“The truth is that the #MeToo movement did not end the impunity of rapists and abusers so much as highlight how entrenched and tenacious the social forces that create that impunity really are.” I wrote about the overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s conviction.theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Countless things still swirling through my brain today, but this statement from Alito—best described as a 'gotcha' question to Dreeben in his mind—is going to stay in my head forever. I have so many follow-up stories I want to write about all of this; this might have to be one.

Mike Johnson's visit to Columbia had zilch to do w/ concern with antisemitism. He's an antisemite who conspired to overthrow an election for the most openly antisemitic president in half-century. He wants to crush higher ed, & he's a rapture dude. That's what he's in it for.

'Rapture dude' is shorthand for saying that Johnson's evangelical support for Israel is anything but pro-Jewish. He's from the camp that believes Israel has a role to play in the return of Jesus. To him, that's what Jews are 'for.' His denunciations of antisemitism are empty.

NEWS --> Prominent conservative Michael Luttig excoriates the right wing SCOTUS justices as 'radical,' predicting that in the 1/6 case, they'll protect Trump entirely.

“I now believe that it is unlikely Trump will ever be tried,' Luttig tells me.

Link:
newrepublic.com/article/181059…

Truly can't wrap my mind around Kristi Noem bragging about murdering a 14-month-old puppy and somehow thinking it makes her look good. More like Jeffrey Dahmer with veneers. theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

Who could’ve guessed that if you give police immunity from lawsuits for violating your civil rights they would proceed to . . . violate your civil rights?

A timely reminder of what happens when someone is above the law. Looking at you #SCOTUS

Normally I'd say this is the end of Governor Noem's career, but this is 2024 and she's a Republican, so she'll probably get another term in office from it.

Breaking: 'Texas is a sovereign state, not a sovereign country,' U.S. District Judge David Alan Ezra declares in rejecting Texas's motion to dismiss the US's lawsuit against the state based on the buoy barrier it is trying to establish in the Rio Grande. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

Everyone knows the president is surrounded by people at all times. He has a massive staff, he has armed security that everyone instantly recognizes, he has an aide whose only job is to carry a briefcase full of nuclear codes. What about any of this is a SCOOP?

Bill Barr is no defender of democracy. The opposite, in fact. Repeat ad nauseam whenever you see him as a pundit.

What an amoral, empty man. Truly disgusting.

Man alive would this be a good time for people to finally grasp what’s happening in this country.

The NY Post claim that 'George Soros is paying the student protestors' is an incoherent mess. Its central claim appears to be false: that US Campaign for Palestinian Rights 'received at least $300,000 from Soros’ Open Society Foundations.' OSF's website shows no grants to USCPR.

If you would like to know what's going on at student protests, I strongly recommend following student journalists. The Daily Northwestern has reported on student encampments for decades, produces excellent coverage, and is live-tweeting here:

“Since the court let Idaho enforce its law in early January, six pregnant women have been airlifted out of state—that’s compared to just one patient in all of 2023.”

“Sam Alito Thinks We’re All Stupid” Susan Rinkunas has a newsletter 🔥

newrepublic.com/article/180990… The New Republic

what the FUCK

A reminder that in Idaho it is a crime to offer an abortion to a woman who will otherwise lose an organ

How to Kent State