Adding seats to the Supreme Court – a poll

I support adding additional seats to the Supreme Court. I don’t see any other way to compensate for the seat the Republicans stole when they ignored the Garland nomination.

NEW POLL: When provided the arguments for and against adding seats to the Supreme Court, Democrats support the idea 75-25 and independents support it 55-45.https://t.co/58C81WRl9A pic.twitter.com/3G3rChs6cQ
— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) April 19, 2019

What happened to bongs?

The rise of vapes and dab rigs has pushed the humble bong to the dustbin of stoner history. Maybe it should stay there. https://t.co/NhplhQaEcI
— Esquire (@esquire) April 20, 2019

McFarland is a liar

K. T. McFarland’s lie from the Mueller report. This administration lies all the time.

Mueller says after WashPost reported Flynn talked to Russian ambassador the day Obama imposed sanctions, Flynn directed deputy McFarland to call WashPost and deny they discussed the sanctions. “McFarland made the call even though she knew she was providing false information”
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) April 18, 2019

Flint still does not have clean water

Flint 👏🏽 Still 👏🏽 Does 👏🏽 Not 👏🏽 Have 👏🏽 Clean 👏🏽 Water
— COMMON (@common) April 17, 2019

Flint getting $77.7 million loan to help with water improvements https://t.co/ndx8x7xZFp #KMOV pic.twitter.com/YvIPAHPKU8
— KMOV (@KMOV) April 17, 2019

Money promised in 2017

Whereas Flint doesn’t have clean drinking water, Puerto Rico hasn’t fully recovered, and 3 black churches burned to the ground without comment, Trump offers money to rebuild Notre Dame. That’s not America first. That’s white people first, even if they live in far away countries.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) April 16, 2019

It’s been five years since the people of Flint, Michigan, have had clean water. https://t.co/KBvu6r1cjc
— ESSENCE (@Essence) August 25, 2019

Trump is using taxes to hurt blue states

This is like his detainee plan.

I live in a blue state and was hurt by the cap on SALT deductions.

"Whether you see your taxes go up or down will depend on whether you live in a red state or blue state and that's by design," explains @JohnAvlon in today's #RealityCheck as he looks at how Trump has used the tax code to hurt Democratic states. pic.twitter.com/T6nbLenSqM
— New Day (@NewDay) April 12, 2019

Republicans use liars to deny the problem with white supremacists

Today’s House hearing on Hate Crimes and White Nationalism included Republican witnesses who lied about history. Republicans don’t want to deal with white supremacists because they are a large part of the Trump cult.

The Republican guests in today’s House hearing on white nationalist terrorism were there to distract from the fact that white supremacists are a vital GOP voting bloc, and that their extremism is to be tolerated. Read @CharlesPPierce. https://t.co/8uJ68ynXPL
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) April 9, 2019

Oh man. Rep. Ted Lieu now playing a tape of Candace Owens, who is sitting right there, saying it would have been fine if Hitler just wanted to make Germany great. pic.twitter.com/BIIQGOeKPC
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) April 9, 2019

Serious question: Which Republican invited Candace Owens to speak as an expert at a hearing on hate crimes and white nationalism?

Her views on this issue are out of line with the public and the data. And what is her expertise in this area? https://t.co/5GAE2PasIH
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) April 9, 2019

"The political realignment that began as a result of the civil rights movement in the 1960s is well documented … In fact, when Ken Mehlman was RNC chairman, he effectively apologized for that political strategy at the 2005 NAACP national convention." https://t.co/MpA9YFbZYr
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) April 9, 2019

During House hearing today, @replouiegohmert and Morton Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, promoted a conspiracy theory that the media somehow misreported Trump's comments about "very fine people" participating in a white supremacist rally in Virginia. pic.twitter.com/LksqnmFh8L
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 9, 2019

