Lacey
@laceydurham.bsky.social
Some of you may know me as Lucy Pevensie. Fella. Slava Ukraini. Never Trump—never means never. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
Oligarchs and Diplomats (video with Michael Weiss)
Thinking Live episode 2
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Microsoft Excel also does not understand jokes
Genuinely, it is such a serious problem that academics and media outlets are presenting text processing software as if it could ever "understand" anything. All this does is misinform the public and do supply free PR for tech companies
Genuinely, it is such a serious problem that academics and media outlets are presenting text processing software as if it could ever "understand" anything. All this does is misinform the public and do supply free PR for tech companies
Can’t tech a joke: AI does not understand puns, study finds
Researchers say results underline large language models’ poor grasp of humour, empathy and cultural nuance
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Microsoft Excel also does not understand jokes
Genuinely, it is such a serious problem that academics and media outlets are presenting text processing software as if it could ever "understand" anything. All this does is misinform the public and do supply free PR for tech companies
Genuinely, it is such a serious problem that academics and media outlets are presenting text processing software as if it could ever "understand" anything. All this does is misinform the public and do supply free PR for tech companies
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If the President hasn't issued any illegal orders, and has no intention of doing so, then he has no reason at all to be concerned when members of Congress correctly tell our servicemembers they have a constitutional and legal duty to disobey illegal orders.
November 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
If the President hasn't issued any illegal orders, and has no intention of doing so, then he has no reason at all to be concerned when members of Congress correctly tell our servicemembers they have a constitutional and legal duty to disobey illegal orders.
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NEWS: I spent the past 24 hours going through major MAGA accounts on Twitter, and a bombshell development has become clear: most of the right-wing ecosphere is being fed propaganda from foreign actors.
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
NEWS: Major MAGA Accounts on Twitter Exposed as Foreign Actors
A stunning development over the past 24 hours.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
NEWS: I spent the past 24 hours going through major MAGA accounts on Twitter, and a bombshell development has become clear: most of the right-wing ecosphere is being fed propaganda from foreign actors.
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
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Well, how about that? Seems just a little inconsistent with the position (and sworn testimony) DOJ presented to Judge Xinis.
SCOOP: Costa Rica says it will still accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting Trump’s DOJ
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Costa Rica says it would accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting U.S.
The statement from a Costa Rican official conflicts with what the Trump administration told a federal judge about its attempts to deport the undocumented immigrant
wapo.st
November 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Well, how about that? Seems just a little inconsistent with the position (and sworn testimony) DOJ presented to Judge Xinis.
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#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
Tell me you’re in a cult without telling me you’re in a cult.
Tell me you’re in a cult without telling me you’re in a cult.
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
Tell me you’re in a cult without telling me you’re in a cult.
Tell me you’re in a cult without telling me you’re in a cult.
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We talk of refusing unlawful orders, but really that's a very high bar. It's only for orders that are manifestly unlawful, something *obviously* illegal on the face of it. And the core example of that is refusing an order to wantonly murder noncombatants, which is exactly what they are doing.
Oddly enough, in media coverage of Dems' video warning against carrying out illegal orders, there's very little discussion of *whether it's actually reasonable to fear Trump is giving illegal commands or not.*
The evidence is strong that he is. Media should say so:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
The evidence is strong that he is. Media should say so:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
November 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
We talk of refusing unlawful orders, but really that's a very high bar. It's only for orders that are manifestly unlawful, something *obviously* illegal on the face of it. And the core example of that is refusing an order to wantonly murder noncombatants, which is exactly what they are doing.
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“.. Paying for the house, the car, the necessity bills — I just couldn't do it anymore.”
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November 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“.. Paying for the house, the car, the necessity bills — I just couldn't do it anymore.”
@cbsnews.com
www.cbsnews.com/news/housing...
@cbsnews.com
www.cbsnews.com/news/housing...
