Mark Meadows is a fucking liar and a traitor. Cassidy Hutchinson — a top aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows – was a first hand witness to the coup attempt by Trump and Meadows.

https://www.msnbc.com/live

Cable news has had “Roe V Wade” obituaries in the can and ready to go for months, but  there was zero White House plan for this ruling beyond the utter embarrassment of the  “give me $15 for November” fundraiser. (see video)

Oh Wait!  The White House is planning to barnstorm on this…

…hold on…, what?  It isn’t the rogue court they are going to keep in the headlines, but the economy?   (Rubs eyes…looks at bottle of whiskey in his hand… throws it in trash…)

You know what might have been a good thing to have lined up?   What about a simple yes or no vote on a national law allowing abortion in the case of rape or incest or mother’s life in danger today?    What about a law taking paternity rights away from rapists?  Why not force Republicans to say the evil shit out loud?

No.   “We Democrats could lose that vote and we would be embarrassing.”     Does anyone honestly think Dems could be more embarrassing than they are now?

Meanwhile in the “real” America we keep hearing so much about, Mike Huckabee has a kids book series that will teach your children “the real truth” about Trump that “the media is keeping from America.”  This shit is not an SNL parody.

The mainstream media has been no friend to President Trump, and they’ll never admit that he did a great job leading our country and making the changes that America needs. But, as future voters, our children and grandchildren deserve to understand the truth about President Trump and what made him a great president.

We all know that the sisters, wives, daughters and granddaughters of Supreme Court Justices and US Senators will always have all the access to abortions and whatever reproductive health care they need.  Row v. Wade was not overturned to stop wealthy people from getting abortions.  It was overturned to beat up on poor people. Full stop.

WILMINGTON — In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s devastating ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade and strip Americans of their fundamental right to abortion, reproductive rights advocates announced they have launched the First State Abortion Fund. The Fund, which operates under a reproductive justice framework, is the first abortion fund in Delaware and its mission will be to provide support for people who need access to abortion, including costs for the procedure, childcare, and transportation costs.

“Millions of people lost a fundamental human right when the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling,” said Sen. Kyle Evans Gay. “While Delaware has wisely protected abortion access in state law, lack of resources continues to be a barrier for far too many people seeking abortions. The First State Abortion Fund will bridge the gap for low-income people to ensure they are able to obtain the medical care they deserve.”

Al, this graph really puts what you’ve been saying about minority rule into sharp focus. If the United States had a functioning Democratic Party, this would be a real problem for the Republicans.

Why not use your state issued P-card to throw these guys a recurring five or ten dollar patronage?

Very important action item from Sean Lynn below, but first…

Chris Coons Heaps Praise on John Cornyn While John Cornyn Heaps Shame on Himself

Coons: I am proud to partner with Senator Cornyn on this bipartisan effort to support scholarship on civics, the preparation of civics educators, and the training of a new generation of active citizens.”

Just days later Senator John Cornyn provides a civics lesson via tweet:

@JohnCornyn
Now do Plessy vs Ferguson/Brown vs Board of Education.
Quote Tweet
Barack Obama
@BarackObama
· Jun 24
Today, the Supreme Court not only reversed nearly 50 years of precedent, it relegated the most intensely personal decision someone can make to the whims of politicians and ideologues—attacking the essential freedoms of millions of Americans.

You read that right.  The very guy who Coons is “proud” to call his partner, just quote tweeted Barack Obama and said that now that Roe is gone, Plessy vs Ferguson/Brown vs Board of Education should follow.

There is literally nothing they can do or say that can do to shake Coons’ faith in the goodwill of his Republican partners.

Via Sean M. Lynn

The Right to Privacy. You’ve probably heard that term a lot over the last several days. But what does it mean?

Simply stated, The Right to Privacy means a Constitutionally Guaranteed set of rights which include:
The right to be a parent.
The right to use birth control.
The right to marry who you want regardless of race, creed or gender.
The right to engage in private and consensual sexual activity in your own home.
And, yes, until last week, the right to seek an abortion (which is already statutorily protected in this State).

Do any of those rights matter to you, or the people you love?
If so, this quote from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (in the opinion striking down the right to have an abortion) should truly, truly terrify you:
“In future cases, we should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell,” Thomas wrote, referring to decisions on contraception, sodomy and same-sex marriage.

In Delaware, we must immediately take steps to protect The Right to Privacy – before it’s too late.

That is why Senator Sturgeon, Representatives Longhurst, Griffith, Bentz, Baumbach and Heffernan have introduced HB460 (below), which would enshrine The Right to Privacy in Delaware’s Constitution.

