Teresa gillis

[Zephyr Teachout @ZephyrTeachout]

It is possible to overturn the terrible onslaught of corruption decisions, from Buckley to Citizens United to McCutcheon to today.

I like ALL of the strategies, honestly, but my current focus is on American Promise, because they've been able to get red and blue states to sign on.

They are working on an Amendment which would just return power to the people and the states and federal government to govern their own elections.

https://t.co/4bFQBsACJd

[Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein]

A Troubling Milestone: The Supreme Court now decides more cases using its shadow docket than it does on its merits docket, the first time ever that has
been the case, a @propublica analysis found. https://t.co/8euxN9xDRe

[Alexander B. Howard @digiphile]

@MacFarlaneNews A @potus may not receive emoluments under the Constitution unless Congress consents — or abdicates its power

[Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews]

From Trump's annual financial disclosure report

It's a ................ unique way of generating revenue for an American President

[Democracy Docket @DemocracyDocket]

The Court ruled 5-4. Roberts, who delivered the majority opinion, wrote:

"The President failed to afford Cook the procedural protections to which she was entitled by statute.

Under our precedents, Cook was entitled to notice and some opportunity to respond prior to her termination."

Full story:
https://t.co/jTEE6IwZEd

[mary sanchez @msanchezcolumn]

I've been writing, explaining, and speaking versions of this truth for decades, like all reporters who take serious looks at our immigration laws and policies. In fact, heard myself saying it yet again, just this morning during a radio interview.

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

To win a war means changing the politics of the enemy such that they must surrender. That is what Iran just did to the United States.
https://t.co/2RpMAeTl70

[Hala Y Alkarib @Halayalkarib]

Approximately 250,000 internally displaced persons are currently seeking refuge in ElObeid from the broader Kordofan region and the Nuba Mountains. In addition to the city's residents, we are talking about a minimum of one million people whom the UAE-supported RSF is bombing and killing daily, coupled with the total devastation of the city's infrastructure. No one possesses a strategy or any ideas regarding any possible action. Beyond being disgraceful, the situation in Sudan has significant repercussions. This is not the 1990s, when there was some leverage in international law; we are now in an era without leadership or any semblance of ethics.
#KeepEyesOnSudan

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

Barack: You told me all those years ago that you couldn’t promise me the world, but you could promise me an interesting life. Of course, you outdid yourself and managed to give me both.

Eight years in the crucible, and not once did you melt from the heat. Not once did you let it harden you. Instead, you used it to reveal your truest essence: your stubborn optimism and unflinching courage, your dazzling brilliance and unpretentious decency, your ferocious work ethic and absolutely unshakable moral fiber.

[molly taft @mollytaft]

NEW: the US government intervened Monday on behalf of xai in a lawsuit over its gas turbines, claiming that the company needs to run the turbines in order to power Grok, which is "vital" for national security

lots of wild stuff in the filing, more here https://t.co/QWtspbtzU4

[David Dayen @ddayen]

Fox's purchase of Roku gives them a landing spot if cable implodes (as I expect), and could easily be weaponized to restrict competition, surveil on viewers and widen its conservative news dominance. Don't sleep on this.
https://t.co/UuCPCpVquI

[CBS News @CBSNews]

President Trump's investment accounts traded between $212 million and $695 million in stocks and other securities in the first three months of the year — an unprecedented sum for a sitting president. https://t.co/ZgTlwWOcXW

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

"Iran reaffirms that under no circumstances will Iran ever seek, develop or acquire any nuclear weapons."

JCPOA, 2015

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

Trump told Iran’s repressed democracy activists that “help is on the way.” Then he started a war that fortified the IRGC and hardliners. Now he is prepared to release billions in Iranian assets to strengthen the regime further — and he deports a female Iranian rights activist to a war-ravaged African country.

[Gary Marcus @GaryMarcus]

Super important point that carries new weight in light of the German decision again Google: Section 230 may not shield the AI companies from the untrue things they say.

[Citizens for Ethics @CREWcrew]

Just a reminder that an Emerati developer who is also a Trump business partner is behind a data center in Ohio, raising questions around who these data centers are benefiting. https://t.co/ajGn8ddTlj

[Rep. Shontel Brown @RepShontelBrown]

Remember this when they say they can't afford Medicaid and Social Security.

[Human Rights First @humanrights1st]

The Trump administration’s reported agreement with the Central African Republic is unconscionable. Iranians, Afghans, and others granted protection by a U.S. immigration judge are set to be deported tomorrow to C.A.R., a country facing violence, conflict, and extreme insecurity.