Laura Lewis
@lauraklewis.bsky.social
Film and TV Producer. Founder of Rebelle Media. Runner, advocate of equality and women, friend, theater lover, Disney adult.
Fun times!
Breaking News: China said it would impose a 34% tariff on U.S. imports, matching President Trump’s tariff on Chinese goods.
China Retaliates Against Trump With 34% Tariff on U.S. Goods
The Chinese government said it would match President Trump’s tariff, and also barred a group of American companies from doing business in China.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Fun times!
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The old ways have become conspicuously obsolete, but the saving grace is that there’s still time to embrace new ones. I can’t will a rebellion into existence. But I have a fairly large, politically engaged audience, a long memory, and an eye for who's open for change and who's trying to stifle it.
A Betrayal
Senate Democrats didn't just squander an opportunity to rein in Donald Trump and Elon Musk. They confirmed all the stereotypes that have made them toxic to progressives and swing voters alike.
www.offmessage.net
March 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The old ways have become conspicuously obsolete, but the saving grace is that there’s still time to embrace new ones. I can’t will a rebellion into existence. But I have a fairly large, politically engaged audience, a long memory, and an eye for who's open for change and who's trying to stifle it.
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“this false choice that some are buying instead of fighting is unacceptable”
Extraordinary moment — Nancy Pelosi issues a statement calling on Democratic senators to reject the House funding bill, i.e. to defy Chuck Schumer.
"Democratic senators should listen to the women," she says, referring to Murray/DeLauro who want a 1-month stopgap bill instead.
"Democratic senators should listen to the women," she says, referring to Murray/DeLauro who want a 1-month stopgap bill instead.
March 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“this false choice that some are buying instead of fighting is unacceptable”
CLOG THEIR LINES NOW
Things are moving quickly, but it looks like these Sen's especially need calls from *constituents* to vote NO on cloture:
Angus King (ME)
Amy Klobuchar (MN)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Brian Schatz (HI)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Gary Peters (MI)
Capitol switchboard is 202-224-3121.
Angus King (ME)
Amy Klobuchar (MN)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Brian Schatz (HI)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Gary Peters (MI)
Capitol switchboard is 202-224-3121.
This is NEW today. AOC sent this 11 am. Friday morning.
Yes, your calls are still needed. The vote is in the early afternoon. There is still time!
Yes, your calls are still needed. The vote is in the early afternoon. There is still time!
March 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
CLOG THEIR LINES NOW
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Is Schumer really this bad at politics or is he humiliating the democrats on purpose
March 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Is Schumer really this bad at politics or is he humiliating the democrats on purpose
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We're facing a hostile government takeover and @democrats.senate.gov can do something about it.
The Trump-Musk spending bill will make our constituents hungrier, sicker, and poorer.
Listen to your constituents. Do not cede your leverage. Hold the line.
youtube.com/shorts/mL1_s...
The Trump-Musk spending bill will make our constituents hungrier, sicker, and poorer.
Listen to your constituents. Do not cede your leverage. Hold the line.
youtube.com/shorts/mL1_s...
We're facing a hostile government takeover & Senate Democrats must hold the line.
YouTube video by Rep. Ayanna Pressley
youtube.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We're facing a hostile government takeover and @democrats.senate.gov can do something about it.
The Trump-Musk spending bill will make our constituents hungrier, sicker, and poorer.
Listen to your constituents. Do not cede your leverage. Hold the line.
youtube.com/shorts/mL1_s...
The Trump-Musk spending bill will make our constituents hungrier, sicker, and poorer.
Listen to your constituents. Do not cede your leverage. Hold the line.
youtube.com/shorts/mL1_s...
So so so disappointed in my NY representation in @schumer.senate.gov - we will not forget this. In unprecedented times, we need someone who will fight and not capitulate. Time for new leadership.
March 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
So so so disappointed in my NY representation in @schumer.senate.gov - we will not forget this. In unprecedented times, we need someone who will fight and not capitulate. Time for new leadership.
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David Axelrod lays it all out. We have amateurs running the show.
February 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
David Axelrod lays it all out. We have amateurs running the show.
Her work is always worth reading.
I wrote about Trump gutting aviation safety personnel and then blaming the deadliest American plane crash in over two decades on women and people of color www.laura-bassett.com/p/anatomy-of...
Anatomy of a plane crash
Trump blamed "diversity" for the crash that killed 67 people, a week after he gutted a key aviation safety commission and put an MTV Road Rules guy in charge of transportation.
www.laura-bassett.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Her work is always worth reading.
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The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines regional jet appears to have been flying too high and outside its approved flight path at the time of the crash, according to four people briefed on the matter but not authorized to speak publicly.
Army Helicopter in D.C. Plane Crash Might Have Been Flying Higher Than Approved
The Army Black Hawk also might have been outside of its flight path when it collided with a commercial passenger jet at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:22 AM
The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines regional jet appears to have been flying too high and outside its approved flight path at the time of the crash, according to four people briefed on the matter but not authorized to speak publicly.
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Trump, Vance, Hegseth, and Combs all said they were briefed on the collision, so they all knew about this internal FAA report when they went on TV to blame minorities for the crash.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
January 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Trump, Vance, Hegseth, and Combs all said they were briefed on the collision, so they all knew about this internal FAA report when they went on TV to blame minorities for the crash.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
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Stop saying that Trump & his Republican & media sycophants are attacking “DEI.” Bullshit. They’re not attacking DEI. They’re attacking brown people, black people, and women. From now on, say that. Because it’s the truth.👇
January 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Stop saying that Trump & his Republican & media sycophants are attacking “DEI.” Bullshit. They’re not attacking DEI. They’re attacking brown people, black people, and women. From now on, say that. Because it’s the truth.👇
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Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde is the Christian that Franklin Graham failed to be.
January 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde is the Christian that Franklin Graham failed to be.
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I hope local news outlets all over the country are doing this. People should know if pardoned J6-ers who assaulted cops are returning to their communities, and what they did.
FEEDBACK: A viewer wrote about our decision today to detail the violence against police by the Coloradans pardoned by Trump for J6. We did it because many Coloradans back the Blue. And it should be on the record for when those J6 attackers run for office in Colorado. #copolitics
January 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I hope local news outlets all over the country are doing this. People should know if pardoned J6-ers who assaulted cops are returning to their communities, and what they did.
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This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
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Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde was nearing the end of her sermon for the inaugural prayer service on Tuesday when she took a breath and looked directly at President Trump.
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” said Bishop Budde. nyti.ms/4jtuyHA
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” said Bishop Budde. nyti.ms/4jtuyHA
January 22, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde was nearing the end of her sermon for the inaugural prayer service on Tuesday when she took a breath and looked directly at President Trump.
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” said Bishop Budde. nyti.ms/4jtuyHA
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” said Bishop Budde. nyti.ms/4jtuyHA
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The television ratings for Donald Trump's second inauguration dropped 27% from Joe Biden's in 2021 and were nearly 20% lower than Trump's first swearing-in in 2017.
Trump’s Inauguration Ratings Down Bigly From Biden’s
The television ratings for President Donald Trump's second inauguration are in, and they dropped 27% from President Joe Biden's in 2021 and were nearly 20% lower than Trump's first swearing-in in 2017...
www.mediaite.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The television ratings for Donald Trump's second inauguration dropped 27% from Joe Biden's in 2021 and were nearly 20% lower than Trump's first swearing-in in 2017.