Laura Forde
lauraforde.bsky.social
Laura Forde
@lauraforde.bsky.social
Reposted by Laura Forde
Trump has signed an executive order eliminating all funding for diversity and inclusion in the federal government, sending home DEI staff who will then be laid off. The historical echo for this is when Woodrow Wilson resegregated the federal government in 1913. We have reached the second nadir.
January 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Reposted by Laura Forde
President Trump has pardoned most of those involved in the Capitol riot. Our video investigation below charts what happened on Jan. 6 – and why. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWJV...
Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol | Visual Investigations
YouTube video by The New York Times
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Reposted by Laura Forde
“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” Bishop Mariann Budde explained. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?”

So, she took a breath, and spoke.
The Bishop Who Pleaded With Trump: ‘Was Anyone Going to Say Anything?’
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM