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Laura Richardson
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AF brat married to a fellow AF brat. Mom of two amazing adults who've raised five of the best grandkids in the world between them. Cat Mom. Dog Mom. Democrat. Don't obey in advance.
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If you are a White House pool reporter and you don’t stick up for your fellow colleagues after Trump calls them “Piggy” or “Stupid” you are tacitly condoning his behavior and just as culpable at Trump.

Shame on you.

Walk out.
Speak up.
Don’t give him an audience.
Courage is contagious.
November 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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📌From Conservative columnist David French today:

"... In other words, Christian revival begins with the people proclaiming, by word and deed, “I have sinned.”
MAGA Christianity has a different message. It looks at American culture and declares, 'YOU have sinned.'”

BINGO
October 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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For those of you keeping score, 18-22 year-old students calling for an end to slaughter in Gaza are so racist they need to be expelled or deported, but 24-35 year-olds celebrating Hitler, rape, and, um, racism are just kids being kids so chill.

Also, racism is over so no need for Voting Right Act.
JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’
Vice-president downplays messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24 to 35-year-olds to ‘stupid jokes’
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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There's no end to his lies.
Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."
October 12, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
October 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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The picture of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago pastor being pepper sprayed by a masked ICE agent reminded me of civil rights protestors in Birmingham being sprayed with high-pressure water hoses in the 60s.

It was wrong then, it's wrong now. How are we letting this happen?
October 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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This strikes me as pretty bad
October 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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The U.S. armed forces may soon face the choice of whether to refuse illegal and unconstitutional orders, @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes. What will they do?
The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here
The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.
bit.ly
October 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Mars was the Roman god of war.
That’s why we say ‘martial arts,' ‘martial law,' and 'court martial.'

Marshall was the Roman god of designer fashion at discount prices.
That’s why we have Marshall’s.
October 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Sen. Schiff to NBC: "He's described me as the enemy within. He's described other Democratic elected officials as the enemy within. He is using the Justice Dept. to go after his political enemies, and he's using the Justice Dept. to protect his political friends … This should concern every American."
October 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Separation of church and state? No state religion? Constitution? Anyone?
American taxpayers are paying people to post Bible verses on a US government account.
October 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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This is an old formula used by authoritarian regimes. Stoke chaos and blame scapegoats to justify the use of force.
October 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Propaganda from government goons. They get their story out first and major media is complicit in spreading the lies. Gov. Pritzker has it right.
October 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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📢 No Kings❌👑: Protest Safety, Know Your Rights & De-Escalation Training

Hosted by ACLU
Monday, Oct.6, 8pm ET
#Pinks
RSVP for Zoom link⬇️

act.aclu.org/a/no-kings-k...
October 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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We were curious what it would be like to have a criminal for a president. It’s going exactly like we’ve imagined it.

Good job America. Fuck you MAGA.
October 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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When you send in a secret police with brand new assault weapons and tactical gear, but no body cameras, into your own cities, you’re trying to instigate violence with enough leeway to avoid the FOIA and craft your preferred narrative for state approved media sources.
October 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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#ProudBlue

We let issues define our decisions.

The ONLY question every American should ask themselves,

Why are Republicans attacking our Constitution?

The bedrock of our nation,

Americans have fought for their entire lives.

Is it for average Americans or the wealthy?

Critical thinking.
October 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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I can’t not believe how hard it is to sleep when you’re watching your country, be dismantled by the dumbest people.
October 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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My message to Kristi Noem is clear: Get out of Chicago.
October 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Keep taking videos of what ICE is doing. @govpritzker.illinois.gov is right, document what’s happening. This is why they hate journalists so much.
October 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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This is exactly what they WANT. They are poking protesters to escalate to violence against ICE so they have a REASON to send Troops into Blue Cities. 🌃

This is their Project 2025 playbook.
This line is no longer blurred, they’ve drawn the line in the sand.

#racisminamerica
#makeamericawhiteagain
a sign that says i support my black & brown neighbors
ALT: a sign that says i support my black & brown neighbors
media.tenor.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
October 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Ok. So. A lot of congress will say they “submitted a letter to forgo pay during shutdown.”

Congress is paid once a month so they have 30 days. Secondly, they want you to believe they are saying they will give up their pay. No. They just hold it until it reopens
October 1, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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HEY CORPORATE MEDIA,

Say it with me. Your headline is REPUBLICAN CONGRESS FAILS TO FUND GOVERNMENT: SHUTDOWN IMMINENT

Let me know if you need any help with this
October 1, 2025 at 1:40 AM