John Roberts takes a bow.

If Trump hadn’t ordered Texas to redraw its maps…

They are in the part of Jurassic park where the velociraptor they created figures out how to open the door to kill them. We are the velociraptor.

Decision Desk HQ projects the VA Congressional Redistricting Referendum will Pass.

While No currently has the lead, based on the location and size of the remaining vote, Yes will take the lead as soon as the remaining counties report.

#DecisionMade: 8:25 PM EDT

O Fairfax, Fairfax! wherefore art thou Fairfax?

The Justice Dept’s theory of the case— that the group that single-handedly disassembled the Ku Klux Klan defrauded its donors by concealing that it was using paid informant to do that work and more— has about as much merit as the now-dismissed charges against Jim Comey.

The theory of the case -- that the SPLC defrauded donors by promising to "dismantle" hate groups while secretly paying informants inside said hate groups, a tactic that it has carried out for nearly half a century -- is completely absurd.

I gotta find the video, but there’s a great bit in Ken Burns’ Revolutionary War doc from last year where one of the historians talks about how probably Washington’s best strategic decision of the entire war was getting his army inoculated for small pox. So this tracks.

If you missed last night's @lastweektonight.com segment on prediction markets (or don't have an HBOPLUSMAX sub), it's here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN4n...

So true. Not even a scintilla of effort to make this a legit investigation. This is the LawFare they falsely accused Biden of.

You have two challenges! FFS.

Great 🧵 on @XavierBecerra

One thing is clear to me, he is someone who does his job, and does it well — not just what’s expected of him but exceeds it. He’s accomplished. He plays chess while others play checkers.

Don’t threaten me with a good time

Cover of Mother Jones with an image of fingers pointing at John Roberts and the coverline "Blame John Roberts for Everything"

The NYT big expose on SCOTUS today pairs well with @ariberman.bsky.social and @pemalevy.bsky.social's cover story on how ~everything wrong with this country today can be laid at the feet of John Roberts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

the most succinct description of the media I’ve seen to date.

Ossoff: I don’t know who placed those trades, but I’ll tell you this: the SEC better find out. And if they won’t, when you elect this new majority in Congress and you give us gavels and subpoenas, we will.

Hiring Jesse Binnall is like hanging a giant sign around your neck saying "I'm about to file a ridiculously weak vexatious SLAPP suit."

A Breakdown of Five Days of Secret Supreme Court Memos

Here are excerpts from the documents, along with our analysis.

Straight up milking the market

ACTUAL MALICE STANDARD IS NOW WHAT SOME WOULD CALL A LEGAL LAYUP

We should be learning from other countries...

And Savannah Guthrie’s mom is still missing

Iran’s IRGC Says It Will Decide Who Crosses Hormuz Amid Divisions in Regime By Benoit Faucon The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it would decide which vessels are allowed to cross the Strait of Hormuz despite Iranian pledges that the waterway has been unblocked, in a sign the regime is divided over giving up its control of the critical oil conduit. “Passage is only possible with the permission of the IRGC Navy,” the paramilitary force said in a statement carried by state media. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said earlier Friday on X that Hormuz was fully open following a cease-fire in Lebanon. Media affiliated with IRGC, which engineered Iran’s de facto closure of the maritime waterway, have attacked Araghchi’s announcement. The IRGC-affiliated news agency Tasnim warned the opening “will be considered null in case the alleged maritime U.S. blockade continues.” Tasnim criticized Araghchi’s post for “a complete lack of tact in information dissemination.” Fars, another IRGC news agency, said that “following the unexpected tweet from the Foreign Minister about the liberation of the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian society has been plunged into an atmosphere of confusion.” Saeid Golkar, an expert in Iran’s security services at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, said the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had left Iran’s regime divided. “Because the main arbitrator is gone, the fight between different factions has started,” he said.

44 min ago Iran Rejects Claim It Would Transfer Enriched Uranium to U.S. By Saleh al-Batati Iran said Friday it won’t send its stockpile of enriched uranium abroad, pushing back on remarks by President Trump that Tehran had agreed to hand it over. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said the material wouldn't be transferred “anywhere,” according to state media, underscoring Iran’s long-standing position on retaining control over its nuclear assets. “Just as Iran’s soil is important and sacred to us, so too is enriched uranium,” Baghaei said, adding that sending the material to the U.S. “was never an option on the table.” He also dismissed reports of a potential permanent halt to enrichment, describing them as part of a media campaign aimed at influencing negotiators and shaping the course of the talks.

Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is fully open; but the IRGC says no, they get to decide who passes through.

Trump says Iran has agreed to turn over its uranium; and Iran says no, it won't.

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they got the Church of England supporting the Pope now

c'mon guys we've had "an army marches on its stomach" for hundreds of years, did you already fuck up the greatest logistics machine in the world so bad they can't keep sailors fed

The Führerbunker must be completed on time!

Yes, they had a Denial of Service attack earlier and things are still wonky.

More perfect union: BREAKING: The Senate just passed the legislation allowing the devastation of the Boundary Waters. The motion passed 50-49, and now goes to Donald Trump’s desk.

Republicans just handed the Boundary Waters to a foreign corporation.

For the GOP, it’s foreign billionaires first, America last.

So the media is a bunch of villainous Jews and Trump is Jesus. I fully expect the NYT to sanewash this antisemitic lunacy. So far, they’re ignoring it.

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