Lisa M Heilbronn
@tilda54.bsky.social
Sociologist, former Public Affairs Officer, USIA then DOS 1993-2019, specialty- sociology of culture and mass communication. Articles available on academia.edu. Languages: English, Romanian, French, Dutch.
Review: 'Good Fortune' is Genuinely Divine
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Review: 'Good Fortune' is Genuinely Divine
Co-starring Aziz Ansari, Seth Rogen, Keanu Reeves and Keke Palmer, Ansari’s winning directorial debut is a modern miracle. This hilarious, big-screen-worthy original comedy plays like a gently optimis...
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October 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Review: 'Good Fortune' is Genuinely Divine
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The True Costs of Being on YouTube
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The True Costs of Being on YouTube
what I spent, what I earned, and why I'm walking away
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May 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The True Costs of Being on YouTube
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The Trump Admin’s attempt to shield itself from a 9-0 SCOTUS order to “facilitate” the return of and due process for Abrego Garcia by invoking the states secrets privilege is laughable.
They are trying to make a mockery of the rule of law. Glad the courts are not falling for it.
They are trying to make a mockery of the rule of law. Glad the courts are not falling for it.
US claim of state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is ‘inadequate,’ judge says
A federal judge told the Trump administration Friday that its explanation for invoking the state secrets privilege in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is inadequate, describing the government’s reason…
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May 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Trump Admin’s attempt to shield itself from a 9-0 SCOTUS order to “facilitate” the return of and due process for Abrego Garcia by invoking the states secrets privilege is laughable.
They are trying to make a mockery of the rule of law. Glad the courts are not falling for it.
They are trying to make a mockery of the rule of law. Glad the courts are not falling for it.
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I didn’t give a wit about new pope coverage, but the first American pope being a man with Black ancestry born in Chicago by way of New Orleans by way of Haiti. Names his self after the pope who condemned slavery? In the Trump era? Oh, baebae, I am HERE for it.
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Pope Leo XIV's grandparents were 7th Ward Creoles
The newly elected pontiff, born in Chicago, has ancestral ties to the city’s historic Seventh Ward, according to genealogists at The Historic New Orleans Collection.
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May 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I didn’t give a wit about new pope coverage, but the first American pope being a man with Black ancestry born in Chicago by way of New Orleans by way of Haiti. Names his self after the pope who condemned slavery? In the Trump era? Oh, baebae, I am HERE for it.
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"I will be resigning after this semester from my tenured position at West Point after 13 years on the faculty. I cannot tolerate these changes, which prevent me from doing my job responsibly. I am ashamed to be associated with the academy in its current form."
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Opinion | West Point Is Supposed to Educate, Not Indoctrinate
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May 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"I will be resigning after this semester from my tenured position at West Point after 13 years on the faculty. I cannot tolerate these changes, which prevent me from doing my job responsibly. I am ashamed to be associated with the academy in its current form."
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Immigration attorneys are advising Americans to use burners when they travel.
Not because of foreign surveillance, but because of surveillance at customs upon return to U.S.
It’s really a thing now, I am not exaggerating. As a U.S. citizen you can refuse it they can confiscate your device.
Not because of foreign surveillance, but because of surveillance at customs upon return to U.S.
It’s really a thing now, I am not exaggerating. As a U.S. citizen you can refuse it they can confiscate your device.
April 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Immigration attorneys are advising Americans to use burners when they travel.
Not because of foreign surveillance, but because of surveillance at customs upon return to U.S.
It’s really a thing now, I am not exaggerating. As a U.S. citizen you can refuse it they can confiscate your device.
Not because of foreign surveillance, but because of surveillance at customs upon return to U.S.
It’s really a thing now, I am not exaggerating. As a U.S. citizen you can refuse it they can confiscate your device.
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Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...
April 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/u...
‘Mission South Africa’: How Trump Is Offering White Afrikaners Refugee Status (Gift Article)
The United States has banned most refugees, including 20,000 people who were already ready to travel to the United States before President Trump took office. But Mr. Trump is making one exception.
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March 31, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/u...
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“It is a fundamental tenet of the law in this area that both the 5thA and 14thA protect aliens from the deprivation of life, liberty and property w/out due process of law.”
Judge Maryanne Trump Barry
Thirty years ago, Trump’s sister crafted legal arguments against his current immigration policies.
Judge Maryanne Trump Barry
Thirty years ago, Trump’s sister crafted legal arguments against his current immigration policies.
March 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
“It is a fundamental tenet of the law in this area that both the 5thA and 14thA protect aliens from the deprivation of life, liberty and property w/out due process of law.”
