L Harris
@lynva.bsky.social
“Safety and security don’t just happen; they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.” — Nelson Mandela
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One woman said her father called in June to say he was going to be paroled after serving 20 years for car theft.
Then in September, she got another call: He was instead being transferred to await deportation.
It was the last time she heard from him.
With @veritenews.org
Then in September, she got another call: He was instead being transferred to await deportation.
It was the last time she heard from him.
With @veritenews.org
Louisiana Made It Nearly Impossible to Get Parole. Now It’s Releasing Prisoners to Deport Them.
Gov. Jeff Landry eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those already in prison. Then he set all of that aside for one group: undocumented imm...
www.propublica.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
One woman said her father called in June to say he was going to be paroled after serving 20 years for car theft.
Then in September, she got another call: He was instead being transferred to await deportation.
It was the last time she heard from him.
With @veritenews.org
Then in September, she got another call: He was instead being transferred to await deportation.
It was the last time she heard from him.
With @veritenews.org
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'Unspeakably Cruel': Trump Freezes Green Cards to 235,000 Refugees Admitted Under Biden www.commondreams.org/news/trump-f...
'Unspeakably Cruel': Trump Freezes Green Cards to 235,000 Refugees Admitted Under Biden | Common Dreams
In a policy advocates have called "unspeakably cruel," the Trump administration has frozen the distribution of Green Cards to more than 230,000 people approved for refugee status under Biden, who have...
www.commondreams.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
'Unspeakably Cruel': Trump Freezes Green Cards to 235,000 Refugees Admitted Under Biden www.commondreams.org/news/trump-f...
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SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
FEMA employee terminated for signing whistleblower letter
It appears to be a major violation of federal whistleblower protections and constitutional rights.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
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It’s true DC is not a big city, all the more reason for journalists to aim for greater precision
I don’t know who needs to read this but the Farragut Metro station is not the White House.
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
It’s true DC is not a big city, all the more reason for journalists to aim for greater precision
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Nobel laureate Paul Krugman says Bitcoin’s meltdown is deeply connected to Trump’s waning power: ‘Think of it as the unraveling of the Trump trade’
Source: Fortune
Source: Fortune
November 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Nobel laureate Paul Krugman says Bitcoin’s meltdown is deeply connected to Trump’s waning power: ‘Think of it as the unraveling of the Trump trade’
Source: Fortune
Source: Fortune
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Place National Guard in harm’s way for no good reason. Two members are tragically and unnecessarily shot. The reckless regime’s response: We’re sending 500 more National Guard troops! What a disgrace.
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Place National Guard in harm’s way for no good reason. Two members are tragically and unnecessarily shot. The reckless regime’s response: We’re sending 500 more National Guard troops! What a disgrace.
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Trump has wanted to go ever-bigger with his planned White House ballroom.
One person who disagrees: Trump’s handpicked architect
James McCrery is worried about the size of Trump’s addition overshadowing the main White House mansion, per people we’ve spoken to.
with @jonathanreports.bsky.social
One person who disagrees: Trump’s handpicked architect
James McCrery is worried about the size of Trump’s addition overshadowing the main White House mansion, per people we’ve spoken to.
with @jonathanreports.bsky.social
Trump wants a bigger White House ballroom. His architect disagrees.
The president and James McCrery had argued in recent weeks over the project’s size, with Trump pushing him to expand the ballroom.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Trump has wanted to go ever-bigger with his planned White House ballroom.
One person who disagrees: Trump’s handpicked architect
James McCrery is worried about the size of Trump’s addition overshadowing the main White House mansion, per people we’ve spoken to.
with @jonathanreports.bsky.social
One person who disagrees: Trump’s handpicked architect
James McCrery is worried about the size of Trump’s addition overshadowing the main White House mansion, per people we’ve spoken to.
with @jonathanreports.bsky.social
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**peeks out from behind corner**
The problem might be the guns.
**hides back behind corner**
The problem might be the guns.
**hides back behind corner**
November 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
**peeks out from behind corner**
The problem might be the guns.
**hides back behind corner**
The problem might be the guns.
