David Badash,  Senior Editor  -  New Civil Rights Movement Stephan: What I have taken away this week from the coverage of the Supreme Court is how corrupt, fascist, and anti-women, the male clique of the Supreme Court has become. These are not justices interested in the law and the wellbeing of American society. These men are political hacks who believe they themselves are above the law, and have the power to determine what the law means and how it should be enforced. Corrupt christofascist Associate Justice Samuel Alito The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case ..read more

David Edwards,  Senior Editor  -  Raw Story Stephan: South Dakota has a population in 2024 of just 858,469, less than a third of the population of Seattle, Washington, and they chose the loathsome TCP/Republican Kristi Noem, who recently garnered a lot of attention for shooting a puppy she said she "hated",  to be their governor. She also thinks women or girls who are raped or the victims of incest should be compelled to carry the baby to term. Tells you a lot about the people of South Dakota, I am sorry to say. I wouldn't want to be a fertile woman or a pubescent girl ..read more

JAMELLE BOUIE,    -   Stephan: Jamelle Bouie asks, "Trump has asked the Supreme Court if he is, in effect, a king. And at least four members of the court, among them the so-called originalists, have said, in essence, that they’ll have to think about it." I agree with what he has said. What I heard yesterday is the christofascist clique on the court actually do support the president as a king above the law. You also hear his attorneys spouting a Benjamin Franklin quote again and again. Anyone who actually knows anything about Franklin;s views knows that Franklin himself woul ..read more

Kim Chandler,  Reporter  -  Associated Press Stephan: Yet another Great Schism Trend sad story about a declining Red State. Alabama already has a semi-literate population and awful social outcome data on everything from childcare to racism, and they are about to make things worse. They are attacking not just their public and school libraries, they are also threatening librarians. The result: greater illiteracy, greater ignorance, fewer librarians. Welcome to Alabama. Jemison Library – City of Jemison Alabama Credit: Jemison Library MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA — Alabama lawmakers on ..read more

Eric Spitznagel,    -  The Free Press Stephan: Benjamin Netanyahu is destroying Israel's status in the world, and creating massive anti-semitism in the U.S. and other countries. Look at the pro-Palestinian demonstration videos on the news on most channels, and consider the effect it is having on major prestige universities. I wondered what effect, as the high school year is ending, this is having on college applications. People have a hard time apparently making the distinction between Israel and Judaism as a religion. This is what I found. It may take as long as a generati ..read more

Eric Levitz ,  Staff Writer  -  Vox Stephan: A woman who told me she has been reading SR for 20 years sent me this article telling me, "You cover trends, but this is a trend I haven't seen you say a word about, but I live in Texas and I see this trend blossoming everywhere." I read the piece and did some research on it in the conservative media, and realized she is right. I find it hard to believe this kind of thinking is taking power amongst conservative women, but apparently it is. Credit: Paige Vickers / Vox / Getty In February, America’s most prominent conservative acti ..read more

Mekela Panditharatne,  Counsel for the Brennan Center’s Elections & Government Program  -  Brennan Center for Justice Stephan: I am increasingly concerned that AI misinformation is going to destroy a fair election in November. Here is an article describing what I mean but, happily, it also offers some solutions. We will have to see if the President, Congress, or state legislatures take this issue seriously. Illustration by Chris Burnett On the eve of the 2024 New Hampshire primary, robocalls impersonating President Joe Biden counseled voters against partaking ..read more

David Edwards,  Contributing Writer  -  Raw Story Stephan: I watched the reporting on Trump's attorneys presenting his case for immunity. My main takeaway was the corruption and unethical quality of the conservative majority on the Supreme Court. Just start with Clarence Thomas not recusing himself in a trial over incidents in which is wife was a significant player. Or Samuel Alito's comments. In my opinion, there is a desperate need to change the Supreme Court, both in terms of ethical standards, and tenure. Corrupt christofascist Associate Justice Samuel Alito. Credit: Er ..read more

Zoë Richards,  Reporter  -  NBC News Stephan: This is what we have come to in America. Once again we see guns considered more important than children. Instead of controlling weapons, we arm teachers. Can you imagine your fourth-grade teacher walking around the classroom you remember with a Glock or a Smith & Wesson on her hip, or bulging in her pocket? Maybe she's gotten a shoulder holster. She couldn't put it in her handbag because she would never get to it in time if someone came into the classroom with an AR-15. I asked my wife who for several decades was an elementa ..read more

Pranshu Verma and Cat Zakrzewski,  Reporters  -  The Washington Post Stephan: Yet another story of how AI is distorting American society, and damaging our democracy. We are destroying our ecosystems out of greed and now degrading our democracy with AI. You would think that this would be a defining moment for this issue less that 200 days before an election. Do you see or hear anyone in Congress bringing this up? No? Neither do I. Divyendra Singh Jadoun, 31, a creator of deepfake content, poses against a green screen which he uses for generating videos using artificial intel ..read more