The most beautiful explanation of this Right comes from one of the earliest Supreme Court cases creating it:
“These matters, involving the most intimate and personal choices a person may make in a lifetime, choices central to personal dignity and autonomy, are central to the liberty protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. At the heart of liberty is the right to define one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life….The petitioners are entitled to respect for their private lives. The State cannot demean their existence or control their destiny by making their private sexual conduct a crime. Their right to liberty under the Due Process Clause gives them the full right to engage in their conduct without intervention of the government. ‘It is a promise of the Constitution that there is a realm of personal liberty which the government may not enter.’”

If this matters to you, your autonomy, your freedom to define what it means to be a human, then please join us in advocating for the passage of HB460.

Please contact your Legislator and ask for their support:
District 1
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha
Dover: 744-4351

Nnamdi.Chukwuocha@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 2
Stephanie T. Bolden
Dover: 577-8476
StephanieT.Bolden@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 3
Sherry Dorsey Walker
Dover: 744-4351
Sherry.DorseyWalker@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 4
Gerald L. Brady
Dover: 744-4351
gerald.brady@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 5
Kendra Johnson
Dover: 744-4351
Kendra.Johnson@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 6
Debra J. Heffernan
Dover: 744-4351
Debra.Heffernan@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 7
Larry Lambert
Dover: 744-4351
Larry.Lambert@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 8
Sherae’a Moore
Dover: 744-4351
Rae.Moore@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 9
Kevin S. Hensley
Dover: 744-4171
Kevin.Hensley@delaware.gov
Republican

District 10
Sean Matthews
Dover: 744-4351
Sean.Matthews@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 11
Jeff N. Spiegelman
Dover: 744-4171
Jeff.Spiegelman@delaware.gov
Republican

District 12
Krista Griffith
Dover: 744-4351
Krista.Griffith@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 13
John L. Mitchell
Dover: 577-8476
John.L.Mitchell@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 14
Peter C. Schwartzkopf
Dover: 744-4351
Peter.Schwartzkopf@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 15
Valerie Longhurst
Dover: 744-4351
Valerie.Longhurst@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 16
Franklin D. Cooke
Dover: 744-4351
FranklinD.Cooke@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 17
Melissa Minor-Brown
Dover: 744-4351
Melissa.MinorBrown@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 18
David Bentz
Dover: 744-4351
David.Bentz@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 19
Kimberly Williams
Dover: 744-4351
Kimberly.Williams@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 20
Stephen Smyk
Dover: 744-4171
Steve.Smyk@delaware.gov
Republican

District 21
Michael Ramone
Dover: 744-4108
Michael.Ramone@delaware.gov
Republican

District 22
Michael F. Smith
Dover: 744-4171
Michael.F.Smith@delaware.gov
Republican

District 23
Paul S. Baumbach
Dover: 744-4351
Paul.Baumbach@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 24
Edward S. Osienski
Dover: 744-4351
Edward.Osienski@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 25
John A. Kowalko
Dover: 744-4351
John.Kowalko@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 26
Madinah Wilson-Anton
Dover: 744-4351
Madinah.Wilson-Anton@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 27
Eric Morrison
Dover: 744-4351
Eric.Morrison@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 28
William J. Carson
Dover: 744-4351
William.Carson@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 29
William Bush
Dover: 744-4351
William.Bush@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 30
W. Shannon Morris
Dover: 744-4171
Shannon.Morris@delaware.gov
Republican

District 32
Andria L. Bennett
Dover: 744-4351
Andria.Bennett@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 33
Charles S. Postles Jr.
Dover: 744-4081
Charles.Postles@delaware.gov
Republican

District 34
Lyndon D. Yearick
Dover: 744-4171
Lyndon.Yearick@delaware.gov
Republican

District 35
Jesse R. Vanderwende
Dover: 744-4171
Jesse.Vanderwende@delaware.gov
Republican

District 36
Bryan W. Shupe
Dover: 744-4171
Bryan.Shupe@delaware.gov
Republican

District 37
Ruth Briggs King
Dover: 744-4251
ruth.briggsking@delaware.gov
Republican

District 38
Ronald E. Gray
Dover: 744-4171
Ronald.Gray@delaware.gov
Republican

District 39
Daniel B. Short
Dover: 744-4172
Daniel.Short@delaware.gov
Republican

District 40
Timothy D. Dukes
Dover: 744-4171
Timothy.Dukes@delaware.gov
Republican

District 41
Richard G. Collins
Dover: 744-4082
Rich.Collins@delaware.gov
Republican

SENATORS:

District 1
Sarah McBride
Dover: 744-4147
Sarah.McBride@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 2
Darius J. Brown
Dover: 744-4191
Darius.Brown@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 3
Elizabeth Lockman
Dover: 744-4168
Elizabeth.Lockman@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 4
Laura Sturgeon
Dover: 744-4135
Laura.Sturgeon@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 5
Kyle Evans Gay
Dover: 744-4137
Kyle.Gay@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 6
Ernesto B. Lopez
Dover: 744-4136
Ernesto.Lopez@delaware.gov
Republican

