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Paula Lorona, Esq.

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Founding attorney at the Law Office of Paula Lorona, PLLC. Arizona born and raised.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Republican members of the Georgia State Election Board (SEB) adopted a resolution Monday seeking the Trump administration to intervene in a vague crusade against the state’s voting system just weeks before the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Georgia election board asks for Trump admin to help go after state’s voting machines
“I think this is federal overreach," the board's lone Democrat warned.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The empathetic folks at Mar-a-Lago react to hearing you lost your healthcare, your child has measles, and you can't afford to gas up your truck:
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seranine @seranine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"At Cornell University, it turns out that protesting genocide is a removable offense. But meanwhile, drugging, trafficking, and raping a woman is a writing assignment."
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Yep...
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Meanwhile this is also some newly uncovered ‘rogue’ behavior by OpenAI’s technology that deserves a lot more attention in the United States. It certainly has Canada’s attention. www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
motherjones.com
ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
And now DHS is out with a FAST denial, considering it’s midnight on a Saturday.
Post at 11:50 PM: Homeland Security @DHSgov
X.com
This is false. No one is off the table. We will continue to arrest any and all illegal aliens that come into our path.
Anyone in our country illegally will be arrested and deported.
In an effort to protect American citizens, ICE has initiated a nationwide public safety surge in sanctuary cities where our brave officers will be targeting criminal illegal aliens—many released from jails by sanctuary politicians—including murderers, rapists, child predators, and gang members.

Underlying quote tweet excerpted below. 
Jennie Taer • @JennieSTaer • 2h
SCOOP: ICE officers across the country were told this weekend to stop arresting non-criminals, agency sources tell @realDailyWire
Now, ICE may only arrest illegal immigrants…
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Yeah, it doesn’t seem like the NYT has given any coverage to the frat gang rape scandal at Cornell. Not as important as Oberlin’s banh mi or Harvard’s eating clubs I guess
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Kris Mayes @krismayes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
My opponent doesn’t have the experience necessary to protect Arizonans or uphold the rule of law. This week, a growing number of Arizona law enforcement leaders, sheriffs, retired police chiefs, US Attorneys, former AGs, and career prosecutors are announcing their support of my campaign.
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Kris Mayes @krismayes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The time is now. Early voting starts in 18 days 🚨
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CYNC Verity Media @cvmedia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Peter Thiel says being “evil” at least means being competent, and can make you “kind of good” because you get things done. From Palantir to government surveillance, the deeper question is what happens when power prizes results over accountability. #PeterThiel #Palantir
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Meanwhile in Indiana… @robertlandrumjr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What you need to know to vote in Indiana’s 2026 General Election. Check your voter registration, find a polling place, and learn the ID rules.
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What you need to know to vote in Indiana’s 2026 General Election
Check your voter registration, find a polling place and learn the ID rules.
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Heritage Foundation, the largest conservative think tank, is leading the charge against America’s public school system. See the post below. As I discovered, they’re simultaneously trying to replace public schools with Christian nationalist ones: civildefenseinstitute.org/features/her...
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"About five million people in the country have already lost SNAP benefits — the government’s primary anti-hunger tool — because of the Trump/GOP bill... One retiree in Ohio described SNAP benefits as a 'lifeline.' Her benefits dropped in March from $250 to $44" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
nytimes.com
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Is Starting to Bite Before the Midterm Elections
The tax cuts in President Trump’s signature achievement were the Republicans’ answer to voters’ economic struggles, but its health care and food assistance cuts are taking a toll.
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Dagnabitalltoheck (she/her) @dagnabitalltoheck.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our Fed govt in an election year.🤬🤬🤬 ”Ryan Garton, 56, told The AP that he saw the agents pinning down the man, who was Black, on the side of the road. His upper right eye socket & temple were swollen as if he had been punched” & his face was scraped “as if it had been ground into the sidewalk,” .
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US citizen injured in Illinois after ICE agents mistook him for fugitive and tried to arrest him
A man was left bloodied and injured in an encounter with immigration enforcement agents in a Chicago suburb.
