Gregory Lisa
@gregorylisa.bsky.social
Formerly FinCEN, CFPB, and U.S. Department of Justice. Currently Sr. Counsel at Hogan Lovells. If failure is learning, then brilliance is my destiny. Views are my own & and do not necessarily represent the views of Hogan Lovells or its clients/personnel.
I thought I was the only person who noticed this. Glad it’s not just me.
Without going into all the other theories this photo inspires...the person in the mirror reflection is super creepy. Like a bit of Gothic horror meets Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
(Art, but make it politics) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kYz...
(Art, but make it politics) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kYz...
September 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I thought I was the only person who noticed this. Glad it’s not just me.
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I want you guys to understand something. There aren't 65 million immigrants in this country, but there are 65 million Latinos.
They're using the same language and tactics they once used against Black people and Indigenous people.
This is ethnic cleansing.
They're using the same language and tactics they once used against Black people and Indigenous people.
This is ethnic cleansing.
July 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I want you guys to understand something. There aren't 65 million immigrants in this country, but there are 65 million Latinos.
They're using the same language and tactics they once used against Black people and Indigenous people.
This is ethnic cleansing.
They're using the same language and tactics they once used against Black people and Indigenous people.
This is ethnic cleansing.
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democratic activist: This is illegal, you can't arrest me!
ICE goon, stuffing him into a sack: sure pal, get in the bag
democratic leadership: we need to cool the heated rhetoric on both sides, also donate now to fight fascism!
ICE goon, stuffing him into a sack: sure pal, get in the bag
democratic leadership: we need to cool the heated rhetoric on both sides, also donate now to fight fascism!
June 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
democratic activist: This is illegal, you can't arrest me!
ICE goon, stuffing him into a sack: sure pal, get in the bag
democratic leadership: we need to cool the heated rhetoric on both sides, also donate now to fight fascism!
ICE goon, stuffing him into a sack: sure pal, get in the bag
democratic leadership: we need to cool the heated rhetoric on both sides, also donate now to fight fascism!
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GOP Sen. Joni Ernst responds to voters saying that cutting Medicaid will kill them: “Well, we all are going to die.”
May 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst responds to voters saying that cutting Medicaid will kill them: “Well, we all are going to die.”
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asked a magic 8 ball if 2025 was going to get any better and it collapsed in on itself like a dying star
May 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
asked a magic 8 ball if 2025 was going to get any better and it collapsed in on itself like a dying star
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you have to stop being a controlling know-it-all... just listen to me, i know exactly how you need to do that
May 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
you have to stop being a controlling know-it-all... just listen to me, i know exactly how you need to do that
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you are free to post what you want on the internet and we are free to judge you for it
May 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
you are free to post what you want on the internet and we are free to judge you for it
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In case anyone is struggling with what happened last week, like I am, I’ve written ten ways we can take care of ourselves.
#1. Exercise. At a time like this when we can’t help but let our thoughts get carried away with themselves, we have to do what we can to get out of our own heads.
#1. Exercise. At a time like this when we can’t help but let our thoughts get carried away with themselves, we have to do what we can to get out of our own heads.
November 11, 2024 at 11:58 PM
In case anyone is struggling with what happened last week, like I am, I’ve written ten ways we can take care of ourselves.
#1. Exercise. At a time like this when we can’t help but let our thoughts get carried away with themselves, we have to do what we can to get out of our own heads.
#1. Exercise. At a time like this when we can’t help but let our thoughts get carried away with themselves, we have to do what we can to get out of our own heads.
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Serious questions for my friends who are partners at these firms:
- would you now take on a matter (paid or pro bono) that required you to be adverse to Trump?
- if Trump now demands you take a matter for him that was blatantly unconstitutional (say, defending no-process renditions), would you?
- would you now take on a matter (paid or pro bono) that required you to be adverse to Trump?
- if Trump now demands you take a matter for him that was blatantly unconstitutional (say, defending no-process renditions), would you?
Here is an up to date list of Big Law collaborators along with how much in free legal services they have pledged to Trump's causes.
Paul Weiss 40M
Cadwalader 100M
Milbank 100M
Skadden Arps 100M
Willkie Farr 100M
A&O Shearman 125M
Kirkland & Ellis 125M
Latham & Watkins 125M
Simpson Thacher 125M
Paul Weiss 40M
Cadwalader 100M
Milbank 100M
Skadden Arps 100M
Willkie Farr 100M
A&O Shearman 125M
Kirkland & Ellis 125M
Latham & Watkins 125M
Simpson Thacher 125M
April 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Serious questions for my friends who are partners at these firms:
- would you now take on a matter (paid or pro bono) that required you to be adverse to Trump?
