Laura Lightning
@lauralightning.bsky.social
I’m an educator, reader, parent, dog and plant lover. Midwesterner in Austin.
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Congressional hypnosis. When will they hear the finger snapping and wake up? These people are humiliating themselves and the whole country.
March 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Congressional hypnosis. When will they hear the finger snapping and wake up? These people are humiliating themselves and the whole country.
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Defend the liberty of a stranger as you would defend your own, or that of a loved one, because that is what's actually on the table—whether we are a society that will sit still as our neighbors are snatched in the night, and disappeared into darkness, or a society that will fight for each other.
March 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Defend the liberty of a stranger as you would defend your own, or that of a loved one, because that is what's actually on the table—whether we are a society that will sit still as our neighbors are snatched in the night, and disappeared into darkness, or a society that will fight for each other.
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From a poetry collection by Mary Oliver, where after a hundred poems showcasing gentle observations on nature and animals, she hits you with this
March 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
From a poetry collection by Mary Oliver, where after a hundred poems showcasing gentle observations on nature and animals, she hits you with this
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Feeling the love for "Clean Slate", a show some of these wockaflockas out here clearly need to watch and digest and whatnot. Please consider putting your eyes on it, so we can make more. Now streaming on Prime.
March 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Feeling the love for "Clean Slate", a show some of these wockaflockas out here clearly need to watch and digest and whatnot. Please consider putting your eyes on it, so we can make more. Now streaming on Prime.
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Texans showed up. We spoke out. Now, we keep going.
With your help, we can turn action into impact. Amplify Austin ends at 6 PM tonight, and every donation helps unlock additional funds to fuel real change.
With your help, we can turn action into impact. Amplify Austin ends at 6 PM tonight, and every donation helps unlock additional funds to fuel real change.
March 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Texans showed up. We spoke out. Now, we keep going.
With your help, we can turn action into impact. Amplify Austin ends at 6 PM tonight, and every donation helps unlock additional funds to fuel real change.
With your help, we can turn action into impact. Amplify Austin ends at 6 PM tonight, and every donation helps unlock additional funds to fuel real change.
In Austin, nonprofits are in the midst of a 24 hour giving day to support our work. I just want to highlight an incredible young person who has already brought people together to raise almost $2k to prevent gun violence. Support her if you can! www.amplifyatx.org/p2p/400455/m...
Marguerite Campbell's Fundraiser Profile | Amplify Austin Day 2025
Help Marguerite Campbell's fundraiser efforts for Amplify Austin Day 2025
www.amplifyatx.org
March 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
In Austin, nonprofits are in the midst of a 24 hour giving day to support our work. I just want to highlight an incredible young person who has already brought people together to raise almost $2k to prevent gun violence. Support her if you can! www.amplifyatx.org/p2p/400455/m...
Someone knocked over a pole during a cheerleading competition (parents fighting?) and it led to panic, stampede and chaos. Someone broke a leg. Why? Because of our collective gun violence trauma. We don’t have to keep living like this. www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/d...
Cheer competition resumes Sunday after fight led to evacuation and chaos in Downtown Dallas
Dallas police confirmed there was no active shooter after an incident in Downtown Dallas near the Omni Hotel and Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Saturday afternoon.
www.nbcdfw.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Someone knocked over a pole during a cheerleading competition (parents fighting?) and it led to panic, stampede and chaos. Someone broke a leg. Why? Because of our collective gun violence trauma. We don’t have to keep living like this. www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/d...
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Texas Governor #GregAbbott out of step with majority of Republican’s of which 69% believe Russia 🇷🇺 is aggressor and 83% of Republican’s who believe #Putin CAN’T BE TRUSTED, per @wsj.com poll this week ⬇️
www.wsj.com/opinion/most...
Texas Governor #GregAbbott out of step with majority of Republican’s of which 69% believe Russia 🇷🇺 is aggressor and 83% of Republican’s who believe #Putin CAN’T BE TRUSTED, per @wsj.com poll this week ⬇️
www.wsj.com/opinion/most...
Opinion | Most Trump Supporters Also Back Ukraine
Our poll found that 69% of Republican voters say Russia is the aggressor and 83% disapprove of Putin.
www.wsj.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Texas Governor #GregAbbott out of step with majority of Republican’s of which 69% believe Russia 🇷🇺 is aggressor and 83% of Republican’s who believe #Putin CAN’T BE TRUSTED, per @wsj.com poll this week ⬇️
www.wsj.com/opinion/most...
