Niayai Lavien
@niayailavien.bsky.social
🦋 southern politico. lawyer. yoga instructor. storyteller.
🗳️ currently: @ncdemocrats.bsky.social party affairs director
✨ not aspiring to be humble.
🗳️ currently: @ncdemocrats.bsky.social party affairs director
✨ not aspiring to be humble.
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
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UNC-Chapel Hill has reportedly "reinstated a professor it placed on administrative leave earlier in the week, saying an investigation found 'no basis' to support that he had advocated political violence."
UNC reinstates suspended professor, finding ‘no basis’ he pushed political violence
The university’s review found “no basis to conclude” that Dixon “poses a threat” to the university and the community.
www.charlotteobserver.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
UNC-Chapel Hill has reportedly "reinstated a professor it placed on administrative leave earlier in the week, saying an investigation found 'no basis' to support that he had advocated political violence."
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Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
bit.ly
October 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
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I’m supposed to believe both that trained and paid journalists couldn’t see through Project 2025 spin but also they’re the people best positioned to tell me what’s happening and how I should feel. Why? They failed at their jobs by their own admission.
October 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I’m supposed to believe both that trained and paid journalists couldn’t see through Project 2025 spin but also they’re the people best positioned to tell me what’s happening and how I should feel. Why? They failed at their jobs by their own admission.
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"This is a complete bias towards our democracies going to extremes, towards noise and fury prevailing over reasoned argument, towards harmony quickly disappearing to make way for shouting..."
October 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"This is a complete bias towards our democracies going to extremes, towards noise and fury prevailing over reasoned argument, towards harmony quickly disappearing to make way for shouting..."
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"We have allowed public spaces to develop where everything is done to prevent reason, since, ultimately, the order of merit is that emotion is superior to argument and that negative emotion is superior to positive emotion."
October 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
"We have allowed public spaces to develop where everything is done to prevent reason, since, ultimately, the order of merit is that emotion is superior to argument and that negative emotion is superior to positive emotion."
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Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
October 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
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NEW from @the-downballot.com team:
Here's our guide to every state that could draw a new congressional map by 2026 as Trump pushes Republicans to re-gerrymander states across the country and Democrats try to fight back
open.substack.com/pub/thedownb...
Here's our guide to every state that could draw a new congressional map by 2026 as Trump pushes Republicans to re-gerrymander states across the country and Democrats try to fight back
open.substack.com/pub/thedownb...
October 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
NEW from @the-downballot.com team:
Here's our guide to every state that could draw a new congressional map by 2026 as Trump pushes Republicans to re-gerrymander states across the country and Democrats try to fight back
open.substack.com/pub/thedownb...
Here's our guide to every state that could draw a new congressional map by 2026 as Trump pushes Republicans to re-gerrymander states across the country and Democrats try to fight back
open.substack.com/pub/thedownb...
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“How many billions of dollars do you need to have a spine?” the philosopher Sam Harris asks. On the latest episode of “The David Frum Show,” he speaks with @davidfrum.bsky.social about Silicon Valley’s turn toward authoritarian politics.
The Rise of Technofascists
Sam Harris on Silicon Valley’s turn toward authoritarian politics and the collapse of the information commons. Plus: Donald Trump’s politicization of prosecutions and Robert Proctor’s The Nazi War on Cancer.
bit.ly
October 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“How many billions of dollars do you need to have a spine?” the philosopher Sam Harris asks. On the latest episode of “The David Frum Show,” he speaks with @davidfrum.bsky.social about Silicon Valley’s turn toward authoritarian politics.
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Trump has not been seen in public since Tuesday and has no public events on his calendar today
October 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Trump has not been seen in public since Tuesday and has no public events on his calendar today
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It’s so fucking funny that we’re still getting five NYT op-eds a week calling for the left to tone down their rhetoric
Remember when Hillary Clinton called some Trump supporters “deplorable“?
October 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
It’s so fucking funny that we’re still getting five NYT op-eds a week calling for the left to tone down their rhetoric
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Sen. Warren illustrates the way public figures should answer.
Dokoupil illustrates the way journalists should *not* handle both-sides-ing, "how will it play," reluctance to call out lies, etc.
Dokoupil illustrates the way journalists should *not* handle both-sides-ing, "how will it play," reluctance to call out lies, etc.
DOKOUPIL: Republicans says what you're really fighting for is taxpayer dollars for illegal aliens. I know that's not strictly true--
ELIZABETH WARREN: Excuse me, not strictly true? It is a flat out lie!
ELIZABETH WARREN: Excuse me, not strictly true? It is a flat out lie!
October 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Sen. Warren illustrates the way public figures should answer.
Dokoupil illustrates the way journalists should *not* handle both-sides-ing, "how will it play," reluctance to call out lies, etc.
Dokoupil illustrates the way journalists should *not* handle both-sides-ing, "how will it play," reluctance to call out lies, etc.
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The Heritage Foundation’s right-wing publication is reporting that the Kash Patel FBI has terminated its longstanding relationship with the Southern Poverty Law Center, one day after severing its relationship with the ADL. www.dailysignal.com/2025/10/03/b...
BREAKING: Kash Patel's FBI Cuts All Ties to Southern Poverty Law Center
FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed to The Daily Signal that the bureau has cut all ties to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
www.dailysignal.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Heritage Foundation’s right-wing publication is reporting that the Kash Patel FBI has terminated its longstanding relationship with the Southern Poverty Law Center, one day after severing its relationship with the ADL. www.dailysignal.com/2025/10/03/b...
