Even in the first state to legalize recreational marijuana, no one was high enough to think that this Supreme Court would let Colorado kick Donald Trump off the primary ballot. And so it was: Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot. "The court held that states may bar candidates from state office. 'But States have no power under the Constitution to enforce Section 3 with respect to federal offices, especially the Presidency,' the court wrote." It's notable that Court chose not to disagree with Colorado's conclusion that Trump incited an insurrection. The overall ruling was unanimous, but there was also a 5-4 ruling that was more extreme. "Five justices—Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh—went further: They declared that only Congress may enforce the insurrection clause against federal candidates. How, exactly?" Slate: The Supreme Court’s 'Unanimous' Trump Ballot Ruling Is Actually a 5–4 Disaster. Judges were never going to save America from Trump. Only a jury can do that; specifically the jury whose verdict is due on November 5, 2024. 2Choix"Out of 925 MPs and senators eligible to vote, 780 supported the amendment, which will give women the 'guaranteed freedom' to choose an abortion. There was thunderous applause in the chamber as the result was announced on Monday; in central Paris, the Eiffel Tower was illuminated to mark the occasion." France makes abortion a constitutional right in historic Versailles vote. (France is the first country to make abortion a constitutional right. But many countries in the world are going in the opposite direction of the US and increasing women's rights.) 3Bacon Bits"Pig butchering — a scam named after the practice of farmers fattening hogs before slaughter — often starts with what appears to be a wrong-number text message. People who respond are lured into crypto investments. But the investments are fake, and once victims send enough funds, the scammers disappear. As far-fetched as it sounds, victims routinely lose hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. One Kansas banker was charged this month with embezzling $47.1 million from his bank as part of a pig-butchering scam." Bloomberg (Gift Article): Pig-Butchering Scams Net More Than $75 Billion, Study Finds. 4The Unbearable Lightness of Biden"For decades, there was a lightness about Joe Biden—a springy, mischievous energy that was hard not to like, even if it allowed some people to classify him as a lightweight. For better and worse, he is a more solemn figure now. His voice is thin and clotted, and his gestures have slowed, but, in our conversation, his mind seemed unchanged. He never bungled a name or a date. At one point, he pulled out a white notecard inscribed with some of Trump’s most alarming comments: his threat to terminate the Constitution, his casual talk of being a dictator on 'Day One,' his description of immigrants as 'poisoning the blood of our country.' Biden tossed the list on his desk and gave a look of disbelief. 'What the hell!' he said. 'If you and I had sat down ten years ago and I said a President is going to say those things, you would have looked at me like, ‘Biden, you’ve lost your senses.’" Evan Osnos in The New Yorker: Joe Biden’s Last Campaign. "The biggest bet of all is that good governing actually can get you reëlected in 2024, when all of the forces seem to be arrayed against it." (That bet doesn't sound like a sure thing these days...) 5Extra, ExtraThe World's Open Wound: VP Harris called for an immediate, temporary ceasefire ahead a meeting with Benny Gantz. And a United Nations team "found convincing evidence that hostages in Gaza were raped, Pramila Patten, the UN special envoy on sexual violence and women, told reporters on Monday. Patten said there is 'clear and convincing information' that some hostages were taken to Gaza and subjected to sexual violence and 'reasonable grounds' to believe the sexual violence is ongoing." AP: After 10 years of trying, a Palestinian woman had twins. An Israeli strike killed them both. 6Bottom of the News"The young model reclined on a white sofa, dressed in pink lace, pearls and tiara, the striking centerpiece for a fashion shoot with a Parisian theme. The photographer’s only worry was whether the model would poop her pants." WSJ (Gift Article): The $10,000 Baby Photo: ‘We Spent Less Than This on Our Wedding!’ Thanks, Dave Pell, Duke of URL
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