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It's a very small world -- of religious conservatives winning hugely consequential cases before#SCOTUS
Bc I believe most Americans probably don't realize how small, I'll try to write about it..
#LeonardLeo is longtime friend of #ClarenceThomas.
Leo helped advise &/or assist in placing Roberts, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh & Barrett.
He runs major nonprofit spending network &, after Scalia died, facilitated spending of millions of dollars on blocking #MerrickGarland.
This article, I didn't read the actual unredacted portions of the State Department report, misses out by not even mentioning how the delayed transition from Trump to Biden along with Congressional Republicans' slowdown of confirming Biden appointees had on the Afghanistan withdrawal imo.
Anyways, I'm providing free access through my subscription since the month is almost over. https://wapo.st/44lc3fQ
This anti-LGBTQ decision will one day be relegated to the dustbin of history, denounced as wrong from the day it was decided (as Lawrence v. Texas said of Bowers v. Hardwick), and recognized as a demeaning slur on the equal dignity of our fellow citizens
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-476_c185.pdf
SCOTUS: It's like a serial rapist being allowed to rewrite all sexual harassment laws.
I liked my quip toothbrush before, but now I encourage everyone to get one. | The LGBTQIA+ community still faces inequality in healthcare https://www.getquip.com/blog/june-2023?utm_source=quip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2023_06_30_mouthoff_065_b&coupon=LOVEWINS
well, it looks they will come (more) for women first #scotus #DomesticViolence #USPolitics
These cats have yet to learn that I can't feed them breakfast while they are holding me down in bed.
@StillIRise1963 As a Jew, I'm acutely aware of this fact.
Weimar Germany was undone by many factors. One of the big ones was the relentless right-wing hold and weaponizing of the courts from 1919 on.
We face similar dangers now.
US pol
I once was proud of my country
… I was a fool
I once thought we were improving
… I was wrong
I once had hope we’d live up to our words
… I was naive
I once thought living abroad was a luxury
… I now see it may be necessary
Basically, #SCOTUS has assumed the office of President, exerting the power to make any & all key decision as to how the nation operates. We're back where we were before the Revolution, controlled by an small unelected body: 4 rich white guys plus two token minorities, all corrupt
“I do not believe that infectious disease is an enormous threat to human health,” Kennedy added. The presidential hopeful stated that if he assumed office, he would target medical journals and redirect funding grants away from epidemiology.
It cannot be overstated how dangerous this guy would be to America, and the world if he was allowed to occupy the White House. He's a true monster.
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