Judge Maryanne Trump Barry
Thirty years ago, Trump’s sister crafted legal arguments against his current immigration policies.
Judge Maryanne Trump Barry
Thirty years ago, Trump’s sister crafted legal arguments against his current immigration policies.
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DOGE/Musk preferentially cancelled grants and contracts to recipients in counties that voted for Harris in 2024.
Among cancellations with election data available, 92.9% and 86.1% cancelled grants and contracts went to Harris counties, representing 96.6% and 92.4% of total dollar amounts.
Among cancellations with election data available, 92.9% and 86.1% cancelled grants and contracts went to Harris counties, representing 96.6% and 92.4% of total dollar amounts.
March 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
DOGE/Musk preferentially cancelled grants and contracts to recipients in counties that voted for Harris in 2024.
Among cancellations with election data available, 92.9% and 86.1% cancelled grants and contracts went to Harris counties, representing 96.6% and 92.4% of total dollar amounts.
Among cancellations with election data available, 92.9% and 86.1% cancelled grants and contracts went to Harris counties, representing 96.6% and 92.4% of total dollar amounts.
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The Trump admin has plans to immediately end U.S.-backed programs that combat child labor, forced labor and other abuses in dozens of countries around the world. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump administration moves to cut programs that fight child labor abroad
The Labor Department is canceling $500 million allocated to programs that combat child labor, forced labor, human trafficking and abusive practices in more than 40 countries.
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March 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The Trump admin has plans to immediately end U.S.-backed programs that combat child labor, forced labor and other abuses in dozens of countries around the world. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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MEASLES WARNING: Health officials in Bucks County, Pennsylvania have issued a warning about a confirmed measles case that may be connected to a Starbucks in Newtown.
According to the Bucks County Health Department, a vaccinated adult who recently traveled to Texas while possibly contagious,…
According to the Bucks County Health Department, a vaccinated adult who recently traveled to Texas while possibly contagious,…
March 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
MEASLES WARNING: Health officials in Bucks County, Pennsylvania have issued a warning about a confirmed measles case that may be connected to a Starbucks in Newtown.
According to the Bucks County Health Department, a vaccinated adult who recently traveled to Texas while possibly contagious,…
According to the Bucks County Health Department, a vaccinated adult who recently traveled to Texas while possibly contagious,…
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Really feel like I’m losing my mind: government OBVIOUSLY cannot punish an individual law firm for hiring someone it disfavors! It’s ludicrously unconstitutional and I feel like without a day of law school I could argue the case. And yet the best paid lawyers in the country are folding?
March 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Really feel like I’m losing my mind: government OBVIOUSLY cannot punish an individual law firm for hiring someone it disfavors! It’s ludicrously unconstitutional and I feel like without a day of law school I could argue the case. And yet the best paid lawyers in the country are folding?
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Republican accused of making $1M selling guns to federal prisons while sitting in Congress https://twp.ai/1VTh54
Republican accused of making $1M selling guns to federal prisons while sitting in Congress
Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) is facing an investigation from the House Ethics Committee, Politico reported on Thursday.A new report released by the Office of Congressional Conduct detailed “substantial reason to believe that Rep. Mills may have entered into, held, or enjoyed contracts with federal agencie...
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March 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Republican accused of making $1M selling guns to federal prisons while sitting in Congress https://twp.ai/1VTh54
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Incredibly NOT The Onion: The “Restoring Truth & Sanity to American History” order directs Vice President JD Vance to eliminate what he finds “improper” from the Smithsonian Institution, including its museums, education & research centers, and the National Zoo www.washingtonpost.com/history/2025...
Trump issues executive order to eliminate ‘anti-American ideology’ from Smithsonian
The order directs the vice president to eliminate what he finds “improper” from the Smithsonian Institution, including its museums, education and research centers, and the National Zoo.
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March 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Incredibly NOT The Onion: The “Restoring Truth & Sanity to American History” order directs Vice President JD Vance to eliminate what he finds “improper” from the Smithsonian Institution, including its museums, education & research centers, and the National Zoo www.washingtonpost.com/history/2025...
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I've been sitting here watching You Tube for a little over an hour and that Kristi Cosplay Noem/Trump ad has aired three times. I see it on every channel. They're cutting Meals on Wheels so we have enough money to waste on vanity ads and golfing.
Go fucking figure.
Go fucking figure.
March 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I've been sitting here watching You Tube for a little over an hour and that Kristi Cosplay Noem/Trump ad has aired three times. I see it on every channel. They're cutting Meals on Wheels so we have enough money to waste on vanity ads and golfing.
Go fucking figure.
Go fucking figure.
