@lawgrrl.bsky.social
East Coast Lawyer in a rural area
Parent to LGBTQ+ kids
Parent to LGBTQ+ kids
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So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
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Retired Army Sgt. Brian Wofford spoke to me this morning at the Oklahoma City #NoKings protest. Didn’t expect him to be carrying his DD214 so I asked some warmup questions like when he got out and whether his injury was service-related.
He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:
He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:
October 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Retired Army Sgt. Brian Wofford spoke to me this morning at the Oklahoma City #NoKings protest. Didn’t expect him to be carrying his DD214 so I asked some warmup questions like when he got out and whether his injury was service-related.
He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:
He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:
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Imagine thinking they ever cared about debt, fraud, waste, abuse, or anything of the sort. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
October 19, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Imagine thinking they ever cared about debt, fraud, waste, abuse, or anything of the sort. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
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Democrats should publicize the hell out of this.
MAGA populism: the government should make life harder and worse for anyone not obscenely rich
US drops Biden plan to require airlines to pay compensation for disrupted flights
President Donald Trump's administration said on Thursday it will drop a plan by his predecessor to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when U.S. flight disruptions are caused by carriers.
www.reuters.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Democrats should publicize the hell out of this.
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The Trump family’s historic, obscene corruption continues.
The right wing freaked out over Hunter for allegedly making a fraction of this, meanwhile the Trumps are doing this all out in the open and they are silent. 🦗 🦗
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
The right wing freaked out over Hunter for allegedly making a fraction of this, meanwhile the Trumps are doing this all out in the open and they are silent. 🦗 🦗
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
September 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The Trump family’s historic, obscene corruption continues.
The right wing freaked out over Hunter for allegedly making a fraction of this, meanwhile the Trumps are doing this all out in the open and they are silent. 🦗 🦗
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
The right wing freaked out over Hunter for allegedly making a fraction of this, meanwhile the Trumps are doing this all out in the open and they are silent. 🦗 🦗
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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Whether or not these people are actual foreign agents is almost irrelevant. Their actions are observationally equivalent to & indistinguishable from the actions actual foreign agents would be taking. The consequences of our total Article I constitutional crisis, right here:
Tulsi Gabbard has effectively dissolved FMIC, the Foreign Malign Influence Center.
I’m shocked by her flagrant chutzpah to cater favors directly to Russia and China (& other actors), and at the same time, I am not surprised because this is exactly who I thought she is.
I’m shocked by her flagrant chutzpah to cater favors directly to Russia and China (& other actors), and at the same time, I am not surprised because this is exactly who I thought she is.
Dismantling the Foreign Malign Influence Center
Tulsi Gabbard is dismantling the last U.S. government organ dedicated to tracking State-sponsored efforts to interfere in U.S. institutions.
www.justsecurity.org
September 1, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Whether or not these people are actual foreign agents is almost irrelevant. Their actions are observationally equivalent to & indistinguishable from the actions actual foreign agents would be taking. The consequences of our total Article I constitutional crisis, right here:
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senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, former chief economist to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) & director of budget and spending policy for Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign👇🏽
September 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, former chief economist to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) & director of budget and spending policy for Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign👇🏽
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Tomorrow, the President is going to order the national guard to militarize the nation's capital (despite crime being at a 30 year low) after sending Congress home to prevent them from investigating evidence he committed sex crimes against children.
The Congressional GOP is unified behind him.
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The Congressional GOP is unified behind him.
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
August 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Tomorrow, the President is going to order the national guard to militarize the nation's capital (despite crime being at a 30 year low) after sending Congress home to prevent them from investigating evidence he committed sex crimes against children.
The Congressional GOP is unified behind him.
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The Congressional GOP is unified behind him.
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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This isn't a betrayal of the public trust, this is an explicit violation of the first amendment, but the people who would have standing to seek remedy caved in and accepted the violation. In turn, the entire nation will be harmed because of their craven capitulation.
A government-sanctioned "truth arbiter" will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda.
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
August 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This isn't a betrayal of the public trust, this is an explicit violation of the first amendment, but the people who would have standing to seek remedy caved in and accepted the violation. In turn, the entire nation will be harmed because of their craven capitulation.
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The U.S. government has fueled decades of world-leading scientific and technical innovation by funding research efforts through grants programs & universities where researchers controlled decisions.
In the USSR, no decisions were made by scientists alone. Every decision required political approval.
In the USSR, no decisions were made by scientists alone. Every decision required political approval.
One more effort to politicize federal grantmaking.
*Grants must by approved by a political appointee, working with OMB.
*"Discretionary awards must, where applicable, demonstrably advance the President’s policy priorities."
*Cannot "promote anti-American values"
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
*Grants must by approved by a political appointee, working with OMB.
*"Discretionary awards must, where applicable, demonstrably advance the President’s policy priorities."
*Cannot "promote anti-American values"
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal
www.whitehouse.gov
August 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The U.S. government has fueled decades of world-leading scientific and technical innovation by funding research efforts through grants programs & universities where researchers controlled decisions.
In the USSR, no decisions were made by scientists alone. Every decision required political approval.
In the USSR, no decisions were made by scientists alone. Every decision required political approval.
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He sold vaccine cards and injected kids with saline so they thought they were vaccinated. There are no rules anymore
July 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
He sold vaccine cards and injected kids with saline so they thought they were vaccinated. There are no rules anymore
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Facing a report citing documents showing that thousands of calls to FEMA went unanswered following the Texas floods, Kristi Noem deployed a favored strategy among Trump and his cronies: cry fake news.
