Norm Ornstein

I knew Lindsey Graham well back in the day when he was an honorable person, the sidekick to John McCain, who tried to forge compromises on climate change and immigration, and championed campaign finance reform. The opposite of what he became. His career arc was tragic.

First time she’s told the truth!

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He became a caricature, a complete toady to the man he had eloquently portrayed as a menace, warning the Republican Party that Trump would destroy it. Trump did, and destroyed Graham and decency at the same time. I wish I could say something nice about Lindsey now. I can’t.

Hahahahahahahaha

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com

"Fox News has not seen the evidence yet and is not in a position to evaluate the accuracy of the president's statement and claims"

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The Times is tragically right. We have a Supreme Court majority that is reckless, ahistorical, partisan and extremist. It is sending us headlong into an unaccountable, vindictive dictatorship.

www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/o...

Opinion | The Court’s Hypocrisy

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social

one of the supposedly damning docs the White House released tonight says Russia tried to undermine BIDEN. Also says China "prefers that President Trump be defeated" but actually "Beijing did not intend to try to affect the election" (!)

Something I predicted multiple times is about to come true. Blanche is going to cut a deal with Madero to have him falsely claim that Venezuela tilted the 2020 elections. In return, he and his wife are likely to be in the same prison as Ghislaine Maxwell.

This is the most hopeful and inspirational move to save decency and democracy that we have seen

Danny Miller @danielmilleresq.bsky.social

"“The Constitution will not defend itself. It never has, it never will. The rule of law will not defend itself. It never has, it never will."-- Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Mike Donnelly www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

A road trip to save democracy? These judges say it's worth a shot

Bipartisan judges are touring the Midwest to warn citizens about the dangers of a politicized judiciary.

@pkrugman.bsky.social is right

Iran taught foreign governments not to fear American might; China, along with the crypto industry, has taught rogue countries that they needn’t fear American financial control; and Ukraine has taught foreign governments that they don’t need American support

More from debate camp. My late son Matthew‘s favorite number, for reasons unknown, is 117. We created a 117 Society for all who had done debate camp for at least three years. Some for a decade! Many have returned to be part of our faculty. Over 60! Here they are.

Please, please have her run!

Don’t exaggerate

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social

There must be tens of people there.

Just what we need to fight tyranny!

Danny Miller @danielmilleresq.bsky.social

This is so powerful. Inspired by the March of a Thousand Robes in Poland, retired and sitting judges in the United States walked down the streets of Columbus, Ohio to stand up for the Rule of Law. #JusticeinMotion

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And 30 years in prison for moving some books around

Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social

The shirt I’m wearing today has five colors. The red white and blue are for obvious reasons. The yellow? Representing bone spurs. The green represents grift. Happy fourth!

It is absolutely astonishing that the deep state manipulated the data when Trump was president to keep him from winning reelection, but then turned around and manipulated it again in 2024 to elect him. The same people who were a part of the deep state in both election years!

It defies every iota of logic that somebody would try to ram armed officers with guns drawn. These murderous thugs lie over and over and over again to justify their violence.

Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social

NEW: An ICE agent killed a man from Mexico during a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday. The director said that the man had tried to run down the officer who opened fire, though no evidence was immediately provided to support that account. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/u...

ICE Officer Kills a Mexican Man in Houston

How best to define the Trump era? I’m going with Explosive Diarrhea.

My new one, read and spread widely if you care about the Constitution!

www.contrariannews.org/p/reining-in...

Reining in a Rogue Supreme Court

It is up to Congress to use its legitimate Article I powers to do so.

This little jaunt would cost taxpayers somewhere around $25-$30,000. Corrupt to the core. That’s true for both JD and Usha.

The playlist on the mall for the fireworks display comes right out of every bar and bat mitzvah I have been to in the past two decades.

They wanted to keep him from being reelected. But somehow were perfectly happy to have him elected again in 2024. Odd, isn’t it? Particularly odd because he claimed that China didn’t want him because of his tariffs.

Markwayne Mullin, dumb as a post, evil to the core.

I didn’t know historical Christian views included protecting pedophiles, theft, lying and extortion. How naive of me!

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social

GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton, who was caught having multiple affairs, says James Talarico’s views “are antithetical to historical Christian views.”

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