Laura E
@laurester.bsky.social
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A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
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"[Not using the funding already allocated to keep SNAP going] is a decision the president is making--on his own--to allow people to go hungry."
Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."
October 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"[Not using the funding already allocated to keep SNAP going] is a decision the president is making--on his own--to allow people to go hungry."
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15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
October 16, 2025 at 4:43 AM
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
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BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
October 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
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Monarez: "Kennedy demanded 2 things of me that were were inconsistent w/ my oath of office. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause"
September 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Monarez: "Kennedy demanded 2 things of me that were were inconsistent w/ my oath of office. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause"
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Cleta will get even madder if you read and share this article. So, please, don't do that...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Cleta Mitchell Thinks Trump Will Use Emergency Powers to Take Control of Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Cleta will get even madder if you read and share this article. So, please, don't do that...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump Is a Weak and Failing President, and It’s Time to Say So newrepublic.com/article/2000... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Is a Weak and Failing President, and It’s Time to Say So
It’s possible for Trump to be an inept buffoon—but still extremely dangerous. And it shouldn’t be so hard to make that case.
newrepublic.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Trump Is a Weak and Failing President, and It’s Time to Say So newrepublic.com/article/2000... via @newrepublic.com
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Please please please please work. We don't have much in our armament that works against this insidious cancer www.medscape.com/viewarticle/... #MedSky #pancreas #cancer
Vaccine for Pancreatic Cancer and CRC Sparks Early Hope
While phase 1 data suggest the novel vaccine can boost immunity and reduce relapse in pancreatic and colorectal cancer, experts remain cautious at this initial stage.
www.medscape.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Please please please please work. We don't have much in our armament that works against this insidious cancer www.medscape.com/viewarticle/... #MedSky #pancreas #cancer
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Dear journalists:
The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her.
Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her.
Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
August 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Dear journalists:
The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her.
Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her.
Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
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I don't 100% know what it is yet, but I would write this book.
July 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I don't 100% know what it is yet, but I would write this book.
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Dogs may have a more profound impact on reducing human stress levels than previously thought. They regulate both major stress pathways in the brain, keeping us in a healthy "sweet spot" for handling stress, according to researchers. theconversation.com/dogs-are-hel...
Dogs are helping people regulate stress even more than expected, research shows
A new study finds that dogs’ mitigation of human stress is more biologically complex than scientists previously understood.
theconversation.com
July 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Dogs may have a more profound impact on reducing human stress levels than previously thought. They regulate both major stress pathways in the brain, keeping us in a healthy "sweet spot" for handling stress, according to researchers. theconversation.com/dogs-are-hel...
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if Trump were actively trying to impoverish and deskill the united states for the sake of our competitors, what would he be doing differently?
the American government is effectively ending its space program.
Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push
The losses could endanger the administration’s plans for landing astronauts on the moon and Mars.
www.politico.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
if Trump were actively trying to impoverish and deskill the united states for the sake of our competitors, what would he be doing differently?
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Children of street vendors are taking over for their parents amid the immigration raids in Los Angeles.
Story from Ruben Vives @latimes.com
Story from Ruben Vives @latimes.com
In Pasadena, a community comes together for a 14-year-old street vendor
Chris Garcia began selling tamales on behalf of his mother, a legal resident who was caught up in an immigration sweep two weeks ago at Villa Parke in Pasadena.
www.latimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Children of street vendors are taking over for their parents amid the immigration raids in Los Angeles.
Story from Ruben Vives @latimes.com
Story from Ruben Vives @latimes.com
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July 4th in small town Vermont
RESIST FASCISM ✊
RESIST FASCISM ✊
July 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
July 4th in small town Vermont
RESIST FASCISM ✊
RESIST FASCISM ✊
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Dear All Journalists,
You don’t have to credit the line “Tariffs will hit American consumers” to “economists say”.
Thanks
You don’t have to credit the line “Tariffs will hit American consumers” to “economists say”.
Thanks
July 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Dear All Journalists,
You don’t have to credit the line “Tariffs will hit American consumers” to “economists say”.
Thanks
You don’t have to credit the line “Tariffs will hit American consumers” to “economists say”.
Thanks
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The economy got half a percentage point smaller last quarter
July 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The economy got half a percentage point smaller last quarter
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lots of good stuff here Keep up the pressure
Find ways to go after the MAGA murder budget before it comes after you here:
ACTION GUIDE: Taking Down The MAGA Murder Budget
A whole bunch of ways we can fight against Trump paying for tax cuts for billionaires with our health care and food assistance
susanrogan.substack.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
lots of good stuff here Keep up the pressure
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There's a lot to be said about identity, solidarity. But a simple place to start: the people who are willing to fight for their neighbors when their neighbors have different problems have a very, very good chance of having neighbors to fight with when you all share problems
June 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
There's a lot to be said about identity, solidarity. But a simple place to start: the people who are willing to fight for their neighbors when their neighbors have different problems have a very, very good chance of having neighbors to fight with when you all share problems
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Beloit, WI revitalized its waterfront and chose this way to celebrate it: by bringing to life Georges Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte."
June 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Beloit, WI revitalized its waterfront and chose this way to celebrate it: by bringing to life Georges Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte."
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Social Security has stopped publicly reporting its processing times for benefits, the 1-800 number’s current call wait time and numerous other performance metrics, which customers and advocates have used to track the agency’s struggling customer service programs.
Social Security stops reporting call wait times and other metrics
The changes are the latest sign of the agency’s struggle with website crashes, overloaded servers and long lines at field offices amid Trump cutbacks.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 21, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Social Security has stopped publicly reporting its processing times for benefits, the 1-800 number’s current call wait time and numerous other performance metrics, which customers and advocates have used to track the agency’s struggling customer service programs.
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Four top tech execs from OpenAI, Meta, and Palantir have just joined the US Army Reserves at the rank of Lt Colonel.
Tech execs are joining the Army — no grueling boot camp required
Tech leaders from Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI have joined the Army Reserve, bypassing traditional training to chase transformation.
www.businessinsider.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Four top tech execs from OpenAI, Meta, and Palantir have just joined the US Army Reserves at the rank of Lt Colonel.
CO's laws are safeguarding people against RFK Jr.'s (anti-)vaccine panel:
Check out my interview with Colorado Public Radio on Colorado’s new laws that protect vaccine recommendations from RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel—formerly known as the ACIP. As I shared, Colorado is leading the way in safeguarding evidence-based public health policy.
www.cpr.org/2025/06/18/n...
www.cpr.org/2025/06/18/n...
Colorado's new law protects vaccine recommendations from RFK Jr.’s CDC overhaul
State leads the way in allowing the health department to rely on a high-profile physicians group’s recommendations, not just the CDC, but no guidance has been changed.
www.cpr.org
June 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
CO's laws are safeguarding people against RFK Jr.'s (anti-)vaccine panel:
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Colorado music icon Charles Burrell, the ‘Jackie Robinson of classical music,’ dies at 104 https://trib.al/mdjf3Eu
Colorado music icon Charles Burrell, the ‘Jackie Robinson of classical music,’ dies at 104
“He could not grasp the magnitude of what he did. He said, ‘All I want to do is play music.’”
trib.al
June 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Colorado music icon Charles Burrell, the ‘Jackie Robinson of classical music,’ dies at 104 https://trib.al/mdjf3Eu
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