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Brenda 🦋
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To the Senate Dems: VOTERS TRUSTED YOU — DON’T BLOW IT!!! FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE or get ready to be PRIMARIED! Senate leadership — STEP UP! Use your power NOW. No more talk. If you oppose this, SPEAK UP PUBLICLY! SHOW SOME FIGHT! HOLD THE LINE OR RESIGN! 3/3
You know what his promises are worth?

Zilch
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While we're waiting to hear the terms of a shitty deal, this needs to be said. Whatever reason Trump is claiming there'll be a $2K tariff dividend (remember the $5K DOGE dividend), there'll be no such thing.

Right now Trump is staring at a $200B tariff payback hole.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Suggests $2,000 Payouts to Americans as He Defends Tariffs
President praises benefits of the levies after Supreme Court appears skeptical of his justification for many of them.
www.wsj.com
wtf @dscc.bsky.social
Caving to a bully only emboldens them.
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Justice KBJ is a brilliant strategist. She is working the rules to compel timely review of the stay in the SNAP case by both the Circuit Court and by the Supreme Court. This is why knowing which SCOTUS justice has supervision of the Circuit you file in is essential.

www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
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Harry Truman: If it benefits all the people, they call it socialism.
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WOW: California Gov. Gavin Newsom gets a rock star welcome in Houston, Texas — greeted by cheering crowds lined up outside his rally today.
Greg Abbott must be having fits bc Gavin Newsom is speaking at a rally in maga red Houston rn.
Petulant toddler demanding accolades.
Now we know why he’s going to their game tomorrow.
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The growing consensus on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's order tonight: a horrible situation, handled strategically (from @stevevladeck.bsky.social) www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
I need to emphasize what I say down-thread: this is a temporary, procedural move known as an administrative stay issued in haste by Justice Jackson.

Little to nothing should be read into this ruling for how SCOTUS might ultimately rule on SNAP—either way.
BREAKING: the Supreme Court has granted Trump administration’s request.
I’m not sure procedural policies are in these situations. I’m not sure why she made the decision or if she was chosen to do it.
I know next to zilch about the Supreme Court.
True. But you’re not dealing with a mature intelligent man. You’re dealing with Toddler Trump.
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#BREAKING: Justice Jackson has issued an "administrative" stay, temporarily pausing a district court order that would've required the USDA to continue using contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits.

The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
I do not understand court procedures. Did Justice Jackson issue this stay?
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The wording of this is highly unusual, and suggests that Justice Jackson is expecting the First Circuit to rule on a stay pending appeal (a longer pause of the district court's order) in the next few days.

I'll have more to say about this in "One First" as soon as I can write it up.
Yeah. Must be nice having SCOTUS in your back pocket.

He’s just determined to do what he wants no matter who gets hurt.

Unbelievable.
Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to let it withhold food aid funding - Reuters
He should be well rested after his nap in the Oval Office.