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    Today:  " Podcast:  Trump Blurts Out Damning Iran Admission as MAGA Turns Harshly on Him " Plus, the  Supreme Court  has abandoned all pretense;  Polymarket  and  Kalshi  are turning war into another racket;  James Talarico  can win the Texas Senate seat; and more...     The Supreme Court Has Abandoned All Pretense For the court’s conservatives, the only consistency is their inconsistency. Still, things rather conspicuously keep going the GOP’s way. By Matt Ford   Military Leaders Say Iran War Is So Trump Can Bring About "Armageddon" Troops have logged more than 110 complaints about such comments with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling Read now   The Republican Meltdown Over Iran Is Just Beginning Right-wing criticism of Trump’s war has mostly come from familiar MAGA cranks like Steve Bannon and Tucker Carlson. But it could quickly spiral out of control. By Alex ...

  Finally, the Supreme Court stops Trump Robert Reich Dec 23 Friends, Some good news to end the year on. The Supreme Court today blocked Trump from sending the National Guard into the Chicago area — finally setting a limit to Trump’s executive power. The decision was 6 to 3, with Roberts, Kavanaugh, and Barrett joining the three liberal justices in a majority. Alito, Gorsuch, and Thomas dissented. The court said that Trump had “failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois ,” and, presumably, other states. Trump had said he needed the troops to protect federal immigration agents at a detention facility. Existing law allows a president call on the military if there is a foreign invasion or “danger of a rebellion,” or if the president is unable to execute federal laws with “regular forces.” Trump’s Justice Department argued that “regular forces” means federal civilian law enforcement, such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement...