Laine Ballou
@laineballou.bsky.social
Trying my best. Probably failing. Really like to overuse the ❤️ button.
#ActuallyAutistic, AD(H)D, and oh good, early onset dementia now too, so if I misunderstand you, I'm sorry.
She/her
They/them works too 🤷🏻♀️
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#ActuallyAutistic, AD(H)D, and oh good, early onset dementia now too, so if I misunderstand you, I'm sorry.
She/her
They/them works too 🤷🏻♀️
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Laine Ballou
@laineballou.bsky.social
· Nov 13
For new followers:
I don't post a whole lot because I don't have the energy to say stuff, even when I really want to, so instead I reskeet things that I think are helpful or positive.
I block follow farmers (people who follow thousands of accounts to get follow-backs).
I don't post a whole lot because I don't have the energy to say stuff, even when I really want to, so instead I reskeet things that I think are helpful or positive.
I block follow farmers (people who follow thousands of accounts to get follow-backs).
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I'm going to actively say at this point that I don't think people should donate to any Dem-run PACs. What guarantee do we have that they won't give the money to cowards to stave off primary challengers?
I mean, it rather feels like the reverse will happen.
I mean, it rather feels like the reverse will happen.
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I'm going to actively say at this point that I don't think people should donate to any Dem-run PACs. What guarantee do we have that they won't give the money to cowards to stave off primary challengers?
I mean, it rather feels like the reverse will happen.
I mean, it rather feels like the reverse will happen.
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sometimes i feel like the republican party is a big tornado that is coming to kill me. and the democratic party is the rickety shed that i'm hiding in. and i say "we should really fix this shed, because it's not doing much." and people say "what? why aren't you criticizing the tornado instead?!"
June 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
sometimes i feel like the republican party is a big tornado that is coming to kill me. and the democratic party is the rickety shed that i'm hiding in. and i say "we should really fix this shed, because it's not doing much." and people say "what? why aren't you criticizing the tornado instead?!"
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you’re pretty cool but you know what would make you even cooler? using alt text
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
you’re pretty cool but you know what would make you even cooler? using alt text
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God I want to see a million “Dems demanding new leadership” articles today, I want it to be a narrative Schumer can’t escape
Democrats are demanding new leadership after Schumer failed to stop a GOP-backed funding deal that doesn't guarantee continued health care subsidies. Progressives like Ro Khanna blasted him for giving in and warned premiums could soar as a result.
Democrats Call for New Leadership After Schumer Caves on “Terrible” GOP Deal
“If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing … what will you fight for?” said Ro Khanna.
truthout.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
God I want to see a million “Dems demanding new leadership” articles today, I want it to be a narrative Schumer can’t escape
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
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The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide
Supreme Court Rejects Call To Overturn Its Decision Legalizing Same-sex Marriage Nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
www.huffpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide
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Yes. Massachusetts is different. As an Independent I get to choose which primary I wish to vote in. If your state doesn't work like that, absolutely hang on to your party affiliation and primary out your weak representatives.
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Yes. Massachusetts is different. As an Independent I get to choose which primary I wish to vote in. If your state doesn't work like that, absolutely hang on to your party affiliation and primary out your weak representatives.
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This is true in several other states. The National Conference of State Legislatures has a good rundown of party affiliation and primary voting in states: www.ncsl.org/elections-an...
State Primary Election Types
The manner in which party primary elections are conducted varies widely from state to state. Primaries can be categorized as either closed, partially closed, partially open, open to unaffiliated voter...
www.ncsl.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This is true in several other states. The National Conference of State Legislatures has a good rundown of party affiliation and primary voting in states: www.ncsl.org/elections-an...
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Yeah, The only reason there's a d next to my name is because my state won't let me vote in the primaries without it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Yeah, The only reason there's a d next to my name is because my state won't let me vote in the primaries without it.
This whole thread is very important
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This whole thread is very important
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Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
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Newsom is a bad person and I’ll leave that bubble empty before I vote for him, but if he spends all day on tv tomorrow calling Schumer a coward and it normalizes the call to primary him among lowish information democrats, godspeed.
