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On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that American presidents have “absolute immunity” from prosecution for any “official acts” they take while in office. For President Joe Biden, this should be great news. Suddenly a host of previously unthinkable options have opened up to him: He could dispatch Seal Team 6 to Mar-A-Lago with orders to neutralize the “primary threat to freedom and democracy” in the United States. He could issue an edict that all digital or physical evidence of his debate performance last week be destroyed. Or he could just use this chilling partisan decision, the latest 6-3 ruling in a term that was characterized by a staggering number of them, as an opportunity to finally embrace the movement to reform the Supreme Court.

But Biden is not planning to do any of that. Shortly after the Supreme Court delivered its decision in Trump v. The United States, the Biden campaign held a press call with surrogates, including Harry Dunn, a Capitol police officer who was on duty the day Trump supporters stormed the building on Jan. 6; Reps. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) and Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas); and deputy campaign manager Quentin Fulks.

Their message was simple: It’s terrifying to contemplate what Donald Trump might do with these powers if he’s reelected.

“We have to do everything in our power to stop him,” Fulks said.

Everything, that is, except take material action to rein in the increasingly lawless and openly right-wing Supreme Court.

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I too live in "the gayborhood" of my city. I still do a double take when I see LGBTQ+ walking down the street holding hands. I wish this for everyone in our community.

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Exit poll predicts Labour will win 410 seats, securing a majority of 170, to the Conservatives’ 131

You need 326 seats for a majority. It's a huge landslide!

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We're also only focusing on our phone screen not too far from our face too.

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Remember Livejournal?

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Thanks for replying! In my city of Long Beach, California there is a non-alcoholic "bar" that opened up. They have a whole menu of mocktails and it's really a cool concept for those that don't drink alcohol.

https://theshirleytemple.com

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Try Dr. Pepper and bourbon. So good!

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Hi, it's me. I'm on the fence about it. On one hand I guess I did post a lot of articles, even though they were on topic being political in a political channel. On the other hand, It is the mods decision to decide who gets banned and who stays.

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Thanks! I just know which headlines/articles will get the most engagement from all sides. Before I left Reddit I used to be on the front page multiple times a week. I do hope Biden or whoever they replace him with wins but I'm still going to voice my criticism of him.

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Paywall removed https://archive.is/4422U

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The largest proportion of those surveyed (38%) have $100 or less in their checking accounts.

Half of Americans have less than $500 in savings, with 36% having $100 or less in savings.

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