Gorsuch’s Shameful Silence 

Originally published at: Gorsuch’s Shameful Silence - TPM – Talking Points Memo

Hello it’s the weekend. This is The Weekender :coffee: On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that an anti-trans health care law out of Tennessee does not qualify as sex discrimination, thus doesn’t trigger heightened legal scrutiny.  The decision, United States v. Skrmetti, is poorly reasoned, transparently reverse engineered to get the conservatives to the result…

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As chairman, you … don’t have that luxury sometimes.

EXACTLY, in the age of TRUMP you must show fealty to the Supreme Leader.

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I recognize Gorsuch. Who are the other two gents?

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Chad has a thread where he documents ICE agents/Goons/Thugs running amok in cars with no license plates and causing accidents in the process.

https://bsky.app/profile/chadloder.bsky.social/post/3ls3leboafs2w

Compton, CA: A masked, heavily-armed man wearing body armor jumped out of a SUV today to kidnap a local resident. He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.

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Rand Paul on the left. I think Tim Kaine in the center.

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Lol

Pakistan agrees that US diplomatic intervention ended the fighting, but Indiasays it was a bilateral agreement between the two militaries. In a phone call with Trump last week, the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, had made it “absolutely clear” that hostilities ceased only after Pakistan requested a ceasefire, and that no third-party mediation had taken place, said India’s foreign secretary, Vikram Misri.

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So he’s going to use an AI tool to create a database with which to train another AI tool?

Godel is spinning in his grave.

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The Guardian

Pakistan to nominate Donald Trump for Nobel peace prize

… … … …
Thought for a second I was reading the Onion for parody.

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The Pakistanis have been making a concerted effort of late to suck up to Trump lately at the expense of the Indians. This seems to be part of their “charm offensive.”

He’ll be shaking down other countries for nominations. No Nobel, no tariff relief and trade deal.

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Ah yes, Pakistan: carved out of India to become the world’s forremost marketeer of nuclear secrets thanks to Abdul Qadeer Khan.

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Elmo has lost touch with reality

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Lindsey Graham should resign and return to his starring role in “Petticoat Junction.” He is a spineless supplicant.

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“It’s partly a feature of personality systems. Before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there was a similar guessing game over whether Putin was bluffing or if he truly intended to invade“

It still amazes me that anyone thought Putin was not going to invade after he had moved his troops into position for an invasion.

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just five years ago, Roberts and Gorsuch still possessed the independence and the spine to break with their party’s orthodoxy.

No worries.

The Heritage Foundation is already busy ginning up a case that’ll let them safely lay out a thin veneer of objectivity.

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“Graham told Politico. “As chairman, you … don’t have that luxury sometimes. You have to do things as chairman you wouldn’t have to do as a rank-and-file member.”

Like dropping your pants for the Supreme leader.

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Speaking of ICE:

Ok. Used my quota for the day

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Right now and right here there are goon squads.

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"You have to do things as chairman you wouldn’t have to do as a rank-and-file member.”
–Lindsey Graham, 2025

Sometimes, you have to do things as a Senator and Representative you wouldn’t have to do as a voter.

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Senate GOP leadership has sidelined Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) from the “big, beautiful” reconciliation bill negotiations, Politico reported.

I’m thinking about inviting Rand, his neighbor, and his Republican Senate colleagues to a gathering this afternoon along with Ted Cruz and Tucker, all unbeknownst to each other. I know Rand Paul will come for sure as it’s unlikely he has anything else going on in his social agenda. I think I’ll serve popcorn - lots of it -for myself. Have no idea what the guests are gonna have. Maybe each other…

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