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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of July 1

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    KapteinB
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    Supreme Court Gives Joe Biden The Legal OK To Assassinate Donald Trump (Huffpost)

    Supreme Court Gives Joe Biden The Legal OK To Assassinate Donald Trump (Huffpost)

    Something is wrong “when dissenting justices warn that the majority may have just legalized murder by one individual,” said legal expert Norm Eisen.

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    1. NoPants
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      Donald J Trump, January 23, 2016 Supreme Court of the USA, July 1, 2024

      'I Could ... Shoot Somebody, And I Wouldn't Lose Any Voters'

      Donald J Trump, January 23, 2016

      Orders the Navy’s Seal Team 6 to assassinate a political rival? Immune.

      Supreme Court of the USA, July 1, 2024

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    DefinitelyNotAFae
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    I wanted to wait for the weird news day but I'll forget about this by then. Title presented as it is in the article. RFK Jr. denies eating a dog while sidestepping sexual assault allegations in...

    I wanted to wait for the weird news day but I'll forget about this by then. Title presented as it is in the article.

    RFK Jr. denies eating a dog while sidestepping sexual assault allegations in Vanity Fair article

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    1. gpl
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      And I thought the news cycle for Biden has been bad!

      And I thought the news cycle for Biden has been bad!

      3 votes