@henrylewis.bsky.social
The SCOTUS decision on care for trans youth is sad—but not surprising. The conservative majority reframes the issue to suit their agenda. They claim the law regulates treatments, not people. But that’s a legal fiction. Cis girls can get estrogen for medical needs, trans boys cannot.
June 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The SCOTUS decision on care for trans youth is sad—but not surprising. The conservative majority reframes the issue to suit their agenda. They claim the law regulates treatments, not people. But that’s a legal fiction. Cis girls can get estrogen for medical needs, trans boys cannot.
@amberruffin.bsky.social was on fire again in this weeks' HIGNFY episode, including a quick nod to Highlander. Makes me wonder what we're all missing because she is not doing the WH correspondence gig anymore.
Season 2 continues to be excellent - if you're not watching, it's worth your time.
Season 2 continues to be excellent - if you're not watching, it's worth your time.
bsky.app
April 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
@amberruffin.bsky.social was on fire again in this weeks' HIGNFY episode, including a quick nod to Highlander. Makes me wonder what we're all missing because she is not doing the WH correspondence gig anymore.
Season 2 continues to be excellent - if you're not watching, it's worth your time.
Season 2 continues to be excellent - if you're not watching, it's worth your time.
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It can be hard to keep straight all of the alarming instances of politicization/weaponization of the Justice Department since January 20th.
I created a detailed Timeline, with Audrey Balliette.
We also link to all the publicly available documents.
Read the 25+ entries here:
#Democracy
I created a detailed Timeline, with Audrey Balliette.
We also link to all the publicly available documents.
Read the 25+ entries here:
#Democracy
Timeline: Politicization and Weaponization of Justice Department in Second Trump Administration
A detailed timeline of apparent efforts to politicize and weaponize the Department of Justice under the second Trump administration.
www.justsecurity.org
March 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
It can be hard to keep straight all of the alarming instances of politicization/weaponization of the Justice Department since January 20th.
I created a detailed Timeline, with Audrey Balliette.
We also link to all the publicly available documents.
Read the 25+ entries here:
#Democracy
I created a detailed Timeline, with Audrey Balliette.
We also link to all the publicly available documents.
Read the 25+ entries here:
#Democracy
February 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
www.cnn.com/.../trump-ad...
Elon’s is used to at-will employment states where workers can be fired for almost any reason.
The federal system is different. Employees are protected by the CSRA and a Merit Systems Protection Board—one of the “independent” agencies Trump is trying to take over.
Elon’s is used to at-will employment states where workers can be fired for almost any reason.
The federal system is different. Employees are protected by the CSRA and a Merit Systems Protection Board—one of the “independent” agencies Trump is trying to take over.
www.cnn.com
February 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
www.cnn.com/.../trump-ad...
Elon’s is used to at-will employment states where workers can be fired for almost any reason.
The federal system is different. Employees are protected by the CSRA and a Merit Systems Protection Board—one of the “independent” agencies Trump is trying to take over.
Elon’s is used to at-will employment states where workers can be fired for almost any reason.
The federal system is different. Employees are protected by the CSRA and a Merit Systems Protection Board—one of the “independent” agencies Trump is trying to take over.
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Ruling by Judge Chutkan in the DOGE TRO and more resignations in NYC. My very hasty write up! statuskuo.substack.com/p/some-break...
Some Breaking News
Some disappointing, some encouraging
statuskuo.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Ruling by Judge Chutkan in the DOGE TRO and more resignations in NYC. My very hasty write up! statuskuo.substack.com/p/some-break...
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“Have I Got News For You” returns this Saturday on CNN if CNN is still allowed on TV.
February 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“Have I Got News For You” returns this Saturday on CNN if CNN is still allowed on TV.
I get that Dems are in the minority, but can we think of ANYTHING better than long floor speeches?
www.huffpost.com/entry/russel...
www.huffpost.com/entry/russel...
