LB
@lbos.bsky.social
Democracy, justice, equity, inclusion make us stronger. Human dignity for all is worth the shared effort.
This should be important to all Americans. The Constitution unites us and helps define us. It guides us and gives important expectations for trust. Trust is crucial in societies.
Sharp piece by @jilldlawrence.bsky.social: “Not just once but twice, Donald Trump put his hand on a Bible and swore to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” He’s been violating that oath, and lying nonstop in all conceivable venues, ever since.”
Lying under oath? Seriously? The case against Comey is as hypocritical as it is weak and incompetent. From Trump on down, this is an administration people who got their jobs by misleading and outright lying to Congress. My latest at @thebulwark.com
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November 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This should be important to all Americans. The Constitution unites us and helps define us. It guides us and gives important expectations for trust. Trust is crucial in societies.
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"A lot of us are going to come under direct attack, and a lot of us are going to resist by building solidarity and sanctuary": the solidarity with those under attack has been one of the most beautiful responses to the consequences of the 2024 election.
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"A lot of us are going to come under direct attack, and a lot of us are going to resist by building solidarity and sanctuary": the solidarity with those under attack has been one of the most beautiful responses to the consequences of the 2024 election.
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Money Talks News: American families will pay an average of $2,700 more annually due to Trump's tariff policies.
GOP Rochester Hills, Michigan Mayor: "Higher tariffs lead to higher cost. Higher cost leads to lower demand. Lower demand leads to lower production...means job loss."
#ProudBlue #Pinks
GOP Rochester Hills, Michigan Mayor: "Higher tariffs lead to higher cost. Higher cost leads to lower demand. Lower demand leads to lower production...means job loss."
#ProudBlue #Pinks
November 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Money Talks News: American families will pay an average of $2,700 more annually due to Trump's tariff policies.
GOP Rochester Hills, Michigan Mayor: "Higher tariffs lead to higher cost. Higher cost leads to lower demand. Lower demand leads to lower production...means job loss."
#ProudBlue #Pinks
GOP Rochester Hills, Michigan Mayor: "Higher tariffs lead to higher cost. Higher cost leads to lower demand. Lower demand leads to lower production...means job loss."
#ProudBlue #Pinks
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Trump tried to bribe 9 prestigious public and private universities with an offer of more federal funding if they boosted conservative ideas. But 7 rejected the bribe, with only the University of Texas, no surprise, signing on. Good to see universities putting academic freedom ahead of cash.
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Trump tried to bribe 9 prestigious public and private universities with an offer of more federal funding if they boosted conservative ideas. But 7 rejected the bribe, with only the University of Texas, no surprise, signing on. Good to see universities putting academic freedom ahead of cash.
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When Trump says he's targeting "the worst of the worst" with his immigration crackdown, he means he's dragging a day care worker out of a North Side Chicago center without a warrant, traumatizing the children she cares for.
Immigration agents take daycare worker from inside North Center facility
In a video circulating on social media, agents in vests can be seen dragging the woman out of the school building shortly after 7 a.m.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
When Trump says he's targeting "the worst of the worst" with his immigration crackdown, he means he's dragging a day care worker out of a North Side Chicago center without a warrant, traumatizing the children she cares for.
