Lisa
@lisamoraitis1.bsky.social
Bartender. Political enthusiast. Democrat. Mom. Lover of art and scenery. Fighter of equality. Trying out a new platform and hoping to connect with new and old friends on other social media platforms😊
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Thailand strikes Cambodia as Trump-backed truce collapses on.ft.com/4rG8PzY
Thailand strikes Cambodia as Trump-backed truce collapses
Cross-border clashes erupt after south-east Asian neighbours fought five-day conflict in July
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December 8, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Thailand strikes Cambodia as Trump-backed truce collapses on.ft.com/4rG8PzY
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In Los Angeles, California, a man’s father was abducted and kidnapped by ICE. While attempting to locate him using a GPS tracker in his car, they discovered that his stolen truck was being driven around by an ICE Bounty Hunter during his off-duty period from December 2nd to December 3rd.
December 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In Los Angeles, California, a man’s father was abducted and kidnapped by ICE. While attempting to locate him using a GPS tracker in his car, they discovered that his stolen truck was being driven around by an ICE Bounty Hunter during his off-duty period from December 2nd to December 3rd.
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“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
If they offered a Noble Sleep prize I'd nominate the Nod Father 🤷
December 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
If they offered a Noble Sleep prize I'd nominate the Nod Father 🤷
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BREAKING on MS NOW:
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
December 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
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U.S. reinstates all canceled library grants after court order www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...
U.S. reinstates all canceled library grants after court order
A court ruled that Trump’s effort to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the only federal agency dedicated to funding libraries, was unlawful.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
U.S. reinstates all canceled library grants after court order www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...
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A U.S. official said the U.S. military struck the boat on Sept. 2 four times, twice to kill the 11 people on board, and twice more to sink the vessel.-PBS
December 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A U.S. official said the U.S. military struck the boat on Sept. 2 four times, twice to kill the 11 people on board, and twice more to sink the vessel.-PBS
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Nearly 20 immigration judges received emails this month informing them that they are being let go, NPR has learned, the largest single month of firings since the process began in February.
Trump administration fires more immigration judges
Nearly 20 immigration judges received emails this month informing them that they are being let go, NPR has learned, the largest single month of firings since the process began in February.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Nearly 20 immigration judges received emails this month informing them that they are being let go, NPR has learned, the largest single month of firings since the process began in February.
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#BREAKING: Over dissents from Justices Sotomayor, Kagan & Jackson, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the Slaughter case (allowing President Trump to remove the last Dem member of the FTC), *and* grants certiorari "before judgment" to decide whether to formally overrule its 1935 ruling in Humphrey's Executor.
September 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
#BREAKING: Over dissents from Justices Sotomayor, Kagan & Jackson, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the Slaughter case (allowing President Trump to remove the last Dem member of the FTC), *and* grants certiorari "before judgment" to decide whether to formally overrule its 1935 ruling in Humphrey's Executor.
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A few days after Brian Kilmeade suggested “involuntary lethal injection,” two separate mass shootings targeted homeless encampments in Minnesota, injuring at least a dozen people. Yet Jimmy Kimmel is indefinitely suspended.
September 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
A few days after Brian Kilmeade suggested “involuntary lethal injection,” two separate mass shootings targeted homeless encampments in Minnesota, injuring at least a dozen people. Yet Jimmy Kimmel is indefinitely suspended.
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So STOP—STOP telling Democrats to tone down their rhetoric!
September 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
So STOP—STOP telling Democrats to tone down their rhetoric!
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New unemployment insurance claims rose 11% (+27K) to 263K in week ending (WE) 9/6/25.
That's the most new claims in any week since...
That's the most new claims in any week since...
September 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
New unemployment insurance claims rose 11% (+27K) to 263K in week ending (WE) 9/6/25.
That's the most new claims in any week since...
That's the most new claims in any week since...
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I just saw a comment that said "I don't support what happened to Charlie, but Charlie supported what happened to Charlie."
THAT ... that's what I've been trying to put into words.
THAT ... that's what I've been trying to put into words.
September 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I just saw a comment that said "I don't support what happened to Charlie, but Charlie supported what happened to Charlie."
THAT ... that's what I've been trying to put into words.
THAT ... that's what I've been trying to put into words.
