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by Ugh As you've no doubt read or heard the Colorado Supreme Court ordered Trump removed from the GOP Presidential Primary ballot in that state because he is an insurrectionist within the ambit of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and therefore ineligible to hold the Office of the Presidency. I … Read more

by Ugh Folks, it is my unfortunate duty to inform you of the latest victim of cancel culture: yours truly. You see, once upon a time I lived in the Bay Area and had, upon occasion, visited Napa Valley and Sonoma County to partake of the quite exceptional beverage made in an around said parts.  … Read more

by Ugh Well here it is.  Roberts concurs in judgement. Thomas is explicitly coming for Obergefell, Lawrence, and Griswold. I blame the butterfly ballot. What a sh1t country.

by Ugh It continues to amaze me the lengths to which GOPers – whether politicians or their right wing media sycophants (or is it the other way around?) – engage in projection.  Like, anything they accuse Democrats of they have either (i) already done; (ii) are doing; and/or (iii) will do (anticipatory projection?).   Particularly anything … Read more

by Ugh …time to time with the blood of patriots and, uh *check notes* elementary school children.  And teachers.  My God.   Get ur Canadian real estate before EOD November 5, 2024. Fuck

by Ugh Suppose State X passes a law providing "all individuals meeting the living kidney donor criteria* shall donate one of their kidneys to any discovered matching recipient in need and any individual refusing to donate shall be subject to a sentence of no more than Y years in prison." Such a law would be … Read more

by Ugh* Are we the dog that caught the car or is it on to Griswold, Loving, Obergefell, Lawrence, Baker…. This seems most unfortunate. *I've decided my best approach to post-2016 POTUS election life is to bury my head in the sand as much as possible, hence I've not been around much, if at all.  … Read more

by Ugh The U.S. border is like a hermetically sealed emergency room with full body hand purifiers, UV rays, flame throwers, exposure to the vacuum of space and Trump's hair regimen, which kills off Corvid-19.  Thank you, Mr. President. And yet, VP and Dr. Mike Pence is in charge of the U.S. response, so, we're … Read more

by Ugh The number of Ivy League educated representatives of the "common man*" in the FoxNews-esque-extended-Marvel-universe-social-media-ecosphere bothers me.  I mean, really? They aren't necessarily mutually exclusive, but hey! If I've got an "R" after my name I must therefore speak for Midwestern farmers while sipping (drinking?) a 1945 bottle of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-Conti … Read more

by Ugh To quote Jon Lovitz as Michael Dukakis in a spoof of a 1988 Presidential debate, "I can't believe I'm losing to this guy."  These days I kind of wander around in a general state of "WTF", trying to stay off the twitterati.  63 million people voted for this guy in 2016.  It's a … Read more

by Ugh It's interesting times.  The slow motion movement to (soon) U.S. minority white nationalism rule continues apace, aided and abetted by SCOTUS.  Donald the Dove is getting his WAR! on.  For some reason I can't get it through my head that it's all about the 9 rings for some people, thus asking "why" or … Read more

By Ugh I weep for the future.  Rocky, rooaad? I’m your huckleberry. My car just hit a water buffalo.  That’s a big Twinkie.  I am your son mom?!! TK421 why aren’t you at your post? You make me want to be a better man   ‘I strenuously object,’ is that how it works? No, that … Read more

by Ugh So… Trump is digging in, not gonna give up without a fight, pulling out all the stops, etc. etc. etc. (he has perfected Calvinball in this process, I might add). Meanwhile, GOPers will excuse anything he does.  The 5th Avenue murder thing was a joke, and yet it was set forth as a … Read more

by Ugh BREAKING:* In June 2019 President Trump pointed a loaded gun at a National Security staffer and attempted to pull the trigger, only to be thwarted by his substandard hand-size.  This according to a White House transcript released today in response to a whistle-blower complaint that, quote, "the President tried to murder someone."  The … Read more

by Ugh Between my sons playing Little League and the Nationals, I think I've, I, er, I may have become a, uh, baseball fa- NO I CAN'T SAY IT!!   Over to you, Mr. J. T. 🙂 Open thread (naturally).

by Ugh My former law Professor (!) John Yoo* appeared on Fox News to espouse certain views on what the "framers" (or "founders") would want w/r/t impeachment within one year of an election (shocking conclusion: they wouldn't approve!!!).  I'd say this is blatant nonsense, even for an "originalist." (though judges/justices/lawyers say certain subjects are beyond … Read more

by Ugh So Congress, you didn't put the croquet basketball malleting to the uprights and now the Trump Administration can neener neener your impeachment kangaroo court thingy. This is not the Constitutional Crisis you're looking for.   Nearly 63 million effing people voted for this sh1tshow.   I give up.

