Laurel
@laurelwrites.bsky.social
Reader, writer, quilter, lover of dogs. Canadian-American living in North Carolina.
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Democrats would be crazy not to make this comment super-famous tomorrow when the Senate debates health care. Republicans don’t want you to be cared for as a patient when you’re sick. They think of you as a “consumer”—and tough luck if you don’t have the money for the care you need.
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Democrats would be crazy not to make this comment super-famous tomorrow when the Senate debates health care. Republicans don’t want you to be cared for as a patient when you’re sick. They think of you as a “consumer”—and tough luck if you don’t have the money for the care you need.
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Until last month, Forrest Smith was the only person at the National Park Service tracking and plugging leaking oil wells across U.S. national parks.
Now he’s gone — and the methane is still spewing.
Read the full story: https://nyti.ms/4hD6rWg
Now he’s gone — and the methane is still spewing.
Read the full story: https://nyti.ms/4hD6rWg
November 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Until last month, Forrest Smith was the only person at the National Park Service tracking and plugging leaking oil wells across U.S. national parks.
Now he’s gone — and the methane is still spewing.
Read the full story: https://nyti.ms/4hD6rWg
Now he’s gone — and the methane is still spewing.
Read the full story: https://nyti.ms/4hD6rWg
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Trump’s unfiltered vulgarity and misogyny are indisputably on display as his dementia-related disinhibition increases
President Piggy
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Trump’s unfiltered vulgarity and misogyny are indisputably on display as his dementia-related disinhibition increases
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The first reporter who responds to Trump by saying, "Why are you such a jerk?" will become a folk hero.
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The first reporter who responds to Trump by saying, "Why are you such a jerk?" will become a folk hero.
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So here’s what apparently happened: they tried to indict Comey on the last day of the statute with a three-count indictment. The grand jury rejected one. Rather than cross it out or indicate on the indictment that only two of the three counts were voted upon, Halligan creates…/1
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
So here’s what apparently happened: they tried to indict Comey on the last day of the statute with a three-count indictment. The grand jury rejected one. Rather than cross it out or indicate on the indictment that only two of the three counts were voted upon, Halligan creates…/1
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VAN EPPS: “I fully support ICE”
TN-7 candidate Matt Van Epps (R) makes it clear he will be a rubber stamp for Trump’s lawless masked racial profiling army currently terrorizing brown people across the country a grabbing people with no due process, including citizens
TN-7 candidate Matt Van Epps (R) makes it clear he will be a rubber stamp for Trump’s lawless masked racial profiling army currently terrorizing brown people across the country a grabbing people with no due process, including citizens
November 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
VAN EPPS: “I fully support ICE”
TN-7 candidate Matt Van Epps (R) makes it clear he will be a rubber stamp for Trump’s lawless masked racial profiling army currently terrorizing brown people across the country a grabbing people with no due process, including citizens
TN-7 candidate Matt Van Epps (R) makes it clear he will be a rubber stamp for Trump’s lawless masked racial profiling army currently terrorizing brown people across the country a grabbing people with no due process, including citizens
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ChatGPT’s new Atlas browser doesn’t just see what you read — it remembers it.
@eff.org’s Lena Cohen showed me it even logged “memories” of her looking for *abortion care* and her doctor’s name. Out-surveils even Chrome.
My @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/49bOcVC
@eff.org’s Lena Cohen showed me it even logged “memories” of her looking for *abortion care* and her doctor’s name. Out-surveils even Chrome.
My @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/49bOcVC
Column | ChatGPT just came out with its own web browser. Use it with caution.
OpenAI’s Atlas promises AI-powered convenience. The price? Letting ChatGPT track and store “memories” of what you do online.
wapo.st
October 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
ChatGPT’s new Atlas browser doesn’t just see what you read — it remembers it.
@eff.org’s Lena Cohen showed me it even logged “memories” of her looking for *abortion care* and her doctor’s name. Out-surveils even Chrome.
My @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/49bOcVC
@eff.org’s Lena Cohen showed me it even logged “memories” of her looking for *abortion care* and her doctor’s name. Out-surveils even Chrome.
My @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/49bOcVC
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Bailing out Argentina is—if any rules of politics still exist—so mind-bogglingly stupid.
$40 BILLION. More than what was cut from USAID. Enough to pay for about half of what's cut from SNAP.
Meanwhile, US farmers are awaiting their bailout, which is Trump-inflicted and will not make them whole.
$40 BILLION. More than what was cut from USAID. Enough to pay for about half of what's cut from SNAP.
Meanwhile, US farmers are awaiting their bailout, which is Trump-inflicted and will not make them whole.
October 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Bailing out Argentina is—if any rules of politics still exist—so mind-bogglingly stupid.
$40 BILLION. More than what was cut from USAID. Enough to pay for about half of what's cut from SNAP.
