Notices by Laffy (gottalaff@mastodon.social)

@nazokiyoubinbou 💯

As expected, Racist Felon is dictatoring immediately.

Via Katie Phang:

Per the WSJ: “The incoming #Trump administration is planning a large-scale immigration raid in Chicago next week..

The raid is expected to begin on Tuesday morning, a day after Trump is inaugurated, and will last all week, the people said. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will send between 100 and 200 officers to carry out the operation.” https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-to-begin-large-scale-deportations-tuesday-e1bd89bd

FYI, via Lawrence Tribe:

"It is not necessary for the Nat Archivist to publish #ERA in order for it to be adopted according to the provisions of Constitution. The President avoided triggering a clash w Archivist, who recently announced her intention to defy her statutory, & purely ministerial, duty to publish the ERA. The only reason Congress gave the Archivist such a duty nearly a century ago was to ensure that the Nation got word that an amendment was in force..."

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-equal-rights-amendment-at-long

#Cannon holds hearing on #Trump #documents report as Democrats urge its release -

“A federal judge on Friday will consider whether to block the Justice Department from sharing with key congressional leaders a report by special counsel Jack Smith on the classified documents investigation involving Trump”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/17/trump-jack-smith-classified-documents-report-cannon/

Good.

NBC News: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will not attend #Trump's traditional inaugural lunch.

💔💙👏🏻

Pres. #Biden “Now it’s your turn to stand guard - may you all be the keeper of the flame. May you keep the faith.

🤦🏻♀️ via David Enrich:

Holy cow. Executives at CBS’s parent company have discussed settling #Trump’s lawsuit against CBS News/60 Minutes, because they need the Trump administration to sign off on a planned corporate merger. https://www.wsj.com/business/media/cbs-owner-discusses-settling-trump-suit-with-merger-review-on-tap-a5916925?st=J6cdvU&reflink=article_copyURL_share

👀 “Vivek’s base plan remains [the] same: to get accomplishments at DOGE [sic] and then announce a run for governor shortly,” said an #Ohio operative familiar with #Ramaswamy’s thinking who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak freely about the former presidential candidate's intentions”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/17/vivek-ramaswamy-ohio-governor-run/

“NEW: If #Trump follows through on a vow to undo Biden’s signature climate law, he would be rolling back legislation that has disproportionately benefited red areas that make up his base.”

The Fate of This Hurricane-Battered Town Is Now in Trump’s Hands — ProPublica
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-biden-ira-climate-red-states

“News”/America 2025

#Trump

#RIP Joan Plowright, the British actress who won a Tony Award for "A Taste of Honey” and was honored with a damehood, died at 95.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/obituaries/joan-plowright-dead.html

Bird flu on Line One.

“#Trump's transition team has not filled multiple key pandemic-response positions, according to two Biden administration officials. By Monday's Inauguration, most of the White House's #pandemic preparation office will have cleared out their desks.”

https://time.com/7207599/trump-bird-flu-pandemic-office/

Ann Telnaes is so damn good.

https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F462e46ec-d12c-41d7-ac6a-301dfb016124_1800x1760.jpeg?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Here's another link:

https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/for-an-audience-of-one

Sen. Kelly asks #Hegseth:

If all of these allegations are just anonymous smears & not true, then how can Hegseth claim that he’s overcome such big obstacles to become the man he claims to now be?

It can’t be both.

Just...

WaPo:

#Trump said he will create a new “External Revenue Service” to collect revenue from #tariffs, a signal of his determination to impose sweeping duties on imports.

@zenheathen I hope they heed those words

Via Rupar:

#Biden's farewell speech to the military: "Let me close with a final request. I say it not as your president or commander in chief. I say it as a man who spent 50 years of his life serving his country in a different way. Remember your oath."👈🏼

Via Kyle Griffin;

Reuters: RUDY #GIULIANI AND GEORGIA ELECTION WORKERS HAVE SETTLED - COURT RECORDS

2/ More:

Rudy #Giuliani reached a settlement agreement with two former election workers he was found to have defamed, a joint letter from both parties said Thursday. The terms were not disclosed.

https://abcnews.link/I20EvLe

FBI Has Warned Agents It Believes Hackers Stole Their Call Logs https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-16/fbi-has-warned-agents-it-believes-hackers-stole-their-call-logs