Laura Marti
@lauramarti63.bsky.social
Here to listen & learn. Recovering ex-vangelical, ex-Repub, learning about race/ism since Trayvon Martin, esp my own. Political junkie. Mom & grandma. Sci-fi/fantasy. My kids hooked me on anime. Microbiologist, OSU. Go Bucks! Blogger @Brownicity
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There is a network of court watchers who support immigrants at the ICE courts in Manhattan.
They have learned the movements and "personas" of the masked agents.
One told me: "Some of them are very sadistic." talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
They have learned the movements and "personas" of the masked agents.
One told me: "Some of them are very sadistic." talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New York’s Notorious Immigration Court
One day last month, a Peruvian mother and her daughter went into...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
There is a network of court watchers who support immigrants at the ICE courts in Manhattan.
They have learned the movements and "personas" of the masked agents.
One told me: "Some of them are very sadistic." talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
They have learned the movements and "personas" of the masked agents.
One told me: "Some of them are very sadistic." talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
There’s no evidence that vaccines cause autism. This has been debunked so many times, it’s incredible that we’re here again.
For more than two decades, scientists have studied whether vaccines cause autism. The answer has been consistent: there’s no evidence they do.
I compiled a list of 14 studies, covering more than 10 million children, that find no link between vaccines and autism.
I compiled a list of 14 studies, covering more than 10 million children, that find no link between vaccines and autism.
November 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
There’s no evidence that vaccines cause autism. This has been debunked so many times, it’s incredible that we’re here again.
Exactly!! What was the point if they were just going to capitulate?!
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Exactly!! What was the point if they were just going to capitulate?!
Perfect analysis. 💯
My comments on what President Tr*mp's AI video tells us about autocrat psychology: youtu.be/JNt8YoqQzWE
Autocrat Psychology captions MOV
YouTube video by Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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October 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Perfect analysis. 💯
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My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Hammam, & Chris Shay) has a new piece, whose title speaks for itself. A 🧵 with some key descriptive takeaways:
The resistance reaches into Trump country
As organizers for No Kings 2 seek historic turnout on Oct. 18, the broader pro-democracy movement has already broken new ground.
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October 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Hammam, & Chris Shay) has a new piece, whose title speaks for itself. A 🧵 with some key descriptive takeaways:
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No clerks. No building. No budget. No shadow docket. Ride the circuit. 25 justices, with 9 chosen by lottery. We will treat you like petulant children until you stop ignoring the law, Constitution, precedent, Article I, voters, & the plain meaning of words.
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BREAKING: SCOTUS will hear a case over whether it should overrule Humphrey's Executor — in a shadow docket order that also allows Trump's firing of Rebecca Slaughter as an FTC commissioner to take effect while the appeal is considered, which should not be allowed under Humphrey's Executor.
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A264 (25-332)
DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL. U. REBECCA KELLY SLAUGHTER, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[September 22, 2025]
The application for stay presented to THE CHIEF JUSTICE and by him referred to the Court is granted. The July 17, 2025 order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, No. 25-cv-909, ECF Doc. 52, is stayed.
The application is also treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment, and the petition is granted. The parties are directed to brief and argue the following ques-tions: (1) Whether the statutory removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission violate the separation of powers and, if so, whether Humphrey's Executor
v. United States, 295 U. S. 602 (1935), should be overruled.
(2) Whether a federal court may prevent a person's removal from public office, either through relief at equity or at law.
The Clerk is directed to establish a briefing schedule that will allow the case to be argued in the December 2025 argument session. The stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiatn7hy67rd6co3ichuyzatyrlbh6wvclmhfzv25lsb3tgntp2z54@jpeg)
September 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
No clerks. No building. No budget. No shadow docket. Ride the circuit. 25 justices, with 9 chosen by lottery. We will treat you like petulant children until you stop ignoring the law, Constitution, precedent, Article I, voters, & the plain meaning of words.
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Tom Homan, who was later named Trump’s border czar, was recorded in September 2024 accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash in an undercover F.B.I. investigation. DOJ closed the file.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
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Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash
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September 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Tom Homan, who was later named Trump’s border czar, was recorded in September 2024 accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash in an undercover F.B.I. investigation. DOJ closed the file.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
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As I’m listening to the 9/8 @strictscrutiny.bsky.social podcast on my walk, talking about how messed up and bonkers the Supreme Court decisions have been, these headlines came across my notifications. Ugh 😔 I had (another) moment of deep sadness about what is happening to our country.
