David Loughnot
@loughnot.bsky.social
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pleasant surprise. i would like to read whatever deranged dissent alito and thomas have written. i’m sure it will be some version of “MAIL FRAUD IS REAL AND I SAW IT IN THE CLOSET MAKING A BABY AND THE BABY LOOKED AT ME”
BREAKING: SCOTUS denies the Trump administration’s request to enforce the new U.S. Postal Service rule for the 2026 elections. Justices Alito and Thomas dissent.
More to come at Law Dork. www.lawdork.com
More to come at Law Dork. www.lawdork.com
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 26A305
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, ET AL. U.
CALIFORNIA, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[September 14, 2026]
The application for stay presented to JUSTICE JACKSON and by her referred to the Court is denied. The Government is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to the District Court's preliminary injunction. And the equitable factors applicable for obtaining emergency relief from this Court do not favor a stay.
JUSTICE KAVANAUGH, concurring.
In my view, based on the briefing the Court has received at this interim stage, there is at least a fair prospect that the final rule falls within the Postal Service's statutory authority. See 39 U. S. C. §401(2). But applying the rule in the 2026 elections would be arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act because state and local election officials do not have sufficient time to reasonably implement the rule before the elections. See 39
U. S. C. §3001(m); 5 U. S. C. §706(2)(A). For that reason, I concur in the denial of the application for stay.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreicqn5lewxb2bkaazujt77bmsjfq4ultwu2alo3emhvgsnpkotnwoy)
September 14, 2026 at 11:40 PM
pleasant surprise. i would like to read whatever deranged dissent alito and thomas have written. i’m sure it will be some version of “MAIL FRAUD IS REAL AND I SAW IT IN THE CLOSET MAKING A BABY AND THE BABY LOOKED AT ME”
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After-9/11, the United States established a national registry for tens of thousands of people from Muslim-majority countries. The program stigmatized Muslim communities but never uncovered any terrorism links. "It wrecked so many lives, but officials just have forgotten," says author Rozina Ali.
“Let’s Just Round Them Up”: The Rise of Islamophobia in the Post-9/11 Domestic War on Terror
The attacks on September 11, 2001, unleashed a wave of Islamophobia in the United States that resulted in widespread harassment and persecution of Muslim Americans. In addition to vigilante attacks ta...
www.democracynow.org
September 12, 2026 at 7:56 PM
After-9/11, the United States established a national registry for tens of thousands of people from Muslim-majority countries. The program stigmatized Muslim communities but never uncovered any terrorism links. "It wrecked so many lives, but officials just have forgotten," says author Rozina Ali.
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Pretty wild that in 2026, the American Political Science Association still welcomes overtly anti-democratic actors like Michael Anton and the Claremont Institute at its annual conference
September 4, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Pretty wild that in 2026, the American Political Science Association still welcomes overtly anti-democratic actors like Michael Anton and the Claremont Institute at its annual conference
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Hello, BlueSky.
We’re a group of former campaign & Senate staffers for John Fetterman who are disgusted with what he's become.
If you were troubled by yesterday's Wall Street Journal story... trust us, that's just the tip of the iceberg.
It's even worse than you thought.
We’re a group of former campaign & Senate staffers for John Fetterman who are disgusted with what he's become.
If you were troubled by yesterday's Wall Street Journal story... trust us, that's just the tip of the iceberg.
It's even worse than you thought.
September 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Hello, BlueSky.
We’re a group of former campaign & Senate staffers for John Fetterman who are disgusted with what he's become.
If you were troubled by yesterday's Wall Street Journal story... trust us, that's just the tip of the iceberg.
It's even worse than you thought.
We’re a group of former campaign & Senate staffers for John Fetterman who are disgusted with what he's become.
If you were troubled by yesterday's Wall Street Journal story... trust us, that's just the tip of the iceberg.
It's even worse than you thought.
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it's insane they do this bend-over-backwards "critics say it raises questions" shit when the actual law just says "its illegal to put living people on currency"
The U.S. Mint releases video showing the manufacturing process for $1 coins featuring President Trump, issued to mark the United States' 250th anniversary in 2026. Critics have raised questions about the design's legality.
