Leanne Watt, Ph.D.
@leannewattphd.bsky.social
Clinical psychologist. UCLA-trained. @NBCNews THINK Op-Ed contributor. Writes @ intersection between psychology & politics. Neuroscience of trauma & attachment.
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If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
Opinion | Even a rogue marshal’s service is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law.
www.democracydocket.com
Hopeful perspective— if current admin ignores court rulings & US “Marshals go rogue,” refusing to arrest, the courts can deputize others (like probation officers, court security officers) to enforce civil contempt orders.
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"But the brightness of love seems to come from the fact that love is visible life and action." #CarlJung
#SharedFacts #EmotionLogic #BrainFunction
#SharedFacts #EmotionLogic #BrainFunction
February 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
"But the brightness of love seems to come from the fact that love is visible life and action." #CarlJung
#SharedFacts #EmotionLogic #BrainFunction
#SharedFacts #EmotionLogic #BrainFunction
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The Nobel Prizes, 5 of 6 having so far gone to US based scientists, are a reminder of why we must stand up for science against this horrid administration. Here are some great Scientist Activists to follow.
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October 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The Nobel Prizes, 5 of 6 having so far gone to US based scientists, are a reminder of why we must stand up for science against this horrid administration. Here are some great Scientist Activists to follow.
go.bsky.app/14W5Rdk
go.bsky.app/14W5Rdk
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Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."
September 24, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."
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“When the Executive publicly announces its intent to break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it.”
-Justice Sonia Sotomayor
-Justice Sonia Sotomayor
July 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“When the Executive publicly announces its intent to break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it.”
-Justice Sonia Sotomayor
-Justice Sonia Sotomayor
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You know what’s brave? Seeing ICE agents and hearing about threats of National Guard and peacefully protesting anyway
June 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
You know what’s brave? Seeing ICE agents and hearing about threats of National Guard and peacefully protesting anyway
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Kindness is activism
"Research shows that individual acts of kindness and connection can have a real impact on global change when these acts are collective."
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"Research shows that individual acts of kindness and connection can have a real impact on global change when these acts are collective."
www.fastcompany.com/91237735/cha...
Why collective micro-activism is a powerful force for change
Research shows that individual acts of kindness and connection can have a real impact on global change when these acts are collective.
www.fastcompany.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Kindness is activism
"Research shows that individual acts of kindness and connection can have a real impact on global change when these acts are collective."
www.fastcompany.com/91237735/cha...
"Research shows that individual acts of kindness and connection can have a real impact on global change when these acts are collective."
www.fastcompany.com/91237735/cha...
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Watch every second of this fiery speech last week by Letitia James.
THIS is why Trump is going after her.
THIS is why Trump is going after her.
April 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Watch every second of this fiery speech last week by Letitia James.
THIS is why Trump is going after her.
THIS is why Trump is going after her.
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To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
April 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
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These are scientists, physicians, and science educators using their voices in their times when truth and reason are under assault. I urge you to follow all.
I just did a major update. I will continue to do so.
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I just did a major update. I will continue to do so.
go.bsky.app/14W5Rdk
March 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
These are scientists, physicians, and science educators using their voices in their times when truth and reason are under assault. I urge you to follow all.
I just did a major update. I will continue to do so.
go.bsky.app/14W5Rdk
I just did a major update. I will continue to do so.
go.bsky.app/14W5Rdk
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My late wife battled ovarian and breast cancer successfully, only to die in an accident.
If the Affordable Care Act (ACA) had not been in place, we would have faced lifetime payment limits and possible denial of care for her breast cancer for which one drug alone was $100K/year
for treatment.
If the Affordable Care Act (ACA) had not been in place, we would have faced lifetime payment limits and possible denial of care for her breast cancer for which one drug alone was $100K/year
for treatment.
March 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
My late wife battled ovarian and breast cancer successfully, only to die in an accident.
If the Affordable Care Act (ACA) had not been in place, we would have faced lifetime payment limits and possible denial of care for her breast cancer for which one drug alone was $100K/year
for treatment.
If the Affordable Care Act (ACA) had not been in place, we would have faced lifetime payment limits and possible denial of care for her breast cancer for which one drug alone was $100K/year
for treatment.
