That seems like a pretty big deal. On the other hand, much of the news coverage over the past few days has dismissed any thought of Garland being sent to jail or even prosecuted. So the net effect of his contempt citation might well be zero.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) appeared on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday and reacted to a Senate investigation that found this week that Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the Court’s most conservative members, had neglected to disclose millions of dollars in unreported gifts from a major conservative donor who has worked to get cases before the court.
Murphy told CNN’s Jake Tapper that it was “up to the American people” to elect more Democrats this fall and ensure the president’s party had the numbers required to push for a code of ethics on the Supreme Court or other measures aimed at holding the justices to an ethical standard.
“I think it would be irresponsible for the president not to talk about the fact that this court is becoming brazenly corrupt and brazenly political,” Murphy said on CNN. “It’s up to the American people this election to do something about that.”
Senator Chris Murphy is pictured during a committee hearing. He called the Supreme court “brazenly corrupt” in a recent interview. (Getty Images)
His remarks allude to the fact that Democrats, who control the upper chamber of Congress and the White House, have found themselves politically stymied when it comes to the issue of responding to the cascade of stories that have come out about Supreme Court justices in recent months.
Thomas and a fellow conservative justice, Samuel Alito, are now both known to have spouses personally involved in what appears to be clear political support for the efforts by Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election — even in the days leading up to and after the bloody attack on the Capitol.
Ginny Thomas, wife of Clarence, is known to have personally reached out to state lawmakers in support of the “fake electors” scheme to change the results of the election through the Electoral College.
Alito has been in the spotlight in recent weeks for flying flags outside his homes that are often used by far-right groups. The justice blamed his wife and said it stemmed from a dispute with a neighbor.
Alito has resisted calls for his resignation after the scandal.
But Democrats in the Senate have no clear path to addressing any of this; the justices have repeatedly turned down offers to testify before the Judiciary Commitee, where Democrats say they lack the numbers to issue a subpoena — which would be largely unenforceable, and also would almost certainly fail to pass the full chamber.
Dick Durbin, Democratic chair of the Judiciary Committee, lambasted progressives this week for pressuring him to call for a vote on a subpoena when their party lacks the votes to pass one.
“Quite honestly, subpoenaing a Supreme Court justice is not in the cards,” he told HuffPost on Wednesday. “It’s not going to happen.”
He did note, however, that senators on the committee have issued subpoenas for some of the “sugar daddies” — referring to the wealthy conservative donors who have plied the justices with gifts.
Democrats have spoken out against former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, criticizing Congress for inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address the chamber.
Many think Pelosi’s comments make it harder for Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to hold the party together. Lord knows the Squad gives the party enough headaches.
PERINO: If you were still speaker, would you have invited him?
PELOSI: No. Absolutely not. Absolutely not. I think this is wrong. Frankly, I didn’t approve of his being invited the last time. But the speaker, just on his own, invited him without consulting with the rest of the leadership. And he came and he criticized, President Obama for the masterful work that he had done with the nuclear agreement regarding Iran to stop them from developing a nuclear weapon. And I thought it was completely inappropriate. I feel it’s very sad that he has been invited, but who knows by then why he still be prime minister? What is Benny Gantz going to be saying tomorrow? What’s happening?
Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court striking down a ban on bump stocks, Governor J.B. Pritzker says the ruling should have no impact on Illinois. The high court stated that bump stocks do not transform a firearm into an automatic weapon.
Governor Pritzker says Illinois is ahead of the curve when it comes to banning assault-type weapons.
Few things out on these internet streets are more hilarious than when Democrat staffers attempt to make their bosses look like normal people. Elizabeth Warren drinking a beer and Hilary Clinton keeping a bottle of hot sauce in her purse remain the gold standards. Competing for the crown is Chuck Schumer’s team, who had him pose in front of a gas grill to show how he was just like you on Father’s Day.
“Our family has lived in an apartment building for all our years, but my daughter and her wife just bought a house with a backyard and for the first time we’re having a barbeque with hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill! Father’s Day Heaven!”
It was such a pandering disaster they were forced to DELETE THE TWEET.
(The Center Square) – More than 300,000 Illinois residents stand to be cleared of all outstanding medical debt through the creation of the Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program Fund ready to be sent to the governor.
Sponsored by state Sen. Mike Simmons, D-Chicago, House Bill 5290 seeks to alleviate medical debt for families across the state residing in households with individuals falling below 400% of the Federal Poverty Level or saddled with medical debt equating to 5% or more of their household income.
