Laura @laurarosee123.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Congress just demanded Hegseth stop interfering with Stars and Stripes, the only military press outlet with a congressional mandate for editorial independence. A federal judge ruled the Pentagon press restrictions unconstitutional. Twice. Hegseth defied both rulings. 120
Reposted by LauraAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Phang: I think they understand that they gave him such wide berth that he has now said, “Thank you for the inch—I’m going to take 100 miles.” And now they’re trying to reel him back in, as we’ve seen through a series of decisions that have come out of SCOTUS. But they haven’t done us any favors. 825009965
Reposted by LauraChris Alexander @chrisa327.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Timothy Snyder knows what he’s talking about. Pay attention. 044
Reposted by LauraRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 04/04/20262/ WSJ follows that immediately with sound legal analysis plus good interview quotes from Geoff Corn, former Senior Law of War Advisor for the U.S. Army. By Michael R. Gordon and @alexward.bsky.social www.wsj.com/world/middle...wsj.comTop Aides Advise Trump Blasting Iran’s Infrastructure Is Fair GameOfficials say hitting power plants and roadways is necessary to cripple Iran’s missile and nuclear programs. 527456
Reposted by LauraRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 04/04/2026This isn't legal analysis. It's idiocy: "A White House official added that electric plants are legitimate military targets because destroying them could foment civil unrest, complicating Tehran’s path to a nuclear device." That would be an F on a bar exam. And WSJ does a good job exposing it. 1/wsj.comTop Aides Advise Trump Blasting Iran’s Infrastructure Is Fair GameOfficials say hitting power plants and roadways is necessary to cripple Iran’s missile and nuclear programs. 641749539
Reposted by LauraRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 05/04/20262/ transcript: www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-wa...cbsnews.comU.S. drawn deeper into war, as Trump calls for Iran to accept a dealWhile President Trump threatens to bomb Iran "back to the stone ages" if they do not agree to a deal to end the war, some experts tell CBS News that the continuing war will likely make the regime in T... 312323
Reposted by LauraRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 05/04/2026"Flatly illegal" Just Security co-editor-in-chief @tessbridgeman.bsky.social on CBS Sunday Morning - discussing President Trump's threat to attack all Iran's power plants. Notably followed here by Elliott Abrams on why it's simply counterproductive. @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social 20551168
Reposted by LauraLarry Colvin @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Don’t let anybody tell you small towns don’t matter. 🤠🔥 Weatherford, Texas — population under 8,000 — came out today to say no kings, no exceptions. Deep in red state America, democracy is alive and fighting. #NoKings2026 212105272238
Reposted by LauraMark Hall @bobapril.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Lots of time to plan around this. Let's shut down the economy for a day. www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...commondreams.orgNationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer | Common DreamsIndivisible co-founder Ezra Levin announces nationwide general strike on May 1 in next No Kings mass action. 1145
Laura @laurarosee123.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Syracuse, NY, No Kings. The crowds weren’t just large they were mixed. Teachers, labor, lawyers, healthcare workers, retirees, and even first-time participants stood together in near-freezing conditions. That kind of cross-community turnout in this weather is committment, not just activist circles. 020
Reposted by Laura🧚♀️Mother of Dragonflies🧚 @miamiportland1.bsky.social · 19/03/2026King of bankruptcies has done this to us. 😢 64870433095
Reposted by LauraAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026GOP: the mail is secure enough to receive your photo ID, social security card, your debit and credit cards, your stimulus checks, and your tax returns Also GOP: the mail is not safe enough for voting 382160675703
Reposted by LauraMark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Trump is now hallucinating conversations with nonexistent presidents and hugging toy planes. This is normal in two circumstances: If you're two years old. Or if your dementia is particularly advanced www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...nbcnews.comTrump said he spoke to a former president about bombing Iran. Four denials suggest otherwise.Trump said twice Monday that he spoke to one of his predecessors about the Iran war and that the former president said he wished he had taken the action Trump did. 3672558674
Reposted by LauraTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 17/03/20261/2. He took the greatest military force in history, lost a war to a middle power in a week, begged the world to save him, & demanded the media lie about this & everything else. I try, but at a simple human level I do not see how anyone mistakes this man’s almost supernatural weakness for strength. 410156054783
Reposted by LauraTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15/03/2026If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us. 520269258468
Reposted by Lauraserena-spencer-esq.bsky.social @serena-spencer-esq.bsky.social · 15/03/2026“Israel informed US *this week* that it is running critically low on ballistic missile interceptors… Israel entered the current war *already low* on interceptors that were fired [after 2025 bombing] US has known *for months* “It’s something we expected and anticipated.” 🚩WHY START A WAR THEN⁉️semafor.comExclusive: Israel is running critically low on interceptors, US officials sayAs Iran tests missile defense capabilities with a constant barrage, interceptor stockpiles are a pivotal variable in the war. 042
Reposted by LauraMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 11/03/2026This administration is committing Watergate level crimes multiple times per week—and those are the ones we know about. It’s crazy to think about what else will come out after. It’s absolutely essential these criminals are held responsible for their crimes. We must end elite impunity. 1019296287033
Reposted by LauraAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/03/2026TAPPER: You know that if you vote against an additional $50 billion of funding for operations in Iran, that vote will be cast as you voting against the troops. CHRIS MURPHY: Come on. The American people do not want this war. If you support the troops, you should be voting against this war. 1554170834017
