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My armchair analysis of Supreme Court Retirement Watch is that I genuinely don't think Trump wanted or wants Alito or Thomas to retire, because Alito and Thomas are already the Trump administration's de facto representatives on the Court, and I'm not sure he could find anyone better

ballsandstrikes.orgThere Is No Right-Wing Culture War These Justices Won’t FightWhenever a legal argument goes too far for the other conservatives, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito are right there to encourage activists to try again soon.

Jay Willis

@jaywillis.net

Could Trump find *a* more MAGA-brain-poisoned lawyer to put on the Supreme Court? Sure, James Ho and Josh Blackman exist. But those chuckleheads don't have the institutional power that Alito and Thomas have built within the conservative legal movement.

26/10/26, 4:47 pm2 reposts40 likes

Larry McLaughlin

@larrymcva.bsky.social

20h

My fear is that there will be a financial inducement for them to retire when convenient as has happened with other justices.

Tucson Connie

@tucsonconnie.bsky.social

20h

My thought has long been that the orange thing promised Aileen Cannon a lifetime SCOTUS seat if she'd just make that case go away, which she did.

Steve Townsend ❌👑

@stevetownsend0.bsky.social

19h

Emil Bove would be worse than either

Donna Cohen

@donnacohen.bsky.social

20h

Do t forget Aileen Cannon. She’s been auditioning for awhile.

@gimpyhand.bsky.social

20h

Last chance to get Judge Aileen Cannon? Pathetically, they all would get confirmed by this senate. Even cornyn/tillis/murkowski/collins would in the end find a way to get to 50+1.