Lorie Masters
@lsmlaw.bsky.social
Policyholder advocate at Hunton Andrews Kurth. Founder Women Lawyers On Guard and DC Statehood PAC. Supporter of democracy, equality and full citizenship for women.
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Lorie Masters
@lsmlaw.bsky.social
· Feb 11
The ABA supports the rule of law. Read full message: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
Important statement from @abaesq.bsky.social supporting the rule of law.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Pete Hegseth is a war criminal and should be fired immediately.
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Pete Hegseth is a war criminal and should be fired immediately.
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"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."
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"Rubio plans to skip NATO meeting at key moment for Ukraine, sources say"
Indeed, no Russian ally is needed at a NATO meeting.
Does the US still belong to NATO?
If so, why does it support Russia against Ukraine & NATO?
www.reuters.com/world/us/rub...
Indeed, no Russian ally is needed at a NATO meeting.
Does the US still belong to NATO?
If so, why does it support Russia against Ukraine & NATO?
www.reuters.com/world/us/rub...
Rubio plans to skip NATO meeting at key moment for Ukraine, sources say
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to skip a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels next week, two U.S. officials said, in a highly unusual absence of the top U.S. diplomat from a key tr...
www.reuters.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
"Rubio plans to skip NATO meeting at key moment for Ukraine, sources say"
Indeed, no Russian ally is needed at a NATO meeting.
Does the US still belong to NATO?
If so, why does it support Russia against Ukraine & NATO?
www.reuters.com/world/us/rub...
Indeed, no Russian ally is needed at a NATO meeting.
Does the US still belong to NATO?
If so, why does it support Russia against Ukraine & NATO?
www.reuters.com/world/us/rub...
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The only reason to have the military in D.C. is to increase tensions and antagonize people to the point they over-react, creating "justification" for increasing crackdowns on innocent people. It's all a con.
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The only reason to have the military in D.C. is to increase tensions and antagonize people to the point they over-react, creating "justification" for increasing crackdowns on innocent people. It's all a con.
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NEW: Louisiana’s governor eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those arrested before.
Then he tossed those rules aside for one group: undocumented immigrants. Why? To have them deported.
Then he tossed those rules aside for one group: undocumented immigrants. Why? To have them deported.
Louisiana Made It Nearly Impossible to Get Parole. Now It’s Releasing Prisoners to Deport Them.
Gov. Jeff Landry eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those already in prison. Then he set all of that aside for one group: undocumented immigrants. Why? To have them deported.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Louisiana’s governor eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those arrested before.
Then he tossed those rules aside for one group: undocumented immigrants. Why? To have them deported.
Then he tossed those rules aside for one group: undocumented immigrants. Why? To have them deported.
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One short meeting with Zohran Mamdani, and Donald Trump is basically registering as a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
One short meeting with Zohran Mamdani, and Donald Trump is basically registering as a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
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When a U.S. military branch rebrands swastikas and nooses as “potentially divisive,” that’s not policy drift — that’s moral dry rot. Millions died fighting this ideology, and now it gets bureaucratic soft gloves? Absolutely not. #Antifascism #MilitaryEthics
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Jewish groups slam Coast Guard decision to no longer classify swastika as a hate symbol
A Washington Post report that the U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika as a hate symbol under a new policy set to be implemented next month, is garnering condemnation from Jewish grou...
jewishinsider.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
When a U.S. military branch rebrands swastikas and nooses as “potentially divisive,” that’s not policy drift — that’s moral dry rot. Millions died fighting this ideology, and now it gets bureaucratic soft gloves? Absolutely not. #Antifascism #MilitaryEthics
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@gene4va.bsky.social why are you attacking DC? As we approach the 250th anniversary of the #DeclarationOfIndependence, I suggest you remember a founding ideal of our country: #NoTaxationWithoutRepresentation. No one in DC ever voted for you.
I am especially disappointed in @gene4va.bsky.social. He has now voted SEVEN times to advance Trump’s takeover of DC. He claims to support democracy, but then opposes it at almost every turn for the city just 40 minutes away. Why is this local Dem supporting Trump’s agenda so strongly?
November 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
@gene4va.bsky.social why are you attacking DC? As we approach the 250th anniversary of the #DeclarationOfIndependence, I suggest you remember a founding ideal of our country: #NoTaxationWithoutRepresentation. No one in DC ever voted for you.
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Pelosi: "President Trump is the biggest con job in American history"
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Pelosi: "President Trump is the biggest con job in American history"
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"Preservationists concerned by Trump’s public musings... about painting a 137-yr-old building next to the WH completely white sued him Friday to halt the work, arguing that he could not unilaterally alter “one of the most architecturally significant and historic structures in the Nation’s Capital.”"
