L Smith
@laurasmith.bsky.social
🌱 because why should humans find it acceptable to harm others? J.D. with faded dream of living under rule of law.
Trying to find the courage each day to face down the fascists while supporting their victims. Like my parents and grandmother, I am Antifa.
Trying to find the courage each day to face down the fascists while supporting their victims. Like my parents and grandmother, I am Antifa.
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Fascinating. So Congress knows how to write a bill allowing people to sue federal officers?! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Fascinating. So Congress knows how to write a bill allowing people to sue federal officers?! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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Posting good Monday news not bc I did anything special here* but bc I need you to know that when we fight we win so let's all keep fighting
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*truly: New England judges are routinely granting release on habeas for ICE detainees being denied bond hearings under the latest ridiculous BIA precedent
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*truly: New England judges are routinely granting release on habeas for ICE detainees being denied bond hearings under the latest ridiculous BIA precedent
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Posting good Monday news not bc I did anything special here* but bc I need you to know that when we fight we win so let's all keep fighting
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*truly: New England judges are routinely granting release on habeas for ICE detainees being denied bond hearings under the latest ridiculous BIA precedent
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*truly: New England judges are routinely granting release on habeas for ICE detainees being denied bond hearings under the latest ridiculous BIA precedent
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Ben Gvir passes out sweets to Knesset members after the first reading for the new law to execute Palestinian prisoners is approved.
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Ben Gvir passes out sweets to Knesset members after the first reading for the new law to execute Palestinian prisoners is approved.
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"More than 5,000 fossil fuel lobbyists were given access to the UN climate summits over the past four years, a period marked by a rise in catastrophic extreme weather, inadequate climate action and record oil and gas expansion"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
"More than 5,000 fossil fuel lobbyists were given access to the UN climate summits over the past four years, a period marked by a rise in catastrophic extreme weather, inadequate climate action and record oil and gas expansion"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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“Turnout” and “persuasion” have become ideologically coded as “progressive” and “moderate,” respectively—but that’s not how people decide who to vote for, or whether to vote at all.
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
“Turnout” and “persuasion” have become ideologically coded as “progressive” and “moderate,” respectively—but that’s not how people decide who to vote for, or whether to vote at all.
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my book of essays inspired by the hunt for mushrooms is available for pre-order, y’all! 🥳
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
i put everything into FSD, and hope you’ll find some of that everything in its pages when you hold it in your hands in October
🖤🐦⬛🍄🟫🐦⬛🖤
share widely & message for discount code
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
i put everything into FSD, and hope you’ll find some of that everything in its pages when you hold it in your hands in October
🖤🐦⬛🍄🟫🐦⬛🖤
share widely & message for discount code
May 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
my book of essays inspired by the hunt for mushrooms is available for pre-order, y’all! 🥳
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
i put everything into FSD, and hope you’ll find some of that everything in its pages when you hold it in your hands in October
🖤🐦⬛🍄🟫🐦⬛🖤
share widely & message for discount code
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
i put everything into FSD, and hope you’ll find some of that everything in its pages when you hold it in your hands in October
🖤🐦⬛🍄🟫🐦⬛🖤
share widely & message for discount code
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Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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The Fifth Circuit exists largely to make the law say whatever extremely wealthy corporations want it to say
The Fifth Circuit’s Latest Labor Law Rulings Are a Gift to Elon Musk
Some of the largest corporations in America are supporting SpaceX’s challenge to the National Labor Relations Act. Here’s how working people are responding.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The Fifth Circuit exists largely to make the law say whatever extremely wealthy corporations want it to say
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Jeffries and Schumer are a team. h/t @aaronparnas.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Jeffries and Schumer are a team. h/t @aaronparnas.bsky.social
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Just a reminder that incompetent/coward Garland chose to not federally charge a single high level conspirator of the 34x felon so this corrupt pardon is largely symbolic. Garland is now shamefully a partner at Arnold & Porter.
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Just a reminder that incompetent/coward Garland chose to not federally charge a single high level conspirator of the 34x felon so this corrupt pardon is largely symbolic. Garland is now shamefully a partner at Arnold & Porter.
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Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Just a reminder that incompetent/coward Garland chose to not federally charge a single high level conspirator of the 34x felon so this corrupt pardon is largely symbolic. Garland is now shamefully a partner at Arnold & Porter.
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Just a reminder that incompetent/coward Garland chose to not federally charge a single high level conspirator of the 34x felon so this corrupt pardon is largely symbolic. Garland is now shamefully a partner at Arnold & Porter.
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“We're seeing a level of proliferation of bodies & body piles from space that's unlike anything I've ever seen…”
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“We're seeing a level of proliferation of bodies & body piles from space that's unlike anything I've ever seen…”
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
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This country cannot have moderates as leading the only major opposition to a fascist political party built on white supremacy and grievance, religious bigotry, and entrenched wealth.
