Laura Kosloff
@legallaurak.bsky.social
Lawyer on climate change issues, high school exchange coordinator, mom of 2 amazing humans. Not to mention I'm owned by 2 adorable German shepherds. #intled #studyabroad #climatepolicy
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
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It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
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We profiled refugees who:
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:25 PM
We profiled refugees who:
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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This led to a TRO by the end of the night.
I cover the TRO at Law Dork — and all of the quick-moving legal action on Saturday that followed the ICE killing of Alex Pretti: www.lawdork.com/p/the-ice-ki...
I cover the TRO at Law Dork — and all of the quick-moving legal action on Saturday that followed the ICE killing of Alex Pretti: www.lawdork.com/p/the-ice-ki...
January 25, 2026 at 6:14 AM
This led to a TRO by the end of the night.
I cover the TRO at Law Dork — and all of the quick-moving legal action on Saturday that followed the ICE killing of Alex Pretti: www.lawdork.com/p/the-ice-ki...
I cover the TRO at Law Dork — and all of the quick-moving legal action on Saturday that followed the ICE killing of Alex Pretti: www.lawdork.com/p/the-ice-ki...
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guys minneapolis is a living hell today. they've tear-gassed so many people, tear-gassed a park, beaten people up in front of me. greg bovino is rolling around to gas stations and posing in front of them, trying to cause a riot.
January 21, 2026 at 9:33 PM
guys minneapolis is a living hell today. they've tear-gassed so many people, tear-gassed a park, beaten people up in front of me. greg bovino is rolling around to gas stations and posing in front of them, trying to cause a riot.
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Recently I've been spending some time with pro-democracy leaders from other countries organizing against national strongmen. Their stories of organizing against authoritarians are eerily familiar. Among the many clear takeaways: stand up to bullies and go on offense because defense doesn’t win.
January 20, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Recently I've been spending some time with pro-democracy leaders from other countries organizing against national strongmen. Their stories of organizing against authoritarians are eerily familiar. Among the many clear takeaways: stand up to bullies and go on offense because defense doesn’t win.
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"Two members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to 'overturn election results in certain states,' and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data..."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
"Two members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to 'overturn election results in certain states,' and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data..."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
www.politico.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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"Two members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to 'overturn election results in certain states,' and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data..."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
"Two members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to 'overturn election results in certain states,' and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data..."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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"In the immediate aftermath of the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis... an FBI agent in Minnesota conducted an initial review of the shooting and determined that sufficient grounds existed to open a probe into the actions of the officer who shot Good..."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
FBI opened probe on Minneapolis shooting; none exists now, Justice Dept. says
After the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, FBI agents launched a civil rights probe into the shooting. The Justice Department says no such case now exists.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:44 PM
"In the immediate aftermath of the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis... an FBI agent in Minnesota conducted an initial review of the shooting and determined that sufficient grounds existed to open a probe into the actions of the officer who shot Good..."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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This is the entire shebang right here. THE MILITARY CANNOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. If Congress won't provide oversight, it falls to Flag Officers to make them understand the nature of the situation, by resigning en mass if necessary.
Who among them will live up to the values of their profession?
Who among them will live up to the values of their profession?
January 19, 2026 at 9:27 PM
This is the entire shebang right here. THE MILITARY CANNOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. If Congress won't provide oversight, it falls to Flag Officers to make them understand the nature of the situation, by resigning en mass if necessary.
Who among them will live up to the values of their profession?
Who among them will live up to the values of their profession?
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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Super illuminating conversation with the great @stevevladeck.bsky.social about what's holding Trump back from invoking the Insurrection Act and what happens if he pulls the trigger: slate.com/news-and-pol...
There’s a Key Reason Why Trump Hasn’t Invoked the Insurrection Act Yet
The president’s position is an extraordinary threat to free speech and state sovereignty.
slate.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Super illuminating conversation with the great @stevevladeck.bsky.social about what's holding Trump back from invoking the Insurrection Act and what happens if he pulls the trigger: slate.com/news-and-pol...
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The state ACLU in Minnesota has sued the federal government and accused agencies of racial profiling and illegal stops in its ongoing immigration crackdown.
January 16, 2026 at 3:40 PM
The state ACLU in Minnesota has sued the federal government and accused agencies of racial profiling and illegal stops in its ongoing immigration crackdown.
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"If you want to investigate fraud, bring an accountant,” Stancil, a Democratic activist and education policy adviser told me as we drove around ... The ICE agents in Minnesota don’t look like accountants. They look like soldiers. And you don’t bring soldiers unless you want to fight a war."
Richard Warnica: I spent the week in Minnesota. The only thing I’m sure of now is that more people are going to die
As confrontations between ICE and protestors and activists grow more common, the tension only rises.
www.thestar.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:09 PM
"If you want to investigate fraud, bring an accountant,” Stancil, a Democratic activist and education policy adviser told me as we drove around ... The ICE agents in Minnesota don’t look like accountants. They look like soldiers. And you don’t bring soldiers unless you want to fight a war."
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Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
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“IT WAS MURDER”
Several hundred people have formed a human banner at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach today (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
👏👏
(📸 Erik Castro)
Several hundred people have formed a human banner at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach today (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
👏👏
(📸 Erik Castro)
January 10, 2026 at 8:57 PM
“IT WAS MURDER”
Several hundred people have formed a human banner at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach today (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
👏👏
(📸 Erik Castro)
Several hundred people have formed a human banner at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach today (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
👏👏
(📸 Erik Castro)
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They need to release this video to the public
December 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
They need to release this video to the public
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
This is mind-boggling. As a lawyer, I cannot imagine a lawyer doing what Halligan does here.
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This is mind-boggling. As a lawyer, I cannot imagine a lawyer doing what Halligan does here.
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What The Hell Is Going On, a thread:
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
October 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What The Hell Is Going On, a thread:
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
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Folks:
There are going to be a LOT of inflatable animal costumes marching on Saturday. 🙃
There are going to be a LOT of inflatable animal costumes marching on Saturday. 🙃
October 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Folks:
There are going to be a LOT of inflatable animal costumes marching on Saturday. 🙃
There are going to be a LOT of inflatable animal costumes marching on Saturday. 🙃
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Given what we're watching in Portland...
Here's information on attacking dictator-types with humor and mockery.
It's been branded "laughtivism."
And the Portland frog is showing how it works.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elql...
Here's information on attacking dictator-types with humor and mockery.
It's been branded "laughtivism."
And the Portland frog is showing how it works.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elql...
Pushback Politics Part 2: The Power of Humor
YouTube video by National Council for History Education
www.youtube.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Given what we're watching in Portland...
Here's information on attacking dictator-types with humor and mockery.
It's been branded "laughtivism."
And the Portland frog is showing how it works.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elql...
Here's information on attacking dictator-types with humor and mockery.
It's been branded "laughtivism."
And the Portland frog is showing how it works.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elql...
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Apropos of absolutely nothing, I’m watching a movie about a president’s illegal use of force against alleged drug traffickers
Good thing that would never happen irl!! Right??
Good thing that would never happen irl!! Right??
September 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Apropos of absolutely nothing, I’m watching a movie about a president’s illegal use of force against alleged drug traffickers
Good thing that would never happen irl!! Right??
Good thing that would never happen irl!! Right??