Lauren Elmer
@lelmer42.bsky.social
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Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
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This is the same playbook Trump used with banks & other investors for decades. Get them so deep into your mess that they end up even worse if they allow you to fail. So he argues they have to stick with him or everything will fall apart and be a disaster. Too leveraged to fail.
January 12, 2026 at 11:43 PM
This is the same playbook Trump used with banks & other investors for decades. Get them so deep into your mess that they end up even worse if they allow you to fail. So he argues they have to stick with him or everything will fall apart and be a disaster. Too leveraged to fail.
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The Peace Prize Medal Handover Ceremony has been scheduled.
January 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The Peace Prize Medal Handover Ceremony has been scheduled.
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Trump says he might veto the House's extension of critical ACA subsidies.
Hello? 80% of the subsidies go to people in states he won.
He's shafting his own supporters to score a few political points.
Hello? 80% of the subsidies go to people in states he won.
He's shafting his own supporters to score a few political points.
January 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Trump says he might veto the House's extension of critical ACA subsidies.
Hello? 80% of the subsidies go to people in states he won.
He's shafting his own supporters to score a few political points.
Hello? 80% of the subsidies go to people in states he won.
He's shafting his own supporters to score a few political points.
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Presidents don’t appoint themselves to foreign offices. Trump believes he can. He treats power as personal rather than bounded by law, asserting authority without constraint. The question now is not what he claims, but which institutions will enforce the limits that still exist.
January 12, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Presidents don’t appoint themselves to foreign offices. Trump believes he can. He treats power as personal rather than bounded by law, asserting authority without constraint. The question now is not what he claims, but which institutions will enforce the limits that still exist.
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AIPAC spends hundreds of millions buying primaries across the country.
Now they’re trying to buy mine.
Now they’re trying to buy mine.
January 12, 2026 at 8:39 PM
AIPAC spends hundreds of millions buying primaries across the country.
Now they’re trying to buy mine.
Now they’re trying to buy mine.
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NEWS: Sen. Mark Kelly is suing DOD & Pete Hegseth over what's described as their lawless attempt to silence a sitting U.S. Senator. The 7-count complaint alleges violations of the First Amendment, Due Process, and Speech or Debate Clause.
January 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM
NEWS: Sen. Mark Kelly is suing DOD & Pete Hegseth over what's described as their lawless attempt to silence a sitting U.S. Senator. The 7-count complaint alleges violations of the First Amendment, Due Process, and Speech or Debate Clause.
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“Donald Trump is a man who represents all the things we teach our children not to be. He’s a liar. He’s a thief. He’s a molester. He has no remorse, no shame, no empathy. He has no loyalty to the law, to the Constitution. This man is the lowest character of all.”
January 12, 2026 at 9:45 AM
“Donald Trump is a man who represents all the things we teach our children not to be. He’s a liar. He’s a thief. He’s a molester. He has no remorse, no shame, no empathy. He has no loyalty to the law, to the Constitution. This man is the lowest character of all.”
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Face it.
ICE HAS ALIENATED AMERICANS by slamming their victims faces into the ground, wearing mask, not identifying themselves and using aggressive “Gestapo” tactics on immigrants & citizens alike. Americans are resisting, as they should.
It is time to defund ICE!
Repost if you agree. #BlueCrew
ICE HAS ALIENATED AMERICANS by slamming their victims faces into the ground, wearing mask, not identifying themselves and using aggressive “Gestapo” tactics on immigrants & citizens alike. Americans are resisting, as they should.
It is time to defund ICE!
Repost if you agree. #BlueCrew
January 12, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Face it.
ICE HAS ALIENATED AMERICANS by slamming their victims faces into the ground, wearing mask, not identifying themselves and using aggressive “Gestapo” tactics on immigrants & citizens alike. Americans are resisting, as they should.
It is time to defund ICE!
Repost if you agree. #BlueCrew
ICE HAS ALIENATED AMERICANS by slamming their victims faces into the ground, wearing mask, not identifying themselves and using aggressive “Gestapo” tactics on immigrants & citizens alike. Americans are resisting, as they should.
It is time to defund ICE!