September 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
As I’m listening to the 9/8 @strictscrutiny.bsky.social podcast on my walk, talking about how messed up and bonkers the Supreme Court decisions have been, these headlines came across my notifications. Ugh 😔 I had (another) moment of deep sadness about what is happening to our country.
I’m glad to see the European leaders in DC supporting Zelenskyy, and that maybe we’re finally moving toward an end of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (not a war). But I hate seeing them have to flatter Trump and almost grovel just to get his help — so embarrassing/ and disgusting. #Idiotinchief
August 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I’m glad to see the European leaders in DC supporting Zelenskyy, and that maybe we’re finally moving toward an end of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (not a war). But I hate seeing them have to flatter Trump and almost grovel just to get his help — so embarrassing/ and disgusting. #Idiotinchief
“What we witnessed following Floyd’s murder was a reassessment in cities & towns across the country of how public spaces are used to commemorate our history. In many of the communities it was determined that the statues & memorials no longer reflect the collective values & stories of its residents.”
August 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
“What we witnessed following Floyd’s murder was a reassessment in cities & towns across the country of how public spaces are used to commemorate our history. In many of the communities it was determined that the statues & memorials no longer reflect the collective values & stories of its residents.”
So true.
“How monotonously alike all the great tyrants and conquerors have been; how gloriously different are the saints.”
— C.S. Lewis
— C.S. Lewis
July 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
So true.
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Trump and Noem’s attacks on FEMA blew up in the most predictable way
Undermining the federal government might seem like good politics, until you need the federal government.
Undermining the federal government might seem like good politics, until you need the federal government.
Trump and Noem’s attacks on FEMA blew up in the most predictable way
Undermining the federal government might seem like good politics, until you need the federal government.
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July 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Trump and Noem’s attacks on FEMA blew up in the most predictable way
Undermining the federal government might seem like good politics, until you need the federal government.
Undermining the federal government might seem like good politics, until you need the federal government.
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The JCPOA was one of the greatest diplomatic achievements of the 21st century. Multiple nations, several powerful blocks, a ton of oversight and the entire time diplomats were working it out domestic American media & politicians were demonizing it, lying about it, and trying to sabotage it. They won
Reminder that none of this would've been possible if not for the neocons manipulating Trump's hatred of Obama to kill the JCPOA. From there, safeguards became unconstrained enrichment and all the scary things they're trotting out became possible.
Be careful buying what these guys are still selling.
Be careful buying what these guys are still selling.
June 22, 2025 at 5:38 AM
The JCPOA was one of the greatest diplomatic achievements of the 21st century. Multiple nations, several powerful blocks, a ton of oversight and the entire time diplomats were working it out domestic American media & politicians were demonizing it, lying about it, and trying to sabotage it. They won
“A chilling exchange…“
CFR Panel Draws Stark Parallels Between Post-Soviet Russia and Trump-Era America
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CFR Panel Draws Stark Parallels Between Post-Soviet Russia and Trump-Era America
Prof. Snyder: “Think of this administration as a reality show where every episode ends with ‘dismantling your enemies.’”
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May 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
“A chilling exchange…“
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There should be an elected Democrat on the ground in El Salvador every minute of every day until Abrego Garcia is brought home.
D's should do the work the DoJ is refusing to do. They should harass Bukele's govt, demanding answers and sending...
www.thebulwark.com/p/bring-him-...
D's should do the work the DoJ is refusing to do. They should harass Bukele's govt, demanding answers and sending...
www.thebulwark.com/p/bring-him-...
Bring. Him. Home.
Our cause is here; our time is now.
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April 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
There should be an elected Democrat on the ground in El Salvador every minute of every day until Abrego Garcia is brought home.
D's should do the work the DoJ is refusing to do. They should harass Bukele's govt, demanding answers and sending...
www.thebulwark.com/p/bring-him-...
D's should do the work the DoJ is refusing to do. They should harass Bukele's govt, demanding answers and sending...
www.thebulwark.com/p/bring-him-...
Whatever just happened in the Oval Office with President Zelensky was shameful, disgusting, & embarrassing. Trump & Vance are bullies & amateurs who obviously know nothing about diplomacy. Disrespectful & condescending. Trump made it all about himself. A narcissist shld never be POTUS. 😡
February 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Whatever just happened in the Oval Office with President Zelensky was shameful, disgusting, & embarrassing. Trump & Vance are bullies & amateurs who obviously know nothing about diplomacy. Disrespectful & condescending. Trump made it all about himself. A narcissist shld never be POTUS. 😡