L Smith
@laurasmith.bsky.social
🌱 because why should humans find it acceptable to harm others? J.D. with faded dream of living under rule of law.
Trying to find the courage each day to face down the fascists while supporting their victims. Like my parents and grandmother, I am Antifa.
Trying to find the courage each day to face down the fascists while supporting their victims. Like my parents and grandmother, I am Antifa.
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This is stomach-turning, and giving Chinese Exclusion Act
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This is stomach-turning, and giving Chinese Exclusion Act
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🗽🗽🗽 New York 🗽🗽🗽
MELIA needs 1 person to be her forever. Shes sweet, playful, has guarding issues with food and toys. She needs someone who is committed to her. She will thrive with the right person. No dogs.
⬇️
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
MELIA needs 1 person to be her forever. Shes sweet, playful, has guarding issues with food and toys. She needs someone who is committed to her. She will thrive with the right person. No dogs.
⬇️
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
December 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🗽🗽🗽 New York 🗽🗽🗽
MELIA needs 1 person to be her forever. Shes sweet, playful, has guarding issues with food and toys. She needs someone who is committed to her. She will thrive with the right person. No dogs.
⬇️
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
MELIA needs 1 person to be her forever. Shes sweet, playful, has guarding issues with food and toys. She needs someone who is committed to her. She will thrive with the right person. No dogs.
⬇️
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
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Hempstead animal shelter #1 thing they're looking for in an adopter for MELIA.
"Hello, we would need an applicant that has experience with resource guarding and stranger issues, as she does have a bite history with both those behavioral issues."
(516) 785-5220
"Hello, we would need an applicant that has experience with resource guarding and stranger issues, as she does have a bite history with both those behavioral issues."
(516) 785-5220
December 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Hempstead animal shelter #1 thing they're looking for in an adopter for MELIA.
"Hello, we would need an applicant that has experience with resource guarding and stranger issues, as she does have a bite history with both those behavioral issues."
(516) 785-5220
"Hello, we would need an applicant that has experience with resource guarding and stranger issues, as she does have a bite history with both those behavioral issues."
(516) 785-5220
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Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) said she was pepper-sprayed by ICE agents after confronting them at a restaurant as the agents were "taking people without due process."
Adelita Grijalva Says She Was Pepper Sprayed By ICE
www.huffpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) said she was pepper-sprayed by ICE agents after confronting them at a restaurant as the agents were "taking people without due process."
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Behind every Starbucks drink are baristas who are struggling.
While workers are striking nationwide, support us and DON'T BUY STARBUCKS at ANY location ✊💚
#NoContractNoCoffee
While workers are striking nationwide, support us and DON'T BUY STARBUCKS at ANY location ✊💚
#NoContractNoCoffee
December 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Behind every Starbucks drink are baristas who are struggling.
While workers are striking nationwide, support us and DON'T BUY STARBUCKS at ANY location ✊💚
#NoContractNoCoffee
While workers are striking nationwide, support us and DON'T BUY STARBUCKS at ANY location ✊💚
#NoContractNoCoffee
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On Saturday, Israeli forces killed two brothers, Juma and Fadi Tamer Abu Assi, in a drone strike east of Khan Younis. The young boys were sent out to gather firewood for the family and never came back. The boys’ small bodies were torn to pieces by the blast, their father, Muhammad Abu Assi, said.
December 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
On Saturday, Israeli forces killed two brothers, Juma and Fadi Tamer Abu Assi, in a drone strike east of Khan Younis. The young boys were sent out to gather firewood for the family and never came back. The boys’ small bodies were torn to pieces by the blast, their father, Muhammad Abu Assi, said.
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So proud to stand with @ramirez.house.gov, advocates, and supporters this week to introduce my Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act.
Together, we will fight for this legislation to reform our immigration detention system and make it more humane and just.
Together, we will fight for this legislation to reform our immigration detention system and make it more humane and just.
December 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
So proud to stand with @ramirez.house.gov, advocates, and supporters this week to introduce my Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act.
Together, we will fight for this legislation to reform our immigration detention system and make it more humane and just.
Together, we will fight for this legislation to reform our immigration detention system and make it more humane and just.
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I actually read the district court's 160-page opinion. That seems to be more than what SCOTUS did.
