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The current Supreme Court has just granted cert in Anderson v. Griswold, a case from which at least two Justices should recuse themselves. Neither Clarence Thomas nor Amy Coney Barrett can participate with propriety. Barrett is even more compromised than Thomas when it comes to Trump. 1/ #LawFedi #AndersonvGriswold

We cannot have confidence in Barrett’s independence and impartiality when it comes to Trump. She compromised herself by accepting nomination to the Court from a President who made it clear he expected the Court to keep him in power. 4/4 #LawFedi #JudicialEthics #Recusal #andersonVgriswold #AmyConeyBarrett

Oh hey, Happy Smash American Fascism Day to all who observe.

WE ARE 100% ABOUT FREEDOM AND PLEASE IGNORE THE FACT THAT EVERY LAST NEO-NAZI IN AMERICA ENDORSES OUR VISION OF FREEDOM AND ALSO THAT OUR PARTY ATTEMPTED A COUP D'ETAT TO ESTABLISH A RAPEY FUCKWIT AS OUR UNQUESTIONED INFALLIBLE DICTATOR is the dumbest, most insanely, categorically preposterous position any political entity could make and the fact that the political party that did it is still remotely viable in America seems like a pretty good chunk of data for Failed State studies.

Weird that Haley and/or, say, every last fucking Republican politician alive stumbles and wheedles around "What caused the American Civil War" because, if they say what actually caused the American Civil War, they will ALIENATE MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS OF REPUBLICAN VOTERS and not a single goddamn one of them, nor the balance of rank-and-file Republican voter who actually CAN answer the question, sees that as a grave ideological problem.

That you must lie to validate open and gleeful racists to be be viable in your political party.

This is an ongoing problem, to say the least.

Via Emptywheel:

NYT said that #Trump's projection that #Biden is a threat to democracy is brazen.

Actually, it's superb manipulation of their own failures.

NYT quoted 31 words from Biden about democracy, 66 from Trump lying, PLUS 21 from a MAGAt, 16 from MTG, and 36 from Trump's campaign (they also quoted Josh Shapiro).

Basically, bc NYT couldn't resist disseminating Trump's rants, they gave him a campaign ad to attack democracy. #media

🧵Via Clara Jeffery: 1/…

When I heard that #Scalise had multiple myeloma—which my dad died of—I wondered if he'd get stem cell treatment despite having voted & campaigned against stem cell therapy. My dad was too old for this option. Lucky for Scalise, hypocrisy is no barrier

Jake Sherman: STEVE SCALISE will be out of DC until Feb…getting a stem-cell transplant.

House GOP has 220-seat majority. Bill Johnson is out Jan. 21. After that, w Scalise out, GOP will have a bare bones 218-seat majority

The main time I am sympathetic to journalists leaving out alt text is if you're liveposting a rapidly developing or dangerous situation, such as a police riot. But hopefully you can come back and add alt text later where it is missing. And most if the time, we are just sitting at our desks with little excuse. #accessibility

They want us dead. They want us dead and everyone who says "Oh, it's not so bad," or “you're just overreacting" is aiding this kind of abhorrent infringement on the rights of #LGBTQ people to exist.

I... am not sure what my future looks like. I cna't return to the UK. I can just hope that Oregon doesn't throw people like me under the bus.

Reminder that we predicted last week what was going to happen in Ohio with high accuracy https://genderanalysis.net/2023/12/counterpoint-ohio-trans-youth-care-ban-veto-was-a-victory-for-a-gatekeeping-surveillance-state-targeting-trans-adults/

My Citation Needed newsletter is no longer on Substack!

https://citationneeded.news/citation-needed-has-a-new-home/

#substack #SubstackMigration

Hortus Eystettensis: The Beautifully Illustrated Book of Plants That Changed Botanical Art Overnight (1613)

https://www.openculture.com/2024/01/hortus-eystettensis-the-beautifully-illustrated-book-of-plants-that-changed-botanical-art-overnight-1613.html

“Virtually every institution seized upon that term, ‘diversity.’ And I always ask, ‘Well, where is justice here?’ Are you simply going to ask those who have been marginalized or subjugated to come inside of the institution and participate in the same process that led precisely to their marginalization? Diversity and inclusion without substantive change, without radical change, accomplishes nothing.”

– Angela Davis

https://jezebel.com/angela-davis-on-racial-reckoning-diversity-and-inclusi-1844853369

#AngelaDavis #diversity #justice

The next week will see the second-highest COVID levels of the pandemic so far. If you are sick, please stay home if you can. If you have to go into work, please wear an N95 mask to protect others. If you are an employer or political leader, please increase paid sick days.

My favorite reads this year.
Full reviews at: https://jturiano.com > Book Reviews.
1. The Collective by Alison Gaylin
2. Falling by T.J. Newman
3. Educated by Tara Westover
4. How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
5. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

#bookreview #bookreviewers #bookreviewer #favoritebooks #bookstoread #topfivebooks #topfivebooks2023 #readingcommunity #writingcommunity

Octavia, looking out at the snow