Out d’Coup | Ketanji Brown Jackson; Ginni Thomas Texts; Guaranteed Income Pilot in GA; Antarctic Heat; PA Teacher Shortage; Worthington Sues Ehasz; more!

<p>Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, weathered three days of Senate confirmation hearings. Of course that meant she had to endure, <a href='https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/ketanji-brown-jackson-hearings/'>QAnon infused conspiracy theories</a>; <a href='https://www.thedailybeast.com/lindsey-graham-melts-down-and-storms-off-during-ketanji-brown-jackson-hearing?ref=scroll'>Sen. Lindsey Graham storming out of the hearings</a> in a hissy fit - twice;  and, as <a href='https://prospect.org/justice/the-ted-cruz-crt-minstrel-show/'>Gabrielle Gurley from the American Prospect</a> put it, “The Ted Cruz CRT Minstrel Show.” </p> <p>Jackson is expected to be confirmed by the Senate early next week. But with <a href='https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/599689-jackson-faces-growing-gop-opposition-on-supreme-court'>Mitch McConnell</a> making it public that he will not be voting for her, she may be confirmed without a single Republican vote. </p> <p><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/us/politics/ginni-thomas-trump-mark-meadows.html'>Ginni Thomas</a> - the right-wing extremist who is married to Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas - was actively pressuring Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, and other Trump officials to overturn the 2020 vote. That according to texts recovered from materials Meadows turned over to the January 6 investigation. </p> <p>More good news on the guaranteed income front, the <a href='https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22973042/georgia-cash-transfers-racial-wealth-gap-martin-luther-king-jr'>Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund (GRO) and GiveDirectly are launching the largest guaranteed income program tried in the South</a>. The program will target Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, providing $850 per month to about 650 women with no questions asked. </p> <p>As Chris Hayes laid out on his show last night, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine feels like the first armed conflict of a new era. An era in which authoritarianism is on the rise and liberal democracies have been backsliding. </