Laura Kirkpatrick
@piper5078.bsky.social
Journalist covering politics and international relations
Devex, PassBlue, Observer & more
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Completely agree.
January 31, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Completely agree.
with effective impunity for religious scholars & the so-called nobles, & the imposition of harsher punishments on those designated as “lower class.”
January 30, 2026 at 9:08 PM
with effective impunity for religious scholars & the so-called nobles, & the imposition of harsher punishments on those designated as “lower class.”
The provision call for "the further subjugation of women, the normalization of (GBV), the legalization of slavery, the formal division of society into “free” & “enslaved” persons, further classification into four social classes,
January 30, 2026 at 9:08 PM
The provision call for "the further subjugation of women, the normalization of (GBV), the legalization of slavery, the formal division of society into “free” & “enslaved” persons, further classification into four social classes,
More sad and scary things happening in Afghanistan, @giwps.bsky.social on the latest from the Taliban:
On January 7, 2026, the Taliban’s emir issued a two-point decree that "was not publicly announced, debated, or widely circulated by the authorities."
giwps.georgetown.edu/2026/01/30/t...
On January 7, 2026, the Taliban’s emir issued a two-point decree that "was not publicly announced, debated, or widely circulated by the authorities."
giwps.georgetown.edu/2026/01/30/t...
The Taliban’s New Criminal Regulation Legalizes Slavery, Violence, and Repression of Women - Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
On January 7, 2026, the Taliban’s emir issued a two-point decree formally endorsing a new Criminal Procedural Regulations for Courts (119 articles, 3 chapters, 10 sections) and announcing that it woul...
giwps.georgetown.edu
January 30, 2026 at 9:08 PM
More sad and scary things happening in Afghanistan, @giwps.bsky.social on the latest from the Taliban:
On January 7, 2026, the Taliban’s emir issued a two-point decree that "was not publicly announced, debated, or widely circulated by the authorities."
giwps.georgetown.edu/2026/01/30/t...
On January 7, 2026, the Taliban’s emir issued a two-point decree that "was not publicly announced, debated, or widely circulated by the authorities."
giwps.georgetown.edu/2026/01/30/t...
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.)
"I really good at predicting things, I don't say that in a bragadocious way, but I'm always right."
September 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"I really good at predicting things, I don't say that in a bragadocious way, but I'm always right."
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...)
"I'm really good at this stuff, your countries are going to hell" - Donald Trump to the rest of the world.
September 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"I'm really good at this stuff, your countries are going to hell" - Donald Trump to the rest of the world.
September 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
He then riffed on the lack of assistance from #TheUN like someone very privileged complaining to their therapist about how their parents never loved them. "Only thing UN ever gave me was a broken escalator . . . and a broken teleprompter."
September 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
He then riffed on the lack of assistance from #TheUN like someone very privileged complaining to their therapist about how their parents never loved them. "Only thing UN ever gave me was a broken escalator . . . and a broken teleprompter."
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.
Reposted by Laura Kirkpatrick
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.
Reposted by Laura Kirkpatrick
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.”