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Why would Democrats agree to any budget deal when all of it can be overturned by executive fiat?
mford.bsky.social Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · Sep 26
Supreme Court rules 6-3 that congressional appropriations are optional: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
On September 3, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia entered a preliminary injunction directing the Executive to obligate roughly $10.5 billion of appropriated aid funding set to expire on September 30. Of that $10.5 billion, $4 billion was proposed to be rescinded in a “special message” transmitted pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act. See 2 U. S. C. §681 et seq. After the District Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied stays of that order, the Government filed this application to stay the District Court’s injunction. The application for stay presented to THE CHIEF JUSTICE and by him referred to the Court is granted. The Government, at this early stage, has made a sufficient showing that the Impoundment Control Act precludes respondents’ suit, brought pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, to enforce the appropriations at issue here. The Government has also made a sufficient showing that mandamus relief is unavailable to respondents. And, on the record before the Court, the asserted harms to the Executive’s conduct of foreign affairs appear to outweigh the potential harm faced by respondents. This order should not be read as a final determination on the merits. The relief granted by the Court today reflects our preliminary view, consistent with the standards for interim relief.
September 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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antonhur.com
190 present, 190 voted to DEMAND END TO MARTIAL LAW DECLARATION
December 3, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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kenwhite.bsky.social
It’s always the people you’d most expect
October 22, 2024 at 2:46 PM
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coachfinstock.bsky.social
Lmaoooo going great
October 19, 2024 at 12:39 AM
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eschatonblog.com
It reminds me of that time Sarah Huckabee Sanders was politely asked to leave a restaurant
October 13, 2024 at 11:34 PM
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news-feed.bsky.social
@NBCNews: Wealthy donors under the age of 43 are more likely to volunteer, fundraise and act as mentors for charitable causes rather than just give money, according to a new survey.
Main link in OG tweet
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/personal-finance/wealthy-millennials-gen-z-are-redefining-philanthropy-rcna175103?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=670ca56443da8c000100caaf&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
www.nbcnews.com
October 14, 2024 at 5:06 AM
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drgonzo123.bsky.social
William Gibson (abridged)
October 13, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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davidho.bsky.social
“…when speed cameras are doing the ticketing, the proportion of tickets issued to Black and white drivers aligns closely with their respective share of roadway users. With human enforcement, in contrast, police officers stop Black drivers at a rate that far outstrips their presence on the road.”
Police stop more Black drivers, while speed cameras issue unbiased tickets − new study from Chicago
‘Driving while Black’: Researchers found that Black drivers make up 70% of police traffic stops on roads where only half the drivers are Black.
theconversation.com
September 29, 2024 at 11:02 PM
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phillewis.bsky.social
JD Vance attempts to justify spreading lies about Haitians eating pets in Springfield, Ohio:

“If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people then that's what I'm going to do”
September 15, 2024 at 1:43 PM
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bookowl.bsky.social
Trump when asked about replacing Obamacare
September 11, 2024 at 2:41 AM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
The nepo baby who inherited a fortune from an apartheid emerald mine says we have to vote for the nepo baby who inherited a fortune from a racist real estate empire or we’ll no longer have a true meritocracy
September 6, 2024 at 12:41 PM
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stephenjudkins.bsky.social
Anyone else always confuse these two things
a man wearing a balaclava baklava
September 4, 2024 at 6:19 PM
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atticusgf.bsky.social
nobody show trump this
July 25, 2024 at 2:03 AM
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dandrezner.bsky.social
The 45th president threatened the life of his vice president in a last-ditch desperate effort to stay in power.

The 46th president ended his campaign and endorsed his vice president for the good of the country.

The choice is clear. #VoteKamala
July 21, 2024 at 6:44 PM
dpbillings.bsky.social
Why does anyone care about these old dudes’ handicap?
June 28, 2024 at 2:25 AM
dpbillings.bsky.social
The LDS church owns a huge empty parking lot right downtown. And the U just closed on an office building downtown next to another massive parking lot. Just saying #utpol www.sltrib.com/news/homepri...
Are parking lots holding back affordable housing?
In a new report, the Utah Foundation outlines strategies for solving the state's affordable housing crisis and boosting homeownership.
www.sltrib.com
June 15, 2024 at 2:44 PM
dpbillings.bsky.social
Reyes’ calendar must be super embarrassing www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Utah A.G. office sues Tribune reporter to keep Sean Reyes’ calendar secret
The Utah attorney general’s office sued Salt Lake Tribune investigative reporter Jessica Miller and the State Records Committee in a bid to prevent Attorney General Sean Reyes’ official calendar from ...
www.sltrib.com
May 30, 2024 at 4:49 AM
dpbillings.bsky.social
RAGA is a cheep date #utpol www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
A gunmaker gave $15k to a GOP group led by Utah A.G. Reyes. Members are now backing the company in a lawsuit.
After a gun manufacturer donated $15,000 to the Republican Attorneys General Association, chaired by Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, its members signed onto a brief saying the company isn’t liable f...
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May 25, 2024 at 4:54 AM
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stephenjudkins.bsky.social
Interesting development: arc furnaces can substitute used cement for lime, simultaneously recycling cement and recycling steel. This would significantly reduce emissions from new cement or lime production *at zero additional cost* to the steel recycling. Sounds like a win/win/win
Cement recycling method could help solve one of the world’s biggest climate challenges
Cambridge engineers have developed a method to produce very low-emission concrete at scale – an innovation that could be transformative for the transition to net zero.
www.cam.ac.uk
May 23, 2024 at 11:20 PM
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captainhowdy.bsky.social
Friday.
May 17, 2024 at 9:22 AM
dpbillings.bsky.social
The law is the joke not the activists on either side #utpol www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
‘Are you the bathroom monitor?’ Auditor Dougall films attack of trans bathroom bill in the john
John Dougall, Utah’s state auditor and candidate for U.S. Congress, criticizes the sponsor of Utah’s 2024 transgender bathroom ban in a video he filmed in a bathroom.
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May 14, 2024 at 4:20 AM
dpbillings.bsky.social
There never will be a legitmate complaint because it a solution in search of a nonexistent problem #utpol www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Utah auditor blasts ‘invasive and overly aggressive Legislature’ for making him trans ‘bathroom monitor’
When John Dougall ran for Utah auditor, he didn’t set out to “become a bathroom monitor” — and he didn’t ask the Utah Legislature to make him responsible for enforcing a transgender bathroom ban signe...
www.sltrib.com
May 8, 2024 at 5:00 AM
dpbillings.bsky.social
www.sltrib.com/religion/202... anyone methodological flaw in the study: they tried to find younger people via Facebook and mailers. The cross tabs on this likely has a large MoE.
April 21, 2024 at 3:32 PM
dpbillings.bsky.social
www.sltrib.com/news/politic... this man has no business serving in any form of government.
March 27, 2024 at 3:43 AM