Black people told you long ago that he was a sellout.
As usual, we were right.
Leo instructed the GOP pollster Kellyanne Conway to bill a nonprofit group and use that money to pay Virginia âGinniâ Thomas, documents show. The same year, the nonprofit group filed a brief to the Supreme Court in a landmark voting rights case. https://t.co/CKc8Kwb6yJ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 4, 2023
HOLY FUCK: This case was Shelby County v. Holder (2013), the one that infamously gutted huge portions of the Voting Rights Act, ending the requirement for any new voting restriction bills introduced in any state to be âpre-clearedâ with the Department of Justice. https://t.co/lPKVJel5YA
— AndrewâAuthor of America Rises On SubstackâWortman (@AmoneyResists) May 5, 2023
Hereâs a link to the part that zeroes in on it further: https://t.co/hyQeIGHhC1
— AndrewâAuthor of America Rises On SubstackâWortman (@AmoneyResists) May 5, 2023
I canât even imagine how much damage this one decision has inflicted upon this country. Without it, we likely wouldnât have had Trump in office and in the position to appoint HALF of the illegitimate six that struck down Roe. We certainly wouldnât have a GOP House majority again.
— AndrewâAuthor of America Rises On SubstackâWortman (@AmoneyResists) May 5, 2023
https://twitter.com/petestrzok/status/1654470584426811393?s=19
"Another 25K" for Ginni Thomas?@RuthMarcus has questions: https://t.co/ZMt5WPTmLR
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) May 5, 2023
Leonard Leo directed fake invoices to be made so that he could secretly line the pockets of the wife of a Supreme Court Justice. This is corrupt.
Also, invoice fraud is a crime. https://t.co/0A3f7X4yK4
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 5, 2023
Another day, another staggering incident of Supreme Court grift. https://t.co/C8XxfKrTvt
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) May 5, 2023
Here we go again. Leonard LeoâChairman of the Federalist Societyâarranged for Clarence Thomasâs wife to be paid at least $80,000 in fees from an org with business in the Court.
He emphasized that the paperwork contain âNo mention of Ginni, of course.â https://t.co/TaXziuXGwp
— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) May 4, 2023
Amazing detail: The dark money group that Leonard Leo used to funnel cash to Ginni Thomas lists a UPS Store in Georgetown as its address. Professional money launderers would blush at the brazenness! https://t.co/liCc3vZ5yv pic.twitter.com/chuABo0L4o
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) May 4, 2023
For those asking, the man on the end in red shorts is Peter âBoâ Rutledgeâcurrent dean of UGA School of Law, former Thomas clerk, and author of at least 65 briefs, amicus briefs, and petitions filed at the Supreme Court. pic.twitter.com/7fNR4aPJgM
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) May 5, 2023
âŚ@Dahlialithwick⊠has written the most powerful and eloquent condemnation of Clarence Thomas and the system around him that you are going to read. And read it you must.
Clarence Thomas tuition: why the latest revelation is the most insulting of all. https://t.co/BRjh1ZSV98
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) May 9, 2023
Clarence Thomas ruled in favor of Citizens United.
Harlan Crow and his family's political contributions then went up 862%.
Now we find out Thomas let Crow take him on lavish trips, buy his mom's house, and pay for his grandnephew's boarding school.
See how this works?
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) May 8, 2023
While advising Trump on judges, Conway sold her business to a firm with ties to judicial activist Leonard Leo – POLITICO https://t.co/1OVDkbww7t
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) May 5, 2023
Your periodic reminder that Clarence Thomas used to smear his own sister as a shiftless, welfare-dependent layabout in speeches to his Heritage Foundation pals, and when reporters tracked her down, his story turned out to be extremely fake https://t.co/7DMu4HUenX pic.twitter.com/hZArkIOkcH
— Jay Willis (@jaywillis) May 5, 2023
https://twitter.com/BusinessmanLego/status/1643952408022712322?s=19
And not to put too fine a point on it but his way was paid for him his entire life by white people who wanted something in return and who loved showing him off like their trained dog. Taking huge bribes on the Supreme Court is totally in character for him.
