We cannot survive with only lower court justices on board. I would feel more confident if they started holding the Felon's minions in contempt and arrest their arses.
An FT writer described Trump’s communications on his Iran war as a “tornado of piffle.” That phrase also seems incredibly apt in describing the nonsense, lies, and obfuscations proffered by regime lawyers in their efforts to deny due process to legal residents. Tornado of piffle!
Some judges are getting their contempt on, related to constant lies and obfuscation from DOJ leadership. We need more accountability in the worst way, and I'm very grateful for their work, during this dark and dangerous time.
This whole policy is essentially 'cut off our collective noses to spite our collective faces.' Just in the state of Georgia I have made my retirement home in, since (the supposedly non-existent) Climate change got rolling, there is now a lot of commercial Citrus in the southern tier of counties as well as the Atlantic Coastal counties. Who is going to pick it? Same for Sweet Corn - GA produces. We can produce 4 crops during the growing season - if there is someone to pick it. We needed a guest worker program Instead, we got human rights crimes.
We should all call them what they are: concentration camps. If MSM started saying that, it would get people talking and force Republicans to defend what they are doing.
Yes! They are taking working people who are paying taxes and toss them in jail where they are housed and fed, hopefully well, while denied medical aid.
Add to that litany of bad economics, the IRS said immigrants pay 12 percent of their revenue. And as for DACA, I've always wanted to say --- they are my kids because my country educated them and I have a right to enjoy them entering the workforce. Nothing makes sense except the hate and cruelty of the Trump administration. Every day a new horror emerges. Based on reports from March 2026, the Trump administration agreed to pay a French energy company,
TotalEnergies, approximately $928 million to $1 billion to abandon two offshore wind farm projects in the United States.
We need wind farms and not coal mines as Trump wishes. It simply blows my mind to see how DJT has absolutely no intelligence and just does, what he said about HIS war. That he would end the war when he felt it in his bones.
"housed and fed, hopefully well, while denied medical aid."
Reports are in that housing conditions are wretched, food is bad to inedible, and indeed medical aid is being denied. Cui bono (who benefits)? Follow the money, especially in the case of the privately run "facilities".
I don't think any of the victims of the Trump/Miller deportation scheme are treated well or fed well. These camps are run by for profit corporations who are looking to spend as little as possible on their prisoners.
Roberts remains a blight on our nation’s fundamental decency. No matter how reforms are shuffled there can be no reform absent his removal from office.
No Kings has been a great table setter for the hard work of removing all facets of this lawless regime, including Trump and Roberts.
If only the Supreme Court showed some of the same honor and courage. I guess we need to start writing enmass to the conservative judges so that they understand the people are watching and care. Reforms to the Supreme Court cannot come too soon.
In 2013, then Majority Leader Democrat Harry Reid changed the Senate voting threshold for federal judges, excluding the Supreme Court, on November 21, 2013. This was known as the "nuclear option," a procedural change allowed judicial nominees to be confirmed with a simple majority vote (51) rather than the 60-vote filibuster threshold. Reid cited "unprecedented obstruction" by Republicans against President Barack Obama’s executive and judicial nominees. However, when the Republicans took back control of the Senate in 2017, the Republican Leader McConnell used the same tactics to extend this rule to Supreme Court nominees. This shows that what one Majority Leader does with the rules of the Senate the next Majority Leader of the opposing party can make it worse. However, the problems was that McConnell was just as an insidious liar as the orange wannabe dictator. He refused to allow a vote on Merrick Garland during 2016, siting the upcoming presidential election. But after Justice Ginsburg died on September 18, 2020 McConnell allowed the confirmation vote of Amy Coney on October 26, 2020, less than three weeks before the presidential election.
My wife, who has tried to keep her sanity by ignoring Trump, finally summed it up after reading today's news in the NYTs and on her phone; "What a disgusting human being...except for the human being part".
Roberts needs to be reminded, for the rest of his life, that he will be the most reviled SCOTUS judge in history. Barage after barage of treatises against him. Throw the other of the SCROTUM 6 into the mix. Go down In INFAMY.
