Rev. Lauren McDuffie
@laurenmcduffie.bsky.social
pastor/knitter/runner/hiker/nerd
For the Record:
Black Lives Matter
Trans Rights are Human Rights
Religious Liberty and Repro Justice for All
For the Record:
Black Lives Matter
Trans Rights are Human Rights
Religious Liberty and Repro Justice for All
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As you listen to DHS and ICE offer their excuses and justifications for murdering an American mother in cold blood, a quickly-forgotten reminder from Chicago:
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
January 8, 2026 at 1:25 AM
As you listen to DHS and ICE offer their excuses and justifications for murdering an American mother in cold blood, a quickly-forgotten reminder from Chicago:
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Let's support some awesome trans and nonbinary scouts!!
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Let's support some awesome trans and nonbinary scouts!!
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This is illegal and unconstitutional. Congress should swiftly take action to rein in this regime but won’t because Republicans are cowards. So Dems should be loudly escalating opposition to the regime. No Kings, No Wars.
President Trump says the U.S. carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela early on Saturday and "captured" the country's president, Nicolás Maduro.
More: nbcnews.app.link/r4oPSUpCCZb
More: nbcnews.app.link/r4oPSUpCCZb
January 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
This is illegal and unconstitutional. Congress should swiftly take action to rein in this regime but won’t because Republicans are cowards. So Dems should be loudly escalating opposition to the regime. No Kings, No Wars.
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“This is madness. We are running out of words to describe it. And the people of Gaza are running out of time,” says Chris Hayes on the dire aid situation amid Israel’s war on Gaza.
‘Madness’: Hayes says ‘the people of Gaza are running out of time’
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July 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
“This is madness. We are running out of words to describe it. And the people of Gaza are running out of time,” says Chris Hayes on the dire aid situation amid Israel’s war on Gaza.
This is a great initial explanation and reaction to yesterday's Skrmetti decision.
OUT NOW - our episode on US v. Skrmetti, the case upholding TN’s ban on gender affirming care for minors.
With @chasestrangio.bsky.social
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With @chasestrangio.bsky.social
@profmmurray.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social
crooked.com/podcast/scot...
June 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This is a great initial explanation and reaction to yesterday's Skrmetti decision.
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“Had their predecessors a generation ago not proposed the Department of Homeland Security in the first place – ordinary people in LA would not feel they have no choice but to be the resistance their politicians cannot summon." — @attackerman.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“Had their predecessors a generation ago not proposed the Department of Homeland Security in the first place – ordinary people in LA would not feel they have no choice but to be the resistance their politicians cannot summon." — @attackerman.bsky.social
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Thousands of openly-trans members of the military were just given a huge middle finger by the Supreme Court's conservative majority, who are allowing a cruel and unnecessary ban to go into effect while a challenge works through the courts, despite overwhelming evidence the ban itself is ridiculous.
May 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Thousands of openly-trans members of the military were just given a huge middle finger by the Supreme Court's conservative majority, who are allowing a cruel and unnecessary ban to go into effect while a challenge works through the courts, despite overwhelming evidence the ban itself is ridiculous.
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We’ve now entered the 20th month of the genocide. While many continue to raise their voices for the freedom of Palestinians, others have grown desensitized or fallen silent. But the reality remains: children are being massacred, entire families erased. This must end. Do not look away.
May 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We’ve now entered the 20th month of the genocide. While many continue to raise their voices for the freedom of Palestinians, others have grown desensitized or fallen silent. But the reality remains: children are being massacred, entire families erased. This must end. Do not look away.
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MEMPHIS — The historic Clayton Temple Church, a centerpiece of the civil rights movement, burned down early this morning… “unknown what caused the fire”….
The iconic “I AM A MAN” signs were printed in the basement
The iconic “I AM A MAN” signs were printed in the basement
April 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
MEMPHIS — The historic Clayton Temple Church, a centerpiece of the civil rights movement, burned down early this morning… “unknown what caused the fire”….
The iconic “I AM A MAN” signs were printed in the basement
The iconic “I AM A MAN” signs were printed in the basement
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I don't know what Trump and the GOP are claiming to celebrate today, but I know for certain it's not the life and teachings of a man who was illegally arrested and executed by the State on false charges because authorities feared his existence. Wishing you all a peaceful and reflective Good Friday.
April 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I don't know what Trump and the GOP are claiming to celebrate today, but I know for certain it's not the life and teachings of a man who was illegally arrested and executed by the State on false charges because authorities feared his existence. Wishing you all a peaceful and reflective Good Friday.
Just submitted mine. You have until midnight tonight!
The deadline to submit a comment and help stop the Trump Administration (or build the record to fight it in court) is just over 24 hours away. 👇
The Trump Administration is trying to undo protections in the Affordable Care Act while using federal power to target immigrants, LGBTQ+ communities, and working-class families.
