Laurie
@environmom.bsky.social
Environmentalist, CA native, human mom, grammie, fin/fur/feather/scutes mom, nature lover, rock music all the way. Blue for life.
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News and bystander videos have documented immigration officers firing pepper balls at people's heads and encasing entire neighborhoods in tear gas.
"They are clearly violating people’s rights,” a former DOJ civil rights litigator told us.
"They are clearly violating people’s rights,” a former DOJ civil rights litigator told us.
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
News and bystander videos have documented immigration officers firing pepper balls at people's heads and encasing entire neighborhoods in tear gas.
"They are clearly violating people’s rights,” a former DOJ civil rights litigator told us.
"They are clearly violating people’s rights,” a former DOJ civil rights litigator told us.
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I’m honored and grateful for the endorsement of @votevets.org and especially the support of my friend MG(R) Paul Eaton. I had the privilege of working with them over the past nearly two decades. They have built a powerful platform for veterans stepping up for second service in elected office.
NEW: VoteVets endorses @wellmanformo.bsky.social for Congress! #MO02 🇺🇸
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December 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I’m honored and grateful for the endorsement of @votevets.org and especially the support of my friend MG(R) Paul Eaton. I had the privilege of working with them over the past nearly two decades. They have built a powerful platform for veterans stepping up for second service in elected office.
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As officer Daniel Hodges sat at the witness table of a recent Senate subcommittee hearing, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) asked the witnesses to raise their hands if they supported the pardons of Jan 6 rioters, including those who beat officer Hodges
You can see Hodges looking at the responses
You can see Hodges looking at the responses
December 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
As officer Daniel Hodges sat at the witness table of a recent Senate subcommittee hearing, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) asked the witnesses to raise their hands if they supported the pardons of Jan 6 rioters, including those who beat officer Hodges
You can see Hodges looking at the responses
You can see Hodges looking at the responses
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DHS banned the use of personal devices.
But why else wear Meta Ray-Bans to raids?
In previous reporting, 404 media couldn't see the recording lights on in the photos of the raids.
This past raid in Charlotte though was different. You can clearly see the recording light...
Lawless thugs 😡
#Pinks
But why else wear Meta Ray-Bans to raids?
In previous reporting, 404 media couldn't see the recording lights on in the photos of the raids.
This past raid in Charlotte though was different. You can clearly see the recording light...
Lawless thugs 😡
#Pinks
Border Patrol Agent Recorded Raid with Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
New videos and photos shared with 404 Media show a Border Patrol agent wearing Meta Ray-Bans glasses with the recording light clearly on. This is despite a DHS ban on officers recording with personal ...
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
DHS banned the use of personal devices.
But why else wear Meta Ray-Bans to raids?
In previous reporting, 404 media couldn't see the recording lights on in the photos of the raids.
This past raid in Charlotte though was different. You can clearly see the recording light...
Lawless thugs 😡
#Pinks
But why else wear Meta Ray-Bans to raids?
In previous reporting, 404 media couldn't see the recording lights on in the photos of the raids.
This past raid in Charlotte though was different. You can clearly see the recording light...
Lawless thugs 😡
#Pinks
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Congress is using its marquee defense bill to force the Pentagon into turning over videos of those legally dubious boat strikes.
Lawmakers plan to withhold a quarter of Pete Hegseth's travel budget until the Pentagon provides them with the videos. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Lawmakers plan to withhold a quarter of Pete Hegseth's travel budget until the Pentagon provides them with the videos. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Congress to withhold Pentagon travel funds until it sees boat strike videos
Lawmakers quietly stuck the requirement into their must-pass annual defense policy bill.
www.politico.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Congress is using its marquee defense bill to force the Pentagon into turning over videos of those legally dubious boat strikes.