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SCOTUS appears doubtful re legality of tariffs as Atty Neal Katyal argues: “Tariffs are taxes. They take dollars from Americans pockets...Our founders gave that taxing power to Congress alone. POTUS bypassed Congress and imposed one of the largest tax increases.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
‘Tariffs are taxes’: US supreme court hears challenge to Trump levies as justices appear doubtful of White House reasoning – live
Both conservative and liberal US supreme court justices have voiced skepticism over the Trump administration’s justification for tariffs
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
SCOTUS appears doubtful re legality of tariffs as Atty Neal Katyal argues: “Tariffs are taxes. They take dollars from Americans pockets...Our founders gave that taxing power to Congress alone. POTUS bypassed Congress and imposed one of the largest tax increases.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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This week, WaPo published a “profile” re: Chris Buskirk—who co-founded the Thiel-backed Rockbridge Network w/ JD Vance. Curiously, the profile omitted Buskirk’s ties to “Christian Nationalism” via American Reformer (where he is a director), which supports William Wolfe’s organization. This guy ⬇️ 1/
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This week, WaPo published a “profile” re: Chris Buskirk—who co-founded the Thiel-backed Rockbridge Network w/ JD Vance. Curiously, the profile omitted Buskirk’s ties to “Christian Nationalism” via American Reformer (where he is a director), which supports William Wolfe’s organization. This guy ⬇️ 1/
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“Justice Gorsuch warned of ‘a one-way ratchet toward the gradual but continual accretion of power in the executive branch and away from the people’s elected representatives’ in Congress.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Live Updates: Justices Cast a Skeptical Eye on Trump’s Tariffs
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“Justice Gorsuch warned of ‘a one-way ratchet toward the gradual but continual accretion of power in the executive branch and away from the people’s elected representatives’ in Congress.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
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Apparently, the American people do not like Trump’s chaos, meanness, hate, his trade wars, attacks on our communities, economic mismanagement! Republicans you will continue to be decimated supporting Trump’s failures.
a red white and blue american flag with stars on it
ALT: a red white and blue american flag with stars on it
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November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Apparently, the American people do not like Trump’s chaos, meanness, hate, his trade wars, attacks on our communities, economic mismanagement! Republicans you will continue to be decimated supporting Trump’s failures.
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I've said this so many times this year.
Demonstrations are awesome, but the sustained work is where it's at.
Demonstrations are awesome, but the sustained work is where it's at.
That 3.5% rule that we’ve heard so much about isn’t, of course, about the attendance at a single day's protests—or even a series of them. It's about a broad swath of the public engaging in resistance on a sustained basis, employing diverse tactics. 5/6
October 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I've said this so many times this year.
Demonstrations are awesome, but the sustained work is where it's at.
Demonstrations are awesome, but the sustained work is where it's at.
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Having driven this stretch of highway more times than I can count, I saw this coming when the vanity event for Hegseth and Vance was announced. The stupidity is astounding.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Having driven this stretch of highway more times than I can count, I saw this coming when the vanity event for Hegseth and Vance was announced. The stupidity is astounding.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
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The Guardian is reporting that since Israel and Hamas signed the ceasefire and full hostage exchange agreement, Israel has violated the ceasefire 47 times, killed 38 Palestinians, and wounded another 143 more.
Meanwhile Hamas has released all remaining hostages.
It Was Never About The Hostages.
Meanwhile Hamas has released all remaining hostages.
It Was Never About The Hostages.
October 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The Guardian is reporting that since Israel and Hamas signed the ceasefire and full hostage exchange agreement, Israel has violated the ceasefire 47 times, killed 38 Palestinians, and wounded another 143 more.
Meanwhile Hamas has released all remaining hostages.
It Was Never About The Hostages.
Meanwhile Hamas has released all remaining hostages.
It Was Never About The Hostages.
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Traitor Trump now openly sides with his boss Putin! "Trump calls for Ukraine to be carved up with Russia"
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/20/t...
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Trump calls for Ukraine to be carved up with Russia after tense meeting with Zelenskyy
Trump appears to be seesawing in his support for Ukraine, following his phone call with President Vladmir Putin last Thursday.
www.cnbc.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Traitor Trump now openly sides with his boss Putin! "Trump calls for Ukraine to be carved up with Russia"
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/20/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/20/t...
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Malignant Narcissism is a severe form of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) characterized by a combination of narcissism, antisocial behavior, and sadistic tendencies.
Key Traits
Common Characteristics
Grandiosity: An inflated sense of self-importance and superiority.
Key Traits
Common Characteristics
Grandiosity: An inflated sense of self-importance and superiority.
