LauraGG
@lauragraham.bsky.social
Forest dweller, peace lover, coffee drinker, Speech-Language Pathologist, California Dem. Sarcasm? Yes. Hate? No.
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I’ll just note again that we are completely unprepared in our political discourse for a world in which Biden/Democrats had <actually> proposed what it’s now clear voters actually wanted. The SOCIALISM & “Dems have veered too far left” headlines from the GOP & Ezra Klein basically write themselves.
It's clear now that what we really meant by "Recession" & "Suffering From Inflation" in 2022-24 was "folks liked the large income spike in 2020-21 & wanted more stimulus checks & welfare spending like what came with the ARP, perhaps permanently," but we are clearly not ready for <that> discussion.
September 25, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I’ll just note again that we are completely unprepared in our political discourse for a world in which Biden/Democrats had <actually> proposed what it’s now clear voters actually wanted. The SOCIALISM & “Dems have veered too far left” headlines from the GOP & Ezra Klein basically write themselves.
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The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
September 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
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I am wondering why Lisa Leher from the @nytimes.com did not discuss the data that suggests political violence in the US in the current era mostly comes from the right. Seems like a strange fact to ignore. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/u...
Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine
www.nytimes.com
June 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I am wondering why Lisa Leher from the @nytimes.com did not discuss the data that suggests political violence in the US in the current era mostly comes from the right. Seems like a strange fact to ignore. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/u...
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My wife takes care of dementia patients for a living, she said it so obvious he has dementia. Even the town idiot's know this but not @jaketapper.bsky.social
June 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
My wife takes care of dementia patients for a living, she said it so obvious he has dementia. Even the town idiot's know this but not @jaketapper.bsky.social
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Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.
April 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.
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Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.
March 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.
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This segment from @maryannefranks.bsky.social is an incredibly tight argument that captures the breadth of the Trump assault on free speech perfectly and in less than a minute.
Spread it far and wide.
Spread it far and wide.
WOW. Watch a constitutional law expert completely DEBUNK Republicans’ censorship crusade, while articulating exactly how Donald Trump is threatening freedom of speech. 🔥
March 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This segment from @maryannefranks.bsky.social is an incredibly tight argument that captures the breadth of the Trump assault on free speech perfectly and in less than a minute.
Spread it far and wide.
Spread it far and wide.
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According to a source I have at the CIA, Director Radcliffe lied today under oath. Signal is absolutely not loaded on agency computers. As a matter of fact it’s specifically prohibited as an outside app. Skype is allowed for conference calls but not Signal. He’s lying. @markwarner.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
According to a source I have at the CIA, Director Radcliffe lied today under oath. Signal is absolutely not loaded on agency computers. As a matter of fact it’s specifically prohibited as an outside app. Skype is allowed for conference calls but not Signal. He’s lying. @markwarner.bsky.social
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Right now, there’s an important race happening that will shape the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the next 10 years. Judge Susan Crawford is ready to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all Wisconsinites.
Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/vote
Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/vote
Find Your Voting Locations | WISDEMS Voter Protection Team
This searchable map shows you early voting and dropbox info for hundreds of villages, towns, and cities across Wisconsin. Enter the address you're registered at and your options will pop up!
wisdems.org
March 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Right now, there’s an important race happening that will shape the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the next 10 years. Judge Susan Crawford is ready to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all Wisconsinites.
Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/vote
Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/vote
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asked about texting war plans to a Signal group, Pete Hegseth deflects by attacking Jeffrey Goldberg as a "discredited so-called journalist."
(MAGA's only plays are whataboutism and attacking the messenger. Every. Time.)
(MAGA's only plays are whataboutism and attacking the messenger. Every. Time.)
March 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
asked about texting war plans to a Signal group, Pete Hegseth deflects by attacking Jeffrey Goldberg as a "discredited so-called journalist."
(MAGA's only plays are whataboutism and attacking the messenger. Every. Time.)
(MAGA's only plays are whataboutism and attacking the messenger. Every. Time.)
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the problem with General Brown was that he is not General White
(gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
(gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Turmoil at Pentagon (Gift Article)
The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. reflects the president’s insistence that the military’s leadership is too mired in diversity issues and has lost sight of its combat role.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
the problem with General Brown was that he is not General White
(gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
(gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
January 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
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Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
November 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
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We want Bluesky to be a great home for journalists, publishers, and creators. Unlike other platforms, we don't de-promote your links. Post all the links you want — Bluesky is a lobby to the open web.