The Senate on Friday approved the establishment of a National Natural Disaster Reserve Fund.
The fund aims to strengthen the country’s disaster risk management framework.
Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Kamina Johnson Smith, piloted the Financial Administration and Audit Amendment Bill, which paved the way for the fund’s establishment.
In her opening remarks, she noted that with Jamaica located in a climate vulnerable region, the fund is extremely important, as it will help make the country’s economy more resilient.
Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Friday on MSNBC’s “The Last Word” that the Supreme Court striking down a ban on bump stocks is like flying the National Rifle Association flag “way above the Constitution and the public safety.”
Raskin said, “It was outrageous, of course. It was not just Justice Sotomayor who said that this bird quacks like a duck and walked like a duck, it was the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. So it was the governing agency which said that a semiautomatic weapon equipped with a bump stock operates exactly like a machine gun and should be treated that way.”
He continued, “Of course it was in the wake of the Las Vegas massacre where 58 people were destroyed and more than 500 wounded, fundamentally altering the lives of hundreds of people and snuffing out the lives of 58 of them. Trump at that point pretended at least to support that action as a substitute for universal violent criminal background check and for a complete ban on military style assault weapons. Now they get the justices he brags about putting on the court to overturn Roe v. Wade and they also strike this down.”
As another Flag Day is celebrated on June 14, it seems there have been many flags in the news recently, from upside-down U.S. Flags to the Appeal to Heaven flag.
Flag Day is not a national holiday, but some states celebrate it, like Pennsylvania, as a state holiday. New York also celebrates the second Sunday in June as Flag Day which is a state holiday, according to Wikipedia.
The Chinese nuclear arsenal is expanding and quickly, according to a new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published Monday.
The number of operational nuclear warheads globally is increasing every year, the report found, with the most rapidly-increasing stockpile belonging to China. The Institute predicted the Chinese arsenal of active intercontinental nuclear missiles could grow to match the American and Russian armaments by 2030.
“While the global total of nuclear warheads continues to fall as cold war-era weapons are gradually dismantled, regrettably we continue to see year-on-year increases in the number of operational nuclear warheads,” SIPRI Director Dan Smith said in a statement. “This trend seems likely to continue and probably accelerate in the coming years and is extremely concerning.”
But the “carrier” that dictator Vladimir Putin has bragged about for years isn’t the sad, outdated, and accident-prone Admiral Kuznetsov: It’s Crimea. On the anniversary of the 2014 invasion in which Russia captured the Crimean Peninsula, Putin rolled out an old nickname to describe how a captured Crimea allowed Russia to dominate the Black Sea.
“I recalled that Crimea is often called the unsinkable aircraft carrier,” said Putin. “This is what prompted me to say that Crimea had returned to its home harbor.”
A proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2025 would require women to register with Selective Service, according to the Senate Committee on Armed Services’ executive summary.
The NDAA would amend “the Military Selective Service Act to require the registration of women for Selective Service,” according to the summary, which also notes that the “Committee voted 22-3 to advance the NDAA for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 to the Senate floor.”
‘Almost all male US citizens and male immigrants, who are 18 through 25, are required to register with Selective Service.’
The FBI’s Dallas Division is asking for the public’s assistance to identify an unknown bank robber responsible for a bank robbery on June 6.
At approximately 2:10 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, the suspect robbed the First Convenience Bank branch located inside the Walmart on Anderson Boulevard in Fort Worth.
The robbery suspect had a small child seated in a shopping cart as he presented a note to the teller demanding cash. After obtaining the money, the suspect fled the location while carrying the child.
The robber is described as a white male, 35 to 45 years old, 5’7″ to 5’9″ with a thin build. He wore a baseball hat, black sunglasses, a multi-color “fishing shirt,” khaki-colored cargo shorts and “Hey Dude” shoes.
Nevada ranked the second highest auto insurance rates in the country, according to Insurify.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday heard arguments over whether car insurance should pay out benefits to a woman who caught a sexually transmitted disease from a policyholder in his insured vehicle.
In GEICO General Insurance Co.v. M.O., a Missouri woman, the titular M.O., claims that her partner, Martin Brauner, negligently infected her with human papillomavirus (HPV) after they had sex in his 2014 Hyundai Genesis. She claims Brauner was aware he had HPV but neglected to inform her before they had unprotected sex, resulting in “past and future medical expenses” and “mental and physical pain and suffering,” court documents state.
