Teresa Lass 💙
@tll6601.bsky.social
💙Proud Democratic Resister! Native Atlantan. Loving rescue mom to 4 cats, 2 kittens, & 3 hens. Retired special ed teacher & college/university instructor (GSU, UGA), Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Teacher of the Year, Who’s Who in America. 🚫 DMs!
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Teresa Lass 💙
@tll6601.bsky.social
· Jun 13
Political cartoonist Jack Ohman nailed it with this one!
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This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
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Terrific, detailed report by Block Club Chicago about how Homeland Security has lied its ass off about its immigration crackdown in Chicago.
Nothing that Homeland Security says should be believed.
Nothing that Homeland Security says should be believed.
How The Feds Used Propaganda To Frame Their ‘War’ On Chicago: 'They're Lying Constantly'
Homeland Security has sought to reshape violent encounters into triumphant narratives — even as judges, journalists and experts said the agency has repeatedly distorted facts, misled the public and at...
blockclubchicago.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Terrific, detailed report by Block Club Chicago about how Homeland Security has lied its ass off about its immigration crackdown in Chicago.
Nothing that Homeland Security says should be believed.
Nothing that Homeland Security says should be believed.
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Another cabinet meeting, another horror show as Trump’s sycophantic coterie praises Dear Leader. He, of course, couldn’t keep his eyes open except for when he was attacking Somalis & dodging responsibility for war crimes. @markjacob.bsky.social & I discuss.
www.americaamerica.news/p/the-n-kore...
www.americaamerica.news/p/the-n-kore...
The N. Korea-Style Trump Cabinet Show Is Deeply Abnormal
It’s way past time for news coverage that does not normalize, but rather rings the alarm loud and clear
www.americaamerica.news
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Another cabinet meeting, another horror show as Trump’s sycophantic coterie praises Dear Leader. He, of course, couldn’t keep his eyes open except for when he was attacking Somalis & dodging responsibility for war crimes. @markjacob.bsky.social & I discuss.
www.americaamerica.news/p/the-n-kore...
www.americaamerica.news/p/the-n-kore...
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Important: Alvin Holsey, the commander who oversaw Trump's boat bombings and resigned w/no explanation, had concerns about legality of operation, WSJ reports.
Recall that Rep Adam Smith told me he sought Holsey's testimony. Pentagon said No and Rs won't push for it.
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
Recall that Rep Adam Smith told me he sought Holsey's testimony. Pentagon said No and Rs won't push for it.
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Important: Alvin Holsey, the commander who oversaw Trump's boat bombings and resigned w/no explanation, had concerns about legality of operation, WSJ reports.
Recall that Rep Adam Smith told me he sought Holsey's testimony. Pentagon said No and Rs won't push for it.
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
Recall that Rep Adam Smith told me he sought Holsey's testimony. Pentagon said No and Rs won't push for it.
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
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This is some serious North Korea style dictator work by the Trump admin. Can't imagine it'll stop with Visa applicants. Trump wants just one truth- his truth- and anyone who calls out his lies is a target.
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This is some serious North Korea style dictator work by the Trump admin. Can't imagine it'll stop with Visa applicants. Trump wants just one truth- his truth- and anyone who calls out his lies is a target.
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If you assume the Trump regime is lying, you'll be right more often than wrong.
December 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
If you assume the Trump regime is lying, you'll be right more often than wrong.
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I went to New Orleans to see what it looks like when a great American city comes under siege from the government, as masked goons of 'Catahoula Crunch' lie about nabbing bad guys before swarming Home Depot, roofing jobs for folks with brown skin
My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/new-...
My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/new-...
Life during wartime in New Orleans as feds terrorize Latinos who saved a city | Will Bunch
The first day of long-feared federal immigration raids across Greater New Orleans exposes the Big Lie of mass deportation.
www.inquirer.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I went to New Orleans to see what it looks like when a great American city comes under siege from the government, as masked goons of 'Catahoula Crunch' lie about nabbing bad guys before swarming Home Depot, roofing jobs for folks with brown skin
My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/new-...
My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/new-...
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Radio host Dan Bongino said last January that the FBI was covering up who the J6 bomber was because it was an "inside job."
