Laura Doty
@aikidoty.bsky.social
Retired psychoanalytic/forensic psychologist. Aikidoka. Long Covid slogger. LGBTQIA+ ally.
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AOC: Are you aware that President Trump's DOJ is investigating United Health Care for criminal insurance fraud?
RFK JR: I am not aware of that investigation
AOC: You are not aware that the Trump DOJ is investigating the largest insurance company in America for fraud in Medicare Advantage?
RFK JR: I am not aware of that investigation
AOC: You are not aware that the Trump DOJ is investigating the largest insurance company in America for fraud in Medicare Advantage?
June 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
AOC: Are you aware that President Trump's DOJ is investigating United Health Care for criminal insurance fraud?
RFK JR: I am not aware of that investigation
AOC: You are not aware that the Trump DOJ is investigating the largest insurance company in America for fraud in Medicare Advantage?
RFK JR: I am not aware of that investigation
AOC: You are not aware that the Trump DOJ is investigating the largest insurance company in America for fraud in Medicare Advantage?
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Kill the Crypto Bill too
🚨BIG STORY: Senators put a line into the crypto bill requiring bankrupt banks to prioritize remunerating crypto investors over depositors.
The provision could require banks to take cash from your savings account & use it to pay senators' crypto donors.
www.levernews.com/cryptos-new-...
The provision could require banks to take cash from your savings account & use it to pay senators' crypto donors.
www.levernews.com/cryptos-new-...
June 6, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Kill the Crypto Bill too
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I don't want this to get lost: after RFK Jr. finished with his tantrum, he ADMITTED he is blocking BILLIONS in federal child care funding.
That needs to change IMMEDIATELY.
That needs to change IMMEDIATELY.
here's the full clip of RFK Jr losing his shit at Patty Murray today during a hearing so badly that Republican Sen. Capito had to step in and tell him to "hold back"
May 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I don't want this to get lost: after RFK Jr. finished with his tantrum, he ADMITTED he is blocking BILLIONS in federal child care funding.
That needs to change IMMEDIATELY.
That needs to change IMMEDIATELY.
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ICE and the Tennessee Highway Patrol have been pulling over random Latino-looking motorists on manufactured traffic violations, then detaining those who are undocumented.
www.nashvillescene.com/news/citylim...
www.nashvillescene.com/news/citylim...
Fear Grips City After Traffic Traps by State Troopers, ICE
Dozens of people were suddenly detained in Nashville by state troopers and ICE in the early hours of Sunday, May 4, setting off a chaotic week that included community vigils, press conferences and a c...
www.nashvillescene.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
ICE and the Tennessee Highway Patrol have been pulling over random Latino-looking motorists on manufactured traffic violations, then detaining those who are undocumented.
www.nashvillescene.com/news/citylim...
www.nashvillescene.com/news/citylim...
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After America made an ABSOLUTE IDIOT president, TWICE, nothing surprises me anymore!!!
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May 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
After America made an ABSOLUTE IDIOT president, TWICE, nothing surprises me anymore!!!
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Yes
Having now watched the footage and interview two of the members who were there, the amount of armed, masked federal agents surrounding three members of Congress and a mayor outside the ICE facility was totally unnecessary; the only possible reason for it was intentional escalation and intimidation.
May 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Yes
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Statement by Governor Phil Murphy on the Arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka
May 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Statement by Governor Phil Murphy on the Arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka
Get their names.
🚨 Disturbing footage shows the brutal arrest of a terrified 16-year-old girl—sobbing, screaming as “ICE agents” abducted her mom without a warrant or ID. At least 4 grown men slammed her face into the pavement.
This is child abuse.
This is state terror.
Worcester police are complicit.
This is child abuse.
This is state terror.
Worcester police are complicit.
May 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Get their names.
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Also ChatGPT made up researchers, taxonomies, and species of birds that were plants, getting more and more elaborate with every additional prompt. Just reading the threads of all of this just for fun manipulation convinced me to never ever use it, not even casually
I stopped taking AI seriously when a mutual on 2022 Twitter documented their extensive experiment (for funsies) of convincing early ChatGPT that birds are plants. After a few hours of pressure, it started producing entire papers and conferences with anecdotes and data on bird-plants.
