He Won't Do Either. But Alito Needs to Resign, Not Just Recuse (talkingpointsmemo.com)
I’ll note that Alito is not even willing to
Georgia Republican tries to "set the stage" for a November election challenge, won't certify primary (www.salon.com)
Descartes and the deep state: what 17th-century philosophy reveals about Trump and QAnon (theconversation.com)
Amy Coney Barrett's Husband Is Representing Fox in a Lawsuit (www.rollingstone.com)
First Lady Jill Biden: "Those Polls Are Going To Turn," "Americans Are Going To Choose Good Over Evil" (www.realclearpolitics.com)
Alito says the Supreme Court’s fake ethics code allows him to be unethical (www.vox.com)
Top Biden aides signal openness to letting Ukraine strike Russia with US weapons (www.politico.com)
RFK Jr. files complaint with Federal Election Commission over CNN debate criteria (www.cnn.com)
Louisiana could become first state to require display of Ten Commandments in classrooms | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
New Poll Shows Biden Risking 20% of Voters in Key Battleground States (inthesetimes.com)
'Confused' Judge Cannon needed concept explained 'slowly' to her in court by lawyers: NYT (www.rawstory.com)
As part of an analysis of how U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Judge Aileen Cannon, reports from her courtroom show a judge who is both “prickly” and" insecure" and often has trouble understanding what lawyers from both sides try to explain to her....
Biden’s Black voter troubles are setting off alarm bells (www.politico.com)
State Department official resigns after Biden administration says Israel not blocking Gaza aid (www.middleeasteye.net)
A career State Department official resigned from her post on Tuesday, saying she could no longer work for the Biden administration after it released a report concluding that Israel was not preventing the flow of aid to Gaza....
Leonard Leo Built The Conservative Court. Now He's Funneling Dark Money Into Law Schools. (theintercept.com)
LEONARD LEO HAD a vision for his alma mater, and he had the money to back it up. With a donation of as much as $25 million, he wanted Cornell Law to establish the Center for the Study of the Structural Constitution — the biggest effort yet by the conservative megadonor to reshape academia in his right-wing image....
Justice Alito tells Congress he will not recuse from Jan. 6-related cases (wapo.st)
He has something of a history of flying flags in support of the insurrection.
Netanyahu blasts Biden admin for rejecting GOP effort to sanction ICC (www.politico.com)
Alito tells lawmakers he will not recuse from Supreme Court cases despite flag controversy (www.cnn.com)
Trump trial live updates: Trump says 'Mother Teresa could not beat these charges' as jury deliberates (abcnews.go.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15951173...
Two New Giant Pandas Coming to Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute From China by End of the Year (nationalzoo.si.edu)
Trump Boasted About Sex With Stormy in Tahoe, Athlete Says (www.thedailybeast.com)
‘In the name of God’ - Native American children suffered sexual abuse at Catholic-run schools (wapo.st)
Gift link, so no paywall
Alito neighbors say vulgarity came after upside-down flag was flown (thehill.com)
Live Updates: Jury to Consider Felony Charges Against Trump (www.nytimes.com)
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Trump’s Outreach to the Libertarians Was an Absolute Train Wreck (www.thenation.com)
Why the State Department's intelligence agency may be the best in DC (www.vox.com)
