Wow, the Donald and all of his conservative, evangelical, holy roller, gun-toting, immigrant hating comrades had a little surprise this morning from the Supreme Court of the United States. First, in a 6 to 3 ruling, with two of the conservative judges voting with the liberals, the Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination “because of sex,” includes LGBTQ employees. This ruling surprised court watchers, as the conservative biased court was expected to rule otherwise, and just as surprising was that Neil Gorsuch, one of the most conservative judges on the Court, wrote the majority opinion. But we’re not done yet. A little while later, the Supreme Court turned away 10 appeals that sought to broaden 2nd Amendment firearm protections, a move that struck a blow to the hearts of the gun-rights movement. And finally, the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s challenge to California’s sanctuary law, leaving intact rules that prohibit law enforcement from aiding federal agents in taking custody of immigrants as they are released from jail. Get ready for ‘twitterfingers” and his cult members to start going crazy over these SCOTUS actions.
The other news stories of the day: 1)Trump’s health in question after his unsteady walk down the ramp after his speech at West Point on Saturday, which of course brought a predictably angry and dismissive tweet response, and his need to use two hands to drink from a glass of water. The best twitter response I saw to Trump’s tweet regarding the ramp came from Rep. Eric Swalwell of California, “It’s undignified to mock @realDonaldTrump’s health issues. That’s off limits. Let’s focus on the issues. Hope you recover, Mr. President.” 2) The president’s niece, Mary Trump, is set to publish a tell-all this summer—and to reveal that she was a primary source for The New York Times’ investigation into Trump’s taxes, including how he was involved in “fraudulent” tax schemes and had received more than $400 million in today’s dollars from his father’s real estate empire. This is the first time a Trump family member has written a tell-all that is highly critical of the president, and it is coming out just prior to the election. Should be good reading. 3) Don has threatened that John Bolton will face “very strong” criminal repercussions if he moves ahead with plans to publish an explosive tell-all book about his tenure as Trump’s national security adviser. A press release last week says it is filled with damning details about Trump, including accusations that his impeachable conduct extended far beyond his Ukraine scandal and permeated his entire foreign policy agenda. Naturally, Bill Barr(f) has all but said he will do Trump’s dirty work and sue to block the book’s release. 4) The FDA withdrew its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, drugs that “Dr. tRump” repeatedly promoted for treatment of covid-19, saying the medications “were unlikely to be effective” for covid-19 and that any potential benefits were outweighed by safety risks, including heart problems. As you know, Don claims he took the medication a few weeks ago, which might explain his neurological complications as of late. 5) The poll numbers for Trump just keep getting worse and worse, which is really getting him unhinged. The polling data has so peeved the president that his campaign sent a cease-and-desist letter to CNN, demanding that it retract and apologize for a poll it published showing the president trailing Biden by 14 points among registered voters nationwide. The poll, the campaign claimed, was “designed to mislead American voters through a biased questionnaire and skewed sampling.” 6) My favorite story of the day, however, concerns Teddy Cruz, that pathetic little bitch boy from Texas who grovels at the feet of a guy who called his wife ugly and his dad an assassin. Over the weekend he got in the middle of a twitter feud between Ron Perlman, known for his roles in Hellboy and Sons of Anarchy, and Florida congressman Matt Gaetz, known for being an asshole (like wearing a gas mask in congressional chambers at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic). Cruz then challenged Perlman to wrestle Rep. Jim Jordan, you know, the guy with the rolled up shirt sleeves and ex-wrestling coach who was accused of covering up a sex scandal at Ohio State. Perlman then challenged Teddy to the wrestling match, but Teddy was having nothing of that, once again setting up a challenge for a Jordan vs. Perlman match. Pathetic.
Oh man, I just see where Oregon has a record 184 new cases of the virus today. Not good, my comrades. Don’t get complacent. Wash your hands, wear your mask, social distance, stay home if you can. You don’t want to have to resort to the Presidential Sippy Cup if you get the virus. Have a good evening. Ziggyman
Mountain Man Musings 
Did you notice the little rat peaking his head out of the hull of the slow sinking ship? Lindsey G. got on the band wagon with the Generals, he’s starting to smell his shit in his pants!
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Yep, you just watch. They are all going to start abandoning ship as they see their approval ratings drop in line with Donnie. And, they will be saying that ” Oh, we never agreed with him.”
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