There was also this one- Religious Freedom Demands That Women Be Denied Birth Control, Trump Administration Tells Supreme Court by Jordan Smith, The Intercept May 12 2020 During oral arguments on May 6, before a U.S. Supreme Court working remotely amid the coronavirus crisis, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had one question on her mind: What …
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May 12 2020
Pondering the Pundits
Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news media and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …
May 12 2020
How Deep Is The Rot?
Arguments today in Supreme Court about whether Congress gets Executive Branch information or not. Bad if decided the wrong way but it would undo 200+ years of Black Letter Law. These particular cases have uniformly resulted in practically unanimous findings in favor of Congress at both the District and Appeals level. I would hope Roberts …
May 12 2020
Cartnoon
Evidently, he’s a real Doctor, Lab Coat, Stethescope, and everything. How does it feel to live in a World of Morons? Some times it’s about politics. Eh, pretty ok I guess. What did you expect? I don’t know, maybe Cracked is starting up again. Cody Johnston got his start there.
May 12 2020
The Breakfast Club (Quarantine)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:00am (ET) (or …
May 12 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci and CDC Dir. Dr. Robert Redfield Testify before the Senate HELP Committee
A stream. CBS is not the source I would have chosen given that they maligned MSF by eliding their deployment during Sandy, but they do start earlier than most- 9:30 am.