BREAKING: The Senate Judiciary Committee has just voted to approve subpoenas for conservative activist Leonard Leo and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow in its Supreme Court ethics probe. — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 30, 2023 I feel like this development got overlooked yesterday, in the general news barrage. Per Huffpost, “Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Subpoenas In …
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Open Thread: Scrutinizing SC(R)OTUS
(Clay Jones via GoComics.com) The Supreme Court (Republican) of the United States. Justice Thomas rightly earns the most media opprobrium, but the Scandalous Six are all a disgrace to their (stolen) robes. our new ethics code is that we probably should obey the law sometimes, unless we don’t want to — flglmn (@flglmn) November …
Ok So Maybe We Might Need An Ethics Code
The frauds at the Supreme Court have decided maybe congress was right and although we still completely disagree they have any authority over us we will make a tidy little code of ethics: The Supreme Court on Monday adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts …
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TGIFriday Morning Open Thread: A Good Week’s Work
(Jack Ohman via GoComics.com) At Chicago fundraiser, Biden calls Trump a nickname again — says only two presidents in US history with fewer jobs the day they left office than when they came in. Hoover and “Donald Hoover Trump.” — Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) November 9, 2023 — President Biden trades his suit jacket for …
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Open Thread: In Other News…
Random stuff, because we’ve all been consumed with overarching themes this week: Douglass Mackey, the man “on trial for memes,” was sentenced to seven months in prison Wednesday for his efforts to trick Hillary Clinton voters into staying home on Election Day in 2016. @NikaSchoonover https://t.co/0u8YsjmGdG — Courthouse News (@CourthouseNews) October 18, 2023 Could not …
Tuesday Evening Open Thread: SBF On Trial — Update
On his first day in court, SBF arrived in front of potential jurors with a new look—and mostly focused on his laptop. https://t.co/qC5b5b1z3Z — Fast Company (@FastCompany) October 3, 2023 Of course the ongoing House speakership chaos is more Serious, but allow me my petty obsessions… … The cofounder and former CEO of FTX arrived …
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Monday Evening Open Thread: Tragedy Tomorrow — Comedy Tonight!
Donald J. Trump was entitled to receive a jury trial in his NYC civil fraud case. While Trump wanted a trial by jury, HIS attorneys DID NOT correctly fill out court paperwork. Instead, Trump will receive a bench trial solely decided by a judge he's repeatedly attacked. pic.twitter.com/MW4gemybr1 — Stephanie Winston Wolkoff (@SWinstonWolkoff) October 2, …
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