Comment on ISIS' rise poses fresh challenges for U.S. intel

Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett said during an MSNBC appearance that GOP lawmakers and MAGA social media users who are bizarrely blasting President Biden's pardon of his son Hunter should "take a look in the mirror." "Well, I won't pretend to speak for the entire caucus, but I will say, way to go, Joe," she said.

Above, Here To Make Friends covers Fernando. Sometimes we have to grab the bull by the tail and face the situation. Why yes, today's round-up is about Kash Patel's nomination to head up the Secret Police, er, FBI. Electoral-Vote: Trump Plans To Fire Christopher Wray And Nominate Kash Patel To Lead The FBI. EmptyWheel: How Trump Rolled Out This Kash Patel Pick Is Part Of Spinning False Claims About Rule Of Law. PlayTyper Guy: MAGA Children's Book Author Kash Patel Will Make FBI Trump's Not-So-Secret Police. Wonkette— Kash Patel For FBI: Trump's Most Dangerously Clownstupid Nomination Yet? Bonus Track: Fox Reviews Rock is running a daily Christmas song contest. Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors.

Dane County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Frost confirmed what we all knew for the past 13 years - that Scott Walker's self-proclaimed legacy, Act 10, was indeed illegal and unconstitutional. Furthermore, Frost proclaimed that the law is so broken, there's no way it can be fixed: “Nobody could provide this Court an explanation that reasonably showed why municipal police and fire and State Troopers are considered public safety employees, but Capitol Police, UW Police and conservation wardens, who have the same authority and do the same work, are not," Frost wrote in his July ruling.

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The world’s biggest climate case begins at The Hague in the Netherlands today. Oral arguments will be heard by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which will consider what obligations United Nations member states have under international law to protect the planet from greenhouse gas emissions for future generations. The case begins less than two weeks after negotiations collapsed at the UN’s annual international climate conference, COP29, in Azerbaijan, resulting in a climate finance agreement that’s been widely criticized as inadequate.

Between 50,000 to 65,000 illegals have voted in Oregon's elections.

One step closer to the bottom of the list of worst presidents.