TOP O’ THE MORNIN’
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The WNBA does not prioritize its small number of fans, many of whom are only sticking around because of the excitement surrounding Clark. It prioritizes showcasing its most vocal and race-focused players, such as Reese.
Typically, this is where I would usually point out that this is just another example on the long list of things that are viewed differently when a Democrat is involved, but that would be stating the obvious.
Nobody is above the law. McIver found that out. What will AOC do about it?
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The Second Amendment serves that purpose, but if someone is ready to resort to violence over the Department of Education, then they are not someone whose opinions should be taken seriously on any matter.
It’s plain as the nose on her face what the plan is and what the fraudulent excuse to do so is.
In 2025, the reckoning isn’t just political. It’s moral. It’s historical. It’s long overdue. And it is, at last, underway.
Grab a drink and watch this car crash coming around the bend because this is bound to fail.
America WILL celebrate our independence in one month (if we can survive June), regardless of what these miserable scolds have to say.
WHAT’S ON TAP?
Today on Capitol Hill…
Believe it or not, there actually is a congressional hearing today, even though the critters are out on another break. The House Homeland Security Committee is conducting a field hearing titled “Innovation Nation: Leveraging Technology to Secure Cyberspace and Streamline Compliance” at Stanford University in California, on Wednesday afternoon.
White House What’s Up
President Donald Trump will participate in the swearing-in ceremony for the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia (Jeanine Pirro) at noon Eastern. He is set to sign additional executive orders in the Oval Office at 2:00 p.m. (Lawsuits to be filed seeking to strike them down at 2:01 p.m. Eastern.)
Full Court Press…
The Supreme Court issued its order list on Tuesday. Included in the cases where the court denied certiorari (i.e., declined to take the case) was a First Amendment case out of the 1st Circuit involving a middle school boy who was barred from wearing a t-shirt to school that read: “There Are Only Two Genders” and later, after being forbidden to wear that one, wearing one that read “There Are CENSORED Genders.” The district court and 1st Circuit Court of Appeals found the school’s actions did not violate the boy’s First Amendment rights. That the high court declined to take the case is extraordinarily disappointing. Both Justices Thomas and Alito dissented. You can read their dissents here, beginning on page 23.
There were multiple district court and courts of appeals rulings issued Tuesday — I’ll try and put together a round-up of some of the latest noteworthy ones. Also, the Trump administration filed an application for stay with the Supreme Court in the D.V.D. case (involving deportation of aliens to third countries) — that one’s sure to spark some intrigue.
Oh, and remember that New York civil fraud case against Trump that was appealed and argued before the appellate court last September? Well, the court just granted Trump’s legal team until December 2025 to perfect the record (i.e., get all the documents and information properly before the court so that it can make its final determination). Not exactly sure what was still not properly before the court, but in any event, it looks like the appellate court won’t be issuing a decision on that one anytime soon.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Later today, Vice President JD Vance will be speaking at the Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas.
The Supreme Court will hand down decisions on Thursday.
President Trump is set to visit and deliver remarks at U.S. Steel in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, on Friday.
MORNING MUSING
As most readers are aware, I devote a substantial portion of my writing time and attention to legal matters — I suppose that old law degree is still paying off. Sort of. Anyhoo, something I find myself repeating regularly (and which I suspect folks get tired of hearing/reading) is the distinction between procedural rulings and merits rulings, the former being somewhat preliminary and temporary, setting up the overall framework of a case, the latter being where the rubber really meets the road.
In law, there often are a lot of procedural hoops to be jumped through before you get to the heart of the matter. To the casual observer, this may seem tedious and possibly ridiculous, but I’ll continue to assert that there is a method to the madness. Having those procedural hoops — that framework — in place is a necessary part of the process. It’s how we avoid, to the extent possible, an ends-justifying-the-means system.
The same might be said of the legislative process. I’m seeing a lot of justifiable frustration and impatience with Congress — people questioning why major DOGE-inspired spending cuts aren’t part of the “Big, Beautiful Bill.” Well, there’s an explanation for it, and Stephen Miller is making the case, but this isn’t being communicated as effectively as it should be, in my opinion. (No knock on Miller — he’s trying.) If the Trump administration and congressional leadership want to hang onto the base, they’re going to have to get loud about why things are being done the way they are, and how we’ll get to where we want to go if we trust the process. The window on this golden opportunity is swiftly closing, and there are a lot of folks with high expectations who are liable to turn their backs on the GOP if they don’t deliver.
I’m going to accept this at face value for the point I’m about to make: This needs to be made clear by DJT, Johnson, & Thune, and there needs to be a clear blueprint of how they’ll get from Point A to Point B or they’ll lose a good chunk of the base (and midterms). https://t.co/SpoDdeyXSn
— Susie Moore ⚾️🌻🐶 (@SmoosieQ) May 28, 2025
LIGHTER FARE
Looks like going to Heaven in a handbasket to me…
Red panda enjoying Life 😂💖 pic.twitter.com/tFCfMlwMDc
— Nature Life Ok (@naturelifeok1) May 27, 2025
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