Greg Lawrence
@chewieez.bsky.social
husband, dad, software engineer, coffee nerd, craft beer aficionado, bicycle geek, audio connoisseur. Based in Nashville.
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
YALE BUDGET LAB: “Trump tariff checks would cost about twice as much as the total revenue raised by Trump’s tariff hikes…”
Again: Tariffs are a tax that mainly impact low-income households.
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/est...
Again: Tariffs are a tax that mainly impact low-income households.
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/est...
November 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
YALE BUDGET LAB: “Trump tariff checks would cost about twice as much as the total revenue raised by Trump’s tariff hikes…”
Again: Tariffs are a tax that mainly impact low-income households.
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/est...
Again: Tariffs are a tax that mainly impact low-income households.
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/est...
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
BREAKING NEWS: Trump has taken possession of his bribe, in contravention of federal criminal statute and the Constitution. He’s hiding behind the USAF and DOJ to intimidate Congress—which must initiate impeachment proceedings.
Bribery is one of two enumerated impeachable offenses.
Much more here:
Bribery is one of two enumerated impeachable offenses.
Much more here:
BREAKING NEWS: Trump-Qatar Scandal Reaches Its Apex As Trump Commits Impeachable Federal Felony in Public
Don’t let anyone gaslight you into memory-holing what’s happened. This report’s author is a NYT-bestselling Trump biographer, retired criminal defense lawyer, and former federal criminal investigator.
sethabramson.substack.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Trump has taken possession of his bribe, in contravention of federal criminal statute and the Constitution. He’s hiding behind the USAF and DOJ to intimidate Congress—which must initiate impeachment proceedings.
Bribery is one of two enumerated impeachable offenses.
Much more here:
Bribery is one of two enumerated impeachable offenses.
Much more here:
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
This should really be all anyone needs to know. He only cares about giant corporations and the oligarchs that fund him.
Everyone else? Good luck.
Everyone else? Good luck.
May 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This should really be all anyone needs to know. He only cares about giant corporations and the oligarchs that fund him.
Everyone else? Good luck.
Everyone else? Good luck.
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
Almost impossible to overcome a 20+ point political deficit in a span of 3 months.
Almost impossible for a party to win a fourth consecutive term in power.
Almost impossible for a sitting opposition leader to lose his own seat in his own riding.
All those things happened last night.
Wild.
Almost impossible for a party to win a fourth consecutive term in power.
Almost impossible for a sitting opposition leader to lose his own seat in his own riding.
All those things happened last night.
Wild.
April 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Almost impossible to overcome a 20+ point political deficit in a span of 3 months.
Almost impossible for a party to win a fourth consecutive term in power.
Almost impossible for a sitting opposition leader to lose his own seat in his own riding.
All those things happened last night.
Wild.
Almost impossible for a party to win a fourth consecutive term in power.
Almost impossible for a sitting opposition leader to lose his own seat in his own riding.
All those things happened last night.
Wild.
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
🎉 🚨 UPDATE: As suspected, the cruel Lamberth & Watson bill to kick undocumented kids out of schools across 🇺🇸 is DEAD FOR THE YEAR, after huge pushback.
Bravo, y’all 👏🏽 — finances is the excuse, but the truth is the support wasn’t there because of the backlash.
Bravo, y’all 👏🏽 — finances is the excuse, but the truth is the support wasn’t there because of the backlash.
April 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
🎉 🚨 UPDATE: As suspected, the cruel Lamberth & Watson bill to kick undocumented kids out of schools across 🇺🇸 is DEAD FOR THE YEAR, after huge pushback.
Bravo, y’all 👏🏽 — finances is the excuse, but the truth is the support wasn’t there because of the backlash.
Bravo, y’all 👏🏽 — finances is the excuse, but the truth is the support wasn’t there because of the backlash.
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
April 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
Hi, I’m autistic and I’m the mayor of my city.
RFK Jr. wants to eradicate autistic people and also has no idea what an autistic person is
April 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Hi, I’m autistic and I’m the mayor of my city.
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
It's hard to overstate the value of accurate forecasts. Since 2007, hurricane forecast improvements have reduced costs by $5 billion *per storm* on average, more than 4 times the entire NWS budget
Weather Service Prepares for ‘Degraded Operations’ Amid Trump Cuts. Gift link: nyti.ms/42MeGJD
Weather Service Prepares for ‘Degraded Operations’ Amid Trump Cuts (Gift Article)
An internal document describes how severe shortages of meteorologists and other staff members could affect forecasts and other operations.
nyti.ms
April 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
It's hard to overstate the value of accurate forecasts. Since 2007, hurricane forecast improvements have reduced costs by $5 billion *per storm* on average, more than 4 times the entire NWS budget
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
Skipped the paperwork. Ignored the court order. Broke the law. Ignored the constitution.
This ain’t immigration policy. This is straight-up defiance of the rule of law.
This ain’t immigration policy. This is straight-up defiance of the rule of law.
thehill.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Skipped the paperwork. Ignored the court order. Broke the law. Ignored the constitution.