This week state lawmakers introduced a measure setting the guidelines for a hypothetical future constitutional convention.
The obscure process laid out in Article V of the U.S. Constitution has been embraced in recent years by activists to impose congressional term limits, balanced budget requirements or place new limits on money in politics. But there are precious few details in the Constitution about how it would operate.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a Southwest Airlines flight reportedly plunged to “within 400ft” of the Pacific Ocean during a flight.
A memo distributed to Southwest pilots, obtained by Bloomberg, said that the Boeing 737 Max 8 plunged at a rate of 4,000ft a minute off the coast of Hawaii, coming within hundreds of feet of the ocean before climbing to safety.
News of the incident comes as investigators said a Southwest-operated Boeing 737 Max 8 sustained significant damage after it did a “Dutch roll” during a flight from Phoenix to Oakland in May.
An illegal alien from El Salvador has been arrested on charges of raping and murdering a Maryland mother of five.
Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, 23, crossed the U.S. southern border illegally in February 2023, according to Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler. Six months later, in August 2023, Hernandez is suspected of attacking, raping, and killing Rachel Morin while she exercised on the MA & PA Heritage Trail in Bel Air, Maryland, about 30 miles northeast of Baltimore.
“We are 1,800 miles away from the southern border and the American citizens are not safe because of failed immigration policies,” Gahler said during a press conference Saturday, directing this remark specifically to “1600 Pennsylvania Ave and to every member of both chambers of Congress.”
“This is the second time, in just two years, that an innocent Harford County woman has lost her life to a criminal in our country illegally,” the sheriff said.
Police say a man has been arrested in connection to the death of an 11-year-old boy during a sleepover where he reportedly participated in a dangerous TikTok challenge, according to his family.
Tommy-lee Gracie Billington lost consciousness after inhaling toxic substances and was transported to a hospital, where he later died in March.
‘It is beyond me why anyone would even try this. It’s so dangerous.’
Three months later, Lancashire Police announced that they had arrested a 25-year-old man on from Lancaster suspicion of a slew of charges.
Billington was believed to have died as a result of participating in a TikTok challenge known as “chroming” during which children are encouraged to inhale toxic chemicals in order to create a high comparable to drunkenness. The chemicals used include solvents, aerosols, paint, or cleaning products.
A ruling is pending from the United States Supreme Court, after the justices heard arguments in, what may be, the most significant case regarding the rights of homeless people.
The ruling will decide whether cities are allowed to criminalize people for sleeping outside, even if they don’t have access to shelter.
It appears that global warming experts have some major explaining to do.
The state of Montana is expected to get 12 inches of snow next week as a cold front is expected to hit the state.
The National Weather Service in Montana has warned residents in higher elevations near the Continental Divide are expecting snowfall on Monday that will last until Thursday.
The NWS warned, “Travel could be difficult, especially on backcountry roads. Those in the backcountry should ensure they have appropriate knowledge and gear and may want to consider alternate plans.”
Obama Looks Stunned As Biden Incoherently Rambles In Unearthed Clip
President Joe Biden appeared notably disjointed during his remarks at an event on Sunday, prompting visible astonishment from former President Barack Obama in a recently surfaced video clip from their high-profile Los Angeles fundraiser. The event, aimed at drumming up support for Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign, inadvertently showed a series of verbal missteps from Biden that have fueled critiques about his fitness for office.
During his address, Biden made a confusing remark about the nation’s unemployment rates, initially claiming, “We have the highest unemployment” in 50 years, before quickly correcting himself to highlight a record low unemployment rate.
The slip, coupled with his awkward phrasing about job descriptions — was met with a bewildered expression from Obama, captured vividly on camera.
The fundraiser, which also featured celebrity moderator Jimmy Kimmel and raised over $30 million for Biden’s campaign, was intended to highlight the successes of the current administration and the critical nature of the upcoming election. However, Biden’s rambling and the viral clip of Obama’s reaction have overshadowed the event’s achievements, providing ammunition for Republicans and social media users to question Biden’s clarity and capability, or lack thereof.
If you have things like truth, facts, and logic on your side then letting someone speak who disagrees with you should be no problem. But the rainbow mob only has lies and ad hominem attacks on their side, which is why they freak out the moment someone contradicts their truth.
