Laura Gale
@lauragale.bsky.social
Recovering journalist
Chicago
Chicago
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March 27, 1936: Portraits of the Führer are raised on official buildings across Berlin. This one at the Potsdamer Railway Station reads "Freedom - Peace"
February 19, 2026 at 7:21 PM
March 27, 1936: Portraits of the Führer are raised on official buildings across Berlin. This one at the Potsdamer Railway Station reads "Freedom - Peace"
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Good thing Fox doesn’t do this.
February 16, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Good thing Fox doesn’t do this.
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If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
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Pam Bondi didn’t testify like someone serving a four-year term. She testified like someone serving a lifetime appointment to a regime that doesn’t plan on packing boxes. When officials act fearless about consequences, it’s usually because they don’t expect any. That should alarm everyone.
February 15, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Pam Bondi didn’t testify like someone serving a four-year term. She testified like someone serving a lifetime appointment to a regime that doesn’t plan on packing boxes. When officials act fearless about consequences, it’s usually because they don’t expect any. That should alarm everyone.
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
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I realize media doesn’t think it’s a big deal that Trump, Vance & Hegseth continue to give partisan political speeches to troops, evidenced by the fact that they are never asked about it nor are members of Congress, but it is one of the most dangerous things happening right now.
February 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I realize media doesn’t think it’s a big deal that Trump, Vance & Hegseth continue to give partisan political speeches to troops, evidenced by the fact that they are never asked about it nor are members of Congress, but it is one of the most dangerous things happening right now.
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Saboteurs: Wrecking the US for generations by contributing to the spread of disease.
February 13, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Saboteurs: Wrecking the US for generations by contributing to the spread of disease.
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Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
February 12, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
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Throwback to Pam Bondi’s campaign ad for Florida AG:
“I’ll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.”
The ad aged. The internet remembers.
“I’ll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.”
The ad aged. The internet remembers.
February 12, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Throwback to Pam Bondi’s campaign ad for Florida AG:
“I’ll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.”
The ad aged. The internet remembers.
“I’ll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.”
The ad aged. The internet remembers.
Saw this online earlier and think it is spot on.
February 9, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Saw this online earlier and think it is spot on.
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Around the world, politicians and businessmen are resigning from their positions because of the Epstein Files.
Except in the United States.
Here: Zero shame, zero consequences.
We need resignations, investigations, impeachments, and punishments now. Should have been years ago.
Except in the United States.
Here: Zero shame, zero consequences.
We need resignations, investigations, impeachments, and punishments now. Should have been years ago.
February 8, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Around the world, politicians and businessmen are resigning from their positions because of the Epstein Files.
Except in the United States.
Here: Zero shame, zero consequences.
We need resignations, investigations, impeachments, and punishments now. Should have been years ago.
Except in the United States.
Here: Zero shame, zero consequences.
We need resignations, investigations, impeachments, and punishments now. Should have been years ago.
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Yes. The folks who study election rumors and conspiracy theories are worried that a forced (and false) confession by Maduro (of 2020 election fraud) is a real possibility, and we’ve already seen some (wink, wink) foreshadowing of such a move.
February 6, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Yes. The folks who study election rumors and conspiracy theories are worried that a forced (and false) confession by Maduro (of 2020 election fraud) is a real possibility, and we’ve already seen some (wink, wink) foreshadowing of such a move.
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No, democracy doesn’t die in darkness. It dies in the light of day in the C suite as the gravely-wounded republic puts the gun to its own head and pulls the trigger — lulled into the belief, fostered by the government, that pulling the trigger will bring greater profits
www.salon.com/2026/02/06/w...
www.salon.com/2026/02/06/w...
What happens when democracy loses its watchdogs
Layoffs at the Washington Post under Jeff Bezos are a dire warning for journalism and government accountability
www.salon.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
No, democracy doesn’t die in darkness. It dies in the light of day in the C suite as the gravely-wounded republic puts the gun to its own head and pulls the trigger — lulled into the belief, fostered by the government, that pulling the trigger will bring greater profits
www.salon.com/2026/02/06/w...
www.salon.com/2026/02/06/w...
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February 2025: Susan Collins votes to confirm RFK Jr. as Secretary of HHS.
February 2026: Maine has its first case of measles in 7 years.
wgme.com/news/local/m...
February 2026: Maine has its first case of measles in 7 years.
wgme.com/news/local/m...
Maine records first confirmed case of measles since 2019
Maine’s first measles case since 2019 has been confirmed by the Maine CDC as two new outbreaks have been reported nationwide this year.
wgme.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:24 AM
February 2025: Susan Collins votes to confirm RFK Jr. as Secretary of HHS.
February 2026: Maine has its first case of measles in 7 years.
wgme.com/news/local/m...
February 2026: Maine has its first case of measles in 7 years.
wgme.com/news/local/m...
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This is tremendous. Take the time to watch it.
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
This is tremendous. Take the time to watch it.
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If you want to FINALLY watch Scott Bessent get pinned down on specifics about the illegal money laundering operation being conducted by the Trump admin from someone who knows WTF he’s talking about, this clip is your chance. Bessent gets destroyed.
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
If you want to FINALLY watch Scott Bessent get pinned down on specifics about the illegal money laundering operation being conducted by the Trump admin from someone who knows WTF he’s talking about, this clip is your chance. Bessent gets destroyed.
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Trump's descent into the most vile and overt racism imaginable, sharing ape imagery of the Obamas, reveals the unvarnished core of his movement and the moral bankruptcy of every enabler who stays silent.
Trump Posts Video Depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as Apes
The AI clip is spliced at the end of a 62-second video, shared shortly before midnight, which pushes claims about manipulated vote counting machines.
www.mediaite.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Trump's descent into the most vile and overt racism imaginable, sharing ape imagery of the Obamas, reveals the unvarnished core of his movement and the moral bankruptcy of every enabler who stays silent.
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Hitler's Dachau in Germany first started as a concentration camp for political "dissenters" before it was for Jews. Trump's mass detention centers are not just for undocumented migrants. They're likely for anyone who publicly disagrees with him. People like me.
February 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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February 1, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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He's looting the U.S. Treasury, people. Most crooked dictators find covert ways to get rich. Trump intends to simply order his government to transfer money into his bank account.
Trump on his multiple suits against the federal government: "I'm supposed to work out a settlement with myself ... We could make it a substantial amount, nobody would care, because it's gonna go to numerous, very good charities."
February 1, 2026 at 2:49 AM
He's looting the U.S. Treasury, people. Most crooked dictators find covert ways to get rich. Trump intends to simply order his government to transfer money into his bank account.
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This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
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ICE will respond by requiring all non-citizens to wear special badges, perhaps in a unique shape and color so everyone can recognize who's who in the streets.
In Minneapolis, they are starting to *wear their passports at all times*
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Minneapolis Residents Wear Their Passports, Desperate to Ward Off ICE
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:31 PM
ICE will respond by requiring all non-citizens to wear special badges, perhaps in a unique shape and color so everyone can recognize who's who in the streets.
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Since I'm pretty sure this administration doesn't realize this document exists, it would be worth downloading the 2020 Intelligence Community Assessment on foreign threats to the U.S. elections before it disappears, which includes the following finding:
www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...
www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...
January 30, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Since I'm pretty sure this administration doesn't realize this document exists, it would be worth downloading the 2020 Intelligence Community Assessment on foreign threats to the U.S. elections before it disappears, which includes the following finding:
www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...
www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
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