Lori
@lohofran.bsky.social
Liberal Snowflake
Pittsburgh sports and Warriors fan
New member of the Itty Bitty Pittie Committee
Pittsburgh sports and Warriors fan
New member of the Itty Bitty Pittie Committee
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my main takeaways from listening to the Supreme Court oral argument today are
-the writing is on the wall for the Voting Rights Act
-the Republican justices are now throwing racist spaghetti at that wall; they'll pass of whatever sticks as the opinion's rationale
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
-the writing is on the wall for the Voting Rights Act
-the Republican justices are now throwing racist spaghetti at that wall; they'll pass of whatever sticks as the opinion's rationale
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
The Conservative Justices Have So Many Ideas For How to Kill the Voting Rights Act
The Republican justices already know where they’re going. They just have to figure out which route they’re going to take to get there.
ballsandstrikes.org
October 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
my main takeaways from listening to the Supreme Court oral argument today are
-the writing is on the wall for the Voting Rights Act
-the Republican justices are now throwing racist spaghetti at that wall; they'll pass of whatever sticks as the opinion's rationale
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
-the writing is on the wall for the Voting Rights Act
-the Republican justices are now throwing racist spaghetti at that wall; they'll pass of whatever sticks as the opinion's rationale
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/calla...
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This dynamic of Young Republicans staking out positions far to the right of older, more "normie" Republicans has been a feature of the US conservative movement since the 1960s. Over time those further right elements just got incorporated into the mainstream. bsky.app/profile/seth...
In 1966 the New Jersey Young Republicans had a habit of singing racist and antisemitic songs at their gatherings. The lyrics to one went “Riding the Reich in my Mercedes Benz, shooting every kike, saving all my friends." Hartford Courant, 13 February 1966.
October 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This dynamic of Young Republicans staking out positions far to the right of older, more "normie" Republicans has been a feature of the US conservative movement since the 1960s. Over time those further right elements just got incorporated into the mainstream. bsky.app/profile/seth...
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“More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration have left them confused about how to proceed in those matters and are hurting the judiciary’s image with the public.”
Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration have left them confused about how to proceed in those matters and are hurting the judiciary’s image with the public.”
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In case anyone missed this
Erdoğa said that Trump ended Halkbank’s criminal case after talks w him. He said that Trump told him “The Halkbank problem is finished for us.”
Halkbank was helping Iran evade taxes and launder billions.
Qatar and now this. The corruption is off the charts
Erdoğa said that Trump ended Halkbank’s criminal case after talks w him. He said that Trump told him “The Halkbank problem is finished for us.”
Halkbank was helping Iran evade taxes and launder billions.
Qatar and now this. The corruption is off the charts
Turkey’s Erdogan Says Halkbank US Case to End After Trump Talks
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said state lender Halkbank’s legal case in the US is due to be resolved following recent talks with President Donald Trump, prompting bank shares to rise.
www.bloomberg.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
In case anyone missed this
Erdoğa said that Trump ended Halkbank’s criminal case after talks w him. He said that Trump told him “The Halkbank problem is finished for us.”
Halkbank was helping Iran evade taxes and launder billions.
Qatar and now this. The corruption is off the charts
Erdoğa said that Trump ended Halkbank’s criminal case after talks w him. He said that Trump told him “The Halkbank problem is finished for us.”
Halkbank was helping Iran evade taxes and launder billions.
Qatar and now this. The corruption is off the charts
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As @propublica.org reported, "at least three of Trump’s Cabinet members call multiple homes their primary residences on mortgages."
No indictments for them, because this is how a fascist regime works. "For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
No indictments for them, because this is how a fascist regime works. "For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
BREAKING: NY State AG Letitia James indicted by federal grand jury in Virginia www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Letitia James indicted by federal grand jury in Virginia
State Attorney General Letitia James has reportedly been indicted for alleged mortgage fraud.
www.cityandstateny.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
As @propublica.org reported, "at least three of Trump’s Cabinet members call multiple homes their primary residences on mortgages."