Preservationists sue Trump over plans to paint Eisenhower building
The complaint alleges Trump’s plan would ‘permanently alter one of the most architecturally significant and historic structures in the Nation’s Capital’
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"Preservationists concerned by Trump’s public musings... about painting a 137-yr-old building next to the WH completely white sued him Friday to halt the work, arguing that he could not unilaterally alter “one of the most architecturally significant and historic structures in the Nation’s Capital.”"
Many thanks to @jameswalkinshaw.bsky.social for supporting us in DC! DC Statehood is democracy. Particularly important to remember as we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and our Revolution fought over #NoTaxationWithoutRepresentation
VA Rep. James Walkinshaw leading a @freedcproject.bsky.social rally at the Capitol against bills interfering with DC criminal justice bills. He observes most of his colleagues only see the city on the drive “from their apartments in Navy Yard to the Capitol complex.”
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Many thanks to @jameswalkinshaw.bsky.social for supporting us in DC! DC Statehood is democracy. Particularly important to remember as we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and our Revolution fought over #NoTaxationWithoutRepresentation
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Now on to the Senate. And the …?
November 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Now on to the Senate. And the …?
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PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
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Ruin them! From @mollycrabapple.bsky.social:
“Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim”
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
“Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim”
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Ruin them! From @mollycrabapple.bsky.social:
“Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim”
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
“Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim”
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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Revenue is surging as Silicon Valley is in the middle of an unprecedented AI boom.
Still, tech firms have announced more than 141,000 job cuts so far this year, a 17 percent increase from last year.
Still, tech firms have announced more than 141,000 job cuts so far this year, a 17 percent increase from last year.
Why one of the nation’s most prosperous industries is shedding jobs
Tech companies from Meta to Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet continue to trim workers despite soaring revenue and billions of investments into artificial intelligence.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Revenue is surging as Silicon Valley is in the middle of an unprecedented AI boom.
Still, tech firms have announced more than 141,000 job cuts so far this year, a 17 percent increase from last year.
Still, tech firms have announced more than 141,000 job cuts so far this year, a 17 percent increase from last year.
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“I feel painful about the families of 9/11, but we have to focus on reality.”
November 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
“I feel painful about the families of 9/11, but we have to focus on reality.”
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A #WhiteHouse correspondent asked Karoline Leavitt: "What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?"
The silence was deafening
The silence was deafening
November 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A #WhiteHouse correspondent asked Karoline Leavitt: "What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?"
The silence was deafening
The silence was deafening
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*sigh*
Pardon power does not extend to states:
Ex Parte Grossman (1925)
"'for offences against the United States' were inserted by a Committee on Style, [..] to make clear that the pardon [..] operate upon offenses against the United States, as distinguished from offenses against the States"
*sigh*
Pardon power does not extend to states:
Ex Parte Grossman (1925)
"'for offences against the United States' were inserted by a Committee on Style, [..] to make clear that the pardon [..] operate upon offenses against the United States, as distinguished from offenses against the States"
Ex Parte Grossman, 267 U.S. 87 (1925)
Ex Parte Grossman
supreme.justia.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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*sigh*
Pardon power does not extend to states:
Ex Parte Grossman (1925)
"'for offences against the United States' were inserted by a Committee on Style, [..] to make clear that the pardon [..] operate upon offenses against the United States, as distinguished from offenses against the States"
*sigh*
Pardon power does not extend to states:
Ex Parte Grossman (1925)
"'for offences against the United States' were inserted by a Committee on Style, [..] to make clear that the pardon [..] operate upon offenses against the United States, as distinguished from offenses against the States"
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Important follow up reporting on the over-the-top Chicago raid. Great work by ProPublica.
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Important follow up reporting on the over-the-top Chicago raid. Great work by ProPublica.
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Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Here are ways to help now those wondering how to feed their kids as a result of job loss, furloughs, loss of paychecks from the GOP shutdown. #GiveBack. Thanks @wlgactionnetwork.bsky.social for this crucial information.
Change takes time; hunger can't wait—let's act where we have power.
Even with shutdown ended, with partial SNAP paychecks, delayed paychecks, and many displaced, food banks and pantries are running low & will take time to replenish.
We can respond—today.
#GiveBack
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Even with shutdown ended, with partial SNAP paychecks, delayed paychecks, and many displaced, food banks and pantries are running low & will take time to replenish.
We can respond—today.
#GiveBack
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November 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Here are ways to help now those wondering how to feed their kids as a result of job loss, furloughs, loss of paychecks from the GOP shutdown. #GiveBack. Thanks @wlgactionnetwork.bsky.social for this crucial information.