Stock futures down around 1.5% to 2%

Oil prices up

Looks like the markets woke up and saw Trump's shadow so it's 6 more weeks of war. Punxsutawney Donny strikes again!

It could not be more obvious that the president does not care about US service members and in fact regards their deaths as mere political inconveniences. He has more sympathy for Putin than Americans who died because he decided to wage illegal war. Just listen to him.

Glancing at resumes and endorsements I would say... Anthony Driver? Just a first impression.

I'd love to see strong opinions since it's my district and I need to form a strong opinion of my own.

Great piece!

Do you think this action raises questions about the utility of Congress changing the Court's jurisdiction? For example, what use would it be to change the Court's jurisdiction if the Court just exercises jurisdiction at the majority's whim?

This is... so... SO bad.

Not the effects, they're pretty minor. But the reasoning is just... awful!

"Because we said so," would have been a big improvement! I struggle to recall a more arbitrary, partisan, and legally indefensible SCOTUS action.

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

"It’s to Justice Kagan’s credit that there’s no reference to '99 Problems'—'but tariffs ain’t one'—in her opinion."

Is it, @stevevladeck.bsky.social ? Is it to her credit?

They said it. We’re all thinking it.

Um... no.

Sure, Republicans want nothing more than tax cuts for the rich. I agree.

But this quote just isn't saying that. He's saying public health is good for the economy, which it is. Public health advocates have been saying that forever.

Tweet from Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News saying the DHS appropriations bill passed the House 220 to 207 with seven Democrats (Cuellar, Golden, Gillen, Gluesenkamp Perez, Davis of North Carolina, Suozzi, and Vicente Gonzalez) in support.

Here are 7 people who should be expelled from the Democratic caucus.

It is unacceptable for any "Democrat" to support federally funded thugs occupying our communities.

To IL lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives, @jonathanjackson.house.gov @robinkelly.house.gov @ramirez.house.gov @chuygarcia.house.gov @quigley.house.gov @casten.house.gov Danny Davis @schakowsky.house.gov @congressmanraja.bsky.social @repbillfoster.bsky.social @repschneider.bsky.social

I am reminded today that John D. Sauer really does have the most irritating voice known to man.

The more interesting question is, after repeated admonishments from SCOTUS that judges must read the justices' minds, how will lower court judges react? Also, how much damage can be done in the meantime?

I am old enough to remember this long-ago time.

Why Did Shari Redstone Do It?

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/b...

This is how it happens: you don't think of it as appeasement or seeking favor, but you want to avoid the unpleasantness or inconvenience of fighting back.

Senate Democrats Are Letting Trump’s Judicial Nominees Off the Hook Trump's nominees gave some eye-popping answers in their written questionnaires. Why didn't Senate Democrats ask these questions in person?

Just an inexcusable dereliction by Senate Democrats.

ballsandstrikes.org/nominations/...

My initial reaction on reading this: SCOTUS needs to make a new "Super Duper Important Docket" where SCOTUS just rules in the first instance without any lower court involvement.

If the president and SCOTUS will both ignore lower courts' applications of precedent, why bother with them at all?

i will say again that given the trajectory of the white house so far, strident opposition a la 2017 would have absolutely been the most prudent and effective decision and the absence of that opposition in the first two months made things demonstrably worse.

Trump doesn't need to pass laws. In the eyes of his followers, including in Congress, he is the law, he is the state.

This is what judges should be doing right now.

If the Trump administration is going to insist that it can’t bring back anyone once they’re removed, then federal judges should put the brakes on any and all removals until the *full* legal process—to ensure the removals are valid—has run its course.

If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.

What's funny is that this speaks directly to the govt's arguments about "facilitate"!

Govt: The court can't make us retrieve Abrego Garcia because he's fully in El Salvador's control. "Facilitate" only means *allowing* him to return.

Bukele: I can't return him, because the US would never allow it!

Elon Musk is such a sad, pathetic little man.

On what passes for a plus side, apparently, he ONLY ordered his enemy prosecuted rather than disappeared to a foreign prison.

So far.

Any content to be made on showers/shower heads?

You know, to be the internet's resident expert on more household things.

1) Fox News is for real not showing stock-market ticker during this week's collapse.

2) Its economic news is "strong jobs report."

3) Every time I've checked in today, the coverage has been "illegal immigrants committing new crimes."

This is state propaganda, on a par with North Korea or PRC.

"We are currently clean on opsec."😂 😂 😂 💀💀

Pete Hegseth is the dumbest motherfucker alive. And worse, he is actively putting our "war fighters" at risk. He must resign.

Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.

Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.