Notices by Jay Kuo (jaykuo@universeodon.com), page 4

This week’s Just for Xeets and Giggles is out! Hope they start your weekend off with a laugh. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/just-for-xeets-and-giggles-12223?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

There’s a lot of news dropping today, so I didn’t want this one to slip by unnoticed. Scott Perry is the chair of the House Freedom Caucus. He may also have committed crimes of conspiracy around Jan 6, based on inadvertently posted texts and emails. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/the-congressional-coup-plotter?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Liz Cheney was never going to go quietly. Now her new book rips the GOP several new ones as she excoriates them for their lack of principles and backbone. My summary of key revelations in “Oath and Honor” in today’s piece. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/liz-cheney-has-warned-us-will-we?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=we

I’ll admit it. I haven’t paid close attention to the GOP primary, with Trump so far ahead of his rivals. But a shift in support and a big endorsement caught my attention. Today I talk about Nikki Haley, her policies, and what it might mean if she won. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/is-it-time-to-take-nikki-haley-seriously?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

There are at least three big votes I’m watching that are coming up very soon in Congress. Each has significant consequences, from margin of error in the House to the readiness of our military and the support of key allies. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/congressional-showdowns?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Another day, another attack upon voting rights. This one is out of the Eighth Circuit that would effectively gut all enforcement of the act. It’s being teed-up straight to the Supreme Court, where Justices Gorsuch and Thomas want to see it become law. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/the-stealth-case-that-could-destroy?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

This week’s Just for Xeets and Giggles is out! Have a great rest of your holiday weekend! https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/just-for-xeets-and-giggles-112523?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Some thoughts to brighten your outlook on next year’s presidential election. Today’s piece expands upon my earlier piece on why I remain cautiously optimistic over Joe Biden’s chances. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/some-bright-thoughts-on-black-friday?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

There’s lots happening in courts around the country that will have an impact on the 2024 elections. So let’s play a legal lightning round! Have a great long Thanksgiving weekend. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/a-legal-lightning-round-0f9?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Valid gag order or unconstitutional suppression of Trump’s political speech? That’s the question the appellate panel in D.C. faced on Monday. A review of oral argument, and a thought experiment, in today’s piece. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/gag-me-with-an-order-appellate-version?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

The decision by a Colorado judge that found that Trump had incited insurrection AND let him off the hook on a technicality has many perplexed. It’s good news for Trump, right? Not necessarily. He may be worse off than ever. I explain why in today’s piece. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/how-a-win-in-colorado-actually-spells?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

This week’s Just for Xeets and Giggles is out! Fight Club, schoolyard taunts and Only Fans accounts, this GOP-led Congress has got everything! https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/just-for-xeets-and-giggles-111823?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

It’s Schadenfriday! And whom better to celebrate with but our favorite fabulist, George Santos. A new House Ethics Committee report has him knocked back and on the ropes. Will he quit? Get expelled? Fight on? It’s all pretty bad for Santos… https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/kitara-ravache-you-in-danger-gurl?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

I’m resurrecting an old meme about leopards eating faces. It seemed perfectly fitting for what we are witnessing in the GOP in the House and Senate. I explain in today’s piece, delivered here with a bit of sauce and salt. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/the-gop-ate-its-own-face-again?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Congress was a chaotic place yesterday, not only because the GOP Speaker once again had to rely on Democrats to keep the government from shutting down, but because threats and fights broke out in the open. It would be laughable if it weren’t so dangerous. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/failures-and-fisticuffs?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Lordy, there’s a tape. Actually, four. One is of Jenna Ellis throwing Trump under the bus, and it requires a bit of unpacking to understand. That’s the subject of today’s piece. Subscribe for free, or even better as a paid supporter! https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/jenna-ellis-deals-a-blow-to-trump?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Please read this warning. Become familiar with the threats and the language. This is a flashing warning sign for our democracy. The alarm is being raised not just by me but from many historians and civil rights leaders who understand the danger we are in. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/a-code-red-for-our-democracy?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

My look to the week ahead is out. Dysfunction in the House, cameras in the courtroom, Trump’s terrifying immigration plan, gerrymander wars, and questions finally by the media about Trump’s mental state. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/the-week-ahead-111223?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

This week’s Just for Xeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend, and if you like and appreciate my work, consider becoming a paid supporter if you’re not already! I rely wholly on voluntary subscriptions, never a pay wall. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/just-for-xeets-and-giggles-111123?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

It’s hardly a surprise that the GOP finds itself back where it was when Kevin McCarthy was still Speaker: in disarray, unable to move bills, and with a government shutdown looming. So what’s the game plan? Or is there one? My analysis in today’s piece. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/the-gop-is-ungovernable-so-now-what?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web