28 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Speaking of things that are difficult to talk about, I keep seeing people saying that they refuse to acknowledge any Supreme Court justices of Trump's or decisions of his court because of Merrick Garland. Hell, I'd love to do that too, but surely with the way the world is going, it's not a good idea to just play let's pretend. 

It's kind of like "not my president".  I understand it, but we are affected by his policies even if we disavow him. The same will be true for the decisions SCOTUS makes unfortunately. 

 

 

33 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

 

There was an article a few weeks ago about refugees who were only planning to briefly stay in Mexico before heading to America, but are now staying there because they are afraid of losing their children. I guess many would count that as a "win." I consider it heartless, although I also think those in Mexico who funnel in illegal immigrants for profit and then dump them off on a country that even before this gave them little respect, many of them with no money and no English-speaking abilities, are heartless. 

 

Sadly this is the type of issue that is more difficult to talk about than "build the wall" or "abolish ICE." 

 

One thing Trump has done is made this a "for us or against us" situation. The lines are pretty damn clear.  Not that long ago we discussed issues in this thread like how undocumented immigrants were easy to exploit by the farming industry.  I was pretty on the fence about what I thought was right. Now,  we have kids in cages, so the economics of any of this is hard for me to worry about.  He have to try to pressure these worthless politicians to do the right thing.

Ugh - her again.

 

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ginni-thomas-says-jordan-is-under-attack-for-threatening-elites

This is someone I follow on twitter and always appreciate her candor. Read this thread for the latest on Brexit and what's happened. 

 

Good Lord.

Trump bad mouthed his own officials during a March phone call with Putin, after Putin said they had tried to prevent the call from happening, NYT reports.

"Those are stupid people; you shouldn’t listen to them," Trump told Putin. https://t.co/mosL3Ci6tO

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 9, 2018

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Federal judge dismisses Trump administration claim that US law trumps California law on immigration, drops 2 of 3 claims.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 9, 2018

Betsy DeVos has backed away from cracking down on questionable practices from for-profit colleges, so states are stepping up and filing suit against colleges that defraud students.

"This federal government is walking away from their responsibility." https://t.co/c9O1gHmjQG

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 9, 2018

Some members of Trump's exclusive Florida clubs appear to have been invited to an Air Force One tour last year, according to an invitation obtained by BuzzFeed News, which was cross-checked with records received through a FOIA request. https://t.co/hvqwTcNThk

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 9, 2018

Trump's personal driver for more than 25 years is suing Trump for unpaid overtime, Bloomberg reports. https://t.co/PtXpHZg8hD

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 9, 2018

A third-generation Tennessee farmer who almost always votes Republican, said he's voting this fall for Democratic Senate candidate Phil Bredesen, in part because Trump's trade wars are hurting his business — a sizable hog farm with some 400 employees. https://t.co/VjRtATVz6b

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 9, 2018

Rudy Giuliani seems to confirm that Trump asked James Comey to go easy on Michael Flynn, despite prior denials.

Giuliani: "He didn't direct him to [let go of the investigation]. What he said to him was 'can you give him a break?'" https://t.co/Itaccp46td

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 9, 2018

Since a court ordered the Trump admin not to ban transgender military recruits, scores have applied — but it appears almost none are being accepted.

The applicants are being stalled or turned away at a time when some branches face a shortage of recruits. https://t.co/hyexLJZ4nM

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 9, 2018

What a sad place this has become. I refuse to believe hate will win long term, but even in the short term it's terrible to see.

 

Yes, it should raise red flags. Talk about stacking the deck in his favor.

This far into a presidency and still being sued for not paying his bills and no one bats an eye anymore.

 

 

Trump's personal driver for 25 years is suing Trump for 3,300 hours of unpaid overtime https://t.co/wI2230TaSu pic.twitter.com/MkcjtNFWVA

— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) July 9, 2018

The article about the farmer who is now supporting Phil Bredesen because of Trump reminds me a lot of the old days when we'd hear about this or that rich Republican who was now supporting Hillary. I think he's going to be in for a rude awakening about how many below him on the food chain will still blindly support Trump. These men have lost all control of the monsters they created.

