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When it comes to the state's elected leaders, it's been a rough 10 months for Alabama. In June, Mike Hubbard (R), the state's former House Speaker, was forced to resign in disgrace after being convicted of multiple felonies. Last month, Robert Bentley (R), the state's former governor, was forced to resign as part of a plea agreement in the wake of his sex/corruption scandal.

And then there's state Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore (R). The Alabama Media Group reported yesterday:

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The Alabama Supreme Court today upheld the decision that removed Roy Moore from his position as chief justice. [...]

Moore can't appeal the ruling to the federal courts because there are no federal issues. "This is it," he said.

Moore's term on the state bench wasn't up until 2019, but the suspension is effective immediately, and it has the effect of ending his judicial career. Because of his age, AL.com's report added, "he cannot run for the office again."

March set a remarkable new record for global warming, NOAA reports
First time any month was more than 1.8°F warmer than normal “in the absence of an El Niño episode.”

Jesus christ in heaven. Look at this ridiculous administration photographer portrayal of Pence at the Korean border.



This is meant entirely for domestic political consumption. He is steadfast. He is firm. He is clear-sighted. He is serious. Very, very serious. And manly.

He is going to glower North Korea into submission and proper behavior.

You can count on this guy.

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The Times Sports staff (Who reads the Times for sports?) tweeted out comparison photos from the Patriots’ 2015 visit claiming to show a major disparity in player and staff attendance.

Following the New England Patriots’ latest visit to the White House Wednesday, the New York Times compared team pictures with the president from 2015 (during the Obama administration) and 2017 (during the Trump administration) in a tweet that’s been retweeted more than 30,000 times.


The Patriots immediately debunked that by posting a different photo and then adding a comment saying: “These photos lack context. Facts: In 2015, over 40 football staff were on the stairs. In 2017, they were seated on the South Lawn.” Perhaps, this is why people shouldn’t read the Times for sports.

In 2017, they were seated on the South Lawn.” Perhaps, this is why people shouldn’t read the Times for sports.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions can’t believe that a federal judge based on “an island in the Pacific”—what the rest of us simply call Hawaii—was able to block President Donald Trump’s executive order barring immigrants from a handful of majority-Muslim countries.

“We are confident that the President will prevail on appeal and particularly in the Supreme Court, if not the Ninth Circuit,” Sessions said in a Wednesday night interview on “The Mark Levin” radio show, first flagged by CNN’s KFILE. “So this is a huge matter. I really am amazed that a judge sitting on an island in the Pacific can issue an order that stops the President of the United States from what appears to be clearly his statutory and Constitutional power.”

White House Brain Trust



When is the last time you saw Trump actually looking happy? These are his people. He's at home here with the other super geniuses.