Laurie Herbert Constantinou
@laurieforla.bsky.social
Political strategy & comms; Clerk, LA Democratic Party; DSCC Rep for HD 23; working to make sure more voices are heard in the rooms that matter so, together, we can build a better Louisiana that works for ALL! 💙 #NOLATwitter #NOLAsky #tnrt #NoKings
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Past is prologue.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Past is prologue.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
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#ClayHiggins protecting men who #rape, #traffic & #abuse #children.
#Louisiana, do better.
@lailluminator.com @ydlouisiana.bsky.social
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#Louisiana, do better.
@lailluminator.com @ydlouisiana.bsky.social
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The Dangerous Ones (@thedangerousones)
Who was the lone NO vote on releasing the Epstein Files?
This guy.
substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
#ClayHiggins protecting men who #rape, #traffic & #abuse #children.
#Louisiana, do better.
@lailluminator.com @ydlouisiana.bsky.social
substack.com/@thedangerou...
#Louisiana, do better.
@lailluminator.com @ydlouisiana.bsky.social
substack.com/@thedangerou...
Arrest target is 5000 even though we don’t have that many people w/ criminal histories. Are these the kind of leaders we want, #Louisiana?? Stand up & protect your friends & neighbors.
“Louisiana leaders back the operation, but federal data shows most people targeted have no criminal convictions.”
“Louisiana leaders back the operation, but federal data shows most people targeted have no criminal convictions.”
Data shows Louisiana ‘Swamp Sweep’ may put thousands with no criminal history in cuffs
Louisiana leaders back the operation, but federal data shows most people targeted have no criminal convictions.
www.wwltv.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Arrest target is 5000 even though we don’t have that many people w/ criminal histories. Are these the kind of leaders we want, #Louisiana?? Stand up & protect your friends & neighbors.
“Louisiana leaders back the operation, but federal data shows most people targeted have no criminal convictions.”
“Louisiana leaders back the operation, but federal data shows most people targeted have no criminal convictions.”
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Absolutely fitting coda to the whole Epstein horror show is that the brave testimony of dozens of women could not be credited and we need the emails of men to deem it credible.
November 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Absolutely fitting coda to the whole Epstein horror show is that the brave testimony of dozens of women could not be credited and we need the emails of men to deem it credible.
If you don’t already know Calvin Duncan’s story, read this to see what a remarkable man he is and why/how he deeply understands what a functional Clerk’s office should look like. Then go VOTE for him this Sat Nov. 15! #8 on the ballot! 🙌🏻🤩💙
#NOLAsky #NewOrleans #NOLA
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#NOLAsky #NewOrleans #NOLA
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He Was a Self-Taught Legal Expert in Prison. Now, He’s Running for Court Clerk.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
If you don’t already know Calvin Duncan’s story, read this to see what a remarkable man he is and why/how he deeply understands what a functional Clerk’s office should look like. Then go VOTE for him this Sat Nov. 15! #8 on the ballot! 🙌🏻🤩💙
#NOLAsky #NewOrleans #NOLA
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#NOLAsky #NewOrleans #NOLA
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Hakeem Jeffries has also lost control of his caucus.
Six House Dems just voted to give more money to insurrection-enabling GOP senators than to extended ACA tax credits
Cuellar
Davis
Golden
Gray
Perez
Suozzi
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
Cuellar
Davis
Golden
Gray
Perez
Suozzi
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
clerk.house.gov
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Hakeem Jeffries has also lost control of his caucus.
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Adelita Grijalva is FINALLY sworn in and is now officially a member of Congress
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Adelita Grijalva is FINALLY sworn in and is now officially a member of Congress
Wow… this is wild. How does the Clerk lose track of that much money? I knew Darren’s office was messy, but... records in landfills & now missing out on over $600k in bond money?? We need new leadership.
VOTE Calvin Duncan for Clerk of Criminal Court this Sat, Nov 15! 🙌🏻💙
#NOLAsky #NewOrleans #NOLA
VOTE Calvin Duncan for Clerk of Criminal Court this Sat, Nov 15! 🙌🏻💙
#NOLAsky #NewOrleans #NOLA
Court clerk alleged to have lost 100s of thousands in bonds
Calvin Duncan, the challenger for incumbent Darren Lombard's seat in the clerk's office, and District Attorney Jason Williams' office allege that Lombard lost over half a million dollars in court and ...
veritenews.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Wow… this is wild. How does the Clerk lose track of that much money? I knew Darren’s office was messy, but... records in landfills & now missing out on over $600k in bond money?? We need new leadership.
VOTE Calvin Duncan for Clerk of Criminal Court this Sat, Nov 15! 🙌🏻💙
#NOLAsky #NewOrleans #NOLA
VOTE Calvin Duncan for Clerk of Criminal Court this Sat, Nov 15! 🙌🏻💙
#NOLAsky #NewOrleans #NOLA
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Garcia: "If the president has nothing to hide, then all we want is for them to release the full files."
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Garcia: "If the president has nothing to hide, then all we want is for them to release the full files."
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“Trump never worked with Epstein!”
“No, Trump’s the one who turned him in!”
“No, the Epstein stuff is a Democrat hoax!”
“No, those files are fake!”
Watching MAGA twist themselves into pretzels over the past year has been something to behold.
This will be their undoing.
“No, Trump’s the one who turned him in!”
“No, the Epstein stuff is a Democrat hoax!”
“No, those files are fake!”
Watching MAGA twist themselves into pretzels over the past year has been something to behold.
This will be their undoing.
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“Trump never worked with Epstein!”
“No, Trump’s the one who turned him in!”
“No, the Epstein stuff is a Democrat hoax!”
“No, those files are fake!”