This ain’t immigration policy. This is straight-up defiance of the rule of law.
This ain’t immigration policy. This is straight-up defiance of the rule of law.
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
Here's Trump saying to Bukele that "homegrown criminals are next" and talking about how El Salvador will need to build "about five more places."
April 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Here's Trump saying to Bukele that "homegrown criminals are next" and talking about how El Salvador will need to build "about five more places."
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
This is horrifying and should, in any reasonable world, lead to immediate impeachment. On a hot mic, before the media arrived, starting around 7:15 on the time index, Trump tells Bukele he is going to start sending "homegrown criminals" to El Salvadoran gulags. This is fascism.
Before press came in — but while live feed was running on Bukele’s feed — Trump said to him: “home-growns are next. … You’re gonna need to build about 5 more places.”
x.com/nayibbukele/...
x.com/nayibbukele/...
x.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This is horrifying and should, in any reasonable world, lead to immediate impeachment. On a hot mic, before the media arrived, starting around 7:15 on the time index, Trump tells Bukele he is going to start sending "homegrown criminals" to El Salvadoran gulags. This is fascism.
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
April 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
They aren't even bothering to hide it.
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
April 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
4th Circuit: "The United States Government has no legal authority to snatch a person who is lawfully present in the United States off the street and remove him from the country without due process.
April 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
4th Circuit: "The United States Government has no legal authority to snatch a person who is lawfully present in the United States off the street and remove him from the country without due process.
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
WATCH: “I’m here because I will not be bullied.”
A pardon attorney fired by Trump says Trump’s DOJ sent armed U.S. marshals to deliver a letter warning her not to testify before Congress about Trump’s DOJ’s abuse of power.
Context: www.yahoo.com/news/us-just...
A pardon attorney fired by Trump says Trump’s DOJ sent armed U.S. marshals to deliver a letter warning her not to testify before Congress about Trump’s DOJ’s abuse of power.
Context: www.yahoo.com/news/us-just...
April 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
WATCH: “I’m here because I will not be bullied.”
A pardon attorney fired by Trump says Trump’s DOJ sent armed U.S. marshals to deliver a letter warning her not to testify before Congress about Trump’s DOJ’s abuse of power.
Context: www.yahoo.com/news/us-just...
A pardon attorney fired by Trump says Trump’s DOJ sent armed U.S. marshals to deliver a letter warning her not to testify before Congress about Trump’s DOJ’s abuse of power.
Context: www.yahoo.com/news/us-just...
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
24hrs later we are still uncovering new layers dumb
April 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
24hrs later we are still uncovering new layers dumb
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
Thanks for sharing your story, Rebecca. Protecting folks with pre-existing conditions – like your son – was important to us. And it’s why we have to continue working hard to protect and build on the foundation of the ACA, too.
Before ACA my son was denied coverage because of “preexisting conditions”. When ACA was established his medical conditions were all covered. I’m thankful every day insurance companies are no longer allowed to deny coverage. Thank you President Obama. (He was a baby when this all happened)
March 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Thanks for sharing your story, Rebecca. Protecting folks with pre-existing conditions – like your son – was important to us. And it’s why we have to continue working hard to protect and build on the foundation of the ACA, too.
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
Reminds us of how @marshablackburn voted against it then showed up to try to take credit for it: x.com/thetnholler/...
March 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Reminds us of how @marshablackburn voted against it then showed up to try to take credit for it: x.com/thetnholler/...
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
Nothing screams HYPOCRITE quite like Trump complaining about & gutting school loan forgiveness for grads dedicated to service & bettering our communities while he’s had HUNDREDS of MILLIONS in debt forgiven due bankruptcy 6 times.
tinyurl.com/r6nkkz3j
tinyurl.com/r6nkkz3j
Report: Trump Had Over $280 Million In Debt Forgiven And Avoided Paying Taxes On Most Of It
The debt largely came from his Chicago tower.
tinyurl.com
March 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Nothing screams HYPOCRITE quite like Trump complaining about & gutting school loan forgiveness for grads dedicated to service & bettering our communities while he’s had HUNDREDS of MILLIONS in debt forgiven due bankruptcy 6 times.
tinyurl.com/r6nkkz3j
tinyurl.com/r6nkkz3j
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
Musk’s status as a “special government employee” limits him to 130 days in the executive branch. However, despite working daily—documented by his own X posts—they claim he only works one day a week, effectively stretching his limit to 130 weeks. This needs to be brought to Congress—please share.
March 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Musk’s status as a “special government employee” limits him to 130 days in the executive branch. However, despite working daily—documented by his own X posts—they claim he only works one day a week, effectively stretching his limit to 130 weeks. This needs to be brought to Congress—please share.
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
Reposted by Greg Lawrence
Talk is cheap, GOP senators. Start voting against Trump’s nominees and agenda, or sit down and stop wasting everyone’s time and attention.
February 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Talk is cheap, GOP senators. Start voting against Trump’s nominees and agenda, or sit down and stop wasting everyone’s time and attention.