Lisa Mahaffey
@prof607.bsky.social
Lisa Mahaffey lives in New Orleans, has a masters in Social Work, was the Director of The Parenting Center of Family Counseling Service , taught at the LSU Graduate School of Social Work, ;author of "The Flip Side of Beauty and the Beast".Paralegal
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Disney are going to end up looking *really* stupid for overreacting.
Former Disney CEO Eisner backs Jimmy Kimmel, blasts FCC 'intimidation' of ABC
Disney and ABC have faced criticism for bowing to pressure from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr in benching Jimmy Kimmel.
www.cnbc.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Disney are going to end up looking *really* stupid for overreacting.
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Look beyond the rate cut.
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Keep Your Eye on the Monetary Policy Debates That Really Matter, Warns Economist Justin Wolfers
MSNBC, Katy Tur Reports, September 17, 2025
Are we fixating on 25-basis-point moves while the real risks play out in plain sight?
The headline rate cut is routine—the bigger story is whether Fed…
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September 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Look beyond the rate cut.
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Worksite raids are often framed as a crackdown on unlawful employment practices.
But instead of punishing employers, the administration is doubling down on hurting workers as a tool for mass deportation.
But instead of punishing employers, the administration is doubling down on hurting workers as a tool for mass deportation.
The “chaos and cruelty” of Trump’s worksite immigration raids
A scholar looked at how the enforcement tactic upends communities, leaving many feeling “like a tornado” hit their town.
www.motherjones.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Worksite raids are often framed as a crackdown on unlawful employment practices.
But instead of punishing employers, the administration is doubling down on hurting workers as a tool for mass deportation.
But instead of punishing employers, the administration is doubling down on hurting workers as a tool for mass deportation.
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The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.
Nearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since pandemic era
Continuing unemployment claims jumped to 1.97 million in late July, according to a Labor Department report, highlighting a weakening labor market.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.
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Fact Check: Scottish newspaper headline about Trump visit referred to him as 'convicted US felon'?
Source: Snopes
Source: Snopes
July 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Fact Check: Scottish newspaper headline about Trump visit referred to him as 'convicted US felon'?
Source: Snopes
Source: Snopes
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What form of sociopathy required them to need a court order to stop doing this?
July 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
What form of sociopathy required them to need a court order to stop doing this?
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The answers matter A LOT. They determine whether August 1 tariffs will add up to a higher average rate than the "Liberation Day" announcement. (My calculation below assumed "no," "no" and "yes," based on the assumption that the letters would list relevant exceptions.)
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It is now clear that average tariffs on August 1 are set to be higher than they were on "Liberation Day." Only a fool would look back to the chaos of early April and conclude that the problem was that the announced tariffs were too small.
If you're not worried, you're not paying attention.
If you're not worried, you're not paying attention.
July 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The answers matter A LOT. They determine whether August 1 tariffs will add up to a higher average rate than the "Liberation Day" announcement. (My calculation below assumed "no," "no" and "yes," based on the assumption that the letters would list relevant exceptions.)
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[Video] A 37-year-old U.S. citizen who was tackled to the ground and arrested after filming federal agents at Home Depot on Thursday said he was held for more than an hour near Dodger Stadium, where agents boasted about how many immigr...
Source: Los Angeles Times
Nazis! We must stop Trump
Source: Los Angeles Times
Nazis! We must stop Trump
July 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
[Video] A 37-year-old U.S. citizen who was tackled to the ground and arrested after filming federal agents at Home Depot on Thursday said he was held for more than an hour near Dodger Stadium, where agents boasted about how many immigr...
Source: Los Angeles Times
Nazis! We must stop Trump
Source: Los Angeles Times
Nazis! We must stop Trump
Trump’s Secret Service detail to pay $600K for golf carts and port-a-potties to use at his New Jersey club
Source: The Independent
Trump loves his golfing life. And we are paying for his playing at his own golf clubs.
Source: The Independent
Trump loves his golfing life. And we are paying for his playing at his own golf clubs.
