Lori Schoenberg
@lbschoenberg.bsky.social
Immigration lawyer, occasional community organizer, less occasional baker, with a spouse and two feline overlords. Native NYer, longtime LA transplant.
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Karoline Leavitt officially announced the "Launch of a large-scale investigation to find the people behind 'No Kings.'"
I've saved her some time.
I've saved her some time.
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Karoline Leavitt officially announced the "Launch of a large-scale investigation to find the people behind 'No Kings.'"
I've saved her some time.
I've saved her some time.
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I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
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The Democrats need to get a hell of a lot of cameras on the White House and plaster the photos everywhere. It's not just the brazen symbol of a megalomaniac destroying national heritage; it's happening during a government shutdown when ordinary people aren't getting paid. Make every American see it.
October 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Democrats need to get a hell of a lot of cameras on the White House and plaster the photos everywhere. It's not just the brazen symbol of a megalomaniac destroying national heritage; it's happening during a government shutdown when ordinary people aren't getting paid. Make every American see it.
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Democrats should go in front of cameras and say, "The GOP has a majority. SCOTUS says that Trump can cancel any funding he feels like. We're sitting this one out because he'll just change the rules. The GOP needs to fix it themselves."
September 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Democrats should go in front of cameras and say, "The GOP has a majority. SCOTUS says that Trump can cancel any funding he feels like. We're sitting this one out because he'll just change the rules. The GOP needs to fix it themselves."
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1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.
Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
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Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
Thread 👇
September 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.
Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
Thread 👇
Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
Thread 👇
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shit ain’t over til it’s over
September 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
shit ain’t over til it’s over
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IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE: What I have not seen anyone discussing is that Nexstar pulling Kimmel, forcing ABC’s hand, comes as Nexstar is leading the way for the industry on trying to get FCC approval for media consolidation. www.poynter.org/business-wor...
Nexstar’s takeover of Tegna would require an overhaul of FCC ownership rules - Poynter
The proposed sale would exceed the FCC’s 39% cap, igniting debate among broadcasters, unions and press groups
www.poynter.org
September 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE: What I have not seen anyone discussing is that Nexstar pulling Kimmel, forcing ABC’s hand, comes as Nexstar is leading the way for the industry on trying to get FCC approval for media consolidation. www.poynter.org/business-wor...
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Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
September 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
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One of the more interesting books I've read, on how some judges thought about how to navigate how to rule in the 1850s yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
September 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
One of the more interesting books I've read, on how some judges thought about how to navigate how to rule in the 1850s yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
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Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/
September 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/
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Each American taxpayer paid $1.60/year for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. If I were a Democratic governor or mayor, I would approve a $1 public media fee annually on each resident. I was thinking of this today because the @wbez.org shortfall is $3M, which is ~$1 per Chicago resident.
July 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Each American taxpayer paid $1.60/year for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. If I were a Democratic governor or mayor, I would approve a $1 public media fee annually on each resident. I was thinking of this today because the @wbez.org shortfall is $3M, which is ~$1 per Chicago resident.
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Let's also connect the dots: ICE officers, agency spokespeople, now even government lawyers are all trying to get out of being named/seen publicly while doing their jobs. The effect (and maybe the point) is to normalize terror, arbitrariness, and lack of accountability. It's police state behavior.
July 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Let's also connect the dots: ICE officers, agency spokespeople, now even government lawyers are all trying to get out of being named/seen publicly while doing their jobs. The effect (and maybe the point) is to normalize terror, arbitrariness, and lack of accountability. It's police state behavior.
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California has introduced a bill that will prohibit all law enforcement in the state from masking their faces
June 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
California has introduced a bill that will prohibit all law enforcement in the state from masking their faces
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Time to follow your leader
Your real leader
Your real leader
NEW: While most Democrats whine that they didn’t get a special briefing, AOC comes out firing.
The first to call for Trump’s impeachment 🔥
The first to call for Trump’s impeachment 🔥
June 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Time to follow your leader
Your real leader
Your real leader
@vermontgmg.bsky.social asks some critical questions about whether ICE, as currently constituted, can continue to exist in a Democratic society. Since we’re here, I recommend his prior reporting on US Customs + Border Protection’s structural deficiencies (linked herein).
bsky.app/profile/verm...
bsky.app/profile/verm...
Day by passing day, we are watching what amounts to a national police riot by ICE. But what worries me is that what we are witnessing is not the actions of an agency that believes it will ever be subject to meaningful oversight or legal authority ever again. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-believ...
ICE believes it will never face accountability again
The Trump administration is letting an unaccountable secret police form at the heart of our democracy.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
June 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
@vermontgmg.bsky.social asks some critical questions about whether ICE, as currently constituted, can continue to exist in a Democratic society. Since we’re here, I recommend his prior reporting on US Customs + Border Protection’s structural deficiencies (linked herein).
bsky.app/profile/verm...
bsky.app/profile/verm...
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"They know it's wrong, and we should never let them forget what they're doing because if they want to say they're pro-life we're gonna make them prove it."
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social delivered this message in front of the Supreme Court as we rallied to free Andry.
Join the fight: freeandry.org
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social delivered this message in front of the Supreme Court as we rallied to free Andry.
Join the fight: freeandry.org
June 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"They know it's wrong, and we should never let them forget what they're doing because if they want to say they're pro-life we're gonna make them prove it."
