Laura
@lauracamp.bsky.social
Democrat, California, native plants, CNPS, soccer, photography, art, knitting. Committed to truth and preserving our natural world. Orange County member of wave4all.org
Excellent writing from Ashley Parker. Hope it’s not an obituary and that WAPO can rise from the ashes, somehow. I remember how important it was during Trump 1.
"Post leadership—which did not even have the courage to address their staff in person—then left everyone to wait for an email letting them know whether or not they had a job."
The leadership = Will Lewis (Publisher) and executive editor Matt Murray and HR chief Wayne Connell. Owner: Jeff Bezos
The leadership = Will Lewis (Publisher) and executive editor Matt Murray and HR chief Wayne Connell. Owner: Jeff Bezos
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Excellent writing from Ashley Parker. Hope it’s not an obituary and that WAPO can rise from the ashes, somehow. I remember how important it was during Trump 1.
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So A$$HOLE TRUMP is moving to destroy NATO & alienate our European allies over control of Greenland!
SO IS THE GOP GOING TO STOP TRUMP? Or are they going to sit in their hands & let Trump alienate our allies and destroy our international security & standing?
Repost if you agree #BlueCrew
SO IS THE GOP GOING TO STOP TRUMP? Or are they going to sit in their hands & let Trump alienate our allies and destroy our international security & standing?
Repost if you agree #BlueCrew
January 18, 2026 at 12:51 AM
So A$$HOLE TRUMP is moving to destroy NATO & alienate our European allies over control of Greenland!
SO IS THE GOP GOING TO STOP TRUMP? Or are they going to sit in their hands & let Trump alienate our allies and destroy our international security & standing?
Repost if you agree #BlueCrew
SO IS THE GOP GOING TO STOP TRUMP? Or are they going to sit in their hands & let Trump alienate our allies and destroy our international security & standing?
Repost if you agree #BlueCrew
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the President is illegally raising taxes because people don't like his plan to illegally spend billions of tax dollars illegally invading allied territory
January 17, 2026 at 6:41 PM
the President is illegally raising taxes because people don't like his plan to illegally spend billions of tax dollars illegally invading allied territory
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January 17, 2026 at 8:56 PM
An unfit clown of a man. Our f-ing president. Good luck, Maria.
Grinning like a 5-year old getting his participation trophy at the post-season T-ball pizza party.
January 16, 2026 at 2:49 AM
An unfit clown of a man. Our f-ing president. Good luck, Maria.
Why are Republicans helping a president who is intent on helping Putin? D’ya think this might hurt the United States? Are you hoping it’s after you’re dead?
January 11, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Why are Republicans helping a president who is intent on helping Putin? D’ya think this might hurt the United States? Are you hoping it’s after you’re dead?
When I worked an internship in Pittsburgh in winter 1978 I took a bus to downtown. My parents were longtime Pgh Press subscribers, delivered each afternoon. I started a Post-Gazette subscription AM delivery & read it on the bus. Our lives have seen the demise of local news, and we are poorer.
January 11, 2026 at 12:26 AM
When I worked an internship in Pittsburgh in winter 1978 I took a bus to downtown. My parents were longtime Pgh Press subscribers, delivered each afternoon. I started a Post-Gazette subscription AM delivery & read it on the bus. Our lives have seen the demise of local news, and we are poorer.
Who’s crooked, exactly?
COLLINS: Minnesota officials say the FBI isn't sharing evidence with them. Do you believe the FBI should do that?
TRUMP: Well normally I would, but they're crooked officials. Minneapolis and Minnesota are being destroyed. I feel that I won Minnesota all three times. I won Minnesota three times.
TRUMP: Well normally I would, but they're crooked officials. Minneapolis and Minnesota are being destroyed. I feel that I won Minnesota all three times. I won Minnesota three times.
January 10, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Who’s crooked, exactly?
Republican Congress, get off your asses, and stop this acquisitive Putin wanna-be. This is madness.