Repost if you agree. #BlueCrew
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This is Reggie. He is a very sweet boy whose hopes and dreams are entirely invested in this blueberry. 13/10 (TT: reggiethebully5)
January 12, 2026 at 6:17 PM
This is Reggie. He is a very sweet boy whose hopes and dreams are entirely invested in this blueberry. 13/10 (TT: reggiethebully5)
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I don't disagree with this, and would simply add that the reason he feels he can accelerate in this way is because for what he's planning all he really needs is control of the United States Armed Forces and the money for his domestic interagency army—ICE, CBP, BOP, &c—the Big Beautiful Bill unlocked
January 12, 2026 at 8:07 AM
I don't disagree with this, and would simply add that the reason he feels he can accelerate in this way is because for what he's planning all he really needs is control of the United States Armed Forces and the money for his domestic interagency army—ICE, CBP, BOP, &c—the Big Beautiful Bill unlocked
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Noem says hundreds more ICE agents are expected to arrive in Minneapolis today and tomorrow. Please be prepared. Set up a network, check on neighbors regularly, know your rights, and have an action plan in place and ready.
January 12, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Noem says hundreds more ICE agents are expected to arrive in Minneapolis today and tomorrow. Please be prepared. Set up a network, check on neighbors regularly, know your rights, and have an action plan in place and ready.
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@elizabeth-warren.bsky.social: “Running on small, vague ideas that may also raise costs for families—instead of on full-throated, economic populist ideas—is a terrible plan for winning elections."
January 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM
@elizabeth-warren.bsky.social: “Running on small, vague ideas that may also raise costs for families—instead of on full-throated, economic populist ideas—is a terrible plan for winning elections."
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ICE Drones coming to a city near you.
January 12, 2026 at 4:05 PM
ICE Drones coming to a city near you.
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🔥 @markruffalo.bsky.social : “I gotta be honest, I’m not feeling so great. Renee Good was murdered... stormtroopers running around terrorizing. As much as I love all this, I can’t pretend all this crazy stuff isn’t happening. We have a president who says laws don’t apply to him- this is crazy.”
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
🔥 @markruffalo.bsky.social : “I gotta be honest, I’m not feeling so great. Renee Good was murdered... stormtroopers running around terrorizing. As much as I love all this, I can’t pretend all this crazy stuff isn’t happening. We have a president who says laws don’t apply to him- this is crazy.”
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HUD Secretary Scott Turner: "100% of rental demand in California and New York is because of illegal immigration"
January 12, 2026 at 4:38 PM
HUD Secretary Scott Turner: "100% of rental demand in California and New York is because of illegal immigration"
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It blows me away that there are still people out there with functioning brains who don’t take his deranged threats seriously. Maybe they will figure this all out in 3 more years.
January 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
It blows me away that there are still people out there with functioning brains who don’t take his deranged threats seriously. Maybe they will figure this all out in 3 more years.
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Remember this?
I remember Jerome Powell humiliating Trump in front of the whole world.
Trump hates it when he can't control certain people.
I love Jerome Powell…
Trump hates it when he can't control certain people.
I love Jerome Powell…
January 12, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Remember this?
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Trump’s investigation of Powell puts us in a helluva category.
January 12, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Trump’s investigation of Powell puts us in a helluva category.
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"The question of whether America will continue to hold free and fair elections is an increasingly serious one moving into the November 2026 midterms. Nobody should count on the Supreme Court to help the cause."
What to Expect from the Supreme Court in 2026
Three areas of law where the right-wing majority could remake our democracy.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 AM
"The question of whether America will continue to hold free and fair elections is an increasingly serious one moving into the November 2026 midterms. Nobody should count on the Supreme Court to help the cause."
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Things you haven’t heard about yet. Bad things. And signals that are as dark as any we’ve seen so far about what’s coming next. I’m not exaggerating. Feel free to sign up for a free trial at the link, or subscribe for free and make this your one free “paid” article. You’ll see.
New Revelations in the Renee Good Shooting Narrative Have Sent Everything Off the Rails
With each passing hour, it feels like this situation becomes more shocking, volatile, and revealing of what’s in store for America in the coming months. And each new revelation brings new horrors.
sethabramson.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Things you haven’t heard about yet. Bad things. And signals that are as dark as any we’ve seen so far about what’s coming next. I’m not exaggerating. Feel free to sign up for a free trial at the link, or subscribe for free and make this your one free “paid” article. You’ll see.