Austin Kohlman
@austinkohlman.bsky.social
Colorado born, American citizen.
Lawyer invested in the betterment of our communities, country, and the world where possible.
Loves his wife, dog, live music, and all movies.
Lawyer invested in the betterment of our communities, country, and the world where possible.
Loves his wife, dog, live music, and all movies.
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The Trump administration has promised to distribute food aid before it spoils. But 500 tons of emergency food in a U.S. warehouse are about to expire and are slated for the incinerator, @hana-kiros.bsky.social reports.
The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
bit.ly
July 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The Trump administration has promised to distribute food aid before it spoils. But 500 tons of emergency food in a U.S. warehouse are about to expire and are slated for the incinerator, @hana-kiros.bsky.social reports.
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BREAKING: Documents filed in court today assert that officials from El Salvador told the United Nations that it "facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure" by the U.S. but that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the" U.S.
July 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
BREAKING: Documents filed in court today assert that officials from El Salvador told the United Nations that it "facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure" by the U.S. but that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the" U.S.
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The bill eliminates the $200 registration fee for gun silencers, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns & other easily concealable guns (that actually goes towards registering, background checks, etc)
It adds fees for dialysis patients to be able to receive necessary treatment to stay alive
It adds fees for dialysis patients to be able to receive necessary treatment to stay alive
$35 per treatment co-pay for dialysis.
$105 a week just to stay alive.
Irredeemable country.
$105 a week just to stay alive.
Irredeemable country.
The so-called ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ that passed the Senate today is a giant leap backward for people living with kidney disease. NKF urges Congress to reject these harmful provisions. www.kidney.org/press-room/b...
July 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The bill eliminates the $200 registration fee for gun silencers, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns & other easily concealable guns (that actually goes towards registering, background checks, etc)
It adds fees for dialysis patients to be able to receive necessary treatment to stay alive
It adds fees for dialysis patients to be able to receive necessary treatment to stay alive
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Donald Trump announces his a "trade deal" with Vietnam, which increases taxes on American consumers while decreasing taxes on Vietnamese consumers.
The zero-rate tariff offer in Vietnam was proposed on April 4. He's essentially done nothing in 3 months.
A true genius at work. The art of the deal.
The zero-rate tariff offer in Vietnam was proposed on April 4. He's essentially done nothing in 3 months.
A true genius at work. The art of the deal.
July 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Donald Trump announces his a "trade deal" with Vietnam, which increases taxes on American consumers while decreasing taxes on Vietnamese consumers.
The zero-rate tariff offer in Vietnam was proposed on April 4. He's essentially done nothing in 3 months.
A true genius at work. The art of the deal.
The zero-rate tariff offer in Vietnam was proposed on April 4. He's essentially done nothing in 3 months.
A true genius at work. The art of the deal.
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Absolutely wild sentence:
"A former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob that stormed the Capitol...to kill police officers has been named as an adviser to the Justice Department task force that President Trump established to seek retribution against his political enemies."
"A former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob that stormed the Capitol...to kill police officers has been named as an adviser to the Justice Department task force that President Trump established to seek retribution against his political enemies."
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Police Joins Justice Dept.
www.nytimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Absolutely wild sentence:
"A former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob that stormed the Capitol...to kill police officers has been named as an adviser to the Justice Department task force that President Trump established to seek retribution against his political enemies."
"A former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob that stormed the Capitol...to kill police officers has been named as an adviser to the Justice Department task force that President Trump established to seek retribution against his political enemies."
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New: Kristi Noem secretly took a cut of political donations.
A dark money group routed the funds to Noem's Delaware LLC, tax records show. The original source of the money remains unknown.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
A dark money group routed the funds to Noem's Delaware LLC, tax records show. The original source of the money remains unknown.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...
www.propublica.org
June 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
New: Kristi Noem secretly took a cut of political donations.
A dark money group routed the funds to Noem's Delaware LLC, tax records show. The original source of the money remains unknown.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
A dark money group routed the funds to Noem's Delaware LLC, tax records show. The original source of the money remains unknown.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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With regard to these terrible Court decisions:
It is *CRITICAL* to resist the urge to give in to doomerism and declare that things not directly accomplished by the decision - removal of books from classrooms, age verification expanding to medical websites, and so on - are now the law.
