Career public defender • Survivor & Amazing Racer • Fueled by rage at injustice • she/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/elizaorlins.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/elizaorlins.bsky.social/post/3mqgnmibqk222UM HOLY SHIT LINDSEY GRAHAM IS DEAD. ANY OTHER INSOMNIACS AWAKE TO GET THIS NEWS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT???12 Jul 2026 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:yrjwxtjw2fmtmbaulddo7ec6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqgnmibqk222https://bsky.app/profile/elizaorlins.bsky.social/post/3mqeintrjj22sMy friend @catsonacouch.bsky.social is my hero. https://youtube.com/shorts/4CAKnmECjEg?feature=share11 Jul 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:yrjwxtjw2fmtmbaulddo7ec6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqeintrjj22shttps://bsky.app/profile/elizaorlins.bsky.social/post/3mqbamgruu22hObjection: They Shot Him. Now They're Pressuring the Witnesses to Leave the Country. https://open.substack.com/pub/objectioneverything/p/objection-they-shot-him-now-theyre?r=a4f97&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web10 Jul 2026 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:yrjwxtjw2fmtmbaulddo7ec6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbamgruu22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/elizaorlins.bsky.social/post/3mqanuli4o22oOn Tuesday, an ICE officer shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston. Today, the government is pressuring the only three eyewitnesses to sign self-deportation orders. I spent 15 years as a public defender. If anyone else did this, we'd call it witness tampering. https://youtube.com/shorts/-1mtgAPieIc?feature=share09 Jul 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:yrjwxtjw2fmtmbaulddo7ec6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqanuli4o22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/elizaorlins.bsky.social/post/3mqanuli4o22oOn Tuesday, an ICE officer shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston. Today, the government is pressuring the only three eyewitnesses to sign self-deportation orders. I spent 15 years as a public defender. If anyone else did this, we'd call it witness tampering. https://youtube.com/shorts/-1mtgAPieIc?feature=share09 Jul 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:yrjwxtjw2fmtmbaulddo7ec6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqanuli4o22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/elizaorlins.bsky.social/post/3mq6pczachs2pZia Chishti sued the woman who testified to Congress that he assaulted her for $500 million. Yesterday, a federal appeals court affirmed the dismissal—with prejudice. He lost on every claim. He says he was "exonerated." The court record says otherwise. Again. https://youtube.com/shorts/q9oF9flN8Nw?feature=share09 Jul 2026 03:35 +0000at://did:plc:yrjwxtjw2fmtmbaulddo7ec6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6pczachs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/elizaorlins.bsky.social/post/3mq6pczachs2pZia Chishti sued the woman who testified to Congress that he assaulted her for $500 million. Yesterday, a federal appeals court affirmed the dismissal—with prejudice. He lost on every claim. He says he was "exonerated." The court record says otherwise. Again. https://youtube.com/shorts/q9oF9flN8Nw?feature=share09 Jul 2026 03:35 +0000at://did:plc:yrjwxtjw2fmtmbaulddo7ec6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6pczachs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/elizaorlins.bsky.social/post/3mq6equ7otk2bIT IS OFFICIAL. Graham Platner is out. Jenny Racicot came forward with receipts—therapist emails, 2023 disclosures, warnings to other women—knowing exactly what would be done to her, and she did it in the only window where Maine Dems could still replace him.09 Jul 2026 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:yrjwxtjw2fmtmbaulddo7ec6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq6equ7otk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/elizaorlins.bsky.social/post/3mq5zs6yues2pThe World Cup’s biggest sponsor is the single largest corporate polluter in history—and this tournament has already shown what extreme heat means for players and fans. Sign the petition telling FIFA to #DumpAramco. Link below. https://youtube.com/shorts/4Z2Hfx8B3P0?feature=share08 Jul 2026 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:yrjwxtjw2fmtmbaulddo7ec6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5zs6yues2phttps://bsky.app/profile/elizaorlins.bsky.social/post/3mq3ukmep4c23AI is already deciding whether you get hired, get a loan, or get an apartment. And when it discriminates, there's almost no way to hold anyone accountable. I interviewed @sarajacobs.house.gov about her new bill that would change that. Full video: youtu.be/RQxOSKu6gDQ https://youtu.be/RQxOSKu6gDQ08 Jul 2026 00:31 +0000at://did:plc:yrjwxtjw2fmtmbaulddo7ec6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3ukmep4c23https://bsky.app/profile/elizaorlins.bsky.social/post/3mq3t5wybqs2tHi, I know we all have a lot on our plates right now, but I have to bring this up because I keep seeing her vile face come across my timeline. You know what we're NOT fucking doing? We're not NORMALIZING MTG. MAY I REMIND YOU:08 Jul 2026 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:yrjwxtjw2fmtmbaulddo7ec6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3t5wybqs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/elizaorlins.bsky.social/post/3mpzr7vf2mc26Everything Trump touches turns to shit. This is like game 3 of the Knicks. Fuck Trump. I blame him for this shitty USA performance.07 Jul 2026 04:26 +0000at://did:plc:yrjwxtjw2fmtmbaulddo7ec6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzr7vf2mc26https://bsky.app/profile/elizaorlins.bsky.social/post/3mpyxeuujl22eActBlue donors can request refunds if they donated to Platner's campaign. Pass it on. Directions below: (And if you do this, please share that you did so on social media). https://help.actblue.com/hc/en-us/articles/16869091073047-can-i-get-a-refund-for-a-donation-i-made-through-actblue?fbclid=IwY2xjawS48kJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFqMDhxVXNadkRxNWk5alhkc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHl5XWpxiLvBqSjxPanW4qij8TVD6Tk2GvaXbqCSjNUA3yCsQDD5i3ATeYAvL_aem_nVxVWpJmp6WOFWSHKxyMqA06 Jul 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:yrjwxtjw2fmtmbaulddo7ec6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyxeuujl22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/elizaorlins.bsky.social/post/3mpywnlleps2eBREAKING NEWS: A woman who dated Graham Platner alleges he sexually assaulted her. There is still time for Mainers to choose a leader who can stand against violence in public policy and in personal conduct.06 Jul 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:yrjwxtjw2fmtmbaulddo7ec6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpywnlleps2e