Notices by Laffy (gottalaff@mstdn.social)

Putin will likely emerge from the meeting with Trump smoking a cigarette.

No place like Noem

Joyce White Vance
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social
· 12m
She gets this on top of Secret Service protection. Is she saying they arent up to the job?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/15/kristi-noem-is-living-free-charge-coast-guard-commandants-home/

Kyle Cheney:

D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith has filed a statement with the court saying she didn't know about Trump's intent to take control of the city police until he announced it at a press conference.

DC POLICE CHIEF: "In my nearly three decades in law enforcement, I have never seen a single government action that would cause a greater threat to law and order than this dangerous directive." https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283776/gov.uscourts.dcd.283776.2.3.pdf

Hi Issa.

Politico:

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked chart reveals winners and losers in California’s Democratic gerrymander.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/14/leaked-chart-reveals-winners-and-losers-in-californias-democratic-gerrymander-00510363

VianLeah McElrath
@leahmcelrath.bsky.social
· 2m
⚠️ Putin to bring his finance minister to the meeting in Alaska.

Why?

Keep ‘em coming

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation’s schools and universities.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-dei-schools-lawsuit-ruling-education-department-4c1dbb5f7b3997ba78c17b25a935fb3f?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-14-Breaking+News

Trump gonna fire another numbers guy?

“US inflation on the wholesale level picked up steam last month, with prices rising by the fastest monthly pace since June 2022, new data showed Thursday.”

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/14/economy/us-ppi-wholesale-inflation-july?cid=ios_app

Heads up 📍

Rachel Maddow
@maddow.msnbc.com
· 23s
"The demonstrations scheduled for this Saturday, August 16th are branded as 'Fight the Trump Takeover'..."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/dnc-nationwide-protests-saturday-republican-redistricting-plans-rcna224365

Yes, let's make MORE people sick, bc the Ugly Death Bill wasn't lethal enough #ProLifeMyAss

"An influential group of House Republicans has invited a chief architect of the hard-right push for deep Medicaid spending cuts to brief congressional aides Thursday as GOP leaders quietly map out a possible second party-line reconciliation package."

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/13/house-medicaid-cuts-brian-blase-00508181

Keep 'em coming

BREAKING: An Illinois judge denies Texas AG Ken Paxton’s petition to enforce arrests against Texas House Democrats in Illinois, ruling that Illinois lacks the authority to compel state law enforcement to carry out Texas’ civil warrants.

Background: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/republicans-issue-arrest-warrants-for-texas-democrats-but-they-likely-arent-enforceable/

Have fun at your Putin meeting, Trump!

"Investigators have uncovered evidence that Russia is at least in part responsible for a recent hack of the computer system that manages federal court documents, including highly sensitive records that might contain information that could reveal sources and people charged with national security crimes, according to several people briefed on the breach"

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/us/politics/russia-hack-federal-court-system.html

No more privacy in Trump's "America"

No more voting rights.
No more women's rights.
No more civil rights.
No more public health/well being.
No more public ed.
No more legal rights.

It's only been 8 mos.

Via Kyle Cheney:

JUST IN: A fed appeals court panel has cleared the way for DOGE to access employee data at Treasury, Education and OPM, lifting a lower-court judge's injunction that found privacy risks.

Majority
Richardson (Trump)
Agee (GWB)

Dissent
King (Clinton)
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26048308-aft/

Keep 'em coming

"A Trump appointee"

Via Kyle Cheney:

JUST IN: Judge Friedrich, a Trump appointee on bench in DC, rules admin is illegally wholding funds from Nat Endowment for Democracy, in viol of Congress' direct appropriation

This is a signif one for Trump's intent to test of Impoundment Control Act by withholding congressionally appropriated funds. Congress directly funds NED and says no conditions can be put on its award other than what Congress itself imposes

https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2025cv0648-46

Keep ‘em coming

“The scientists, responsible for authoring or contributing research to hundreds of peer-reviewed studies, want to counter what they interpret as the Trump administration’s attempts to wipe credible, widely accepted climate science off the record.”

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/08/climate/scientists-respond-trump-report?cid=ios_app

1/ Here's what's on the DC US Atty's office web page RIGHT NOW:

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/violent-crime-dc-hits-30-year-low

Here's a screenshot just in case

👀

Adam Klasfeld
@klasfeldreports.com
In the ongoing Posse Comitatus Act trial, Major General Scott Sherman — who's spent 33 years in the military — testifies that a (civilian) Trump official questioned his loyalty to the USA after he objected to a request for assistance for the MacArthur Park operation.

DOJ objects. Overruled.

🎯

Karly Kingsley
@karlykingsley.bsky.social
· 1m
You know who seizes control of a police department and says “do whatever you want to protesters”? People planning to do things that they know the public will protest.

GAAAA!

Via Ken Dilanian:

“The news out of the DC mayor’s press conference is that her lawyers apparently do not believe they have grounds to challenge President Trump’s declaration of a DC crime emergency. The city appears to be surrendering to a federal takeover of its police department.”

"#Tesla's director of service for the N American market has left Tesla after 9 yrs, joining an exodus of execs grappling w drop in sales..latest of string of departures joining Tesla's top sales exec in N America, who left in July after 15 yrs with the company" https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/teslas-north-american-director-service-leaves-ev-maker-2025-08-11/

When people say "Journalism is dead," sadly, it has more than one meaning these days.

This is absolutely horrific.

Mark Chadbourn
@chadbourn.bsky.social
· 1m
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.