LAE
@lae407.bsky.social
greyhound mom, orchid grower & prone to existential dread
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Precisely this.
It’s too classified to send to *some* members of Congress. But there are absolutely folks who are (or could be) cleared to be read in.
Even if it’s got to be a Gang of Eight only issue, send it to Congress.
It’s too classified to send to *some* members of Congress. But there are absolutely folks who are (or could be) cleared to be read in.
Even if it’s got to be a Gang of Eight only issue, send it to Congress.
I wish folks would quit reporting that it’s too classified to send to Congress. No it’s not. That is Gabbard’s EXCUSE for obstructing it.
February 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Precisely this.
It’s too classified to send to *some* members of Congress. But there are absolutely folks who are (or could be) cleared to be read in.
Even if it’s got to be a Gang of Eight only issue, send it to Congress.
It’s too classified to send to *some* members of Congress. But there are absolutely folks who are (or could be) cleared to be read in.
Even if it’s got to be a Gang of Eight only issue, send it to Congress.
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European governments are beginning to respond to warnings about the possibility of a war with Russia. But few of the continent’s western countries have anything comparable to the war readiness of the Nordics, Baltics and Poland
Europe’s generals are warning people to prepare for war
But western European societies are in denial
econ.st
February 3, 2026 at 3:00 AM
European governments are beginning to respond to warnings about the possibility of a war with Russia. But few of the continent’s western countries have anything comparable to the war readiness of the Nordics, Baltics and Poland
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ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond
ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and send
www.mprnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
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Periodic reminder that ICE still isn’t going after “hardened criminals”
We would all support that.
What do we gain from yanking this father away from his wife and child? What do we gain from deporting people who have been here for 20 years and never been in legal trouble?
We would all support that.
What do we gain from yanking this father away from his wife and child? What do we gain from deporting people who have been here for 20 years and never been in legal trouble?
Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
January 27, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Periodic reminder that ICE still isn’t going after “hardened criminals”
We would all support that.
What do we gain from yanking this father away from his wife and child? What do we gain from deporting people who have been here for 20 years and never been in legal trouble?
We would all support that.
What do we gain from yanking this father away from his wife and child? What do we gain from deporting people who have been here for 20 years and never been in legal trouble?
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You can’t reform this.
Throw the whole department away.
Throw the whole department away.
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 9:23 PM
You can’t reform this.
Throw the whole department away.
Throw the whole department away.
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Presidents at start and end of term
January 26, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Presidents at start and end of term
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Imagine this in a trial.
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Imagine this in a trial.
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
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What the Trump Admin is telling you.
-Don't record ICE
-Don't carry a gun around ICE
-Don't ask ICE for a warrant.
So that takes out the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Amendments.
-Don't record ICE
-Don't carry a gun around ICE
-Don't ask ICE for a warrant.
So that takes out the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Amendments.
January 25, 2026 at 2:32 AM
What the Trump Admin is telling you.
-Don't record ICE
-Don't carry a gun around ICE
-Don't ask ICE for a warrant.
So that takes out the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Amendments.
-Don't record ICE
-Don't carry a gun around ICE
-Don't ask ICE for a warrant.
So that takes out the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Amendments.
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The White House posted an altered photo of an attorney arrested after a Minnesota church protest, edited to make it look like she was crying, sparking concern among some forensic-image experts about the administration’s distortion of real-world imagery.
White House shares doctored image portraying arrested church protester in tears
The photo of an attorney arrested after a Minnesota church protest was edited to make it look like she was crying. The White House’s X post had been seen roughly 2.5 million times by Thursday afternoo...
www.washingtonpost.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:30 AM
The White House posted an altered photo of an attorney arrested after a Minnesota church protest, edited to make it look like she was crying, sparking concern among some forensic-image experts about the administration’s distortion of real-world imagery.
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European officials agreed on one thing in the hours after US President Donald Trump pulled back from the brink over Greenland: The continent’s economy and defenses must stand on their own, fast.
Shellshocked EU Rethinks US Relationship After Trump Threat
European officials agreed on one thing in the hours after US President Donald Trump pulled back from the brink over Greenland: The continent’s economy and defenses must stand on their own, fast.
bloom.bg
January 23, 2026 at 1:30 AM
European officials agreed on one thing in the hours after US President Donald Trump pulled back from the brink over Greenland: The continent’s economy and defenses must stand on their own, fast.
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Jack Smith: "Trump was charged bc the evidence established he willfully broke the law -- the very laws he took an oath to uphold... After leaving office, Trump illegally kept classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago social club... highly sensitive natl security info was held in a ballroom & bathroom."
January 22, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Remember when Trump promised that American oil firms would pour $100 billion into Venezuela?
