LaneL
@laneleisa.bsky.social
We cannot rely on external intervention. No one is coming to save us. We must take initiative to save democracy,acknowledging our shared identity as members of the human race.
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“He once boasted that he would “stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses.” He accepted a $1 million bribe from El Chapo to allow cocaine shipments to pass through Honduras. A man was killed in prison to protect him.”
And Trump says he’ll pardon him.
Gift article👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
And Trump says he’ll pardon him.
Gift article👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“He once boasted that he would “stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses.” He accepted a $1 million bribe from El Chapo to allow cocaine shipments to pass through Honduras. A man was killed in prison to protect him.”
And Trump says he’ll pardon him.
Gift article👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
And Trump says he’ll pardon him.
Gift article👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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🚨Trumps aggression with Venezuela is not about drugs at all:
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November 30, 2025 at 12:31 AM
🚨Trumps aggression with Venezuela is not about drugs at all:
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Just days after Democrats posted a video advising troops they should not follow illegal orders
The @washingtonpost.com reported that Pete Hegseth ordered troops to kill everyone aboard a boat in the Caribbean
Which numerous experts opined was an illegal order
Psychopaths
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The @washingtonpost.com reported that Pete Hegseth ordered troops to kill everyone aboard a boat in the Caribbean
Which numerous experts opined was an illegal order
Psychopaths
bsky.app/profile/slot...
November 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Just days after Democrats posted a video advising troops they should not follow illegal orders
The @washingtonpost.com reported that Pete Hegseth ordered troops to kill everyone aboard a boat in the Caribbean
Which numerous experts opined was an illegal order
Psychopaths
bsky.app/profile/slot...
The @washingtonpost.com reported that Pete Hegseth ordered troops to kill everyone aboard a boat in the Caribbean
Which numerous experts opined was an illegal order
Psychopaths
bsky.app/profile/slot...
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The realities of Trump aging in office:
He appears to doze off during events.
His public appearances mostly occur during a short window: Between noon and 5pm.
He sits while others stand.
His covers bruises with makeup.
He had an MRI scan that he tried to hide from the public.
He appears to doze off during events.
His public appearances mostly occur during a short window: Between noon and 5pm.
He sits while others stand.
His covers bruises with makeup.
He had an MRI scan that he tried to hide from the public.
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The realities of Trump aging in office:
He appears to doze off during events.
His public appearances mostly occur during a short window: Between noon and 5pm.
He sits while others stand.
His covers bruises with makeup.
He had an MRI scan that he tried to hide from the public.
He appears to doze off during events.
His public appearances mostly occur during a short window: Between noon and 5pm.
He sits while others stand.
His covers bruises with makeup.
He had an MRI scan that he tried to hide from the public.
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This would be a war crime even if there were an actual war and these people were actual combatants, which there isn't and they weren't.
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This would be a war crime even if there were an actual war and these people were actual combatants, which there isn't and they weren't.
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
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The American public is aware. Polls show #TrumpIsFailing.
While this NYT article pulls punches on Trump's madness, impulsivity, and delusions, it's useful in that it creates space for other articles about Trump's age and clear cognitive and physical decline to follow. Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The American public is aware. Polls show #TrumpIsFailing.
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As if the lawsuits ever had a chance.
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
As if the lawsuits ever had a chance.
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Love this!
November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Love this!
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Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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“The party seeks power entirely for its own sake …. The object of power, is power.“ George Orwell’s 1984
Video from @chrisnaturallyrp.bsky.social on TikTok.
I urge every one of you to read (or re-read) Orwell’s book. It is scary how close we are to the dystopian world he created.
Video from @chrisnaturallyrp.bsky.social on TikTok.
I urge every one of you to read (or re-read) Orwell’s book. It is scary how close we are to the dystopian world he created.
November 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
“The party seeks power entirely for its own sake …. The object of power, is power.“ George Orwell’s 1984
Video from @chrisnaturallyrp.bsky.social on TikTok.
I urge every one of you to read (or re-read) Orwell’s book. It is scary how close we are to the dystopian world he created.
Video from @chrisnaturallyrp.bsky.social on TikTok.
I urge every one of you to read (or re-read) Orwell’s book. It is scary how close we are to the dystopian world he created.
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Here’s the great Glasser column:
On getting a hug from Rachel Maddow at Dick Cheney’s funeral…
My new column: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
My new column: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Dick Cheney’s Long, Strange Goodbye
On seeing Rachel Maddow at the former Vice-President’s funeral, while Donald Trump threatened Democrats on social media with death by hanging.
www.newyorker.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Here’s the great Glasser column:
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
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Meiselas: This guy's a con artist. He's a fraud. He's quite literally a criminal. A felon. He lies. He destroys people's lives. He's a rug puller. 'Look, $23 trillion! Dividend checks are right around the corner! I'm gonna make you so rich!'
It is demented and it is manipulative and it is abusive.
It is demented and it is manipulative and it is abusive.
