Laura Kirkpatrick
@piper5078.bsky.social
Journalist covering politics and international relations
Devex, PassBlue, Observer & more
@ESPN and @CondeNast Alum
Devex, PassBlue, Observer & more
@ESPN and @CondeNast Alum
Thank you Madam Speaker
Today, Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi announced that she will not seek reelection and is retiring at the end of her term.
From her time working with Harvey Milk in San Francisco to her tenure as the first female Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi is the definition of a champion for equality.
From her time working with Harvey Milk in San Francisco to her tenure as the first female Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi is the definition of a champion for equality.
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Thank you Madam Speaker
Trump just said, "in closing" about two minutes ago. more empty promises.
September 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Trump just said, "in closing" about two minutes ago. more empty promises.
Trump moves onto attacking Obama, after saying Europe is "destroying its heritage."
(He's not even bothering to code anything at this point, just letting the crazy and racism hang all out. I guess that's honesty.)
(He's not even bothering to code anything at this point, just letting the crazy and racism hang all out. I guess that's honesty.)
September 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Trump moves onto attacking Obama, after saying Europe is "destroying its heritage."
(He's not even bothering to code anything at this point, just letting the crazy and racism hang all out. I guess that's honesty.)
(He's not even bothering to code anything at this point, just letting the crazy and racism hang all out. I guess that's honesty.)
So Trump just said, "I'm here to tell the truth."
September 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
So Trump just said, "I'm here to tell the truth."
Trump claims he has the highest poll numbers ever,
The Hill: thehill.com/homenews/adm...
USA Today: A majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's job performance (www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...)
The Hill: thehill.com/homenews/adm...
USA Today: A majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's job performance (www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...)
September 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Trump claims he has the highest poll numbers ever,
The Hill: thehill.com/homenews/adm...
USA Today: A majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's job performance (www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...)
The Hill: thehill.com/homenews/adm...
USA Today: A majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's job performance (www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...)
Trump's #UNGA80 speech goes from garnering laughs over "who ever's operating the teleprompter is in big trouble" to immediately criticizing previous US leadership, saying it weakened the US with a litany of lies and manipulated data sets.
September 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Trump's #UNGA80 speech goes from garnering laughs over "who ever's operating the teleprompter is in big trouble" to immediately criticizing previous US leadership, saying it weakened the US with a litany of lies and manipulated data sets.
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Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and Wellcome Leap commit $100M to accelerate women’s health research and close long-overlooked gaps worldwide.
Melinda French Gates Backs $100 Million Bet On Women’s Health Breakthroughs
Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and Wellcome Leap commit $100M to accelerate women’s health research and close long-overlooked gaps worldwide.
www.forbes.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and Wellcome Leap commit $100M to accelerate women’s health research and close long-overlooked gaps worldwide.
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The US is refusing to participate in its own UN Human Rights Council #UPR review for the first time—joining rights-abusing governments in dodging accountability. This weakens US credibility & undermines global human rights. We call on the admin to reverse course: humanrightsfirst.org/library/huma...
Human Rights First Decries U.S. Boycott of UN Universal Periodic Review for Further Damaging U.S. Credibility and International Human Rights Norms - Human Rights First
Washington, D.C. — Human Rights First today condemned the U.S. government’s unprecedented decision to not participate in its own Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the United Nations Human Rights ...
humanrightsfirst.org
August 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The US is refusing to participate in its own UN Human Rights Council #UPR review for the first time—joining rights-abusing governments in dodging accountability. This weakens US credibility & undermines global human rights. We call on the admin to reverse course: humanrightsfirst.org/library/huma...
FBI action at John Bolton’s House—Live
A recording from Benjamin Wittes's live video
www.dogshirtdaily.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Yep. (Caught pre-cancerous, but )
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/h...
Are Marathons and Extreme Running Linked to Colon Cancer?
www.nytimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Yep. (Caught pre-cancerous, but )
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/h...
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This wasn’t just a security breach, documents obtained by NPR from a hotel guest who found them on a printer revealed something even more disturbing: a planned luncheon in honor of Vladimir Putin. The menu literally read, “In honor of his excellency Vladimir Putin.”
August 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This wasn’t just a security breach, documents obtained by NPR from a hotel guest who found them on a printer revealed something even more disturbing: a planned luncheon in honor of Vladimir Putin. The menu literally read, “In honor of his excellency Vladimir Putin.”