Watching MAGA twist themselves into pretzels over the past year has been something to behold.
This will be their undoing.
“No, Trump’s the one who turned him in!”
“No, the Epstein stuff is a Democrat hoax!”
“No, those files are fake!”
Watching MAGA twist themselves into pretzels over the past year has been something to behold.
This will be their undoing.
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It’s insane to treat the filibuster as the most sacrosanct.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
It’s insane to treat the filibuster as the most sacrosanct.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
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If you think the people throwing Great Gatsby-esque parties for themselves, while millions were denied their food assistance, are all of a sudden going to grow a conscience and save affordable healthcare, you clearly have not been paying attention.
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If you think the people throwing Great Gatsby-esque parties for themselves, while millions were denied their food assistance, are all of a sudden going to grow a conscience and save affordable healthcare, you clearly have not been paying attention.
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
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No, it does not. You got NOTHING. You negotiated a non-deal. You made the shutdown meaningless. You have sold us all out. Dems are in the strongest position we’ve been in for awhile—sweeping victories on Tues, public understands Rs are responsible for shutdown—and you squandered it & capitulated.
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
No, it does not. You got NOTHING. You negotiated a non-deal. You made the shutdown meaningless. You have sold us all out. Dems are in the strongest position we’ve been in for awhile—sweeping victories on Tues, public understands Rs are responsible for shutdown—and you squandered it & capitulated.
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Democrats have to stop bailing out Republicans from facing the consequences of their own policies. And yeah, that means they have to stop sparing voters from experiencing what GOP government truly means.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
So Democrats get:
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Democrats have to stop bailing out Republicans from facing the consequences of their own policies. And yeah, that means they have to stop sparing voters from experiencing what GOP government truly means.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
Reposted by Laurie Herbert Constantinou
So Democrats get:
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
So Democrats get:
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
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At least there is some good news this morning! 🌈💙
US Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn same-sex marriage right
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a bid by a former Kentucky county official to overturn its landmark 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, as the justices steered clear of the contentious case some 3-1/2 years after its conservative majority reversed abortion rights.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
At least there is some good news this morning! 🌈💙
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Fight don’t fold.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Fight don’t fold.
It’s sickening. Republicans break promises—consistently. We have NO guarantees on any improvement on healthcare right now.
CALL:
@hassan.senate.gov
@durbin.senate.gov
@fetterman.senate.gov
@kaine.senate.gov
@cortezmasto.senate.gov
@rosen.senate.gov
@shaheen.senate.gov
@senangusking.bsky.social
CALL:
@hassan.senate.gov
@durbin.senate.gov
@fetterman.senate.gov
@kaine.senate.gov
@cortezmasto.senate.gov
@rosen.senate.gov
@shaheen.senate.gov
@senangusking.bsky.social
This is what premiums spike to for a man with cancer who is a taxi driver in AZ (met his son). This is Ambetter, operated by private health insurer Centene. It's why we need to extend the ACA credits & fight for Medicare for All.
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It’s sickening. Republicans break promises—consistently. We have NO guarantees on any improvement on healthcare right now.
CALL:
@hassan.senate.gov
@durbin.senate.gov
@fetterman.senate.gov
@kaine.senate.gov
@cortezmasto.senate.gov
@rosen.senate.gov
@shaheen.senate.gov
@senangusking.bsky.social
CALL:
@hassan.senate.gov
@durbin.senate.gov
@fetterman.senate.gov
@kaine.senate.gov
@cortezmasto.senate.gov
@rosen.senate.gov
@shaheen.senate.gov
@senangusking.bsky.social
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Pay attention to what Democratic candidates are saying right now. Find and support the fighters. Having a spine must be a litmus test issue in 2026 and beyond.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Pay attention to what Democratic candidates are saying right now. Find and support the fighters. Having a spine must be a litmus test issue in 2026 and beyond.
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Jesus Christ, @kaine.senate.gov, getting a pinky promise to hold one single vote on ACA funding is not "a path toward fixing the health care mess" anymore than a lottery ticket is a "path toward fixing my personal finances"
“Um well there aren’t even any Senate Dem Press releases saying they support the deal”
Sen Tim Kaine: Hold my beer
Sen Tim Kaine: Hold my beer
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Jesus Christ, @kaine.senate.gov, getting a pinky promise to hold one single vote on ACA funding is not "a path toward fixing the health care mess" anymore than a lottery ticket is a "path toward fixing my personal finances"
@hassan.senate.gov
@senangusking.bsky.social
@cortezmasto.senate.gov
@shaheen.senate.gov
@kaine.senate.gov
@fetterman.senate.gov
@durbin.senate.gov
@rosen.senate.gov
@senangusking.bsky.social
@cortezmasto.senate.gov
@shaheen.senate.gov
@kaine.senate.gov
@fetterman.senate.gov
@durbin.senate.gov
@rosen.senate.gov
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
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He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Any “all Dems are bad” take continues to be lazy garbage. THESE Dems are bad right now for reasons I certainly don’t understand. Schumer & Jeffries have also shown they cannot lead. And, yes, we absolutely need to have a reckoning. That hasn’t changed. Two things can be true at the same time.
I have to be careful and not blame all Dem Senators for the cloture vote on Sunday. It wasn’t a majority of the Dems. It was quite a few who aren’t up for reelection. So I don’t even know what they were thinking.
I will continue to support Dems - except for my Senator Fetterman who can rot in hell.
I will continue to support Dems - except for my Senator Fetterman who can rot in hell.
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Any “all Dems are bad” take continues to be lazy garbage. THESE Dems are bad right now for reasons I certainly don’t understand. Schumer & Jeffries have also shown they cannot lead. And, yes, we absolutely need to have a reckoning. That hasn’t changed. Two things can be true at the same time.