A legislative bright spot --
The House plans to vote this week on legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act:
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 19, 2022
A bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers have introduced the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal DOMA and enshrine marriage equality for the purposes of federal law.
On the Merrick Garland watch --
Crusading but not swashbuckling. I refuse to give up all hope that Garland will yet rise to the occasion. But I can’t pretend to have any confidence that he will. I’m determined to stay fiercely agnostic. Until I can’t any longer. . . . https://t.co/WHC7nZfrw0
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) July 19, 2022
I wish our AG did not need so many apologists, so many interpreters assuring us that he will ultimately do the right thing.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) July 19, 2022
I wish he would just do the right thing.
New Jersey tourist trying to blend in with Pennsylvanians --
Tourist vibes. pic.twitter.com/4YsnDAXM3T
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) July 19, 2022
Tax dodger and insurrectionist Roger Stone ordered to pay up bigly --
Congratulations to Roger Stone, who won the right to pay $2M in back taxes. pic.twitter.com/aVkSSsjwaP
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) July 18, 2022
Meanwhile in Ukraine --
⚡️ UK Intelligence: Russia struggles to sustain effective offensive combat power, problem becoming increasingly acute.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) July 19, 2022
According to UK’s Defense Intelligence, Russia’s advance rate in the Donbas is likely to be very slow due to the lack of soldiers.
russia is a terrorist state pic.twitter.com/hZQMkSNCni
— Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) July 19, 2022
We don't judge either....much --
— rare insults (@insultsrare) July 17, 2022
