AB Lafferty
@ablafferty.bsky.social
Semi-Retired Attorney, former Administrative Law Judge (NYC), former Assistant District Attorney (Western MA), Adjunct Professor residing in the Republic of Vermont.
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"The Trump administration is waging war against its own citizens. It is no longer leading a legitimate government of, for, or by the people." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Shut it down! The US is better off with no government than with the one it has | Judith Levine
As senators refuse to fund Trump’s immigration crackdown, a partial shutdown is likely. For Democrats, it’s the right move
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January 29, 2026 at 5:50 PM
"The Trump administration is waging war against its own citizens. It is no longer leading a legitimate government of, for, or by the people." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“This is a militia that kills,” he said. “It’s clear that they are not welcome in Milan, there’s no doubt about it." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘A militia that kills’: uproar in Italy over ICE security role at Winter Olympics
Milan’s mayor says agents ‘clearly not welcome’ in co-host city and that Italy can take care of security itself
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:25 PM
“This is a militia that kills,” he said. “It’s clear that they are not welcome in Milan, there’s no doubt about it." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Only a depraved government could inflict trauma like this on a two year old child. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’
DHS detain a toddler and her father on Thursday and fly them to Texas before returning child on judge’s order
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Only a depraved government could inflict trauma like this on a two year old child. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Let It Snow by Leon Redbone on Apple Music
Song · 1988 · Duration 2:37
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January 23, 2026 at 2:32 PM
It is being reported that this is the ICE agent who killed a mother of three yesterday in Minneapolis. Murder or intentional manslaughter charges should be brought against him.
January 8, 2026 at 12:03 PM
It is being reported that this is the ICE agent who killed a mother of three yesterday in Minneapolis. Murder or intentional manslaughter charges should be brought against him.
Decency and Kindness in 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Decency and Kindness in 2026.
Ten years of dealing with Trump and his MAGA Morons might have something to do with how US citizens are feeling... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Americans’ view on their mental health at record low, according to new poll
Drop is cause for public health concern, but news isn’t all bad as acknowledging struggles is ‘a good sign’, experts say
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December 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Ten years of dealing with Trump and his MAGA Morons might have something to do with how US citizens are feeling... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Better that he investigate Bondi and her involvement in facilitating Epstein's plea bargain with another MAGA minion in Florida... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Maga loyalist expands investigation into intelligence officials who angered Trump
Experts decry Jason Reding Quiñones’s ‘fishing expedition’ as subpoenas reportedly issued to John Brennan and others
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December 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Better that he investigate Bondi and her involvement in facilitating Epstein's plea bargain with another MAGA minion in Florida... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
But, don't dare call them both Nazis...
December 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
But, don't dare call them both Nazis...
If the false claim Bovino was called out on by a Federal judge was made under oath in testimony or an affidavit submitted to the court, he should be charged with the crime of perjury. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Border patrol chief reprimanded for lying claims shots were fired at immigration officers in Chicago
Gregory Bovino was called out by a judge only two days earlier for lying about being assaulted by a protester
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If the false claim Bovino was called out on by a Federal judge was made under oath in testimony or an affidavit submitted to the court, he should be charged with the crime of perjury. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
No shit? What else is new in our Fascist Trumpian world? Have the Democrats challenged the Texas redistricting plan in Federal court or any other Republican state involved in redistricting? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s assault on voting intensifies as midterms loom:‘a wholesale attack on free and fair elections’
White House is manipulating voting system, from redistricting to rule changes, to affect midterms
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
No shit? What else is new in our Fascist Trumpian world? Have the Democrats challenged the Texas redistricting plan in Federal court or any other Republican state involved in redistricting? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"He has already turned the Oval Office into a wrestler’s changing room. Now the president is building a place so gilded Nero would feel at home." www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘Dictator-for-life vibes’: our architecture critic on Trump’s bulletproof ballroom bling
He has already turned the Oval Office into a wrestler’s changing room. Now the president is building a place so gilded Nero would feel at home. Why did he pick an architect whose speciality is Catholi...
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October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"He has already turned the Oval Office into a wrestler’s changing room. Now the president is building a place so gilded Nero would feel at home." www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Given Trump's involvement in the crypto market, the granting of this pardon represents a clear, bad faith conflict of interest. The courts should impose a good faith requirement for the exercise of the pardon power. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Trump pardons founder of Binance, world’s largest crypto exchange
Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to failing to stop money laundering in 2023 and was sentenced to four months
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Given Trump's involvement in the crypto market, the granting of this pardon represents a clear, bad faith conflict of interest. The courts should impose a good faith requirement for the exercise of the pardon power. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Good riddance to the Young Fascist. vtdigger.org/2025/10/17/o...
Orleans County senator resigns following leaked racist group chat - VTDigger
Sen. Sam Douglass apologized for the offense his comments caused and described hateful comments he’d received since news first broke. He released a long statement late Friday afternoon.
vtdigger.org
October 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Good riddance to the Young Fascist. vtdigger.org/2025/10/17/o...
While the drug overdose death rate is declining nationally, three of the most MAGA populated counties in Vermont have seen drug related deaths increase by 29% to 92%. Is there a direct correlation? Remember, dead people don't vote. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Overdose in America: analysis reveals deaths rising in some regions even as US sees national decline
Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds wide geographical disparities in fatalities linked to the public health crisis
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
While the drug overdose death rate is declining nationally, three of the most MAGA populated counties in Vermont have seen drug related deaths increase by 29% to 92%. Is there a direct correlation? Remember, dead people don't vote. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Bullshit! One of those "kids" is a Vermont State Senator from Orleans County who resides in North Troy, VT. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’
Vice-president downplays messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24 to 35-year-olds to ‘stupid jokes’
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Bullshit! One of those "kids" is a Vermont State Senator from Orleans County who resides in North Troy, VT. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Humor used to confront Budding Fascism in Portland. Photo from AP.
October 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Humor used to confront Budding Fascism in Portland. Photo from AP.
A public service reminder that democratic socialism isn’t communist totalitarianism or fascism…
October 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A public service reminder that democratic socialism isn’t communist totalitarianism or fascism…