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear about his cross-party appeal in a state that has always overwhelmingly voted for Trump.
In Trump country, a Democrat critiques Trump — and talks of succeeding him
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear about his cross-party appeal in a state that has always overwhelmingly voted for Trump.
n.pr
October 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear about his cross-party appeal in a state that has always overwhelmingly voted for Trump.
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The Supreme Court begins its new term on Monday, and the justices will hear cases on voting rights, campaign finance, and presidential power. Will the Court defend the Constitution? Learn more by subscribing to The Briefing, our free weekly newsletter: bit.ly/3Yrz5jM
October 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The Supreme Court begins its new term on Monday, and the justices will hear cases on voting rights, campaign finance, and presidential power. Will the Court defend the Constitution? Learn more by subscribing to The Briefing, our free weekly newsletter: bit.ly/3Yrz5jM
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Overnight, Trump and Republicans in Congress shut down the federal government.
They shut it down because they’re determined to strip healthcare from millions of Americans, to enrich the billionaires they serve, to continue the assault on our rights.
We must fight back.
They shut it down because they’re determined to strip healthcare from millions of Americans, to enrich the billionaires they serve, to continue the assault on our rights.
We must fight back.
October 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Overnight, Trump and Republicans in Congress shut down the federal government.
They shut it down because they’re determined to strip healthcare from millions of Americans, to enrich the billionaires they serve, to continue the assault on our rights.
We must fight back.
They shut it down because they’re determined to strip healthcare from millions of Americans, to enrich the billionaires they serve, to continue the assault on our rights.
We must fight back.
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JUST IN: A U.S. citizen from Alabama who has been detained twice by ICE while working at a construction site, has filed a class action suit claiming ICE's broad warrantless arrest powers violate the constitution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
JUST IN: A U.S. citizen from Alabama who has been detained twice by ICE while working at a construction site, has filed a class action suit claiming ICE's broad warrantless arrest powers violate the constitution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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With the House out of session, Adelita Grijalva's swearing-in has been delayed. That left her without an office, a desk, staff — something of an unofficial new member of Congress. https://to.pbs.org/474PkJ3
Speaker Johnson has yet to swear in newly elected Arizona lawmaker Adelita Grijalva
Grijalva's presence, once she is sworn in, would narrow the margins and give Democrats more power as they confront Trump and the GOP agenda.
to.pbs.org
October 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
With the House out of session, Adelita Grijalva's swearing-in has been delayed. That left her without an office, a desk, staff — something of an unofficial new member of Congress. https://to.pbs.org/474PkJ3
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This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes
A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.
interestingengineering.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
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The important work that hundreds of thousands of civil servants do for all of us has come to a halt because congressional Republicans have refused to negotiate a bipartisan deal to fund the government. Read more about who is impacted here ⬇️
Tracking How the Shutdown Is Affecting Federal Services and Workers
The shutdown suspended the work of at least 600,000 employees, disrupting a wide range of federal programs. Here’s what we know so far.
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The important work that hundreds of thousands of civil servants do for all of us has come to a halt because congressional Republicans have refused to negotiate a bipartisan deal to fund the government. Read more about who is impacted here ⬇️
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See this is what I mean. Mississippi is a state with a 40% Black population. African American candidate Mike Espy garnered nearly 45% of the vote in the 2020 General Election for the U.S. Senate.
Why isn’t there a 10 yr Dem plan for organizing Mississippi? Why concede the state w/a 40% Black pop?
Why isn’t there a 10 yr Dem plan for organizing Mississippi? Why concede the state w/a 40% Black pop?
NEW: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has declared April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month.
He did so at the behest of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a neo-Confederate organization that espouses “Lost Cause” ideology, which whitewashes the role of slavery in the Civil War. 🧵
He did so at the behest of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a neo-Confederate organization that espouses “Lost Cause” ideology, which whitewashes the role of slavery in the Civil War. 🧵
Mississippi Governor Declares April Confederate Heritage Month
Gov. Tate Reeves declared April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive a 32-year-old tradition that began in 1993.
www.mississippifreepress.org
April 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
See this is what I mean. Mississippi is a state with a 40% Black population. African American candidate Mike Espy garnered nearly 45% of the vote in the 2020 General Election for the U.S. Senate.
Why isn’t there a 10 yr Dem plan for organizing Mississippi? Why concede the state w/a 40% Black pop?
Why isn’t there a 10 yr Dem plan for organizing Mississippi? Why concede the state w/a 40% Black pop?
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“It's hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need of my help.
If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite."
-Pope Francis
If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite."
-Pope Francis
April 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“It's hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need of my help.
If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite."
-Pope Francis
If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite."
-Pope Francis
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"The National Museum of African American History and Culture is not a place that traffics in improper ideology," Clint Smith writes. "It is a museum that recognizes that America has been suffused in improper ideologies for most of its history." https://theatln.tc/81hXXEqK
April 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
"The National Museum of African American History and Culture is not a place that traffics in improper ideology," Clint Smith writes. "It is a museum that recognizes that America has been suffused in improper ideologies for most of its history." https://theatln.tc/81hXXEqK