Meanwhile, US farmers are awaiting their bailout, which is Trump-inflicted and will not make them whole.
$40 BILLION. More than what was cut from USAID. Enough to pay for about half of what's cut from SNAP.
Meanwhile, US farmers are awaiting their bailout, which is Trump-inflicted and will not make them whole.
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October 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Donald Trump and Republicans have nothing to offer the American people. So they feed their base lies about immigrants. Pathetic.
Leader Hakeem Jeffries lays it out.
Leader Hakeem Jeffries lays it out.
October 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Donald Trump and Republicans have nothing to offer the American people. So they feed their base lies about immigrants. Pathetic.
Leader Hakeem Jeffries lays it out.
Leader Hakeem Jeffries lays it out.
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Here's how the whole Jimmy Kimmel fiasco went down, step by step. Read this gift article for free. This is a major downgrade of what this country once stood for.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Here's how the whole Jimmy Kimmel fiasco went down, step by step. Read this gift article for free. This is a major downgrade of what this country once stood for.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...
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September 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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The right side of Trump's face was drooping during a 9/11 commemoration today (Getty)
September 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The right side of Trump's face was drooping during a 9/11 commemoration today (Getty)
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"I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights" - Charlie Kirk, 2023
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
September 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights" - Charlie Kirk, 2023
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
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Hidden camera FTW
DOJ Deputy Chief Joseph Schnitt admitted that the government will "redact every republican" and "leave all the liberal, democratic people” on the Epstein client list.
He also said Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to a minimum securithy prison as "a benefit to keep her mouth shut."
He also said Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to a minimum securithy prison as "a benefit to keep her mouth shut."
September 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Hidden camera FTW
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The average American simply has no idea how quickly the infrastructure that keeps us safe and healthy is collapsing. These systems run in the background thanks to government employees who quietly do critical work. Those employees are being purged and systems are being destroyed.
August 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The average American simply has no idea how quickly the infrastructure that keeps us safe and healthy is collapsing. These systems run in the background thanks to government employees who quietly do critical work. Those employees are being purged and systems are being destroyed.
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August 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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Under Trump’s trade blitz:
📉 Job growth near five‑year lows
📉 Manufacturing firms slashing jobs
📉 Tariffs turning prices into punishment
This isn’t “America First.” It’s America last.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
📉 Job growth near five‑year lows
📉 Manufacturing firms slashing jobs
📉 Tariffs turning prices into punishment
This isn’t “America First.” It’s America last.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
Live Updates: Markets Fall on Weak Jobs Data and Trump’s New Tariffs
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Under Trump’s trade blitz:
📉 Job growth near five‑year lows
📉 Manufacturing firms slashing jobs
📉 Tariffs turning prices into punishment
This isn’t “America First.” It’s America last.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
📉 Job growth near five‑year lows
📉 Manufacturing firms slashing jobs
📉 Tariffs turning prices into punishment
This isn’t “America First.” It’s America last.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
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RIP Tom Lehrer - the day he announced his items were public domain on a website, we mirrored it. Thank you for your service
archive.org/details/toml...
archive.org/details/toml...
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
archive.org
July 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
RIP Tom Lehrer - the day he announced his items were public domain on a website, we mirrored it. Thank you for your service
archive.org/details/toml...
archive.org/details/toml...
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Obama was president in 2008.
Biden was president in 2020.
Biden was president in 2020.
July 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Obama was president in 2008.
Biden was president in 2020.
Biden was president in 2020.
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🚨🚨🚨 Jeffrey Epstein during a 2010 deposition:
Q. Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of
18?
A: Though l'd like to answer that question, at least today l'm going to have to assert my Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendment rights, sir.
Q. Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of
18?
A: Though l'd like to answer that question, at least today l'm going to have to assert my Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendment rights, sir.
July 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
🚨🚨🚨 Jeffrey Epstein during a 2010 deposition:
Q. Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of
18?
A: Though l'd like to answer that question, at least today l'm going to have to assert my Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendment rights, sir.
Q. Have you ever socialized with Donald Trump in the presence of females under the age of
18?
A: Though l'd like to answer that question, at least today l'm going to have to assert my Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendment rights, sir.
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A transcript reveals that Fox News edited a 2024 Trump interview to remove references to Jeffrey Epstein. Should Paramount be required to pay another $10 million to the president?
July 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
A transcript reveals that Fox News edited a 2024 Trump interview to remove references to Jeffrey Epstein. Should Paramount be required to pay another $10 million to the president?
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"Please stop talking about how my DOJ is melting down because everyone thinks they are lying about Epstein."
BREAKING: President Trump announces 30% tariffs on goods imported from the European Union and Mexico that will begin August 1.
Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to begin August 1
President Donald Trump has announced he’s levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico.
bit.ly
July 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"Please stop talking about how my DOJ is melting down because everyone thinks they are lying about Epstein."