District 7
Spiros Mantzavinos
Dover: 744-4133
Spiros.Mantzavinos@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 8
David P. Sokola
Dover: 744-4139
David.Sokola@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 9
John Walsh
Dover: 744-4163
John.Walsh@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 10
Stephanie L. Hansen
Dover: 744-4138
Stephanie.Hansen@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 11
Bryan Townsend
Dover: 744-4165
Bryan.Townsend@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 12
Nicole Poore
Dover: 744-4164
Nicole.Poore@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 13
Marie Pinkney
Dover: 744-4167
Marie.Pinkney@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 14
Bruce C. Ennis
Dover: 744-4310
Bruce.Ennis@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 15
Dave G. Lawson
Dover: 744-4237
Dave.Lawson@delaware.gov
Republican

District 16
Colin Bonini
Dover: 744-4169
Colin.Bonini@delaware.gov
Republican

District 17
Trey Charles Paradee
Dover: 744-4162
Trey.Paradee@delaware.gov
Democrat

District 18
David L. Wilson
Dover: 744-4134
David.L.Wilson@delaware.gov
Republican

District 19
Brian Pettyjohn
Dover: 744-4117
Brian.Pettyjohn@delaware.gov
Republican

District 20
Gerald W. Hocker
Dover: 744-4144
Gerald.Hocker@delaware.gov
Republican

District 21
Bryant L. Richardson
Dover: 744-4298
Bryant.Richardson@delaware.gov
Republican

Coons can’t help it.  He has to provide sloppy on camera BJs to any Republicans who is willing to put out a press release with the word “bipartisanship” in it.
Chris Coons (D(?)-DE) VIDEO:

“First I just want to thank Senator Portman for being a great partner on many different things…so first let me thank Rob Portman.  I keep trying to persuade him to change his mind about retiring.  He tells me it is a little too late.  But I keep hoping I can try to talk him out of it.” (Skip to minute 15 if you need an emetic)

Meanwhile…
Rob Portman (R-OH): “Today’s ruling is consistent with my view that policy questions regarding abortion should be decided by the elected representatives of the people, not the Supreme Court. The states…have been constrained by various Supreme Court rulings. Now the issue of abortion will be decided by the states and the elected representatives closest to the people. 

You’d have to be a stone cold dummy to go around saying that this is all some kind of surprise.  Or, I suppose, you could act surprised if you were some kind of cold blooded cynic who knew people would swallow whatever lies bubbled out of you.

Good mornin’, starshine
The Earth says, “Hello”
You twinkle above us
Coons, LBR, and Biden twinkle below…

The Republican Court of Religious Orthodoxy & Zealotry is partying like it is 1868.

Essentially, Justice Alito argued that for an unwritten liberty right to be legitimate, it must be deeply rooted in the nation’s history and have been understood to exist when the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868. Back then, he wrote, many states had criminalized abortion and there was no understanding that women had a right to end their pregnancies.

Many people are wondering how this leaves Justice Clarance Thomas marriage to insane rightwing nutcase Ginni Thomas intact, but invoking under the well known precedent of “LOL, Fuck YOU!” Thomas seems ready to damn the torpedoes.

Collins is shocked.
Biden thinks Dems need to vote HARDER!
Coons thinks this came out of the blue, (had nothing to do with the US Senate).

Lisa Blundt Rochester (rightly) thinks the work of the Republican Court of Religious Orthodoxy & Zealotry will fall “disproportionately on women of color and in rural communities across the country”  but (wrongly) thinks the answer is to VOTE HARDER.

Can someone let me know when the Democratic strategy of offering nothing to voters other than scolding admonitions to “VOTE HARDER!” has actually worked?  Because from where I’m sitting it seems like offering voters nothing except  scolding admonitions to vote harder is exactly the strategy that got us here.

The very office that is charged with rooting out the state government’s “waste fraud and abuse” was a hotbed of waste fraud and abuse.

It’s 6 days in and the trial finally touches on the fact that while Kathy was doing all this shit and bringing on her daughter and her daughter’s buddy and making up loyalty oaths and misusing the state seal to glorify Kathy McGuiness, the thing she wasn’t doing was her fucking job. Now that’s not a crime, but it should be judged like one by the voters.

“Filibusters and Frown Lines” – pretty good.  After listening, I’d have tried to bring in something that supports my previous observation that in the daily blizzard of petty corruption and laziness that is Delaware politics, it tough for the prosecutors to single out Park City’s corruption and laziness as being particularly egregious.  Perhaps – “Finding the Needle in the Needle-Stack”

But who knows, maybe the big Perry Mason moment is gestating, and the hammer of justice is about to land on McGuiness’s fat ‘ol entitled noggin,  but I doubt it.

A line of five planets will be visible during the early morning hours throughout the end of June,

The best morning to look up will be June 24, three days after the summer solstice. (The solstice was at 5:13 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 21.)

The five planets are Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn. The moon will always be among them on June 24.