May 6, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Also ChatGPT made up researchers, taxonomies, and species of birds that were plants, getting more and more elaborate with every additional prompt. Just reading the threads of all of this just for fun manipulation convinced me to never ever use it, not even casually
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The legal basis for Trump’s mass deportations is entirely a lie.
4 Gift link to NYT report:
Spy Agencies Do Not Think Venezuela Directs Gang, Declassified Memo Shows
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
Spy Agencies Do Not Think Venezuela Directs Gang, Declassified Memo Shows
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
Declassified Spy Memo Contradicts Trump on Venezuela Gang Ties (Gift Article)
The release of the memo further undercuts the Trump administration’s rationale for using the Alien Enemies Act to deport scores of Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador.
www.nytimes.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The legal basis for Trump’s mass deportations is entirely a lie.
Santa Rosa CA Courthouse Square rally after march in support of our immigrant friends, neighbors, and families.
May 2, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Santa Rosa CA Courthouse Square rally after march in support of our immigrant friends, neighbors, and families.
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While it is understandable to focus attention on Trump’s attacks on democracy and the rule of law, we must not lose sight of the fact that it is the Republican Congress enabling his authoritarianism. Ignoring their complicity in Trump’s actions is a mistake—both legally and strategically.
One Hundred Days of Republican Complicity
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
While it is understandable to focus attention on Trump’s attacks on democracy and the rule of law, we must not lose sight of the fact that it is the Republican Congress enabling his authoritarianism. Ignoring their complicity in Trump’s actions is a mistake—both legally and strategically.
A fucking dictatorship.
Swalwell says the House Judiciary republicans just voted to allow Trump to deport US Citizens. From IG:
May 1, 2025 at 4:24 AM
A fucking dictatorship.
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House GOP votes to allow ICE to deport even US citizens! They voted AGAINST protecting citizens from unlawful detention. Demand your Senator stop this: bit.ly/hellorep. Join us in the streets for May Day to defend democracy: www.FiftyFifty.one
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May 1, 2025 at 4:09 AM
House GOP votes to allow ICE to deport even US citizens! They voted AGAINST protecting citizens from unlawful detention. Demand your Senator stop this: bit.ly/hellorep. Join us in the streets for May Day to defend democracy: www.FiftyFifty.one
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Meanwhile in Russia: state TV experts assert that Russia is not interested in a ceasefire and should instead resort to an escalation. They describe Americans as unsavory characters with whom they have to engage—akin to the USSR signing a pact with Hitler.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jANu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jANu...
Russian state TV compares Trump to Hitler
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: state TV experts assert that Russia is not interested in a ceasefire and should instead resort to an escalation. They describe Americans as unsavory characters with whom they have to engage—akin to the USSR signing a pact with Hitler.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jANu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jANu...
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Kamala Harris: The courage of Americans who are speaking out to say, it is not ok to violate court orders. Saying it is not ok to detain and disappear American citizens or anyone without due process. The courage of judges to uphold the rule of law in the face of those who would jail them.
May 1, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Kamala Harris: The courage of Americans who are speaking out to say, it is not ok to violate court orders. Saying it is not ok to detain and disappear American citizens or anyone without due process. The courage of judges to uphold the rule of law in the face of those who would jail them.
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s personal phone number can be found all over the internet — on sites ranging from Facebook to a fantasy football/sports betting site (username PeteHegseth).
The phone number sweeping the internet is the same number Hegseth used for both his Signalgate…
The phone number sweeping the internet is the same number Hegseth used for both his Signalgate…
April 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s personal phone number can be found all over the internet — on sites ranging from Facebook to a fantasy football/sports betting site (username PeteHegseth).
