L. P. Forrester
@lpforrester.bsky.social
Anti-fascist birdwatcher, fiction writer, naturalist. Physics and space stuff, too.
"He’s making its most senior leaders complicit in his unlawful acts, and he’s burdening the consciences of soldiers who serve under his command ... They feel real moral doubt and are experiencing profound legal confusion."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
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Opinion | Trump Has Put the Military in an Impossible Situation
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"He’s making its most senior leaders complicit in his unlawful acts, and he’s burdening the consciences of soldiers who serve under his command ... They feel real moral doubt and are experiencing profound legal confusion."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
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The media needs to stop calling it a peace plan. It's a Republican surrender plan for Europe. Why? Because Republicans have embraced fascist plutocracy and Europe isn't.
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Trump’s signals to Zelensky and Europe: Accept this plan or you’re on your own | CNN
The 28-point plan hammered out by US and Russian envoys and put to Ukraine this week came with a deadline and an implicit threat: Sign up or face the risk of being abandoned.
www.cnn.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The media needs to stop calling it a peace plan. It's a Republican surrender plan for Europe. Why? Because Republicans have embraced fascist plutocracy and Europe isn't.
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www.cnn.com/2025/11/23/e...
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You absolutely have the constitutional right to record ICE, Border Patrol, or any law enforcement officer in public, and with everything happening in Charlotte right now, people need to understand that clearly.
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
You absolutely have the constitutional right to record ICE, Border Patrol, or any law enforcement officer in public, and with everything happening in Charlotte right now, people need to understand that clearly.
Per PBS’s Nick Schifrin, it was delivered to Trump envoy Steve Witkoff by someone representing Russia. Trump and the administration pushed it. They pressured Zelenskyy to accept the terms.
Stunning development: Senators now confirm the Trump admin’s 28-point “peace plan” for Ukraine wasn’t a U.S. plan at all. It was a Russian wish list. Follow along. This is crazy. 1/
November 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Per PBS’s Nick Schifrin, it was delivered to Trump envoy Steve Witkoff by someone representing Russia. Trump and the administration pushed it. They pressured Zelenskyy to accept the terms.
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Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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Lawyer up, you little shits.
“Current and former DOGE staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.“
“Current and former DOGE staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.“
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Lawyer up, you little shits.
“Current and former DOGE staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.“
“Current and former DOGE staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.“
This is a fascinating interview. "Those of us living today in the era of carbon footprints, fair trade coffee, and sweatshop-free clothing are not the first to confront the moral dilemmas posed by our economic entanglements."
www.publicbooks.org/cloth-and-co...
www.publicbooks.org/cloth-and-co...
Cloth and Complicity: Seth Rockman on Plantations, Textiles, and the Art of Weaving - Public Books
“But I had found a set of instructions in the archives of one of New England's leading manufacturers of low-end woollen cloth for enslaved wearers.”
www.publicbooks.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This is a fascinating interview. "Those of us living today in the era of carbon footprints, fair trade coffee, and sweatshop-free clothing are not the first to confront the moral dilemmas posed by our economic entanglements."
www.publicbooks.org/cloth-and-co...
www.publicbooks.org/cloth-and-co...
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When news media share Homeland Security's version of incidents during immigration enforcement, they need to remind the public that the feds have been caught lying repeatedly about what happened.
"Homeland Security, whose accounts of past incidents have often been proven untrue, said today ..."
"Homeland Security, whose accounts of past incidents have often been proven untrue, said today ..."
November 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
When news media share Homeland Security's version of incidents during immigration enforcement, they need to remind the public that the feds have been caught lying repeatedly about what happened.
"Homeland Security, whose accounts of past incidents have often been proven untrue, said today ..."
"Homeland Security, whose accounts of past incidents have often been proven untrue, said today ..."
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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detailed WashPost account of how Trump and Stephen Miller sidelined serious lawyers so they could fabricate a justification for committing murder
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
detailed WashPost account of how Trump and Stephen Miller sidelined serious lawyers so they could fabricate a justification for committing murder
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Such behavior by a president would call for censure by Congress, if not impeachment - in a normal political world. We do, however, still live in a world in which Trump can’t simply suppress dissent.
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/brace-your...
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/brace-your...
November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Such behavior by a president would call for censure by Congress, if not impeachment - in a normal political world. We do, however, still live in a world in which Trump can’t simply suppress dissent.
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/brace-your...
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/brace-your...
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Next time Trump asks a reporter "" Who are you with ?"-the reply should be. "I'm with the American people"
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Next time Trump asks a reporter "" Who are you with ?"-the reply should be. "I'm with the American people"
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Remarkable: Rep Chrissy Houlahan, one of the Dems that Trump called for executing, tells me her office literally filled out a Capitol Police threat report that listed "the president" as the person making the threat.
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
Trump’s Angry Tirade Calling for “Death” to Dems Just Backfired Badly
As Trump’s call for the execution of “seditious” Dems works against him, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, one of his targets, explains why she and other Dems are warning servicemembers against carrying out ille...
newrepublic.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Remarkable: Rep Chrissy Houlahan, one of the Dems that Trump called for executing, tells me her office literally filled out a Capitol Police threat report that listed "the president" as the person making the threat.