No indictments for them, because this is how a fascist regime works. "For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
No indictments for them, because this is how a fascist regime works. "For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Is there a better indication of how superficial and unhelpful mainstream media has become than that they are cutely musing about whether the domestic terrorist who changed "The Department of Defense" to "The Department of War" will get a Nobel Peace Prize—instead of reporting the fascism/terrorism.
October 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Is there a better indication of how superficial and unhelpful mainstream media has become than that they are cutely musing about whether the domestic terrorist who changed "The Department of Defense" to "The Department of War" will get a Nobel Peace Prize—instead of reporting the fascism/terrorism.
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Oh, is the Trump White House now asserting that people who spew dangerous rhetoric should be held responsible for those who are inspired by them to act violently?
Funny thing about that ...
Funny thing about that ...
September 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Oh, is the Trump White House now asserting that people who spew dangerous rhetoric should be held responsible for those who are inspired by them to act violently?
Funny thing about that ...
Funny thing about that ...
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🚨 Dear Democrats: I'm the guy who's moving heaven & earth to get the #ACA enhanced tax credits extended, and I'm telling you NOT to cave for a short-term fix:
acasignups.net/25/09/11/dea...
acasignups.net/25/09/11/dea...
Dear Democrats: I'm the guy who's moving heaven & earth to get the tax credits extended, and I'm telling you not to cave for a short-term fix.
This is gonna be one of the stranger references I've made on this site, but bear with me. Back in 1996 there was an HBO movie called "The Late Shift" which told the story of the Late Night TV show bat...
acasignups.net
September 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🚨 Dear Democrats: I'm the guy who's moving heaven & earth to get the #ACA enhanced tax credits extended, and I'm telling you NOT to cave for a short-term fix:
acasignups.net/25/09/11/dea...
acasignups.net/25/09/11/dea...
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A threat to authoritarianism anywhere is a threat to authoritarianism everywhere
Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil's Bolsonaro reut.rs/4piCG0f
Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil's Bolsonaro
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said the United States would "respond accordingly to this witch hunt" after former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election.
reut.rs
September 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
A threat to authoritarianism anywhere is a threat to authoritarianism everywhere
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Amazing how we couldn’t do what Brazil did: Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/w...
Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Amazing how we couldn’t do what Brazil did: Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/w...
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The targets of hate have every right to rejoice at one less hater in the world.
September 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The targets of hate have every right to rejoice at one less hater in the world.
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Charlie Kirk spent his life‘s work and all of his energy and time targeting out-groups while arguing for a world in which gun massacres would be easy to enact, plentiful, and inevitable, and he became famous and wealthy doing it, and we’re now not supposed to mention that because it’s not polite.
September 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Charlie Kirk spent his life‘s work and all of his energy and time targeting out-groups while arguing for a world in which gun massacres would be easy to enact, plentiful, and inevitable, and he became famous and wealthy doing it, and we’re now not supposed to mention that because it’s not polite.
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The professor has been fired and senior administrators removed from their post. No mention of this in the New York Times, The Free Press, The Atlantic or other outlets who drove the campus speech moral panic.
Texas A&M University System orders audit of all courses after gender identity lesson goes viral
Details: bit.ly/42jauQZ
Details: bit.ly/42jauQZ
September 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The professor has been fired and senior administrators removed from their post. No mention of this in the New York Times, The Free Press, The Atlantic or other outlets who drove the campus speech moral panic.
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Definitional second-class citizen status if the only probable cause is based on appearance.
And let's not pretend that hasn't always been the case or that this is new.
The 2016 election will haunt us indefinitely. SCOTUS mattered.
And let's not pretend that hasn't always been the case or that this is new.
The 2016 election will haunt us indefinitely. SCOTUS mattered.
This is a paragraph Brett Kavanaugh wrote on his little computer and then sent out into the world:
September 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Definitional second-class citizen status if the only probable cause is based on appearance.