The phone number sweeping the internet is the same number Hegseth used for both his Signalgate…
The phone number sweeping the internet is the same number Hegseth used for both his Signalgate…
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WATCH: “We are American citizens. We were denied having our passports renewed at the 🇺🇸 embassy in Dakar (Senegal). This is absolutely asinine.” 🤔
April 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
WATCH: “We are American citizens. We were denied having our passports renewed at the 🇺🇸 embassy in Dakar (Senegal). This is absolutely asinine.” 🤔
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BREAKING: Trump has deported a four-year-old US citizen with a rare form of metastatic cancer without medication or consultation with their doctor.
April 27, 2025 at 3:15 AM
BREAKING: Trump has deported a four-year-old US citizen with a rare form of metastatic cancer without medication or consultation with their doctor.
End the quotas, dammit.
A mother breastfeeding a U.S. citizen’s baby gets deported back to communist Cuba.
Heidy Sanchez Tejeda was working legally, building a family, and playing by the rules.
ICE tore her away anyway.
Demand justice.
Demand her return.
Heidy Sanchez Tejeda was working legally, building a family, and playing by the rules.
ICE tore her away anyway.
Demand justice.
Demand her return.
Tampa woman one of many Cubans deported from Florida this week
Heidy Sanchez Tejeda's husband, a Cuban-born U.S. citizen is now frantically trying to get her back to Tampa
www.wtsp.com
April 27, 2025 at 3:26 AM
End the quotas, dammit.
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Republicans won’t raise the federal min wage of $7.25 because they Claim it will tank the economy—hasn’t budged since 2009.
California raised it to $16.50 statewide, $20/hour for fast food—and in cities like West Hollywood, it’s $19.61.
No collapse. No chaos. Just the 4th biggest economy on Earth.
California raised it to $16.50 statewide, $20/hour for fast food—and in cities like West Hollywood, it’s $19.61.
No collapse. No chaos. Just the 4th biggest economy on Earth.
Not only is California the 4th largest economy in the world—it’s growing faster than any of the top three: U.S., China, and Germany.
Red state Republicans love to hate us… but they sure don’t mind cashing the checks.
Red state Republicans love to hate us… but they sure don’t mind cashing the checks.
April 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Republicans won’t raise the federal min wage of $7.25 because they Claim it will tank the economy—hasn’t budged since 2009.
California raised it to $16.50 statewide, $20/hour for fast food—and in cities like West Hollywood, it’s $19.61.
No collapse. No chaos. Just the 4th biggest economy on Earth.
California raised it to $16.50 statewide, $20/hour for fast food—and in cities like West Hollywood, it’s $19.61.
No collapse. No chaos. Just the 4th biggest economy on Earth.
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DID YOU KNOW that Independent Bookstore Day started off as California Bookstore Day, the brainchild of @greenapplebooks.bsky.social in SF? One of my favorite bookstores and across from one of my favorite parks, Golden Gate Park. ❤️ greenapplebooks.com/home
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April 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
DID YOU KNOW that Independent Bookstore Day started off as California Bookstore Day, the brainchild of @greenapplebooks.bsky.social in SF? One of my favorite bookstores and across from one of my favorite parks, Golden Gate Park. ❤️ greenapplebooks.com/home
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The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
April 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The final honor guard for Pope Francis included migrants, prisoners, transgender people, the homeless and others selected by the Vicariate of Rome as a symbol of the late pope’s mission of inclusion and outreach.
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
Read more from the funeral: wapo.st/3YdDGqM
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One of the happiest updates I’ve written since I started following this story. 12 students back in status and maybe more to come. Across the country, students are saying their SEVIS is back.
www.dailycal.org/news/campus/...
www.dailycal.org/news/campus/...
12 UC Berkeley students' visas restored by ICE in nationwide reversal
At UC Berkeley, 12 students have had their status restored today after 23 were terminated since April 4.
www.dailycal.org
April 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
One of the happiest updates I’ve written since I started following this story. 12 students back in status and maybe more to come. Across the country, students are saying their SEVIS is back.
www.dailycal.org/news/campus/...
www.dailycal.org/news/campus/...