Lisa Borden
@lisawborden.bsky.social
Deputy Federal Policy Director, Southern Poverty Law Center #HumanRights and #CivilRights lawyer. Posts are my personal views.
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Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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After talking to Rubio, Sen Rounds announces that the 28 point plan was a Russian document, not a US document.
November 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
After talking to Rubio, Sen Rounds announces that the 28 point plan was a Russian document, not a US document.
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So Elon opened a feature on Twitter X that allows you to see the country of origin of an account. This new feature exposed literally millions of MAGA accounts as bots, he then promptly shut down the feature. MAGA is literally fake news.
November 23, 2025 at 9:33 AM
So Elon opened a feature on Twitter X that allows you to see the country of origin of an account. This new feature exposed literally millions of MAGA accounts as bots, he then promptly shut down the feature. MAGA is literally fake news.
Apropos of nothing important, why has American cheese - cheap trash IMO - become so hip? Many places where I might otherwise have a sandwich or burger insist on using it. There is no dish for which cheddar wouldn’t be a massive upgrade. Now the NYT recommends American atop your mac and cheese!
November 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Apropos of nothing important, why has American cheese - cheap trash IMO - become so hip? Many places where I might otherwise have a sandwich or burger insist on using it. There is no dish for which cheddar wouldn’t be a massive upgrade. Now the NYT recommends American atop your mac and cheese!
What is happening?
Q: “Are you affirming you think Trump is a fascist?”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
November 22, 2025 at 3:07 AM
What is happening?
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Over the past few years, the Roberts’ court has made excessive gerrymandering easier to get away with.
Will they uphold the gerrymandering rules they created? Or will they let Texas’ racial gerrymandering slide?
Will they uphold the gerrymandering rules they created? Or will they let Texas’ racial gerrymandering slide?
The Texas gerrymandering case is a test of the Supreme Court's integrity
Do the justices have any rules they won't let Republicans break?
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Over the past few years, the Roberts’ court has made excessive gerrymandering easier to get away with.
Will they uphold the gerrymandering rules they created? Or will they let Texas’ racial gerrymandering slide?
Will they uphold the gerrymandering rules they created? Or will they let Texas’ racial gerrymandering slide?
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The hubris is in taking the job with zero criminal law experience. Then, to initiate extremely high-profile prosecutions where your every move will be scrutinized is asking for likely embarrassment. This is a triple-A pitcher switching sports and starting as QB in the Super Bowl.
New in PN: Lindsey Halligan's bad bad week
"It was already painfully obvious that Trump’s pet prosecutor is entirely out of her depth, with both of her big splashy political prosecutions spiraling out of control. This week, though, it became clear she'd be overmatched prosecuting a jaywalker."
"It was already painfully obvious that Trump’s pet prosecutor is entirely out of her depth, with both of her big splashy political prosecutions spiraling out of control. This week, though, it became clear she'd be overmatched prosecuting a jaywalker."
Lindsey Halligan's bad bad week
Look out, Lionel Hutz.
www.publicnotice.co
November 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The hubris is in taking the job with zero criminal law experience. Then, to initiate extremely high-profile prosecutions where your every move will be scrutinized is asking for likely embarrassment. This is a triple-A pitcher switching sports and starting as QB in the Super Bowl.
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NEW: The three-judge district court, on a 2-1 vote, denied Texas's stay request in the redistricting case, meaning this will likely be going up to SCOTUS shortly. (Judge Jerry Smith, unsurprisingly, would have granted the stay.) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![Case 3:21-cv-00259-DCG-JES-JVB
Document 1444
Filed 11/21/25 Page 1 of 2
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO DIVISION
LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
ALEXANDER GREEN, et al.,
Plaintiff-Intervenors,
§
EP-21-CV-00259-DCG-JES-JVB
[Lead Case]
§
GREG ABBOTT, in his official capacity as 8
Governor of the State of Texas, et al.,
§
Defendants.
All Consolidated Cases
ORDER
Before the Court is the State Defendants' Opposed Motion to Stay Pending Appeal (ECF
No. 1440). The Court DENIES the Motion.'](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreih2fmsjepzax5jnlbf4afgg7ijjlxbfvcyji4skqtn636hxioo4v4@jpeg)
November 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
NEW: The three-judge district court, on a 2-1 vote, denied Texas's stay request in the redistricting case, meaning this will likely be going up to SCOTUS shortly. (Judge Jerry Smith, unsurprisingly, would have granted the stay.) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
President Trump "recently shared a photo of a White House bathroom that he had renovated by covering everything in marble. What Americans need is a president who is more focused on the cost of toilet paper," the editorial board writes.
President Trump "recently shared a photo of a White House bathroom that he had renovated by covering everything in marble. What Americans need is a president who is more focused on the cost of toilet paper," the editorial board writes.
Opinion | Trump Promised Lower Prices. His Policies Are Raising Them.