And let's not pretend that hasn't always been the case or that this is new.
The 2016 election will haunt us indefinitely. SCOTUS mattered.
And let's not pretend that hasn't always been the case or that this is new.
The 2016 election will haunt us indefinitely. SCOTUS mattered.
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Say what you want, but Mitch McConnell isn't getting nearly as much hate as he deserves today.
September 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Say what you want, but Mitch McConnell isn't getting nearly as much hate as he deserves today.
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Students looked at me like I was an absolute lunatic when I told them about Jimmy Carter and his blind trust for his peanut farm last semester
September 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Students looked at me like I was an absolute lunatic when I told them about Jimmy Carter and his blind trust for his peanut farm last semester
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A key argument against "separate but equal" was intent to humiliate. Even if you maintained a degree of true "equality," at the core of segregation was the assertion that Black people were inferior to white people and shouldn't share spaces with them.
This is core of Trump's immigration policy.
This is core of Trump's immigration policy.
September 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A key argument against "separate but equal" was intent to humiliate. Even if you maintained a degree of true "equality," at the core of segregation was the assertion that Black people were inferior to white people and shouldn't share spaces with them.
This is core of Trump's immigration policy.
This is core of Trump's immigration policy.
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This is one good illustration why diversity on the court matters: Sotomayor can imagine a version of the world where this ruling would affect a younger version of herself, her family and people that look like her. Kavanaugh cannot.
Justice Sotomayor, joined by Kagan and Jackson, in dissent: "We should not have to live in a country where the Government
can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent."
can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent."
September 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This is one good illustration why diversity on the court matters: Sotomayor can imagine a version of the world where this ruling would affect a younger version of herself, her family and people that look like her. Kavanaugh cannot.
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The Minneapolis shooter was apparently a fan of several mass murderers who were motivated by the same "Great Replacement Theory" that has pretty much taken over the Republican Party.
After showing his guns emblazoned with racial slurs, far-right slogans, Minneapolis shooting suspect displayed a message "Hail Breivik. Hail Brenton."
Neo-Nazi Anders Breivik killed 77 in Norway in 2011. Brenton Tarrant killed 51 in shootings at 2 mosques in New Zealand in 2019.
Neo-Nazi Anders Breivik killed 77 in Norway in 2011. Brenton Tarrant killed 51 in shootings at 2 mosques in New Zealand in 2019.
August 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The Minneapolis shooter was apparently a fan of several mass murderers who were motivated by the same "Great Replacement Theory" that has pretty much taken over the Republican Party.
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The havoc this is about to unleash on small businesses and American's shopping habits...
The “de minimis” exemption, which allowed shipments of goods worth $800 or less to enter the United States duty free, will be eliminated starting Friday. https://cnn.it/4oW72Fw
August 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The havoc this is about to unleash on small businesses and American's shopping habits...
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remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
August 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
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The fact that 12% of federal judges are Black shows the corruption of DEI. The fact that the two-thirds of the Supreme Court belongs to the Federalist Society shows the beauty of the meritocracy.
August 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The fact that 12% of federal judges are Black shows the corruption of DEI. The fact that the two-thirds of the Supreme Court belongs to the Federalist Society shows the beauty of the meritocracy.
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Why did America succumb to fascism? Because it became too woke.
August 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Why did America succumb to fascism? Because it became too woke.
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Just so we’re all 100% clear here, “comfort women” means sex slaves.
Trump: "The whole issue of the women. Comfort women. Very specifically. We talked and that was a very big problem for Korea, not for Japan. Japan was, wanted to go, they want to get on. But Korea was very stuck on that."
August 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Just so we’re all 100% clear here, “comfort women” means sex slaves.
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The Maxwell interview is to the Epstein Files what the Barr Memo was to the Mueller investigation.
August 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The Maxwell interview is to the Epstein Files what the Barr Memo was to the Mueller investigation.