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
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I just wrapped up two projects with students working on automated license plate reader tech in the context of abortion and this is still more dystopian and horrific than anything we uncovered.
The US is now a surveillance state with border patrol as the Gestapo.
apnews.com/article/immi...
The US is now a surveillance state with border patrol as the Gestapo.
apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I just wrapped up two projects with students working on automated license plate reader tech in the context of abortion and this is still more dystopian and horrific than anything we uncovered.
The US is now a surveillance state with border patrol as the Gestapo.
apnews.com/article/immi...
The US is now a surveillance state with border patrol as the Gestapo.
apnews.com/article/immi...
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Musk's Grokipedia is a cesspool of white supremacist and Neo Nazi garbage. Cornell researchers: xAI's Grokipedia cites neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times, Infowars 34 times, and white nationalist website VDare 107 times
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Musk's Grokipedia is a cesspool of white supremacist and Neo Nazi garbage. Cornell researchers: xAI's Grokipedia cites neo-Nazi website Stormfront 42 times, Infowars 34 times, and white nationalist website VDare 107 times
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I won't consider Starlink for the same reason I won't buy a Tesla and why I'm no longer on the former Twitter: I won't willingly give money to (or be an advertising base for) a Nazi salute-throwing fascist who actively tried to destroy our democracy
November 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I won't consider Starlink for the same reason I won't buy a Tesla and why I'm no longer on the former Twitter: I won't willingly give money to (or be an advertising base for) a Nazi salute-throwing fascist who actively tried to destroy our democracy
Between Kirk and Rittenhouse glorification, Republicans have no morals virtue.
A planned GOP rally in northeastern Pennsylvania imploded after the venue, facing fierce community outrage over Kyle Rittenhouse’s keynote slot, abruptly shut the whole thing down.
--> Happy to see ppl standing 10 toes down on business!!!
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--> Happy to see ppl standing 10 toes down on business!!!
atlantablackstar.com/2025/11/17/r...
'Absolutely Disgusting': Kyle Rittenhouse Appearance Derails After Angry Locals Raise Hell
"Outrage Erupts: Kyle Rittenhouse's Appearance Sparks Chaos at GOP Rally, Leading to Sudden Shutdown. Details Inside."
atlantablackstar.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Between Kirk and Rittenhouse glorification, Republicans have no morals virtue.
Texas hates women and children. Only the unborn matter.
Abortion bans have killed another woman in Texas.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Texas hates women and children. Only the unborn matter.
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Fifteen-year-old Miguel Vazquez was one of the people who took off running when federal agents arrived. “I thought, ‘Wait, why am I running? I’m a citizen,’” Vazquez said.
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ICE Agents Raid a Church With No Explanation
Operation “Charlotte’s Web” continues.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Fifteen-year-old Miguel Vazquez was one of the people who took off running when federal agents arrived. “I thought, ‘Wait, why am I running? I’m a citizen,’” Vazquez said.
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
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“A portion of the FBI’s New Orleans field office has been designated as a command post, while a naval base five miles south of the city will store vehicles, equipment and thousands of pounds of ‘less lethal’ munitions.”
Our cities are becoming training grounds for the Trump regime’s paramilitary.
Our cities are becoming training grounds for the Trump regime’s paramilitary.
DHS plans to deploy 250 border agents to Louisiana in major immigration sweep, AP sources say
Federal agents are set to conduct a major immigration crackdown called “Swamp Sweep” in New Orleans in the coming weeks.
apnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
“A portion of the FBI’s New Orleans field office has been designated as a command post, while a naval base five miles south of the city will store vehicles, equipment and thousands of pounds of ‘less lethal’ munitions.”
Our cities are becoming training grounds for the Trump regime’s paramilitary.
Our cities are becoming training grounds for the Trump regime’s paramilitary.
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I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.
The only people who need protection are the victims and they are demanding fully release of unredacted files. The cover up must stop.
Poster at Speaker Johnson's Epstein press conference this morning. When you're explaining, you're losing.
November 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The only people who need protection are the victims and they are demanding fully release of unredacted files. The cover up must stop.
Massive voting machine fraud! From audits done on 1 million vote in Colorado between 2019 to 2024, a single wrong vote was discovered. Oh the horror.
coloradosun.com/2025/11/17/a...
coloradosun.com/2025/11/17/a...
Are Colorado's vote-counting machines inaccurate?
No. Annual audits for the past six years show that Colorado vote-counting systems had an accuracy of over 99.99%.
coloradosun.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Massive voting machine fraud! From audits done on 1 million vote in Colorado between 2019 to 2024, a single wrong vote was discovered. Oh the horror.
coloradosun.com/2025/11/17/a...
coloradosun.com/2025/11/17/a...
"Americans wrongly believe that Nazis pursued Jews as a race first. That lesson, Jochen Hellbeck writes, obfuscates fascism and authoritarianism’s ultimate target: the political left."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
Opinion | The Lesson We Teach Schoolchildren About the Holocaust Is Wrong
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Americans wrongly believe that Nazis pursued Jews as a race first. That lesson, Jochen Hellbeck writes, obfuscates fascism and authoritarianism’s ultimate target: the political left."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...