Today’s Big Stuff 6.30.22

Today’s Big Stuff 6.30.22

It’s Thursday. There are 131 days until the midterm elections. Biden finally gets in the game on Roe, Washington attacks a brave young woman and the Supreme Court kills earth.

Be advised: We’re taking a long weekend so we’re squeezing in a fuck-ton of cussing today to make up for it.

Note: Sexy Patriots! We’re not even gonna ask how you are today because we can already guess — freaked out, pissed off, scared as hell, patriotic as the flag and sexy as a motherfucker. Did we get it right? Yep, nailed it. Well that’s us in a nutshell. And you know that big ugly waste of money Trump built in the desert that people keep sawing through? We think it’s called a wall. Anyway, we have run smack dab into one of those sonsofbitches, so we’re taking a few days off.

And since we’ll be gone, we’re going to make today’s opening note a positive one. Yes, so far this summer, the Supreme Court has given us an ice cream cone with two scoops of poop and a side of fuck you fries. Yes, America and the planet are on life support and the GOP keeps trying to pull the plug. But there is still change in the air.

That’s right, you gorgeous mofos. Today Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn in as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Is it totally fucked up that they completely broke the place just before the first Black woman got there? Of course it is. But it’s also the American way because we’re pretty fucked up.

This corrupt and broken court took a giant shit on all of us. The only way to get clean is to start fighting back. Today we swear in a new justice who will help us start that hard work. Congratulations and godspeed to Justice Jackson.

Note two: As we take a few days off to recharge and reflect, we want to thank each and every one of you Sexy Patriots for putting some wind in our sails even on the days our boat was filled with water. We love putting this newsletter out, and we’re so goddamn grateful to y’all for joining us. If you’re having a tough time while we’re away, shoot us a note and we’ll send you some eff-bombs.

Note three: Well holy shit. The corrupt Supreme Court says the president can actually set immigration policy. Oh hold up. They’re sending it back to a deranged Trump judge. Guess we should’ve known better. More: CNN

Note four: Oh fuck. They’ve agreed to hear the North Carolina redistricting case that includes that insane “independent state legislature” theory. Welp, buh-bye, American democracy. More: NPR

Note five: Good news! Inflation seems to be easing and so maybe the Fed won’t cause a recession after all! More: Bloomberg

Note six: Did y’all see that Q-poll out of Georgia? It has Warnock opening up a lead over everyone’s dad Herschel Wallker. So let’s ignore that part. The part that really got our attention was Stacey tied 48-48 with Kemp. We can do this, y’all! More: The Hill

Note seven: The women of Kentucky got a temporary reprieve from an AG who is desperate to protect rapists’ rights. More: The Hill

Note eight: Oh goddamnit. We’re seeing reports that Manchin is on board with a new reconciliation effort. How about this? When that dumbfuck corrupt piece of shit actually votes for something, then we’ll believe he’s serious. More: NBC News

Note nine: It’s never going to feel right to us to cheer for Liz fucking Cheney. But her speech last night was kinda perfect. More: USA Today

Note 10: The Wisconsin Supreme Court, ruled by Republicans, decided that the Republican legislature can force the Democratic governor to keep Republicans in jobs if they just refuse to fill them. So yeah, democracy is just about gone in Wisconsin. More: NY Times

Note 11: The Texas AG wants to enforce anti-sodomy laws. We do hope that asshole will go fuck himself before it’s illegal. More: The Hill

Note 12: Vice President Harris is attending Essence Fest. If you don’t know what that is, rent Girls’ Trip and thank us later when you’re laughing so hard you can’t breathe. More: Yahoo

Note 13: In Florida, gay teachers are having to hide pictures of their spouses. Doesn’t fucking sound like freedom to us. Fuck. More: WFTV

Note 14: Republican anti-abortion groups are working on plans to stop women from traveling across state lines to get abortions. This is going to get pretty fucking nuts when they roll out how they want to track the movements of American women. More: Washington Post

Note 15: The Jan. 6 committee subpoenaed Pat Cipollone. What a fucking chickenshit. More: CNN

Note 16: We don’t know if he can win, but we really love Beto.

Note 17: How the fuck is Giuliani still breathing free air? More: CNN

Note 18: We’ve been told that one of Biden’s successes was filling the judiciary. So what the effing hell is this nonsense? More: HuffPost

Note 19: Ok, you beautiful beautiful freedom fighters, let’s get to the news. We’ll be back with you Tuesday, and until then we hope you have a great weekend. We know there’s not a lot about America to celebrate right now, but we have each other, we have Ketanji and we have hope. And those dirty motherfuckers can’t take any of that away from us. We love y’all, and we’ll talk with you soon.

Note 20: A longtime TBSer asked us why we no longer share the video of the Peanuts gang dancing to Outkast. It was a pretty regular thing during the Trump years. The reason? We totally forgot. So here it is to put a smile on your face. One, two, three, four…

About fucking time

This morning in Madrid, President Biden said he supports a carve-out to the filibuster to codify Roe and the right to privacy. It only took him a fucking week to get here. We love Joe, but he has really dropped the ball here and he has greatly endangered his own 2024 prospects. We know that makes some Democrats angry to hear, but it doesn’t make it any less true. Americans had their rights taken away, and they need a leader to take them back.

More: NPR

Cowards

Washington is a city of great beauty and tremendous cowardly men. That’s why weak men in the media grant anonymity to weak men in the Secret Service to call a brave young woman a liar. Well we believe the young woman. Especially since she swore to tell the truth and these others gutless chicken turds are hiding behind “sources say.” Also, why the fuck would the New York Times let Glenn Thrush write about this?

More: NY Times

Nice knowing y’all

In its last blow to the nation before going on vacation, the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA does not have the authority to fight climate change. Yeah, Big Coal bought Mitch McConnell and he went out and rigged a Supreme Court for Big Coal. So teach your kids to swim and breathe underwater because this planet is totally fucked.

More: HuffPost

Today’s Clips

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