It is *CRITICAL* to resist the urge to give in to doomerism and declare that things not directly accomplished by the decision - removal of books from classrooms, age verification expanding to medical websites, and so on - are now the law.
June 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
With regard to these terrible Court decisions:
It is *CRITICAL* to resist the urge to give in to doomerism and declare that things not directly accomplished by the decision - removal of books from classrooms, age verification expanding to medical websites, and so on - are now the law.
It is *CRITICAL* to resist the urge to give in to doomerism and declare that things not directly accomplished by the decision - removal of books from classrooms, age verification expanding to medical websites, and so on - are now the law.
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This is what liars do. www.axios.com/2025/06/25/i...
Scoop: Trump to limit sharing classified info with Congress after leak on Iran bombing damage
The leaking of the preliminary Defense Intelligence Agency "Battle Damage Assessment" outraged Trump and top U.S. officials, who said it was incomplete and that its release was politically motivated
www.axios.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This is what liars do. www.axios.com/2025/06/25/i...
The continued incoherence of the Trump admin constantly signals to the rest of the world that Trump is winging it every single day.
He’s a danger to everyone around the world.
He’s a danger to everyone around the world.
Rubio on CBS: "This wasn't a regime change move."
Vance on ABC: "Well, first of all, we don't want to achieve regime change."
Vance on NBC: "our view has been very clear that we don't want a regime change."
Trump, not waiting even 24 hours to undercut and humiliate them:
Vance on ABC: "Well, first of all, we don't want to achieve regime change."
Vance on NBC: "our view has been very clear that we don't want a regime change."
Trump, not waiting even 24 hours to undercut and humiliate them:
June 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The continued incoherence of the Trump admin constantly signals to the rest of the world that Trump is winging it every single day.
He’s a danger to everyone around the world.
He’s a danger to everyone around the world.
Trump logic:
1) The imbalance of trade and outsourcing of manufacturing to China is so bad it is a national emergency.
2) I will start a mobile company to further grift off my presidency and manufacture those phones in China.
??????
www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
1) The imbalance of trade and outsourcing of manufacturing to China is so bad it is a national emergency.
2) I will start a mobile company to further grift off my presidency and manufacture those phones in China.
??????
www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
Trump’s New ‘All-American’ Smartphone Is Made in China
Trump Mobile is off to a rocky start.
www.thedailybeast.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Trump logic:
1) The imbalance of trade and outsourcing of manufacturing to China is so bad it is a national emergency.
2) I will start a mobile company to further grift off my presidency and manufacture those phones in China.
??????
www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
1) The imbalance of trade and outsourcing of manufacturing to China is so bad it is a national emergency.
2) I will start a mobile company to further grift off my presidency and manufacture those phones in China.
??????
www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
The trade deal only represents concessions on U.S.->UK ethanol and beef imports.
And in the amounts considered by the agreement, Trump only managed to secure concessions valued at ~.25% of the total trade relationship.
Absolutely pathetic.
And in the amounts considered by the agreement, Trump only managed to secure concessions valued at ~.25% of the total trade relationship.
Absolutely pathetic.
Starmer and Trump finalise UK-US trade deal at G7, but steel tariffs still on hold
Starmer and Trump finalise UK-US trade deal at G7, but steel tariffs still on hold
UK aerospace sector will face no tariffs from the US while auto industry lowered to 10% from 25%
Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have finalised a UK-US trade deal at the G7 summit in Canada, with the US president saying Britain would have protection against future tariffs “because I like them”.
The two leaders presented the deal, which covers aerospace and the auto sector, at the G7 venue in Kananaskis, Alberta. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The trade deal only represents concessions on U.S.->UK ethanol and beef imports.
And in the amounts considered by the agreement, Trump only managed to secure concessions valued at ~.25% of the total trade relationship.
Absolutely pathetic.
And in the amounts considered by the agreement, Trump only managed to secure concessions valued at ~.25% of the total trade relationship.
Absolutely pathetic.
There is a direct line you can draw from Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal to today.
Netanyahu doesn’t respect him.
Putin doesn’t respect him.
He’s being outplayed in every corner of the planet.
And now innocent people will suffer due to his idiocy.
