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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4m

"Adding to the train wreck, Halligan’s appointment as US attorney may not even be legal, meaning that the indictment is a legal nullity … which may actually be the least embarrassing outcome here for the Justice Department." — @lizdye.bsky.social

The 1,287,923 defects in the Comey case ... so far

Welcome to the Rocket Docket, Lindsey Halligan!

www.publicnotice.co

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30m

This entire argument by Louisiana and the conservatives questions are premised on an erasure of Congress’ enforcement power under the 14th & 15th Amendments.

Literally swinging for the fences to wipe out the premise for the legitimacy of Congress’ power to enact civil rights statutes.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 54m

Kavanaugh: "I want to note some common ground bc I think it's important in disputes like this one to identify common ground. Justice Jackson said the goal is equal opportunity for all Americans & I think we all agree on that, completely"

man shut your bitchass up with this conscience assuaging bs

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 23m

This sounds like a joke but the actual argument here being made by the white voters is that making state policy to enforce Black people’s equal access to the franchise is a violation of the 15th amendment, which was ratified to ensure Black men’s equal access to the franchise.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26m

“the constitution forbids race conscious remedies” would be news to the people who wrote the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments

Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 34m

Griem goes there, arguing in response to Justice Jackson that there can be no race-conscious remedy absent a finding of intentional discrimination.

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David Noll @david.noll.org · 23m

Has anyone noted the absurdity of the "color-blind" plaintiffs in this case identifying themselves by race?

Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 43m

11:28 AM ET: Edward Greim is now arguing on behalf of the "non-African American" plaintiffs in the case. He argued the Constitution is color-blind and the statutes enforcing it should be as well.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26m

“the constitution forbids race conscious remedies” would be news to the people who wrote the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments

Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 34m

Griem goes there, arguing in response to Justice Jackson that there can be no race-conscious remedy absent a finding of intentional discrimination.

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'Gory the A'ight @gregoryaight.bsky.social · 25m

Because what they are doing is "reversing" decades of "unfair elevation of Black, Native, disabled, and other vulnerable people" to take care of the "real racism" which is "against white people, and white men in particular."

Racism is being almost explicitly defined as "against white people."

Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 48m

SCOTUS conservative justices say you can engage in racial profiling in immigration stops but can’t consider race under Voting Rights Act to remedy centuries of racial discrimination

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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 22m

All -

I'm canceling my appearance to Merrimack Halloween Book Festival this weekend.

Again, given the escalating situation in Chicago I do not feel safe traveling at this time.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 26m

Lol. that was it. He was up for like 15 minutes of humiliation, and now he's gone.

Last up is Hashim Mooppan. Deputy SG for the Trump administration.

There's no real reason for the Trump admin to be here. But there's an opportunity for racism so I guess Trump wants to be involved.

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Toni Bradfield @tonibradfield.bsky.social · 27m

She’s very clearly all in

Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 34m

JD clearly agrees with the Nazis, but do wonder if he works extra hard to coddle and defend them because they really hate marriages like his

Someone should ask Usha how she feels about her husband's views on this (tho no DC reporter with that kind of access would ever)

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1h

Fascinating. Politico notes that when notified of the texts, many state-level Republicans fired or condemned these cretins. Now Vance emerges to excuse the racism, and calls the reaction to it "pearl clutching."

He seems determined to purge the party of its last enclaves of decency.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1h

Fascinating. Politico notes that when notified of the texts, many state-level Republicans fired or condemned these cretins. Now Vance emerges to excuse the racism, and calls the reaction to it "pearl clutching."

He seems determined to purge the party of its last enclaves of decency.

