History repeats itself!

The Political Weaponization of Overcriminalization Was Entirely Predictable We dismantled the safeguards the Framers built against political persecution and are now paying the price

Lawfare has deep roots in our flawed criminal justice system, writes colleague Matthew Cavedon. Some senior politicians and officeholders "really should face a jury of their peers—but for cases built on substance, not due to a broken system churning out dubious convictions." [@theunpopulist.net]

Virginia court blocks voter-approved redistricting, appeal coming The appeal is expected to move swiftly — and could ultimately land before the Supreme Court of Virginia, which will have the final say on whether the voter-approved map can take effect.

A Repub appointed Virginia judge temporarily halted the state’s newly approved congressional map — but state officials are already moving to try to overturn the ruling, setting up a rapid legal fight in the state’s Supreme Court.
VA AG will appeal
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First completed Lumo train for new Stirling-London service unveiled Route expected to be launched next month with some Scottish stations getting their first direct London trains

NEW in @scotsman.com Scotsman: First completed Lumo train for new Stirling-London service unveiled - including interior www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...

Private credit is the bit of finance that’s not banks and not public bond markets, but is now big enough to matter for everyone else. Translation: a lot of business lending migrated somewhere less visible.

The Hidden $1.5 Trillion Lending Market No One Is Watching What happens when a huge share of business lending moves out of banks and into markets most people never see? That’s the story of private credit—a fast-growing part of the financial system that now…

If you're in the mood for a bit of a deep dive explainer on the private credit boom (and its risks!), by jingo, I've got you covered.

Trying something new on my youtube page, and I'm interested in what you think: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa2E...

Parked outside Capitol during a week in which RFK Jr is testifying

If the Dems are rigging elections, why don't they rig 'em where the mail-in ballots are counted first?

There’s hope. Authoritarianism scholar @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social shares what history tells us about how authoritarians fall. She’s seeing the early signs now. Check it out on Substack, then consider subscribing: open.substack.com/pub/thefrank...

Trump's pick for Fed chair should be asked about his relationship with anti-democracy billionaire Peter Thiel before we let him anywhere near our Federal Reserve. Watch LP Senior Advisor Stuart Stevens on MSNOW.

Holy shit. The FBI raided this woman's house with a helicopter based on the word of a "gait analysis" quack they found on X.

Bottom line: the issue isn't only what Iran can do. It's that everyone now knows what Iran can do. Revealed vulnerability changes bargaining power.

Along w more great news!!
#ConnieBallmers 🫡
#NPRLove

Science alert: 3D view of ongoing fires & smoke plumes explain why the smell of smoke is usually more potent in the morning.
The US is off to its fastest fire season since at least 2012. Several large fires 🔥 are burning across Florida and Georgia. But wait, there’s more… 1/

The Navy will keep shrinking until the industrial base catches up A commission on the service’s future is looking at ways to help the service along as ships wear down before they can be replaced.

The Navy also has a maintenance problem.

WTF! Really?

good thing we do not have any ocean based military activities in motion right now

Fragile snowflake Hegseth was jealous.

In less than a year, Trump erased 12 years of solvency for the trust fund that pays for Medicare Part A | Fortune The CBO estimates that benefit reductions would start at 8% in 2040 and steadily climb to a 10% cut by 2056.

Thank this greedy basrard when you wonder where your Medicare went.

In less than a year, Trump erased 12 years of solvency for the trust fund that pays for Medicare Part A
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Republicans warn DeSantis’s Florida redistricting push ‘fraught with peril’ Florida Republicans are barreling ahead with a high-stakes redistricting session as the party looks to offset Democrats’ new maps in Virginia.   State lawmakers in the Sunshine State are set to con…

Nothing says you're scared of your chances or your policies being rejected than putting your thumb on the scale to cheat your way into office. Hopefully, it turns out as well as it has in Texas, where they thought they'd pack the districts with friendly voters, only to make them more competitive.

PabloReports: What do you make of Stephen Miller and Tom Homan asking for all this money but then refusing to show up to the hearing today?

Frost: That’s what happens when you have a lapdog as speaker.

Why you should refuse to let your doctor record you By: Emily M. Bender and Decca Muldowney At a recent appointment, Emily’s physical therapist (who knows some about her research) said, “Before we get started,...

Have you been asked by a medical provider recently for consent to have an "AI" scribe record your visit? Us, too. And we have **thoughts**

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Virginia judge blocks redistricting referendum from being certified A Virginia judge blocked the state from certifying the results of Tuesday's congressional map referendum.

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A republican judge has blocked yesterday's YES VOTE IN VIRGINIA...

NOW WHAT NEXT...

The VIRGINIA Attorney General, Jay Jones already set to appeal...

But remember
The VIRGINIA Supreme Court is the court that ordered the Election to go ahead back in February

On Russian social media: Russians are massively complaining about layoffs from state-owned companies

People are being laid off or fined under any pretext in RZD, Gazprom, Russian Post, and other companies.

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In another outrageous act of corporate socialism, Trump's bailout of shitty, money-losing Spirit Airlines with $500 million of American tax dollars should piss off everybody. Not a fucking day goes by that the loathsome piece of shit is not stealing from working class Americans.

GOP blocks plan to prepare North Carolina counties for ballot seizures, ICE at polls Millen pointed to recent events in other states, including California where a sheriff seized over 650,000 ballots, as well as rhetoric from various Trump administration officials suggesting federal de...

🚨BREAKING: The Republican majority on the North Carolina State Board of Elections voted Wednesday to block a proposal that would have prepared local officials for scenarios involving federal agents at polling places and attempts to seize ballots. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Hard to imagine why you fire a Navy secretary during a naval war unless he was refusing to be a yes man. He needs to be subpoenaed immediately. Scary stuff.

So now Pete Hegseth has fired the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Staff of the Army, both in the middle of a war, both with no public or known explanation? Seems fine.