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Pete Hegseth in 2016: "If it was anyone other than Hillary Clinton, they would be in jail right now... because the assumption is in the intelligence community, if you are using unclassified means, there is the potential for and likelihood that foreign governments are targeting those accounts."
March 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Pete Hegseth in 2016: "If it was anyone other than Hillary Clinton, they would be in jail right now... because the assumption is in the intelligence community, if you are using unclassified means, there is the potential for and likelihood that foreign governments are targeting those accounts."
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Two friends in gov tell me this is common practice in this admin as Trump & Co try to circumvent the Presidential Records Act and FOIA requests.
So much for us plebes that followed the rules!
So much for us plebes that followed the rules!
This is the wildest story I have literally ever read. In any normal circumstances, a half-dozen senior officials would be forced to resign over this—starting with the National Security Advisor. And I doubt anyone will face any accountability at all.
In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
March 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Two friends in gov tell me this is common practice in this admin as Trump & Co try to circumvent the Presidential Records Act and FOIA requests.
So much for us plebes that followed the rules!
So much for us plebes that followed the rules!
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The mere idea of eliminating FEMA is fucking insanity.
You can’t tell me they’re not trying to destroy us with clear planned purpose.
The Republicans do not care about you, your children or your family.
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You can’t tell me they’re not trying to destroy us with clear planned purpose.
The Republicans do not care about you, your children or your family.
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DHS Sec. Noem says will move to ‘eliminate’ FEMA, a long-time Trump target
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday that her department would attempt to shutter the federal disaster relief agency but did not go into detail on the plan.
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March 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The mere idea of eliminating FEMA is fucking insanity.
You can’t tell me they’re not trying to destroy us with clear planned purpose.
The Republicans do not care about you, your children or your family.
www.semafor.com/article/03/2...
You can’t tell me they’re not trying to destroy us with clear planned purpose.
The Republicans do not care about you, your children or your family.
www.semafor.com/article/03/2...
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What might be most disappointing about this story on states passing laws banning independent police citizen review boards?
There’s *zero* coverage from the left
There’s Police Magazine, or @rawstory.com — where *zero* local organizers are quoted or mentioned ⬇️
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There’s *zero* coverage from the left
There’s Police Magazine, or @rawstory.com — where *zero* local organizers are quoted or mentioned ⬇️
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Police review boards banned after Iowa Senate complains of 'witch hunts' of rogue cops
Iowa local governments would not be able to have citizen police review boards under legislation passed by the Iowa Senate 37-9 Monday.
Senate File 311 prohibits cities with a civil service commission...
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March 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
What might be most disappointing about this story on states passing laws banning independent police citizen review boards?
There’s *zero* coverage from the left
There’s Police Magazine, or @rawstory.com — where *zero* local organizers are quoted or mentioned ⬇️
www.rawstory.com/iowa-senate-...
There’s *zero* coverage from the left
There’s Police Magazine, or @rawstory.com — where *zero* local organizers are quoted or mentioned ⬇️
www.rawstory.com/iowa-senate-...
Finding Your Voice—and Using it
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Finding Your Voice—and Using it
Leaving the Federal Government doesn't have to mean ceasing to be a public servant
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March 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Finding Your Voice—and Using it
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A new analysis reveals that Trump’s tax plan will “actively transfer money from low-income people to the top 0.1% of income earners.”
🔗: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
🔗: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
March 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A new analysis reveals that Trump’s tax plan will “actively transfer money from low-income people to the top 0.1% of income earners.”
🔗: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
🔗: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump Disgraces Arlington Cemetary … Again!
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Trump Disgraces Arlington Cemetary … Again!
Get shouty with me. Trump erases women, black and people of color from Arlington Cemetary and US History.
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March 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Trump Disgraces Arlington Cemetary … Again!
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MAGA billionaire Elon Musk is spending millions to elect Brad Schimel to the WI Supreme Court because he knows Schimel is for sale.
Vote for Susan Crawford by April 1st!
#CrawfordForCourt #StopShadySchimel #BadBrad
Vote for Susan Crawford by April 1st!
#CrawfordForCourt #StopShadySchimel #BadBrad
March 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
MAGA billionaire Elon Musk is spending millions to elect Brad Schimel to the WI Supreme Court because he knows Schimel is for sale.
Vote for Susan Crawford by April 1st!
#CrawfordForCourt #StopShadySchimel #BadBrad
Vote for Susan Crawford by April 1st!
#CrawfordForCourt #StopShadySchimel #BadBrad
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An “empty chair” townhall for my missing Congressman. He hasn’t held a townhall since 2012.
March 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
An “empty chair” townhall for my missing Congressman. He hasn’t held a townhall since 2012.