Laurie
@laurie831.bsky.social
SoCal Writer, fundraiser, sr. newlywed, mom to a great son, amazing daughter-in-law, senior 3-legged cat, and newly adopted amazing senior dog (Snickers, in the pic!). Please adopt or foster, don't shop! Hendrixmom12 on now deactivated twitter. NO DMS/CHAT
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ANYTHING that won't be funded is because Mike Johnson and his GOP majority refuse to fund them.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Mike Johnson: "The WIC program, the nutrition program -- women, infants, and children -- that program won't be funded. FEMA won't be funded."
September 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
ANYTHING that won't be funded is because Mike Johnson and his GOP majority refuse to fund them.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Hello Dems. More like this please.
A rambling and incoherent Trump wants to turn DC into his personal police state despite a 30-year low in crime.
He's a pathetic wannabe dictator who wants to distract you from his connection to the Epstein files, skyrocketing costs, and his weak job numbers.
Don't let him.
He's a pathetic wannabe dictator who wants to distract you from his connection to the Epstein files, skyrocketing costs, and his weak job numbers.
Don't let him.
Trump announces he's placing the DC police department "under direct federal control" and deploying the National Guard in the city
August 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Hello Dems. More like this please.
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It's funny because he is leading the biggest crime organization there is in DC.
August 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It's funny because he is leading the biggest crime organization there is in DC.
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The US Capitol is under military occupation and not one Republican is protesting this illegal power grab.
August 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The US Capitol is under military occupation and not one Republican is protesting this illegal power grab.
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Right out of the fascist playbook.
August 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Right out of the fascist playbook.
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Under the DC Home Rule act, Trump is allowed to federalize DC police during an emergency (which doesn’t exist right now), but only for 48 hours. This can possibly be extended to 30 days with notice to Congress, but it’s also subject to judicial review.
Trump announces he's placing the DC police department "under direct federal control" and deploying the National Guard in the city
August 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Under the DC Home Rule act, Trump is allowed to federalize DC police during an emergency (which doesn’t exist right now), but only for 48 hours. This can possibly be extended to 30 days with notice to Congress, but it’s also subject to judicial review.
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Key quote. We are well down a slippery slope...
Trump mentions NYC, Baltimore, and Oakland, says "they're so far gone," and adds, "this will go further. We'll starting very strongly with DC."
August 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Key quote. We are well down a slippery slope...
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BREAKING: The Texas House votes to issue arrest warrants for Democrats who left the state to block the GOP from taking a vote on its congressional redistricting plan.
However, an election lawyer says the warrant is likely “not effective” outside of Texas.
From: @jenrice.bsky.social
However, an election lawyer says the warrant is likely “not effective” outside of Texas.
From: @jenrice.bsky.social
Republicans Issue Arrest Warrants for Texas Democrats, But They Likely Aren’t Enforceable
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
BREAKING: The Texas House votes to issue arrest warrants for Democrats who left the state to block the GOP from taking a vote on its congressional redistricting plan.
However, an election lawyer says the warrant is likely “not effective” outside of Texas.
From: @jenrice.bsky.social
However, an election lawyer says the warrant is likely “not effective” outside of Texas.
From: @jenrice.bsky.social
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While the Department of Justice is meeting in secret with Ghislaine Maxwell to coach her on testimony, it is hiding from us three discs containing court-authorized recordings of her phone calls. [Source: ABC News] That is the REAL evidence. And this is a cover-up.
July 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
While the Department of Justice is meeting in secret with Ghislaine Maxwell to coach her on testimony, it is hiding from us three discs containing court-authorized recordings of her phone calls. [Source: ABC News] That is the REAL evidence. And this is a cover-up.
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The Department of Justice is pretending it needed to talk to notorious liar Ghislaine Maxwell to know the truth about Jeffrey Epstein, when it is concealing thousands of documents about him that don’t lie. It’s a sick farce.
July 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The Department of Justice is pretending it needed to talk to notorious liar Ghislaine Maxwell to know the truth about Jeffrey Epstein, when it is concealing thousands of documents about him that don’t lie. It’s a sick farce.
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The family values party. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/25/g...
July 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The family values party. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/25/g...
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I assure you the release of my book HUBRIS MAXIMUS: The Shattering of Elon Musk on the same day as this is an insane coincidence but I will promote the hell out of it regardless
April 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I assure you the release of my book HUBRIS MAXIMUS: The Shattering of Elon Musk on the same day as this is an insane coincidence but I will promote the hell out of it regardless
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This is not just about media that is critical of trump, trump wants to silence all media that speaks the truth.
We are already being governed by a fascist, this is just the next step in solidifying his power. #WakeUp
We are already being governed by a fascist, this is just the next step in solidifying his power. #WakeUp
'60 Minutes' chief resigns, saying show's independence was compromised
The longtime head of CBS' 60 Minutes resigned Tuesday, as the network's parent company grapples with President Trump's lawsuit over an interview the show did with Kamala Harris last fall.
www.npr.org
April 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This is not just about media that is critical of trump, trump wants to silence all media that speaks the truth.
