https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/26/we-cant-afford-to-be-climate-doomers
the #facts tell us that the general #public is not the #problem; the #fossilfuel industry and other #vestedinterests are; that we have the #solutions, that #WeKnowWhatToDo, and that the #obstacles are #political; that when we fight we sometimes win; and that we are deciding the #future now.
#corruptpoliticians #betterworld #PlantationCourt #WWSS
#facts #public #problem #fossilfuel #vestedinterests #solutions #weknowwhattodo #obstacles #political #future #corruptpoliticians #betterworld #plantationcourt #wwss
https://prospect.org/justice/2023-07-12-gorsuch-opinion-303-creative-dangerous/
The #corruptcourt is: drawn toward broad and dangerous specifications that can only be applied selectively to benefit claimants whom the judges happen to like.
#PurchasedJustice #PlantationCourt #corruptconservativescotus
#WhitePrivaledge #structural #racial #inequality
#corruptcourt #purchasedjustice #plantationcourt #corruptconservativescotus #whiteprivaledge #structural #racial #inequality
https://overcast.fm/+5wvnQfFKI
the #court does not expect us to agree with the #principles that are espoused in these #decisions, but they expect us to agree that these are principled decisions. And on the #shadowdocket, when most of these #rulings have no #explanation whatsoever, that really, really complicates the story, especially when, as we've seen over the last five or six years, the #pattern looks far more #nefarious.
#ShelbyCounty #VotingRightsAct
#PurchasedJustice #PlantationCourt #corruptconservativescotus
#CorruptEqualsConservative
#court #principles #decisions #shadowdocket #rulings #explanation #pattern #nefarious #shelbycounty #votingrightsact #purchasedjustice #plantationcourt #corruptconservativescotus #corruptequalsconservative
https://www.propublica.org/article/behind-scenes-alito-wall-street-journal-prebuttal-editorial
#Kleptocracy #mouthpiece: Bill Grueskin, professor of #journalism at Columbia, told the Times that the fact that Singer’s #SCOTUSVote “chose The Journal — and that the #editorial page was willing to serve as his loyal #factotum — says a great deal about the relationship between the two parties.”
#Kleptocracy #mouthpiece #journalism #scotusvote #editorial #factotum #purchasedjustice #plantationcourt #corruptscotus
https://www.propublica.org/article/samuel-alito-luxury-fishing-trip-paul-singer-scotus-supreme-court
#CorruptionBromance involving Singer, Alito, Leo: #Alito did not recuse himself from the case and voted with the 7-1 majority in Singer’s favor. The hedge fund was ultimately paid $2.4 billion.
#corruptionbromance #alito #plantationcourt #purchasedjustice #Kleptocracy