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 24/09/2026
So, JD Vance is a national security threat. Got it.
newrepublic.com
JD Vance Planted the Story That Sparked White House Media Ban
The White House says a media ban is needed to protect national security. But one of the stories it cited as a threat came straight from the vice president.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
LOL -- The White House pool is boycotting Trump, but Real America's Voice is trying to fill in the gap. Unfortunately they haven't yet figured out how microphones work so Trump is still yelling into the void.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
RFK Jr.’s CDC isn’t letting states order COVID-19 shots for kids, blocking access arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
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RFK Jr.'s CDC isn’t letting states order COVID-19 shots for kids, blocking access
US health deptartment said it wants to ensure the vaccine orders are "appropriate."
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Six people bought VIP tickets to Patriot’s Day Freedom Fest, featuring Kid Rock, “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” GOP Rep. James Comer and candidate Ed Gallrein. It was canceled. www.cleveland.com/entertainmen...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 23/09/2026
A 36-year-old Costa Rican man whose family says he complained of not receiving proper care for his diabetes is the third detainee in less than six months to die at a U.S.
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Costa Rican man complained of lack of care for diabetes before his death in ICE custody, family says
A 36-year-old Costa Rican man whose family says he complained of not receiving proper care for his diabetes is the third detainee in less than six months to die at a U.S.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 22/09/2026
Hope for UK mothers accused of child abduction after fleeing domestic violence
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Hope for UK mothers accused of child abduction after fleeing domestic violence
Women escaping abusive partners abroad could get new protections from legal analysis of Hague convention British mothers who bring their children with them when returning to the UK after fleeing from domestic abuse abroad – which can lead to them being accused of abduction – could be given greater legal protection and support. The government has agreed to examine how domestic abuse features in international child abduction cases, with a view to giving survivors of domestic abuse more help fighting partners’ demands that they return children to their home countries. In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org. Continue reading...
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Israeli attacks on Gaza since 2023 killed at least 73,795 people, wounded more than 174,800. More than 20,000 children killed, 44,000 injured. Thousands of children have lost limbs, while roughly 17,000 have been left unaccompanied or orphaned. The US is directly complicit in this atrocity.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The way to look at this is George bush is trying to help Donald trump retain power on the Hill
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
👇🏽 #AbolishICE
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 21/09/2026
for your future voting knowledge, Gavin Newsom was central in pressuring the AGs to settle their antitrust lawsuit against Paramount:
deadline.com
Done! Paramount Settles Antitrust Suit, Set To Seal Deal For Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount agreed to settle an antitrust suit by a dozen State Attorneys General led by California's Rob Bonta, the last obstacle to its merger with WBD.
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 21/09/2026
California, one of the largest US legal markets, has joined Colorado and Illinois in enacting legislation to limit investor influence in law firms amid surging interest in deals that allow outside capital to fuel lawyers' business.
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Newsom signs bill limiting investor influence in California law firms
California, one of the largest US legal markets, has joined Colorado and Illinois in enacting legislation to limit investor influence in law ​firms amid surging interest in deals that allow outside capital to ‌fuel lawyers' business.
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Shooting an unarmed DoorDash driver in broad daylight in Austin, TX is horrific. Wilber Perez was no threat, yet ICE opened fire. This unchecked state-sanctioned violence endangers everyone. We demand full body-cam footage and immediate accountability now!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/09/2026
California has settled with Paramount. The Warner Bros. merger will apparently go forward. I guess anti-trust violations are okay? www.cnbc.com/2026/09/21/p...
cnbc.com
Paramount and state AGs will settle lawsuit, allowing Warner Bros. merger to proceed, reports say
The antitrust lawsuit threatened to delay Paramount's acquisition until mid-2027 and to cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars in fees.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Just joining the Russian economic sphere I guess.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is about one thing and one thing alone. Steering our research dollars for cancer, heart disease, and new infectious diseases to Trump’s political allies and friends.
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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 20/09/2026
Hegseth eliminated the reviews and approvals designed to prevent civilian casualties, to avoid culpability for war crimes, figuring "hey, we thought the [boat / school / whatever] was a legitimate target" would be a viable excuse. This can't be allowed.. He must be criminally prosecuted.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A cop in rural Texas pulls over a Latino. He demands papers; doesn’t get any. Arrests the guy, throws him in a local jail cell. Hours later, GardaWorld staff show up to put him on a bus with a dozen others. They drive him to the nearest ICE jail; a bus service for the machine of mass deportation.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 19/09/2026
New details about President Donald Trump's secret deal with drug companies emerged Saturday, enraging watchdogs who call the promised benefit to the public a "mirage.
