Blair Forlaw
@blairforlaw.bsky.social
Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, Stewardship. Quaker SPICES from generations back. Docent at NMAAHC. Big on family.
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Religious Left: still a thing.
Warnock: He's got a lot of nerve saying that I'm using faith to divide people. This is a man who literally had protesters gassed and beaten down so he could hold up a bible in front of a church.
December 18, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Religious Left: still a thing.
NC was the first state to include public education as a right for young citizens in its new post-Civil War Constitution of 1868. An interracial Fusion Party fought for state funding for this right until defeated in the Wilmington Massacre of 1898. Now this?! Beyond backwards.
NC rates an F. An "F." Let that sink in. #ncpol
Education Law Center "Making the Grade" report rates North Carolina last in the nation for school funding effort and gives the state an F. #WFDD #Education #SchoolFunding
December 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
NC was the first state to include public education as a right for young citizens in its new post-Civil War Constitution of 1868. An interracial Fusion Party fought for state funding for this right until defeated in the Wilmington Massacre of 1898. Now this?! Beyond backwards.
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Severe weather conditions are causing damaged buildings in Gaza to collapse leading to further tragic losses of life.
It is imperative that more humanitarian assistance, including durable shelter items are brought in.
It is imperative that more humanitarian assistance, including durable shelter items are brought in.
December 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Severe weather conditions are causing damaged buildings in Gaza to collapse leading to further tragic losses of life.
It is imperative that more humanitarian assistance, including durable shelter items are brought in.
It is imperative that more humanitarian assistance, including durable shelter items are brought in.
This dialogue was excellent -- so informative and heartening to feel the brave leadership you represent. Thank you.
📽️ICYMI: Janai Nelson, President of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, joined Marc Elias to reveal how democracy is still shaped by race and power, and how the Supreme Court and partisan lawmakers are rolling back hard-won rights for minority voters.
https://youtu.be/eWvZ2R2dCAg
https://youtu.be/eWvZ2R2dCAg
Why Courts Have Failed the Voting Rights Movement
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This dialogue was excellent -- so informative and heartening to feel the brave leadership you represent. Thank you.
Please do not just fade into the background. Can't you people get together now that you are out from under the pressure of keeping your seats and do something helpful to the cause of truth and democracy? Act!
NEW: Rep. Dan Newhouse — one of 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol — announced he will not seek reelection.
Dan Newhouse will not run for reelection
Newhouse was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack at the Capitol.
www.politico.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Please do not just fade into the background. Can't you people get together now that you are out from under the pressure of keeping your seats and do something helpful to the cause of truth and democracy? Act!
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Despite anti-drug rhetoric, Trump has granted clemency to 100 people accused of drug-related crimes
That includes felon Juan Orlando Hernández who is responsible for importing 400 tons of cocaine AND felon Ross Upbricht, a notorious internet drug trafficker
That includes felon Juan Orlando Hernández who is responsible for importing 400 tons of cocaine AND felon Ross Upbricht, a notorious internet drug trafficker
December 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Despite anti-drug rhetoric, Trump has granted clemency to 100 people accused of drug-related crimes
That includes felon Juan Orlando Hernández who is responsible for importing 400 tons of cocaine AND felon Ross Upbricht, a notorious internet drug trafficker
That includes felon Juan Orlando Hernández who is responsible for importing 400 tons of cocaine AND felon Ross Upbricht, a notorious internet drug trafficker
Someone who knows please explain what he means by “all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us.” I thought this was about fentanyl??
The is a declaration and act of war without congressional approval, and imperialistic jingoism.
December 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Someone who knows please explain what he means by “all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us.” I thought this was about fentanyl??
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Every major news organization should be writing about how insane this is and how, if he takes this country to war (tomorrow?), it is the act of a madman.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Every major news organization should be writing about how insane this is and how, if he takes this country to war (tomorrow?), it is the act of a madman.
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Hegseth repeatedly misled the public about this strike.
The boat was headed for Suriname, not the U.S.
It wasn't carrying fentanyl.
The survivors didn't "radio for backup."
This strike was illegal, and Hegseth is trying to cover up what happened by refusing to release video.
The boat was headed for Suriname, not the U.S.
It wasn't carrying fentanyl.
The survivors didn't "radio for backup."
This strike was illegal, and Hegseth is trying to cover up what happened by refusing to release video.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Pentagon will not publicly release unedited video of a strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a boat allegedly carrying cocaine in the Caribbean. https://to.pbs.org/4pZJb8p
Hegseth says he won't publicly release video of boat strike that killed survivors in the Caribbean
Hegseth said that members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee would have an opportunity this week to review the video, but did not say whether all members of Congress would be allowed to ...
to.pbs.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Hegseth repeatedly misled the public about this strike.
The boat was headed for Suriname, not the U.S.
It wasn't carrying fentanyl.
The survivors didn't "radio for backup."
This strike was illegal, and Hegseth is trying to cover up what happened by refusing to release video.