"The Trump regime in these two cases (and hundreds more) has demonstrated its determination to concoct circumstances to entrap otherwise law-abiding, productive residents. The regime’s heartless determination to expel as many non-whites as possible, and the Justice Department lawyers’ willingness to defend these monstrous actions, should enrage and embarrass decent Americans." Not all lower court judges have the integrity of those you mention, but it seems to be a majority. Issues abound with trumpist maga judges in the appellate courts. Since the gop/rnc/so-called republican party have been captured by fascist ideology and Leonard Leo (Federalist Society and Opus Dei member) the entire process of selecting judges for Federal courts has become even more fraught IMO. A lot must be changed to protect and uphold the judicial independence of our courts, and leaving that to the usual entities will not help us recover from the ongoing destruction represented so fully by roberts, alito, thomas, kavanaugh, gorsuch, barrett--such ridiculous hypotheticals, comments and questions from the bench in the Mississippi vs RNC a few days ago. These 6 are really gop operatives IMO.
Thank you for the reporting on our Epstein Class legal system of two separate legal tracks: one for the rich and politically connected, and still another for the rest of us. It is clear from statements recently made by Regime Leader Trump about the threat to the US by the Democratic Party there may be a third, more Orwellian legal systems aborning. No Kings, No Crime Family Syndicates on Saturday.
Roberts needs to step up now. His legacy so far is a disgraceful Supreme court, a servant of corrupt people who are working hard to destroy our democracy.
Thank goodness for these lower court judges! May they continue to be shining lights in all this darkness!!
Still waiting for recusal motions for Thomas and Alito.
Still waiting for a contempt order to show cause in Learning Resources v Trump.
When the judge becomes the executioner we have achieved The Law of Bondi.
We cannot survive with only lower court justices on board. I would feel more confident if they started holding the Felon's minions in contempt and arrest their arses.
An FT writer described Trump’s communications on his Iran war as a “tornado of piffle.” That phrase also seems incredibly apt in describing the nonsense, lies, and obfuscations proffered by regime lawyers in their efforts to deny due process to legal residents. Tornado of piffle!
"Tornado of piffle"---perfect. Poisonous riffle however.
Some judges are getting their contempt on, related to constant lies and obfuscation from DOJ leadership. We need more accountability in the worst way, and I'm very grateful for their work, during this dark and dangerous time.
This whole policy is essentially 'cut off our collective noses to spite our collective faces.' Just in the state of Georgia I have made my retirement home in, since (the supposedly non-existent) Climate change got rolling, there is now a lot of commercial Citrus in the southern tier of counties as well as the Atlantic Coastal counties. Who is going to pick it? Same for Sweet Corn - GA produces. We can produce 4 crops during the growing season - if there is someone to pick it. We needed a guest worker program Instead, we got human rights crimes.
Meanwhile GEO is warehousing thousands of people in its for profit detention centers, thanks to its generous donations to Trump.
We should all call them what they are: concentration camps. If MSM started saying that, it would get people talking and force Republicans to defend what they are doing.
Yes! They are taking working people who are paying taxes and toss them in jail where they are housed and fed, hopefully well, while denied medical aid.
Add to that litany of bad economics, the IRS said immigrants pay 12 percent of their revenue. And as for DACA, I've always wanted to say --- they are my kids because my country educated them and I have a right to enjoy them entering the workforce. Nothing makes sense except the hate and cruelty of the Trump administration. Every day a new horror emerges. Based on reports from March 2026, the Trump administration agreed to pay a French energy company,
TotalEnergies, approximately $928 million to $1 billion to abandon two offshore wind farm projects in the United States.
We need wind farms and not coal mines as Trump wishes. It simply blows my mind to see how DJT has absolutely no intelligence and just does, what he said about HIS war. That he would end the war when he felt it in his bones.
"housed and fed, hopefully well, while denied medical aid."
Reports are in that housing conditions are wretched, food is bad to inedible, and indeed medical aid is being denied. Cui bono (who benefits)? Follow the money, especially in the case of the privately run "facilities".
I don't think any of the victims of the Trump/Miller deportation scheme are treated well or fed well. These camps are run by for profit corporations who are looking to spend as little as possible on their prisoners.
Roberts remains a blight on our nation’s fundamental decency. No matter how reforms are shuffled there can be no reform absent his removal from office.
No Kings has been a great table setter for the hard work of removing all facets of this lawless regime, including Trump and Roberts.
Amen. Roberts is such a hypocrite.
Gob-smacking disingenuousness and disrespect for the Constitution.