**hides back behind corner**
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I used to think he just doesn’t read things does he? And then I thought Miller/Vought are manipulating him. Now I think he’s completely delusional and Miller/Vought is helping it along while they manipulate him. And he still doesn’t read.
Trump responds to a detailed report about his waning energy and propensity to sleep through on-camera events by calling the New York Times's Katie Rogers ugly
November 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I used to think he just doesn’t read things does he? And then I thought Miller/Vought are manipulating him. Now I think he’s completely delusional and Miller/Vought is helping it along while they manipulate him. And he still doesn’t read.
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Commentary: The challenges Chicagoans have endured these last weeks I wouldn’t wish on anyone. But that time has made clear that as a city, we know how to embrace the notion that we fight for our own. Together.
Kerry Lester Kasper: Chicago has become the ‘City of the Big Shoulders’ once again
Carl Sandburg’s words are illustrative of the moxie Chicago has always had but only recently reclaimed.
trib.al
November 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Commentary: The challenges Chicagoans have endured these last weeks I wouldn’t wish on anyone. But that time has made clear that as a city, we know how to embrace the notion that we fight for our own. Together.
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This incredibly irresponsible alcoholic idiot is calling for 500 additional troops in Washington. Because that won't incite more violence.
Everything about this silly "Secretary of War" is about saber rattling and pretending he is so strong. He really must have been picked on in school.
Everything about this silly "Secretary of War" is about saber rattling and pretending he is so strong. He really must have been picked on in school.
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This incredibly irresponsible alcoholic idiot is calling for 500 additional troops in Washington. Because that won't incite more violence.
Everything about this silly "Secretary of War" is about saber rattling and pretending he is so strong. He really must have been picked on in school.
Everything about this silly "Secretary of War" is about saber rattling and pretending he is so strong. He really must have been picked on in school.
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Trump’s approval rating is negative with EVERY pollster for the first time.
Every Pollster in America Agrees America Hates Trump
It marks the first time that Trump’s approval rating has been negative with every pollster.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Trump’s approval rating is negative with EVERY pollster for the first time.
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National Guard troops don't sign up to be used as political pawns. They sign up to serve their country, not needlessly deploy to American cities to pick up garbage. These two soldiers should be alive right now and at home with their families for Thanksgiving. I'm furious.
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
National Guard troops don't sign up to be used as political pawns. They sign up to serve their country, not needlessly deploy to American cities to pick up garbage. These two soldiers should be alive right now and at home with their families for Thanksgiving. I'm furious.
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Wut dis 👇🏼🤖
Fruit loopz, doing looking like she... running for Miss America?
🤮 Gross; if you ask me. Yuck!
Fruit loopz, doing looking like she... running for Miss America?
🤮 Gross; if you ask me. Yuck!
Interesting attire for a US Ambassador at a formal occasion.
November 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Wut dis 👇🏼🤖
Fruit loopz, doing looking like she... running for Miss America?
🤮 Gross; if you ask me. Yuck!
Fruit loopz, doing looking like she... running for Miss America?
🤮 Gross; if you ask me. Yuck!
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🚨 Jonathan Braun, a convicted felon granted clemency by President Donald Trump, is returning to prison after multiple violations in a case that underscores how Trump’s soft-on-crime clemencies reward unrepentant offenders and endanger Americans.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
🚨 Jonathan Braun, a convicted felon granted clemency by President Donald Trump, is returning to prison after multiple violations in a case that underscores how Trump’s soft-on-crime clemencies reward unrepentant offenders and endanger Americans.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
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According to the White House physician from 2000-2013 "“They show him as effective,” Dr. Kuhlman said of Mr. Trump’s aides, “but every time he’s in the Oval Office, he’s sedentary.”"
In contrast, George W Bush and Obama exercised every day. Obama worked 10-7, W showed at 6:45 am. Trump at noon.
In contrast, George W Bush and Obama exercised every day. Obama worked 10-7, W showed at 6:45 am. Trump at noon.