September 4, 2026 at 4:33 AM
it's insane they do this bend-over-backwards "critics say it raises questions" shit when the actual law just says "its illegal to put living people on currency"
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Could it be every conceivable aspect of modern existence actively trying to suffocate the life out of them? Nahhh prob just lazy
A majority of young Americans don’t have pride in the direction of their country, a newly released poll suggests.
Details: https://wgntv.com/politics-3/70-percent-of-young-americans-not-proud-of-where-us-is-heading-as-nation-poll/
Details: https://wgntv.com/politics-3/70-percent-of-young-americans-not-proud-of-where-us-is-heading-as-nation-poll/
September 2, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Could it be every conceivable aspect of modern existence actively trying to suffocate the life out of them? Nahhh prob just lazy
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I don’t think there’s really even a colorable argument that this isn’t mass murder.
theintercept.com/2026/09/02/m...
theintercept.com/2026/09/02/m...
The U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During “A Year of Murders”
“The boat strikes are, perhaps, the most stark testament to the lawlessness of the Trump administration.”
theintercept.com
September 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I don’t think there’s really even a colorable argument that this isn’t mass murder.
theintercept.com/2026/09/02/m...
theintercept.com/2026/09/02/m...
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This report is totalitarian pseudo-science, aka corrupted science in the service of far-right authoritarianism. Who commits most of the political violence in this country has been clear for decades. It's not the left. It's not those of us who support trans rights and realities.
August 30, 2026 at 1:23 PM
This report is totalitarian pseudo-science, aka corrupted science in the service of far-right authoritarianism. Who commits most of the political violence in this country has been clear for decades. It's not the left. It's not those of us who support trans rights and realities.
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You know the old joke:
"Fuck one goat and you're an FBI agent for life."
"Fuck one goat and you're an FBI agent for life."
I have no words: www.mediaite.com/media/news/f...
FBI Reportedly Loosens Hiring Rules So ‘Prostitution and Bestiality’ Are No Longer ‘Automatic Disqualifiers’
The FBI has reportedly relaxed hiring standards that previously automatically disqualified applicants who admitted to hiring prostitutes, engaging in bestiality, or stealing from an employer.
www.mediaite.com
August 29, 2026 at 4:48 PM
You know the old joke:
"Fuck one goat and you're an FBI agent for life."
"Fuck one goat and you're an FBI agent for life."
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Between 2015 and 2025, at least 15 children in an Idaho faith-healing sect died of treatable conditions.
State law allows that to happen: Parents who say their faith prohibits giving their children lifesaving medical care can’t be prosecuted.
State law allows that to happen: Parents who say their faith prohibits giving their children lifesaving medical care can’t be prosecuted.
Idaho Law Protects Faith Healers. It Wasn’t Always That Way.
From at least the 1880s through the early 1970s, it was illegal for parents in Idaho to choose prayer over medical care when a child’s life was at stake.
www.propublica.org
August 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Between 2015 and 2025, at least 15 children in an Idaho faith-healing sect died of treatable conditions.
State law allows that to happen: Parents who say their faith prohibits giving their children lifesaving medical care can’t be prosecuted.
State law allows that to happen: Parents who say their faith prohibits giving their children lifesaving medical care can’t be prosecuted.
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"the money, which was supposed to be used to provide health insurance for poor children, was instead hastily passed through multiple organizations before eventually landing in the bank accounts of two political action committees and the Republican Party of Florida."
www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...
www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...
Grand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida
A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes.
www.cbsnews.com
August 26, 2026 at 11:51 PM
"the money, which was supposed to be used to provide health insurance for poor children, was instead hastily passed through multiple organizations before eventually landing in the bank accounts of two political action committees and the Republican Party of Florida."
www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...
www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...
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Quite a community note here. Reminder that your taxpayer dollars are paying for these Nazi social media accounts.
August 26, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Quite a community note here. Reminder that your taxpayer dollars are paying for these Nazi social media accounts.
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BEING THE PERSON WHO EVERYBODY MOURNS MEANS STEPPING UP WHEN NOBODY ELSE WILL
IT DOES NOT MEAN WATCHING POLL APPROVAL NUMBERS
IT DOES NOT MEAN WATCHING POLL APPROVAL NUMBERS
Dolly made times less hard for a lot of people thoughtcatalog.com/nicolestawia...