Senate Confirms Project 2025 Architect As Trump's Budget Director
Vought was confirmed on a party-line vote of 53-47, putting him into one of the most influential positions in the federal government.
www.huffpost.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I get that Dems are in the minority, but can we think of ANYTHING better than long floor speeches?
www.huffpost.com/entry/russel...
www.huffpost.com/entry/russel...
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We don't know what Elon Musk meant with that hand gesture but we do know he's reinstated Hitler apologists on X, praised an extreme far-right German political party and endorsed the claim that Jews push "hatred against whites" www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Antisemitism was rising online. Then Elon Musk’s X supercharged it.
Antisemitism has long festered on the internet, but the Israel-Gaza war and the loosening of content moderation on X have propelled it to unprecedented levels.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We don't know what Elon Musk meant with that hand gesture but we do know he's reinstated Hitler apologists on X, praised an extreme far-right German political party and endorsed the claim that Jews push "hatred against whites" www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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For the Daily Beast, I wrote about Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing. If you don't want to read, I can sum it up thusly: "This is a fucking joke." www.thedailybeast.com/pete-hegseth...
What I Learned From Enduring Pete Hegseth’s Senate Circus
Who’s getting a pie to the face? All of us.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
For the Daily Beast, I wrote about Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing. If you don't want to read, I can sum it up thusly: "This is a fucking joke." www.thedailybeast.com/pete-hegseth...
So, I know I’m not an expert in “Jesus” but can I respond to anything by saying “Yes, but the lord forgave me.”
January 15, 2025 at 3:24 AM
So, I know I’m not an expert in “Jesus” but can I respond to anything by saying “Yes, but the lord forgave me.”
Just a quick note that Trump's choice for Secretary of Defense refused to say he would not follow an order to invade Greenland.
January 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Just a quick note that Trump's choice for Secretary of Defense refused to say he would not follow an order to invade Greenland.
It wpuld be easier to beleive if evry time a blue state has a disaster, and the GOP is in charge, this comes up.
www.huffpost.com/entry/warren...
www.huffpost.com/entry/warren...
House Republican Threatens To Withhold Disaster Aid From California Amid Deadly Wildfires
Ohio congressman Warren Davidson's "problem" with the state's forest management appears to echo misleading claims in conservative media.
www.huffpost.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:34 AM
It wpuld be easier to beleive if evry time a blue state has a disaster, and the GOP is in charge, this comes up.
www.huffpost.com/entry/warren...
www.huffpost.com/entry/warren...
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It does not seem that the Justices are particularly disposed to help out Tik-Tok.
January 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It does not seem that the Justices are particularly disposed to help out Tik-Tok.
If you’re not listening to @strictscrutiny.bsky.social you should be.
January 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
If you’re not listening to @strictscrutiny.bsky.social you should be.
This is right. 4 justices voted that they would have, at a minimum, stayed the sentencing.
there is nothing remotely resembling a federal question in this case and Trump still got four votes
Yeah, the story here isn’t that a state court proceeding is being allowed to continue normally, it’s that there are four Supreme Court justices prepared to shamelessly rubber stamp any demand Trump makes.
January 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This is right. 4 justices voted that they would have, at a minimum, stayed the sentencing.
Johnson is the most right-wing Speaker ever, and it is still not enough for the "Freedom" folks who find him too mainstream to elect as speaker.
January 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Johnson is the most right-wing Speaker ever, and it is still not enough for the "Freedom" folks who find him too mainstream to elect as speaker.
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Federated Union Of Bear Cub Carcass Dumpers Endorses RFK Jr.
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December 23, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Federated Union Of Bear Cub Carcass Dumpers Endorses RFK Jr.
theonion.com/federated-un...
theonion.com/federated-un...
Poor Matt is seeking a restraining order to prevent the release of the report. Wants his "due process."
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Live updates: House Ethics report finds evidence Matt Gaetz paid for sex and drugs | CNN Politics
The House Ethics Committee found evidence that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for sex or drugs, according to a final draft of the panel’s report on the Florida Repub...
www.cnn.com
December 23, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Poor Matt is seeking a restraining order to prevent the release of the report. Wants his "due process."
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
