Laura Jean Truman
@laurajeantruman.bsky.social
Queer + Jesus.
Spiritual director and tarot reader in ATL. Invested in my scrappy native garden, abolitionist politics, universalist theology; and preaching (in and out of church) on all three whenever I can.
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https://linktr.ee/laurajeantruman
Spiritual director and tarot reader in ATL. Invested in my scrappy native garden, abolitionist politics, universalist theology; and preaching (in and out of church) on all three whenever I can.
🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
https://linktr.ee/laurajeantruman
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Pundits have said Zohran is a strictly-NYC phenomenon. But a DSA member named Kelsea Bond just got elected to the Atlanta City Council. I talked to her about how she won.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
The DSA Candidate Who Won Down South
An interview with newly elected Atlanta City Council member Kelsea Bond
www.hamiltonnolan.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Pundits have said Zohran is a strictly-NYC phenomenon. But a DSA member named Kelsea Bond just got elected to the Atlanta City Council. I talked to her about how she won.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
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All I can say is I attended a Democratic Party event in DALLAS, TEXAS 10 days ago with officials and candidates and the biggest cheers were for Mamdani and the most questions/most frequent topic of conversation was Epstein.
We should not overthink this.
We should not overthink this.
Pundits have said Zohran is a strictly-NYC phenomenon. But a DSA member named Kelsea Bond just got elected to the Atlanta City Council. I talked to her about how she won.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
The DSA Candidate Who Won Down South
An interview with newly elected Atlanta City Council member Kelsea Bond
www.hamiltonnolan.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
All I can say is I attended a Democratic Party event in DALLAS, TEXAS 10 days ago with officials and candidates and the biggest cheers were for Mamdani and the most questions/most frequent topic of conversation was Epstein.
We should not overthink this.
We should not overthink this.
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I hope some brave, smart, kind human steps up to primary @ossoff.bsky.social because I am eager to knock on doors for them.
Senator @ossoff.bsky.social @ossoff.senate.gov I’ve knocked on doors for you not once but TWICE. I’ve served you beer at Manuel’s Tavern half a dozen times.
I cannot afford healthcare if the ACA subsidies are not extended.
I’ve called your office & left a message. We need y’all to step up for us!
I cannot afford healthcare if the ACA subsidies are not extended.
I’ve called your office & left a message. We need y’all to step up for us!
November 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I hope some brave, smart, kind human steps up to primary @ossoff.bsky.social because I am eager to knock on doors for them.
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In terms of a bigger picture, why would anyone vote for a Democrat again when they only exist to cave and can’t even back their biggest legislative accomplishment of the last 25 years?
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
In terms of a bigger picture, why would anyone vote for a Democrat again when they only exist to cave and can’t even back their biggest legislative accomplishment of the last 25 years?
“You have reached the maximum length for a comment” you bet I have.
Y’all, make some calls on a Sunday night! Embarrass yourself alongside me, let’s go.
Y’all, make some calls on a Sunday night! Embarrass yourself alongside me, let’s go.
So, listen, call Schumer’s office no matter where you live, no matter if you’re registered to vote. Leave a voicemail that says if Senate Dems cave without an ACA premiums fix, you will never vote for or donate to another Senate Democrat as long as he is Leader
Call them:
Schumer (NY)
202 224-6542
Booker (NJ)
202 224-3224
King (ME)
202 224-5344
Hassan (NH)
202 224-3324
Durbin (IL)
202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA)
202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH)
202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY)
202 224-4451
Masto (NV)
202 224-3542
Warner (VA)
202 224-2023
Fetterman (PA)
No Point
Schumer (NY)
202 224-6542
Booker (NJ)
202 224-3224
King (ME)
202 224-5344
Hassan (NH)
202 224-3324
Durbin (IL)
202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA)
202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH)
202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY)
202 224-4451
Masto (NV)
202 224-3542
Warner (VA)
202 224-2023
Fetterman (PA)
No Point
November 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
“You have reached the maximum length for a comment” you bet I have.
Y’all, make some calls on a Sunday night! Embarrass yourself alongside me, let’s go.
Y’all, make some calls on a Sunday night! Embarrass yourself alongside me, let’s go.
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I would not say the voicemails I just left for Wyden and Merkley were particularly charming or articulate but I do think my panic was clear, as a freelancer who only has access to healthcare at all because the ACA exists
If you have a Dem senator and you're seeing this right now, CALL THEM RIGHT NOW and tell them NO. If you don't know anyone who would be affected by this, call them for my friend Lisa. She cannot afford insurance without ACA subsidies and without health insurance I'm terrified she will die.
! A key group of Senate Democrats is leaning toward voting for a deal to end the shutdown, provided final details can be worked out like worker protections (Gift link)
(Deal does NOT include an ACA extension.)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
(Deal does NOT include an ACA extension.)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I would not say the voicemails I just left for Wyden and Merkley were particularly charming or articulate but I do think my panic was clear, as a freelancer who only has access to healthcare at all because the ACA exists
Senator @ossoff.bsky.social @ossoff.senate.gov I’ve knocked on doors for you not once but TWICE. I’ve served you beer at Manuel’s Tavern half a dozen times.