— Dan Wilson (@congress_dan) May 8, 2023
Thomas's "long con of principled advocacy for Black self-reliance and opposition to white largesse has finally run its course. Turns out, he was never against reparationsâhe just wanted them for himself." https://t.co/AyBbaeIr8F
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) May 13, 2023
"The United States Supreme Court is a broken institution. It has lost the trust and faith of the American people, and the person who is most singularly responsible for that is Justice Clarence Thomas."
More on the corruption of the Supreme Court: https://t.co/6JXKsCHcJO pic.twitter.com/AAqIhyVS9q
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) May 6, 2023
Auditors at IRS offices around the country furtively pass the propublica article to one another and contemplate the forbidden fruit of a tax enforcement case against a Supreme Court Justice in their idle moments.
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) April 6, 2023
When Roy Wood Jr said Harlan Crow took Clarence Thomas on vacations like he was an Instagram model and bought him like an NFT I pic.twitter.com/raxTOFosK3
— Qondi đ¤ (@QondiNtini) April 30, 2023
According to Netflix, Queen Charlotte scored 158.68M hours viewed in its second week, for a total of 307 million viewing hours to date; that translates as roughly 47 million views for the entire series
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âď¸ đ I HONOR VETERANS just Not The Racist Ones (@veterans_i) tweeted at 9:53 PM on Wed, May 17, 2023:
Tulsa Mayor whoâs family owned nearly 1,000 slaves doesnât want city to pay reparations to survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre. https://t.co/woI0ZTv17s
(https://twitter.com/veterans_i/status/1659029293798653954?t=S1xp7JrBvo1cyyYj5icvmQ&s=03)
Laura Ingraham fired?
uh huh
uh huh
The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) tweeted at 7:13 AM on Tue, May 16, 2023:
NEW: Lindsey Graham used $350,000 of campaign money to pay Jones Day, the law firm that unsuccessfully tried to get him out of testifying about attempts to overthrow the 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia. @Forbes
https://t.co/Oi7ArMrzRQ
(https://twitter.com/highbrow_nobrow/status/1658445600059461634?s=02)
â¨Amelie đ°ď¸â¨ (@TheLakesDuchess) tweeted at 6:52 PM on Tue, May 16, 2023:
The Sussex-Ragland Family is stunning tonight! Check out Prince Harry, Meghan, and Mama Doria. đŤśâ¨#CongratulationsMeghan https://t.co/Kf5rRDSXGz
(https://twitter.com/TheLakesDuchess/status/1658621561555804162?s=02)
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Candidly Tiff (@tify330) tweeted at 5:26 PM on Tue, May 16, 2023:
4 judges will be confirmed this week. The first Latino on the DC Circuit (confirmed), the 1st Black woman on the Eleventh Circuit, and 2 more Black men District Court Judges (LA and IL). Ask me if I give a damn about what Jake Sherman and leftists think? I DONâT https://t.co/kbwcsFdhMm
(https://twitter.com/tify330/status/1658599935128772611?s=02)
Chuck Todd’s shamble bangs (@Drea_got_rage) tweeted at 9:33 PM on Tue, May 16, 2023:
Trump is gonna have a filed day with this Jacksonville mayoral race. Especially when DeSantis was just starting his campaign pitch about winning… his candidate lost solidly in a city thats had a Republican mayor for 30 freakin years đ
(https://twitter.com/Drea_got_rage/status/1658661956570566657?s=02)
J.R. York (@nytpolitcs) tweeted at 8:41 PM on Tue, May 16, 2023:
NEW YORK TIMES PROJECTION:
Cherelle Parker, a former city councilwoman, has won the Democratic nomination for mayor in Philadelphia. Parker is the overwhelming favorite to become the first female mayor of the Democratic-dominated city. https://t.co/vt5C2fx3X4
(https://twitter.com/nytpolitcs/status/1658648866130911233?s=02)
Debby Williams đ§đđźđ¸đ¤ (@dwilliams1210) tweeted at 6:13 AM on Wed, May 17, 2023:
Democrats keep Pennsylvania House majority, positioning party to prevent limits on abortion rights (from @AP) https://t.co/qU7g8E1jV3
(https://twitter.com/dwilliams1210/status/1658792730481270785?s=02)
Uppity Faerie Gothmother of Metal On Hiatus đ (@FountainPenDiva) tweeted at 9:12 PM on Tue, May 16, 2023:
Black folks being anti-migrant makes no sense. Everything they say about migrants is everything white supremacy says about us.
