I could be wrong but I feel like this legal theory is the one DOJ/Smith declined to pursue against MAGA fundraising groups after 1/6.

Polls are now closed in Virginia, and we should have our first indications soon enough.

Keep in mind that mail voting + early voting + Election Day voting will be very different, so be cautious if you see early returns without clarity on what batch it is.

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.

Uggg…this show is getting repetitive.

Not a penny to make life more affordable for American families, but $70 BILLION for ICE to terrorize our communities.

Is case you were ever thinking of helping the US.

Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo A U.S. aid worker said that the Afghans, who were evacuated to Qatar, would face a choice between moving to the Democratic Republic of Congo and living under the Taliban.

Breaking News: President Trump is said to be in talks to send Afghans who helped the U.S. war effort to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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They would nuke New York?

North Korea is heavily sanctioned. We can never strike them because they have nukes. They could obliterate several major US cities.

Menswear writer here. 👋 Let me tell you why you shouldn't wear an armband like that. 🧵

He pulled the same shit in There Will Be Blood.

Got exactly one citation and ignored by several major pubs covering the official Microsoft post here, looking forward to Thursday when they get to do it again when token-based billing is announced ❤️

I just got fed the CBS Evening News feed on Twitter, and here are four of the stories they’re featuring tonight.

(In case you were wondering why their ratings are tanking amid a historic news cycle.)

We’ve hit a point in the news cycle where trump can no longer move people around to make it look like no one’s been fired

Again: young people might not realize that this kind of repugnant racism was unacceptable to express publicly, *not that long ago*.

the UAE's threat wasn't subtle (give us swap lines or we're going to Beijing) but hassett is dodging here ("should that be necessary") and between this and the Abdulkhaleq post the other day I have to wonder if there was a massive rupture between the US and UAE at the end of last week

Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta

Emails released on Monday by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):

NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2

Fucking guy’s a never was.

Governor Tim Walz — "We are sick of this. A weak, reckless, Idiotic president just threw us into a war nobody asked for. No threat existed. No objectives were set. No exit plan exists. This is pure fascism." #cdnpoli

Actor-author George Takei turns 89 today...

Takei brought enjoyment to so many thru his performances in Perry Mason, Black Sheep Squadron, the iconic Star Trek TOS/movies...

An American patriot, he & his family endured racially motivated internment camps of the 1940s...

Live longer, Mr. Takei!

There's a war on for your mind.

theonion.info

Infowars/Onion combo logo in rainbow saying “I support the onion’s hostile media takeover.”

It’s finally happened. After 18 months. Finally, a media merger you can root for.

Faculty Defect From Texas Publics, Citing Censorship Fed up with the state’s censoring of Plato, Joan of Arc and Romeo and Juliet, humanities professors are leaving Texas public institutions in pursuit of academic freedom.

'Texas A&M philosophy professor Martin Peterson is leaving the university after administrators told him in January that he couldn’t teach Plato’s Symposium in his philosophy class; they said the ancient Greek philosopher’s work violated the system’s restrictions on gender and sexuality content.' 1/3

Aliens.

Wait til the AI bubble burst.

last comparable situation is maybe carter '78. hoover '30 is on the horizon though.