Category: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Yep

May 15, 2026May 14, 2026 ~ susie

"The Roberts’ Court has brought to the surface the ways in which all the fascinating debates, all the arcane knowledge that maybe you debated with those Federalist Society nerds in law school is simply a convenient packaging for political power." — @joshtpm.bsky.social
— Dave Infante (@dinfontay.com) 2026-05-14T15:38:27.623Z

Turning the tables

May 15, 2026May 14, 2026 ~ susie

A group of likely Russian government hackers tried to hack a security researcher who investigates spyware attacks. He was then able to turn the tables on the hackers and reveal details of their espionage campaign.
— TechCrunch (@techcrunch.com) 2026-05-14T14:10:03.239Z

Do it

May 15, 2026May 14, 2026 ~ susie

NEW: Corporations are treated like people when it comes to political speech. But corporations are born of state law, not biology. So what happens if they are born without political spending powers? Hawaii wants the Supreme Court to give an answer. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202…
— Michael Scherer (@michaelscherer.bsky.social) 2026-05-14T15:37:29.503Z

Calling John Fetterman

May 15, 2026May 14, 2026 ~ susie

🚨 BREAKING: Israel is suing The New York Times for defamation over a Nicholas Kristof column on alleged Israeli sexual violence against Palestinian prisoners — which critics said leaned on a Hamas-tied group and elevated conspiracy theories. Matthew Shea reports:
— Jewish Insider (@jewishinsider.com) 2026-05-14T15:12:18.994Z

The Times doesn’t care

May 15, 2026May 14, 2026 ~ susie

Eric Trump joining Donald Trump on an official state visit to China is much more corrupt than anything involving Joe and Hunter Biden, yet New York Times coverage indicates the opposite.I show the contrast here, and challenge anyone to explain how it isn’t media bias in Trump’s favor.
— Nicholas Grossman (@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social) 2026-05-14T13:40:21.403Z

Huh

May 14, 2026May 13, 2026 ~ susie

I mean, the fraud is usually on the provider side and the feds are the ones who prosecute that, but a lot of those criminals are big Republican donors, so what can you do?

Vice President JD Vance announces that the Trump administration is withholding $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California and is threatening to suspend federal funding to all states if they don’t aggressively prosecute fraud in their Medicaid programs.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) 2026-05-13T21:20:05Z

Saving the unborn

May 14, 2026May 13, 2026 ~ susie

Alabama jailed a woman for endangering her fetus.Then jail staff forced her to give birth in a cell with only other incarcerated women coming to aid her and her baby, according to a lawsuit.
— Mike Hixenbaugh (@mikehixenbaugh.com) 2026-05-13T12:09:09.143Z

Of course he did

May 14, 2026May 13, 2026 ~ susie

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— Susie Madrak Ω (@susiemadrak.bsky.social) 2026-05-13T19:20:54.668Z

You’re supposed to lie back and enjoy it

May 14, 2026May 13, 2026 ~ susie

📣 NEW: Tennessee Republicans stripped Democratic lawmakers from House committees after they protested the GOP’s new congressional gerrymander that dismantled the state's only majority-Black district.
— Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) 2026-05-12T23:41:13.917Z

Senator Asshole

May 14, 2026May 13, 2026 ~ susie

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— Susie Madrak Ω (@susiemadrak.bsky.social) 2026-05-13T19:20:54.668Z

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