Sunday Morning Open Thread: WHCD (Nerd Prom) Last Night
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by Anne Laurie
5h ago
BREAKING: President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden just rolled into this year's White House Correspondents Dinner. FUN FACT: trumplethinskin was too much of a thin-skinned chicken shit to attend these. pic.twitter.com/m23BQnK9Xv — BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) April 28, 2024 The President and First Lady arrive at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.pic.twitter.com/C7XTRE9jj8 — Molly Ploofkins (@Mollyploofkins) April 28, 2024 MVP Kamala Harris just arrived at the White House Correspondents Dinner and she looks STUNNING Why are her and SG Doug Emhoff so cute? pic.twitter.com/YOiS4GE6OH ..read more
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Late Night Open Thread: The Company He Chooses
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by Anne Laurie
9h ago
When your sport is awash in Saudi money, but you still realize Trump is brand damaging and angle keep him away: https://t.co/Wo4WzLgJuK — Clean Observer (@Hammbear2024) April 27, 2024 The Miami Grand Prix sent a cease and desist letter Friday night to a prominent Trump fundraiser, informing him that he cannot use a suite at an upcoming Formula One race as a high-dollar fundraiser for the Trump campaign. Trump, according to multiple people familiar with the event, has been planning to attend the race. The letter was sent to Steven Witkoff, a longtime Trump friend who recently testified on be ..read more
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White House Correspondents Dinner: Sleepy Don Isn’t Going to Like This
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by WaterGirl
12h ago
Don’t hold back, Joe. Tell us what you really think! President Biden: Please, not so loud, Donald is listening. Sleepy Don. I kind of like that pic.twitter.com/CPBChcINGf — Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) April 28, 2024 . President Biden: Age is the only thing Trump and I have in common. My Vice President actually endorses me pic.twitter.com/siSZL7msbu — Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) April 28, 2024 . President Biden: The 2024 election is in full swing and yes, age is an issue. I’m a grown man running against a six-year-old pic.twitter.com/0IcKyEwtn8 — Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) April 28, 2024 Th ..read more
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Saturday Morning Open Thread: We Never Give Up
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by Anne Laurie
1d ago
Howard Stern: I want to thank you for your compassion. We're lucky to have you in the Oval Office and serving as the father of the country. I want to thank you for providing a calming influence and an organized administration post-COVID President Biden: The American people… pic.twitter.com/3pdLlf269y — Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) April 27, 2024 I hope this interview was scheduled last night, after the press release from the NYT https://t.co/lF5CI4Q5AQ — Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) April 26, 2024 pic.twitter.com/fPhYvOUkv9 — Caladan Legal (@TonyMoonbeam) April 26, 2024 Yesterday marks a major ..read more
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Friday Late Night Open thread
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by WaterGirl
2d ago
This week has been a long month, hasn’t it? Cartoon pic.twitter.com/rcOJiWOlRE — Bill Bramhall (@BillBramhall) April 26, 2024 . Omnes, hope this isn’t too clownish for you.  h/t Subaru Diane Open thread! The post Friday Late Night Open thread appeared first on Balloon Juice ..read more
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Pete & Joe
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by WaterGirl
2d ago
First Pete.  it’s a 5-minute interview, but it’s totally worth it.  This video should be in the dictionary as the example of  “good government”. That’s huge. Reminder that there’s only one party actively trying to make your life better— the other one just wants to give tax breaks to their rich friends https://t.co/gNJZeUB0bE — Angry Staffer (@Angry_Staffer) April 24, 2024 Then Joe.  The sly fox.   (Politico) The Biden administration last month secretly shipped long-range missiles to Ukraine for the first time in the two-year war — and Kyiv has already used the weap ..read more
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Trump’s NY Criminal Trial, Day 8 and Open Thread
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by WaterGirl
2d ago
It’s Day 4 of the actual trial!  Day 8, if you include jury selection. Best sources of live blogging that I have found.  Court resumes at 9:30 am. Anna Bower at Lawfare – Live Blogging on Twitter  Josh Kovensky at TPM – Live Blogging    (no live blogging at TPM today) Mark Sumner at Daily Kos – Live Blogging    (no live blogging at Daily Kos today) TRANSCRIPTS OF NY CASES AVAILABLE THE NEXT DAY   Link Emotional support pup and kitty for the occasion. I’m still interested in the trial, so I’ll put this up again today, but think of it as a general open th ..read more
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TGIFriday Morning Open Thread: Almost At the Weekend
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by Anne Laurie
2d ago
President Biden is leading an economic boom, reducing the federal deficit, and delivering on infrastructure. Trump still thinks windmills cause cancer, advocates injecting yourself with bleach, and threatens to cut Social Security and Medicare. One's a leader, one's a loser. pic.twitter.com/lQdM2cNhkL — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) April 26, 2024 On Monday, I'm hitting the road to make sure all Americans know: President Biden and I are investing in you. We are building an economy where every person has the opportunity to thrive. I'll see you soon in Atlanta, Detroit, and across our ..read more
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Schadenfreude Smörgåsbord (Open Thread)
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by Betty Cracker
3d ago
In this morning’s open thread, valued commenter Baud noted that Anne Laurie “has been fighting the gaslighting every morning for four years” in those threads, and I think that’s true and deserves additional acknowledgement. She highlights the Biden administration’s accomplishments as studiously as the overpaid media celebrities ignore them. I am thankful for her work. My mind runs a different way, so I’m going to serve up some schadenfreude-infused amuse bouche this morning to highlight Deplorati consternation and failure. First up, an Arizona grand jury ensnared a passel of inept election che ..read more
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Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Presidential Immunity at 10 am
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by WaterGirl
3d ago
An audio feed of  oral arguments is live-streamed on the Court’s website, and the Court posts the audio later in the day. On the afternoon of each argument, the Court posts transcripts of that day’s arguments. Supreme Court Audio Feed Best sources of live blogging that I have found. Kate Riga at TPM – Live Blogging Seems like SCOTUSblog should be live blogging but I don’t see it. SCOTUSblog article An audio feed of  oral arguments is live-streamed on the Court’s website, and the Court posts the audiolater in the day. On the afternoon of each argument, the Court posts transcripts of ..read more
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