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"Half the population” of greater Los Angeles "now meet the government’s criteria for reasonable suspicion," in the wake of today's 6-3 SCOTUS ruling.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
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Supreme Court upholds 'roving patrols' for immigration arrests in Los Angeles
The Supreme Court says immigration agents may stop and question people they suspect are here illegally based on little more than working at a car wash, speaking Spanish or having brown skin.
www.latimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"Half the population” of greater Los Angeles "now meet the government’s criteria for reasonable suspicion," in the wake of today's 6-3 SCOTUS ruling.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
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BREAKING: A federal appeals court affirmed that Louisiana's state legislative districts dilute the power of Black voters and must be redrawn.
August 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
BREAKING: A federal appeals court affirmed that Louisiana's state legislative districts dilute the power of Black voters and must be redrawn.
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BREAKING: President Trump signed an executive order directing states to criminalize and institutionalize people experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental health disabilities.
July 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
BREAKING: President Trump signed an executive order directing states to criminalize and institutionalize people experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental health disabilities.
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It’s obvious Trump is going to leverage a pardon in exchange for Maxwell testifying in his favour. The fix is in.
The US Trump DOJ to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell in what increasingly appears to be part of a secret kickback.
Maxwell’s lawyer says: "We are grateful to President Trump for his commitment to uncovering the truth in this case." #3E #OpDeathEaters #Epstein
Maxwell’s lawyer says: "We are grateful to President Trump for his commitment to uncovering the truth in this case." #3E #OpDeathEaters #Epstein
July 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It’s obvious Trump is going to leverage a pardon in exchange for Maxwell testifying in his favour. The fix is in.
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🚨 BREAKING: new video shows ICE is operating a detention facility on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza, where people are being held for days or weeks at a time without showers, medication or a change of clothes, sleeping on the floor, and with minimal food and outside contact.
July 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🚨 BREAKING: new video shows ICE is operating a detention facility on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza, where people are being held for days or weeks at a time without showers, medication or a change of clothes, sleeping on the floor, and with minimal food and outside contact.
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ICYMI: Pam Bondi told the American Bar Assn she's ending its access to nonpublic info about Trump's judicial nominees as it "no longer functions as a fair arbiter of nominees’ qualifications."
Join me in remembering the qualifications of Trump's first-term picks. 😃
www.huffpost.com/entry/pam-bo...
Join me in remembering the qualifications of Trump's first-term picks. 😃
www.huffpost.com/entry/pam-bo...
Pam Bondi Locks Bar Association Out Of Vetting Trump’s Judicial Nominees
America's main legal organization “no longer functions as a fair arbiter of nominees’ qualifications,” said Trump's attorney general.
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May 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
ICYMI: Pam Bondi told the American Bar Assn she's ending its access to nonpublic info about Trump's judicial nominees as it "no longer functions as a fair arbiter of nominees’ qualifications."
Join me in remembering the qualifications of Trump's first-term picks. 😃
www.huffpost.com/entry/pam-bo...
Join me in remembering the qualifications of Trump's first-term picks. 😃
www.huffpost.com/entry/pam-bo...
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And this provision blocking the courts & hidden in the bill will complete his quest to become a Dictator.
May 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
And this provision blocking the courts & hidden in the bill will complete his quest to become a Dictator.
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GOP snuck in a provision that gets rid of the manufacturer’s tax on gun silencers.The bill also eliminates silencers from the National Firearms Act which means gun owners are no longer required to be vetted nor do they have to register them.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
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#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
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Republicans Sneak Terrifying Gun Law Change Into Trump’s Budget Bill
One Democrat slammed the GOP for helping “assassins” instead of American families.
newrepublic.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
GOP snuck in a provision that gets rid of the manufacturer’s tax on gun silencers.The bill also eliminates silencers from the National Firearms Act which means gun owners are no longer required to be vetted nor do they have to register them.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
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#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
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BREAKING: House Budget Bill With MASSIVE Medicaid and SNAP Cuts Passes. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
BREAKING: House Budget Bill With MASSIVE Medicaid and SNAP Cuts Passes
In a razor-thin 215–214–1 vote, the Republican-led House of Representatives has passed their long-anticipated budget reconciliation package, marking a significant—though politically dangerous—victory ...
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May 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
BREAKING: House Budget Bill With MASSIVE Medicaid and SNAP Cuts Passes. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...