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Trump's drug 'mirage' exposed as watchdog cries foul: 'Handing out favors to Big Pharma'
New details about President Donald Trump's secret deal with drug companies emerged Saturday, enraging watchdogs who call the promised benefit to the public a "mirage."Documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act lawsuits reveal pharmaceutical companies were induced to raise drug prices abro...
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“Tax documents obtained by Zeteo Friday disprove the president’s repeated claims that he “saved” the revered arts center from financial collapse, and instead illustrate that Trump’s intimate involvement in the building’s affairs last year triggered the beginning of its rapid decline.“ #ETTD
newrepublic.com
New Filings Wreck Trump’s Biggest Claim About Kennedy Center Takeover
Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted the performing arts organization was on the brink of financial collapse.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Gosh, if only there were some kind of professional organization for White House journalists that existed to advocate for the First Amendment and defend the freedom of the press. They could organize together as a united front against Trump's censorship. That would be something.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 18/09/2026
Congressional investigators are scrambling to explain how F-35 jet parts loaded with classified stealth tech vanished into Hong Kong on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's watch.
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Classified stealth tech lands in Hong Kong after bizarre Pentagon blunder: report
Congressional investigators are scrambling to explain how F-35 jet parts loaded with classified stealth tech vanished into Hong Kong on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's watch.The parts have been missing since June, Politico reported on Friday. A shipment of F-35 components headed from Australia to t...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Man, I'm not sure you want to talk about who's preying on children in Texas
texastribune.org
Inside Ken Paxton’s plea deal for a child sex abuse case
Critics are pointing to two other serious felony cases that the attorney general’s prosecutors took to trial that ended in mistrials and, eventually, plea deals.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Democrats are calling on the DHS internal watchdog to open a probe into new whistleblower claims that the agency unlawfully accessed state voting records as part of the Trump administration’s escalating attempts to access state voter data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Exclusive: Senate Dems demand watchdog probe into new DHS whistleblower allegations
They said DHS's use of personal data to access voting records is "a political exercise that poses risks to national security."
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Robert Morris, a megachurch pastor and former spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump, was released after serving six months in jail after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/former-tru...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 16/09/2026
An audit report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit released this month reveals staffing challenges, a backlog of hundreds of case referrals and families left without required victims' services.
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Staffing problems stall federal investigations of missing and killed Native people
An audit report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit released this month reveals staffing challenges, a backlog of hundreds of case referrals and families left without required victims' services.
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
On January 6, 2026, Republican Austin Smith, a former Arizona lawmaker who questioned the 2020 election, admitted in a Maricopa County courtroom that he forged petition signatures, including a deceased woman’s, to secure a place on the ballot. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/arizona-la...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/09/2026
Breaking News: A state-run immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as Alligator Alcatraz used small metal cages to confine migrants, a watchdog report said.
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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages to Confine Migrants, DHS Watchdog Report Says
The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog provided new details about conditions at the now-shuttered Florida detention center.
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Dave Zirin @edgeofsports.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Cancel culture for those who say “Free Palestine.” Free Palestine. Free Macklemore. variety.com/2026/music/n...
variety.com
Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After ‘Free Palestine’ Speech
Macklemore has been dropped from the remainder of Ed Sheeran's U.S. Loop Tour.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Big Exclusive here from our new reporter: Charlottesville marcher is on his way to the Florida state legislature. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...
talkingpointsmemo.com
Exclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville. Now He’s Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.
The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives...
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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
There’s some weird idea that the alt-right disappeared after Charlottesville, but if that was the case, why do guys like this keep running for office?
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year
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DevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Ok, fair. Tip O’Neil and Reagan. Clinton and Bob Dole. Across the aisle means other politicians, not family members.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A pastor for Michael Whatley, the North Carolina GOP Senate nominee, opened with a prayer asking God to bestow "integrity and honesty." It was delivered by Pastor Daimon King, a registered sex offender twice imprisoned for convictions involving children. apnews.com/article/what...
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