Will be sending postcards of gratitude to these two judges for standing up for the Rule of Law.
Yes! We have to thank the people who stand up for our constitution and the rule of law.
If only the Supreme Court showed some of the same honor and courage. I guess we need to start writing enmass to the conservative judges so that they understand the people are watching and care. Reforms to the Supreme Court cannot come too soon.
Our SCOTUS was bought, vetted and paid for by the Federalist Society
Don't forget the McConnell Senate that confirmed two of them, clinching the "conservative" majority on the court.
You're right. McConnell has so much to answer for
... while, on the other hand, refusing to bring a vote on Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland for the Court.
In 2013, then Majority Leader Democrat Harry Reid changed the Senate voting threshold for federal judges, excluding the Supreme Court, on November 21, 2013. This was known as the "nuclear option," a procedural change allowed judicial nominees to be confirmed with a simple majority vote (51) rather than the 60-vote filibuster threshold. Reid cited "unprecedented obstruction" by Republicans against President Barack Obama’s executive and judicial nominees. However, when the Republicans took back control of the Senate in 2017, the Republican Leader McConnell used the same tactics to extend this rule to Supreme Court nominees. This shows that what one Majority Leader does with the rules of the Senate the next Majority Leader of the opposing party can make it worse. However, the problems was that McConnell was just as an insidious liar as the orange wannabe dictator. He refused to allow a vote on Merrick Garland during 2016, siting the upcoming presidential election. But after Justice Ginsburg died on September 18, 2020 McConnell allowed the confirmation vote of Amy Coney on October 26, 2020, less than three weeks before the presidential election.
IMO, as we approach No Kings 3, it's important that we stay focused on the issues that matter most to voters:
1. Affordability: Life in America which Trump's tariffs and Iran War have made far more difficult for the average American
2. ICE: Trump's fascist approach to our immigrant issues and Trump's test for creating a secret police state in America.
3. Health Care: Trump's "It will be Wild" approach to American healthcare and disease prevention. "Hey, Hey, RFK, HOw many kids did you infect today?"
4. The Iran War: Trump's mindless, illegal war conducted without purpose or strategy.
These are all winning issues for Nov. Both Trump and the GOP must be tagged with these vastly unpopular issues.
The fight for November begins the day after tomorrow.
My wife, who has tried to keep her sanity by ignoring Trump, finally summed it up after reading today's news in the NYTs and on her phone; "What a disgusting human being...except for the human being part".
Get everyone you know out to No Kings tomorrow.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
Roberts needs to be reminded, for the rest of his life, that he will be the most reviled SCOTUS judge in history. Barage after barage of treatises against him. Throw the other of the SCROTUM 6 into the mix. Go down In INFAMY.
"The Trump regime in these two cases (and hundreds more) has demonstrated its determination to concoct circumstances to entrap otherwise law-abiding, productive residents. The regime’s heartless determination to expel as many non-whites as possible, and the Justice Department lawyers’ willingness to defend these monstrous actions, should enrage and embarrass decent Americans." Not all lower court judges have the integrity of those you mention, but it seems to be a majority. Issues abound with trumpist maga judges in the appellate courts. Since the gop/rnc/so-called republican party have been captured by fascist ideology and Leonard Leo (Federalist Society and Opus Dei member) the entire process of selecting judges for Federal courts has become even more fraught IMO. A lot must be changed to protect and uphold the judicial independence of our courts, and leaving that to the usual entities will not help us recover from the ongoing destruction represented so fully by roberts, alito, thomas, kavanaugh, gorsuch, barrett--such ridiculous hypotheticals, comments and questions from the bench in the Mississippi vs RNC a few days ago. These 6 are really gop operatives IMO.
Absolutely.
"For many Americans, these judges are the final line of defense against authoritarian abuse." Perfect encapsulation sentence.
Thank you for the reporting on our Epstein Class legal system of two separate legal tracks: one for the rich and politically connected, and still another for the rest of us. It is clear from statements recently made by Regime Leader Trump about the threat to the US by the Democratic Party there may be a third, more Orwellian legal systems aborning. No Kings, No Crime Family Syndicates on Saturday.
Roberts needs to step up now. His legacy so far is a disgraceful Supreme court, a servant of corrupt people who are working hard to destroy our democracy.