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[florduh]

What an incredibly bleak 24 hours.

Supreme Court overturns Chevron decision, curtailing federal agencies' power in major shift

The Supreme Court overturned a landmark 40-year-old decision that gave federal agencies broad regulatory power.

www.cbsnews.com

Divided Supreme Court rules in major homelessness case that outdoor sleeping bans are OK

California Gov. Gavin Newsome says a Supreme Court ruling that cities can enforce bans on people sleeping outdoors in West Coast areas will give local officials more freedom to address the crisis.

apnews.com

Just a dumb, evil country.

 

[sedentree]

William Davies · Fever Dream: Fourteen Years Later

What is it that is coming to a close? This fourteen-year fever dream of failures, absurdities and outbursts of reaction...

www.lrb.co.uk

Tom Crewe · Carnival of Self-Harm: Good Riddance to the Tories

Thatcherism degraded the social fabric to the point where the Tory Party was removed from office in 1997 on a wave of...

www.lrb.co.uk

 

[florduh]

Biden says he will NOT drop out of presidential race after debate

A presidential adviser told CNN this morning that not only is Biden refusing to step aside as the Democratic candidate, he is committed to stepping onto the debating stage again in September

www.dailymail.co.uk

I've seen Biden Loyalists claiming that people like me are being ableist. After all the man has a stutter. I should focus on the words he said, not the aesthetics. Here is a direct quote, devoid of his cadaverous visage and delivery:

Even if he didn't look and sound like he was moments from dying, this is fucking awful. It was a response to a question on Abortion. The Democrat's best issue. He turned it into an answer about Immigration. Their worst issue. It's also racist as fuck.

If he won't step down willingly, Jill or Kamala need to push him down a staircase. Today. After all "democracy" is on the line

Also. Important note to any Euros or Canadians: you are NOT allowed to view any video from that debate! Stay out of Dumbfuckistani Business

This is OUR personal shame to deal with!

 

[florduh]

We are through the looking glass here if the entire NYT Editorial Board is saying this

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1806810975317701037

This is important because he will not voluntarily step aside. But the Democratic Party does not represent voters. They represent donors. And every Democratic Party donor reads the NYT.

Also, a famous expert at good working brains has chimed in:

 

[Abele Rizieri Ferrari]

I wouldn't get your hopes up.

 

[666Honeybadger]

I wouldn't get your hopes up.

Every democrat right now:

"Give us a break and let nature take its course! (we are so close)"
I think they are secretly prepping a state funeral tbh..

 

[budski]

a president Harris in a couple years wouldn't bother me much,

 

[florduh]

a president Harris in a couple years wouldn't bother me much,

A couple years???? Brother, she needs to be the President by MONDAY.

What are we doing here? The guy's an Alzheimer's patient. This is terrifying.

Two Joe Bidens: The night America saw the other one​

Yeah, it's called "sundowning". Grandpa is lucid for a few hours during the day, and the rest of the time he doesn't know what decade it is.

I remember the Trump years. The constant background anxiety, wondering if he's gonna nuke Finland or something. The entire sales proposition for Biden, a lifelong mediocrity, is that we wouldn't have to worry anymore. Everyone could go back to brunch.

Well, I'm sorry but I can't enjoy brunch knowing that a guy who shouldn't be allowed to live on his own has the nuclear codes.

So, yes. It's malpractice to put this guy up for the most important election ever (part 3). But we have a more immediate problem.

 

[CANtalk]

https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleTwitter/comments/1dranjf

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[florduh]

https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleTwitter/comments/1dranjf

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Something I didn't even put together until now: the end of the Chevron Doctrine more or less kills the National Labor Relations Board. We're now back to the pre-New Deal era for unions.

Instead of filing suits with the government, Unions will have to go back to the 19th century tradition of saying "Listen boss. Me and the boys have a list of demands. You can either meet them or we'll burn this factory to the ground ".

And by the way. If you're not at least a multimillionaire, and you're cheering any of this bullshit on, "Yee-haw, no moar gubernment reg-u-la-tions", you are a fucking rube.

You're the modern equivalent of the medieval peasant who would cheer their local Lord along as he fucked their wife in front of them.

"Yes, m'lord! Your dick-game is so strong, m'lord! Give 'er the 'ol heave-ho, m'lord!"