Documents Show FEMA Calls Went Unanswered. Kristi Noem Claims It's Fake News
Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem denied that Texas flood victims could not contact FEMA's call centers in the days following the disaster.
www.rollingstone.com
July 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Facing a report citing documents showing that thousands of calls to FEMA went unanswered following the Texas floods, Kristi Noem deployed a favored strategy among Trump and his cronies: cry fake news.
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theyre announcing racial profiling on TV now
Homan: "People need to understand ICE officers and Border Patrol don't need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them ... based on their physical appearance."
July 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
theyre announcing racial profiling on TV now
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CBP SECTOR CHIEF GREG BOVINO TO LA RESIDENTS: “We don’t work for Karen Bass… better get used to us now, this is going to be normal very soon.”🤔
If it quacks like Martial Law…
How long til Cali folks move to stop funding this with their tax dollars?
If it quacks like Martial Law…
How long til Cali folks move to stop funding this with their tax dollars?
July 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
CBP SECTOR CHIEF GREG BOVINO TO LA RESIDENTS: “We don’t work for Karen Bass… better get used to us now, this is going to be normal very soon.”🤔
If it quacks like Martial Law…
How long til Cali folks move to stop funding this with their tax dollars?
If it quacks like Martial Law…
How long til Cali folks move to stop funding this with their tax dollars?
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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
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Every time we have a Democratic president, Republicans pretend to care about the deficit and debt.
Every time they get in office, they explode both with reckless wars, police state infrastructure, and tax cuts for the rich.
And find new ways to inflict harm.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/29/n...
Every time they get in office, they explode both with reckless wars, police state infrastructure, and tax cuts for the rich.
And find new ways to inflict harm.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/29/n...
Republican Senate tax bill would pile trillions onto nation’s debt load, uninsure 11.8 million Americans, CBO says - The Boston Globe
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the changes made to President Trump’s big tax bill would also result in even steeper losses in health care coverage.
www.bostonglobe.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Every time we have a Democratic president, Republicans pretend to care about the deficit and debt.
Every time they get in office, they explode both with reckless wars, police state infrastructure, and tax cuts for the rich.
And find new ways to inflict harm.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/29/n...
Every time they get in office, they explode both with reckless wars, police state infrastructure, and tax cuts for the rich.
And find new ways to inflict harm.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/29/n...
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It's incredible that neither the president nor VP was here. The politicization of all facets of American life is coming from the White House. No other American president would have failed to pay their respects. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Tim Walz eulogizes slain lawmaker as a historic Minnesotan — and friend
After a hug with Kamala Harris, Gov. Tim Walz eulogized slain state Rep. Melissa Hortman as “the most consequential speaker in Minnesota history.”
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
It's incredible that neither the president nor VP was here. The politicization of all facets of American life is coming from the White House. No other American president would have failed to pay their respects. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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dems to rurals: “this is real america, not the dirty cities (ew). football, cornfields, county fairs. here’s a trillion dollars”
GOP to rurals: “these degenerate druggy hill people will learn the dignity of work once we defund their schools and hospitals”
rural elections:
[dem🟦] 7%
[rep🟥] 91%
GOP to rurals: “these degenerate druggy hill people will learn the dignity of work once we defund their schools and hospitals”
rural elections:
[dem🟦] 7%
[rep🟥] 91%
June 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
dems to rurals: “this is real america, not the dirty cities (ew). football, cornfields, county fairs. here’s a trillion dollars”
GOP to rurals: “these degenerate druggy hill people will learn the dignity of work once we defund their schools and hospitals”
rural elections:
[dem🟦] 7%
[rep🟥] 91%
GOP to rurals: “these degenerate druggy hill people will learn the dignity of work once we defund their schools and hospitals”
rural elections:
[dem🟦] 7%
[rep🟥] 91%
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Leavitt without a trace of irony: "When you have a totalitarian regime, you have to save face. I think any common sense, open-minded person knows the truth about the precision strikes on Saturday night. They were wildly successful."
June 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Leavitt without a trace of irony: "When you have a totalitarian regime, you have to save face. I think any common sense, open-minded person knows the truth about the precision strikes on Saturday night. They were wildly successful."
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Trump brazenly lies: "We're cutting $1.7 trillion in this bill and you're not gonna feel any of it. Your Medicaid is left alone. It's left the same."
June 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Trump brazenly lies: "We're cutting $1.7 trillion in this bill and you're not gonna feel any of it. Your Medicaid is left alone. It's left the same."
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"Do you want America to be at war with Iran?"
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
June 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
"Do you want America to be at war with Iran?"
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
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I was briefed on the intelligence last week.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
June 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I was briefed on the intelligence last week.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
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Is it too late to give Sacha Baron Cohen an Oscar for this? Not a damn lie told. 🇺🇸
June 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Is it too late to give Sacha Baron Cohen an Oscar for this? Not a damn lie told. 🇺🇸
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There is no intel,” says one of the officials, who were granted anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. “Nothing new, that I’m aware of…" www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
'There Is No Intel': Trump's Attacks on Iran Were Based on Vibes, Sources Say
Trump’s decision to strike three Iranian nuclear facilities was not based on new intelligence, administration officials say.
www.rollingstone.com
June 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
There is no intel,” says one of the officials, who were granted anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. “Nothing new, that I’m aware of…" www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...