Melissa Murray

Former Secretary of Transportation--who was not on The Real World or Road Rules--weighs in on the President's efforts to blame the fatal air traffic accident on DEI.

Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.

Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social

I mean

About Trump v. Barbara: Do not give the Court and the CJ credit for reading and upholding the Constitution. It's a travesty that this is not a unanimous decision... it's also a travesty that the Court let this question percolate for a year, giving credence to a crank theory of citizenship.

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Lots going on, but this is big.

White House Pushes Texas to Redistrict, Hoping to Blunt Democratic Gains www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/u...

White House Pushes Texas to Redistrict, Hoping to Blunt Democratic Gains

Another winner.

Sending the Marines to shut this down is 2025's Footloose remake.

California Fast Food Workers Union @cafastfoodunion.org

This is the spirit of Los Angeles. This is California. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. #FreeDavidEndRaids

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DOGE is not a real department.

In order to be a real department, DOGE would have to be approved by Congress.

Pass it on.

There is not enough discussion of the EEOC's lawsuit against @nytimes.com for discriminating against a white man. Here's a gift link. Let's get into it.🧵

www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/b...

U.S. Sues The New York Times, Claiming Discrimination Against a White Man

Jimmy Carter Appreciation 🧵:

As we mourn Carter's death, there will be lots of discussion of his presidency and his post-presidential exploits, including his work with @habitatforhumanity.bsky.social and the @cartercenter.bsky.social.

But I want to talk about Carter and the federal judiciary....

They have no problem with DEI when they send military recruiters to minority communities to enlist young people... but the National Society of Black Engineers and the Society of Women Engineers Club is a bridge too far.

Chief Justice John Roberts: "In recent years, we've been able to move expeditiously [to resolve pressing matters]."

Me: STARES IN TRUMP V. UNITED STATES

ALL OF THIS.

The attack on DEI is simply a means of inculcating a shorthand for viewing all people of color and women in positions of authority as unqualified and undeserving.

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social

Talked with @andersoncooper360.bsky.social about what is, and what IS NOT, DEI. And what Trump & his confederates are trying to accomplish with erasing the accomplishments of non-white people, women and LGBTQ people.

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When 2 careers are often needed to make ends meet, and pregnancy carries its own risks, it isn't irrational for women to limit the number of children they have.

Maybe focus on family friendly policies--paid leave, incentives for better maternal health outcomes.... Just spitballing here.

History lesson: Before and during the Civil Rights Movement, folks actually made religious arguments against integration and interracial marriage. Indeed, in the decision that gave rise to Loving v VA, the VA trial court said that God put the races on different continents to prevent race mixing.

More birthright citizenship knowledge:

The Fourteenth Amendment's Birthright Citizenship provision was intended to address--and repudiate--the Supreme Court's decision in Dred Scott, which said that those descended from African slaves were not citizens, regardless of where they were born.

Just finished watching Nuremberg. Glad I did. The message is heavy-handed, but maybe it needs to be in this moment.

Just so we're clear.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social

“Thank you again. Thank you again. Won’t forget it,” Trump says while shaking the hand of Supreme Court Justice John Roberts after the State of the Union.

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Elena Kagan to Solicitor General John Sauer:

"LET'S JUST ASSUME YOU'RE DEAD WRONG."

For years, VMI refused to admit women on the view that doing so would undermine its educational mission. RBG wrote the SCOTUS decision holding the single-sex policy unconstitutional.

Today, VMI fired its Black superintendent for being too "woke"

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/u...

The First Black Leader of Virginia Military Institute Is Ousted (Gift Article)

The college’s board decided not to renew the contract of its superintendent, Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins, who led diversity efforts and removed a Confederate statue on campus.

This is a big deal. Approval polls, like the media, courts, and Congress, can serve as vehicles for presidential accountability. We are watching in real time as the institutions that could hold this administration to account wither on the vine.

🚨🚨🚨 Coup in process in North Carolina 🚨🚨🚨

What could go wrong?

kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Trump Administration’s Halt of CDC’s Weekly Scientific Report Stalls Bird Flu Studies - KFF Health News

An unprecedented freeze on the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report sparks new concerns about political meddling in science.

So this is what we're doing now. Cool cool cool.