Pathetic

 

[CANtalk]

Lawrence: We live in a country where most commentators declared the liar the debate winner​

Lawrence: We live in a country where most commentators declared the liar the debate winner

Twenty-four hours after the word “panic” appeared on television screens, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell provides what he calls “calm analysis” of the first presidential debate of the 2024 election.

www.msnbc.com

 

[sedentree]

What an incredibly bleak 24 hours.

Supreme Court overturns Chevron decision, curtailing federal agencies' power in major shift

The Supreme Court overturned a landmark 40-year-old decision that gave federal agencies broad regulatory power.

www.cbsnews.com

Divided Supreme Court rules in major homelessness case that outdoor sleeping bans are OK

California Gov. Gavin Newsome says a Supreme Court ruling that cities can enforce bans on people sleeping outdoors in West Coast areas will give local officials more freedom to address the crisis.

apnews.com

Just a dumb, evil country.

Just watching Star Trek Insurrection and this quote felt relevant to the second link.

Jean-Luc Picard: But some of the darkest chapters in the history of my world involved the forced relocation of a small group of people to satisfy the demands of a large one. I'd hoped that we had learned from our mistakes, but it seems some of us hav

A great memorable quote from the Star Trek: Insurrection movie on Quotes.net - Jean-Luc Picard: But some of the darkest chapters in the history of my world involved the forced relocation of a small group of people to satisfy the demands of a large one. I'd hoped that we had learned from our...

www.quotes.net

 

[coolbreeze]

Just watching Star Trek Insurrection and this quote felt relevant to the second link.

Jean-Luc Picard: But some of the darkest chapters in the history of my world involved the forced relocation of a small group of people to satisfy the demands of a large one. I'd hoped that we had learned from our mistakes, but it seems some of us hav

A great memorable quote from the Star Trek: Insurrection movie on Quotes.net - Jean-Luc Picard: But some of the darkest chapters in the history of my world involved the forced relocation of a small group of people to satisfy the demands of a large one. I'd hoped that we had learned from our...

www.quotes.net

Fwiw, there's a great DS9 episode about the Bell Riots that end the Sanctuaries, which I mistakenly associated with what I could see of Picard's quote. Anyhow, the Sanctuaries were ghettos for the homeless, speaking of another topical Supreme Court fiasco:

Bell Riots

The Bell Riots were a pivotal series of events on Earth that took place in September 2024. Started in San Francisco's Sanctuary District A, they were named after protest leader Gabriel Bell. One of the most violent civil disturbances in all of American history, the riots and subsequent crackdown...

memory-alpha.fandom.com

 

[sedentree]

Fwiw, there's a great DS9 episode about the Bell Riots that end the Sanctuaries:

Bell Riots

The Bell Riots were a pivotal series of events on Earth that took place in September 2024. Started in San Francisco's Sanctuary District A, they were named after protest leader Gabriel Bell. One of the most violent civil disturbances in all of American history, the riots and subsequent crackdown...

memory-alpha.fandom.com

Getting a little off topic now, but I actually watched that in the recent past, basically in the midst of following this list

List of Star Trek episodes, chronological

 

[florduh]

Just watching Star Trek Insurrection and this quote felt relevant to the second link.

Wow. Didn't realize my childhood hero was an antisemite :

But some of the darkest chapters in the history of my world involved the forced relocation of a small group of people to satisfy the demands of a large one. I'd hoped that we had learned from our mistakes, but it seems some of us haven't.

And a fucking communist to boot :

Although, the past week has proved Captain Picard correct on that point

Fwiw, there's a great DS9 episode about the Bell Riots

That's this September!

But, yes. That is the future. If it's illegal to be homeless, we're a few months or years away from a "final solution" to the unhoused problem.

The only difference is, the American concentration camps will be privately owned and for-profit forced labor camps.

Anyhow, the Sanctuaries were ghettos for the homeless, speaking of another topical Supreme Court fiasco:

I'm getting really tired of problems that are easy to solve not being solved because it might mildly inconvenience the wealthy. It's not like building people homes is impossible by the laws of physics or something. Four fucking walls and a roof

There's also the issue that there are multiple vacant homes for every unhoused person.