Netanyahu doesn’t respect him.
Putin doesn’t respect him.
He’s being outplayed in every corner of the planet.
And now innocent people will suffer due to his idiocy.
President Donald Trump demanded “unconditional surrender” from Iran in posts on social media on Tuesday as the U.S. military increased firepower in the Middle East amid ongoing strikes between Israel and Iran.
Live updates: Trump weighs U.S. involvement in Iran, demands ‘unconditional surrender’ as Iran and Israel trade strikes
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump departed the G-7 earlier than scheduled “because of what’s going on in the Middle East.”
wapo.st
June 18, 2025 at 4:52 AM
There is a direct line you can draw from Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal to today.
Netanyahu doesn’t respect him.
Putin doesn’t respect him.
He’s being outplayed in every corner of the planet.
And now innocent people will suffer due to his idiocy.
Netanyahu doesn’t respect him.
Putin doesn’t respect him.
He’s being outplayed in every corner of the planet.
And now innocent people will suffer due to his idiocy.
This is who we are treating with white gloves while going after Mexico and Canada like a rabid dog.
Trump is an embarrassment to the country.
Trump is an embarrassment to the country.
The Bukele government harassed and intimidated Salvadoran law enforcement officials who were investigating corruption and assisting a U.S. anti-gang task force, according to interviews.
At least eight of them have fled the country with U.S. help.
At least eight of them have fled the country with U.S. help.
How El Salvador’s Government Impeded a U.S. Probe of MS-13
President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a…
www.propublica.org
June 18, 2025 at 3:46 AM
This is who we are treating with white gloves while going after Mexico and Canada like a rabid dog.
Trump is an embarrassment to the country.
Trump is an embarrassment to the country.
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Trump's post is a federal crime. 26 USC § 7217.
May 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Trump's post is a federal crime. 26 USC § 7217.
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If Winnie the Pooh had a law degree:
April 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
If Winnie the Pooh had a law degree:
The anti-science head of health strikes again.
People are dying as a direct result of this administration’s actions and it seems like they are patting themselves on the back each time.
People are dying as a direct result of this administration’s actions and it seems like they are patting themselves on the back each time.
RFK Jr. is ending the federal Narcan distribution program credited with the recent steep decline in overdose deaths. This despite his own past heroin addiction and his own brother dying of a drug overdose in 1984.
RFK Jr. to End 'Godsend' Narcan Program That Helped Reduce Overdose Deaths Despite His Past Heroin Addiction
Despite overcoming heroin addiction himself, RFK Jr. is backing plans to cut a critical Narcan program that helped reduce overdose deaths.
www.latintimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The anti-science head of health strikes again.
People are dying as a direct result of this administration’s actions and it seems like they are patting themselves on the back each time.
People are dying as a direct result of this administration’s actions and it seems like they are patting themselves on the back each time.
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Kicking living U.S. citizens off Social Security isn’t efficient.
Firing thousands of Social Security workers so seniors will see delayed checks, or can’t get help finding lost checks, or can’t register for Social Security isn’t efficient.
Firing thousands of Social Security workers so seniors will see delayed checks, or can’t get help finding lost checks, or can’t register for Social Security isn’t efficient.
Musk Goons Purged Living U.S. Citizens from Social Security
Elon Musk and his DOGE foot soldiers effectively killed the financial lives of “countless” citizens through their database meddling.
www.thedailybeast.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Kicking living U.S. citizens off Social Security isn’t efficient.
Firing thousands of Social Security workers so seniors will see delayed checks, or can’t get help finding lost checks, or can’t register for Social Security isn’t efficient.
Firing thousands of Social Security workers so seniors will see delayed checks, or can’t get help finding lost checks, or can’t register for Social Security isn’t efficient.
Worst Dallas Fed manufacturing survey since 2020:
New orders collapse.
Prices paid soars.
New orders collapse.
Prices paid soars.
April 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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My god, Trump admin has altered Hatch Act rules so that it is OK for federal employees to display campaign paraphenalia on the job -- but ONLY for the current President/VP, not for any challengers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
Trump Officials Weaken Rules Insulating Government Workers From Politics
A reinterpretation of the Hatch Act announced by the administration lets officials wear campaign paraphernalia like MAGA hats, and removes an independent board’s role in policing violations.