It's an extremely impressive opinion, by the way—all the more so given the very short timetable. And even though there's a lot of dense legal discussion, it's a model of clarity. Worth your time.
It's an extremely impressive opinion, by the way—all the more so given the very short timetable. And even though there's a lot of dense legal discussion, it's a model of clarity. Worth your time.
Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction – #1437 in Leagu...
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING 1142 Plaintiff Texas NAACP's Motion for Preliminary Injunction; GRANTING 1143 Plaintiff-Intervenors Motion for Preliminary Injunction; GRANTING 1149 Gonzale...
www.courtlistener.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I actually read the district court's 160-page opinion. That seems to be more than what SCOTUS did.
It's an extremely impressive opinion, by the way—all the more so given the very short timetable. And even though there's a lot of dense legal discussion, it's a model of clarity. Worth your time.
It's an extremely impressive opinion, by the way—all the more so given the very short timetable. And even though there's a lot of dense legal discussion, it's a model of clarity. Worth your time.
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With Rwanda refusing to withdraw troops and renewed fighting in South Kivu, it's hard to see the Congo "peace deal" signed in Washington yesterday as anything other than a glorified trade deal that gives the US privileged access to the DRC's mineral wealth. Sadly, not an end to decades of war.
Trump hosts signing of peace deal between leaders of DR Congo and Rwanda
The US president hopes that a peace deal will pave the way for greater American investment in the resource-rich region.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
With Rwanda refusing to withdraw troops and renewed fighting in South Kivu, it's hard to see the Congo "peace deal" signed in Washington yesterday as anything other than a glorified trade deal that gives the US privileged access to the DRC's mineral wealth. Sadly, not an end to decades of war.
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It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
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🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
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I just removed Adobe from my Chrome because you cannot turn off generative AI if you use it.
a woman with dreadlocks is standing in the woods with her eyes closed and her mouth open .
ALT: a woman with dreadlocks is standing in the woods with her eyes closed and her mouth open .
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I just removed Adobe from my Chrome because you cannot turn off generative AI if you use it.
There are people all over the US who are not turning away from the horrors we are inflicting on immigrants. But not enough. This story is about those doing such brave work near a horrific detention center in GA. www.latinousa.org/2025/12/05/4...
48 Hours at El Refugio: A Haven for Families of ICE Detainees - Latino USA
Go inside El Refugio, the only hospitality home aiding families of detained immigrants at Stewart Detention Center in rural Georgia.
www.latinousa.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
There are people all over the US who are not turning away from the horrors we are inflicting on immigrants. But not enough. This story is about those doing such brave work near a horrific detention center in GA. www.latinousa.org/2025/12/05/4...
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HEY FRIENDS!! Did you know that Australia - #2 in the world for data centre investment - is now formally missing its climate targets thanks in large part to the resulting surge in power demand?
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
HEY FRIENDS!! Did you know that Australia - #2 in the world for data centre investment - is now formally missing its climate targets thanks in large part to the resulting surge in power demand?
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
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AG Bondi implements Trump policy by directing FBI to undergo massive collection of domestic terrorism intelligence focused on antifa, per internal memo obtained by @bloomberglaw.com:
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Bondi Orders FBI Extremism Intelligence Review with Antifa Focus
Attorney General Pam Bondi directed the FBI to undergo an exhaustive analysis of domestic terrorism intelligence—focusing primarily on antifa—in a memo implementing Trump’s response to the Charlie Kir...
news.bloomberglaw.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
AG Bondi implements Trump policy by directing FBI to undergo massive collection of domestic terrorism intelligence focused on antifa, per internal memo obtained by @bloomberglaw.com:
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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None of this is okay. Such a hard read. Utterly devastating and heartbreaking.
December 5, 2025 at 6:51 AM
None of this is okay. Such a hard read. Utterly devastating and heartbreaking.
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How the Supreme Court treats the district courts is shocking. District court judges are heroes in our struggle for American values and rule of law, and they work under appalling circumstances.
December 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
How the Supreme Court treats the district courts is shocking. District court judges are heroes in our struggle for American values and rule of law, and they work under appalling circumstances.
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Here we go -a few reminders to those covering this:
- These are killings outside of armed conflict
- There is no self-defense justification for the killings
- That makes them extrajudicial killings under int'l law; murder under domestic law
- No label ("narcoterrorist" or "DTO") changes any of that
- These are killings outside of armed conflict
- There is no self-defense justification for the killings
- That makes them extrajudicial killings under int'l law; murder under domestic law
- No label ("narcoterrorist" or "DTO") changes any of that
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Here we go -a few reminders to those covering this:
- These are killings outside of armed conflict
- There is no self-defense justification for the killings
- That makes them extrajudicial killings under int'l law; murder under domestic law
- No label ("narcoterrorist" or "DTO") changes any of that
- These are killings outside of armed conflict
- There is no self-defense justification for the killings
- That makes them extrajudicial killings under int'l law; murder under domestic law
- No label ("narcoterrorist" or "DTO") changes any of that
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Calling the lethal strike on men clinging to the capsized remains of a boat a “war crime” implicitly accepts the framing that the U.S. is legitimately engaged in war. We are not. It was murder.
December 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Calling the lethal strike on men clinging to the capsized remains of a boat a “war crime” implicitly accepts the framing that the U.S. is legitimately engaged in war. We are not. It was murder.
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If veterinarians want to be respected as much as human doctors, we should train veterinary students to respect their patients.
#nomv #vetmed #vetschool #veterinarian #vetstudent #animalwelfare
#nomv #vetmed #vetschool #veterinarian #vetstudent #animalwelfare
December 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
If veterinarians want to be respected as much as human doctors, we should train veterinary students to respect their patients.
#nomv #vetmed #vetschool #veterinarian #vetstudent #animalwelfare
#nomv #vetmed #vetschool #veterinarian #vetstudent #animalwelfare
Hakeem Jeffries is a disgrace to Brooklyn: Fox (in my line of sight at the gym) is overjoyed to trumpet his support of Trump’s border policies.
Because I see Fox briefly but regularly, I feel confident Fox viewers are getting no information about the widespread cruelty. At least I’ve seen none.
Because I see Fox briefly but regularly, I feel confident Fox viewers are getting no information about the widespread cruelty. At least I’ve seen none.
December 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Hakeem Jeffries is a disgrace to Brooklyn: Fox (in my line of sight at the gym) is overjoyed to trumpet his support of Trump’s border policies.
Because I see Fox briefly but regularly, I feel confident Fox viewers are getting no information about the widespread cruelty. At least I’ve seen none.
Because I see Fox briefly but regularly, I feel confident Fox viewers are getting no information about the widespread cruelty. At least I’ve seen none.
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This horrific incident only further lays bare the absurdity of the Admin’s claims undergirding the entire boat strikes campaign — that transporting drugs itself somehow amounts to direct participation in hostilities (or even, under the prior claims to Congress, an armed attack on the U.S.)
The USG has a new explanation on why they (now admittedly) intentionally killed 2 shipwrecked men. It does not pass the laws-of-war smell test
Worse for Hegseth, NYT: "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved contingency plans for what to do if an initial strike left survivors."
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Worse for Hegseth, NYT: "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved contingency plans for what to do if an initial strike left survivors."
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U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This horrific incident only further lays bare the absurdity of the Admin’s claims undergirding the entire boat strikes campaign — that transporting drugs itself somehow amounts to direct participation in hostilities (or even, under the prior claims to Congress, an armed attack on the U.S.)
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Thank you to the NYC Policy Forum for including my thoughts to their first substack roundtable "What’s in a Transition?: Three views on preparing to lead City Hall."
I hope you give NYC Policy Forum a follow on substack and tell me what you think! nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/whats-in-a...
I hope you give NYC Policy Forum a follow on substack and tell me what you think! nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/whats-in-a...
What’s in a Transition?
Three views on preparing to lead City Hall
nycpolicyforum.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Thank you to the NYC Policy Forum for including my thoughts to their first substack roundtable "What’s in a Transition?: Three views on preparing to lead City Hall."
I hope you give NYC Policy Forum a follow on substack and tell me what you think! nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/whats-in-a...
I hope you give NYC Policy Forum a follow on substack and tell me what you think! nycpolicyforum.substack.com/p/whats-in-a...
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It also makes it sound like the first tap was legal.
December 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It also makes it sound like the first tap was legal.