Trump: We need Greenland for national protection. They have a very small population. They say Denmark, but Denmark has no military protection. They say that Denmark was there 300 years ago with a boat—well, we were there with boats too I’m sure.
December 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Republican Congress, get off your asses, and stop this acquisitive Putin wanna-be. This is madness.
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"I defected from a totalitarian regime, and like hell am I going to be cowed again," & "I'm pissed off as hell about people capitulating to Trump"
She warns that people voting for such leaders are choosing "the same ball of wax" she fled, where figures dictate life, rights, & feelings.
Thread 1/5🧵
She warns that people voting for such leaders are choosing "the same ball of wax" she fled, where figures dictate life, rights, & feelings.
Thread 1/5🧵
December 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"I defected from a totalitarian regime, and like hell am I going to be cowed again," & "I'm pissed off as hell about people capitulating to Trump"
She warns that people voting for such leaders are choosing "the same ball of wax" she fled, where figures dictate life, rights, & feelings.
Thread 1/5🧵
She warns that people voting for such leaders are choosing "the same ball of wax" she fled, where figures dictate life, rights, & feelings.
Thread 1/5🧵
And are those markets coming back? The US economy is in decline, long term.
President Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods are costing Ohio farmers heavily, according to a new report. It shows that Ohio farmers lost nearly $76 million of their exports to China this year compared to one year earlier — a 74% loss in one year. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/16/o...
Ohio farmers see one-year, 74% loss in Chinese sales due largely to Trump tariffs, report shows • Ohio Capital Journal
President Donald Trump's trade war is largely responsible for Ohio farmers' loss of 74% of their sales to China, a new report says.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
And are those markets coming back? The US economy is in decline, long term.
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"A generation under profound strain" - a conversation about Gen Z with @dellavolpe.bsky.social, director of the Harvard IOP's youth poll 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/a-generati...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/a-generati...
"A Generation Under Profound Strain"- A Conversation with John Della Volpe, Director Of The Harvard Youth Poll
In the November elections Democrats restored their pre-2024 margins with young people. It's an encouraging development - but we have a lot of work ahead of us.....
www.hopiumchronicles.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"A generation under profound strain" - a conversation about Gen Z with @dellavolpe.bsky.social, director of the Harvard IOP's youth poll 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/a-generati...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/a-generati...
Ok. I read these brave and horrible declarations. Concentration camp conditions. Now what? This administration is criminal, how do we stop this and atone?
The ACLU has posted 17 sworn declarations from people locked up at the Trump Adminstration's largest immigrant prison camp, at Fort Bliss in Texas.
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
Fort Bliss Declarations - December 2025 | American Civil Liberties Union
www.aclu.org
December 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Ok. I read these brave and horrible declarations. Concentration camp conditions. Now what? This administration is criminal, how do we stop this and atone?
Thomas Massie: “You could get a monkey to do this job.”
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Republicans turning on Mike Johnson and trying to claw back some of their power from his orange god. Little late though. If they wanted to stay relevant they shouldn’t have handed the country over to a dictator.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Republicans turning on Mike Johnson and trying to claw back some of their power from his orange god. Little late though. If they wanted to stay relevant they shouldn’t have handed the country over to a dictator.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Speaker Johnson under attack from his own as mood darkens in House GOP | CNN Politics
Speaker Mike Johnson is a political survivor, weathering crisis after crisis since his unlikely ascent two years ago.
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Thomas Massie: “You could get a monkey to do this job.”
Cassidy completely betrayed his oath of office and all Americans by capitulating and installing RFKJr. That was his chance. Now he should call for impeachment.
December 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Cassidy completely betrayed his oath of office and all Americans by capitulating and installing RFKJr. That was his chance. Now he should call for impeachment.
So an Afghani kills a military member, and Trump escalates to attacking Somali citizens of the US. Impeach his racist ass, he is no president.
Trump on Minnesota's Somali community: "They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you."
December 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
So an Afghani kills a military member, and Trump escalates to attacking Somali citizens of the US. Impeach his racist ass, he is no president.