We need to rebalance our discourse; pull it back from the far-right brink.
We need to rebalance our discourse; pull it back from the far-right brink.
November 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
This country cannot have moderates as leading the only major opposition to a fascist political party built on white supremacy and grievance, religious bigotry, and entrenched wealth.
We need to rebalance our discourse; pull it back from the far-right brink.
We need to rebalance our discourse; pull it back from the far-right brink.
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Can't wait for tomorrow's fundraising email from the Democratic Party.
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Can't wait for tomorrow's fundraising email from the Democratic Party.
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One person's "stealth tax" is another's bare minimum to start making sure flyers stop using the atmosphere as a free toilet
Passengers on long-haul flights could pay an extra £21 as the government agrees to align with Brussels on carbon emissions ⬇️
Holidaymakers face stealth tax on flights under EU carbon deal
www.thetimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
One person's "stealth tax" is another's bare minimum to start making sure flyers stop using the atmosphere as a free toilet
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Democratic U.S. Senate Minority Leader Schumer: no vote on Senate funding deal
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Democratic U.S. Senate Minority Leader Schumer: no vote on Senate funding deal
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So many reasons to change #COP30 - so many costs to every delay! How we need these meetings to give us all, globally, #Hope for #stability #future #children #biodiversity #care #Earth 🙏
Healthcare workers are on the frontlines of the climate crisis, protecting lives as our planet heats up.
This is their call to action:
🗣️It’s time to put health at the centre of #ClimateAction
Learn more: bit.ly/HealthCOP30 #COP30
This is their call to action:
🗣️It’s time to put health at the centre of #ClimateAction
Learn more: bit.ly/HealthCOP30 #COP30
November 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
So many reasons to change #COP30 - so many costs to every delay! How we need these meetings to give us all, globally, #Hope for #stability #future #children #biodiversity #care #Earth 🙏
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I called @duckworth.senate.gov and @durbin.senate.gov and only duckworth let me leave a message. DO NOT CAVE.
November 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I called @duckworth.senate.gov and @durbin.senate.gov and only duckworth let me leave a message. DO NOT CAVE.
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@durbin.senate.gov don’t do it! Don’t cave!
November 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
@durbin.senate.gov don’t do it! Don’t cave!
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Know this, @schumer.senate.gov — if you cave, we will not rest until you are primaried and wrested from your seat. When kids on SNAP aren’t being fed, we’re even more hungry for justice. New York has shown you the people’s power just days ago. You *could* join with us, still, and do the right thing.
November 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Know this, @schumer.senate.gov — if you cave, we will not rest until you are primaried and wrested from your seat. When kids on SNAP aren’t being fed, we’re even more hungry for justice. New York has shown you the people’s power just days ago. You *could* join with us, still, and do the right thing.
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"It's not a deal. It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double," says Rep. @ritchietorres.bsky.social.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrats-co...
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrats-co...
Democrats Consider GOP Deal to Reopen Government, With Promise of Later Vote on ACA Subsidies
Democrats are considering a Republican offer to reopen the government with a promise of a later vote on extending ACA health-care tax credits.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"It's not a deal. It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double," says Rep. @ritchietorres.bsky.social.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrats-co...
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrats-co...
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This is the food distribution line at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas 11/7/25. This is what Trump doesn't want you to see.
November 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is the food distribution line at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas 11/7/25. This is what Trump doesn't want you to see.
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Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
November 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
@markey.senate.gov don’t cave and pressure your wimp colleagues not to cave. Why did we fight so hard and win so significantly Tuesday? To throw our progress against the grifting oligarchs and fascists away?
November 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
@markey.senate.gov don’t cave and pressure your wimp colleagues not to cave. Why did we fight so hard and win so significantly Tuesday? To throw our progress against the grifting oligarchs and fascists away?
@warren.senate.gov no caving, our democracy is in terrible peril. What are the Dems thinking?
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
@warren.senate.gov no caving, our democracy is in terrible peril. What are the Dems thinking?
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If they do this—if they cave with nothing—it will be a historic blunder.
It will hand Trump a major win and embolden/allow him to further consolidate power.
It’s unconscionable political malpractice.
It will hand Trump a major win and embolden/allow him to further consolidate power.
It’s unconscionable political malpractice.
November 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
If they do this—if they cave with nothing—it will be a historic blunder.
It will hand Trump a major win and embolden/allow him to further consolidate power.
It’s unconscionable political malpractice.
It will hand Trump a major win and embolden/allow him to further consolidate power.
It’s unconscionable political malpractice.