- if Trump now demands you take a matter for him that was blatantly unconstitutional (say, defending no-process renditions), would you?
- would you now take on a matter (paid or pro bono) that required you to be adverse to Trump?
- if Trump now demands you take a matter for him that was blatantly unconstitutional (say, defending no-process renditions), would you?
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Alright, I think people knew of the tariff pause and traded it beforehand.
You can see before Trump posted "buy" on Truth Social, traders opened $QQQ $TQQQ and $SPY calls
RIGHT BEFORE THE NEWS, someone opened $SPY 509 calls, expiring TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those calls are up 2100% in one hour.
You can see before Trump posted "buy" on Truth Social, traders opened $QQQ $TQQQ and $SPY calls
RIGHT BEFORE THE NEWS, someone opened $SPY 509 calls, expiring TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those calls are up 2100% in one hour.
April 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Alright, I think people knew of the tariff pause and traded it beforehand.
You can see before Trump posted "buy" on Truth Social, traders opened $QQQ $TQQQ and $SPY calls
RIGHT BEFORE THE NEWS, someone opened $SPY 509 calls, expiring TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those calls are up 2100% in one hour.
You can see before Trump posted "buy" on Truth Social, traders opened $QQQ $TQQQ and $SPY calls
RIGHT BEFORE THE NEWS, someone opened $SPY 509 calls, expiring TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those calls are up 2100% in one hour.
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An extraordinary separate dissent from Justice Jackson accuses the majority of trying to pass off its dirty work under the cover of the shadow docket and explicitly invokes Korematsu, the Japanese internment case. Wow. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
April 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
An extraordinary separate dissent from Justice Jackson accuses the majority of trying to pass off its dirty work under the cover of the shadow docket and explicitly invokes Korematsu, the Japanese internment case. Wow. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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Arresting someone without charge, explanation, or due process to silence dissent is unconstitutional. This type of thing happens in dictatorships, not America.
You don’t have to agree with Mahmoud Khalil to defend his rights—if his freedoms can be taken by the Trump administration, so can yours.
You don’t have to agree with Mahmoud Khalil to defend his rights—if his freedoms can be taken by the Trump administration, so can yours.
March 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Arresting someone without charge, explanation, or due process to silence dissent is unconstitutional. This type of thing happens in dictatorships, not America.
You don’t have to agree with Mahmoud Khalil to defend his rights—if his freedoms can be taken by the Trump administration, so can yours.
You don’t have to agree with Mahmoud Khalil to defend his rights—if his freedoms can be taken by the Trump administration, so can yours.
Choose your (horrific) adventure: (1) the WH accidentally let an unapproved visitor from [checks notes] Russian state media into Oval near the President and the President of the sovereign nation that it had invaded; or (2) the WH intentionally let this rep from Russia State media & then lied.
Hi, former White House intern, DNC communications staffer, and re-election team partner here:
One does not ‘slip’ into the Oval Office. Does not. Period, ever. That’s not a thing.
One does not ‘slip’ into the Oval Office. Does not. Period, ever. That’s not a thing.
Someone from Russian state media just slips into the Oval Office?????
March 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Choose your (horrific) adventure: (1) the WH accidentally let an unapproved visitor from [checks notes] Russian state media into Oval near the President and the President of the sovereign nation that it had invaded; or (2) the WH intentionally let this rep from Russia State media & then lied.
Tom Nichols in The Atlantic: "The president of the United States ambushed a loyal ally, presumably so that he can soon make a deal with the dictator of Russia to sell out a European nation fighting for its very existence."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
It Was an Ambush
Today marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy.
www.theatlantic.com
March 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Tom Nichols in The Atlantic: "The president of the United States ambushed a loyal ally, presumably so that he can soon make a deal with the dictator of Russia to sell out a European nation fighting for its very existence."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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I logged onto LinkedIn today expecting to see my feed filled with outrage from the lawyer connections I have – most of whom are former federal government attorneys who now work outside the federal government in private practice or in the private sector. Per a Tuesday Executive Order, /1
February 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I logged onto LinkedIn today expecting to see my feed filled with outrage from the lawyer connections I have – most of whom are former federal government attorneys who now work outside the federal government in private practice or in the private sector. Per a Tuesday Executive Order, /1
Let’s call it what it is: DOGE is promoting fraud—it’s falsely embellishing its own efficacy while undermining actual accountability offices.
