It’s Tuesday…
Shitshow’s public schedule for…
Good morning, everyone. As we anxiously wait to see whether the Supreme Court allows Puddle’s executive order to change how the 14th Amendment is applied, let’s catch up on a few of the things that have been occupying his mind.
Speaking of anxious…
The Damn Reflecting Pool
So….it wasn't vandals https://t.co/FSdfwHshl3
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) June 27, 2026
The New York Times (06/26/2026): How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green: Missing ‘Bubblers’ and a Rush Job: Bulky “nanobubbler” machines were carted off ahead of a promotional event for President Trump’s Ultimate Fighting Championship birthday party.
It’s a lengthy article, but here’s the short version: interviews with people involved in the project, along with a New York Times review of images taken by news photographers, suggest the administration and its contractors created disruptions at nearly every stage of the project.
The “Gauging” must end!
He meant “price gouging.”
He obviously doesn’t know, but we do, that price gouging isn’t governed by federal law. It’s handled by individual states, and many of those laws only apply during declared emergencies.
Tacky thy name is Puddle…
As I said in yesterday’s comment section: when he leaves office, I want a 24-hour livestream of crews removing every tacky-ass gold thing he’s installed in or around the White House.
Speaking of tacky…
Before anyone starts worrying about applying for a new passport or renewing an existing one, the commemorative version is only available if you visit the Washington, D.C., Passport Agency and specifically ask for it after the promotion begins, according to the State Department. For everyone else, you can breathe easy. Your passport is overwhelmingly likely to arrive without the presidential glamour shot.
The limited-edition commemorative passport will be issued at the Washington Passport Agency in Washington, D.C. starting on July 6, 2026 while supplies last. Applicants seeking the commemorative passport may schedule an in-person appointment at the Washington Passport Agency or apply at a special passport acceptance event listed on this page.
State Department.
US Supreme Court end of term orders…
Before we dive into the orders themselves: apparently the moment I walked away from my PC after refreshing the Supreme Court orders page, NPR had an oopsie and reported that Justice Alito had announced his retirement.
NPR has now RETRACTED its story about Justice Alito’s retirement. pic.twitter.com/tHSiGc0ZWk
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) June 30, 2026
Maybe the story was published too soon. Maybe someone hit the wrong button. Either way, Justice Alito has not announced his retirement.
The first opinions are in the transgender athlete cases. In B.P.J., the court holds Title IX allows schools to provide separate women’s and men’s teams defined by biological sex, and WV has permissibly maintained female sports for biological females.https://t.co/PGDJDZG5nW
— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) June 30, 2026
The vote count is difficult to summarize. Sotomayor wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part, Kagan and Jackson. Jackson also wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part.
— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) June 30, 2026
Puddle called it a “BIG WIN”.
Yeah, “BIG WIN.” Unless you’re one of the students the ruling actually affects.
The next opinion is in NRSC v. FEC, on campaign finance. The court holds that the Federal Election Campaign Act's political-party coordinated-expenditure limits violate the First Amendment.https://t.co/9kMeYzuQZF
— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) June 30, 2026
Puddle called it a “BIG WIN”.
Yeah, just what the Founders intended: for us to buy elections!
*Drumroll*
Justice Kavanaugh filed an opinion concurring in the judgment and dissenting in part. Justice Thomas wrote a dissenting opinion, joined by Justice Gorsuch. Justices Gorsuch and Alito also wrote dissenting opinions.
— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) June 30, 2026
Puddle wasted absolutely no time moving the goalposts.
Based on this from the court:
The Court didn’t just reject Puddle’s executive order. It held that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment. If that’s the constitutional rule, Congress can’t simply pass a law saying otherwise. It would take a constitutional amendment.
While this win for the Constitution was much closer than I’d have liked, it’s still a win.
And since I apparently seem to be the only one celebrating this part: an executive order cannot erase a constitutional right.
🥳 Open Thread 🥳
PS.
He’s such a fucking baby he has pivoted back to an order from Monday…