Reposted by LauraAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/03/2026NOEM: I would disagree with the judge CROCKETT: I'm sure you would, but can you tell me whether or not you have a law degree? NOEM: A what? CROCKETT: A law degree NOEM: No I do no- CROCKETT: Okay 1175322768270
Reposted by LauraAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 04/03/2026AOC: We already have multiple American service members who are dead for an illegal action that the president has pursued with no plan out. They don’t know why they got into this war. They’re talking about a hundred different reasons, and they don’t know how they’re getting out. 372159804445
Reposted by LauraAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/03/2026Kelly: "You could pick a random group of people off the street tonight here in DC and they could probably do a better job than our government is doing right now. They don't have a goal, there's no strategic plan. And what this is likely to lead to is, again, a long war with a lot of dead Americans." 651205285842
Reposted by LauraThe Desert Veteran @jkz12769.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Rachel Maddox exposed the Republican governor of New Hampshire for working with ICE for a detention center that people of New Hampshire are totally against. youtu.be/0WdqphevyUY?...youtu.bePolitical catastrophe: Republican governor botches ICE prison decisionYouTube video by MS NOW 1012308923
Reposted by LauraGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17/02/2026I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building. 9733654911139
Reposted by LauraMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 17/02/2026This is a bombshell: One of Epstein's victims accused Trump of sexually and violently assaulting her when she was "13 to 15" and the FBI deemed her credible enough to warrant an interview.substack.comFBI Interviewed Trump Accuser, Epstein Files ShowTrump was credibly accused of sexual assault in the Epstein files. It's unclear what became of the DOJ's investigation. 17254992131
Reposted by LauraGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 18/02/2026Ready for tomorrow. I’ll see you all at 12 PM CT. 1061865
Reposted by LauraAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Swalwell: ICE agents shot Alex Pretti and Renee Good. And the only person in the world who has been held accountable by DHS is the pilot who somehow forgot to move Kristi Noem’s blankie. 453261018255
Reposted by LauraAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Sanders: The American people do not want this country to be an authoritarian society or an oligarchy. We have our differences, that’s what democracy is about—we argue it out. We don’t throw people who disagree in jail. We don’t intimidate the media. We don’t send ICE agents to shoot people. 483182535760
Reposted by LauraGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 11/02/2026Kristi Noem has to go. Gregory Bovino has to go. Stephen Miller has to go. 1705197483657
Reposted by LauraRebba.bsky.social @rebba.bsky.social · 10/02/2026🚨Buckle up!🚨 Poland is investigating potential connections between Jeffrey Epstein and Polish victims, as well as possible involvement of Russian intelligence in his activities. The Polish government has set up a special task force. 515182754574
Reposted by LauraDee Chan @deechan17.bsky.social · 10/02/2026On Monday evening, Rachel Maddow spotlighted this group working out of Baltimore. Just another in a long list of unsung, American heroes. Donate to their project! www.thebanner.com/community/lo...thebanner.comProject Salt Box: How citizen sleuths are monitoring ICE in MarylandInside their homes scattered around the Baltimore area, the group of watchdogs is unearthing records, like property filings, contracts, and government procurements, that are otherwise overlooked. 11296213199
Reposted by LauraKevin Gaughen 🇺🇸 @gaughen.bsky.social · 06/02/2026This is really suspicious. They’re up to something. Link to thread: x.com/mattberg33/s... 1091116454916
Reposted by Laurascorchard.bsky.social @scorchard.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Already, narrative is that the murder victim was brandishing a gun. Sure looks like a cell phone to me. 19274115
Reposted by LauraAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026Gov. Tim Walz: "Thank God we have video, because according to DHS, these seven heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against them or something. It's nonsense, people. It's nonsense and it is lies." 356166065101
Reposted by LauraKAMALA NATION @kamalanation.bsky.social · 24/01/2026According to Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem, a hardworking girl dad, a mom with a minivan, an ICU VA nurse, a 5 year old with a bunny hat and a 2 year old girl are all criminals. 22913
Reposted by LauraChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 24/01/2026DHS can’t be believed. They’ve been caught lying too many times, and here they are again. ICE shot and killed a 37-year-old, Lex Jeffrey Pretti, an intensive-care nurse. DHS claims he approached ICE agents with a handgun and the intent to “massacre” them. What do you see here? 61589230
Reposted by LauraAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/01/2026To those blaming Walz for not mobilizing the Guard, he did that six days ago. I have to say it's disturbing to see people angry at Walz instead of the government agents that just executed a man. As though we should all be experts about what to do when a secret police force invades an American city. 1403281097663
Reposted by LauraDeb Cares 4 Iowa @debcares4iowa.bsky.social · 24/01/2026This is the moment the first shot was fired. The man was on his knees, attempting to stand up. The ICE agent shot him in the back. 3188
Reposted by LauraAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here." 5483972212594
Reposted by LauraDan Izzo @izzos.net · 24/01/2026Abolish ICE and prosecute everyone who stays in it from this day forward as members of a criminal conspiracy to commit murder. 750339656745
Reposted by LauraDimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage. 13856005918633
Reposted by LauraKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/01/2026If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here. 7453938411243
Reposted by LauraMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 18/01/2026JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS- JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS- JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS. #Justice4ReneeNicoleGood ⚖️ 1870304889459
Reposted by LauraAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/01/2026BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...washingtonpost.comMedical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording saysA fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3. 8792018811216