by Ugh Someone said something about impeachment? My only thought is that if the House makes this solely about Ukraine then it's a huge mistake.   (I guess my other thought is that this should have been done w/r/t W, but alas)

by Ugh I really don't understand Pompeo's view that somehow the attack on Saudi oil facilities is an "act of war."  Or rather, how it could possibly constitute an act of war against the United States.  Or, even if not, how it is the United States would respond to an attack on the Saudis by … Read more

by Ugh The latest language eruptions* from our Dear Leader have me wondering just how much more insane things will be a year from now when we are 3 months from the election.  "None more insane" you might say, and be correct except for the ensuing 90 days. The good news doesn't stop there, as … Read more

by Ugh Four score and seven years ago our [white] fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all [white] men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, … Read more

by Ugh Let's do this.  For some reason the game is at 11am Eastern instead of 3pm like the semifinals, but whatever.  Need to by me a Rapinoe jersey and walk around by the White House with it on if they win. Separately – go Coco!  And really, All England Club, this "no middle Sunday … Read more

by Ugh So I've said before the nation rooting order for anyone watching the (male) World Cup should be: Your home country Any nation from Africa Any nation outside of South America & Europe Brazil….121,212,312. Germany (no offense Hartmut!) This gets more complicated for the Women's World Cup as the primary reason for rule 3 … Read more

by Ugh It's SCOTUS Armageddon this week, where we learn if we can keep it.  Good on ya', CJ Roberts (probably the incorrect turn of phrase). USWNT won today, although likely didn't deserve it.  Nevertheless, woo! I watched Brightburn and it needs a sequel (in fact the concurrent credits scenes are some of the most … Read more

by Ugh The GoT finale was okay and overly-criticized.   Uber IPO:  Ha ha (he says, as he needs to submit receipts for Ubers taken on his last work trip…). I still haven't seen Avengers: Endgame. I don't understand the group of lawyers (and others) who are dedicated to preserving/expanding/keeping the supremacy of the Executive/Presidential power.  … Read more

by Ugh Poor now former DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen quit yesterday (or, rather, was shoved out the door) as it seems that, despite separating thousands of children from their parents at the border and then admitting it might take two years to reunite them all (which, really, if you were 2 when you were separated … Read more

by Ugh Warning: some free form thoughts on online social media platforms, tax policy and tax avoidance.  Individual countries around the world have begun enacting specialized tax regimes targeted at "digital" businesses.  These include things like digital services taxes, digital advertising taxes, a tax on digital transactions, and various other taxes aimed at the usual … Read more

by Ugh One wonders if Saudi Arabia had just "oopsied" a JDAM on Khashoggi if there would have been any fuss.  Whatever. It appears that my 3.5 month 7 month basement project is nearing completion such that the kids can finally go down there and annihilate one another with Nerf guns (wearing the appropriate eye … Read more

by Ugh I could not get enough. Donald Trump continues as President of the United States of America, having been nominated by the "Party of Lincoln" no less.   Not that Micheal Pence could carry that banner with any more authenticity. OT

by Ugh Vote Tuesday, he said, expecting the answer no. I'll be in Silicon Valley then, having turned in my absentee ballot in races so one sided that "some" might say maximizing utility would be better spent watching the Haunting of Hill House, which I had to turn off last night (I'm 45 years old, … Read more

by Ugh As the liberal illuminati outsmart themselves by sending pipe bombs to their own leaders in a horribly failed attempt to distract from the overwhelming menace of a caravan of more than 100,000 heavily armed foot soldiers of Middle Eastern descent steadily marching toward the U.S.'s naked southern border, and due to get closer … Read more

by Ugh There is too much sh1t goin' on.  Can we go back to the good old days of no drama? Pls thx bai? Whatever. Go Sox, tho' I wouldn't mind a Brewers World Series victory (wait, did I just talk about baseball? Don't tell the Count). If Dems take the House you will see … Read more

by Ugh This whole Florence thing has the 9YO freaked out.  Living just outside DC on the MD side makes me think he might be overly worried but that's his mojo. In other news, I can't really say Serena was robbed (if anyone it was Osaka who was clearly outplaying the legend up to that … Read more

by Ugh As many (some?) of you know, I was "lucky" enough to take Constitutional Law from Prof. John "Torture? Hell yeah!" Yoo at Berkeley, back before his tenure at OLC in the Bush Administration.  This was Con Law I, which mainly focused on things like separation of powers, the rights and duties of the … Read more

by Ugh Today SCOTUS decided Carpenter v. United States, saying essentially if the police want to gather your cell phone location records for the past ____ days they need a warrant under the 4th Amendment.  In the decision, in an opinion by the Chief Justice (who continues to vie with Kennedy for "least awful GOP … Read more