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social delivered this message in front of the Supreme Court as we rallied to free Andry.
Join the fight: freeandry.org
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social delivered this message in front of the Supreme Court as we rallied to free Andry.
Join the fight: freeandry.org
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Want to make 3 court filings available given focus on Abrego Garcia.
1) Here's the first Immigration Judge's ruling that KAG posed a risk, which Pam Bondi falsely claimed amounted to a ruling he's a MS-13 terrorist.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
1) Here's the first Immigration Judge's ruling that KAG posed a risk, which Pam Bondi falsely claimed amounted to a ruling he's a MS-13 terrorist.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Want to make 3 court filings available given focus on Abrego Garcia.
1) Here's the first Immigration Judge's ruling that KAG posed a risk, which Pam Bondi falsely claimed amounted to a ruling he's a MS-13 terrorist.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
1) Here's the first Immigration Judge's ruling that KAG posed a risk, which Pam Bondi falsely claimed amounted to a ruling he's a MS-13 terrorist.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Since the Trump admin continues to claim Mr. Abrego Garcia is a gang member, I thought I'd take the time to put together a timeline, based on all the documents filed in court, which lays out all the "evidence" the government has ever offered.
As you'll find out, there's very little "there" there!
As you'll find out, there's very little "there" there!
April 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Since the Trump admin continues to claim Mr. Abrego Garcia is a gang member, I thought I'd take the time to put together a timeline, based on all the documents filed in court, which lays out all the "evidence" the government has ever offered.
As you'll find out, there's very little "there" there!
As you'll find out, there's very little "there" there!
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destroying the liberal democratic values that made america a haven for jews for much of the last century does not make american jews safe and these nazis all know it but they're going to keep harping on it til you all associate us with the loss of your freedom
Leavitt: "Federal funding will be withheld until these universities comply with the administration's demands to keep Jewish American students on their college campuses safe, and to eradicate antisemitism and hate speech from their campuses."
April 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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🧵 Hi everyone, I recognize that I have not introduced myself, beyond my bare bones bio. I am an immigration attorney, who is based in Los Angeles. Apart from my professional obligations, I am a member of the Board of Directors for the Refugee Children Center, a nonprofit org in North Hills, CA. 1/
March 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
🧵 Hi everyone, I recognize that I have not introduced myself, beyond my bare bones bio. I am an immigration attorney, who is based in Los Angeles. Apart from my professional obligations, I am a member of the Board of Directors for the Refugee Children Center, a nonprofit org in North Hills, CA. 1/
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🧵 BAD DOGE: WHAT CAN I DO?
Here's a letter I am sending to all of my elected representatives. Please copy as much as you like, and send it to yours, today!
This link will help you find how to contact them.
My letter follows in the thread below... www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
Here's a letter I am sending to all of my elected representatives. Please copy as much as you like, and send it to yours, today!
This link will help you find how to contact them.
My letter follows in the thread below... www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
Find and contact elected officials | USAGov
Use USAGov’s Contact Your Elected Officials tool to get contact information for your members of Congress, the president, and state and local officials.
www.usa.gov
February 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🧵 BAD DOGE: WHAT CAN I DO?
Here's a letter I am sending to all of my elected representatives. Please copy as much as you like, and send it to yours, today!
This link will help you find how to contact them.
My letter follows in the thread below... www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
Here's a letter I am sending to all of my elected representatives. Please copy as much as you like, and send it to yours, today!
This link will help you find how to contact them.
My letter follows in the thread below... www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
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Elon Musk is not a Federal employee or a political appointee. DOGE is not a real department. None of their activities are legal. This is a coup. The Republicans in Congress are willing participants in it. At what point do Democrats in DC get that and start acting like it? It’s not the price of eggs!
February 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Elon Musk is not a Federal employee or a political appointee. DOGE is not a real department. None of their activities are legal. This is a coup. The Republicans in Congress are willing participants in it. At what point do Democrats in DC get that and start acting like it? It’s not the price of eggs!
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What Musk is trying to do is have the ability to engage in impoundment of appropriations- funds Congress has ordered be spent- even if administrative agencies are resisting Trump and respecting the constitution, various statutes and court injunctions. Just by shutting off payment
February 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
What Musk is trying to do is have the ability to engage in impoundment of appropriations- funds Congress has ordered be spent- even if administrative agencies are resisting Trump and respecting the constitution, various statutes and court injunctions. Just by shutting off payment
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🦋 WELCOME TO BLUESKY! I recommend exploring our custom feeds, which are a little like hashtags but more interesting. We have them for academic and professional subjects, sports, cities, hobbies (e.g., gardening, baking), and many more. Search them in the sidebar under Feeds. 🧵
October 17, 2024 at 3:36 AM
🦋 WELCOME TO BLUESKY! I recommend exploring our custom feeds, which are a little like hashtags but more interesting. We have them for academic and professional subjects, sports, cities, hobbies (e.g., gardening, baking), and many more. Search them in the sidebar under Feeds. 🧵
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I would love to see a bunch of musical artists and celebrities put on a nationally televised tribute concert for Pres. Jimmy Carter on inauguration day with all proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity.
December 30, 2024 at 12:19 AM
I would love to see a bunch of musical artists and celebrities put on a nationally televised tribute concert for Pres. Jimmy Carter on inauguration day with all proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity.