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Jerald Lentini

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Civil rights lawyer. Plaintiff in the 1st lawsuit against Musk, Trump and DOGE. AFSCME member. Progressive on Manchester CT’s city council, running for re-election. Donate here: https://secure.anedot.com/manchester-democratic-town-committee/lentini

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Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · Mar 3

We just filed a motion to depose Elon Musk.

The public story of what DOGE is and who is really running it keeps shifting. Let’s see what the story is when folks are under oath.

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Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 8h

I know about this one Antifa girl—her dad was a mayor who didn’t like the administration—who totally trashed her college by flinging a bunch of radical literature all over the place.

Bet Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi would like to have a chance to give her some Trump Justice.

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Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 13h

I was thinking about how Leo would have made the decision to enter the priesthood right around when Fr. Robert Drinian was one of the most prominent American Catholic leaders. I wonder if he’s ever commented on Drinian’s influence on his thinking re: Church/state relations.

Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 1d

Possibly the thing I miss the most about living in Silver Spring. I haven’t had real injera in ages. 🥺

Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 1d

Shiva Ayyadurai-style conspiracy fetishists don’t help anyone except nihilists looking to undermine democracy’s foundations. That’s not analysis, it’s numerology, and it’s about as useful as nipples on a statue.

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Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 1d

I’ll put it this way: if I ever needed an elections lawyer myself, and I could choose anyone practicing in the country, there are maybe a half-dozen people or firms I would want to get, but my very first call—no question—would be Adam.

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Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 2d

Obligatory: youtu.be/tUfO2VjbKeY?...

Jon Stewart Is All Of Us Trying Nooch For The First Time | Vegan Comedy 2019

YouTube video by Vegan News

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Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 2d

“Whose side are you on?”

LOL. LMFAO even.

I’m also an elections lawyer who worked on the Harris and Casey campaigns in PA last year. And if I ever find myself on the other side of a question of election law from Adam Bonin, know what I’ll do?

I’ll change my fucking mind, because he’s Adam Bonin.

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Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 2d

“Okay, ordering hamburgers.”

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Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 2d

The “which button?” Meme where button one is “Tacky-ah” and button two is “Teki-AAAGH!!”

Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 4d

I would love to have one of them!

Mike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social · 4d

Get yourself a Congressperson who will codify Bivens.

Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 4d

Jonathan Greenblatt thinks his job is to appease a handful of right-wing donors and not run a civil rights organization. That’s why he thinks he’s doing a good job and literally everyone else recognizes that he sucks out loud.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 5d

Pity the ADL. It went out of its way to defend Elon Musk's definitely-not-a-sieg-heil, and in return gets this.

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Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 4d

The moral indignity of a proud puppy murderer is something special.

Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 4d

Hi! Millennial here. This is her personal pathology, not an entire generation’s. I just walked through a corn maze with my kid. It was nice!

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Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 4d

And heaven knows the Trump administration would *never* lie about gang affiliation for political cover after heinously violating people’s civil rights, right? : www.theguardian.com/us-news/vide...

www.theguardian.com

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Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 4d

If I were in Congress, I’d introduce a censure resolution against Johnson for failing to swear in a duly-elected representative. Party shouldn’t matter on this one—it’s Johnson’s most basic duty to let the people’s representatives into the People’s House.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4d

Mike Johnson swore in newly elected Republicans earlier this year when the House wasn’t fully in session.

But now he’s refusing to do the same for Democratic representative-elect Adelita Grijalva.

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 4d

<raises hand, waves, points at self>

Netanyahu deserves a place of honor among the greatest villains in recent Middle East history, right up there with Hussein, Assad, Ahmadinejad, and Qaddafi.

Mike Madden @mikemadden.bsky.social · 4d

Most American Jews dislike Netanyahu’s leadership of Israel and think Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza, @washingtonpost.com poll finds www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds

Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.

www.washingtonpost.com

Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 5d

ICE: “Stop calling us fascists!!!!”

Also ICE: (Hires Thought Police)

Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

www.wired.com

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Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 6d

This administration is both staffed and supported by sadists, from stem to stern.

ACLU @aclu.org · 6d

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 6d

If Republicans want us to stop calling them fascists, maybe they should cut back on the fascism.

Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 7d

“ABC7 spoke to Pertissue Fisher, a woman who lives in the building. She said ICE agents took everyone in the building, including her, and asked questions later….’They was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other.’”

It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground

ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

abc7chicago.com

Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 7d

“Geez, I would have liked to see those alarmingly militaristic, nationalist and partisan speeches, and maybe assess the capabilities of the people ostensibly in charge of our armed forces and nuclear arsenal, but I had to finish this season of ‘Wednesday’ before someone spoiled it!”

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Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 7d

It was an important event! After weeks of decrying violent rhetoric, Trump and Hegseth got all the brass together to say “violence is the shit, Democrats are the enemy, pluralism is bad, we’re invading our American cities, and anyone who has a problem with that will lose his command and his rank.”

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Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 7d

The President and SecDef addressed every senior military leader in an unprecedented muster to drastically shift military priorities… and the Speaker of the House didn’t even bother watching?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell

JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too

D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?

J: I didn't see it

D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

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Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 7d

“Hearts starve as well as bodies: Give us bread, but give us roses.”

Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 7d

There is no failure of American society that they wouldn’t rather falsely persecute a minority group for than just fix.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"

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Jerald Lentini @jerald.bsky.social · 7d

Do you think he’s mad that they made Godzilla a girl in that one?