The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court

Chief Justice John Roberts should be impeached and removed from the Supreme Court.

A headline reads: "Times Exclusive: The Inside Story of 5 Days That Remade the Supreme Court. Secret memos obtained by The New York Times illuminate the origins of the court’s now-routine 'shadow docket' rulings on presidential power."

Confidential memos by Supreme Court justices, obtained by The New York Times, show how they decided to bypass time-tested procedures and create the modern “shadow docket,” a rushed and secretive new way of doing business. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

A good day to be a Virginian.

Hooray for Brown Jackson’s Brave Dissent in the Colorado Trans Case The associate justice was alone in seeing that the case was about regulation of medical practice, not free speech.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote a lone dissent, and she took the extraordinary step of reading her dissent from the bench, a gesture reserved for rare, vehement disagreement with the majority. trib.al/doo2LOp

It’s hard to overstate how much of this moment is driven by people who got a taste of accountability and were very, very mad about it.

OFFICIAL from @noaa.gov today: March blew the cover off the record books here in the U.S.

❗️Average temperature: 9.4° ABOVE the 20th century normal
❗️First time ANY month exceeded 9°F above average
❗️This was the ALL-TIME WARMEST March in the 132-year record

A quick 🧵

The US has ignored compelling evidence that Russia has been helping Iran to target US bases in the Middle East because it “trusts” Vladimir Putin, according to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Iranian women in Isfahan

Iranian family in Tehran

In Shiraz

Mother and son in Shiraz, Iran.

Iranians

Threatening war crimes on Easter.

Screenshot from the VA State Board of Elections, campaign contributions to the Orwellian-named "Justice for Democracy PAC" https://cfreports.elections.virginia.gov/Committee/Index/b87b0fcb-f227-4dbb-aaa2-3570cdd764ee

The NO campaign in Virginia is being heavily funded by one of the most far-right-extreme people in America, Peter Thiel. That should tell you all you need to know; make sure you vote YES. bluevirginia.us/2026/03/top-...

NYT ran 2+ above-the-fold stories about how Biden destroyed our military & diplomatic mission in (necessary) Afghanistan withdrawal for 20 straight days. His approval rating never recovered. Repeated, negative, coherent narratives affect public opinion. They *choose* not to do this to Trump.

A country where Flag Officers are dismissed on the whim of a president or a secretary of Defense -- and where it's tolerated by those in a position to stop it -- is a country in decline

What if the White House ballroom is a metaphor for Iran, tariffs, fiscal policy & the Fed.

Bulldoze a treasured national institution before making plans. Hide the rubble. Unveil a grandiose and self-aggrandizing vision. Prevaricate. Squirrel! Dither. Discover it was unconstitutional all along

Who cares what terminally angry, crazy ppl think? Ignore those commenters. Anyway, I am among the people who will be sorry to lose your judgment summaries. They are read and enjoyed by many normal people who don’t bother commenting…because active commenting on a news summary is just weird.

Supreme Court rules in favor of abuse.

Two-year-old Kaleth is being locked away at the Dilley trailer prison. He is getting sicker with each passing day. He will not eat the food CoreCivc serves, which detainees have said sometimes has mold and worms. He now has a fever.

😃Made my Day 😃

China's water battery hits 120,000+ cycles, can beat lithium by decades This new aqueous battery uses organic electrodes and a neutral electrolyte to combine safety, sustainability, and ultra-long lifespan.

No need for deep sea mining
China’s water battery breakthrough can last 120,000+ cycles, outlast lithium-ion by decades
Chinese scientists unveil a non-toxic, water-based battery that delivers over 120,000 cycles without fire risks of lithium-ion systems

interestingengineering.com/energy/china...

Climate has almost disappeared from our conversation.

But it remains the most pressing challenge of our times.

Last week the WMO said the planet is “more out of balance than at any time in observed history.”

Energy security and climate security are not competing priorities.

if nothing else, there is something to be said for spending time outside in the sun with thousands of people who share your anger at the state of things

Look how aggressively we are sanitizing Kushner's conflicts. The NYT described Kushner as "having business interests" in the Middle East.

KUSHNER IS BEING DIRECTLY PAID TENS OF MILLIONS ANNUALLY BY MIDDLE EASTERN GOVERNMENTS

Army veteran faces conspiracy charges after participating in anti-ICE protest YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

A veteran is facing conspiracy charges for talking with others about protesting against ICE. Classic totalitarian state stuff. youtu.be/ujr8ktg4epY?...

This 1990 speech by Carl Sagan is timely times two:

#war #climate

@governor.ca.gov this joker should be arrested. This is lawless behavior. They have no right to seize ballots.

This is a man who doesn’t know what he has unleashed and is losing his grip.

Exactly this.

By Maxine Joselow Reporting by Washington Post Article linked below

This is insane.

The United States is contemplating threatening to kill people with HIV in another country as leverage to get that country's minerals.

We have become a sick nation, just as depraved and disgusting as its leader.

We used to be a real country.

Scientists Discover Way To Reverse Chemical Process Linked With Alzheimer’s Disease By watching Alzheimer’s-related protein clumping unfold second by second, researchers have uncovered new clues about the role of metal ions.

This amazing scientific advance may one day lead to either more effective treatments or dare I say perhaps a cure.
This is why it is vitally important to fund basic scientific research.
Scientists Discover Way To Reverse Chemical Process Linked With Alzheimer’s Disease share.google/Vm0hfSMfkGIc...