With that said.
Immigrants being anti-Black makes no sense either. White adjacency won’t save you. It’s not meant for you. You’re expendable too.
(https://twitter.com/FountainPenDiva/status/1658656641515126784?t=Cv5wy5SRZUXxYB3Q6t8_7g&s=03)
âď¸Praiseâď¸The âď¸Lord âď¸4âď¸Geminisâď¸ (@GullahRehabbed) tweeted at 11:44 AM on Tue, May 16, 2023:
Manchin’s political career is likely coming to an end.
This would be a great time to pretend to be within the mainstream of our party and support the President.
The hatred & mistrust he has for poor and middle class Appalachians is repulsive.
(https://twitter.com/GullahRehabbed/status/1658513727589580821?t=n-m-j9ILLQItIQNIz6KD8w&s=03)
WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) tweeted at 4:52 AM on Wed, May 17, 2023:
Democrats win mayorâs race in Florida’s largest city, dealing blow to DeSantis https://t.co/XdMJjORaOs https://t.co/YxYSzuXCDK
(https://twitter.com/WFLA/status/1658772410311618560?t=uY9v8pX5CcERgZwEHvRBlg&s=03)
The Supreme Court has refused to block weaponsâ bans in Illinois. Score one for the good guys.
Matt Murphy (@MattMurph24) tweeted at 6:45 AM on Wed, May 17, 2023:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill legalizing anti-LGBTQ+ medical discrimination https://t.co/vnEdiM544A
(https://twitter.com/MattMurph24/status/1658800844656058368?t=_OLa-KfSwvMViRiqzcNIBg&s=03)
Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) tweeted at 6:32 PM on Tue, May 16, 2023:
Republicans have chosen Daniel Cameron to be their nominee for governor of Kentucky. Rest in Power Breonna Taylor.
(https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/1658616489946263554?t=xZeb2ZScWqARb23_1YI7Yw&s=03)
K.C. Huie. queenbe. Empress number one (@queenbhuie) tweeted at 1:35 AM on Wed, May 17, 2023:
Oh wow! I looooveđđ Meghan’s dress! She slayed it! She’s looking beautiful as ever. Hot grandma Doria with her well toned body. Just look at Harry shining bright with his beautiful black queens by his side. They all looked great. Jobless trolls are crying bl**d as we speak đ https://t.co/XaMXxgnCEa
(https://twitter.com/queenbhuie/status/1658722900847783940?t=NybR6wL7EpQ3m16Bklke_Q&s=03)
Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) tweeted at 9:30 PM on Tue, May 16, 2023:
A year after the Dobbs decision was leaked, it’s clear that extremist so-called leadersâas part of their national agendaâwant a nationwide abortion ban.
We’re not having that. https://t.co/tnedicW0bM
(https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1658661140254056448?t=XyjGzWcNgFNo3H75pJjtDA&s=03)
LarryO had on a lefty yesterday, and he made the point that President Biden will probably be running on FREEDOM.Â
And, he thought that it was a good thing. And, that Democrats in general, should run on FREEDOM.Â
The FREEDOM to have body autonomy.
The FREEDOM to love who you want.Â
The FREEDOM to be who you are, if that includes gender affirming care.Â
The FREEDOM to exercise your RIGHT TO VOTE.
Democrats actually should make FREEDOM central to 2024.Â
2024Â
is aboutÂ
Democracy vs. Fascism.Â
Needs to be said over and over.Â
Democrats just maintained their Pennsylvania House majority by winning a special election and, along with it, continued control over how the chamber will handle abortion, gun rights, and election law legislation.â Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 17, 2023
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