We are already being governed by a fascist, this is just the next step in solidifying his power. #WakeUp
We are already being governed by a fascist, this is just the next step in solidifying his power. #WakeUp
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#ProudBlue
Thank you, Heather Cox Richardson for spotting this brilliantly accurate focus on Trump's firm resolution to hurt the defenseless wherever possible while showing absurd fake grandiosity the rest of the time.
Thank you, Heather Cox Richardson for spotting this brilliantly accurate focus on Trump's firm resolution to hurt the defenseless wherever possible while showing absurd fake grandiosity the rest of the time.
April 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
#ProudBlue
Thank you, Heather Cox Richardson for spotting this brilliantly accurate focus on Trump's firm resolution to hurt the defenseless wherever possible while showing absurd fake grandiosity the rest of the time.
Thank you, Heather Cox Richardson for spotting this brilliantly accurate focus on Trump's firm resolution to hurt the defenseless wherever possible while showing absurd fake grandiosity the rest of the time.
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Yes, Trump does have political instincts. And you can often tell when Trump senses a topic is a political loser because he claims to know very little about it and starts passing the buck.
Trump: "You're talking about Abrego Garcia -- is an illegal alien MS-13 gang member and foreign terrorist. This comes out of the State Department and very legitimate sources I assume. I'm just giving you what they handed to me but this is supposed to be certified stuff."
April 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Yes, Trump does have political instincts. And you can often tell when Trump senses a topic is a political loser because he claims to know very little about it and starts passing the buck.
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Some ideologies carve their reflection onto your face. MAGA makes you ugly inside and out.
April 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Some ideologies carve their reflection onto your face. MAGA makes you ugly inside and out.
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Michigan State faculty passed a resolution urging the university to form a mutual defense pact with Big Ten schools to fight back against Trump’s attacks on higher ed. Shared defense fund. United front.
No backing down.
No backing down.
April 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Michigan State faculty passed a resolution urging the university to form a mutual defense pact with Big Ten schools to fight back against Trump’s attacks on higher ed. Shared defense fund. United front.
No backing down.
No backing down.
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Don't you love when the GOP pretends to care about children...
‘In Three Months, Half of Them Will Be Dead’
Elon Musk promised to preserve lifesaving aid to foreign children. Then the Trump administration quietly canceled it.
#StopElonMusk #USAID #DOGEscam
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
‘In Three Months, Half of Them Will Be Dead’
Elon Musk promised to preserve lifesaving aid to foreign children. Then the Trump administration quietly canceled it.
#StopElonMusk #USAID #DOGEscam
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
‘In Three Months, Half of Them Will Be Dead’
Elon Musk promised to preserve lifesaving aid to foreign children. Then the Trump administration quietly canceled it.
www.theatlantic.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Don't you love when the GOP pretends to care about children...
‘In Three Months, Half of Them Will Be Dead’
Elon Musk promised to preserve lifesaving aid to foreign children. Then the Trump administration quietly canceled it.
#StopElonMusk #USAID #DOGEscam
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
‘In Three Months, Half of Them Will Be Dead’
Elon Musk promised to preserve lifesaving aid to foreign children. Then the Trump administration quietly canceled it.
#StopElonMusk #USAID #DOGEscam
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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Florida: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez (20) is being held in the Leon County Jail, charged with illegally entering Florida as an “unauthorized alien."
Lopez-Gomez is a U.S. Citizen, born in the USA. He showed his U.S. birth certificate in court. The judge held him in jail anyway.
This is Fascism.
Lopez-Gomez is a U.S. Citizen, born in the USA. He showed his U.S. birth certificate in court. The judge held him in jail anyway.
This is Fascism.
April 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Florida: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez (20) is being held in the Leon County Jail, charged with illegally entering Florida as an “unauthorized alien."
Lopez-Gomez is a U.S. Citizen, born in the USA. He showed his U.S. birth certificate in court. The judge held him in jail anyway.
This is Fascism.
Lopez-Gomez is a U.S. Citizen, born in the USA. He showed his U.S. birth certificate in court. The judge held him in jail anyway.
This is Fascism.
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It seems to us that America policy is a lot like “whose line is it anyways”. A people that cheers the launch of fiancés and celebrities into space but frowns upon bringing an innocent back to his family on a plane.
The rules seem made up and nobody is keeping track.
The rules seem made up and nobody is keeping track.
April 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It seems to us that America policy is a lot like “whose line is it anyways”. A people that cheers the launch of fiancés and celebrities into space but frowns upon bringing an innocent back to his family on a plane.
The rules seem made up and nobody is keeping track.
The rules seem made up and nobody is keeping track.
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Who else AGREES with Max?! 🤚
April 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Who else AGREES with Max?! 🤚