I cannot afford healthcare if the ACA subsidies are not extended.
I’ve called your office & left a message. We need y’all to step up for us!
I cannot afford healthcare if the ACA subsidies are not extended.
I’ve called your office & left a message. We need y’all to step up for us!
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Senator @ossoff.bsky.social @ossoff.senate.gov I’ve knocked on doors for you not once but TWICE. I’ve served you beer at Manuel’s Tavern half a dozen times.
I cannot afford healthcare if the ACA subsidies are not extended.
I’ve called your office & left a message. We need y’all to step up for us!
I cannot afford healthcare if the ACA subsidies are not extended.
I’ve called your office & left a message. We need y’all to step up for us!
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"For every person arrested whose name and story we’ve learned, there are thousands we haven’t heard about." @caitlindickerson.bsky.social via @theatlantic.com ⬇️
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Hundreds of Thousands of Anonymous Deportees
Amid the president’s fast-moving deportation campaign, the stories of most people being swept up are missed.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"For every person arrested whose name and story we’ve learned, there are thousands we haven’t heard about." @caitlindickerson.bsky.social via @theatlantic.com ⬇️
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Sometimes you don’t win, but you scare the living crap out of ‘em.
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Sometimes you don’t win, but you scare the living crap out of ‘em.
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“We protect us” includes voters who show the fuck up.
Thank you to everyone who did.
Thank you to everyone who did.
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 AM
“We protect us” includes voters who show the fuck up.
Thank you to everyone who did.
Thank you to everyone who did.
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Funny that they give us credit for killing everything else but not this
Target just sent up a giant red flag about the U.S. consumer. A 30% stock plunge, collapsing store traffic, and margin pressure all point to the same thing: Affluent shoppers are rattled and recession fears are rising qz.com/tgt-wmt-earn...
Target just sent up a giant red flag about the U.S. consumer
A 30% stock plunge, collapsing store traffic, and margin pressure all point to the same thing: Affluent shoppers are rattled and recession fears are rising
qz.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Funny that they give us credit for killing everything else but not this
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One small thing people can do is refuse to consume shitty art that isn’t made by people
Interact with art made by real artists
Interact with art made by real artists
November 4, 2025 at 3:07 AM
One small thing people can do is refuse to consume shitty art that isn’t made by people
Interact with art made by real artists
Interact with art made by real artists
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“I think oftentimes when people talk about this history, they usually focus on cis gay men . . . But there is a really exciting new, newish field of study, of scholars who are uncovering stories of people who were lesbians, bisexual, transgender and those really untold stories.”
Holocaust Researcher Says Up to 1/3 of Imprisoned LGBTQ+ People Reported by Friends and Family
A new exhibit at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center aims to shed light on the diversity of LGBTQ+ Holocaust stories.
www.them.us
November 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“I think oftentimes when people talk about this history, they usually focus on cis gay men . . . But there is a really exciting new, newish field of study, of scholars who are uncovering stories of people who were lesbians, bisexual, transgender and those really untold stories.”
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The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
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The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.
October 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.
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The thing to notice about this phenomenon is that actually these people just like scolding the people who are principled about civil rights because there is literally no reason to be this attached to a bad *primary* candidate unless it's not really about him
Can I just add that it is deeply sad that people are this attached to a *primary candidate* in the *off-year* before the midterm? Jesus, this is what primaries are for!
apparently it’s time for another reminder that straight white men also have identity politics, *even the ones on the left*, and we are seeing that very much in action with regards to the Pod Save America bros defending fellow bro Graham Platner
October 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The thing to notice about this phenomenon is that actually these people just like scolding the people who are principled about civil rights because there is literally no reason to be this attached to a bad *primary* candidate unless it's not really about him
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Hey, fellow Georgians! Watch this video and then go vote for the Public Service Commission! I sure would like to pay less money to Georgia Power!
I Need 1% of Georgia to Watch This Video
YouTube video by Hank Green
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Hey, fellow Georgians! Watch this video and then go vote for the Public Service Commission! I sure would like to pay less money to Georgia Power!
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you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
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Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧
October 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧
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For the uninitiated: The pope being this direct and explicit to U.S. bishops about how to respond to a domestic policy happening in real time is…unusual.
Pope Leo told U.S. bishops visiting him at the Vatican on Wednesday that they should firmly address how immigrants are being treated by President Donald Trump's hardline policies, attendees said, in the latest push by the pontiff on the issue. For @reuters.com:
www.reuters.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
For the uninitiated: The pope being this direct and explicit to U.S. bishops about how to respond to a domestic policy happening in real time is…unusual.
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Obviously, this is loser shit, but I think AI has really cemented itself as the visual language of fascism. It's anti-human, flattened, uninteresting, and cheap. It's like looking at a Potemkin Village and thinking that's the same as architecture.
October 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Obviously, this is loser shit, but I think AI has really cemented itself as the visual language of fascism. It's anti-human, flattened, uninteresting, and cheap. It's like looking at a Potemkin Village and thinking that's the same as architecture.