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Wrote about Columbia’s embrace of the IHRA definition of antisemitism, which is likely to chill campus speech, violate academic freedom and make Jewish students less safe. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Troubling Lines That Columbia Is Drawing
By adopting an overly broad and controversial definition of antisemitism, the university is putting both academic freedom and its Jewish students at risk.
www.newyorker.com
August 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Wrote about Columbia’s embrace of the IHRA definition of antisemitism, which is likely to chill campus speech, violate academic freedom and make Jewish students less safe. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Macron's eye roll looked like if he did that any harder, it would have hurt. #UkraineSummit
August 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Macron's eye roll looked like if he did that any harder, it would have hurt. #UkraineSummit
Why is the fact that Carter Hart is wearing a burgundy suit so important to the #CBC team? #HockeyTrial
July 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Why is the fact that Carter Hart is wearing a burgundy suit so important to the #CBC team? #HockeyTrial
This is really a fascinating breakdown of the testimony.
Follow this link for live updates on the Hockey Canada sexual assault verdict. ⬇️
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Hockey Canada sexual assault trial to be decided today | CBC
www.cbc.ca
July 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This is really a fascinating breakdown of the testimony.
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Hockey Canada trial: Justice Maria Carroccia has said that she does not find the evidence from victim EM "credible or reliable" and that the Crown did not meet the onus for any of the counts before her. She hasn't delivered a verdict yet, but this is the language she has started with.
July 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Hockey Canada trial: Justice Maria Carroccia has said that she does not find the evidence from victim EM "credible or reliable" and that the Crown did not meet the onus for any of the counts before her. She hasn't delivered a verdict yet, but this is the language she has started with.
The US, under Trump, is withdrawing from UNESCO - again.
“UNESCO is the United Nations organization that promotes cooperation in education, science, culture and communication to foster peace worldwide.”
Inbox from State: Today, the United States informed Director-General Audrey Azoulay of the United States’ decision to withdraw from UNESCO. Continued involvement in UNESCO is not in the national interest of the United States. - Trump continues to pull the US out of international organizations.
July 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The US, under Trump, is withdrawing from UNESCO - again.
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Russian-sponsored propaganda engines went into overdrive in the weeks leading up to the European Parliament’s no-confidence vote against Ursula von der Leyen, a confidential study seen by POLITICO shows.
How von der Leyen’s no-confidence vote fueled Russian propaganda
A confidential study found that a known Russian disinformation network had ramped up its posts by 60 percent while pushing the narrative that the European Commission president was “toxic.R…
www.politico.eu
July 22, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Russian-sponsored propaganda engines went into overdrive in the weeks leading up to the European Parliament’s no-confidence vote against Ursula von der Leyen, a confidential study seen by POLITICO shows.
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When ICE agents questioned a group of 11- to 14-year-olds who’d just finished batting practice, their coach, Youman Wilder, stepped in. “I’m willing to die to make sure these kids can get home,” he recounted afterward.
ICE Agents Invade a Manhattan Little League Field
Youman Wilder has coached local kids for twenty-one years—including four who have gone pro. When masked agents tried to interrogate his players, he told them, “You don’t have more rights than they do....
www.newyorker.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
When ICE agents questioned a group of 11- to 14-year-olds who’d just finished batting practice, their coach, Youman Wilder, stepped in. “I’m willing to die to make sure these kids can get home,” he recounted afterward.
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Russia is increasingly using chemical weapons in Ukraine in an effort to subdue the country by causing as much pain and suffering as possible, Europe’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said today.
Russia’s increasing use of chemical weapons in Ukraine ‘unbearable,’ says top EU diplomat
Moscow is using banned chemical weapons to inflict as “much pain and suffering” as possible to force Ukraine to surrender, Kaja Kallas said.
www.politico.eu
July 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Russia is increasingly using chemical weapons in Ukraine in an effort to subdue the country by causing as much pain and suffering as possible, Europe’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said today.
Odd to hear GOP Senators talk about Iran being in violation of JCPOA, when it was during the 1st Trump admin, they basically celebrated the US withdrawal from it.
July 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Odd to hear GOP Senators talk about Iran being in violation of JCPOA, when it was during the 1st Trump admin, they basically celebrated the US withdrawal from it.