Monday’s agreement stems from the August 2023 search of the Marion County Record, as well as the home of the paper’s publisher and a councilwoman, seizing reporters’ cell phones and computers, among other items. The raid triggered widespread condemnation from news organizations and press freedom advocates.

Hell, they might even do it for free just to kiss Trump’s ass.

Maybe they’ll do test runs in Florida and Texas first.

In other words, they want to make slavery fashionable again.

Almost quick enough to give you whiplash.

Especially in light of recent stories about Fed employees working without pay during the shutdown.

I switched to an archived version because NYT paywalls the article if you view it more than once.

In her ruling, Judge April Perry began by citing a lengthy quote from the Federalist Papers in which Alexander Hamilton addressed concerns that a tyrannical US president would use a militia from one state to invade and occupy another state.

In other words, the current U.S. Supreme Court majority and the Federalist Society that they’re aligned with have all lost the plot.

Either it’s really going to happen or he’s trying to pressure them into making it happen. At this point it’s anyone’s guess.

Perhaps for other reasons:

Wall Street Journal fires back at Trump over Epstein birthday letter lawsuit: ‘The article is true’

Lawyers for Rupert Murdoch and publishers call president’s lawsuit ‘an affront to the First Amendment’

Murdoch also owns Fox.

I’ll assume the current Supreme Court majority will find some reason to rationalize this, if it ever gets to that point.

In other words, he’s saying the quiet part out loud.

The U.S. Supreme Court majority, with its absolute immunity ruling for Trump, has effectively created this monster.

(Or, if you include Miller doing this on Trump’s behalf, monsters.)