Tomorrow's House hearings on Hate Crimes and White Nationalism will feature, in addition to Candace Owens (??), avowed white supremacist @MortonAKlein7. This drawing features actual statements Mort has made.
Full list: https://t.co/kqKNHeQywR via @russelneiss pic.twitter.com/I1dETugWL4
— Eli Valley (@elivalley) April 8, 2019

Mort Klein is now telling Dr. Mohammad Abu-Salha, a man who is at this white supremacy on social media hearing because he lost two daughters and a son-in-law in a hate crime, about the "aspects of the Quran that promote murder" and that "we need to have Muslims step up."
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) April 9, 2019

Dr. Abu Salha’s daughters, Yusor and Razan, were killed in a hate crime. Razan wanted to be an architect; Yusor a dentist. They loved the beach.

Today Dr. Salha is sharing his story with @HouseJudiciary. I’m thankful for his bravery.

We must stop white nationalist violence. pic.twitter.com/ZgXLW1uNEY
— Rep. Val Demings (@RepValDemings) April 9, 2019

Racist and anti-Semitic YouTube users overwhelmed the official YouTube livestream of a House Judiciary Committee hearing on white nationalism https://t.co/h36kBRg9xi
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 9, 2019

House Judiciary Cmte. hearing Tuesday about the rise of white nationalism unleashed a wave of online hate speech, prompting YouTube to turn off chats on livestreams of the hearing. https://t.co/nVM3iHIzEu
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 9, 2019

UPDATE: House lawmakers who held a hearing on white nationalism grilled Facebook and Google. At the same time, users posted racist screeds on YouTube. Meanwhile, GOP-invited witnesses called the hearing a political stunt. https://t.co/V6F7mNLaNo
— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) April 9, 2019

YouTube today disabled comments on a livestream of a House Judiciary hearing on hate speech and white nationalism, citing the presence of "hateful" messageshttps://t.co/ordoaD76It
— POLITICO (@politico) April 9, 2019

To be clear, Candace Owens, who claims the Southern Strategy never existed, was the BEST the GOP had for this House Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes. (Below is a great explanation of the Southern Strategy via @RanttMedia.) pic.twitter.com/8GsxalqNl9
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) April 9, 2019

Covers: Crying, Waiting, Hoping

“Crying, Waiting, Hoping” was one side of Buddy Holly’s first posthumous single in 1959.

The cover version most people would know is Marshall Crenshaw’s performance as Buddy Holly in the 1987 film La Bamba. Holly was killed in the plane crash that ended the life of Ritchie Valens, the film’s subject.

More on the leaks on the Mueller report

We really do need to see what the report says before we judge it. Still, it looks like Barr did cover up conclusions damaging to Trump. Congress, not Barr, should have made the obstruction determination (which Mueller really should have made).

Barr is way out of line when he indicated he doesn’t want to release embarrassing material about people not charged with crimes. This sounds like it will protect Trump and his family. Republicans had no qualms about releasing material about Strzok, Page and Hillary Clinton. This is just another Republican double standard.

March 4: Mueller tells Barr he's not going to exonerate Trump, leaving it up to Congress

March 24: Barr releases a panicked summary usurping Congress' power, all while pretending transparency

April 4: Barr now scrambling as it becomes clear his March 24 memo is a coverup
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) April 4, 2019

Staff on both sides of the aisle have been saying, for a while now, that they are confounded as to why Barr (ala Trump) opted to win a news cycle as opposed to getting ahead of the bad stuff.
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) April 4, 2019

The 5 questions I (still) have after reading the @washingtonpost and @nytimes reporting on the Mueller report/Barr memohttps://t.co/bcB8EakcMq
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) April 4, 2019

One thing that struck me. Our sources say Mueller team really upset that Barr hasn't shared full story on the obstruction evidence they gathered. https://t.co/X9Vu5spBhm
— Carol Leonnig (@CarolLeonnig) April 4, 2019

New from me in @POLITICOMag on the cloud Barr has thrust over the Justice Department: https://t.co/O0Qnv1Wdsp
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) April 4, 2019

