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Lisa Laplante

@lisalaplante.bsky.social
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Human rights lawyer, professor, activist, and scholar. I am a political empath who is guided by the idea that the process of mutually respectful and inclusive dialogue leads to transformation.

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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Trump's tariffs sabotaging the US and world economy for now real good reasons other than a made up "emergency" are now being reported as an administrative mistake. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Tariffs kicked in yesterday. This is what it looks like today. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
"Loyalty to Trump is the national security crisis." The incompetence that leads to careless mistakes by his unqualified Cabinet members works in his favor as they depend on him to avoid jail. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Interesting data on very low approval rates of the Republicans coming out of Texas. It is not just the blue states that are feeling the pain of the current administration. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I predict the Feds will take up the complaints about Williams and Lamar at the Super Bowl as part of their general DEI/Woke persecution although based on 125 complaints from 125 million viewers. www.msn.com/en-us/music/...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Johnson floats the idea that the US Congress could eliminate the Federal Courts. Can the Congress take such a dramatic approach to solve their complaint that the courts are challenging Trumps many EOs. Paradoxically, a federal court--the Supreme one--would decide. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
US Supreme Court declines to accept case that would have challenged the "actual malice" requirement of defamation brought by a Trump donor suing the AP. A win for the media and freedom of speech. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
The US has lived a constant identity struggle that continues today. History shows us the push and pull from forces in favor of an oligarchy against the forces in favor of a liberal democracy. Here we are in yet another push and pull. How will it end? www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
No surprise...Republicans in Congress are being paid by Musk to seek impeachment of judges who rule against Musk's DOGE efforts. They don't even try to hide the corruption. www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
During the Dirty Wars in Latin America, political activists and perceived "agitators" were "disappeared"....arrested by unidentifiable agents, not told what they did wrong, held incommunicado, denied any court proceeding. This is now happening in the U.S. www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
For all those who thought it was an exaggeration that the "GREAT" in MAGA referred to a time when white supremacy reigned, you were wrong.
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Unhinged Miller. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
I hope so! www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
On Point (NPR) provided an excellent analysis of the protests on Columbia's campus which form the basis of Mahmoud Khalil's recent detention. The interview of Prof. Cole on free speech in the US is very informative for anyone feeling like they need detail. www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
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The detention of Mahmoud Khalil and how the Trump administration's actions threaten free speech
The Trump White House is using Department of Homeland Security intelligence to identify pro-Palestinian college protestors. Courts have ruled that campus protests are protected by the First Amendment....
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Trump slashes another working class benefit given by Biden: taking away the higher minimum wage (which is still too low to live on). www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Miller is the crazy man behind many of Trump's extreme measures. Unhinged and dangerous. My understanding is that many of the men sent to El Salvador had never even had a trial.
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
US border czar declares: "I don't care what judges think." A complete assault on the rule of law. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Trump now thinks he can declare null and void Biden's pardons to further persecute his perceived political enemies, including those who investigated the insurrection. He is drunk with power. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Attacking higher education is always strategic in tyranny as it dismantles free thought. Trump is investigating 50 US universities for DEI programs, especially related to programs to advance traditionally marginalized populations. Hold on funding til compliant. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Trump Administration Opens Investigations At More Than 50 Universities In Anti-DEI Campaign
“Students must be assessed according to merit and accomplishment, not prejudged by the color of their skin,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement.
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
The Constitutional Crisis has officially begun. The Trump Administration defied a court order to hold a legal immigrant's deportation for 24 hours pending an appeal. She is a scientist and professor at Brown University. www.econotimes.com/Brown-Univer...
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Brown University Doctor Deported Despite Court Order Blocking Removal - EconoTimes
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a 34-year-old Rhode Island physician and assistant professor at Brown Universitys medical school, has been deported to Lebanon despite a judges order halting her removal. Alawieh, a...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/03/2025
Dictator shit
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
The silence is deafening. nader.org/2025/03/14/s...
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Stay Silent and Stay Powerless Against Trump’s Tyranny - Ralph Nader
By Ralph Nader March 14, 2025 There are reasons why influential or knowledgeable Americans are staying silent as the worsening fascist dictatorship of the Trumpsters and Musketeers gets more entrenche...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
No institution of higher education can sit this one out. It will be dominos without resistance. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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First They Came for Columbia | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Graham claiming top law firms deserve to be sanctioned by Trump for making up legal claims to politically persecute and ruin Trump. Funny how he says "we don't get it" when making statements about top lawyers and judges which reveal a complete detachment from reality. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
As predicted by Harris, Putin is eating Trump for lunch. www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
The amazingly quick hit to Tesla's stock value in direct protest against Musk reveals that capitalism relies entirely on consumers--not CEOs and not shareholders. Consumers have power to change policy. Now that consumers are recognizing this power to change the game. electrek.co/2025/03/14/t...
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Tesla is done in Germany: 94% say they won't buy a Tesla car
A survey of over 100,000 Germans revealed that 94% won’t buy a Tesla vehicle. It doesn’t bode well for the...
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Milan Markovic @profmarkovic.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Translating this unhinged order into international law terms, Trump seems to be claiming that Tren de Aragua is an organ of the Venezualan government.
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
"Donald Trump’s presidency is already in a state of collapse and crisis...His incoherence, lack of discipline, focus, basic competence and connection to the grassroots can be excused by his winged monkeys like Laura Ingraham on Fox News." (says GOP Insider) www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Hmm, I wonder what they are hiding in Jack Smith's second report? Curious minds want to know. www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
As promised, Trump is weaponizing the Justice Department to inflict revenge on his perceived enemies regardless of whether they actually broke the law or not. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Farmers getting hit hard by nature and the lack of Federal support.
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Musk is apparently a Holocaust denier. www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Great article on the plight of Veterans by Jamie Rowen. theconversation.com/5-reasons-ve...
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5 reasons veterans are especially hard-hit by federal cuts
Former service members already face stark challenges as they integrate back into civilian life. Cuts to veterans’ services will make that only worse.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 09/03/2025
Most economists say Trump’s tariffs would hurt the country, as they’re tax increases that could raise the costs of goods in ways that could also harm economic growth.
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress
Many of Trump’s claims Tuesday night were false or misleading as he attempted to highlight his policies in an address to Congress.
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Exactly! Trump is constantly insulting and talking over people. Always a double standard.
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Hopefully not too late, but GOP reps in Congress are feeling the heat. It is the only protection US democracy might have right now. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
I am both not surprised and yet alarmed.
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
I have been watching Justice Roberts and Barrett on the SCOTUS and whether they would be the ones most worried about the rule of law. This decision suggests they may. They made it a majority vote to reject Trump's request not to pay on the contracts due. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
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WBUR @wbur.org · 05/03/2025
Republicans leading the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee say they’re holding the mayors of Boston, New York, Chicago and Denver “publicly accountable” for the way they handle immigration enforcement. Mayor Wu is scheduled to testify before the committee Wednesday.
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Wu prepares to face hostile GOP grilling in Congress over immigration policy
Republicans leading the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee say they’re holding the mayors of Boston, New York, Chicago and Denver “publicly accountable” for the way they handle immigratio...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 05/03/2025
There’s no one around to stop Trump from declaring martial law and suspending the Constitution or even an election.
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Trump Wants to Be President for Life—and He’s Already Preparing for It
No, he’s not “joking” when he portrays himself as a king and muses about staying in office past 2028. Just look at everything he’s done this month.
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
The UK parliament has begun to ask if Trump is a Putin asset. Given all his actions since taking office, such a crazy possibility seems plausible. The question is: Does Putin want to just demolish the US and its global leadership or to take over the country? www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Seems that the country is great again!
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Trump clamping down on protest. Ironically MAGA voted for him because they were canceled when speaking their truth (often very racist, sexist, intolerant etc.). But no law or government threat silenced them-- just their own shame when judged by their listeners. www.msn.com/en-us/politi...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
While this is not an affirmative Supreme Court ruling, it is nevertheless some encouragement that the Court may be willing to support lower courts' efforts to reign in Trump's quest to take over the Federal Government. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Trump is just wielding his power for the sake of wielding power.
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
The only reason that Trump has so much power is that the USA has been a leader in democracy and rule of law (not without fault of course). Now as the latest leader of the "free nation", he destroys these very values. We are watching the demise of a great nation. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
All dictators try to criminalize legitimate protest against them. So not surprisingly, Trump is also trying the same. Given robust free speech in the U.S., his only leverage is again withholding Federal funding (paid by those living in States engaged in protest). www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
The world is literally on fire due to climate change and Trump orders the destruction of the lungs of the earth that helps the planet survive. Greed is truly a sin. www.axios.com/2025/03/03/t...
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New Trump executive orders to increase logging in national forests, could threaten wildlife
The action follows last week's announcement of timber company executive Tom Schultz as Forest Service Chief.
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Lisa Laplante @lisalaplante.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Trump has now sealed the deal to align with Putin. Blocking aid to Ukraine. How is this not treason?? He is doing the work for Putin against US allies. www.forbes.com/sites/mollyb...
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Trump Freezes Ukraine Aid After Confrontation With Zelenskyy, Report Says
The action comes just days after Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy ended their Oval Office meeting in a shouting match.
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