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Bobstandard's JournalSCOTUS oks Texas gerrymander. Bets on how they decide on California's?
Texas’ gerrymander was proposed and approved by their heavily Republican legislature. No input from the citizens whose districts would be altered. The California redistricting was a proposition approved overwhelmingly by a vote of California’s citizens.
I’m betting the California Republican’s Hail Mary or the Trump DOJ’s attempts to have courts throw out the results of the vote will eventually make it to the Supreme Court. SCOTUS will then put a stay on implementation of the redistricting until the full court can rule on the issues—which they won’t do until after the midterms.
I think it’s a pretty safe bet. The Roberts court is clearly in the bag for Trump and the defenestration of the Constitution. They’ll do anything to prop him up.
How would an effective Democratic Senate leader have kept the cavers in line/punish them?
I believe there are ways to reward or punish Senators who break from the party on important issues. I’m wondering what those ways are and how could an effective leader use them. I’m sure Schumer won’t because he’s who he is. But what if he were a fighter?
As you ponder this, keep in mind that a bunch of the cavers are retiring or not running again. How could you entice or punish them?
I just drove 1,897 miles to vote Yes on 59
I was in northern British Columbia enjoying catch-and-release fishing for a sadly diminished species. Paying as close attention as I could to the Prop 50 contest in California I knew that my vote probably wouldn’t matter much.
I grew up on military bases. I spent 18 years subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (it applies to military dependents-look it up). My Dad served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. My Uncle served on the Joint Chiefs for the Marine Corps. My Aunt, a WWII and Korea vet too, was briefly the senior enlisted man in the entire Pacific theater during the Vietnam War.
There was no way I could miss a chance to honor their legacy of service and sacrifice in the name of freedom and fighting fascism and dictatorship. 1,800 miles was nothing.
Live fire exercise canceled after premature detonation rains shrapnel in I-5
California Governor Gavin Newsom was proved right to close I-5 during a live firing of artillery over Interstate 5 the main, heavily traveled link between Los Angeles and San Diego. Falling shrapnel from a premature detonation hit California Highway Patrol and JD Vance party vehicles early in the exercise causing it to be cancelled, according to an article in The Guardian, ABC news and other outlet. Luckily, no one was hurt due to Newsom’s foresight.
Here’s a link to The Guardian story
Premature detonations. Isn’t that particularly Trumpian!
Warships off Pendleton, I-5 closed
Trump is going through with his ‘see what a tough dictator I am” vanity parade after all. It seems such a stupid, useless display of ego that I didn’t think it would happen. Wrong again
A friend has bicycled in to Trestles beach and captured this photo of one of the four big warships in view a few minutes ago. He also reports I-5 is a parking lot filled with pissed off motorists.
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Vampire PACs just won't quit. Burn them here!
I nominate ProChoiceDems, electdiversedems, and, especially STFU PAC as the worst of the vampire PACs.
I can just see the guys who came up with STFU PAC sitting around daring each other to come up with a more ridiculous PAC name. “Hey, you guys! I’ve got a great one! How about Shut The Fuck Up PAC?” Hilarious laughter all around. Wiping their eyes, “Yeah. We gotta try that just for shits and giggles.”
It’s not funny, of course, because STFU PAC is claiming to raise money for Yes on 50 campaign in California. ProChoiceDems hits on just about any issue including this week the Jimmy Kimmel thing. Last week it was some other outrage. Elect Diverse Dems is similarly ready to jump on any outrage to help them raise money. Precious little if any actually gets spent promoting actual Democratic Party electoral goals. F-em
Have favorite PACs you life to hate of your own? Dish!
Tariffs illegal? Sure. For how long?
Ok. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. ruled that Trumps tariffs are illegal. Inevitably and probably rapidly, this case will be ruled on by the Supreme Court. Any doubt as to how they’ll rule? I bet the radical right Justices will quickly craft some cockamamy justification, hold some abbreviated proceedings just for show, and give Trump full reign. Tariffs back in effect. Dictatorial powers additionally confirmed.
Any takers? Variations on the theme?
Will Trump break up the Gavin Newsom press conference Thursday?
Will Trump send his stormtroopers to break up the news conference and demonstration with ‘powerful Democrats’ that Newsom has announced for Thursday? It’s just the kind of gaudy show of power that he’s looking for to get the Epstein scandal off the front pages. He’s desperate, crazy and craven enough to try it.
The biggest concentration of ICE, National Guard, FBI that Trump has gathered so far is in California. Trump said way back in June that Newsome should be arrested.
Will Newsom’s mocking post on Xitter be the provocation that pushes the orange madman over the edge?
Fascist regimes stage crap like this as part of their power grabs. I think it could happen. I also don’t think Californios will put up with it if it does. The press hasn’t covered it much but there been a lot of pushback to Trump’s California initiatives in the streets. This could really set people off.
Beware the Black Bloc!
The Black Bloc are a loosely associated group of violent anarchists who are often the first to cause violence at otherwise peaceful demonstrations. They wear black clothes, often padded, black ski masks, and often motorcycle style helmets. If you see them call them out. Loudly yelling “Black Bloc out of here” and pointing them out is sometimes enough to get them on the run. Put the cops on them if you can. Be careful around them. The mean no good.
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