This dog makes me smile everyday (and annoys me in equal parts). #dogsofmastodon

He’s right. “Too often it seems to me these days, we tolerate a debasement in our politics that most of us would never tolerate in our personal lives. I submit that this is a disastrous mistake.” #democracy #politics #USpolitics #USpol #elections https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/08/09/what-happened-in-ohio-tuesday-voters-refused-to-be-suckered-and-stood-up-for-themselves/

The last line in this article is “I didn’t think it could happen in America.” It can happen in America and it has happened in America. Newspapers and journalists that wrote favorably about civil rights in the South were harassed and threatened. Police arrest journalist covering protests. If we want to have the America we imagine, we must see the country we are. #democracy #politics #USpolitics #USpol #media #journalist #lawfedi #history https://kansasreflector.com/2023/08/11/police-stage-chilling-raid-on-marion-county-newspaper-seizing-computers-records-and-cellphones/

@npub1ltax...d5k3 provides a searing indictment of #SCOTUS in one sentence. “Meanwhile, the Supreme Court handed the GOP a presidential election victory, has overturned a fundamental right, is riddled with institutional corruption, and is thwarting governmental efforts to sensibly regulate guns and combat climate change even as the planet burns. No wonder national politics looks like a train wreck to the youths.” #democracy #politics #USpol #law #lawfedi #lawyer https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/11/gen-z-david-hogg-state-legislatures-maxwell-frost-maga-trump/

@npub15qwu...3p2z is cited in this David French essay comparing the prosecution’s and defense’s case in the United States v. Trump. What do people think of the relative strengths and weaknesses? Ultimately, it may hinge on SCOTUS.

Opinion | Let’s Have a Face-Off on Trump’s Indictment (Published 2023)

What the two sides might tell each other if they had a chance.

I love this man! “I’m 89 years old, and I’m fed up with old men telling women how to take care of their reproduction and their sex lives,” said Thomas McAninch, a Democrat, who cast his vote in the Mason Municipal Center. “If men was having babies, there wouldn’t be none of this nonsense.” #Ohio #USpol #USpolitics #democracy #politics #law #lawfedi

Why Ohio Voters Said No to the Ballot Measure (Published 2023)

In addition to their views on abortion, many who cast ballots in Ohio’s referendum on Tuesday said they felt the measure’s backers weren’t be...

Charles Blow, a @npub1slmz...edsq columnist, has written a poignant reflection on the Alabama brawl. He compares it to historical events where Blacks were unable to come to the aid of those being tormented. I hadn’t thought of it in those terms before. #BlackMastodon #race #democracy #politics #USpol

Opinion | The Montgomery Brawl Was, for Some, a Clarifying Moment (Published 2023)

It had a sense of historical correction.

udge Linda Hidalgo announced that she will be taking a leave of absence from work to obtain treatment for depression. As someone how has experienced depression, I know how difficult it is to discuss it openly when you are in the midst of an depressive episode. Yet, she did. I hope her statement will encourage others to seek help. #law #lawfedi #lawyer #wellness #wellbeing #depression #lawprofs

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Judge Lina Hidalgo announces temporary leave, checks into inpatient care for clinical depression

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said she checked into inpatient care for treatment of clinical depression. Commissioner Rodney Ellis will preside ...

Watching Network again. Season 1, Episode 5 has a dialogue about the #SCOTUS decision Citizen United and how Justice Thomas’ wife Ginni received over $600K from a Koch funded organization and Thomas failed to report and failed to recuse himself. Sound familiar? #law #lawfedi #lawyers #ethics #USpol #politics

I would like one journalist to ask a politician asserting that DJT action’s are protected by the First Amendment to explain why doctors can be jailed for advising a woman about reproductive healthcare options. #media #journalist #law #lawfedi #indictment

Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal organization, co-opts MLK quotes and other progressive anti-racist statements to promote its work. Yet, they are responsible for 303 Creative and undermining public accommodations laws. They are responsible for promoting abortion bans, transgender healthcare bans, & marriage as between one man & one woman. So whose freedoms are they protecting exactly? #democracy #law #lawfedi #USpolitics

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Damn. This video from the other site shows how every other presidential candidate conceded. What an exceptional denunciation of whataboutism.

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#democracy #indictment #uspol #uspolitics