A cryptic #SCOTUS ruling from Monday ought to spark two conversations: one about providing for more effective (and conclusive) resolution of cases in which more than three justices are recused; and one about insulating against the ethical effects of the justices’ extrajudicial commercial activities:

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I can’t believe a woman gubernatorial candidate who was raped as a child by her stepfather and whose mother lost custody of her minor children as a result has to respond to an attack ad calling her a liar. It is, as far as the literature I know an actual unprecedented low in modern politics.

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A U.S. envoy calling murderer Putin a humanitarian while visiting him in Kremlin — when after failing to achieve his military goals, Putin directs Ukrainian civilians to be hunted in the streets or executed in their own homes. Kids will read about this one day and ask: what was everyone else doing?

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This week, NIH advisors rebuked RFK for harming #NIH and US science. Sheryl Gay Stolberg reported it. Then RFK posted calling her sources anonymous or corrupt. I'll say this hoping it does good: I'm an NIH scientist, I'm not anonymous, and RFK Jr is destroying NIH. More in attachment:

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this is incredibly lurid and demeaning and gross, but, on the bright side, i appreciate that donald trump is determined to ensure that jon husted loses with absolutely nothing left of his dignity

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