The next month, Bongino was named FBI deputy director, and today he's crowing because they arrested a J6 bomb subject ... who didn't happen to be working in FBI headquarters.
The next month, Bongino was named FBI deputy director, and today he's crowing because they arrested a J6 bomb subject ... who didn't happen to be working in FBI headquarters.
Dan Bongino on J6 pipe bomb | Media Matters for America
www.mediamatters.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Radio host Dan Bongino said last January that the FBI was covering up who the J6 bomber was because it was an "inside job."
The next month, Bongino was named FBI deputy director, and today he's crowing because they arrested a J6 bomb subject ... who didn't happen to be working in FBI headquarters.
The next month, Bongino was named FBI deputy director, and today he's crowing because they arrested a J6 bomb subject ... who didn't happen to be working in FBI headquarters.
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NEWS --> Tons of fresh detail on what video of the strike shows: Rep Adam Smith says two men are sitting on capsized boat, drugs aren't visible. Rationale officials gave for killing is they *may* have been able to keep trafficking.
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
Hegseth Defense Collapses as Dems Reveal Horrific Video Strike Details
The ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services committee tells TNR after watching the video: “This is a big, big problem.”
newrepublic.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
NEWS --> Tons of fresh detail on what video of the strike shows: Rep Adam Smith says two men are sitting on capsized boat, drugs aren't visible. Rationale officials gave for killing is they *may* have been able to keep trafficking.
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
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Last year, Republicans said Joe Biden was sleepy and inept, totally disengaged as president.
Now, 11 months after Biden left office, Republicans depict him as a hugely influential figure, casting such a shadow over current events that he's to blame for every bad thing that happens.
Now, 11 months after Biden left office, Republicans depict him as a hugely influential figure, casting such a shadow over current events that he's to blame for every bad thing that happens.
December 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Last year, Republicans said Joe Biden was sleepy and inept, totally disengaged as president.
Now, 11 months after Biden left office, Republicans depict him as a hugely influential figure, casting such a shadow over current events that he's to blame for every bad thing that happens.
Now, 11 months after Biden left office, Republicans depict him as a hugely influential figure, casting such a shadow over current events that he's to blame for every bad thing that happens.
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Tom Cotton is a horrible, horrible person. A couple years ago I wrote this piece for my Stop the Presses newsletter, recalling how he called slavery a "necessary evil" and blocked the confirmation of an Obama appointee until she died of leukemia.
15 ways Tom Cotton is awful
And how the press sometimes amplifies his awfulness
www.stopthepresses.news
December 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Tom Cotton is a horrible, horrible person. A couple years ago I wrote this piece for my Stop the Presses newsletter, recalling how he called slavery a "necessary evil" and blocked the confirmation of an Obama appointee until she died of leukemia.
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When trying to avoid drowning is "staying in the fight."
Q: What did you see in the second strike?
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
December 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
When trying to avoid drowning is "staying in the fight."
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And once again the power of the US government will be used to represent a private company owned by the single largest donor to Trump campaign to leverage foreign governments.
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
And once again the power of the US government will be used to represent a private company owned by the single largest donor to Trump campaign to leverage foreign governments.
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For decades, supposed experts would tell us how moderate and reasonable John Roberts was. Now it's clear that Roberts is one of the main people dragging us into a dictatorship.
December 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
For decades, supposed experts would tell us how moderate and reasonable John Roberts was. Now it's clear that Roberts is one of the main people dragging us into a dictatorship.
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This is not a legitimate Supreme Court. This is a court that wants to lock in white-supremacist, right-wing rule.
Supreme Court Conservatives Reinstate Texas’ Gerrymandered House Maps talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme...
Supreme Court Conservatives Reinstate Texas’ Gerrymandered House Maps
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 order, has put on hold a...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This is not a legitimate Supreme Court. This is a court that wants to lock in white-supremacist, right-wing rule.
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41 minutes is a long time to sit in your air conditioned office watching men struggle to survive as you decide to kill them.
December 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
41 minutes is a long time to sit in your air conditioned office watching men struggle to survive as you decide to kill them.
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Pete Hegseth is a bloodthirsty war criminal, and proud of it.
December 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Pete Hegseth is a bloodthirsty war criminal, and proud of it.
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The most dishonest White House in U.S. history (by far) wants us to trust them when they say every person in every boat they blew up was a drug runner. There is no logical reason to believe they're telling the truth. The whole operation isn't even about drugs. It's about stealing Venezuela's oil.
December 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The most dishonest White House in U.S. history (by far) wants us to trust them when they say every person in every boat they blew up was a drug runner. There is no logical reason to believe they're telling the truth. The whole operation isn't even about drugs. It's about stealing Venezuela's oil.
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FIFA, soccer’s historically corrupt governing body, will name the winner of its first-ever “FIFA Peace Prize" today. Trump is widely expected to win, showing the moral vacuum of all concerned. A legitimate organization would move the World Cup out of the U.S. because of the abuse of immigrants.
What is the FIFA Peace Prize and why is Donald Trump expected to win? | CNN
As billions of fans around the world tune in to watch the World Cup draw on Friday, they’ll also have the opportunity to watch FIFA president Gianni Infantino present a new, somewhat puzzling, award.
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
FIFA, soccer’s historically corrupt governing body, will name the winner of its first-ever “FIFA Peace Prize" today. Trump is widely expected to win, showing the moral vacuum of all concerned. A legitimate organization would move the World Cup out of the U.S. because of the abuse of immigrants.
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What fresh hell is this?
“FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — ordered that the security detail protecting his girlfriend escort one of her allegedly inebriated friends home after a night of partying in Nashville”
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
“FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — ordered that the security detail protecting his girlfriend escort one of her allegedly inebriated friends home after a night of partying in Nashville”
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Kash Patel ordered FBI detail to give girlfriend’s pal a lift home: sources
FBI agents have grown increasingly concerned by Patel’s use of the bureau’s strapped resource.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
What fresh hell is this?
“FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — ordered that the security detail protecting his girlfriend escort one of her allegedly inebriated friends home after a night of partying in Nashville”
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
“FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — ordered that the security detail protecting his girlfriend escort one of her allegedly inebriated friends home after a night of partying in Nashville”
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
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How about a segment on crimes committed by 60-year-old white women like Pam Bondi?
Fox & Friends and Pam Bondi are now sensationalizing specific instances of Somalis being charged with crimes in Minnesota to demonize the whole population
December 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
How about a segment on crimes committed by 60-year-old white women like Pam Bondi?
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Republicans keep talking about how bad our health care system is and how they have "lots of ideas" to fix it. This has been going on for more than a decade. There are 3 possibilities:
1. They're incompetent.
2. They're lying about wanting to fix health care.
3. Both.
1. They're incompetent.
2. They're lying about wanting to fix health care.
3. Both.
Mike Johnson on the ACA: "I wish we could rip it out from the roots and start over but it's so deeply ingrained. It's sinister in that way. But it has broken the system and what we have to do is go in and reform in. We have lots of ideas."
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Republicans keep talking about how bad our health care system is and how they have "lots of ideas" to fix it. This has been going on for more than a decade. There are 3 possibilities:
1. They're incompetent.
2. They're lying about wanting to fix health care.
3. Both.
1. They're incompetent.
2. They're lying about wanting to fix health care.
3. Both.
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This is a very good and unflappable job by John Berman of CNN. Worth watching whole segment.
h/t @gottalaff.bsky.social
h/t @gottalaff.bsky.social
BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
December 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This is a very good and unflappable job by John Berman of CNN. Worth watching whole segment.
h/t @gottalaff.bsky.social
h/t @gottalaff.bsky.social
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Major media act like what happened on that boat in the Caribbean is a mystery because Democrats say the 2 surviving crewmen were desperately trying to survive and Sen. Tom Cotton says they were "staying in the fight." But it should be no mystery to seasoned journalists that Cotton is damn liar.
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Major media act like what happened on that boat in the Caribbean is a mystery because Democrats say the 2 surviving crewmen were desperately trying to survive and Sen. Tom Cotton says they were "staying in the fight." But it should be no mystery to seasoned journalists that Cotton is damn liar.
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Winning the FIFA Peace Prize is like winning the Dahmer Culinary Award.
December 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Winning the FIFA Peace Prize is like winning the Dahmer Culinary Award.