Lara (Laura_without_the_u)
@getupswinging.bsky.social
She/her/hers. Dog mom. Stage 4 cancer. Book nerd.
Www.getupswinging.com
Www.getupswinging.com
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those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
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November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
Trump allegedly did what to Clinton now??
November 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Trump allegedly did what to Clinton now??
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Trump Invites Jeffrey Epstein On Stage To Explain There No Conspiracy https://theonion.com/trump-invites-jeffrey-epstein-on-stage-to-explain-there-no-conspiracy/
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trump Invites Jeffrey Epstein On Stage To Explain There No Conspiracy https://theonion.com/trump-invites-jeffrey-epstein-on-stage-to-explain-there-no-conspiracy/
Watching the reactionary right run damage control for Trump’s involvement with Epstein has been interesting. They have called everyone on the left pedos and groomers for years, and now, whoopsie. Your king is without a doubt a pedo and a predator. They are scrambling.
November 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Watching the reactionary right run damage control for Trump’s involvement with Epstein has been interesting. They have called everyone on the left pedos and groomers for years, and now, whoopsie. Your king is without a doubt a pedo and a predator. They are scrambling.
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just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
I have stage 4 cancer and also echo this woman’s sentiment. I have to outlive these evil fucks
From a Washington Post story titled "How women feel about Trump’s presidency"
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I have stage 4 cancer and also echo this woman’s sentiment. I have to outlive these evil fucks
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Donald Trump has sued the BBC for one billion dollars. The network should wait 40 days and then pay him the entire amount without a trial.
by John Fetterman, Dick Durbin, and Tim Kaine
by John Fetterman, Dick Durbin, and Tim Kaine
November 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Donald Trump has sued the BBC for one billion dollars. The network should wait 40 days and then pay him the entire amount without a trial.
by John Fetterman, Dick Durbin, and Tim Kaine
by John Fetterman, Dick Durbin, and Tim Kaine
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.
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Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
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If the rest don’t oust Schumer immediately, then the entire U.S. Senate sold us out. They think we’re stupid. It’s insulting.
These 8 Senators sold us out to Trump:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
If the rest don’t oust Schumer immediately, then the entire U.S. Senate sold us out. They think we’re stupid. It’s insulting.
I have been a registered independent for about 15 years now. I have pretty much hated both parties for a long time.
My hatred for the Democratic Party is sky high right now. They are feckless. They did ALL this for a promise for a vote.
Schumer and all the rest of them need to go.
My hatred for the Democratic Party is sky high right now. They are feckless. They did ALL this for a promise for a vote.
Schumer and all the rest of them need to go.
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I have been a registered independent for about 15 years now. I have pretty much hated both parties for a long time.
My hatred for the Democratic Party is sky high right now. They are feckless. They did ALL this for a promise for a vote.
Schumer and all the rest of them need to go.
My hatred for the Democratic Party is sky high right now. They are feckless. They did ALL this for a promise for a vote.
Schumer and all the rest of them need to go.
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
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Dick Durbin suffers from a terminal case of Senate Brain, in which the big prize is a handshake deal with your distinguished colleagues where they'll allow you to hold a meaningless vote that you can then point to with pride to your constituents as they go broke from crushing medical bills.
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Dick Durbin suffers from a terminal case of Senate Brain, in which the big prize is a handshake deal with your distinguished colleagues where they'll allow you to hold a meaningless vote that you can then point to with pride to your constituents as they go broke from crushing medical bills.
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Nobody in American politics hates their own voters more than the Democratic Party
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Nobody in American politics hates their own voters more than the Democratic Party
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Not enough of these guys fear primaries.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Not enough of these guys fear primaries.
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Know this, @schumer.senate.gov — if you cave, we will not rest until you are primaried and wrested from your seat. When kids on SNAP aren’t being fed, we’re even more hungry for justice. New York has shown you the people’s power just days ago. You *could* join with us, still, and do the right thing.
November 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Know this, @schumer.senate.gov — if you cave, we will not rest until you are primaried and wrested from your seat. When kids on SNAP aren’t being fed, we’re even more hungry for justice. New York has shown you the people’s power just days ago. You *could* join with us, still, and do the right thing.
If the Democratic Party caves for this shit offer, then we need to primary everything single one of these spineless mother fuckers.
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
If the Democratic Party caves for this shit offer, then we need to primary everything single one of these spineless mother fuckers.
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Literally the only good and sensible thing Dems have done is hold the line. The only thing. You spineless, heartless, brain dead cowards
November 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Literally the only good and sensible thing Dems have done is hold the line. The only thing. You spineless, heartless, brain dead cowards
The Trump admin wants chaos, rioting in the street, anything to get the optics they need to declare martial law
Breaking News: The Trump administration told states to undo any steps to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, threatening financial penalties if the states do not comply. It was unclear how that would affect the program.
Trump Live Updates: Airport and SNAP Benefit Disruptions Amid Shutdown
nyti.ms
November 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The Trump admin wants chaos, rioting in the street, anything to get the optics they need to declare martial law
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Seriously? He has no idea how insurance works or how to govern. I’ll never get over 77 million people thinking a man this incompetent belongs anywhere near the Oval Office.
November 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Seriously? He has no idea how insurance works or how to govern. I’ll never get over 77 million people thinking a man this incompetent belongs anywhere near the Oval Office.
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incredible that these guys have a massive hard on for a country that, if it were a state, would rank behind kansas in terms of wealth and which would be a total backwater if it weren’t economically integrated with more functional countries
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
incredible that these guys have a massive hard on for a country that, if it were a state, would rank behind kansas in terms of wealth and which would be a total backwater if it weren’t economically integrated with more functional countries
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The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire