“I didn’t think I wanted to be a Supreme Court Justice but the lifestyle sounds amazing” Alexandra Petri

What lifestyle, you ask? Why, this lifestyle (10:02): And he ain’t the only one, is he Sammy Alito? 

Methinks this is what the founders were concerned about when they divided power into three branches. This seems like a perfect example of why the legislative branch should be able to make rules for the judicial branch. The Chief Justice doesn’t seem to want to ado anything – maybe because he’s getting a little of the grift?

Clarence Thomas went on 38 billionaire-funded vacations

Alito went to Rome funded by religious donors who hated Roe

Gorsuch sold his home to a lawyer with 22 cases before him

Roberts’s wife made $10 million recruiting lawyers with SCOTUS cases

These crooks police OUR vaginas. – Lindy Li

Remember that when someone gets gifts, there are gift taxes to pay. Tax evasion is what put Al Capone in jail.

And to think this was only one of many HUGE stories last week.

A) What was the biggest story last week? Maybe the resounding defeat of a Republican move to change the requirements to pass a constitutional amendment in what state on Tuesday?

B) Maybe the second biggest story was a raging inferno on what island paradise in the Pacific Ocean?

C) Friday what defendant was given the word from the Judge’s bench: Tamper with witnesses and you can go to jail? 

D) Let’s switch gears here. What Greatest of all Time (GOAT) returned to gymnastics competition last Sunday winning the all arounds in a meet in suburban Chicago?

E) Claiming “WOKE EQUALS FAILURE” Trump cheered the loss of what American team last Sunday?

F) Finding a small remnant of a backbone what Republican presidential hopeful responded to a question on MSNBC by saying that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election?

G) In the science world several big stories the last 2 weeks. One involved scientist repeating an experiment that created more power than it used by using what atomic combining method?

H) A second was reports of experiments from South Korea where electricity was moved along a medium where no power was lost also known as what holy grail of physics?

I) In San Francisco regulators gave approval for two taxis services to operate what kind of cabs 24 hours a day despite virulent opposition from first responders?

J) Big news in Iowa last week was the bankruptcy of what major hospital in Iowa City and the offer to buy it out by the U of Iowa Hospitals?

K) A skull unearthed in China in 2015 but just reported on last week was really big news because it was so unlike other fossils of what species?

L) Going in to the school year, teachers in Florida must written parental permission to call students by anything but what?

M) Consumer credit card debt in the US passed what magic number Thursday morning?

N) In an article on the ESPN website the writer – a professional gambler –  identified what professional golfer as having bet over $1 billion in their 30 year acquaintance?

O) A man in Salt Lake City Utah was killed Wednesday by the FBI following several threats against who?

P) What Democratic US senator said he is mulling becoming an ‘independent’?

Q) Wednesday Michigan arraigned nine of sixteen people who attempted to fraudulently pose as what during the post 2020 presidential elections?

R) Another death in the rock ’n’ roll world. What leader of “The Band” that backed Bob Dylan died Wednesday in Los Angeles?

S) What Alabama senator who is currently stopping all military promotions and moves has been found to actually be living in Florida?

T) What is EG.5 and why should I care?

If Bill Clinton’s deposition about his sex life was made public as evidence of a “crime,” then you better be damn sure the American public has the right to watch the trial of the man who tried to defraud the U.S. government and end American democracy. – adgirlMM tweet

Answers:

A) Ohio – the proposal lost 58 to 42%

B) Maui 

C) Donald Trump

D) Simone Biles 

E) The US Women’s National Soccer Team. Trump blamed the loss on President Biden and wokeness

F) Ron DeSantis

G) fusion

H) super conductivity

I) driverless. Public safety personnel are really concerned.

J) Mercy Hospital

K) Hominid. The skull was 300,000 years old

L) Their given name. I am not sure if that is also a law in Iowa

M) $1 Trillion

N) Phil Mickelson

O) President Biden

P) Joe Manchin of West Virginia

Q) electors

R) Robbie Robertson

S) Tommy Tuberville

T) The fastest spreading variation of covid currently. May want to put that mask back on.

If y’all think “wokeness” is the reason our team lost at the World Cup, just wait till you learn about the country that beat us. – Justin Meeks tweet

Someone at Iowa State Fair has told Pence he was “glad they didn’t hang you.”In the world of 2023, this probably passes for political civility. – Michael Beschloss