Millions of Homes Still Being Kept Vacant as Housing Costs Surge, Report Finds

The nation's 50 largest metro areas have millions of homes that aren't being used. There are under 500,000 unhoused individuals in the entire country.

www.vice.com

 

[florduh]

'It's a mess': Biden turns to family on his path forward after his disastrous debate

Democratic leaders have stood by the president as he faces questions about his ability to defeat Trump in November. But privately, many are expressing concern.

www.nbcnews.com

So glad that the future of "democracy" (and maybe the world) comes down to whether or not the lady a Right Wing Dixiecrat married back in the mid 70's is a complete scumbag or not

 

[florduh]

'It's a mess': Biden turns to family on his path forward after his disastrous debate

Democratic leaders have stood by the president as he faces questions about his ability to defeat Trump in November. But privately, many are expressing concern.

www.nbcnews.com

So glad that the future of "democracy" (and maybe the world) comes down to whether or not the lady a Right Wing Dixiecrat married back in the mid 70's is a complete scumbag or not

I'm sorry, I was wrong. The future of planet earth is actually in the hands of Joe Biden's wife (who nobody voted for) AND his cokehead son (who nobody voted for).

 

[macbill]

US to criminally charge Boeing, seek guilty plea, sources say​

The U.S. Justice Department will criminally charge Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab with fraud over two fatal crashes and ask the plane maker to plead guilty or face a trial, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

 

[florduh]

US to criminally charge Boeing, seek guilty plea, sources say​

The U.S. Justice Department will criminally charge Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab with fraud over two fatal crashes and ask the plane maker to plead guilty or face a trial, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

The Justice Department decided to charge Boeing after finding it violated a 2021 agreement that had shielded it from prosecution over the fatal crashes involving 737 MAX jets. The deadly crashes took place in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 people.

What the fuck? They murdered 346 people over plain greed. No one's going to jail. They'll end up paying less than a million dollars per murder.

By the rules of The Just and Infallible Free Market (peace be upon its name), the Boeing Executives were correct in murdering those people. Cutting corners on safety allowed for more stock buybacks. On balance, those murders were a good investment.

 

[vapviking]

News from Kickcandownroadistan

Supreme Court: Trump Has 'Absolute Immunity' For Core Constitutional Powers

Supreme Court: Trump Has 'Absolute Immunity' For Core Constitutional Powers

The court found that Trump is entitled to immunity from prosecution for "official" acts, but not "unofficial" ones, and ordered lower courts to decide which acts are which.

www.huffpost.com

 

[florduh]

News from Kickcandownroadistan

Supreme Court: Trump Has 'Absolute Immunity' For Core Constitutional Powers

Supreme Court: Trump Has 'Absolute Immunity' For Core Constitutional Powers

The court found that Trump is entitled to immunity from prosecution for "official" acts, but not "unofficial" ones, and ordered lower courts to decide which acts are which.

www.huffpost.com

A few suggestions for President Harris:

1) Dissolve the Supreme Court immediately. After all, they said there is no need for a Federal Government. Congress should pass laws for literally everything from how much cadmium is allowed in Twinkies, to deciding specific labor disputes. Congress can be the ultimate deciders on what's Constitutional. If the People's representatives pass a law, it's Constitutional. There's no need for these creepy robed fucks

Or

2) Have Seal Team Six assassinate Trump immediately. The Supreme Court has decided the President is legally allowed to do this.

Or

3) Do the same thing to every Conservative Justice and FastTrack new cases undoing all this stupidity.

But if I've learned anything about the Dumbfuckocrats, they will pick a fourth option: do absolutely nothing then fundraise off of Trump being President again.

 

[Radwin Bodnic]

But if I've learned anything about the Dumbfuckocrats, they will pick a fourth option: do absolutely nothing then fundraise off of Trump being President again.

Except this time it won't probably be possible to take the power back...

 

[coolbreeze]

Except this time it won't probably be possible to take the power back...

And, really, what will be the point then? Climate change won't wait 4+ years.

 

[Radwin Bodnic]

And, really, what will be the point then? Climate change won't wait 4+ years.

Hard times ahead...

Fascism is rising everywhere. France is about to choose a prime minister from a quisling party. Even in Germany fascists are the second political power.

 

[florduh]

Except this time it won't probably be possible to take the power back...

They don't care about holding or wielding power. The Democrats would be perfectly content with permanent Republican rule. The Democratic Party is a private enterprise that exists to do fundraising. And they post better numbers when Republicans are in office.

Honestly, their fundraising emails make more sense when they're not in office. Because I gave to Bernie, I'm constantly getting emails from the DNC begging for money and saying how we need to re-elect Biden to protect a woman's right to bodily autonomy. Except: that right was lost while Biden was President. He did fuck all about it. Just like they've done fuck all about it for fifty years.