Freedom of the Press.
November 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Freedom of the Press.
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DOGE was Elon Musk’s grand experiment in running our government like one of his companies: big promises, reckless cuts, and real people left hurting.
Now it’s been quietly shut down eight months early because it never came close to delivering the savings he bragged about.
Now it’s been quietly shut down eight months early because it never came close to delivering the savings he bragged about.
DOGE Disbanded: Elon Musk’s Cost-Cutting Project Quietly Ended
Musk said the initiative would save at least $1 trillion. But its website claims to have reached only $214 billion.
time.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
DOGE was Elon Musk’s grand experiment in running our government like one of his companies: big promises, reckless cuts, and real people left hurting.
Now it’s been quietly shut down eight months early because it never came close to delivering the savings he bragged about.
Now it’s been quietly shut down eight months early because it never came close to delivering the savings he bragged about.
This Christmas, I’m boycotting Tim Apple.
November 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This Christmas, I’m boycotting Tim Apple.
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HA-HA BITCHES, I GOT A NEW SCOOTER
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
HA-HA BITCHES, I GOT A NEW SCOOTER
It’s like the powerful rich in our country want another catastrophic failure. They never learn.
The Fed is gutting its ability to monitor warning signs of bank failures and slashing rules put in place after 2008 to prevent another financial crisis.
Now, big banks are ramping up the same risky behaviors that led to the last economic crash–setting the stage for another one.
Now, big banks are ramping up the same risky behaviors that led to the last economic crash–setting the stage for another one.
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It’s like the powerful rich in our country want another catastrophic failure. They never learn.
Justin gets emotional talking about the suffering inflicted on Americans, now and in the future, by Trump’s populism, malevolence and incompetence. Must watch.
I joined my pal @mollyjongfast on her Fast Politics podcast to talk about life without jobs data, Trump’s tariffs, SNAP, and and how torching your own institutions is a bold new strategy for national decline. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzpa...
Justin Wolfers On Trump's No Data No Problems
Economist Justin Wolfers joins host Molly Jong-Fast for a deep dive into the economic consequences of the ongoing government shutdown, lack of reliable labor data, and the Trump administration’s…
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Justin gets emotional talking about the suffering inflicted on Americans, now and in the future, by Trump’s populism, malevolence and incompetence. Must watch.
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I don't usually share GoFundMe's unless I know the person.
In this case, I know the person really well. She needs any help that anyone can spare.
With that said, if you can spare even a dollar that would be amazing.
If you're strapped for cash, please remember that sharing is caring.
#SheShed
In this case, I know the person really well. She needs any help that anyone can spare.
With that said, if you can spare even a dollar that would be amazing.
If you're strapped for cash, please remember that sharing is caring.
#SheShed
It’s always hard to make to posts like these. Especially when you know that others are struggling too. Asking for help is never easy.
Donate to Help Us Keep Our Home During Health Crisis, organized by Pam Eves
It started with my health: first came the exhaustion that wouldn’t fade, then the … Pam Eves needs your support for Help Us Keep Our Home During Health Crisis
gofund.me
November 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I don't usually share GoFundMe's unless I know the person.
In this case, I know the person really well. She needs any help that anyone can spare.
With that said, if you can spare even a dollar that would be amazing.
If you're strapped for cash, please remember that sharing is caring.
#SheShed
In this case, I know the person really well. She needs any help that anyone can spare.
With that said, if you can spare even a dollar that would be amazing.
If you're strapped for cash, please remember that sharing is caring.
#SheShed
Who would buy a Tesla now? Not me.
Tesla’s profit fell 37% in the third quarter. It's been in the process of laying off 14,000 workers. It had more cars impacted by recalls than any other brand in 2024.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Who would buy a Tesla now? Not me.
Gibberish.
Is there a neurologist on the face of this earth who would deem this person competent??? Read the transcript. It's jibberish.
www.cbsnews.com/news/read-fu...
www.cbsnews.com/news/read-fu...
November 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Gibberish.