Lori K. Davies
@lorikd.bsky.social
Lawyer, teacher, Dodger fan, and procrastinator.
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If you get health care through your employer, your premiums are going up by an average of 26% no matter what.
Why? Because insurers had to set rates under the assumption Congress won't extend the ACA tax credits, destabilizing the whole market.
All thanks to Republican inaction.
Why? Because insurers had to set rates under the assumption Congress won't extend the ACA tax credits, destabilizing the whole market.
All thanks to Republican inaction.
December 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
If you get health care through your employer, your premiums are going up by an average of 26% no matter what.
Why? Because insurers had to set rates under the assumption Congress won't extend the ACA tax credits, destabilizing the whole market.
All thanks to Republican inaction.
Why? Because insurers had to set rates under the assumption Congress won't extend the ACA tax credits, destabilizing the whole market.
All thanks to Republican inaction.
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Trump and Republicans want to hand over another $900 billion to Secretary of War Crimes Pete Hegseth. That's more than twice enough to extend the ACA tax credits for ten years and keep health care affordable for millions of Americans.
I know which one I'm picking.
I know which one I'm picking.
December 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Trump and Republicans want to hand over another $900 billion to Secretary of War Crimes Pete Hegseth. That's more than twice enough to extend the ACA tax credits for ten years and keep health care affordable for millions of Americans.
I know which one I'm picking.
I know which one I'm picking.
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“If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.” -Brett Kavanaugh
Army vet George Retes Jr. was trying to get to work on July 10 at Glass House during an ICE raid. He was handcuffed and jailed for 3 days without explanation. After he wrote about his arrest, DHS accused him of assault, which he called a baffling accusation.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
A U.S. veteran spoke out against his wrongful arrest by ICE. Now he’s being accused of assault
George Retes Jr. wrote an op-ed about his arrest during the Glass House ICE raid in July. He says DHS is now spreading falsehoods against him for speaking out.
www.latimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.” -Brett Kavanaugh
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The chilling effect of cruel immigration policies means fewer caregivers for our aging loved ones. So many of our caregivers are immigrants, and when they lose their work permits, everyone feels it. #WeMakeAmericaWork https://seiu.co/3KMKvf8
The business of caring for older Americans is in a deepening crisis
Government funding cuts, caregiver shortages and immigration limits are adding new strains to an industry that’s already hard-pressed to meet demand.
seiu.co
December 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The chilling effect of cruel immigration policies means fewer caregivers for our aging loved ones. So many of our caregivers are immigrants, and when they lose their work permits, everyone feels it. #WeMakeAmericaWork https://seiu.co/3KMKvf8
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Federal agents are arresting American citizens.
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Federal agents are arresting American citizens.
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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A gift from the American taxpayer
December 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A gift from the American taxpayer
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NEW: Emil Bove, thumbing his nose at America, is making a mockery of the rule of law.
Attending Trump's rally on Tuesday, Judge Emil Bove let it be known that his DOJ actions were just the beginning. Bove must face accountability, and ultimately impeachment.
Today, at Law Dork:
Attending Trump's rally on Tuesday, Judge Emil Bove let it be known that his DOJ actions were just the beginning. Bove must face accountability, and ultimately impeachment.
Today, at Law Dork:
Emil Bove, thumbing his nose at America, is making a mockery of the rule of law
Attending Trump's rally on Tuesday, Judge Emil Bove let it be known that his DOJ actions were just the beginning. Bove must face accountability, and ultimately impeachment.
www.lawdork.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
NEW: Emil Bove, thumbing his nose at America, is making a mockery of the rule of law.
Attending Trump's rally on Tuesday, Judge Emil Bove let it be known that his DOJ actions were just the beginning. Bove must face accountability, and ultimately impeachment.
Today, at Law Dork:
Attending Trump's rally on Tuesday, Judge Emil Bove let it be known that his DOJ actions were just the beginning. Bove must face accountability, and ultimately impeachment.
Today, at Law Dork:
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Roofing gear was left behind in Kenner, Louisiana, after an entire crew was abducted by ICE on December 3, 2025.
December 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Roofing gear was left behind in Kenner, Louisiana, after an entire crew was abducted by ICE on December 3, 2025.
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So much easier to just use the U.S. military to steal from other countries than to actually earn it or make deals, amirite? Thanks, John Roberts, for unleashing this lifelong criminal.
Q: What happens to the oil on the tanker you seized?
TRUMP: Well we keep it I guess
TRUMP: Well we keep it I guess
December 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
So much easier to just use the U.S. military to steal from other countries than to actually earn it or make deals, amirite? Thanks, John Roberts, for unleashing this lifelong criminal.
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This is how you spell dystopian
A for-profit education firm called Stride is opening a school inside a for-profit immigration prison run by CoreCivic. Stride has been accused of defrauding investors and providing substandard education to children.
@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social spotted the job listings:
prospect.org/2025/12/10/f...
@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social spotted the job listings:
prospect.org/2025/12/10/f...