From the day he took the oath of office, the president has pursued policies that are making life in America less affordable.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
President Trump "recently shared a photo of a White House bathroom that he had renovated by covering everything in marble. What Americans need is a president who is more focused on the cost of toilet paper," the editorial board writes.
President Trump "recently shared a photo of a White House bathroom that he had renovated by covering everything in marble. What Americans need is a president who is more focused on the cost of toilet paper," the editorial board writes.
Trump and Mamdani Will Meet for First Time, With Implications for New York
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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on this day we were warned that:
Swastikas and nooses do not betoken hate
&
Reminding the military to abide by the law is punishable by death.
g’night
Swastikas and nooses do not betoken hate
&
Reminding the military to abide by the law is punishable by death.
g’night
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM
on this day we were warned that:
Swastikas and nooses do not betoken hate
&
Reminding the military to abide by the law is punishable by death.
g’night
Swastikas and nooses do not betoken hate
&
Reminding the military to abide by the law is punishable by death.
g’night
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Revealing the Bond villain plot on Live TV
Bessent: "If something happens down in Venezuela, we could really see oil prices go down even more."
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Revealing the Bond villain plot on Live TV
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The military is not Trump’s personal militia. The law says troops must refuse unlawful commands. Period.
November 21, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The military is not Trump’s personal militia. The law says troops must refuse unlawful commands. Period.
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Trump is calling for the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military not to follow any illegal orders to be arrested, and he’s reposting replies saying they should be hanged and calling them terrorists.
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Trump is calling for the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military not to follow any illegal orders to be arrested, and he’s reposting replies saying they should be hanged and calling them terrorists.
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President of the United States: my political opponents should be put to death
Paper of record:
Paper of record:
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
President of the United States: my political opponents should be put to death
Paper of record:
Paper of record:
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Trump is now calling for the death penalty for his opponents.
Impeach!
Impeach!
November 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Trump is now calling for the death penalty for his opponents.
Impeach!
Impeach!
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
Just heard a great description of the difference between messaging mastery on the right vs the left: The right is functioning as a marching band, while the left is having a music festival. We lack the coordination that makes the right’s messaging so much more successful.
November 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Just heard a great description of the difference between messaging mastery on the right vs the left: The right is functioning as a marching band, while the left is having a music festival. We lack the coordination that makes the right’s messaging so much more successful.
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tl;dr:
The United States
House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution effectively declaring Senator Lindsey Graham to be a ridiculous twit
The United States
House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution effectively declaring Senator Lindsey Graham to be a ridiculous twit
November 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
tl;dr:
The United States
House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution effectively declaring Senator Lindsey Graham to be a ridiculous twit
The United States
House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution effectively declaring Senator Lindsey Graham to be a ridiculous twit
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Interviews and records show the White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Interviews and records show the White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
If I were in Halligan's shoes - which I would never, ever be - I would immediately resign my post, withdraw from the case, and seriously consider surrendering my law license. And then I'd get a mindless job befitting my demonstrated abilities.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Trump Loyalist Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
If I were in Halligan's shoes - which I would never, ever be - I would immediately resign my post, withdraw from the case, and seriously consider surrendering my law license. And then I'd get a mindless job befitting my demonstrated abilities.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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The government overclassifies info between 75 and 90% of the time, even the head of the 9/11 commission (a Republican) said so.
Christmas emails have been classified. Pizza toppings have been redacted. The gender of a dog was deemed a national security secret.
Yea. Classification will be abused.
Christmas emails have been classified. Pizza toppings have been redacted. The gender of a dog was deemed a national security secret.
Yea. Classification will be abused.
The bill only forces the release of unclassified information.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The government overclassifies info between 75 and 90% of the time, even the head of the 9/11 commission (a Republican) said so.
Christmas emails have been classified. Pizza toppings have been redacted. The gender of a dog was deemed a national security secret.
Yea. Classification will be abused.
Christmas emails have been classified. Pizza toppings have been redacted. The gender of a dog was deemed a national security secret.
Yea. Classification will be abused.
Well, this pretty much sums it all up.
November 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Well, this pretty much sums it all up.
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Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
A huge diss to everyone who insisted Britt was a decent and reasonable person and would do a good and honest job as our Senator. I guess y'all didn't learn anything from having insisted the same things about Steve Marshall when he ran for Attorney General.
A new federal healthcare plan will need to “drive down costs and still have, obviously, the accessibility,” Britt said.
Sen. Britt addresses Epstein files, upcoming changes to SNAP
A new federal healthcare plan will need to “drive down costs and still have, obviously, the accessibility,” Britt said.
www.alreporter.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A huge diss to everyone who insisted Britt was a decent and reasonable person and would do a good and honest job as our Senator. I guess y'all didn't learn anything from having insisted the same things about Steve Marshall when he ran for Attorney General.