There were highlights of past State of the Union addresses in the lead-up to tonight’s SOTU by Pres Biden. There was Pres Obama (winner of the popular vote in 2008 and 2012) saying to the justices of SCOTUS right there how they screwed up on Citizens United. Alito mumbled 1/4

“Not true.” Unfortunately, Alito doth protest too much. [FN1] That decision “ushered in massive increases” in campaign spending that further tilted political influence toward wealthy donors & corporations. [FN2] Tonight’s address might be the last for our republic. 2/4

Hungary’s dictator will be a guest at trump’s place in Florida. trump probably is getting tips to augment the highlighted notebook he’s kept on thugs & murderers. I was kidding about that last part trump’s merely a thug. There’s nothing funny about his plans. 3/4

Footnotes:
FN1. See, Hamlet, Act III, Scene 2.
FN2. Brennan Center for Justice, “Citizens United Explained,” 12/12/19; CLC, How Does the Citizens United Decision Still Affect Us in 2024?” 1/15/24. 4/4