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23 Oct, 5 tweets, 1 min read
SCOTUS disappoints -- as expected -- again. SB8 clearly deprives pregnant people of a right guaranteed to them by the Constitution and enshrined in Supreme Court jurisprudence. Why not say so or at least allow stay until you say so, which ultimately you must.
People who can be pregnant and want reproductive healthcare or an abortion include transwomen and people is therefore the properly inclusive terminology.
Typo. Meant trans men.
CORRECTION. Meant trans men. Tweet should read:
People who can be pregnant and want reproductive healthcare or an abortion include trans men and people is therefore the properly inclusive terminology.

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I have recently discovered an insightful newsletter by by @rbhubbell that lays out facts, supporting data & an optimistic take on many issues viewed as dooming Democrats. For an example, see rest of this thread and then you will want to subscribe at
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2/Today's newletter was about why Schumer was right to call the losing procedural on allowing debate on the merits of the Freedom to Vote Act, not even on its substance. Forcing all Senate Republicans to vote against it, he said it was a necessary loss...
3/It forced Republicans to take a stand on voting rights and admit that the existence of their party is dependent on voter suppression. Though the result is disappointing for Democrats, he said, "the loss was strategic." Senator Schumer knew that the vote would fail, but that
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.@jbouie said so much so powerfully that I'm starting a thread with some of his best lines, but recommend reading the whole piece re SCOTUS threat to our rights and its loss of credibility.
nytimes.com/2021/09/03/opi…
the court has essentially nullified the constitutional rights of millions of American women without so much as an argument...This isn’t judicial review as much as it is a raw exercise of judicial power. ...
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2 Apr
1/Today's news from the #ChauvinTrial. #GeorgeFloyd described as a vibrant, active man by his girlfriend & surviving an earlier drug overdose, but not a knee on his neck. Chauvain described by his police supervisor as using unnecessary force after Floyd was handcuffed and prone.
2/Paramedics describe Floyd's medical condition when they arrived - basically too late to save him, but say police could have done chest compressions and saved Floyd. Of course, all that was necessary to save him was for Chauvin & the others to get off him once he was handcuffed.
3/Off-duty EMT on scene earlier who wanted to help but was barred from helping also could have saved him. All the evidence is pointing to depraved indifference to Floyd's life. Defense scoring no points imho and insulting to witnesses grief and guilt and to jury with arguments...
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19 Mar
1/Great question from @Lawssenhop about extending the Statute of Limitations to allow charging a former president who couldn't be indicted while in office. It's complex and requires a thread to answer so here goes.
2/In general, ex post facto laws are prohibited by Article 1 of the Constitution if they retroactively change the rules of evidence in a criminal case, retroactively alter the definition of a crime, retroactively increase the punishment for a past criminal act, or
3/punish conduct that was legal when committed. Courts have interpreted what can and cannot be done but have left unanswered whether extending the SOL after the conduct is over would be allowed.
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15 Jan
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1/ Listening to @TheBeatWithAri and @Comey is saying no federal indictment of Trump because it would give him a platform. That is nonsense. Trump has a platform whatever DOJ does and whatever happens in any state civil or criminal case.
2/ Comey also says it's OK for states to indict him which gives Trump that platform in addition to social media and Fox.

Comey also says trial would give him platform for months and months. Nonsense. Federal sedition trial against him could be over in a week. One count, videos.
3/ Watergate trial against many defendants with Pres as co-conspirator and multiple charges took from Oct 1 to Jan 1. One sedition count against one defendant should be much simpler. Others guilty can be tried separately while he sits in jail.
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25 Sep 20
1/Are you sleepless? Anxious? Are you overwhelmed by the avalanche of awful things 45 has said in recent weeks? Do you wonder why we are even discussing what we must do to assure "free and fair elections" and a "peaceful transition of power" if 45 loses? If so, follow me here.
2/I am outraged and speaking out and starting a list of the statements of Trump, Barr, McConnell and Graham that threaten democracy and the will of citizens. The list of past offenses is too long for a tweet, but I'll start a daily list starting now and include a few recent ones.
3/First, the one I find most awful: Trump's attack on voting, including his exhortation to "get rid of the ballots" so there won't be a transition, just a continuation of the Trump presidency. This was part of his refusal to promise a peaceful transition of power if he loses.
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