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jaykuo , 2 months ago to Random

To understand the case against Trump, you need to understand how “catch and kill” worked. And to explain that, the prosecution has a chief witness: David Pecker of the National Enquirer, who knows where the stories are buried. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/catch-and-kill?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 2 months ago to Random

In today’s Status Report, a quick look into what led up to the historic and pivotal Ukraine aid vote, and where things may go from here for Speaker Johnson. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/status-report-the-ukraine-aid-vote?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 2 months ago to Random

This week’s Just for Xeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/just-for-xeets-and-giggles-042024?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 2 months ago to Random

It’s time for a lightning round! It’s Israel vs. Iran, Speaker Johnson vs. the MAGA right, and Trump vs. himself, all in digestible form for your Friday viewing pleasure. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/a-lightning-round-041924?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 2 months ago to Random

Speaker Johnson appears determined to move ahead with Ukraine aid, even as the far-right threatens to oust him and Democrats weigh whether to offer support. It’s a tough road ahead, but as I explain, there’s finally a chance of a Ukraine aid vote getting to the floor. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/threading-the-needle?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 2 months ago to Random

There was a buffoonery to yesterday’s first day of trial, led by the chief orange-utan himself. As many who were present in the room noted, Trump seemed much diminished, a development with big implications for our fraught politics. More in today’s piece. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/don-snoreleone?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 2 months ago to Random

Trump is on trial, and you’ve got questions. I answer some one the most common ones in today’s piece as we begin the Season One of the Trump Trials. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/the-trials-of-donald-trump-season?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 2 months ago to Random

The news yesterday of Iran’s direct attack upon Israel—the first ever of its kind—is deeply worrisome. It’s helpful to know what led up to it, where things stand now, and where they might go from here. Today’s Status Report covers all three. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/status-report-iran-attacks-israel?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 2 months ago to Random

This week’s Just for Xeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/just-for-xeets-and-giggles-041324?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

jaykuo , 2 months ago to Random

I have a fun thought experiment today that turns the tables and asks where’d we be “if.” Bottom line is, for Trump the court of public opinion may be skewed, but in a court of law he may be screwed. I discuss why in today’s piece! https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/dont-sleep-on-this-case?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 2 months ago to Random

The GOP is deeply wedged on major issues, from abortion to foreign policy to the very rule of law itself. But there’s one common denominator here: Donald Trump himself. In today’s piece, I explore this yuge wedgie and how it could sink the GOP. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/trump-is-the-wedge?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 2 months ago to Random

The news out of Arizona yesterday was horrific for women and abortion rights. But if ever there was a silver lining, it’s in what that ruling will do politically—not just to Arizona, but to the whole national election landscape. I explain in today’s piece. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/arizona-just-went-bluer?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 2 months ago to Random

Don Hankey, Jr. is the billionaire behind the $175 mil bond filed in Trump’s appeal from the NY civil fraud judgment. Not only is that bond and the company that issued it now under serious doubt, a bank tied to Hankey is already knee-deep in Trump debt. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/hankey-panky-financing?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 4 months ago to Random

This week’s Just for Xeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend, and Happy Lunar New Year! https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/just-for-xeets-and-giggles-21024?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

jaykuo , 4 months ago to Random

When it rains, it dumps! There were multiple legal stories out yesterday, so in this somewhat extended legal lightning round (more like a helicopter ride over smoldering legal badlands), I’ll address three of them. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/a-legal-lightning-round-020924?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 4 months ago to Random

Today, a thought piece. Republican disarray and chaos have become so commonplace, are we now growing numb to the real dangers it poses? I explore that question and summarize the state of GOP dysfunction in today’s piece. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/the-dangers-of-disarray?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 4 months ago to Random

By now you’ve probably heard that the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Trump does not enjoy absolute presidential immunity from criminal prosecution. I briefly walk through why, but more importantly, I discuss what likely happens next. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/no-immunity-idol-for-donald?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 4 months ago to Random

Now that the GOP seems intent on killing the very border bill it had insisted on, its spin machine is trying to create an alternate reality where all this is somehow Biden’s and the Democrats’ fault. Let’s hold this ruse up to see right through it. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/the-maga-migrant-delusion?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 4 months ago to Random

Today I want to talk about dysfunction. Specifically, GOP dysfunction, and how it is manifesting on two important issues: the impeachment of DHS Secretary Mayorkas and the border and allies aid bill. I’ll also touch on what might be done about it. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/dysfunction-junction?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 4 months ago to Random

