U.S. Politics: The Biggest Trade in WNBA History

[RileyXY1]

It's official. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court has voted to reject the Independent State Legislature Theory, which states that the state legislatures have sole authority over how states ran their elections. Justices Roberts, Kavanaugh, and Barrett joined the three liberal justices in the landmark ruling in the Moore v. Harper case.

 

[JourneymanN00b]

Supreme Court rejects affirmative action, ending use of race as factor in college admissions

Students, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, must be evaluated based on their experiences "as an individual — not on the basis of race."

www.cbsnews.com

Affirmative action is no more. This is yet another strong dose on how the Fascist Court is a threat to our non racist lives.

 

[U.N. Owen]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/30/politics/supreme-court-student-loan-forgiveness-biden/index.html

As a university professor, this is horrific. Besides not using the HEROES Act (instead using a much weaker law), the court struck down a massive source of debt relief for many people.

I see it in my students. Loans don't cover everything, so they work. As the cost of college and living increases, there's a strong correlation between poor grades and working excessively. There are only so many hours in a week that studying goes out the door.

 

[JourneymanN00b]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/30/politics/supreme-court-student-loan-forgiveness-biden/index.html

As a university professor, this is horrific. Besides not using the HEROES Act (instead using a much weaker law), the court struck down a massive source of debt relief for many people.

I see it in my students. Loans don't cover everything, so they work. As the cost of college and living increases, there's a strong correlation between poor grades and working excessively. There are only so many hours in a week that studying goes out the door.

Yet another example of the Fascist Court taking this country backwards by killing programs meant to give non-Legacy and non-white people a real shot.

It is WAY past time to pack the ****ING court. As expected, Clarence Thomas and all three of tRump’s picks have proven to be liars, hypocrites, and in the pockets of billionaires.

 

[JourneymanN00b]

Marjorie Taylor Greene ousted from conservative House Freedom Caucus, Republican lawmaker says

The House Freedom Caucus voted to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., from their ranks, a member of the conservative Republican group confirmed.

www.usatoday.com

Even the hard right Republicans seem to be tired of her bullshit. Not too surprising for everyone here. Took them long enough to do that.

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

Yeah, but why the hell is calling someone a little ***** enough to be expelled. That's either a weird low bar or a very specific rule that must not be broken.

 

[RileyXY1]

I would like to thank Rep. Grace Napolitano for her long service in Congress. She has just announced today that she will not run for re-election in 2024. She is only the second member of the House to retire without running for another office, after Rep. Victoria Spartz.

 

[JourneymanN00b]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/11/politics/tommy-tuberville-white-nationalist-military-comments/index.html

Tommy Tuberville, GO. ****. YOURSELF.

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[Litleonid]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/11/politics/tommy-tuberville-white-nationalist-military-comments/index.html

Tommy Tuberville, GO. ****. YOURSELF.

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Alabama, you really screwed up big time putting this trash in office when you had it good with Doug Jones.

 

[JourneymanN00b]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/27/trump-carlos-deoliveira-classified-indictment/

Only guilty people try to destroy video surveillance footage. Just more charges from Jack Smith to hang tRump with.

 

[Divine Retribution]

Just the charges he was already facing were enough that he should spend his last years in a federal prison if convicted. The question ultimately boils down to whether or not former presidents/the rich and famous are actually just completely immune to the consequences of their actions, and I'm not holding my breath on the answer.

The silver lining (perhaps) is that maybe if he does get off the hook, more centrists (read: liberals) might realize the judicial system is a ****ing joke and "rule of law" is actually just a bludgeon wielded by the owning class against the working class and is almost never applied the other way around.

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

And Trump got indicted for the third time.

 

[JourneymanN00b]

The twice impeached and now thrice indicted Orange Pervert is likely going to prison this time, thankfully.

Is it possible that he faces the death penalty from any of these charges?

 

[Litleonid]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1686502064031993857

Its been confirmed that Tanya Chutkan will be handling this case. Tanya Chutkan is a former DC public defender appointed by President Obama. She is notable for sentencing defendants involved in the January 6th insurrection for longer terms than the DOJ recommended. This is bad news for Trump.

 

[bobjr]

The indictment says they intend to prove that Trump only appears to be a total moron because he is just lying and will say anything - no matter how crazy or dumb - to support the lie.

Trump's own lawyers are the ones saying he is delusional and too stupid to really know what he was doing and was just being mislead by malicious people in his orbit.

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

So either way, it'll be proved he's a huge idiot dangerous to be anywhere near Congress.

 

[JourneymanN00b]

The twice impeached and now thrice indicted Orange Pervert is likely going to prison this time, thankfully.

Is it possible that he faces the death penalty from any of these charges?

Just checked, and the answer is unfortunately no, as treason is not one of the 78 charges he currently faces. Too bad, as I would have liked to see him get pumped full of pentobarbital, which is Georgia’s choice for lethal injections.

Apparently more information (and possibly new charges) could be coming at Thursday at 4 pm EDT, though.

 

[RileyXY1]

Just checked, and the answer is unfortunately no, as treason is not one of the 78 charges he currently faces. Too bad, as I would have liked to see him get pumped full of pentobarbital, which is Georgia’s choice for lethal injections.

Apparently more information (and possibly new charges) could be coming at Thursday at 4 pm EDT, though.

And treason can actually only be given out during times of war. The legal definition of treason is "Being caught aiding a country that the United States has currently declared war on".

 

[bobjr]

If found guilty by a jury, he qualifies for the death penalty on charge #4 Conspiracy Against Rights.

He won't get it, but it's technically an option.

 

[JourneymanN00b]

And treason can actually only be given out during times of war. The legal definition of treason is "Being caught aiding a country that the United States has currently declared war on".

That makes sense.

Too bad his Espionage act violations do not count for the death penalty. Trump clearly intended to sell or trade the documents (probably to Russia), which are the only two reasons for why he resisted returning the documents.

Hell, the death penalty was pursued for attempted espionage before, according to the below story:

Death Penalty Pursued For Alleged Would-Be Spy

abcnews.go.com

If found guilty by a jury, he qualifies for the death penalty on charge #4 Conspiracy Against Rights.

He won't get it, but it's technically an option.

Hey, nice find. I hope to hell this is pursued if he is guilty, as an execution would be the only way this country unites against the fascist traitors and wipes them from society.