Texas Governor #GregAbbott out of step with majority of Republican’s of which 69% believe Russia 🇷🇺 is aggressor and 83% of Republican’s who believe #Putin CAN’T BE TRUSTED, per @wsj.com poll this week ⬇️
www.wsj.com/opinion/most...
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Volodymyr Zelensky's Oval Office visit ended early when Donald Trump and JD Vance began angrily yelling at him. Here's why women like Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton are too emotional to be president.
March 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Volodymyr Zelensky's Oval Office visit ended early when Donald Trump and JD Vance began angrily yelling at him. Here's why women like Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton are too emotional to be president.
Excellent story about yesterday’s Texas Coalition to End Gun Violence Advocacy Day apple.news/A5W7AegD2T-a...
Uvalde parents, Texans for gun safety demand state raise minimum age, pass red flag law — Austin American-Statesman
Nearly three years after the Uvalde massacre, parents and activists urged Texas lawmakers to pass
apple.news
February 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Excellent story about yesterday’s Texas Coalition to End Gun Violence Advocacy Day apple.news/A5W7AegD2T-a...
“We deserve a world where kids don’t die in school.” Sen. Roland Guiterrez
February 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“We deserve a world where kids don’t die in school.” Sen. Roland Guiterrez
‘It doesn’t happen anywhere else but it happens here every damn day. We must fight against the new normal.’
February 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
‘It doesn’t happen anywhere else but it happens here every damn day. We must fight against the new normal.’
“I wish I hadn’t seen what I have seen.” Uvalde State Senator Guiterrez at#TexasAdvocacyDay to prevent gun violence.
February 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“I wish I hadn’t seen what I have seen.” Uvalde State Senator Guiterrez at#TexasAdvocacyDay to prevent gun violence.
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In 3 days, the number of measles cases in a highly unvaccinated area of Texas has doubled. There are now 48 cases, all of whom are unvaccinated, and 13 of whom have been hospitalized so far, for a hospitalization rate of 27%. This is huge figure in epidemiology. This outbreak will keep spreading.
February 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
In 3 days, the number of measles cases in a highly unvaccinated area of Texas has doubled. There are now 48 cases, all of whom are unvaccinated, and 13 of whom have been hospitalized so far, for a hospitalization rate of 27%. This is huge figure in epidemiology. This outbreak will keep spreading.
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Men representing Texas, we need you to stand in solidarity with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault on Thursday, February 20th at 1pm on the South steps at the Capitol. @genefortexas.bsky.social @nathanfortexas.bsky.social @rolandfortexas.bsky.social @lalanitx.bsky.social #txlege
February 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Men representing Texas, we need you to stand in solidarity with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault on Thursday, February 20th at 1pm on the South steps at the Capitol. @genefortexas.bsky.social @nathanfortexas.bsky.social @rolandfortexas.bsky.social @lalanitx.bsky.social #txlege
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Got questions about Advocacy Day? We’ve got answers! Get ready to stand with Texans from all over the state.
We are the gun sense majority—be part of the momentum!
RSVP now! BIT.LY/TXAD2025
#gunsense #endgunviolence #honorwithaction
We are the gun sense majority—be part of the momentum!
RSVP now! BIT.LY/TXAD2025
#gunsense #endgunviolence #honorwithaction
February 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Got questions about Advocacy Day? We’ve got answers! Get ready to stand with Texans from all over the state.
We are the gun sense majority—be part of the momentum!
RSVP now! BIT.LY/TXAD2025
#gunsense #endgunviolence #honorwithaction
We are the gun sense majority—be part of the momentum!
RSVP now! BIT.LY/TXAD2025
#gunsense #endgunviolence #honorwithaction
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In a new lawsuit filed against Trump by state AGs, a family with a trans kid shares she died by suicide last month citing fears Trump would deny her access to gender-affirming care. "Her parents have expressed fear...that what happened to their daughter does not happen to other children."