👠 Shoes are dropping. Keep ‘em coming https://t.co/n8WvrjQaW3
— Jennifer Taub (@jentaub) April 4, 2019

I've really tried to stay away from the Mueller beat. But everyone should realize that the leaks we're now getting about a deeply damaging report have a different standing from usual inside reporting: they have to be presumed true until proven false 1/
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) April 4, 2019

NEW: House Judiciary Chairman requests all communications between the Justice Department and the Special Counsel regarding the Mueller report

—@mkraju reports pic.twitter.com/Cd7nxbtYl9
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) April 4, 2019

NEW: Nadler is calling on AG Barr to clear up discrepancies between Barr’s letter and the reports of Mueller summaries, requesting "all communications between the Special Counsel’s office and the Department regarding the report"
— Jeremy Herb (@jeremyherb) April 4, 2019

I believe three “government officials” did say this to NBC. I don’t for a minute believe Mueller didn’t make a call because his subordinates may have disagreed on certain things. I believe Mueller simply thought the facts should be presented to Congress and the American people. https://t.co/PzqPxFgtPO
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) April 4, 2019

OTOH this is not a winners-losers, news-cycle scoreboard situation

this is about truth and reality, right and wrong

this is about what actually happened in 2016 and since

skilled public servants have investigated and produced an exhaustive account

we haven’t seen it yet https://t.co/RL0jnc3U4s
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) April 4, 2019

It’s obvious that Barr twisted the truth to protect his boss. The Trump/Barr plot to suppress the incriminating facts can’t be allowed to succeed. Only releasing the full report will suffice.https://t.co/P5Pj18Y7Js
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) April 4, 2019

Crucial new revelation from WaPo: Mueller team prepared summaries of their findings *for the express purpose* of informing the public.

One official says goal was for findings to be "shared in their own words — and not in the attorney general’s summary."https://t.co/84xxzbWORB pic.twitter.com/r0HWQ8cj0S
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) April 4, 2019

A big deal confirming what has always seemed likely. I will be surprised if there was anyone on the team who expected Barr to insert himself into the process and reach his own conclusion. https://t.co/Z3tdngBG5G
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) April 4, 2019

The only way it makes sense for an attorney like Barr to so gravely and intentionally mischaracterize the contents of Mueller's findings is if he truly had no intention of ever releasing any of it. https://t.co/2uoK56woGV
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) April 4, 2019

CNN matching NYT and WaPo: "Mueller investigators frustrated with Barr's summary of investigation." Live coverage on @JohnKingCNN's show now
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 4, 2019

Once again, untrue. Neither apologized nor had reason to. As for the Mueller report, one way to clear up what’s in it would be to release it. https://t.co/htv0mlImRX
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) April 4, 2019

Another lie that Trump has told several times. The Times did not apologize.

The Mueller report was prepared with summaries that could be publicly released “immediately,” which is one reason why members of Mueller’s team are upset with Barr’s characterization of their work, according to @washingtonpost. pic.twitter.com/BwCZtm8Naw
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) April 4, 2019

Shafer: "All of the cast members now seem to have assumed their predestined role in the Mueller report drama. Barr has summarized in his boss' favor. His boss has screamed exoneration. And the publicity-shy Mueller team has finally shown a little leg…" https://t.co/pkXu6Dcmb0
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 4, 2019

Yeah this is the thing I can't wrap my head around. I'm supposed to believe that Mueller's team would have put this material that needed to be redacted in the summary portions of the report? https://t.co/2h2qO1fghd
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) April 4, 2019

Another poor choice for the Fed

I guess sexual harassment is only a problem if you’re a Democrat. It derailed Cain’s presidential campaign but doesn’t bother Trump.

Dems are smack dab in the middle of a conversation about whether Joe Biden has been too inappropriately touchy and invasive of personal space to run for the nomination.