My theory is that Trump has always used stimulants and they no longer work well enough to mask his cognitive decline and age related problems which were always there www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
According to the White House physician from 2000-2013 "“They show him as effective,” Dr. Kuhlman said of Mr. Trump’s aides, “but every time he’s in the Oval Office, he’s sedentary.”"
In contrast, George W Bush and Obama exercised every day. Obama worked 10-7, W showed at 6:45 am. Trump at noon.
In contrast, George W Bush and Obama exercised every day. Obama worked 10-7, W showed at 6:45 am. Trump at noon.
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My winning 2023 slogan: ”Fixing Roads. Feeding Kids.”
2024: I gave the go-ahead to @lynleethorne.bsky.social for Rural GroundGame to use “Good Neighbors: Feed Kids. Fix Roads. Vote [Democratic ticket].”
2025: @aftynbehn.bsky.social put her own spin on it.
Why? It’s about getting the basics right.
2024: I gave the go-ahead to @lynleethorne.bsky.social for Rural GroundGame to use “Good Neighbors: Feed Kids. Fix Roads. Vote [Democratic ticket].”
2025: @aftynbehn.bsky.social put her own spin on it.
Why? It’s about getting the basics right.
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
My winning 2023 slogan: ”Fixing Roads. Feeding Kids.”
2024: I gave the go-ahead to @lynleethorne.bsky.social for Rural GroundGame to use “Good Neighbors: Feed Kids. Fix Roads. Vote [Democratic ticket].”
2025: @aftynbehn.bsky.social put her own spin on it.
Why? It’s about getting the basics right.
2024: I gave the go-ahead to @lynleethorne.bsky.social for Rural GroundGame to use “Good Neighbors: Feed Kids. Fix Roads. Vote [Democratic ticket].”
2025: @aftynbehn.bsky.social put her own spin on it.
Why? It’s about getting the basics right.
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Haiti is grappling with an unspeakable humanitarian crisis that is worsening daily.
To deport 350,000 of our neighbors back there is unconscionable & could be a death sentence.
The Trump Administration must reverse course and stop operating with cruel disregard for human life.
To deport 350,000 of our neighbors back there is unconscionable & could be a death sentence.
The Trump Administration must reverse course and stop operating with cruel disregard for human life.
Trump administration again moves to end Haiti TPS despite worsening crisis
Former President Biden extended TPS for Haitians in 2024, citing “simultaneous economic, security, political and health crises."
www.newsweek.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Haiti is grappling with an unspeakable humanitarian crisis that is worsening daily.
To deport 350,000 of our neighbors back there is unconscionable & could be a death sentence.
The Trump Administration must reverse course and stop operating with cruel disregard for human life.
To deport 350,000 of our neighbors back there is unconscionable & could be a death sentence.
The Trump Administration must reverse course and stop operating with cruel disregard for human life.
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Kash Patel “is more interested in going to Las Vegas and having wonderful dinners in New York with his girlfriend“ than investigating Antifa, “which doesn’t exist” as an organization, @RonaldKessler told the SpyTalk podcast.
New #SpyTalk 🕵🏼♀️ podcast with hosts @spytalker.bsky.social & @misikoff.bsky.social #KarenGreenberg #MSWMedia #SpyTalk
Guests: @johnsipher.bsky.social & Ronald Kessler
Listen: spytalk.simplecast.com/episodes/sid...
Guests: @johnsipher.bsky.social & Ronald Kessler
Listen: spytalk.simplecast.com/episodes/sid...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Kash Patel “is more interested in going to Las Vegas and having wonderful dinners in New York with his girlfriend“ than investigating Antifa, “which doesn’t exist” as an organization, @RonaldKessler told the SpyTalk podcast.
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The Guard should never have been in DC in the first place. Now 500 more will be taken away from their families during the holidays for bullshit, because a pathetic old man wants to show everyone how powerful he is
Pete Hegseth says that President Trump has asked him to deploy an additional 500 National Guard members to DC. x.com/RapidRespons...
November 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The Guard should never have been in DC in the first place. Now 500 more will be taken away from their families during the holidays for bullshit, because a pathetic old man wants to show everyone how powerful he is
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...