Laura Brase
@lauralb.bsky.social
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Nothing says America First like bailing out Argentina while making healthcare unaffordable for 20+ million Americans.
Or signing an Article 5 protection treaty with Qatar coz they bribed you with a plane, while screwing over longstanding NATO allies.
Folks, I think America First might be a scam.
Or signing an Article 5 protection treaty with Qatar coz they bribed you with a plane, while screwing over longstanding NATO allies.
Folks, I think America First might be a scam.
October 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Nothing says America First like bailing out Argentina while making healthcare unaffordable for 20+ million Americans.
Or signing an Article 5 protection treaty with Qatar coz they bribed you with a plane, while screwing over longstanding NATO allies.
Folks, I think America First might be a scam.
Or signing an Article 5 protection treaty with Qatar coz they bribed you with a plane, while screwing over longstanding NATO allies.
Folks, I think America First might be a scam.
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Nice!
NEW: The Fourth Circuit REJECTS the Trump admin's appeal of Judge Xinis's orders to "facilitate" Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release: "We shall not micromanage the efforts of a fine district judge attempting to implement the Supreme Court's recent decision." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Nice!
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a friend sent me this one
April 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
a friend sent me this one
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LEVIN: While Trump waits by the phone, he’s “precipitating the swift collapse .. of tens of millions of retirement savings accounts.
“.. Men and women ages 55 and over now hold about 79% of corporate equities and mutual funds among US households ..”
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
“.. Men and women ages 55 and over now hold about 79% of corporate equities and mutual funds among US households ..”
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
April 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
LEVIN: While Trump waits by the phone, he’s “precipitating the swift collapse .. of tens of millions of retirement savings accounts.
“.. Men and women ages 55 and over now hold about 79% of corporate equities and mutual funds among US households ..”
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
“.. Men and women ages 55 and over now hold about 79% of corporate equities and mutual funds among US households ..”
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Trump chose to attend a Saudi-sponsored golf tournament rather than welcome home the remains of four soldiers. The vice president didn’t attended either. They don’t even pretend to care about service members.
THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT US.
THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT US.
April 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Trump chose to attend a Saudi-sponsored golf tournament rather than welcome home the remains of four soldiers. The vice president didn’t attended either. They don’t even pretend to care about service members.
THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT US.
THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT US.
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The worst part
This is a completely self-inflicted wound
At least with the other losses he could blame the pandemic
But there ain’t no pandemic any more
This is a completely self-inflicted wound
At least with the other losses he could blame the pandemic
But there ain’t no pandemic any more
I'm no good with patterns. Can someone help me out here?
April 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The worst part
This is a completely self-inflicted wound
At least with the other losses he could blame the pandemic
But there ain’t no pandemic any more
This is a completely self-inflicted wound
At least with the other losses he could blame the pandemic
But there ain’t no pandemic any more
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Yes exactly.
NEW: There's no reason to act like Trump is pursuing a trade policy or an industrial revitalization strategy.
These are just sanctions, imposed to intimidate countries and companies into submission like they're universities or law firms. They're what a mob boss would do.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
These are just sanctions, imposed to intimidate countries and companies into submission like they're universities or law firms. They're what a mob boss would do.
prospect.org/economy/2025...
They’re Not Tariffs, They’re Sanctions
Stop trying to place coherence on a policy that’s really just a mob boss breaking legs and asking for protection money.
prospect.org
April 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Yes exactly.
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In the 444 most farming-dependent counties in the country, Trump won almost 80% of the vote in 2024. Farmers want tariffs? Let farmers pay tariffs. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
No Tariff Exemptions for American Farmers
They voted for the tariffs when they voted for Trump.
www.theatlantic.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
In the 444 most farming-dependent counties in the country, Trump won almost 80% of the vote in 2024. Farmers want tariffs? Let farmers pay tariffs. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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The Trump-RFK Jr. war on public health. Thank you, Trump voters. We all will suffer.
Not an April Fool's joke: The CDC has been gutted. Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a RIF. www.wired.com/story/cdc-gu... from @makenakelly.bsky.social @leahfeiger.bsky.social @knibbs.bsky.social
The CDC Has Been Gutted
Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
www.wired.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The Trump-RFK Jr. war on public health. Thank you, Trump voters. We all will suffer.
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Trump’s tariffs aren’t founded in anything other than his own grievances and ignorance. His goals of revenue generation, reshoring and an international reset are incompatible with each other. And he’ll do lots of economic damage along the way.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The Impossible Trinity at the Heart of US Tariffs
Trump’s objectives of revenue generation, reshoring and an international reset are incompatible with each other.
www.bloomberg.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Trump’s tariffs aren’t founded in anything other than his own grievances and ignorance. His goals of revenue generation, reshoring and an international reset are incompatible with each other. And he’ll do lots of economic damage along the way.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Fantastic piece on the Trump culture of reflexive lies via @johnavlon.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/signalgate...
www.thebulwark.com/p/signalgate...
Signalgate and the Trumpian Reflex to Lie
Dishonesty and gaslighting undermine self-government.
www.thebulwark.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Fantastic piece on the Trump culture of reflexive lies via @johnavlon.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/signalgate...
www.thebulwark.com/p/signalgate...
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As of Friday, there have been 46 cases in which federal judges have blocked Trump policies.
The rulings in those cases have come from 39 different judges appointed by 5 different presidents (of both parties) to 11 different district courts across 7 different circuits.
Maybe it's not the judges?
The rulings in those cases have come from 39 different judges appointed by 5 different presidents (of both parties) to 11 different district courts across 7 different circuits.
Maybe it's not the judges?
March 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
As of Friday, there have been 46 cases in which federal judges have blocked Trump policies.