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
My god, Trump admin has altered Hatch Act rules so that it is OK for federal employees to display campaign paraphenalia on the job -- but ONLY for the current President/VP, not for any challengers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
This result is a testament to the legal community and their swift action to provide pushback against these actions by the Trump admin to close our country off from the world.
NEWS: After canceling thousands of foreign students' immigration records — threatening their ability to study and live in the US — the Trump administration has reversed course and restored them all.
It follows intense pushback from courts across the country.
Details TK
It follows intense pushback from courts across the country.
Details TK
April 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This result is a testament to the legal community and their swift action to provide pushback against these actions by the Trump admin to close our country off from the world.
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New from the Congressional Budget Office: “Projected Costs of U.S. Nuclear Forces, 2025 to 2034.” This edition finds total annual costs have jumped to $65.9 billion—up $13.5 billion or 26% since CBO’s 2023 report. Projected costs over the next decade are $946 billion, up $190 billion since 2023.
Projected Costs of U.S. Nuclear Forces, 2025 to 2034
CBO estimates that plans for U.S. nuclear forces, as described in the fiscal year 2025 budget and supporting documents, would cost $946 billion over the 2025–2034 period, $190 billion more than CBO's ...
www.cbo.gov
April 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
New from the Congressional Budget Office: “Projected Costs of U.S. Nuclear Forces, 2025 to 2034.” This edition finds total annual costs have jumped to $65.9 billion—up $13.5 billion or 26% since CBO’s 2023 report. Projected costs over the next decade are $946 billion, up $190 billion since 2023.
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A US citizen with a learning disability who has just suffered a medical emergency asks a CBP officer for directions outside the emergency room. He ends up detained in an icebox for ten days and has the assistant secretary of DHS lying about him to the public at large. popular.info/p/us-citizen...
![In an interview with Popular Information, his first with any media outlet, Hermosillo said DHS'.
's account was false.
According to Hermosillo, he was visiting his girlfriend's family in Tucson from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Several hours before his arrest, Hermosillo was transported to a hospital in Tucson by ambulance after suffering from a seizure. He has a New Mexico state ID, but did not take it with him during the medical emergency.
After being released from the hospital following treatment, Hermosillo did not know how to return to where he was staying.
He approached the Border Patrol officer because he was looking for someone to help him. "I saw a car, and I askled] him for help," Hermosillo said. He told the officer that he was staying in Tucson.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreie3gc6fndj7mtotijddm4eg264zgsqxpn4nbekb3xq5ubdmskvr6u@jpeg)
!["You"
re not from here. Do you have your
papers?" the officer said, according to Hermosillo. When the officer asked where he was from, Hermosillo said he told the officer,
"New Mexico." The officer then accused Hermosillo of lying. "Don't make me lout] like [I'm] stupid," the officer said. "I know you're from Mexico." After that, Hermosillo said, he was arrested.
Hermosillo said that he never told the officer that he was born in Mexico, was a citizen of Mexico, or entered the country illegally. And he would not have said those things because they are not true. He signed the transcript released by DHS because the officer ordered him to "sign everything." But Hermosillo did not read it, because he cannot read.
According to Hermosillo's girlfriend, Grace Hernandez, Hermosillo has learning disabilities and can only write his name.
Hermosillo said he did not graduate from high school and dropped out after the 10th grade.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreiensu64iobo4ftuqeaighf2p5k745uzdnmhcecugsi4ec74dnqse4@jpeg)
April 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A US citizen with a learning disability who has just suffered a medical emergency asks a CBP officer for directions outside the emergency room. He ends up detained in an icebox for ten days and has the assistant secretary of DHS lying about him to the public at large. popular.info/p/us-citizen...
I am advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia and every citizen and immigrant in the United States.
JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)
April 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I am advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia and every citizen and immigrant in the United States.
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It appears this is the fourth worst back to back day for the DJIA in American history with a two day combined -8.65% loss, only trailing the 1929 crash, 1987 Black Monday, and the 2008 crisis.
April 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It appears this is the fourth worst back to back day for the DJIA in American history with a two day combined -8.65% loss, only trailing the 1929 crash, 1987 Black Monday, and the 2008 crisis.