Evening Roundup, September 3
Featuring Rep. Robert Garcia, Erwin Chemerinsky, Steve Vladeck, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, Josh Turek, Seth Limmer, Vanessa Cardenas & April Ryan, "Choose the Real Headline," and Josh Levs
Epstein survivors speak out: Rep. Robert Garcia on the need to release the files
Today, a group of Epstein survivors gathered outside the Capitol to give personal testimony of the abuse they experienced and to urge lawmakers to release the Epstein files.
The military cannot be used for policing
Federal Judge Charles R. Breyer got it exactly right: President Donald Trump’s use of troops in Los Angeles in response to anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests violated federal law. Troops on the streets is a familiar sight in countries with authoritarian rulers, not in the United States.
Turning the army against the citizenry: Steve Vladeck on the legality of troops in L.A.
Yesterday, a federal judge ruled that Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and the Marines into Los Angeles was illegal and violated the Posse Comitatus Act. Of course, just this morning, Trump appealed the decision.
Texas loves its bounty hunters and hates its women
Over Labor Day weekend, I received an email from Jane’s Due Process, a nonprofit in Texas that supports young people navigating the state’s abortion bans and helps them confidentially access reproductive health care. The email reported on yet another draconian Texas law in effect as of Monday.
No one thinks things are working well: Josh Turek on why he's running for Senate
Jennifer Rubin talks with Iowa State Representative, Josh Turek, a Democrat from now running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Joni “We’re all going to Die” Ernst.
The Public Health Approach to Prevention
By Seth M. Limmer
Hate, intolerance, and polarization are pulling people apart from each other, rupturing relationships and communities.
We can't normalize rampant deportation: April Ryan & Vanessa Cárdenas on ICE raids
In a special episode of The Tea, April speaks with the Executive Director of America’s Voice, Vanessa Cárdenas. They discuss the fate of Kilmar Abrego Garcia (who recently requested U.S. asylum), the deportation of people who have no criminal record, and the need for efficient immigration pathways.
Quiz: Choose the Real Headline
It’s not exactly news when the opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal echo the Republican Party line with all the nuance of ventriloquists and puppets. In this age of blurred editorial lines, keeping News Corp.’s most toadyish conservatism penned in the “Opinion” section (when its adherents aren’t busy on Fox) is something, anyway.
How the media fuels mass shootings and ‘bombards’ children
Last week’s mass shooting at The Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis should have been a shocking, society-shifting event. The fact that it isn’t speaks volumes about today’s America.
Thank you, Jennifer, for supporting Josh Turket, disabled or not, we NEED more Josh Turket's, and fewer Chuck Schumer's in the Democratic Party. Men and women who believe in the Constitution, the common good, and the welfare of Americans instead of increasing the wealth of the already obscenely wealthy.
Only need a few Congressional Republicans to sign the discharge petition to get the Epstein records.
Check out Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) as they hold a news conference on their push to have Congress vote on the release of files related to the Epstein investigation. https://www.c-span.org/event/news-conference/reps-khanna-massie-hold-a-news-conference-on-epstein-files/436072