A school district in Manhattan was holding a meeting to discuss a measure that requires schools to hold a public hearing over their policy about trans sports.
Since the measure was passed, trans advocates have shown up at each school board meeting to protest even discussing the possibility of moving forward with the review, which is what happened Wednesday night when anyone with an opposing view attempted to speak.
One video of the bizarre humming and howling performance given by the trans advocates – many of whom were in matching jeans and white t-shirts – showed that the woman whose voice they were drowning out is Amaya Perez, a black, bisexual woman who leads the NYC chapter of Gays Against Groomers.
An illegal alien killed Kate Steinle during the Obama presidency. Then, Laken Riley fell victim to the same criminal scum who illegally entered the United States. There are dozens more victims of illegal aliens who have come here to rape, murder, steal, and run amok in our streets. These aren’t asylum seekers, though that process has also been manipulated. In Harford County, Maryland, we have a new name to add to this tragic list: Rachel Morin, a mother of five, who was raped and murdered by an illegal alien from El Salvador (via Baltimore Sun):
A suspect in the killing of Bel Air mother Rachel Morin is in custody in Tulsa, Oklahoma, pending extradition to Maryland, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said at a news conference Saturday.
“Rachel’s murderer is no longer a free man and, hopefully, he will never have the opportunity to walk free again,” Gahler said.
Tulsa Police and federal authorities found Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, 23, on Friday night and took him into custody for allegedly trespassing, Gahler said. The El Salvador native is being held without bond at a Tulsa County jail, accused of being a fugitive from justice, along with a hold from Maryland to face charges in Morin’s homicide and a detainer from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Martinez-Hernandez is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree rape in Morin’s death.
CLEMSON, S.C., June 17, 2024 — It’s a one-two punch for students’ ability to speak out. Another leading South Carolina university has earned the top rating for free speech from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
Clemson University is one of only two schools in South Carolina, and one of only 67 nationwide, that earns a “green light” rating from FIRE. Green light ratings are reserved for institutions with no written policies that seriously imperil student free speech rights.
“We are proud to be recognized by FIRE for our commitment to freedom of expression, individual rights and meaningful dialogue here at Clemson University,” said Clemson President Jim Clements. “Our dedication to ensuring our students, and all of our Tigers, have freedom of expression is a part of who we are and represents our University values and our culture.”
You would think after the felonious moron magnet praised “the Great Hannibal Lecter” last month, his handlers freaked the fuck out and explained to him that expressing admiration for a serial killer is bad, but nope. He did it again. CNN’s Jim Acosta read a few of the more batshit crazy things Donald Trump said to Republicans during his policy meeting when he returned to the scene of the crime.
“But during his remarks to House Republicans, Trump also complimented the fictional serial killer, Hannibal Lecter,” Acosta said.
“He reportedly spoke of a great romance with Nancy Pelosi in Another Life, whined about Taylor Swift, and called Milwaukee, which is hosting the Republican National Convention next month, a quote, horrible city, a moment Milwaukee’s hometown newspaper prominently featured on its front page this morning,” he added.
That ruling also doubled as a rebuke of the most conservative appellate court in the country.
That ruling also doubled as a rebuke of the most conservative appellate court in the country. All nine members of the court felt forced to correct a deeply flawed opinion by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals that would have eviscerated the court’s standing doctrine. This is the third time in about a year that the high court has had to slap down an erroneous decision on standing reached by judges out of the 5th Circuit. It remains to be seen whether this third reprimand by the Supreme Court will have an effect on the 5th Circuit.
On Friday’s episode of MSNBC’s ‘The ReidOut,’ left-wing radio host Dean Obeidallah stated that the Republican Party is a ‘fascist movement’ that will use violence to gain power.
“Apparently, yesterday was bring a terrorist to work day because that’s the reality. What so angers me is that January 6 was an act of domestic terrorism. That’s what Christopher Wray, the FBI director, testified before the House and Senate,” Obeidallah said.
“Those Republicans know, Ted Cruz even leaked out one saying it was an act of terrorism. Then, he had to apologize for telling the truth,” he continued.
“They welcomed a terrorist to the Capitol yesterday. This is like welcoming Bin Laden to Ground Zero 3 1/2 years after 9/11. They go to the Capitol where they cheer him, sang songs, gave him a baseball from the Congressional baseball game the day before,” he said.