November 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Meiselas: This guy's a con artist. He's a fraud. He's quite literally a criminal. A felon. He lies. He destroys people's lives. He's a rug puller. 'Look, $23 trillion! Dividend checks are right around the corner! I'm gonna make you so rich!'
It is demented and it is manipulative and it is abusive.
It is demented and it is manipulative and it is abusive.
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In related news, the claim ‘the Tooth Fairy does not actually take lost baby teeth from under pillows’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that magical beings are secretly thieving teeth in the dead of night…”
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
CDC backpedals on vaccines and autism, despite earlier assurances from RFK Jr.
The CDC, under the direction of an unqualified health secretary, is now promoting claims that flunk Logic 101.
www.ms.now
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
In related news, the claim ‘the Tooth Fairy does not actually take lost baby teeth from under pillows’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that magical beings are secretly thieving teeth in the dead of night…”
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Bluetiful82: This 👇👇👇👇👇
X 1,000,000!! Make it, make sense.
X 1,000,000!! Make it, make sense.
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Bluetiful82: This 👇👇👇👇👇
X 1,000,000!! Make it, make sense.
X 1,000,000!! Make it, make sense.
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Trump and Bondi in 'a much more vulnerable political position' after Epstein gamble: CNN
www.rawstory.com
Trump and Bondi in 'a much more vulnerable political position' after Epstein gamble: CNN
twp.ai
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Trump and Bondi in 'a much more vulnerable political position' after Epstein gamble: CNN
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Can you go to DC this weekend for REMOVE THE REGIME? 11/22/25 removetheregime.com lets do thissssss! 👊
November 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Can you go to DC this weekend for REMOVE THE REGIME? 11/22/25 removetheregime.com lets do thissssss! 👊
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If you want to know why a federal court struck down Texas' new congressional map, read this. It is an amazing example of Trump's DOJ utter incompetence. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump DOJ’s ‘Ham-Fisted’ Letter Key to Ruling Blocking Texas Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
If you want to know why a federal court struck down Texas' new congressional map, read this. It is an amazing example of Trump's DOJ utter incompetence. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Founded by Peter Thiel and JD Vance, this secret group is plotting the eternal rule of MAGA, and it is paid for by tech leaders.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Inside the billionaire network shaping MAGA’s post-Trump future
In 2019, a small group of right-wing donors rented a resort outside the 100-person town of Rockbridge, Ohio, for a summit to secure the future of the MAGA movement. They aimed to turn a singular candi...
www.yahoo.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Founded by Peter Thiel and JD Vance, this secret group is plotting the eternal rule of MAGA, and it is paid for by tech leaders.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Feature, Not Bug Dept.
They’ve destroyed the Justice Department.
‘It’s a Culture Now of Fear: A Year of Chaos Inside the Justice Department’ www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
‘It’s a Culture Now of Fear: A Year of Chaos Inside the Justice Department’ www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Feature, Not Bug Dept.
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🧵 #TruthWarriors ❕ #HearthWarriors 🫂 strike boycott blackout protest
defend the 🫂 ... defund the 🐷
"billionaires are killing off the growing edges of their people"
#WWResistance #WWRevolution
#NoKings #50501Movement #FBR #resist #resistance #BLM #OWS #BlueCrew #ProudBlue #StrongerTogether
defend the 🫂 ... defund the 🐷
"billionaires are killing off the growing edges of their people"
#WWResistance #WWRevolution
#NoKings #50501Movement #FBR #resist #resistance #BLM #OWS #BlueCrew #ProudBlue #StrongerTogether
November 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
🧵 #TruthWarriors ❕ #HearthWarriors 🫂 strike boycott blackout protest
defend the 🫂 ... defund the 🐷
"billionaires are killing off the growing edges of their people"
#WWResistance #WWRevolution
#NoKings #50501Movement #FBR #resist #resistance #BLM #OWS #BlueCrew #ProudBlue #StrongerTogether
defend the 🫂 ... defund the 🐷
"billionaires are killing off the growing edges of their people"
#WWResistance #WWRevolution
#NoKings #50501Movement #FBR #resist #resistance #BLM #OWS #BlueCrew #ProudBlue #StrongerTogether
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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adding to this, anyone who wants more info on these zones and the techbros should watch this video.
she released this 11 months ago and its more relevant than ever.
youtu.be/5RpPTRcz1no?...
she released this 11 months ago and its more relevant than ever.
youtu.be/5RpPTRcz1no?...
DARK GOTHIC MAGA: How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy America
YouTube video by Blonde Politics | The Silly Serious
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
adding to this, anyone who wants more info on these zones and the techbros should watch this video.
she released this 11 months ago and its more relevant than ever.
youtu.be/5RpPTRcz1no?...
she released this 11 months ago and its more relevant than ever.
youtu.be/5RpPTRcz1no?...
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Lawrence O'Donnell: "Here's what Donald Trump looks like when he is absolutely terrified of even hearing the word Epstein."
PURE FEAR.
PURE FEAR.
November 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Lawrence O'Donnell: "Here's what Donald Trump looks like when he is absolutely terrified of even hearing the word Epstein."
PURE FEAR.
PURE FEAR.