Trump chickens out of North Carolina rally, showing signs of mental disintegration in New York trial, while his outbursts amount to dire threats and witness intimidation; Judge Merchan should now apply contempt sanctions starting with a day in a holding cell and escalate to Rikers for repeat offenses; Secret Service cannot be trusted and will have to figure out the logistics; Opening statements set for Monday;
Kennedy family formally endorses Biden-Harris in White House event; In Earth Day call, 50 top environmentalists and a dozen organizations urge erratic opportunist Bobby to drop out of presidential race; Will Michigan Arabs really vote for RFK Jr., who is on record as the candidate closest to virulent anti-Palestinian warmongers Smotrich and Ben Gvir?
Press and media must stop rehabilitating MAGA fascists and reactionaries as "conservatives"; Actual conservatives value precedent, custom, tradition, norms, and status quo, all of which are despised by MAGA fanatics in Congress, courts, and public discourse; A Supreme Court majority that tramples on precedent with decisions like Dobbs, Shelby Council,
Citizens United, Heller, UNC/Harvard, and Janus v. AFSCME must be considered reactionary, not conservative; If justices act to protect the violent January 6 insurrection, they will enter into overt fascism; This issue is the most egregious Orwellian abuse of US politics, and fixing it now could add up to 5% to Bide
Democrats score victories for fourth consecutive month: after Florida, Long Island, and Alabama, Dems win 2 seats in Macomb County, Michigan and take back control of state legislature in Lansing; Experts assess 25% chance that Trump candidacy will collapse over coming months;