.

I'm not lukewarm about AI summaries. I'm outright *hostile* to these invasive, Big Brother services that I did not opt for. There is apparently no way to keep them out of my mailbox or search results.

“The decision to lock an entire generation out of affordable coverage will have health and economic implications for decades to come,” Natalie Foster writes.

Important coverage/analysis of grotesque federal incidents in Chicago by @tyleraking.com

Answer: enshittification.

It's only going to get worse

If you’re in Illinois and you’re disturbed by the images that you’re seeing of the Illinois State Police in Broadview this morning, please call now. It will honestly take 30 seconds. I spoke to a real person.

Here are the phone numbers:

312-814-2121

312-814-2122

217-782-6830

217-782-6831