Lisa Plattner
@lisawritesstuff.bsky.social
Retired attorney, polyglot, theater-lover, politics junkie. Liberal. ☕️🇺🇦🌈You can take the girl out of Jersey, but you can’t take the Jersey out of the girl! No DMs pls
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Hi! New here. Former attorney, polyglot, politics junkie, owner of cats, MS wheelchair warrior, musical theater enthusiast. Liberal. Californian by choice, Jersey Girl for life. Anyone out there?
Whatever you think may be going on there, I guarantee it’s worse.
just a reminder that the united states is essentially operating a network of torture camps holding individuals in arbitrary detention, without access to appeal and rarely to counsel.
February 8, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Whatever you think may be going on there, I guarantee it’s worse.
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Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
February 5, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
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This seems important. Something may be happening stealthily in secret?
🚨SCOOP: Trump's Board of Peace trademarks are being held by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, an apparently unprecedented use of executive branch power to protect the interests of a murkily defined supranational organization.
america2.news/board-of-pea...
america2.news/board-of-pea...
“Board of Peace” Trademark Filings Reveal Its Murky Legal Status
The "Board of Peace" trademarks are not owned by the organization itself, but by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, marking an unprecedented use of executive branch power to protect rights...
america2.news
January 28, 2026 at 7:16 PM
This seems important. Something may be happening stealthily in secret?
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NEW: This isn't about "training." The two agents who murdered Alex Pretti - Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez - have been with Border Patrol for 8 and 12 years respectively. You can't reform CBP. Abolish ICE/CBP. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:26 PM
NEW: This isn't about "training." The two agents who murdered Alex Pretti - Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez - have been with Border Patrol for 8 and 12 years respectively. You can't reform CBP. Abolish ICE/CBP. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
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You just know that the new Kennedy Center in two years is going to be fucking ugly and gilded with gold and who knows what else
February 1, 2026 at 11:52 PM
You just know that the new Kennedy Center in two years is going to be fucking ugly and gilded with gold and who knows what else
Damn straight!
Know this, @schumer.senate.gov — if you cave, we will not rest until you are primaried and wrested from your seat. When kids on SNAP aren’t being fed, we’re even more hungry for justice. New York has shown you the people’s power just days ago. You *could* join with us, still, and do the right thing.
November 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Damn straight!
Let’s have ‘em!
September 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Let’s have ‘em!
Florida will just crazy you right back, Darth DeSantis.
August 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Florida will just crazy you right back, Darth DeSantis.
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Don't poke the bear.
August 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Don't poke the bear.
Go on, Adam, git ‘im!
INBOX: Former US attorney Preet Bharara is representing Adam Schiff and has issued a statement blasting Ed Martin's "glaring" bias as he examines allegations Bharara says are "stale" and "debunked" re Schiff's mortgage.
August 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Go on, Adam, git ‘im!
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“Trump, we’ve believed in you ... And now we’ve seen you uncharacteristically flip-flop on your promises. ‘There was no Epstein case ... Ok, we’re gonna investigate it ... anybody investigating it is fake news and is a traitor.' Your most loyal supporters are the ones pointing this out.”
Alex Jones Panics That Trump Is “Destroying MAGA in Real Time”
The Infowars host also slammed Trump’s cult-like behavior as he tries to close the case on Jeffrey Epstein.
trib.al
July 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“Trump, we’ve believed in you ... And now we’ve seen you uncharacteristically flip-flop on your promises. ‘There was no Epstein case ... Ok, we’re gonna investigate it ... anybody investigating it is fake news and is a traitor.' Your most loyal supporters are the ones pointing this out.”
No patience today with people
June 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
No patience today with people
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Van Hollen: I should also just say, I mentioned the fake margarita, they actually wanted to have the meeting by the side of the pool in the hotel. They want to create this appearance that life was just lovely for Kilmar. Which of course is a big, fat lie.
April 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Van Hollen: I should also just say, I mentioned the fake margarita, they actually wanted to have the meeting by the side of the pool in the hotel. They want to create this appearance that life was just lovely for Kilmar. Which of course is a big, fat lie.
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The Constitution is unambiguous: two terms. That's it.
Any other scenario is a trial balloon. We need to loudly condemn it and include it in every single call we make to the Hill.
He is not a king. He is not a god. He's a malignant narcissist, subject to the Constitution like all of us.
Any other scenario is a trial balloon. We need to loudly condemn it and include it in every single call we make to the Hill.
He is not a king. He is not a god. He's a malignant narcissist, subject to the Constitution like all of us.
March 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The Constitution is unambiguous: two terms. That's it.
Any other scenario is a trial balloon. We need to loudly condemn it and include it in every single call we make to the Hill.
He is not a king. He is not a god. He's a malignant narcissist, subject to the Constitution like all of us.
Any other scenario is a trial balloon. We need to loudly condemn it and include it in every single call we make to the Hill.
He is not a king. He is not a god. He's a malignant narcissist, subject to the Constitution like all of us.
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Oh, I think I know the answer. Is it— … lemme think here … —because they’re making s**t up?
Trump says he can invoke the wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 because the nation is at “war” w/Venezuelan gangs. At yesterday’s House hearing on the newly published Annual Worldwide Threats Assessment, Rep. Castro asked a blunt question: Why is there no mention of it the official threat assessment?
March 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Oh, I think I know the answer. Is it— … lemme think here … —because they’re making s**t up?
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NEW: @aclu.org obtained ICE's "Alien Enemies Act Validation Guide," confirming all it takes to be sent to rot in prison in El Salvador is being Venezuelan and 1) having a tattoo an ICE officer says is a "gang tattoo" and 2) displaying "logos," "symbols" or clothes an ICE officer says are gang signs.
March 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
NEW: @aclu.org obtained ICE's "Alien Enemies Act Validation Guide," confirming all it takes to be sent to rot in prison in El Salvador is being Venezuelan and 1) having a tattoo an ICE officer says is a "gang tattoo" and 2) displaying "logos," "symbols" or clothes an ICE officer says are gang signs.
Only one thing to say here.
March 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Only one thing to say here.
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Over the past several weeks, ProPublica has identified dozens of people who worked for DOGE.
#ICYMI: We just added 20 names to our tracker, bringing the total to 66.
#ICYMI: We just added 20 names to our tracker, bringing the total to 66.
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
propub.li
March 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Over the past several weeks, ProPublica has identified dozens of people who worked for DOGE.
#ICYMI: We just added 20 names to our tracker, bringing the total to 66.
#ICYMI: We just added 20 names to our tracker, bringing the total to 66.
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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
I’m with HER.
I’m not leaving the Dem party. I’ve been here for 33 years. If guys like Schumer wanna vote with republicans, THEY can leave the Dem party and join the GOP.
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media.tenor.com
March 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I’m with HER.
I can’t with this stupidity!
Schumer is trying to justify his vote on Jake Tapper right now, saying if they had let the government shut down "they could fire half the workers in the federal government."
WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY'RE DOING RIGHT NOW CHUCK
WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY'RE DOING RIGHT NOW CHUCK
March 15, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I can’t with this stupidity!
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.