Laressa
@abovethefray.bsky.social
Reader of books, lover of science, resister of White Christian Nationalism. Registered Nurse. Protect Trans Kids!
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New, from me:
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
Purge, Merge, and Surge
Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state
donmoynihan.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New, from me:
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
Scoop: Staffers fear a southern Planned Parenthood faces a “dangerous threat from within” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Scoop: Staffers fear a southern Planned Parenthood faces a “dangerous threat from within”
One new leader called herself “pro-life” and another asked about partnering with anti-abortion groups.
www.motherjones.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Scoop: Staffers fear a southern Planned Parenthood faces a “dangerous threat from within” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The Diary of Anne Frank is among books banned from school libraries in Florida. Maybe it gets boring to repeat this over and over again, but this really is literal fascism.
August 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The Diary of Anne Frank is among books banned from school libraries in Florida. Maybe it gets boring to repeat this over and over again, but this really is literal fascism.
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Are the mRNA vaccines incredible? YES!
Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No.
Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES!
Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES!
Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES!
Fund mRNA research!
Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No.
Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES!
Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES!
Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES!
Fund mRNA research!
August 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Are the mRNA vaccines incredible? YES!
Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No.
Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES!
Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES!
Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES!
Fund mRNA research!
Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No.
Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES!
Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES!
Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES!
Fund mRNA research!
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The Ku Klux Klan Acts (passed in 1870 & 1871 to protect 14th amend rights) were particularly focused on masked gunmen who violated the civil rights of Black people. We should remember this history when masked law enforcement ofcrs are deployed in our communities.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
June 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The Ku Klux Klan Acts (passed in 1870 & 1871 to protect 14th amend rights) were particularly focused on masked gunmen who violated the civil rights of Black people. We should remember this history when masked law enforcement ofcrs are deployed in our communities.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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The shocking far-right agenda behind the surveillance tech used by ICE and the FBI www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The shocking far-right agenda behind the surveillance tech used by ICE and the FBI
Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
www.motherjones.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The shocking far-right agenda behind the surveillance tech used by ICE and the FBI www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm feeling this with my whole soul.
Trump is the perfect illustration of the following formula:
Stupidity + Ignorance + Evil
= the worst possible outcomes in virtually all policy decisions… domestic and international.
The malignant incompetence is breathtaking in scope.
Stupidity + Ignorance + Evil
= the worst possible outcomes in virtually all policy decisions… domestic and international.
The malignant incompetence is breathtaking in scope.
April 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I'm feeling this with my whole soul.
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March 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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GOLDMAN hikes its odds of US recession to 35% — from a prior 20%.
The move reflects “the sharp recent deterioration in household and business confidence, and statements from White House officials indicating greater willingness to tolerate near-term economic weakness in pursuit of their policies.”
The move reflects “the sharp recent deterioration in household and business confidence, and statements from White House officials indicating greater willingness to tolerate near-term economic weakness in pursuit of their policies.”
March 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
GOLDMAN hikes its odds of US recession to 35% — from a prior 20%.
The move reflects “the sharp recent deterioration in household and business confidence, and statements from White House officials indicating greater willingness to tolerate near-term economic weakness in pursuit of their policies.”
The move reflects “the sharp recent deterioration in household and business confidence, and statements from White House officials indicating greater willingness to tolerate near-term economic weakness in pursuit of their policies.”
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STOP NORMALIZING THE IDEA OF THIRD TERM PLANS BY CONTINUALLY TALKING ABOUT IT.
NOT SORRY FOR YELLING.
NOT SORRY FOR YELLING.
March 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
STOP NORMALIZING THE IDEA OF THIRD TERM PLANS BY CONTINUALLY TALKING ABOUT IT.
NOT SORRY FOR YELLING.
NOT SORRY FOR YELLING.
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WELKER: Do you believe that Ratcliffe and Gabbard were truthful when they testified before your committee?
BENNET: No. I think they lied repeatedly to our committee and to the House committee.
BENNET: No. I think they lied repeatedly to our committee and to the House committee.
March 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
WELKER: Do you believe that Ratcliffe and Gabbard were truthful when they testified before your committee?
BENNET: No. I think they lied repeatedly to our committee and to the House committee.
BENNET: No. I think they lied repeatedly to our committee and to the House committee.