The rulings in those cases have come from 39 different judges appointed by 5 different presidents (of both parties) to 11 different district courts across 7 different circuits.
Maybe it's not the judges?
The rulings in those cases have come from 39 different judges appointed by 5 different presidents (of both parties) to 11 different district courts across 7 different circuits.
Maybe it's not the judges?
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“If lawyers and law firms won’t stand up for the rule of law, who will?…Lawyers and big firms: For God’s sake, stand up for the legal profession, and for the Constitution. Defend the oath you took when you became officers of the court.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/o...
Opinion | For God’s Sake, Fellow Lawyers, Stand Up to Trump (Gift Article)
The time has come to defend the oath we took when we became officers of the court.
www.nytimes.com
March 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
“If lawyers and law firms won’t stand up for the rule of law, who will?…Lawyers and big firms: For God’s sake, stand up for the legal profession, and for the Constitution. Defend the oath you took when you became officers of the court.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/o...
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Musk groups are up to $13 million to a guy who supports an 1849 abortion law- when women couldn’t vote. And they’re giving out $100 checks to influence people
Wisconsin-you have the chance to show that money is not power and that billionaires don’t get to decide elections
Vote 👉🏽 Susan Crawford
Wisconsin-you have the chance to show that money is not power and that billionaires don’t get to decide elections
Vote 👉🏽 Susan Crawford
Musk and Trump ratchet up involvement in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
The court is expected to decide the future of abortion in the state and could redraw a congressional map that has given Republicans six of the state’s eight seats.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 24, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Musk groups are up to $13 million to a guy who supports an 1849 abortion law- when women couldn’t vote. And they’re giving out $100 checks to influence people
Wisconsin-you have the chance to show that money is not power and that billionaires don’t get to decide elections
Vote 👉🏽 Susan Crawford
Wisconsin-you have the chance to show that money is not power and that billionaires don’t get to decide elections
Vote 👉🏽 Susan Crawford
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Krugman could be right about the ridiculous DOGE plan to require beneficiaries to use the Internet or in person visits to prove their identity to get benefits paulkrugman.substack.com/p/smears-sad...
Smears, Sadism and Social Security
Why Elon Musk wants to make seniors suffer
paulkrugman.substack.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Krugman could be right about the ridiculous DOGE plan to require beneficiaries to use the Internet or in person visits to prove their identity to get benefits paulkrugman.substack.com/p/smears-sad...
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US Institute for Peace is suing. In addition to all the other ultra vires claims, it includes a trespassing complaint.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
US Institute for Peace is suing. In addition to all the other ultra vires claims, it includes a trespassing complaint.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Trump’s White House is executing Project 2025 at lightning speed. The shutdown of VOA, the invocation of the Alien Enemies Act, and the crackdown on press freedom—it’s all part of the plan.
www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com/p/silenced-t...
www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com/p/silenced-t...
Silenced.
They killed the signal, but the story isn't over.
www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Trump’s White House is executing Project 2025 at lightning speed. The shutdown of VOA, the invocation of the Alien Enemies Act, and the crackdown on press freedom—it’s all part of the plan.
www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com/p/silenced-t...
www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com/p/silenced-t...
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NEW: Former Deputy Inspector General Daniel Suarez (@suarezmiami.bsky.social) outlines to risks Kash Patel poses to the integrity of the FBI and explains why Americans — especially FBI agents — deserve better.
America Needs an Accountable FBI — And Deserves Better Than Kash Patel
Opinion | The U.S. Senate should have prioritized American lives over political revenge by rejecting Kash Patel.
www.democracydocket.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
NEW: Former Deputy Inspector General Daniel Suarez (@suarezmiami.bsky.social) outlines to risks Kash Patel poses to the integrity of the FBI and explains why Americans — especially FBI agents — deserve better.
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One of the best pieces of advice I received when I started a law firm in 2021 was to focus on “the shark closest to the boat.” When you feel overwhelmed, step back and focus on the threats that pose the most immediate risk. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
The Sharks Circling the Boat
From Marc | Donald Trump’s “flood the zone” strategy is designed to overwhelm us.
www.democracydocket.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
One of the best pieces of advice I received when I started a law firm in 2021 was to focus on “the shark closest to the boat.” When you feel overwhelmed, step back and focus on the threats that pose the most immediate risk. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
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Great explainer by Steve Vladeck in One First on due process in Alien Enemy Act case, quoting Justice Robert Jackson: “Only the untaught layman or the charlatan lawyer can answer that procedures matter not.”
Bonus 133: Due Process and the Rule of Law
Too many Americans don't understand, at a basic level, *why* the Constitution requires due process when the government deprives anyone of their life, liberty, or property.
open.substack.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Great explainer by Steve Vladeck in One First on due process in Alien Enemy Act case, quoting Justice Robert Jackson: “Only the untaught layman or the charlatan lawyer can answer that procedures matter not.”
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constitutional crisis cubed
Just so we’re all clear, the Supreme Court *expressly ruled* that the president cannot fire FTC commissioners without cause in 1935’s Humphrey’s Executor. Trump’s action here is brazenly illegal under any interpretation of the law as it stands. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump fires both Democratic commissioners at FTC, sources say
President Donald Trump fired the two Democratic commissioners at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the situation said, in another major test of the independence of regulatory agencies.
www.reuters.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
constitutional crisis cubed
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Bravo. These kids are showing more spine and character than a lot of the people they work for.
Hundreds Of Associates Sign Open Letter Calling On Biglaw Leaders To 'Defend' The Legal Profession - Above the Law
More than 300 Biglaw associates have already signed the letter. Stand up for the rule of law and add your name.
abovethelaw.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Bravo. These kids are showing more spine and character than a lot of the people they work for.
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History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.