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Newsom is a bad person and I’ll leave that bubble empty before I vote for him, but if he spends all day on tv tomorrow calling Schumer a coward and it normalizes the call to primary him among lowish information democrats, godspeed.
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made some incredible art the other day, thought i'd share
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
made some incredible art the other day, thought i'd share
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
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Every single Dem that caved and agreed to this deal needs to be primaried and voted out. They are cowards who wasted the last month for a half baked promise vote a month from now.
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Every single Dem that caved and agreed to this deal needs to be primaried and voted out. They are cowards who wasted the last month for a half baked promise vote a month from now.
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Schumer can be removed from his Dem leadership role this week - 23 Dems (and/or independents) just have to vote to depose him
And they should, given this is his fault.
And they should, given this is his fault.
This is a lovely sentiment but Schumer isn't up for re-election until 2028 and he knows this. At which point he will be 77/78. There's no mechanism to recall a sitting senator AFAIK.
Let’s be clear: Chuck Schumer is the one ending this shutdown, no matter how the votes read.
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Schumer can be removed from his Dem leadership role this week - 23 Dems (and/or independents) just have to vote to depose him
And they should, given this is his fault.
And they should, given this is his fault.
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
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they certainly deserve to hear from you tonight: reps.fyi can get you all sorts of office numbers.
they all have multiple local offices, too, if you’d like to find out when they’re expected and if that’s a place you’d like to visit to say a few words in person.
they all have multiple local offices, too, if you’d like to find out when they’re expected and if that’s a place you’d like to visit to say a few words in person.
Find Your Representative
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reps.fyi
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
they certainly deserve to hear from you tonight: reps.fyi can get you all sorts of office numbers.
they all have multiple local offices, too, if you’d like to find out when they’re expected and if that’s a place you’d like to visit to say a few words in person.
they all have multiple local offices, too, if you’d like to find out when they’re expected and if that’s a place you’d like to visit to say a few words in person.
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Telling people to just relax is much more harmful. We’re in a moment when people can call their senators and object.
If you tell people to only care after the deal is done, it’s too late to have your voice heard.
Elected Dems need to hear that people are not happy with what’s being proposed.
If you tell people to only care after the deal is done, it’s too late to have your voice heard.
Elected Dems need to hear that people are not happy with what’s being proposed.
November 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Telling people to just relax is much more harmful. We’re in a moment when people can call their senators and object.
If you tell people to only care after the deal is done, it’s too late to have your voice heard.
Elected Dems need to hear that people are not happy with what’s being proposed.
If you tell people to only care after the deal is done, it’s too late to have your voice heard.
Elected Dems need to hear that people are not happy with what’s being proposed.
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Childless Americans are begging for an end to media coverage attempting to reckon with the mysterious slang “6-7”. “It’s none of our business”
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Childless Americans are begging for an end to media coverage attempting to reckon with the mysterious slang “6-7”. “It’s none of our business”
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If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
June 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
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Well now, would you look at that?
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Well now, would you look at that?
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
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I mean yeah I repeat myself. I have adhd and short term memory loss and adhd and short term memory loss so yeah I repeat myself.
November 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I mean yeah I repeat myself. I have adhd and short term memory loss and adhd and short term memory loss so yeah I repeat myself.
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Head's up there is a Bluesky ban scam going around. This account just joined 40 mins ago and send me this DM.
DO NOT CLICK THE LINK.
Bluesky would NEVER send a DM like this and make you scared. This would come through email and would have a more professional email than this.
Stay safe!
DO NOT CLICK THE LINK.
Bluesky would NEVER send a DM like this and make you scared. This would come through email and would have a more professional email than this.
Stay safe!
November 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Head's up there is a Bluesky ban scam going around. This account just joined 40 mins ago and send me this DM.
DO NOT CLICK THE LINK.
Bluesky would NEVER send a DM like this and make you scared. This would come through email and would have a more professional email than this.
Stay safe!
DO NOT CLICK THE LINK.
Bluesky would NEVER send a DM like this and make you scared. This would come through email and would have a more professional email than this.
Stay safe!