Even Chevron -- run by a Trumper who bet the company on Venezuela -- is passing for now on big new investments there.
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Even Chevron -- run by a Trumper who bet the company on Venezuela -- is passing for now on big new investments there.
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Chevron’s Dilemma in Venezuela: Support Trump’s Vision Without Losing Money
The company lobbied hard for proximity to Venezuela’s oil wealth—but it has little appetite for making major investments there in the near term.
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Remember when Trump promised that American oil firms would pour $100 billion into Venezuela?
Even Chevron -- run by a Trumper who bet the company on Venezuela -- is passing for now on big new investments there.
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Even Chevron -- run by a Trumper who bet the company on Venezuela -- is passing for now on big new investments there.
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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‘Multi-Layered Bullshit’: Trump’s Justifications for Taking Over Greenland Make No Sense
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
'Multi-Layered Bullshit': Trump's Push for Greenland Makes No Sense
Russian officials and state media are celebrating the Trump administration's efforts to take over Greenland as a blow to NATO.
www.rollingstone.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:21 PM
‘Multi-Layered Bullshit’: Trump’s Justifications for Taking Over Greenland Make No Sense
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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"We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition," Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned at Davos, criticizing Trump's tariff agenda and insisting Canada "stands firmly" with Greenland and Denmark as Trump moves to take control of Greenland.
Canadian PM Rips Trump's Greenland Push: 'We Are in the Midst of a Rupture'
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney didn't hold back in criticizing Donald Trump while speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
www.rollingstone.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:53 PM
"We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition," Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned at Davos, criticizing Trump's tariff agenda and insisting Canada "stands firmly" with Greenland and Denmark as Trump moves to take control of Greenland.
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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We already have complete access to Greenland, including unfettered freedom of navigation into the Arctic.
We have a military base. We have early warning radar systems in place that will integrate with the “dome.”
And we have allies to help defend it. We don’t need Greenland.
We have a military base. We have early warning radar systems in place that will integrate with the “dome.”
And we have allies to help defend it. We don’t need Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM
We already have complete access to Greenland, including unfettered freedom of navigation into the Arctic.
We have a military base. We have early warning radar systems in place that will integrate with the “dome.”
And we have allies to help defend it. We don’t need Greenland.
We have a military base. We have early warning radar systems in place that will integrate with the “dome.”
And we have allies to help defend it. We don’t need Greenland.
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Denmark’s FM: “It’s clear the president has a wish to conquer Greenland.”
January 14, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Denmark’s FM: “It’s clear the president has a wish to conquer Greenland.”
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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The Insurrection Act: "What was once a fire extinguisher behind glass—clearly labeled “break only in emergency” to quell violence—now looks like a bottle of lighter fluid."
My latest in @thebulwark.com
My latest in @thebulwark.com
Within living memory, when presidents invoked the Insurrection Act, they did so in circumstances that were extraordinary and in line with how the drastic act was intended to be used.
No such circumstances exist right now.
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No such circumstances exist right now.
NEW from @markhertling.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/45zGbHF
January 15, 2026 at 10:11 PM
The Insurrection Act: "What was once a fire extinguisher behind glass—clearly labeled “break only in emergency” to quell violence—now looks like a bottle of lighter fluid."
My latest in @thebulwark.com
My latest in @thebulwark.com
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Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
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Joe Rogan is telling his millions of listeners the Trump admin is acting like Nazis.
Shawn Ryan is telling his millions of listeners the White House is actively protecting pedophiles.
Meanwhile, the paid GOP shills on Twitter want you to believe Trump is as popular as ever.
Shawn Ryan is telling his millions of listeners the White House is actively protecting pedophiles.
Meanwhile, the paid GOP shills on Twitter want you to believe Trump is as popular as ever.
January 16, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Joe Rogan is telling his millions of listeners the Trump admin is acting like Nazis.
Shawn Ryan is telling his millions of listeners the White House is actively protecting pedophiles.
Meanwhile, the paid GOP shills on Twitter want you to believe Trump is as popular as ever.
Shawn Ryan is telling his millions of listeners the White House is actively protecting pedophiles.
Meanwhile, the paid GOP shills on Twitter want you to believe Trump is as popular as ever.
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Greenland. My latest in @thebulwark.com
Asking the world’s most elite special operations force to brainstorm ways to “attack” an island three times the size of Texas populated by roughly 56,000 people, most of whom already host and love American troops, is lunacy.
NEW from @markhertling.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3LuoB0O
NEW from @markhertling.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3LuoB0O
The Best Military ‘Option’ for Greenland: Let It Be
Attacking an ally with special forces would be the wrong tool for the wrong mission.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Greenland. My latest in @thebulwark.com