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Lane Trippe

@ltrippe.bsky.social
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6 lives…so far. History lover (esp. American), science lover, attorney, mother, local activist, former actor-producer. So much to learn; so little time. New Orleans—a curse and a blessing.

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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Be aware of the Economic Defense Unit (EDU) in the Defense Dept., created by Feinberg and headed by Kollitides—all under the radar, with numerous ties to Trump and benefitting Donald Trump Jr. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The billionaire hidden behind the curtain inside Trump’s Pentagon
Media-shy financier Stephen Feinberg has quietly amassed extraordinary influence over US military spending
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump allies could use midterms ‘counting window’ to disrupt results, experts warn
Fears grow that loyalists in key states could use critical period when votes are counted to amplify false claims
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KJ Shepherd @kjshepherd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
there will be many ways to celebrate dolly parton and the one I want to point out is that she was a friend of Miss Piggy
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I'm seeing some people ask why the Democratic Party and congressional leaders aren't doing more to challenge Trump's anti-voting executive order. They were literally the first to seek a new injunction after SCOTUS ruled. I know, because I am their lawyer. www.democracydocket.com/cases/trump-...
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🚨DSCC v. Trump
Learn more here.
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Meta just settled the lawsuit (which has been in trial for just about a week) for “up to $17 billion” - with a B. Some group (with $) should post all the available discovery, the Plt. witness list, and the transcripts of testimony to date. There’s gotta be some dynamite evidence of harm.
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Well, he’s consistent, anyway. He doesn’t read (except for Natalie’s texts), and doesn’t like books (except those he can sell). www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump’s border wall construction threatens rock art as old as the pyramids: ‘The ancestors are still here’
The president’s border wall plan could damage or destroy ‘the oldest-known books in North America’
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“bloviation” - “blowing hot air to sound important or impressive.” Usually a fear response (like bullfrogs—“take in huge gulps of air to inflate their frames, combining size increase with a loud, aggressive call or squeal”) Yeah, that makes sense.
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Can anyone explain what a US sanction against the ICC actually means? We don’t fund them. We’re not a signatory. There is no parent organization. So WTF?
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US sanctions international criminal court president and prosecutor
Marco Rubio targets ICC’s Tomoko Akane and Abdoulaye Seye, who was investigating Israeli war crimes in Gaza
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... Oh, Donald…I’m not sure you want to open that door. You’re on mighty thin ice.
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Trump demands Iran pay compensation for decades of US soldier deaths
US president’s statement is latest sign that negotations to end war and reopen strait of Hormuz have stalled
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 24/06/2026
(4/4): If you haven't had a chance yet to taken action, there's still time to join the fight. ☎️Email & Call Your Members of Congress 🗒️Leave a Public Comment 🤝Donate to Fuel the Fight Find this & more related resources at our action center here: fight2win.standupforscience.net
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Stand up for Science
Stand up for Science
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
He’d hail a dog fight. (Sorry, I know that’s petty.)
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on two campaign finance cases that could forever change our elections. @davidsirota.com explains how SCOTUS is about to legalize corruption.
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Is the Supreme Court About to Legalize Corruption? (ft. David Sirota)
For decades, rich and powerful interests and their right-wing political allies have been executing a secret plot to buy
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Just a Dad 📎 @dadmakingcans.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Taking a floating paint chip out of the Reflecting Pool is vandalism. Smearing shit on the walls of the Capitol is patriotism. Got it.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 21/06/2026
How can we love America when MAGA has taken over the nation's anniversary? @monacharen.bsky.social finds some hope in the misery surrounding July 4th this year.
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How to Keep Loving America
Even when it hurts.
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
And the water in the Reflecting Pool is crystal clear. The only thing that’s crystal clear is that no one at the top of our government is capable of telling the truth. The question is, how do any of them—or most Republicans in Congress—stand up? They have no spines.
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
“I don't really understand these things.” Well, he is telling the truth. There’s that. And this is who Trump chooses to negotiate with…anyone?
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Gov. Walz on the Reflecting Pool fiasco: “Found an imaginary problem, said only they could fix it, didn’t listen to experts, hired buddies who grifted millions, failed miserably, bragged how great it went. The entire Trump presidency in a nutshell.” He’s destroying our capitol, as our democracy.
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
It’s not by accident that so many of the photos on the UFC event frame the stage with the White House backdrop, rather than showing “the Claw”, which the vast no. of Americans polled despise.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
maybe this is widely known, but I only learned it when were in Japan: every Japanese school child starts the day by coming into school 45 minutes before school stars and cleaning the whole building together.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Which Iran Peace deal would you buy? A) $300B Trump Deal B) $1.7B Obama Deal
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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Oh, and relatedly--all the resistance we're seeing to data centers? That's not China's doing. Real Americans just actually really don't like this! www.wired.com/story/china-...
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China Didn’t Make Americans Hate Data Centers
GOP lawmakers, tech investors, and even OpenAI have tied the anti-data-center movement in the US to Chinese interference. Experts say it’s much more complicated than that.
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Kinda like ‘a concept of a plan’ for health care? If he’d been hired by a business to negotiate anything, he’d have been fired long ago. If he were the CEO of a business not owned by him… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump reportedly tells Putin he is prepared to help end war in Ukraine
Trump also says in ‘friendly and frank’ phone call that US is nearing peace deal with Iran, according to Putin adviser
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
“The [UFC spectacle] may offer brief respite for a president also consumed with an unpopular war, rising inflation, plunging poll numbers and a foe not even he can bully, bomb or outrun: Father Time.” Note: The Epstein Files have been erased from the news. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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As Donald Trump turns 80, he faces a foe he can never defeat: Father Time. That’s a problem for us all
Alarm over the judgment and behaviour of the world’s most powerful man, and the consequent risks to the world, can only get worse
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Janet S @maysanityprevail.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
If election integrity is such an urgent concern, why is Trump’s Justice Department reportedly dismantling some of the very systems designed to monitor it?
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CloudStrife @sstrife.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Anyone who watched that man throw a hissy fit and walk out of the interview and still thinks women are too emotional to lead needs their head checked.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Private prison company GEO Group, which runs Delaney Hall, gave $1M+ to Trump's Super PAC in 2024 and his inauguration in 2025. Not only has Trump since rewarded GEO with billions in ICE contracts, but a top former GEO executive has now been named acting ICE director. Cashing in on cruelty.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
California just made it a literal felony for federal agents or law enforcement to touch ballots or tamper with voting machines without a warrant. Gov. Newsom just drew a massive line in the sand against regime interference: 👇 www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/8-resistan...
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Taxpayers bleed between $132,000 and $197,000 every single day to fund the private cages at Delaney Hall. When public funds turn a profit for private prison corporations, human suffering becomes a highly lucrative business model. We break down the math behind this wealth-extraction machine. (1/10)
Graphic slide with a stark cream background and clean dark typography. The headline reads "The Million-Dollar Cage". The body text reads: "It costs taxpayers between $132,000 and $197,000 every single day to run Delaney Hall, New Jersey’s massive private immigration detention center. Right now, between 807 and 905 human beings are locked inside. When public funds turn a profit for a private prison corporation, human suffering becomes a highly lucrative business model."
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
To see how important US science is, consider measurements of changes in ocean heat content. US data are ~53% of the total. Over half! But removing the US data is worse than randomly removing 80% of the total data, because unlike other countries, the US makes measurements everywhere. 🧪🌊
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Critical dependence of global ocean heat monitoring on the ocean observing system - Nature Climate Change
International collaboration has facilitated a global ocean observing system, providing data to measure ocean heat content at a resolution that enables the tracking of climate change. This study looks ...
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sp-fxx.bsky.social @sp-fxx.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I appreciate the effort of my senator but the fact that this country allows for-profit concentration camps is beyond comprehension. It’s evil on steroids. It’s on a par with pedophilia and its coverup, ignoring the consequences of climate change and stealing from a cancer charity.
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Week Two of 250 to 250:
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Week Two in 250 to 250
This was the second week of videos from the 250 to 250 Project that we’re producing to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
How we beat back the corporate takeover of America: 1. Break up corporate monopolies 2. Continue building union power 3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
I know we are being drowned with pleas for donations, but please read this & consider sending Adam Hamawy some $. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The army doctor who came back from Gaza and is leading a New Jersey congressional race
Frontrunner Adam Hamawy has gone from political nobody to endorsements from Bernie Sanders, AOC and Ilhan Omar
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
BRAVO to the creative lawyering by the Town of Social Circle, GA (pop. 5,000)! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Georgia town’s novel strategy to fight ICE jail plan impresses legal experts
Town of Social Circle’s complaint invokes ‘public nuisance’ law that scholars say could have impact for other localities
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
This made my week—and parted the cloud over my spirit. Hope it does for you, too. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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A Truly Amazing Exercise of Justice
This Week's Joseph N. Welch Awardees for Courage in the Face of Tyranny
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Jenny Splitter @jennysplitter.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
I’d love to see local biodiversity efforts that teach you about what plants and trees to put in your yard paired with planetary biodiversity action like swapping your beef for beans.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 31/05/2026
"Pretty much what many of us expected, and what many others are now learning the hard way." But it isn't too late to undo the damage. ICYMI @jilldlawrence.bsky.social:
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An Inventory of Trump’s Second-Term Wreckage
‘Betrayed,’ a new summary of the appalling damage so far, is a midterms turnout tool—and hopefully a roadmap for repair.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
What an absolute mess and a complete disgrace!
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Exactly as preducted and estimated. www.propublica.org/article/loui...
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Louisiana’s Tough-on-Crime Policies Stand to Cost Taxpayers Millions More for Years to Come
The governor’s office has dismissed experts’ concerns that his criminal justice rollbacks could swell the prison population and plunge the state into financial disaster. We analyzed how his policies h...
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Let’s line up the members of Trump’s cabinet and ask them each to drink a 16 oz glass of water from downstream of a Teflon factory…or, better, a military fire fighters’ practice facility. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
👇🏽 🎯
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
On the recent reporting in the Guardian on Kash Patel’s snorkeling tour of the USS Arizona Memorial: This is a junket. At our expense.
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
If you want to watch a wonderful, uplifting, funny & timely documentary, watch “Marty: Life Is Short” on Netflix. (about Martin Short and his close-knit family and circle of friends) Long Live Snug Harbor. — a lively respite from all the tragedy and destruction around us.
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Not where you think he’s going—well worth the 3 min to listen to the end. This has shifted my perspective and understanding - of, among other things, how so many people are still MAGA supporters - and, partly, why so many under 40 don’t vote.
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
“To mark his birthday, the Natural History Museum has named a newly discovered species of parasitic wasp – Attenboroughnculus tau – after him….” Kew Gardens calls on people to “honour Attenborough by taking greater care of plants and fungi.“ How perfect. How Attenborough.
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Lane Trippe @ltrippe.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Happy birthday, to our treasure. He has changed how we see and value our worlds—seen and unseen. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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‘The greatest ambassador for life on Earth’: Tributes paid to David Attenborough on his 100th birthday
Naturalist says he has been ‘overwhelmed by greetings’ as milestone is marked with event at Royal Albert Hall
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