October 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Malignant Narcissism is a severe form of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) characterized by a combination of narcissism, antisocial behavior, and sadistic tendencies.
Key Traits
Common Characteristics
Grandiosity: An inflated sense of self-importance and superiority.
Key Traits
Common Characteristics
Grandiosity: An inflated sense of self-importance and superiority.
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Overturn Citizens United In Your State
Here's how.
Here's how.
This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
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Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
October 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Overturn Citizens United In Your State
Here's how.
Here's how.
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‼️HELL NO‼️ We will NOT GO BACK‼️
#MorningVibe
Did you know that before 1975, many women could be denied mortgages simply because they didn’t have a husband. Thankfully, The Sex Discrimination Act of 1975 made that illegal.
We won’t go back! 🔊🆙
Did you know that before 1975, many women could be denied mortgages simply because they didn’t have a husband. Thankfully, The Sex Discrimination Act of 1975 made that illegal.
We won’t go back! 🔊🆙
October 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
‼️HELL NO‼️ We will NOT GO BACK‼️
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Johnson's comments imply that maybe the US would function better if Trump actually ruled like a king.
“If Trump was a king, the govt would be open right now...they would not have been able to engage in that free speech exercise out on the National Mall.”
He SAID that.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
“If Trump was a king, the govt would be open right now...they would not have been able to engage in that free speech exercise out on the National Mall.”
He SAID that.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
The King’s Court of Chaos
#MosesMikeCanStfu #NoKings
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October 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Johnson's comments imply that maybe the US would function better if Trump actually ruled like a king.
“If Trump was a king, the govt would be open right now...they would not have been able to engage in that free speech exercise out on the National Mall.”
He SAID that.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
“If Trump was a king, the govt would be open right now...they would not have been able to engage in that free speech exercise out on the National Mall.”
He SAID that.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Keep your eyes open!
Is Terrorist Trump going to traffick the people ICE catches to Putin to fight in the Ukraine war? TASS has reported that stateless people and people from other countries will be able to fight for Russia against Ukraine.
www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...
Is Terrorist Trump going to traffick the people ICE catches to Putin to fight in the Ukraine war? TASS has reported that stateless people and people from other countries will be able to fight for Russia against Ukraine.
www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...
Panicked Putin signs ‘urgent’ law allowing foreigners into Russian army
The Russian President had made it possible for non-Russian citizens to enlist.
www.express.co.uk
July 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Opinion: "Russia’s hundreds of billions of frozen assets should be lent to Ukraine—with Moscow only getting its money back if it pays reparations. Europe can make this 'reparation loan' without Trump’s permission" - by Lee Buchheit, Hugo Dixon, Nathalie Loiseau @ecfr.eu
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Ukraine’s due, Russia’s debt: How to use Moscow’s money against itself
Russia’s hundreds of billions of frozen assets should be lent to Ukraine—with Moscow only getting its money back if it pays reparations. Europe can make this “reparation loan” without Trump’s…
ecfr.eu
July 9, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Opinion: "Russia’s hundreds of billions of frozen assets should be lent to Ukraine—with Moscow only getting its money back if it pays reparations. Europe can make this 'reparation loan' without Trump’s permission" - by Lee Buchheit, Hugo Dixon, Nathalie Loiseau @ecfr.eu
ecfr.eu/article/ukra...
ecfr.eu/article/ukra...
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“Essential isn’t a strong enough word’: Loss of foreign workers begins to bite US economy.
Will people who don’t care about Trump’s human rights abuses out of decency start caring when it hurts them?
#OnYourSide
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
Will people who don’t care about Trump’s human rights abuses out of decency start caring when it hurts them?
#OnYourSide
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
‘Essential isn’t a strong enough word’: Loss of foreign workers begins to bite US economy
Trump’s immigration policy is taking a toll on more than farms.
www.politico.com
July 9, 2025 at 6:11 AM
“Essential isn’t a strong enough word’: Loss of foreign workers begins to bite US economy.
Will people who don’t care about Trump’s human rights abuses out of decency start caring when it hurts them?
#OnYourSide
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
Will people who don’t care about Trump’s human rights abuses out of decency start caring when it hurts them?
#OnYourSide
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
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Republicans just voted to advance their big, ugly betrayal of a bill — which is now loaded with so much other junk that they don't even KNOW what’s in it.
Well guess what: we're going to force them to read every damn word.
And then we're going to fight it in every way we can.
Well guess what: we're going to force them to read every damn word.
And then we're going to fight it in every way we can.
Republicans just advanced their terrible tax bill. We’re forcing them to read every damn word of it.
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
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June 29, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Republicans just voted to advance their big, ugly betrayal of a bill — which is now loaded with so much other junk that they don't even KNOW what’s in it.
Well guess what: we're going to force them to read every damn word.
And then we're going to fight it in every way we can.
Well guess what: we're going to force them to read every damn word.
And then we're going to fight it in every way we can.
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“This guy is like punching people in the face”
“He’s completely disrespectful and ignores all norms. We go back to showing the world and the country what leadership should look like which is thoughtful, which is compassionate, while also being very strong- when we get the White House back”
“He’s completely disrespectful and ignores all norms. We go back to showing the world and the country what leadership should look like which is thoughtful, which is compassionate, while also being very strong- when we get the White House back”
June 29, 2025 at 6:20 AM
“This guy is like punching people in the face”
“He’s completely disrespectful and ignores all norms. We go back to showing the world and the country what leadership should look like which is thoughtful, which is compassionate, while also being very strong- when we get the White House back”
“He’s completely disrespectful and ignores all norms. We go back to showing the world and the country what leadership should look like which is thoughtful, which is compassionate, while also being very strong- when we get the White House back”
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Last week the Federal Reserve downgraded its projections for the U.S. economy, citing lower growth, higher unemployment, and increasing inflation.
Americans can now add lower wages to the misery index.
Next up for Republicans, tax cuts for billionaires.
Americans can now add lower wages to the misery index.
Next up for Republicans, tax cuts for billionaires.
In May, personal income dropped by 0.4%, the first month-over-month decline in almost 4 years.
June 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Last week the Federal Reserve downgraded its projections for the U.S. economy, citing lower growth, higher unemployment, and increasing inflation.
Americans can now add lower wages to the misery index.
Next up for Republicans, tax cuts for billionaires.
Americans can now add lower wages to the misery index.
Next up for Republicans, tax cuts for billionaires.
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The SCOTUS ruling protecting affordable access to PrEP was a win -- for now!
Trump's Big FuckedUp Bill removes ACA coverage mandates for PrEP and includes other attacks on #LGBTQ healthcare via Medicaid cuts -- some of which have been challenged this week by the Senate Parliamentarian
Trump's Big FuckedUp Bill removes ACA coverage mandates for PrEP and includes other attacks on #LGBTQ healthcare via Medicaid cuts -- some of which have been challenged this week by the Senate Parliamentarian
June 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The SCOTUS ruling protecting affordable access to PrEP was a win -- for now!
Trump's Big FuckedUp Bill removes ACA coverage mandates for PrEP and includes other attacks on #LGBTQ healthcare via Medicaid cuts -- some of which have been challenged this week by the Senate Parliamentarian
Trump's Big FuckedUp Bill removes ACA coverage mandates for PrEP and includes other attacks on #LGBTQ healthcare via Medicaid cuts -- some of which have been challenged this week by the Senate Parliamentarian
Oh, my...
BREAKING: Armed man arrested at Nashville's 'No Kings' protest had long fascination with Nazis, mass murder www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Armed man arrested at Nashville's 'No Kings' protest had long fascination with Nazis, mass murder
An armed man arrested Saturday during Nashville’s “No Kings” protest has a long history of fascination with Nazis and mass murderers, NewsChannel 5 Investigates has learned.
www.newschannel5.com
June 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Oh, my...