Meanwhile, Cain’s been credibly accused of sexual assault by at least four women and is getting this nod. https://t.co/Ltb5UDMMx4
— Sam Stein (@samstein) April 4, 2019

Just in case any of you thought we hadn’t reached peak stupid or still believe that somewhere the emergency brakes would kick in https://t.co/OTec9K6BJ9
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 4, 2019

Meanwhile, I didn't think Trump could do worse than Stephen Moore for the Fed. But never underestimate his resourcefulness 1/ https://t.co/vyGDGxbQBL
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) April 4, 2019

Me: "What would you think of Herman Cain on the Fed"?
Sen. Shelby: "It'd be interesting."
Me: "In what way?"
Sen. Shelby: "Probably in all ways."
— Kristina L. Peterson (@kristinapet) April 4, 2019

Our reporting from 2011 on the accusations against Cain >https://t.co/RxFQAymXLg
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) April 4, 2019

Cain has been accused of serial sexual harassment and signed off on at least two payouts w NDAs to women he targeted while running a DC trade group

He dropped out of the '12 race but remained a fixture in righty media. And now is going on the Fed, per @jonathanvswan
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) April 4, 2019

This is really something. https://t.co/ZnYMVY7dHG
— Philip Bump (@pbump) April 4, 2019

Trump lies about wind power

This is one of Trump's most egregious "they says" https://t.co/vnv4d7k8zU
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 3, 2019

Trump, last night, without evidence, claimed “the noise [from wind turbines] causes cancer.”

Today, I asked WH aide Mercy Schlapp if that’s true. (Scientists say it’s not.)

Her reply: “I don’t have an answer about that… but I’ll update you if I get information.”
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) April 3, 2019

Analysis: Trump claims that wind farms cause cancer for very Trumpian reasons https://t.co/L5xdaMMUhV
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 3, 2019

Yes, Trump's lie is a repeat of an old right wing oil industry lie. #CLTV @SRuhle @AliVelshi are right on. https://t.co/FpBsOMm4V8
— Crooks and Liars (@crooksandliars) April 3, 2019

On Tuesday, Trump claimed wind turbines cause cancer. Today, 19 senators urged more federal funding for them. https://t.co/opaGtnawtR
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 3, 2019

I wrote about how much Trump hates wind turbines back in 2016 and this was my fav part: https://t.co/Khocdk1fJC pic.twitter.com/p2Ex1nAcL5
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) April 3, 2019

Donald Trump's wind power comments amount to "malicious ignorance," scientist says https://t.co/Fwn1iDZWrd pic.twitter.com/GBrEGc7gDn
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 29, 2019

Trump says wind power doesn't work because "it only blows sometimes" https://t.co/qP0gq9LYum pic.twitter.com/oTgBhdf7wi
— The Hill (@thehill) March 28, 2019

Trump endorsed a conspiracy almost no one but chemtrail truthers believe to attack wind turbines. And he still managed to get it wrong https://t.co/G4QvdOA6UT
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 3, 2019

TRUMP: "If Hillary got in… you'd be doing wind. Windmills. Weeeee. And if it doesn't blow, you can forget about television for that night. 'Darling, I want to watch television.' 'I'm sorry! The wind isn't blowing.' I know a lot about wind." pic.twitter.com/tGsUIoUmUQ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 29, 2019

Trump's anti-wind speech veered from Hillary to cancer, bird cemeteries (and a statue to commemorate the dead), CPAC, Kim Jong Un, a woman who can't watch TV, and Obama golfing in Hawaii. pic.twitter.com/Gku9ZsaCVP
— Justin Miller (@justinjm1) April 3, 2019

Tweet of the day ==> https://t.co/ToAJipe1LI
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) April 3, 2019

Why ask a yes/no question? Why not ask: why does the President lie when he says wind turbines cause cancer? Better question. https://t.co/6ZNS6Y77Bs
— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) April 3, 2019

This is 200% right. The media must do more to ask why Trump lies.