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The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court

WOW: Jodi Kantor & Adam Liptak have the memos that describe the origins of SCOTUS shadow docket - the 2016 order halting Obama’s Clean Power Plan @jodikantor.bsky.social @adamliptak.bsky.social @nytimes.com

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The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court

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

The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court

There’s so much to say about the remarkable reporting from Jodi Kantor & Adam Liptak—and I’ll say a lot of it in Monday’s newsletter.

But the most striking thing about all of it is the role & behavior of Chief Justice Roberts. “Calling balls and strikes” this ain’t:

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I do not want to create an account or open a subscription I just want to buy a thing and never hear from you again why is this so hard.

The FBI Director Is MIA Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.

"He is erratic, suspicious of others, and prone to jumping to conclusions before he has necessary evidence...a management failure and ... a national-security vulnerability."

The FBI Director! Thanks Chris Wray for standing down and the GOP Senate for confirming this charlatan

Tens of millions of dollars in almond, walnut, and pistachio exports are being CANCELED.

Diesel and fertilizer costs are WRECKING shipping plans, machinery fueling, and future planting.

Trump's war with Iran is devastating California consumers AND producers.

Strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5, leave 1 survivor in eastern Pacific, US military says The U.S. military says it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

On Saturday, a U.S. boat strike killed another five people, leaving one survivor, bringing the number of people who have been killed in illegal boat strikes by the U.S. military to at least 168 since the Trump administration began targeting boats in early September.

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Host: In a major shift, Cook Political Report has now moved 4 Senate seats toward the Democrats (NC,GA, OH, NE). That's on top of 5 House races that Cook Political moved leftward just last week, all partly due to Trump's unpopular war in Iran that sent gas prices skyrocketing.

What does a guy have to do to get impeached?!?

Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime

Eric Swalwell loses all 21 of his endorsements from Democratic colleagues in Congress It is a stunning reversal for Swalwell in the 24 hours after he was accused of sexual misconduct.

Something you will never see from Republicans: Swalwell loses all 21 of his endorsements from Democratic colleagues

The end of Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime is a victory not just for Hungary, but for people who value democracy around the world. Congratulations to Tisza, to incoming leader Péter Magyar, and to Hungarians everywhere.

You know, there are a lot of other Democrats running for governor of California who *haven't* demonstrated a clear patten of abusing their public office for personal gratification

Take a look at the CNN sourcing and fact-checking on their Swalwell article. Look at how many extra people they contacted in order to corroborate claims. They viewed screenshots, called parents/husbands/friends/colleagues. They viewed TV footage and interviews, & more. Two things worth pointing out:

First rule of fascism: own the means of communication.

JUST NOW: House Democrats were set to try to pass a resolution to halt Trump's war with Iran — but the Republican presiding over the session, Chris Smith of New Jersey, gaveled out without calling on Rep. Glenn Ivey, who going to introduce the resolution.

Democrats shouted in protest.

Colleges are trying to boost student voting. A Trump probe freezes data for that work To figure out how to boost student voting, colleges have relied on a study about campus voter registration and turnout rates. A Trump administration investigation has cut schools off from new data.

My latest @npr.org story: To figure out how to boost student voting, colleges have relied on a study about campus voter registration and turnout rates. A Trump administration probe has cut off new data, leaving schools in the dark in a midterm election year
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This is a United States surrender.

We surrendered a war we started.

Delaying booking a return flight back to my house in case my idiot president launches a nuclear war tonight. Even if he eats shit and walks away tonight, don't let anyone forget how fucking stupid this moment was. Don't let kids forget how close we are to annihilation, provided we make it.

Uh, Bret, I was KIDDING.

You absolute dolt.
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Sen. Chris Murphy and Ted Lieu have both reminded members of the military chain of command that they're legally obligated to refuse to follow illegal orders.

That's really good and important.

The President of the United States is threatening to commit war crimes and wipe out a "whole civilization" — all because he started a disastrous war of his own making and had no plan and no strategy for how to end it.

This is abhorrent, and the American people do not support this.

New polling: Trump is underwater in 135 GOP House and Senate seats New local polling estimates show Trump is unpopular even in deep red districts, as calls for war powers reform and impeachment swirl in DC

NEW: Donald Trump is underwater with registered voters in **135** GOP-held House and Senate seats. His approval is <45% in 44, including 10 senators. Should be a warning for Republicans in Congress weighing electoral cost of Trump's war and crazy tweets.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-07...

By my count, there are now over 50 House Democrats, along with two Senate Democrats, who have called for Trump to be impeached or removed via the 25th Amendment for his post on Iran.

More here: www.axios.com/2026/04/07/t...

The Vice President is abroad campaigning for a dictator.

The President is threatening to wipe out an entire civilization.

Congress is on recess.

This is a total collapse of American moral leadership — at a historic scale.

Thune should immediately call the Senate back into session. Trump’s unhinged threats to commit massive war crimes against Iranian civilian targets show an increasing mental and moral instability we can’t ignore.

Ca Gov Gavin Newsom: “The Vice President is abroad campaigning for a dictator.

“The President is threatening to wipe out an entire civilization.

“Congress is on recess.

“This is a total collapse of American moral leadership — at a historic scale.”

For almost the first century of America's existence we allowed noncitizens to vote in federal elections

Info about an account sharing viral video of the moon saying it’s Artemis 2 but it’s not, and that account is blocking people who point it out

Just in case folks miss this due to the block