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🇺🇦🤝🇺🇸 “Trump, you just sold out Ukraine”
Thousands of protestors have gathered in Washington DC to protest against Donald Trump.
Thousands of protestors have gathered in Washington DC to protest against Donald Trump.
November 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🇺🇦🤝🇺🇸 “Trump, you just sold out Ukraine”
Thousands of protestors have gathered in Washington DC to protest against Donald Trump.
Thousands of protestors have gathered in Washington DC to protest against Donald Trump.
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It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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Border Patrol has a surveillance program tracking millions of drivers by name and then gets them pulled over for lies. Listen to the officer admit that he is careful to conceal the reason for the stop so if it ever gets questioned, no one will know that there was NO PROBABLE CAUSE.
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Border Patrol has a surveillance program tracking millions of drivers by name and then gets them pulled over for lies. Listen to the officer admit that he is careful to conceal the reason for the stop so if it ever gets questioned, no one will know that there was NO PROBABLE CAUSE.
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Reminder what “peace treaty” with muscovy 🇷🇺 means in practice 😑
November 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Reminder what “peace treaty” with muscovy 🇷🇺 means in practice 😑
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While millions of us are struggling to pay for groceries, energy bills & healthcare premiums, the First Lady posts this video showing how she's using our taxpayer money to wine & dine a murderous prince: fancy caligraphy, abundant forals, gilded tableware, gourmet food & white glove service
November 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
While millions of us are struggling to pay for groceries, energy bills & healthcare premiums, the First Lady posts this video showing how she's using our taxpayer money to wine & dine a murderous prince: fancy caligraphy, abundant forals, gilded tableware, gourmet food & white glove service
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On the patently unlawful boat strikes
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
On the patently unlawful boat strikes
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
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Donald Trump should keep his reckless mouth shut.
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Donald Trump should keep his reckless mouth shut.
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when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
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Dang - how bad was the Border Patrol invasion in North Carolina?
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Dang - how bad was the Border Patrol invasion in North Carolina?
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
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Were DOJ's demands to tech companies like Apple and Facebook accompanied by threats? EFF is suing to find out www.eff.org/press/releas...
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Were DOJ's demands to tech companies like Apple and Facebook accompanied by threats? EFF is suing to find out www.eff.org/press/releas...
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Kash Patel fired a senior FBI official with 27 years of experience… because Patel was embarrassed Americans found out he used a $60 million government jet for dates with his girlfriend. Unbelievable.
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Kash Patel fired a senior FBI official with 27 years of experience… because Patel was embarrassed Americans found out he used a $60 million government jet for dates with his girlfriend. Unbelievable.
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Join us at Independence Ave and New Jersey across from Longworth House office building until 7pm today Thursday. The House is in session right now. Call your members of Congress and tell them to support Ukraine!
#CrimeaIsUkraine 🇺🇸🇺🇦
#CrimeaIsUkraine 🇺🇸🇺🇦
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Join us at Independence Ave and New Jersey across from Longworth House office building until 7pm today Thursday. The House is in session right now. Call your members of Congress and tell them to support Ukraine!
#CrimeaIsUkraine 🇺🇸🇺🇦
#CrimeaIsUkraine 🇺🇸🇺🇦
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Wow. Stephen Miller and the White House political operation are now openly, explicitly celebrating the fact that *legally* present immigrants have lost their jobs:
November 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Wow. Stephen Miller and the White House political operation are now openly, explicitly celebrating the fact that *legally* present immigrants have lost their jobs:
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This is a thread detailing a series of incidents where federal Judge Ellis rules that Gregory Bovino and his agents lied or misrepresented what was happening on the streets of Chicago. In this one, she says body cam footage suggests they brake checked to cause accidents
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This is a thread detailing a series of incidents where federal Judge Ellis rules that Gregory Bovino and his agents lied or misrepresented what was happening on the streets of Chicago. In this one, she says body cam footage suggests they brake checked to cause accidents