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@lainewin.bsky.social
Mom, history teacher, mom, binge watcher, travel enthusiast, mini motorways champion, Mount Holyoke & HGSE alum (she/her)
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The FBI right now could probably use all those experienced senior career professionals with decades of investigative experience that they fired for absolutely no reason.
September 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The FBI right now could probably use all those experienced senior career professionals with decades of investigative experience that they fired for absolutely no reason.
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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Trump’s entirely capable of firing the Fed chair and wrecking the dollar to distract from his close friendship with a criminal sex abuser. That’s the nature of the man.
July 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Trump’s entirely capable of firing the Fed chair and wrecking the dollar to distract from his close friendship with a criminal sex abuser. That’s the nature of the man.
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Gallup has new polling on immigration. Topline findings:
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)
news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)
news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
July 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Gallup has new polling on immigration. Topline findings:
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)
news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)
news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
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Trump & the GOP just passed the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in US history.
17 million kicked off insurance
$1 trillion in Medicaid cuts
Largest SNAP cuts ever
Largest veterans' cuts ever
$4 trillion in new debt
$1 trillion in handouts for billionaires
Pure evil.
17 million kicked off insurance
$1 trillion in Medicaid cuts
Largest SNAP cuts ever
Largest veterans' cuts ever
$4 trillion in new debt
$1 trillion in handouts for billionaires
Pure evil.
July 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Trump & the GOP just passed the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in US history.
17 million kicked off insurance
$1 trillion in Medicaid cuts
Largest SNAP cuts ever
Largest veterans' cuts ever
$4 trillion in new debt
$1 trillion in handouts for billionaires
Pure evil.
17 million kicked off insurance
$1 trillion in Medicaid cuts
Largest SNAP cuts ever
Largest veterans' cuts ever
$4 trillion in new debt
$1 trillion in handouts for billionaires
Pure evil.
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Stephen Miller says they are “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus, which is only allowed when the US has been invaded or during an insurrection, which would not allow people to challenge their incarceration in court if they are arrested and detained.
May 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Stephen Miller says they are “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus, which is only allowed when the US has been invaded or during an insurrection, which would not allow people to challenge their incarceration in court if they are arrested and detained.
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Even *if* you accept Stephen Miller’s (textually, historically, and morally indefensible) claim that undocumented immigrants are not entitled to due process, you’d *still* need due process to ensure that the individuals at issue are, in fact, undocumented.
His argument fails even on its own terms.
His argument fails even on its own terms.
May 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Even *if* you accept Stephen Miller’s (textually, historically, and morally indefensible) claim that undocumented immigrants are not entitled to due process, you’d *still* need due process to ensure that the individuals at issue are, in fact, undocumented.
His argument fails even on its own terms.
His argument fails even on its own terms.
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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When he says “home-growns”, he’s talking about US citizens. He wants Bukeke to build more torture prisons in El Salvador for Americans. Not me saying it, Trump saying it. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."
April 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
When he says “home-growns”, he’s talking about US citizens. He wants Bukeke to build more torture prisons in El Salvador for Americans. Not me saying it, Trump saying it. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
April 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
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Can someone ask her where we are putting all the new banana and coffee plantations we need in the US?
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins next to a ticker showing the Dow down 1,200 points: "We are really, really excited, and very grateful for President Trump's leadership."
April 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Can someone ask her where we are putting all the new banana and coffee plantations we need in the US?
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This is Senator Jim Banks from Indiana. No need to tell you he’s a Republican—it’s clear by the cruel disdain he shows his own constituent who was laid off.
Note: he waits until the door’s about to close before telling him he deserved it & calling him a “clown.”
He’s not just cruel—he’s a coward.
Note: he waits until the door’s about to close before telling him he deserved it & calling him a “clown.”
He’s not just cruel—he’s a coward.
April 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is Senator Jim Banks from Indiana. No need to tell you he’s a Republican—it’s clear by the cruel disdain he shows his own constituent who was laid off.
Note: he waits until the door’s about to close before telling him he deserved it & calling him a “clown.”
He’s not just cruel—he’s a coward.
Note: he waits until the door’s about to close before telling him he deserved it & calling him a “clown.”
He’s not just cruel—he’s a coward.
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For the visual learners...
February 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
For the visual learners...
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Sadly, this is totally relevant to Americans today.
January 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sadly, this is totally relevant to Americans today.
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remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
robert f. kennedy jr. submits his application to harvard university. his application is, in its entirety, a single page with his name "Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
he is accepted immediately.
he is accepted immediately.
January 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
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The US government is a Jenga tower and right now the Trump admin is pulling out every piece and one will cause a complex system collapse. We won't know what precisely will do it but something will and it'll cause a collapse. I think a lot of things we think matter won't by the end of the year.
January 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The US government is a Jenga tower and right now the Trump admin is pulling out every piece and one will cause a complex system collapse. We won't know what precisely will do it but something will and it'll cause a collapse. I think a lot of things we think matter won't by the end of the year.
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A protester calls Pete Hegseth "a misogynist" during the Senate confirmation hearing.
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
January 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A protester calls Pete Hegseth "a misogynist" during the Senate confirmation hearing.
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
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Outliving the authors of one’s obituaries is no mean feat.
Both the New York Times and Washington Post obituaries for Jimmy Carter have joint bylines including writers who have been dead for years. The Guardian ran an obit with a single byline—and yes, the writer has been dead since 2021.
December 30, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Outliving the authors of one’s obituaries is no mean feat.
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Luigi Mangione’s manifesto does something truly groundbreaking in the genre: it is edited for brevity
December 10, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Luigi Mangione’s manifesto does something truly groundbreaking in the genre: it is edited for brevity
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Conversations in my AP Gov class:
M: I’ve been thinking about AP Gov too much. I had a dream I got into an argument with Matt G*tez
P: He’s in your dreams? Well you are 17 so you’re his type.
M: I’ve been thinking about AP Gov too much. I had a dream I got into an argument with Matt G*tez
P: He’s in your dreams? Well you are 17 so you’re his type.
November 22, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Conversations in my AP Gov class:
M: I’ve been thinking about AP Gov too much. I had a dream I got into an argument with Matt G*tez
P: He’s in your dreams? Well you are 17 so you’re his type.
M: I’ve been thinking about AP Gov too much. I had a dream I got into an argument with Matt G*tez
P: He’s in your dreams? Well you are 17 so you’re his type.
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"Yes she is corrupt but she isn't Matt Gaetz" is the strongest endorsement I've heard so far for Pam Bondi's AG nomination.
November 22, 2024 at 1:25 PM
"Yes she is corrupt but she isn't Matt Gaetz" is the strongest endorsement I've heard so far for Pam Bondi's AG nomination.
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Local man shocked to discover that well documented pathological liar is not, in fact, a man of his word.
"'Obviously we're still waiting to see where the administration will go, but it does look like our community has been played...'
"'We are very disappointed,' he said..."
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
"'We are very disappointed,' he said..."
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Muslims who voted for Trump upset by his pro-Israel cabinet picks
U.S. Muslim leaders who supported Republican Donald Trump to protest against the Biden administration's support for Israel's war on Gaza and attacks on Lebanon have been deeply disappointed by his Cabinet picks, they tell Reuters.
www.reuters.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Local man shocked to discover that well documented pathological liar is not, in fact, a man of his word.