Traffic from Bluesky's @bsky.app to @theguardian.com is already 2x that of Threads
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
November 27, 2024 at 3:08 PM
We want Bluesky to be a great home for journalists, publishers, and creators. Unlike other platforms, we don't de-promote your links. Post all the links you want — Bluesky is a lobby to the open web.
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Fun Fact:
Anti-immigrant Elon Musk worked illegally on a student visa and faced concerns he would be “deported” when he started life in the United States. www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-wa...
Anti-immigrant Elon Musk worked illegally on a student visa and faced concerns he would be “deported” when he started life in the United States. www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-wa...
Elon Musk Was Illegal Migrant Worker Who Abused his Student Visa
His brother also lied to border agents. Now he is campaigning against “open borders.”
www.thedailybeast.com
November 25, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Fun Fact:
Anti-immigrant Elon Musk worked illegally on a student visa and faced concerns he would be “deported” when he started life in the United States. www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-wa...
Anti-immigrant Elon Musk worked illegally on a student visa and faced concerns he would be “deported” when he started life in the United States. www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-wa...
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Biden/Dems: We want to forgive student loan debt
Media: Moral hazard, non-universal redistribution is unfair, THE DEBT, we can't possibly afford this
Trump/GOP: We want to extend the 2017 tax cuts
Media: What if we treat as worthy of analysis the GOP's claim that this won't cost anything?
🤷♂️🤦♂️
Media: Moral hazard, non-universal redistribution is unfair, THE DEBT, we can't possibly afford this
Trump/GOP: We want to extend the 2017 tax cuts
Media: What if we treat as worthy of analysis the GOP's claim that this won't cost anything?
🤷♂️🤦♂️
Just to be very, very clear: extending the 2017 tax cuts will very much *not* cost nothing. A permanent extension costs $4-5T over the next decade before even getting to thorny ?s like SALT.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/politics/trump-tax-cuts-republicans-deficit.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/politics/trump-tax-cuts-republicans-deficit.html
November 23, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Biden/Dems: We want to forgive student loan debt
Media: Moral hazard, non-universal redistribution is unfair, THE DEBT, we can't possibly afford this
Trump/GOP: We want to extend the 2017 tax cuts
Media: What if we treat as worthy of analysis the GOP's claim that this won't cost anything?
🤷♂️🤦♂️
Media: Moral hazard, non-universal redistribution is unfair, THE DEBT, we can't possibly afford this
Trump/GOP: We want to extend the 2017 tax cuts
Media: What if we treat as worthy of analysis the GOP's claim that this won't cost anything?
🤷♂️🤦♂️
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There have been a lot of times where I feel like we need to have honest discussions on the left about what has worked and what hasn’t, share observations without judgement, but it feels like there isn’t much space for it. I think it’s holding us back.
I wonder how and where we can accomplish that.
I wonder how and where we can accomplish that.
November 22, 2024 at 8:40 PM
There have been a lot of times where I feel like we need to have honest discussions on the left about what has worked and what hasn’t, share observations without judgement, but it feels like there isn’t much space for it. I think it’s holding us back.
I wonder how and where we can accomplish that.
I wonder how and where we can accomplish that.
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The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.
November 22, 2024 at 12:57 PM
The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.
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This is exactly right. Trump’s big advantage is that he’s playing tic-tac-toe without a pencil but somehow convinces people he’s multiverse time-travel chess.
There’s a narrative that Gaetz was a deliberate head-fake — a distraction to boost the real candidate — but I am always suspicious of narratives that attribute four-dimensional chess to trump as opposed to knocking over the table and eating the checkers.
November 22, 2024 at 2:18 PM
This is exactly right. Trump’s big advantage is that he’s playing tic-tac-toe without a pencil but somehow convinces people he’s multiverse time-travel chess.
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the thing about being a political junkie is you have extremely difficult time conceptualizing how someone could be totally ignorant of politics but i would strongly encourage you to imagine the kind of person who googled “did biden drop out?” on november 4th and then cast a ballot on november 5th
November 18, 2024 at 3:08 PM
the thing about being a political junkie is you have extremely difficult time conceptualizing how someone could be totally ignorant of politics but i would strongly encourage you to imagine the kind of person who googled “did biden drop out?” on november 4th and then cast a ballot on november 5th