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Deflecting to “but the mission was a success” reminds me of a drunk driver arguing to the cop that he should be allowed to go home because he didn’t crash into anyone.
March 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Deflecting to “but the mission was a success” reminds me of a drunk driver arguing to the cop that he should be allowed to go home because he didn’t crash into anyone.
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Is anyone else sickened & disgusted at the way our government is being run?
There is not one functioning system. It’s all broken.
There is not one functioning system. It’s all broken.
March 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Is anyone else sickened & disgusted at the way our government is being run?
There is not one functioning system. It’s all broken.
There is not one functioning system. It’s all broken.
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JUST IN: Judge Reyes has rejected the Pentagon's renewed demand that she permit the transgender military ban to move forward. Despite new guidance claiming theban is really just about "gender dysphoria," it's still discriminatory, she says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
JUST IN: Judge Reyes has rejected the Pentagon's renewed demand that she permit the transgender military ban to move forward. Despite new guidance claiming theban is really just about "gender dysphoria," it's still discriminatory, she says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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No matter your station in life, there is astoundingly little separating you from those men in that cage behind Kristi Noem. No charges, no attorneys, no hearings, no trial. Just conjecture and brute force could be enough to justify completely dehumanizing you, too.
March 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
No matter your station in life, there is astoundingly little separating you from those men in that cage behind Kristi Noem. No charges, no attorneys, no hearings, no trial. Just conjecture and brute force could be enough to justify completely dehumanizing you, too.
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Closing rural post offices will do the same thing that closing rural schools has done: Empty out rural towns.
Why? To sell off farmland for rock bottom prices to the oligarchs. Water and mineral rights and CAFOs polluting with impunity.
It’s been the plan for decades.
Why? To sell off farmland for rock bottom prices to the oligarchs. Water and mineral rights and CAFOs polluting with impunity.
It’s been the plan for decades.
March 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Closing rural post offices will do the same thing that closing rural schools has done: Empty out rural towns.
Why? To sell off farmland for rock bottom prices to the oligarchs. Water and mineral rights and CAFOs polluting with impunity.
It’s been the plan for decades.
Why? To sell off farmland for rock bottom prices to the oligarchs. Water and mineral rights and CAFOs polluting with impunity.
It’s been the plan for decades.
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If you think what happened to Rumeysa Ozturk can't happen to you because you're a citizen and she's not, you are sorely mistaken. Ozturk was snatched off the street not for being a national security threat but for having a wrong opinion. If we don't put a stop to this, it's coming for all of us.
March 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
If you think what happened to Rumeysa Ozturk can't happen to you because you're a citizen and she's not, you are sorely mistaken. Ozturk was snatched off the street not for being a national security threat but for having a wrong opinion. If we don't put a stop to this, it's coming for all of us.
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Adding a journalist to a top secret government group chat about dropping bombs *IS* the kind of thing people who aren’t super politically literate can understand and find shocking/notable/disqualifying. Dems should seize on this and never ever let it go. I hope to hear about it in a decade
March 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Adding a journalist to a top secret government group chat about dropping bombs *IS* the kind of thing people who aren’t super politically literate can understand and find shocking/notable/disqualifying. Dems should seize on this and never ever let it go. I hope to hear about it in a decade
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We were told not to share this publicly, but last year was record-breaking—America’s national parks saw over 331 million visits.
March 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
We were told not to share this publicly, but last year was record-breaking—America’s national parks saw over 331 million visits.
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This ridiculous deflection is such a non sequitur.
Due process is what distinguishes us as a people from the monsters who do commit heinous crimes. If there’s no due process, we’re a society that can just lynch people on an accusation, with no need to get it right.
Due process is what distinguishes us as a people from the monsters who do commit heinous crimes. If there’s no due process, we’re a society that can just lynch people on an accusation, with no need to get it right.
KARL: Do they have any due process at all?
HOMAN: Due process -- what was Laken Riley's due process?
(That's a "no")
HOMAN: Due process -- what was Laken Riley's due process?
(That's a "no")
March 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This ridiculous deflection is such a non sequitur.
Due process is what distinguishes us as a people from the monsters who do commit heinous crimes. If there’s no due process, we’re a society that can just lynch people on an accusation, with no need to get it right.
Due process is what distinguishes us as a people from the monsters who do commit heinous crimes. If there’s no due process, we’re a society that can just lynch people on an accusation, with no need to get it right.