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If you’re not following Leanne Watt, you’re missed out!
Hopeful perspective— if current admin ignores court rulings & US “Marshals go rogue,” refusing to arrest, the courts can deputize others (like probation officers, court security officers) to enforce civil contempt orders.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
Opinion | Even a rogue marshal’s service is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law.
www.democracydocket.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
If you’re not following Leanne Watt, you’re missed out!
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Important piece. We need to know there are people to enforce court orders. The US Marshals are supposed to enforce Court actions, but they are under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of Justice, which Trump sees as his own personal legal services agency.
Hopeful perspective— if current admin ignores court rulings & US “Marshals go rogue,” refusing to arrest, the courts can deputize others (like probation officers, court security officers) to enforce civil contempt orders.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
Opinion | Even a rogue marshal’s service is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law.
www.democracydocket.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Important piece. We need to know there are people to enforce court orders. The US Marshals are supposed to enforce Court actions, but they are under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of Justice, which Trump sees as his own personal legal services agency.
Hopeful perspective— if current admin ignores court rulings & US “Marshals go rogue,” refusing to arrest, the courts can deputize others (like probation officers, court security officers) to enforce civil contempt orders.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
Opinion | Even a rogue marshal’s service is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law.
www.democracydocket.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Hopeful perspective— if current admin ignores court rulings & US “Marshals go rogue,” refusing to arrest, the courts can deputize others (like probation officers, court security officers) to enforce civil contempt orders.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
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Look what's happening at the French Embassy in Washington DC.
March 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Look what's happening at the French Embassy in Washington DC.
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Because HERSTORY is a big subject, I created a second starter pack in honor of Women's History Month t9 identify great women posters to follow here in the friendly skies.
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March 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Because HERSTORY is a big subject, I created a second starter pack in honor of Women's History Month t9 identify great women posters to follow here in the friendly skies.
go.bsky.app/6H6m31v
go.bsky.app/6H6m31v
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A quote today from the great Julia Davis. If Europe hasn’t figured out that Trump is bringing our 80-year collective security friendship, which has served us all well, to an abrupt and catastrophic end, you know it today. You are on your own. Act accordingly.
February 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
A quote today from the great Julia Davis. If Europe hasn’t figured out that Trump is bringing our 80-year collective security friendship, which has served us all well, to an abrupt and catastrophic end, you know it today. You are on your own. Act accordingly.
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It has come to our attention that some of the parasites who "work" for the federal government were actually in charge of saving us from the bird flu. Our bad. We're trying to recruit them back to the office now. Let us know if you know where they are.
"working to swiftly rectify the situation..."
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USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them
In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
It has come to our attention that some of the parasites who "work" for the federal government were actually in charge of saving us from the bird flu. Our bad. We're trying to recruit them back to the office now. Let us know if you know where they are.
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Lifting people around the world out of poverty makes America see fewer threats from violent extremism, disease, narcotics & climate change. Foreign Aid isn’t just from the American people. It’s FOR the American people. Stand with USAID and say NO to Musk-Trump!
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Save USAID: The Greatest Agency You Never Knew
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was created by President Kennedy in 1961 in a spirit of optimism and global collaboration and as a…
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February 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Lifting people around the world out of poverty makes America see fewer threats from violent extremism, disease, narcotics & climate change. Foreign Aid isn’t just from the American people. It’s FOR the American people. Stand with USAID and say NO to Musk-Trump!
vimeo.com/1052680025?s...
vimeo.com/1052680025?s...
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🧵Questions will swirl for years to come. Was 2024 election correctly decided? Were votes electronically manipulated given the voting software was in the wild?
A democracy should not have lingering questions about who won.
Explainer re: election verifiability--
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/n9saz...
A democracy should not have lingering questions about who won.
Explainer re: election verifiability--
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/n9saz...
November 23, 2024 at 3:18 AM
🧵Questions will swirl for years to come. Was 2024 election correctly decided? Were votes electronically manipulated given the voting software was in the wild?
A democracy should not have lingering questions about who won.
Explainer re: election verifiability--
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/n9saz...
A democracy should not have lingering questions about who won.
Explainer re: election verifiability--
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/n9saz...