Dolly Parton Funded an Oscar-Winning AIDS Documentary in the 1980s When the Reagan Administration Wouldn’t Act
Parton lost friends to AIDS in the 1980s and put her production company Sandollar behind Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt, the documentary about the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt that wen…
thoughtcatalog.com
August 26, 2026 at 3:29 PM
BEING THE PERSON WHO EVERYBODY MOURNS MEANS STEPPING UP WHEN NOBODY ELSE WILL
IT DOES NOT MEAN WATCHING POLL APPROVAL NUMBERS
IT DOES NOT MEAN WATCHING POLL APPROVAL NUMBERS
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But mainly: "She was love incarnate, and though she looked like a campy love goddess a la Venus on and off the half shell, she was a goddess of the other kinds of love, of empathy, compassion, kindness, and to use a term from Thich Nhat Hanh, interbeing."
August 25, 2026 at 11:41 PM
But mainly: "She was love incarnate, and though she looked like a campy love goddess a la Venus on and off the half shell, she was a goddess of the other kinds of love, of empathy, compassion, kindness, and to use a term from Thich Nhat Hanh, interbeing."
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I had to say thank you.
In Praise of Dolly Parton, 1946-2026, Our Goddess of Kindness
We will always love her, and there will never be another like her, this artist who came out of deep rural poverty in the 1960s to become not just a staggeringly great performer and songwriter but phil...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
August 25, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I had to say thank you.
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Devastated. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Dolly Parton, country music icon, dies at 80
Her death came after in May 2026 she announced she was canceling a Las Vegas show and said she’d been undergoing treatment for kidney stones for several years.
www.nbcnews.com
August 25, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Devastated. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Union, union, union.
God bless the Newspaper Guild, which gave me my first union card and began my lifetime of believing in the power of and need for collective bargaining.
Also shame on the Washington Post for this fight being necessary.
God bless the Newspaper Guild, which gave me my first union card and began my lifetime of believing in the power of and need for collective bargaining.
Also shame on the Washington Post for this fight being necessary.
Wearing @postguild.bsky.social red today.
I was able to challenge my @washingtonpost.com firing — and win reinstatement plus back pay — all thanks to being a part of the @wbng.org Guild.
Binding Arbitration is a part of our contract.
This is why unions matter!!!
I was able to challenge my @washingtonpost.com firing — and win reinstatement plus back pay — all thanks to being a part of the @wbng.org Guild.
Binding Arbitration is a part of our contract.
This is why unions matter!!!
August 25, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Union, union, union.
God bless the Newspaper Guild, which gave me my first union card and began my lifetime of believing in the power of and need for collective bargaining.
Also shame on the Washington Post for this fight being necessary.
God bless the Newspaper Guild, which gave me my first union card and began my lifetime of believing in the power of and need for collective bargaining.
Also shame on the Washington Post for this fight being necessary.
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Jake Lang getting his Nazi ass beaten by Spider-Man in Minneapolis today is the ray of sunshine I needed.
August 23, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Jake Lang getting his Nazi ass beaten by Spider-Man in Minneapolis today is the ray of sunshine I needed.
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I mean, seriously. Were there politicians back in 1945 who thought "Yeah we should just reform the Schutzstaffel. It would be politically foolish to say we should defund or abolish them. I bet we can reign them in by re-writing laws that already exist. I'm sure they'll follow them this time."
August 22, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I mean, seriously. Were there politicians back in 1945 who thought "Yeah we should just reform the Schutzstaffel. It would be politically foolish to say we should defund or abolish them. I bet we can reign them in by re-writing laws that already exist. I'm sure they'll follow them this time."
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Parents, what would you do with four hours of child-free time?
We launched a Parents’ Night Out program with NYC Parks to give NYC parents a little time back for themselves, because we’re committed to making it easier to raise a family in the greatest city in the world.
We launched a Parents’ Night Out program with NYC Parks to give NYC parents a little time back for themselves, because we’re committed to making it easier to raise a family in the greatest city in the world.
August 19, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Parents, what would you do with four hours of child-free time?
We launched a Parents’ Night Out program with NYC Parks to give NYC parents a little time back for themselves, because we’re committed to making it easier to raise a family in the greatest city in the world.
We launched a Parents’ Night Out program with NYC Parks to give NYC parents a little time back for themselves, because we’re committed to making it easier to raise a family in the greatest city in the world.
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Gary, Indiana residents have been without power for ten days. Here’s how you can help.
Gary Residents Have Been Without Power For 10 Days. Here's How You Can Help
A South Side business is offering free laundry service for storm-affected Gary families, while another fundraiser is collecting money for essentials as some residents face a second week without electr...
blockclubchicago.org
August 22, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Gary, Indiana residents have been without power for ten days. Here’s how you can help.
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Wrote this one for all the transit kids.
Here’s the story behind @sfmta.bsky.social’s iconic logo — and the people (including Muni and a certain Chronicle columnist) who tried to kill it.
Long live the worm!
🚌🚌🚌
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
Here’s the story behind @sfmta.bsky.social’s iconic logo — and the people (including Muni and a certain Chronicle columnist) who tried to kill it.
Long live the worm!
🚌🚌🚌
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
This man designed Muni’s ‘worm’ logo. Critics wanted to kill it
In 1975, Walter Landor’s new Muni logo was disparaged and ignored. Fifty years later, it has become the ultimate San Francisco icon.
www.sfchronicle.com
August 22, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Wrote this one for all the transit kids.
Here’s the story behind @sfmta.bsky.social’s iconic logo — and the people (including Muni and a certain Chronicle columnist) who tried to kill it.
Long live the worm!
🚌🚌🚌
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
Here’s the story behind @sfmta.bsky.social’s iconic logo — and the people (including Muni and a certain Chronicle columnist) who tried to kill it.
Long live the worm!
🚌🚌🚌
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
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www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Ben-Gvir is a blood thirsty psychopath, war criminal and one of Israel’s beloved genocidal leaders. America and the world should be sanctioning, divesting and boycotting Israel in every way until this apartheid regime falls.
Ben-Gvir is a blood thirsty psychopath, war criminal and one of Israel’s beloved genocidal leaders. America and the world should be sanctioning, divesting and boycotting Israel in every way until this apartheid regime falls.
Israel’s Ben-Gvir posts video of gallows site for hanging Palestinians
Far-right minister says those convicted in military courts of terror offences will be executed after passing of death penalty law that does not apply to Jewish extremists
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2026 at 1:37 PM
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Ben-Gvir is a blood thirsty psychopath, war criminal and one of Israel’s beloved genocidal leaders. America and the world should be sanctioning, divesting and boycotting Israel in every way until this apartheid regime falls.
Ben-Gvir is a blood thirsty psychopath, war criminal and one of Israel’s beloved genocidal leaders. America and the world should be sanctioning, divesting and boycotting Israel in every way until this apartheid regime falls.
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Just hours after this Axios story was published, Fox & Friends ran a segment seeking to negatively polarize viewers against data center opposition by portraying it as a “culture war” position favored by the “far left.” www.mediamatters.org/artificial-i...
August 19, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Just hours after this Axios story was published, Fox & Friends ran a segment seeking to negatively polarize viewers against data center opposition by portraying it as a “culture war” position favored by the “far left.” www.mediamatters.org/artificial-i...
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Highway 37 sees 40,000 car commuters a day who will get an $11 billion taxpayer gift from Caltrans to elevate the freeway to deal with the climate change caused by the cars.
BART sees 200,000 commuters a day who have to fight like hell to raise $3.6 billion just to keep the trains running.
BART sees 200,000 commuters a day who have to fight like hell to raise $3.6 billion just to keep the trains running.
What a misleading headline! The bill to "fix" CA-37 is $11 billion, as stated later in the article. $100M is just to widen a portion of a road that is already sinking under the waves.
Note you don't need to vote on CA-37. That's because the state will just spend the money. Imagine that for transit!
Note you don't need to vote on CA-37. That's because the state will just spend the money. Imagine that for transit!
Bay Area’s Highway 37 could be underwater by 2050. California could spend $100 million on a fix
California officials will weigh whether to invest $100 million in one of the Bay Area’s most ambitious transportation projects: the effort to raise a 21-mile highway before it sinks into the sea.
www.sfchronicle.com
August 19, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Highway 37 sees 40,000 car commuters a day who will get an $11 billion taxpayer gift from Caltrans to elevate the freeway to deal with the climate change caused by the cars.
BART sees 200,000 commuters a day who have to fight like hell to raise $3.6 billion just to keep the trains running.
BART sees 200,000 commuters a day who have to fight like hell to raise $3.6 billion just to keep the trains running.