Last week, DOGE posted an online “wall of receipts,” celebrating how much it had saved by canceling federal contracts. Now it has deleted all of the 5 biggest “savings” on that original list, after NYT and other outlets pointed out errors. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week (Gift Article)
The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Let’s call it what it is: DOGE is promoting fraud—it’s falsely embellishing its own efficacy while undermining actual accountability offices.
Why get all spun up about Trump's "I may run for a third term in 2028" nonsense? It's a distraction, at best. And not even the GOP really wants it. But if an Obama v. Trump election (them: "but, but, but....!") is in the cards, fine.
But either way, it's just a distraction from issues of 2025.
But either way, it's just a distraction from issues of 2025.
February 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Why get all spun up about Trump's "I may run for a third term in 2028" nonsense? It's a distraction, at best. And not even the GOP really wants it. But if an Obama v. Trump election (them: "but, but, but....!") is in the cards, fine.
But either way, it's just a distraction from issues of 2025.
But either way, it's just a distraction from issues of 2025.
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@mcuban.bsky.social is right. We will not--as progressives, or as humans--survive by running away from--and vilifying--emerging technology. That doesn't mean that we can't have reasoned, thoughtful discussions about what (if any) controls we may want/need, but just throwing rocks isn't the answer.
I have to admit that I've been surprised at the level of hate at AI LLMs.
There is finally a tool that allows those without access to an advanced education to self learn, anywhere , anytime. To get answers to questions, (even if sometimes wrong) , that they would otherwise never have access to
There is finally a tool that allows those without access to an advanced education to self learn, anywhere , anytime. To get answers to questions, (even if sometimes wrong) , that they would otherwise never have access to
Nag. Sorry. I can't abide the pocket lining any more. You've been a better billionaire than most, but at the end if the day, it's all just a meal ticket for you. Gross.
February 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
@mcuban.bsky.social is right. We will not--as progressives, or as humans--survive by running away from--and vilifying--emerging technology. That doesn't mean that we can't have reasoned, thoughtful discussions about what (if any) controls we may want/need, but just throwing rocks isn't the answer.
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Musk, Sunday, 3:31 p.m.: “One of the first things Hitler did upon gaining power was apply aggressive censorship.”
Musk, Sunday, 9:15 p.m.: “60 Minutes are the biggest liars in the world! They engaged in deliberate deception to interfere with the last election. They deserve a long prison sentence.”
Musk, Sunday, 9:15 p.m.: “60 Minutes are the biggest liars in the world! They engaged in deliberate deception to interfere with the last election. They deserve a long prison sentence.”
February 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Musk, Sunday, 3:31 p.m.: “One of the first things Hitler did upon gaining power was apply aggressive censorship.”
Musk, Sunday, 9:15 p.m.: “60 Minutes are the biggest liars in the world! They engaged in deliberate deception to interfere with the last election. They deserve a long prison sentence.”
Musk, Sunday, 9:15 p.m.: “60 Minutes are the biggest liars in the world! They engaged in deliberate deception to interfere with the last election. They deserve a long prison sentence.”
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Neo-Nazi terrorist and convicted mass murderer Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway in 2011, cited this same Napoleon quote in his manifesto.
February 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Neo-Nazi terrorist and convicted mass murderer Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway in 2011, cited this same Napoleon quote in his manifesto.
I think it's time to audit DOGE.
February 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I think it's time to audit DOGE.
Yoo-hoo, oligarchs! If you don't think that this will affect you, your companies, your investments, and your children and their children, then you're either smoking it with a pipe or shooting it in the arm. My guess is that @profgalloway.com will be discussing this during @pivotpod.bsky.social soon.
New type of U.S. Treasury default just dropped: the fascist clowns in charge accidentally/intentionally declaring some of the debt invalid.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
February 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Yoo-hoo, oligarchs! If you don't think that this will affect you, your companies, your investments, and your children and their children, then you're either smoking it with a pipe or shooting it in the arm. My guess is that @profgalloway.com will be discussing this during @pivotpod.bsky.social soon.