But you can help us fight back from your phone or computer in just a few minutes. 🧵
But you can help us fight back from your phone or computer in just a few minutes. 🧵
April 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Just submitted mine. You have until midnight tonight!
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Your child is more likely to die from measles than get beat by one of their trans peers in an athletic competition, and I wish our government's actions would reflect that.
April 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Your child is more likely to die from measles than get beat by one of their trans peers in an athletic competition, and I wish our government's actions would reflect that.
I think we're coming up on hour 18 now? We need more of this. No more business as usual.
Sen @booker.senate.gov is still going. Support him! WATCH! Call your Senator & tell them you agree with Booker. This has gone far enough.
202-224-3121
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
202-224-3121
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
U.S. Senate: Floor Proceedings
Floor Activity
www.senate.gov
April 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I think we're coming up on hour 18 now? We need more of this. No more business as usual.
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A lot of Booker's staff clearly worked quite hard to prepare for this speech. He is continuing with a coherent presentation after ten hours and 19 minutes.
April 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
A lot of Booker's staff clearly worked quite hard to prepare for this speech. He is continuing with a coherent presentation after ten hours and 19 minutes.
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Cory Booker just hit 2.5 hours on the Senate floor. He's reading from a binder of letters written by constituents and advocates.
Cory Booker live on the Senate floor: "These are not normal times in America and they should not be treated as such." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...
Inside Cory Booker’s Plan To Disrupt ‘Business As Usual’ On The Senate Floor
A member of the U.S. Senate took the floor at 7:00 p.m....
talkingpointsmemo.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Cory Booker just hit 2.5 hours on the Senate floor. He's reading from a binder of letters written by constituents and advocates.
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Reminder: the First Amendment protects everyone who resides in our country. It doesn't matter if you have a green card or a visa or if you're undocumented. The Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that any person residing in the United States, regardless of status, is entitled to 1A protections.
March 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Reminder: the First Amendment protects everyone who resides in our country. It doesn't matter if you have a green card or a visa or if you're undocumented. The Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that any person residing in the United States, regardless of status, is entitled to 1A protections.
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Every single Democratic lawmaker should be calling for Hegseth's immediate resignation right now. Not just some. Not just a few dozen. Every single one, starting at the top with Mr. Schumer and Mr. Jeffries. And the fact that it hasn't happened yet is nearly as shocking as Hegseth's conduct.
March 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Every single Democratic lawmaker should be calling for Hegseth's immediate resignation right now. Not just some. Not just a few dozen. Every single one, starting at the top with Mr. Schumer and Mr. Jeffries. And the fact that it hasn't happened yet is nearly as shocking as Hegseth's conduct.
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On April 5, we’re mobilizing to show the strength of our movement — because the fight against President Musk and Kennedy Center chairman Trump is just starting. Join us: handsoff2025.com/?SQF_SOURCE=indivisible
March 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
On April 5, we’re mobilizing to show the strength of our movement — because the fight against President Musk and Kennedy Center chairman Trump is just starting. Join us: handsoff2025.com/?SQF_SOURCE=indivisible
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The thing about so-called generative artificial intelligence is, the intelligence isn't artificial. It's real. It's OURS. The techbros stole our intelligence (our data, our thoughts, our stories, our art) and used the software to regurgitate it and spackle it together into digital particleboard.
March 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The thing about so-called generative artificial intelligence is, the intelligence isn't artificial. It's real. It's OURS. The techbros stole our intelligence (our data, our thoughts, our stories, our art) and used the software to regurgitate it and spackle it together into digital particleboard.
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1. In a devastating ruling, the traditionally progressive 9th Circuit Court has allowed Idaho's bathroom ban for trans students.
They rule that "common experience" is enough to assume trans students are a harm to cis ones.
The panel was majority Dem appointed.
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They rule that "common experience" is enough to assume trans students are a harm to cis ones.
The panel was majority Dem appointed.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
9th Circuit Upholds Bathroom Ban, Says Trans Students Violate Cis People's Privacy
The ruling, the first of its kind, asserts that the rights of cisgender people to not have a transgender person in the same bathroom are more important than the equal protection of trans students.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
1. In a devastating ruling, the traditionally progressive 9th Circuit Court has allowed Idaho's bathroom ban for trans students.
They rule that "common experience" is enough to assume trans students are a harm to cis ones.
The panel was majority Dem appointed.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
They rule that "common experience" is enough to assume trans students are a harm to cis ones.
The panel was majority Dem appointed.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Giving this BlueSky thing a try. Currently trying to focus on what brings me joy - good stories, a long hike, an easy run, watching Vandy basketball - while refusing to ignore the chaos and the call to build a better world.
March 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Giving this BlueSky thing a try. Currently trying to focus on what brings me joy - good stories, a long hike, an easy run, watching Vandy basketball - while refusing to ignore the chaos and the call to build a better world.