March 6, 2026
Some judicial opinions have to be read in full, like the one I parse for you to night, from Judge Tunheim in Minneapolis.
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has ruled that Kari Lake was not lawfully appointed as the leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) the independent federal agency that oversees Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international broadcasters.
This week’s Just for Skeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend. open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
Wow. The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem tells Americans they’re on their own.
fascists lie. trump lied about no wars. maga assholes like carlson and greenwald are lying when they say they were fooled. they all lie about everything because they see truth as weakness and good faith as an attack vector. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/fascists-lie
KLOBUCHAR: Alex Pretti's parents said what you said was one of the most hurtful things they could imagine. Do you want to say anything to Alex's parents?
NOEM: I did not call him a 'domestic terrorist.' I said it 'appeared to be an incident of'
KLOBUCHAR: I think the parents saw it for what it was
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
What does it mean if the administration's strike on Iran wasn't lawful? It's not an abstract debate. First principles, like the rule of law, determine whether we live in a country governed by laws or by impulse. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
This is how screwed up everything is. The DOD shot down a CBP drone which cause the FAA to shut down the airspace around El Paso. We have stupid idiots in all levels of all agencies thanks to this Regime.
If we go to war, GOD help us.
abcnews.com/US/dept-defe...
Trump’s DOJ removed this photo of what looks like Howard Lutnick from the Epstein Files. Pam Bondi is covering up a lot.
Dataset 9, EFTA01230639.
I think @hcrichardson.bsky.social has similar numbers (with less overhead and immeasurably more principle).
Just reupping this image from my newsletter last week, that I hope people will feel free to save and liberally spred around the interwebs. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The State of the Union: the president is a corrupt demented sex criminal who tried to overthrow the constitution.
Four years ago, when people thought Zelensky would flee....
No kidding
Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."
Of course, this puts more of a burden, not less of one, on TSA and CBP personnel. abcnews.com/US/dhs-suspe...
"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending. . . there have been no convictions.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Fox graphic of the "TOP 10 STATES WITH HIGHEST ELECTRICITY PRICES" featuring DC as number 10
congrats to DC on achieving statehood
The President is lying to the public:
1) For the past century, the federal government has been responsible for the Potomac Interceptor – not Maryland. The sewage pipe is on federal land.
youtu.be/OKyIKHW8ONI
If that's what they're willing to do in public, while being filmed, what do they do behind closed doors?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.