Mike's Blog Round Up
"James Madison" by John Vanderlyn. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
July 3, 2026

Lawyers, Guns and Money: Trump v. Barbera shows just how radical the Roberts Court and the modern conservative legal movement are, and the Trump court makes American politics more corrupt.

Constant Commoner: Organizing the resistance.

Pharyngula: The Temu state fair.

Footnotes: James Baldwin was right about patriotism.

This installment by Batocchio. E-mail tips to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.

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