Lawmakers plan to withhold a quarter of Pete Hegseth's travel budget until the Pentagon provides them with the videos. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Lawmakers plan to withhold a quarter of Pete Hegseth's travel budget until the Pentagon provides them with the videos. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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🚨 NEW: Andrea Velez and Javier Ramirez are American citizens. ICE detained them anyways. Why? They looked undocumented.
Today, they speak out, sharing their stories. Please repost this and share their experiences. ICE has detained 170 American citizens since January 20th.
Today, they speak out, sharing their stories. Please repost this and share their experiences. ICE has detained 170 American citizens since January 20th.
I Interviewed American Citizens Detained by ICE. These are Their Stories.
Andrea Velez and Javier Ramirez were born here. That didn’t stop federal agents from arresting them.
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
🚨 NEW: Andrea Velez and Javier Ramirez are American citizens. ICE detained them anyways. Why? They looked undocumented.
Today, they speak out, sharing their stories. Please repost this and share their experiences. ICE has detained 170 American citizens since January 20th.
Today, they speak out, sharing their stories. Please repost this and share their experiences. ICE has detained 170 American citizens since January 20th.
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This alone should be investigated by House Democrats
December 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This alone should be investigated by House Democrats
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Sarah has a point, I mean twice in 7 years?
December 9, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Sarah has a point, I mean twice in 7 years?
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Innovation does not justify a rush to roll out AI without protections. As tools of oppression evolve, our civil rights protections must evolve, too—and I’m standing with @maya4rights.bsky.social to make it real.
December 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Innovation does not justify a rush to roll out AI without protections. As tools of oppression evolve, our civil rights protections must evolve, too—and I’m standing with @maya4rights.bsky.social to make it real.
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“Historians sometimes say that when societies are descending into fascism, it can be hard for the people to notice it in real time. Well, historians of the future, I’m here to tell you: We are noticing. Millions of us are noticing. And we are horrified and enraged.”
newrepublic.com/post/201625/...
newrepublic.com/post/201625/...
Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It
From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.
newrepublic.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
“Historians sometimes say that when societies are descending into fascism, it can be hard for the people to notice it in real time. Well, historians of the future, I’m here to tell you: We are noticing. Millions of us are noticing. And we are horrified and enraged.”
newrepublic.com/post/201625/...
newrepublic.com/post/201625/...
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Much of the organizing has already shifted underground for safety, but please be mindful of what you share publicly. Think of it like the old rule: the first rule of Fight Club is don’t talk about Fight Club.
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Much of the organizing has already shifted underground for safety, but please be mindful of what you share publicly. Think of it like the old rule: the first rule of Fight Club is don’t talk about Fight Club.
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#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #DV1 #ONEV1
Who are those people who find joy in hurting such a wholesome, loving family of the MN governor Walz?
When a President shows the worst example, a toxic atmosphere spreads fast.
Let’s Join Team Hope.
Who are those people who find joy in hurting such a wholesome, loving family of the MN governor Walz?
When a President shows the worst example, a toxic atmosphere spreads fast.
Let’s Join Team Hope.
HOPE WALZ: “What world are we f*cking living in? I draw the line at Gus. You people are f*cking disgraceful.”
She says MAGA loyalists are now driving by their home and yelling “R*tard!” at her family and her special needs brother after Trump called GovTimWalz the R word.
She says MAGA loyalists are now driving by their home and yelling “R*tard!” at her family and her special needs brother after Trump called GovTimWalz the R word.
December 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #DV1 #ONEV1
Who are those people who find joy in hurting such a wholesome, loving family of the MN governor Walz?
When a President shows the worst example, a toxic atmosphere spreads fast.
Let’s Join Team Hope.
Who are those people who find joy in hurting such a wholesome, loving family of the MN governor Walz?
When a President shows the worst example, a toxic atmosphere spreads fast.
Let’s Join Team Hope.