‘College Group Chat’: JD Vance Dismisses ‘Pearl Clutching’ Over Young Republicans Leak to Attack Jay Jones

Liberals hit back at Vance's blunt dismissal of racist, antisemitic and misogynistic messages leaked from a Young Republicans group chat.

www.mediaite.com

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 34m

One could say that Kavanaugh's mere presence on the court is itself evidence that there are forms of inequality that have not been sufficiently remedied.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 41m

Kagan is going back to the difference between Section 2 and Section 5. This would work if Roberts was an intellectually honest person. Unfortunately, Roberts hates Black people voting as much as any Klansman ever did.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 50m

One of my only remaining joys is that every single time Amy Coney Barrett makes a stupid argument, Ketanji Brown Jackson gets a chance to follow up and illustrate her stupidity.
And this will happen again, and again, for the rest of Barrett's life.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 54m

Brett Kavanaugh is basically arguing tha there have been "sufficient remedies" for racism.

This seems like a good time to bring up the @politico.com about how young Republicans have *remedied* racism.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Lauren Gill @laurengill.bsky.social · 56m

Everything about this case shows how easy it is to send someone to death row.

Anthony Boyd was sentenced to death entirely on dubious eyewitness testimony. His lawyer had a month to prepare for trial. Alabama plans to execute him next week.

My latest @boltsmag.org:
boltsmag.org/anthony-boyd...

He Was Convicted Entirely On Clashing Eyewitness Testimony. Alabama Plans to Execute Him Next Week. - Bolts

No physical evidence connected Anthony Boyd to a 1993 murder. He was sent to death row on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat of capital punishment.

boltsmag.org

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Taulby Edmondson @taulby.bsky.social · 34m

"No physical evidence connected Anthony Boyd to a 1993 murder. He was sent to death row on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat of capital punishment."

Lauren Gill @laurengill.bsky.social · 56m

Everything about this case shows how easy it is to send someone to death row.

Anthony Boyd was sentenced to death entirely on dubious eyewitness testimony. His lawyer had a month to prepare for trial. Alabama plans to execute him next week.

My latest @boltsmag.org:
boltsmag.org/anthony-boyd...

He Was Convicted Entirely On Clashing Eyewitness Testimony. Alabama Plans to Execute Him Next Week. - Bolts

No physical evidence connected Anthony Boyd to a 1993 murder. He was sent to death row on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat of capital punishment.

boltsmag.org

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 34m

It would be impossible to overstate the irreparable damage that John Roberts has caused to American democracy.

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 2h

I'll be writing about today's Supreme Court arguments in Callais v. Louisiana—which the GOP justices have likely teed up to nuke what's left of the Voting Rights Act—but for now, read up on the practical consequences of this case: a net 19 extra House seats for Republicans. slate.com/news-and-pol...

The Supreme Court Might Net Republicans 19 Congressional Seats in One Fell Swoop

On Wednesday, the justices will take the extraordinary step of rehearing Louisiana v. Callais.

slate.com

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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 2h

Award-winning pain researcher here. This is not something that can be done. Hope this helps.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 3h

“In nursing homes, neonatal units, and ICU wards, researchers are racing to turn pain—medicine’s most subjective vital sign—into something a camera or sensor can score as reliably as blood pressure.”

AI is changing how we quantify pain

Artificial intelligence is helping health-care providers better assess their patients’ discomfort.

www.technologyreview.com

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Michael Anderson @michaelander45.bsky.social · 43m

Super cool that you can arrest people for looking brown but its going to be unconstitutional to make sure brown and black people are not discriminated against in voting

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Taulby Edmondson @taulby.bsky.social · 42m

Defending genocidaires by posing as realpolitik--Booker is awful.

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 18h

Whereas Harris told MSNBC that she believes whether or not Israel has committed genocide is a fair and honest question to ask, Cory Booker explicitly said to the "I've Had it" podcast that he thinks addressing the question of whether Netanyahu has committed crimes would undermine resolving conflict.

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Pé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 42m

Some of the participants in the chat group in question were IN THEIR THIRTIES and had real jobs!

Young Republicans are for 18-40 year olds!

Berny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · 1h

“Banter”

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 2h

HAPPENING SOON: SCOTUS will hear arguments in a case that could end one of the last safeguards against racial gerrymanders, and lock in GOP control of the U.S. House for generations to come. We’ll be providing real-time court updates at the blog below👇

LIVE BLOG: Supreme Court Hears Case That Could Gut the Voting Rights Act