For-Profit School Opening in For-Profit ICE Family Prison - The American Prospect
Stride, Inc., is hiring multiple teachers to run a new school at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley.
prospect.org
December 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This is how you spell dystopian
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Trump moves to require
ALL FOREIGN TOURISTS TO DISCLOSE 5 YEARS OF SOCIAL MEDIA HISTORY, ADDRESS, & FAMILY INFO 42 countries enrolled in the visa waiver program like UK, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Australia, & New Zealand they don't need VISA
but will do this online
INSANE
ALL FOREIGN TOURISTS TO DISCLOSE 5 YEARS OF SOCIAL MEDIA HISTORY, ADDRESS, & FAMILY INFO 42 countries enrolled in the visa waiver program like UK, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Australia, & New Zealand they don't need VISA
but will do this online
INSANE
December 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Trump moves to require
ALL FOREIGN TOURISTS TO DISCLOSE 5 YEARS OF SOCIAL MEDIA HISTORY, ADDRESS, & FAMILY INFO 42 countries enrolled in the visa waiver program like UK, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Australia, & New Zealand they don't need VISA
but will do this online
INSANE
ALL FOREIGN TOURISTS TO DISCLOSE 5 YEARS OF SOCIAL MEDIA HISTORY, ADDRESS, & FAMILY INFO 42 countries enrolled in the visa waiver program like UK, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Australia, & New Zealand they don't need VISA
but will do this online
INSANE
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Veteran detained by ICE: I identified myself as a US citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas into my car, dragged me out. Even after I complied, I was held for 3 days without charges. No phone call, no lawyer, no medical care
December 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Veteran detained by ICE: I identified myself as a US citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas into my car, dragged me out. Even after I complied, I was held for 3 days without charges. No phone call, no lawyer, no medical care
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Is the NYT Editorial Board OK?
It warns that we're sliding into authoritarianism...while also writing an editorial series (Pulitzer bait) urging Trump to work with Silicon Valley to turn the US military into an AI drone force. Palantir and Trump's anti-bureaucracy get positive mentions...
It warns that we're sliding into authoritarianism...while also writing an editorial series (Pulitzer bait) urging Trump to work with Silicon Valley to turn the US military into an AI drone force. Palantir and Trump's anti-bureaucracy get positive mentions...
December 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Is the NYT Editorial Board OK?
It warns that we're sliding into authoritarianism...while also writing an editorial series (Pulitzer bait) urging Trump to work with Silicon Valley to turn the US military into an AI drone force. Palantir and Trump's anti-bureaucracy get positive mentions...
It warns that we're sliding into authoritarianism...while also writing an editorial series (Pulitzer bait) urging Trump to work with Silicon Valley to turn the US military into an AI drone force. Palantir and Trump's anti-bureaucracy get positive mentions...
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just incredible optics here, the president yelling at you about how you should buy less and like it, three weeks before christmas, while standing in front of a bunch of stupefied moronic dipshits holding BIGGER PAYCHECKS signs
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 6:13 AM
just incredible optics here, the president yelling at you about how you should buy less and like it, three weeks before christmas, while standing in front of a bunch of stupefied moronic dipshits holding BIGGER PAYCHECKS signs
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Disbar the lawyers.
NEW: Pentagon lawyers asked State Dept. if US could send survivors of Trump's boat strikes to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Then Pentagon pushed to have survivors sent anywhere but the US — to prevent any US court cases. Gift link to our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Disbar the lawyers.
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“We are at war with Europe, not with Ukraine. This war will not end until we defeat Europe.”
If it acts like an aggressor, quacks like an aggressor, then it probably is russia.
They want to take over the entire continent. Take their word for it.
If it acts like an aggressor, quacks like an aggressor, then it probably is russia.
They want to take over the entire continent. Take their word for it.
December 9, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Goliath is winning.
December 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Goliath is winning.
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“We have these giant companies trying to take control of even more of what we watch, see, hear and read every day.”
“Merger Madness”: Trump at Center of Rival Netflix-Paramount Bids for Warner Bros.
President Donald Trump says he will be personally involved in the potential sale of Warner Bros. Discovery, with two enormous buyout offers on the table that risk further exacerbating U.S. media concentration. Netflix announced an $83 billion deal last ...
www.democracynow.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“We have these giant companies trying to take control of even more of what we watch, see, hear and read every day.”
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1. Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery exposes Jared Kushner's game
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner and Saudis back hostile takeover of Hollywood giant
Jared Kushner is funneling $24 billion from Middle Eastern governments to back a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery—all while advising President Trump on foreign policy.
popular.info
December 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
1. Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery exposes Jared Kushner's game
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
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Texas was also the last state to free black people, so what does this say about that state?? I know I’d never live there.
Texas becomes the first state to buy bitcoin as more states eye cryptocurrencies scdailygazette.com/2025/12/08/r...
Texas becomes the first state to buy bitcoin as more states eye cryptocurrencies • SC Daily Gazette
The purchase followed bipartisan legislation that passed this year creating a state cryptocurrency investment fund.
scdailygazette.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Texas was also the last state to free black people, so what does this say about that state?? I know I’d never live there.
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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This isn't capitalism. This is abuse.
December 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This isn't capitalism. This is abuse.
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yup.
Reporting showed no problem to be solved: There’s no evidence of a safety threat to women or children by allowing trans individuals to use the bathroom of their preference. Instead, There is substantive research these bills negatively impact trans individuals, including by harassment, and assault.
December 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
yup.