The boat was headed for Suriname, not the U.S.
It wasn't carrying fentanyl.
The survivors didn't "radio for backup."
This strike was illegal, and Hegseth is trying to cover up what happened by refusing to release video.
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In the halls of the U.S. Capitol, the statue of a Black teenager who fought against segregation will replace a Confederate general who fought to preserve slavery.
Statue of Black teen who fought segregation replaces Robert E. Lee at U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns was only 16 when she led a walkout in 1951 to protest horrendous conditions at her segregated high school for Black students in rural Farmville, Virginia.
wapo.st
December 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
In the halls of the U.S. Capitol, the statue of a Black teenager who fought against segregation will replace a Confederate general who fought to preserve slavery.
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I actually have a whole paper on this! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I actually have a whole paper on this! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Outstanding news! Want to learn more about Barbara Johns and her inspiring, courageous story? Visit us at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. She's well represented on Level L3. I hope to see you there.
At 4:30 am on a night in December 2020, I recorded the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue from the U.S. Capitol. Today, he'll be replaced by Barbara Rose Johns, who led a protest of conditions in her all-Black school in Farmville that eventually helped end segregation in America.
December 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Outstanding news! Want to learn more about Barbara Johns and her inspiring, courageous story? Visit us at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. She's well represented on Level L3. I hope to see you there.
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The bystander who tackled one of the gunmen in the attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney was seriously injured, according to Australian officials, who on Monday identified him as Ahmed el Ahmed. He is recovering in a hospital.
Ahmed el Ahmed, Who Tackled One of the Bondi Beach Gunmen, Is Recovering in Hospital
Mr. el Ahmed’s bravery in disarming one of the gunmen was praised by Australian officials and a video of his actions went viral worldwide. He is recovering in a hospital.
nyti.ms
December 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The bystander who tackled one of the gunmen in the attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney was seriously injured, according to Australian officials, who on Monday identified him as Ahmed el Ahmed. He is recovering in a hospital.
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So there is already an ai-generated whitewashing campaign to bury the name of the Muslim man, Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters, and replace his identity with a white guy name and that’s why even a thimble of our potable water powering this tech is too fucking much.
December 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
So there is already an ai-generated whitewashing campaign to bury the name of the Muslim man, Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters, and replace his identity with a white guy name and that’s why even a thimble of our potable water powering this tech is too fucking much.
"Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free..."
The attorneys general of 20 states sued the Trump administration on Friday over its decision to impose a $100,000 fee on visas for skilled foreign workers.
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Fee Faces Lawsuit
California and New York are among the states arguing that the Trump administration’s decision to charge that fee for skilled foreign workers is illegal.
nyti.ms
December 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free..."
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“In 2029 we will rebuild the White House as it was, and pay for it by seizing the assets of the Trump family.”
It is important to promise, now, that whatever Trump builds at the White House will be torn down as soon as he leaves.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/if-he-buil...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/if-he-buil...
If He Builds It, Tear It Down
Pendulums must swing.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“In 2029 we will rebuild the White House as it was, and pay for it by seizing the assets of the Trump family.”
Also, Trump said that he eradicated ISIS in 2024. You're saying he didn't tell us the truth? Just wow...
The last time we saw the Syrian president was when he was in the Oval Office and Trump was spraying his Trump Fragrance cologne on him while they had a love fest.
December 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Also, Trump said that he eradicated ISIS in 2024. You're saying he didn't tell us the truth? Just wow...
Proud of Indiana for standing up and doing the right thing. Whine away, Loser POTUS. We are onto you.
He spends all his time building a ballroom, playing golf, receiving awards, getting praised, posting QAnon content, yelling at female reporters, and attacking Republicans.
December 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Proud of Indiana for standing up and doing the right thing. Whine away, Loser POTUS. We are onto you.
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'We can't be bullied': How Trump and the GOP's redistricting push in Indiana backfired
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
'We can't be bullied': How Trump and the GOP's redistricting push in Indiana backfired
Aggressive tactics employed by Trump and his allies did not sit well with state lawmakers, who delivered a major political blow to national Republicans ahead of the midterms.
www.nbcnews.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
'We can't be bullied': How Trump and the GOP's redistricting push in Indiana backfired
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
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Great read.
Seven conclusions about what we've learned about Trumpism and the resilience of American democracy across 2025 — the big one: Donald Trump is losing. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/donald-tru...
Donald Trump is losing.
Seven conclusions as 2025 winds down.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
December 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Great read.
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The executive can't command states to do anything
Trump has signed an executive order blocking states from making their own guardrails around artificial intelligence
Trump Signs Order Blocking States From Enforcing Their Own AI Guardrails
www.huffpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The executive can't command states to do anything
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Good God
As someone who has lived in nearly half a dozen western democracies. None of the other OECD countries have these problems. Coalition governments and accountability to voters are the way everybody else prevents government abuse. The US is unique in government wanting to abuse some of it's citizens.
December 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Good God