What the founding generation understood as an establishment of religion is a legal question to be decided by a court, not a “fact” question to be decided by experts, no matter how credentialed. To be sure, courts must make a determined effort to grasp the relevant history bearing on that legal question. Hilsenrath, 136 F.4th at 491 (“This kind of historical inquiry requires serious work.” (citation omitted)); McDonald v. City of Chicago, 561 U.S. 742, 803 (2010) (Thomas, J., concurring) (noting “[h]istorical analysis can be difficult”). See generally Heller, 554 U.S. at 592–95, 600–03, 605–19. They do so by consulting articles, books, and historical sources and bringing their own independent judgment to bear on them—not by appointing an “expert,” whose “findings” are insulated by clear-error review on appeal.57 _________________

And then, in one last bizarre twist, the Court says that judges aren't allowed to ask experts in history about questions of history, because experts impact "independent judgment."

Brb going to scream.

::taps mic::

Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire, Keeps Blockade as Talks Falter President Donald Trump announced he was extending a ceasefire with Iran indefinitely a day before it was set to expire, even as plans for a fresh round of talks between the two countries fell apart.

President Donald Trump announced he was extending a ceasefire with Iran indefinitely a day before it was set to expire, even as plans for a fresh round of talks between the two countries fell apart.

You ever try to code switch at work and fail? 😂

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GOP: noooo you can't send the DOJ and IRS after our groups THAT'S CHEATING 😭

Dems: Ha-ha! indictments machine goes brrrrrrr

After many delays and travel and whatnot, we have finally begun playing the D&D module The Last Hunt for the Jabberwock. It is set in the Feywild, which is a very silly place.

WHITTIER, CA VOTES OUT ALL GOP INCUMBENTS ON BALLOT, FLIPPING CITY COUNCIL IN DEM SWEEP • 10.8K Q 801 214 / 356

My hometown took out the trash last night and voted to oust the MAGA mayor after his failure to do anything to stop ICE from kidnapping our neighbors. He had been mayor for TWENTY-SIX YEARS!!

Also, my mom taught 5th grade and one of her students just got elected to city council. Let’s fucking go!

Just 19 days left on our campaign! Learn more about Omniboz: Tales from the Land of Oz: www.starsandsabers.com/books/omnibo...

I didn't know if it's true that one uses different parts of one's brain, but I do know reading what I wrote aloud catches a whole bunch of simple grammar and copy-edit errors, and it's a practice I recommend for every writer.

'Unhinged' and 'disgraceful': Hillary Clinton lambasts Trump’s vulgar social posts Former Secretary of State weighs in on the president's latest social media posts, including an overnight post portraying him as Jesus. Clinton also discusses the war in Iran and how allies feel about ...

Trump has become fully unhinged and we should talk about it.

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Here we fixed this for you, @wsj.com

We see you trying to help JD pretend he doesn’t have to wear this war when he runs for president. Nope.

Now is the time to confront what Trump is saying, not sanitize it. To take him literally and seriously. To stand tall and not back away.

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President Trump’s Iran war rhetoric poses a serious dilemma for many members of the military. They can disobey orders and face the consequences, or possibly stand accused of committing war crimes. @amymcgrath.bsky.social joins @ 10 a.m. EDT on what exactly refusing an unlawful order looks like.

Election deniers. Conspiracy theorists. Anti-voting activists. Big Lie true believers.

By the time we hold our next presidential vote, they could be running our elections — including in some key swing states. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Picture of the century. 😍

📷 credit: Science Tube

We’re about to pay Iran $6 billion to re-open the thing that was open before the war.

Art of the deal, baby.

Ales & Arrows: A CozyMantasyPunk Anthology. Every story ends with the ghost of the main character‘s warrior father silently nodding in approval, indicating his pride in his warrior son, as the main character’s wife cries happy tears from the doorway at her husband reconciling with his long-lost dad.

ethics...
how quaint.

A crescent earth above the Lunar landscape

New desktop wallpaper, courtesy of NASA

Congresswoman To Introduce Articles Of Impeachment Against Pete Hegseth

Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) is introducing articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth over his role as “a chief enabler of this illegal war” in Iran. www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...

Synagogue in Tehran ‘completely destroyed’ in US-Israeli attack US-Israeli strikes destroy synagogue in Tehran, prompting outrage amid reports of 15 killed across Iran overnight.

US and Israeli forces “completely destroyed” a Tehran synagogue during Pesach. www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

Works for me.

A friend described doing an exercise w/ a group of students from around the world, asking them to write down the best & worst thing about a bunch of different countries. Answers varied a lot for all countries except for one: every single person said the best thing about the USA is NASA.

Screenshot of a tweet by Rep. Ted Lieu stating that U.S. military law prohibits war crimes, including strikes on civilian infrastructure that cause disproportionate harm. The tweet warns that service members must disobey illegal orders and could face prosecution by a future administration if they commit war crimes.

Rep. Ted Lieu isn't backing down.

A reminder that E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G he does is a distraction from the sex crimes he, if there is justice, will be imprisoned for.

On November 3rd, 2026: #AccountabilityIsComing

A graphic is titled: Trump's proposed changes to cabinet department's budgets

Hundreds of billions more for war around the world, but we ‘can’t afford’ healthcare and childcare here at home?

Rightwing dudes: "Women shouldn't be in leadership. Women shouldn't vote. They're not rational like men."

Also, somehow, rightwing dudes: "The hand of God teleported me to a Waffle House."

Even up to this day my 15 yr old son remembers my one rule. Asking for a book is an automatic yes. While at a store he found 2 that he wanted. Lucky for me they were only priced at $5 each. I love to read, & I’m thrilled that he wants to read on his own. Money spent on books is always well spent.

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