"It’s no wonder in such a world [the ideological world Republicans have made for themselves] that a man like Hegseth could rise to his current position, sustained and protected by cowardice and lies."

~ Michael Tomasky

#Trump #morality #ethics #corruption #JohnRoberts #SupremeCourt #EconomicElites #SuperRich #racism #xenophobia #WhiteSupremacy #misogyny #WarCrimes #murder
/8

https://newsletter.tnr.com/index.php?action=social&chash=8deb8d1dd92840f975b6931ab3a3c61e.2453&s=cdd6377d8462caad2b4695418c877aea

"[For the right-wing bloc controlling the Supreme Court] precedents have no bearing, the plain text of statutes has no meaning, and their own authority has no limit. They are out of control, and their reign of judicial terror must come to an end."

~ Paul Waldman

#Trump #morality #ethics #corruption #JohnRoberts #SupremeCourt
/10

https://paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-need-to-treat-the-supreme

"And it’s no wonder that he’s ordering the clearly illegal targeting of vessels and making allegations about them without offering any evidence. This is exactly where the moral rot that has consumed the Republican Party in this century was bound to land us."

#Trump #morality #ethics #corruption #JohnRoberts #SupremeCourt #EconomicElites #SuperRich #racism #xenophobia #WhiteSupremacy #misogyny #WarCrimes #murder
/9

"It’s no wonder in such a world [the ideological world Republicans have made for themselves] that a man like Hegseth could rise to his current position, sustained and protected by cowardice and lies."

~ Michael Tomasky

#Trump #morality #ethics #corruption #JohnRoberts #SupremeCourt #EconomicElites #SuperRich #racism #xenophobia #WhiteSupremacy #misogyny #WarCrimes #murder
/8

https://newsletter.tnr.com/index.php?action=social&chash=8deb8d1dd92840f975b6931ab3a3c61e.2453&s=cdd6377d8462caad2b4695418c877aea

“'I think everyone in this room should appreciate the frankness and the openness that you get from President Trump on a near-daily basis,' Leavitt said recently."

#Trump #morality #ethics #corruption #KarolineLeavitt #JohnRoberts #EconomicElites #SuperRich #racism #xenophobia #WhiteSupremacy #misogyny
/7

In a statement entitled, "Crooked as We Wanna Be, Say The Corrupt GOP Six," Josh Marshall writes:

"In any case, it’s what we know: a corrupt Court at war with the Constitution. They do what they need to do to get the result they want."

#Trump #morality #ethics #corruption #SupremeCourt #JohnRoberts
/3

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/crooked-as-we-wanna-be-say-the-corrupt-gop-six

"In short order, Trump has managed to corrupt the Supreme Court, the Department of Justice, and the senior leadership of the US military (among other government agencies). He did so by compromising, neutralizing, or replacing small groups of leaders in each of those organs of democracy."

~ Robert B. Hubbell

#Trump #morality #ethics #corruption #SupremeCourt #military #DOJ #Hegseth #FrankBradley #JohnRoberts #WarCrimes
/1

https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/thursday-served-as-a-bracing-reminder

"In short order, Trump has managed to corrupt the Supreme Court, the Department of Justice, and the senior leadership of the US military (among other government agencies). He did so by compromising, neutralizing, or replacing small groups of leaders in each of those organs of democracy."

~ Robert B. Hubbell

#Trump #morality #ethics #corruption #SupremeCourt #military #DOJ #Hegseth #FrankBradley #JohnRoberts #WarCrimes
/1

https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/thursday-served-as-a-bracing-reminder