Originally published at: 5th Circuit Pulls a 5th Circuit on Abortion Pill
Biggest Threat To Abortion Since Dobbs By now, you’ve seen the Friday p.m. news that a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals effectively instituted an immediate nationwide ban on the prescribing of the abortion pill mifepristone by telemedicine and on sending it to patients by mail. Rather than seeking a review by…
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Today’s Heather & Paul:
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Schumer,et al, went all in on Gov. Janet Mills. Who vetoed bipartisan legislation that was supported by Mainers. etc etc etc
The message Maine voters are frankly shouting is the same one I’ve been hearing from listeners on my radio/TV show for years and the same one that pollsters across the spectrum keep picking up across the country: people are sick and tired of mealy-mouthed corporate Democrats who run on focus-grouped slogans and govern like they’re scared of their own shadow. They want fighters.
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One British cargo ship hit by projectiles, another attacked by the small Iranian boats.
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Buckle up…
Dr. James Hansen:
Abstract. We infer that 2026 is likely to be the warmest year in the period of instrumental data, based on a physics-based approach with identifiable assumptions. This approach may help us learn something in 2026 about the mechanisms of climate change.
The coming El Nino will be a killer.
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“I’d be a shitty Republican.”—Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), on the quiet GOP effort to persuade him to switch parties
“I be shitty.” There. Fixed it for ya. You’re welcome.
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Yeah, let’s put Platner at the head of the Dem parade.
Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate in the 2026 Maine U.S. Senate race, has faced intense scrutiny over a series of unearthed, deleted Reddit posts made under a pseudonym between 2013 and 2021. These posts, described by himself as “shitposting” from a period of disillusionment, covered topics ranging from sexual assault and police to white rural Americans. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Key Areas of Controversy
- Comments on Sexual Assault: In posts from 2013, Platner made remarks suggesting that victims should take more personal responsibility to avoid attacks, language that has been widely condemned as victim-blaming.
- Remarks on Law Enforcement: In 2021, he used highly profane language to describe police officers, expressing deep hostility toward law enforcement.
- Generalizations of Rural Voters: Posts from 2020 contained derogatory generalizations about white people in rural America, characterizing them in a negative and insulting manner.
- Offensive Language and Slurs: Platner has issued apologies for using ableist slurs in past Reddit posts and during a 2026 interview.
- Political Rhetoric: In 2018, he advocated for the arming of the working class as a necessity for economic justice, which some interpreted as an encouragement of political violence.
- Interactions with Others: Other surfaced comments included disparaging stereotypes about the tipping habits of Black people and the use of aggressive, profane insults directed at other internet users. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- Courtesy AI.
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She had her Mean 16 on Saturday. Celebrated by doing her now famous imitation of Trump at a cabinet meeting.
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NYT is having a subscription drive so more of their articles seem to be available to read.
archive link in case it isn’t
E.E.O.C. Investigating Discrimination Claim at The New York Times
*The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently referred a reverse-discrimination complaint by an employee to the agency’s legal unit for review.
Andrea Lucas, the Republican chair of the E.E.O.C., has argued that diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives violate federal civil rights laws.Credit…Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times
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That’s the third ship hit in the Strait this morning if I’m counting right. The others were Korean and UAE. None of them sunk and no fatalities so far, but all Iran has to do is scare the insurance companies to stop traffic.
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AMC to acquire Warner/Discovery streaming business! (ok not, but)
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Trump losing his core supporters…
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Evergreen.
“They tell you that there’s a war on women. There is no war on women. There may be a war on what’s inside of women, but there is no war on women in this country.”
— Dr. “Sleepy” Ben Carson
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I’m not familiar enough with Maine politics, but wonder if there wasn’t someone else the Dem hierarchy could have brought forward. Now they’re stuck with what’s left.
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