This week’s Just for Xeets and Giggles is out. Habba great weekend! https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/just-for-xeets-and-giggles-020324?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

jaykuo , 4 months ago to Random

The GOP in Oregon f**ked around, and now it’s finding out. A ruling from the Oregon Supreme Court has disqualified nearly all of the GOP state senators from reelection. I discuss how this came to be, and what it means going forward. Happy Schadenfriday! https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/the-gop-walkout-that-ended-badly?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

jaykuo , 4 months ago to Random

There’s a bipartisan tax bill that lift millions of children out of poverty and provides businesses with critical tax breaks. Even though it passed overwhelmingly in the House, GOP senators are stalling it to prevent a “Biden win.” Sound familiar? https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/is-bipartisanship-dead?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 5 months ago to Random

It’s admittedly strange having to report on what the far-right thinks and is saying about Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and the Superbowl. But we have reached such a cultural nadir, so here’s my summary and some thoughts as the MAGA folks start seeing Red. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/the-far-right-is-swiftly-unraveling?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 5 months ago to Random

The first impeachment proceeding by the House GOP apparently won’t be against Joe Biden, but one of his cabinet members, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Spoiler alert: The House Resolution for impeachment is totally bogus. I explain why in today’s piece.
https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/a-shameful-impeachment?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

jaykuo , 5 months ago to Random

Every time I think Republicans can’t fumble the ball any worse, they surprise me. This time, it’s their signature issue—the crisis at the border—that they are mishandling and being outmaneuvered on by Biden and the Dems. I explain in today’s piece. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/the-border-is-now-becoming-a-gop?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true

jaykuo , 5 months ago to Random

My look to the week ahead is out! A possible cease fire in exchange for hostages, Biden gets tough on the border, and the AZ GOP in disarray. Read more at my piece today! https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/the-week-ahead-012824?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true

jaykuo , 5 months ago to Random

This week’s Just for Xeets and Giggles is out! I hope it will have you smiling like E. Jean Carroll. Have a great weekend! https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/just-for-xeets-and-giggles-012724?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true

jaykuo , 5 months ago to Random

Happy Schadenfriday! It’s been awhile since we’ve discussed that boil on the butt of our democracy, Steve Bannon. There are some developments in his legal cases that present significant challenges for Bannon, so he gets a whole piece just about him today. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/steve-bannon-you-in-danger?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true

jaykuo , 5 months ago to Random

Governor Abbott and Republicans in Washington are tag-teaming on the question of the border. While Abbott saber-rattles about “self defense” for his state against an “invasion,” McConnell admits that a sustained border crisis is what Trump really wants. The dangers of holding the border hostage, in today's piece. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/the-border-game?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=truew

jaykuo , 5 months ago to Random

Trump defeated Haley handily in New Hampshire, so why is he so dour and angry about it? And why is President Biden pretty happy today? I break down some interesting numbers in today’s piece. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/biden-is-smiling-and-trump-is-pissed?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true

jaykuo , 5 months ago to Random

The fight between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the Department of Justice and Border Patrol reached the U.S. Supreme Court again on Monday, win a narrow win for the Biden Administration. But what does the ruling portend for immigration battles to come? https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/on-a-razors-edge?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true

jaykuo , 5 months ago to Random

A big shakeup requires a fun, posthumous assessment and some thoughts about what it means for those left standing. Ron is out, Haley is up, and it’s Donald’s race to lose. So where do things stand heading into New Hampshire? https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/goodbye-ron-good-luck-nikki?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true

jaykuo , 5 months ago to Random

This week’s Just for Xeets and Giggles is out! Enjoy your Sunday! open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/just-for-xeets-and-giggles-012124?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true

jaykuo , 5 months ago to Random

Lots going on in Congress and the courts! So let’s do a quick legal and political lightning round: A budget kick the can again, an imminent impeachment of a cabinet member, and Trump responds to threatened disqualification. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/a-political-and-legal-lightning-round?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true

jaykuo , 5 months ago to Random

It flew under most radars, but to us legal observers, yesterday was one of the biggest cases to watch. Today’s piece has a special feature, created in collaboration with Prof. Robert Reich and Inequality Media. I hope you enjoy and learn a bit from it! https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/a-power-grab-by-the-court?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true

jaykuo , 5 months ago to Random

It’s the start of a long year of trials for Donald Trump, and yesterday kicked things off in the second E. Jean Carroll case in eight months. And Trump is already digging himself quite the hole. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/trump-is-on-trial-again-and-its-not?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true

jaykuo , 5 months ago to Random

There were no surprises in the numbers Trump threw up in Iowa from the nation’s first GOP presidential contest. Trump crushed his challengers. But beneath the numbers, there may lie some trouble for Trump. I explain in today’s piece. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/takeaways-from-iowa?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true

jaykuo , 5 months ago to Random

My look to the week ahead is out: tragedy at the Texas border, a budget showdown, an expansion of the conflict in the Middle East, and Trump set to win Iowa, even looking like this. Have a great long weekend! https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/the-week-ahead-011424?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true