 

I hate to be shallow, but I just couldn't even stomach watching most of Kavanaugh, who looks like he just got straight off PTL. I'd say he is better than that Comey woman, but they both think I'm going to burn in hell and they're both happy to let the world burn, so I guess it doesn't really matter, it's just a difference of style. I think Trump was never going to pick a woman (at most he might if it's to replace a woman) but beyond that, I have a feeling that for all the slobbering from the right over how she would have made Democrats look like heathens and sexists, McConnell probably knew she stood a huge chance of not being confirmed. 

 

I thought of all the hype of China moving forward in responsible environmental methods when I read this:

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44738952

 

Our political system would be nothing without backroom deals.

I can't stand this type of stuff. I don't know how to make it smaller as I don't see the font control button. I know this is what you get with Politico, but this type of blatant, glib dishonesty (the far right has made it clear they want no moderates and that two of their main goals are to ban abortion and gay marriage and overturn those rulings...and in many areas of the country it is now all but impossible for women to have abortions) is exactly why so many hate the pundit class. 

 

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/07/09/donald-trump-brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-218963

 

That does not mean the Democratic opposition will refrain from hyperventilating. For some reason, when Democratic presidents place liberal Democratic justices on the Court, Republicans remain calm. They may oppose. They may even oppose when they should not. But the four horses of the apocalypse are kept in the barn, out of sight. The nominees even get a substantial number of Republican votes. Merrick Garland aside, Obama’s two nominees both got 67 votes. But when Republican presidents nominate conservative justices no less qualified, sane, and moderate, the left throws a fit. It matters not who the nominee is.

 

Please, my liberal friends, calm down.

 

Abortion is not in danger. Roe v. Wade is an intellectual mess and the practice of abortion is anything but “safe, legal and rare,” as President Bill Clinton wanted it to be. But the Supreme Court as an institution is slow to change and extremely slow to admit its mistakes. I may be a poor vote-counter, but it is hard for me to count five votes for overruling Roe. At most, the Court will continue the path of the past two decades of permitting reasonable regulation but protecting the core of the right to an abortion. And even if I am wrong about that, remember that a reversal of Roe means nothing more than a return to the democratic process. If abortion is as valued as right at Democratic activists claim that it is, there is no need to protect it from the voters. Moreover, technology is quickly making abortion almost impossible to prohibit.

 

Same-sex marriage is in even less danger. Again, Obergefell was not the best-reasoned of decisions, but there is zero appetite on the right to reverse it. At most, individuals and religious groups opposed to the practice will be protected from being coerced to lend their support or approval. That should have been the law all along.

Yeah, that guy got roasted for that piece.

 

Meanwhile:

 

 

NEW: Bill Shine’s production of the Kavanaugh announcement was timed to boost Hannity’s show, a source close to Hannity says. “Everyone at the White House knew this was about Sean’s ratings” https://t.co/ahHaCBCei1

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) July 10, 2018

Are they trying to catch up to the Trump WH with all these recent resignations among the conservatives?

 

Conservative party vice chairs Maria Caulfield and Ben Bradley quit over Theresa May's Chequers Brexit plan https://t.co/eu5WbZqyvi

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) July 10, 2018

58 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Are they trying to catch up to the Trump WH with all these recent resignations among the conservatives?

 

Maybe they're trying to get out of seeing Trump too...

 

I think a lot of these are temper tantrums. The right wing in the UK are starting to see the Brexit they wanted is never going to happen. They also don't have the ability to get Theresa May out of office. This is their only way to get attention.

11 hours ago, sivad40 said:

 

 

I read that people are denying this. Who knows. I will say if it's true then he is one of the most craven justices ever on the SCOTUS.

8 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

 

Maybe they're trying to get out of seeing Trump too...

 

I think a lot of these are temper tantrums. The right wing in the UK are starting to see the Brexit they wanted is never going to happen. They also don't have the ability to get Theresa May out of office. This is their only way to get attention.

I actually agree with you on this. None of them thought leave would win the referendum therefore had no real plan on how to move forward. I can't stand the Tories or May, but they are all cowards, including that buffoon Boris Johnson.  I am no Corbyn fan and lets face it, Labour does not really have a Brexit plan either, and I know another election is no option right now, but right now I'd give anything to see the Tories out period.

13 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

I read that people are denying this. Who knows. I will say if it's true then he is one of the most craven justices ever on the SCOTUS.

I have also read a theory about Kennedy being pseudo forced out due to his sons relationship with Trump via Deutch Bank. Who knows. The suspicious part of all this is that Kennedy did hire law clerks for the next SCOTUS term so something is definitely up.