July 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Trump’s Secret Service detail to pay $600K for golf carts and port-a-potties to use at his New Jersey club
Source: The Independent
Trump loves his golfing life. And we are paying for his playing at his own golf clubs.
Source: The Independent
Trump loves his golfing life. And we are paying for his playing at his own golf clubs.
Kristi Noem Secretly Took Mystery Donation From Dark-Money Group
Source: The New Republic
She is a very bad person !
Source: The New Republic
She is a very bad person !
July 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Kristi Noem Secretly Took Mystery Donation From Dark-Money Group
Source: The New Republic
She is a very bad person !
Source: The New Republic
She is a very bad person !
www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/p...
What a zoo!
What a zoo!
Senate works overnight on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ | CNN Politics
A marathon voting session on President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill has stretched into the morning after a weekend of negotiations and delays. Lawmakers continue to offer changes to Tr...
www.cnn.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/p...
What a zoo!
What a zoo!
'Arrogant' Amy Coney Barrett buried over 'out of bounds' personal attack
Source: Raw Story
She has become Trump. Bad!
Source: Raw Story
She has become Trump. Bad!
June 30, 2025 at 3:06 AM
'Arrogant' Amy Coney Barrett buried over 'out of bounds' personal attack
Source: Raw Story
She has become Trump. Bad!
Source: Raw Story
She has become Trump. Bad!
[Video] President Trump ordered ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities
Source: USA TODAY
Trump repeats his lies every day! More magas believe him every day.
Source: USA TODAY
Trump repeats his lies every day! More magas believe him every day.
June 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
[Video] President Trump ordered ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities
Source: USA TODAY
Trump repeats his lies every day! More magas believe him every day.
Source: USA TODAY
Trump repeats his lies every day! More magas believe him every day.
Yep and his pal Gov Jeff Landry is doing the same in La. We just lost our President of LSU Baton Rouge, due to Landry!
The Trump administration just established a precedent that they can pick and choose who leads higher Ed institutions. An authoritarian government deepens its reach into higher education.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Yep and his pal Gov Jeff Landry is doing the same in La. We just lost our President of LSU Baton Rouge, due to Landry!
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Yep, a mentally ill man
June 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Yep, a mentally ill man
Pam Bondi Thinks Lying to a Federal Judge Makes You a Great Person
Source: The New Republic
Source: The New Republic
June 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Pam Bondi Thinks Lying to a Federal Judge Makes You a Great Person
Source: The New Republic
Source: The New Republic
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Yes, but they are also crackpots.
June 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Yes, but they are also crackpots.
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I agree with this. The whistleblower letter written on behalf of Erez Reuveni, a former DOJ senior immigration lawyer, basically describes in extensive detail a contumacious if not criminal course of conduct by Emil Bove and other senior officials at DOJ.
The Bove allegations should be treated as something akin to Watergate, or Iran Contra. The administration was attempting to do something they *knew* was illegal (anticipating the courts saying as much), and then trying to COVER IT UP. Only here instead of it being run out of the WH or NSC, it’s DOJ
June 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I agree with this. The whistleblower letter written on behalf of Erez Reuveni, a former DOJ senior immigration lawyer, basically describes in extensive detail a contumacious if not criminal course of conduct by Emil Bove and other senior officials at DOJ.
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If even a fraction of what this letter says is true, Emil Bove should be prosecuted for criminal contempt and disbarred.
In no way should he be confirmed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
In no way should he be confirmed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.judiciary.senate.gov
June 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
If even a fraction of what this letter says is true, Emil Bove should be prosecuted for criminal contempt and disbarred.
In no way should he be confirmed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
In no way should he be confirmed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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The number of manifestly psychologically unwell people in the highest levels of this administration should be unsettling to the world.
Most of this “press conference” is this lunatic yelling at the media. This guy is so obsessed with his press coverage that he can’t even function.
June 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The number of manifestly psychologically unwell people in the highest levels of this administration should be unsettling to the world.