![The serious concerns over how the Order will detrimentally impact transgender
youth cannot be overstated. One Washingtonian, as her parents describe her, was a bright and
gentle soul who loved playing musical instruments, trying new things, and playing Magic the
Gathering. She was excited to learn Japanese and the impact of gender-affirming care was
immediately clear to her family. Her parents described that “her joy was clear with every new
milestone in her transition. She was so happy to get to the next step, to get closer to presenting
in a way that was true to herself.” But the day before the presidential election, she shared,
“[t]omorrow I get to find out if I’m illegal.” After the election, she asked her parents if they
could move to Canada because she was fearful of new restrictions on transgender youth and
worried about losing access to gender-affirming care. In January 2025, she took her life. After
the Order issued, her parents expressed that the outlook for transgender futures looks scary and
shared fears of what ending gender-affirming care would have meant for their daughter’s access
to therapy, puberty-delaying medication, hormones, and hope of surgery. Her parents have
expressed fear for the many lives who depend on gender-affirming care and that what happened
to their daughter does not happen to any other children.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mlmouohgzbjofidukcp4pxf2/bafkreich7jyv3lnkmd5r234itpdhtvavgblc46ai6d47tb4i7oxgfga2ym@jpeg)
February 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In a new lawsuit filed against Trump by state AGs, a family with a trans kid shares she died by suicide last month citing fears Trump would deny her access to gender-affirming care. "Her parents have expressed fear...that what happened to their daughter does not happen to other children."
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Each day brings a new atrocity. That this man — who serves as a Kremlin mouthpiece — has been given unfettered access to the inner workings of the entire executive branch is beyond comprehension.
Having spent decades studying the American presidency, I can assure you this is unprecedented.
Having spent decades studying the American presidency, I can assure you this is unprecedented.
February 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Each day brings a new atrocity. That this man — who serves as a Kremlin mouthpiece — has been given unfettered access to the inner workings of the entire executive branch is beyond comprehension.
Having spent decades studying the American presidency, I can assure you this is unprecedented.
Having spent decades studying the American presidency, I can assure you this is unprecedented.
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I remember when right-wing media said that I wasn’t qualified to be a member of Congress because of my credit card debt. My debt was nowhere near $1.2 million.
Do they think the same of RFK Jr? Or does that standard only apply to young people? We know the answer.
Do they think the same of RFK Jr? Or does that standard only apply to young people? We know the answer.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who is in the running to serve as health and human services secretary, revealed he was carrying up to $1.2 million in credit card debt in recent financial disclosures, per CNBC.
February 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I remember when right-wing media said that I wasn’t qualified to be a member of Congress because of my credit card debt. My debt was nowhere near $1.2 million.
Do they think the same of RFK Jr? Or does that standard only apply to young people? We know the answer.
Do they think the same of RFK Jr? Or does that standard only apply to young people? We know the answer.
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Not sure who needs to hear this but the filing to run for Texas school boards with May elections closes next Friday, February 14. 💘
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February 6, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Not sure who needs to hear this but the filing to run for Texas school boards with May elections closes next Friday, February 14. 💘
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The TX lege is more focused on school vouchers while gun tragedy is the #1 cause of death for children in the state. Join this march please to demand change.
Texas Coalition to End Gun Violence is holding a march, rally +lawmaker visits on 2/27. Bit.ly/TXAD2025 to register
Join us at the Texas Capitol in February!
Bit.ly
February 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The TX lege is more focused on school vouchers while gun tragedy is the #1 cause of death for children in the state. Join this march please to demand change.
Texas Coalition to End Gun Violence is holding a march, rally +lawmaker visits on 2/27. Bit.ly/TXAD2025 to register
Join us at the Texas Capitol in February!
Bit.ly
February 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Texas Coalition to End Gun Violence is holding a march, rally +lawmaker visits on 2/27. Bit.ly/TXAD2025 to register
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I think countries around the world should levy tariffs specifically on Tesla in response to US tariffs, as well as banning Twitter as a national security threat
driving a wedge between our co-dictators may be the most effective thing they can do
driving a wedge between our co-dictators may be the most effective thing they can do
February 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I think countries around the world should levy tariffs specifically on Tesla in response to US tariffs, as well as banning Twitter as a national security threat
driving a wedge between our co-dictators may be the most effective thing they can do
driving a wedge between our co-dictators may be the most effective thing they can do
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This is a national emergency:
February 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This is a national emergency: