Update on Biden judicial nominees

Just this morning, Sen. McConnell tried to discredit our judicial nominees on the Senate floor.

Important stats to remember when Republicans do this:

10 – The # of Trump nominees rated NOT QUALIFIED by the ABA for the federal bench.

0 – The # of Biden nominees rated the same.
— Senate Judiciary Committee (@JudiciaryDems) June 4, 2024

UPDATED TALLY

Biden, today: 193 judges confirmed

Trump, four years ago today: 193 judges confirmed
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) April 10, 2024

Today the Senate confirmed Joe Biden’s 181st federal judge.

—1 Supreme Court justice
—40 appeals court judges
—138 district court judges
—2 international trade court judges

Will be one of the most consequential pieces of Biden’s legacy.

Dems’ goal: Break Trump’s tally of 234.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) February 29, 2024

BREAKING: The Senate just confirmed President Biden’s 174th lifetime judge.

One in every five lifetime judges has now been appointed by President Biden.
— Senate Judiciary Committee (@JudiciaryDems) January 31, 2024

Covers: I’m Only Sleeping

“I’m Only Sleeping” is a 1966 Beatles song.

The beer snake

I didn’t know about the beer snake until yesterday.

Yes, there's a science to the beer snake 🍻 🐍 @XFLDefenders pic.twitter.com/UKuShmB5hg
— ESPN (@espn) June 2, 2024

I learned about Roy Milton through a CD box set

I had never heard of Roy Milton until I got the outstanding CD box set The Specialty Story. Milton made a lot of fine records in the 1940s.

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A Mythbusters experiment accident

12 years ago today, Mythbusters accidentally fired a cannon through someone's house pic.twitter.com/zRo03e7jNq
— depths of wikipedia! (@depthsofwiki) December 6, 2023

The Trump cult is threatening violence after the verdict

Threats of political violence were skyrocketing before Trump's historic conviction. Now, the climate will only grow more toxic as America's seething right plots revenge.

"There will be a chorus of poison likely worse than what we heard before Jan. 6th."https://t.co/oc0NTzqy9J
— Axios (@axios) May 31, 2024

"On online forums that have previously been linked to mass shootings, people are threatening violence and attempting to publicly identify the 12 New York jurors who on Thursday decided to convict former President Donald Trump," @donie reports https://t.co/iMaZ7nicSM
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 31, 2024

After the guilty verdicts, Trump’s Truth Social platform hosted posts voicing “hope” that “every juror is doxxed and pays for what they have done” & “May God strike them dead. We will on Nov 5th and they will pay!” The only remedy? An overwhelming anti-MAGA turnout & vote this…
— Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ (@tribelaw) June 1, 2024

“We need to identify each juror. Then make them miserable. Maybe even suicidal,” wrote another user on the same forum. “1,000,000 men (armed) need to go to washington and hang everyone. That’s the only solution,” wrote another user. “This s— is out of control.”…
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) June 1, 2024

Covers: The Third Man Theme

“The Third Man Theme” was from the 1949 film and was originally played on a zither. Of the covers, I know the one by the Band.

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The Orioles have a condiment race

The Orioles have been having an animated condiment race on the scoreboard during the games. On May 27, 2024 (and I was there), they surprised us and did the race in person for the first time.

They also gave away t-shirts. I got the yellow one and bought the other two on eBay.

"The hot dogs aren't real. They can't hurt you."

The hot dogs: pic.twitter.com/AaMpxwSqdX
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) May 27, 2024

There were live hot dogs at the #Orioles’ hot dog race at Camden Yards today for Memorial Day (which also featured a condiment T-shirt giveaway).

Relish won. pic.twitter.com/WpYB3QIPtd
— Jake Rill (@JakeDRill) May 27, 2024

Art on Batimore electrical boxes

Some electrical boxes on Pratt St. have been painted. See my slide show below with picture I took today (5/31/24).

Here’s who is lighting up the city with their art on electrical boxes

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Democrats are failing to do anything about Thomas and Alito

Roberts won’t do anything. All that Democrats will do is tweet and write letters. Its’ time to subpoena Roberts. There is no incentive for the justices to change their behavior since they know they are not accountable.

Here’s Chief Justice Roberts’s letter purportedly “explaining” his refusal to appear in Congress to address his colleagues’ obvious violations of 28 USC 455. Spoiler alert: His letter explains absolutely nothing. He might as well have said fu*k you! https://t.co/FzMPbtdm32
— Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ (@tribelaw) May 30, 2024

Once again, I am asking Democratic politicians to have a plan for taking on a Republican-controlled Supreme Court that isn't "send another letter begging John Roberts to do something about it" https://t.co/j30cn8hiYR
— Jay Willis (@jaywillis) May 30, 2024

He won't do anything. It's up to you. Enough with tweets and letters. Subpoena him.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) May 30, 2024

You gonna do more than tweet?
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) May 30, 2024

Here's an idea Are you worried it would look partisan? Several Republican Supreme Court justices are functioning like they're working for the Republican party. https://t.co/QhzkTHX7vl
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) May 30, 2024

BREAKING: Chief "justice" John Roberts DECLINES the meeting request from @SenatorDurbin and @SenWhitehouse, and says it's up to Alito whether he recuses (he said he won't). Can we subpoena them now? Or are we gonna write more letters? pic.twitter.com/EbgO6XmQ9d
— Mueller, She Wrote (@MuellerSheWrote) May 30, 2024

John Roberts joins Alito in telling Senate Democrats to go fly a kite over their questions about recusal on Trump's immunity claim. Do @SenatorDurbin & @SenSchumer simply take "none of your business" for an answer? https://t.co/iKouWavTVo.
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) May 30, 2024

FFS Senate Democrats … grow a pair and issue a subpoena … 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ https://t.co/73M0vpzVuH
— Kurt Bardella (@kurtbardella) May 30, 2024