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Shame on those who agreed to be honored at the authoritarian state sponsored center (formerly the Kennedy Center) by the J6 insurrectionist and #ConvictedFelonDonaldTrump. Sylvester Stallone, George Strait, Gloria Gaynor, Michael Crawford and KISS. #KennedyCenterHonors #KCHonors #DV1 #ProudBlue
December 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Shame on those who agreed to be honored at the authoritarian state sponsored center (formerly the Kennedy Center) by the J6 insurrectionist and #ConvictedFelonDonaldTrump. Sylvester Stallone, George Strait, Gloria Gaynor, Michael Crawford and KISS. #KennedyCenterHonors #KCHonors #DV1 #ProudBlue
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“No human being is garbage, Mr. President, and shame on you for saying so,” said the Lutheran pastor.“In the name of Jesus, I rebuke those hateful words.The Somali community in Minnesota are our neighbors, brothers and sisters, children of God, fellow Americans.”
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
Twin Cities religious leaders unite to support Somali community and condemn Trump attacks
Religious leaders from churches, Jewish temples and mosques from across the state opposed remarks from President Donald Trump that included calling Somalis “garbage.”
www.startribune.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
“No human being is garbage, Mr. President, and shame on you for saying so,” said the Lutheran pastor.“In the name of Jesus, I rebuke those hateful words.The Somali community in Minnesota are our neighbors, brothers and sisters, children of God, fellow Americans.”
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
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🧊✈️ SEATTLE: Chained ICE abductees are herded on to an Eastern jet (tail: N660CP) in the cold rain at Boeing Field 👀
December 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
🧊✈️ SEATTLE: Chained ICE abductees are herded on to an Eastern jet (tail: N660CP) in the cold rain at Boeing Field 👀
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YO YO YO CALIFORNIA PEEPS!!!
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December 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
YO YO YO CALIFORNIA PEEPS!!!
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📽️ICYMI: Democracy in America is facing a defining test, and Eddie Glaude reveals the one threat we must confront if we want the country to endure. Watch our latest podcast episode to learn what we can do to reclaim democracy before it's too late ⤵️
The One Threat We Must Confront To Save America From Itself | Eddie Glaude
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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December 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
📽️ICYMI: Democracy in America is facing a defining test, and Eddie Glaude reveals the one threat we must confront if we want the country to endure. Watch our latest podcast episode to learn what we can do to reclaim democracy before it's too late ⤵️
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“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Mockler: Young people are having trouble accumulating capital in the form of housing or in the form of investing. And due to that, you see a lot of younger people turning against the system. We're not loyal to a system that hasn't been loyal to us.
December 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Mockler: Young people are having trouble accumulating capital in the form of housing or in the form of investing. And due to that, you see a lot of younger people turning against the system. We're not loyal to a system that hasn't been loyal to us.
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“And then they made him a fake trophy because he kept whining and moaning and wouldn’t STFU.”
December 6, 2025 at 4:06 AM
“And then they made him a fake trophy because he kept whining and moaning and wouldn’t STFU.”
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What is going on here?
December 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
What is going on here?
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A man pardoned by Trump for his role in the Jan. 6Capitol attack returned to Washington in recent days and has been wandering the neighborhood of Rep. Jamie Raskin — alarming police and prosecutors, who urged a judge to immediately jail him. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Justice Department urges judge to jail former Jan. 6 defendant after alarming return to DC
Taylor Taranto is the latest Jan. 6 defendant who was pardoned by Trump to face new legal trouble.
www.politico.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A man pardoned by Trump for his role in the Jan. 6Capitol attack returned to Washington in recent days and has been wandering the neighborhood of Rep. Jamie Raskin — alarming police and prosecutors, who urged a judge to immediately jail him. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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10 iconic Frank Gehry buildings that transformed their environments
10 iconic Frank Gehry buildings that transformed their environments
From the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain to Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles to Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago, Frank Gehry's most boundary-pushing buildings challenged the notion that buildings need to behave.
www.latimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
10 iconic Frank Gehry buildings that transformed their environments