Clearing My Tabs for 1/22/23
A troubling lack of resolution on a Supreme Court leak, let’s stop erasing women athletes’ accomplishments, universities ban TikTok, Skyglow blocks the stars, and a cool reunion from Pawnee, Indiana.
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The Last State of the Union (#118)
Trump launches an illegal war; after taking the majority, Democrats should make this the last State of the Union speech; how to make Trump’s lying bad again; SOTU’s plans gave us a glimpse of the government’s doomsday plan; the forced-birth lawyer using abusers to attack abortion; and
Yes, Jake, The U.S. Is Building Concentration Camps (#117)
Jake Tapper was wrong to criticize a Minneapolis business owner for explaining how the Trump regime is using concentration camps, how Democrats could legitimize Trump by being a loyal opposition during the State of the Union, a new poll highlights the president’s unpopularity, the Heritage Foundation outlines its plans
Republicans Claim Following the Constitution is a “Non-Starter” (#116)
Democrats rightly defend the Constitution in the DHS budget fight; the Heritage Foundation’s 250-year plan to eliminate women’s rights; CBS does not allow Stephen Colbert to air an interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico; Senator Ron Wyden indicates our spies have done something bad; a fond farewell
Do Democratic Leaders Think this is Resistance? (#115)
In this edition: Democratic leaders need to stop acting like a loyal opposition and start actually resisting the Trump regime. That means embracing conflict, not defending a broken system, and ceasing to help confirm Trump’s nominees. (Seriously!) Also, how to support Minneapolis and how the Insurrection Act actually works.