Laurie P
@laurieindra.bsky.social
Reader, grandmother, cat person, navy blue
When are we taking to the streets against the coup?
When are we taking to the streets against the coup?
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BREAKING: IRS announces exemption to 1954 ban on 501(c)3 orgs engaging in political activity—now allows churches & houses of worship to endorse political candidates.
The wall separating religion & state is collapsed. It is not hyperbole to state that we are on the footsteps of Christian theocracy.
The wall separating religion & state is collapsed. It is not hyperbole to state that we are on the footsteps of Christian theocracy.
July 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
BREAKING: IRS announces exemption to 1954 ban on 501(c)3 orgs engaging in political activity—now allows churches & houses of worship to endorse political candidates.
The wall separating religion & state is collapsed. It is not hyperbole to state that we are on the footsteps of Christian theocracy.
The wall separating religion & state is collapsed. It is not hyperbole to state that we are on the footsteps of Christian theocracy.
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Democrats have been asked to disavow Zohran more than Republicans have been asked to disavow the guy who murdered two Democrats.
Says a lot about how profoundly fucked up our political and media situation is right now.
Says a lot about how profoundly fucked up our political and media situation is right now.
June 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Democrats have been asked to disavow Zohran more than Republicans have been asked to disavow the guy who murdered two Democrats.
Says a lot about how profoundly fucked up our political and media situation is right now.
Says a lot about how profoundly fucked up our political and media situation is right now.
The average RN wage in Kansas is $51 k per year Jeff Bezos wedding for $56million could pay a kansas nurse’s salary for over 1000 years. Explain why he gets tax cuts and working people get shafted in the Big Bullsh## Bill? #Nurses #Senate #class #eattherich
June 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The average RN wage in Kansas is $51 k per year Jeff Bezos wedding for $56million could pay a kansas nurse’s salary for over 1000 years. Explain why he gets tax cuts and working people get shafted in the Big Bullsh## Bill? #Nurses #Senate #class #eattherich
Netanyahu is the Trump puppet master on US Mideast policy. Americans in the region will be killed.
June 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Netanyahu is the Trump puppet master on US Mideast policy. Americans in the region will be killed.
I think everyone in Wichita must be awake. This is one hell of a storm. 100 mph wind gust at Eisenhower National
June 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I think everyone in Wichita must be awake. This is one hell of a storm. 100 mph wind gust at Eisenhower National
So proud of deep red Wichita in deep red Kansas showing up in big numbers to support democracy and civil rights! #nokings #civilrights #dissent
June 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
So proud of deep red Wichita in deep red Kansas showing up in big numbers to support democracy and civil rights! #nokings #civilrights #dissent
How did Mahjong get so bougie? I love playing, but the US mahjong culture has a lot of ick vibes.
June 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
How did Mahjong get so bougie? I love playing, but the US mahjong culture has a lot of ick vibes.
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How bad will it be? Catastrophic.
Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come.
But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget.
Speak up now before it is too late.
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Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come.
But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget.
Speak up now before it is too late.
(inflation adjusted $-s below)
May 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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People who are still shouting that Israel is not committing genocide must be clapping their hands over their ears every time an Israeli minister steps onto a podium because
May 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
People who are still shouting that Israel is not committing genocide must be clapping their hands over their ears every time an Israeli minister steps onto a podium because
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Serious question. Kristi Noem was pictured with a Rolex in El Salvador, and got 3k in cash stolen.
She has been on a govt salary for years.
Something aint right
She has been on a govt salary for years.
Something aint right
April 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Serious question. Kristi Noem was pictured with a Rolex in El Salvador, and got 3k in cash stolen.
She has been on a govt salary for years.
Something aint right
She has been on a govt salary for years.
Something aint right
Great sign in Wichita Ks on 4-19.
April 21, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Great sign in Wichita Ks on 4-19.
What is the gray bar over my text box while I type? This is on Meta/FB
March 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
What is the gray bar over my text box while I type? This is on Meta/FB
I have discovered that the comment threads on Substack are as disturbed as all other comment threads.
February 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I have discovered that the comment threads on Substack are as disturbed as all other comment threads.
The cuts to food aid, health informatics, cancer research, mass deportations, Medicaid, are intended to kill people. Especially “undesirable people.” The sick, old, brown, poor, trans. They don’t need g*s ch*mb*rs and ov*ns to commit g*n*c*de anymore.
February 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The cuts to food aid, health informatics, cancer research, mass deportations, Medicaid, are intended to kill people. Especially “undesirable people.” The sick, old, brown, poor, trans. They don’t need g*s ch*mb*rs and ov*ns to commit g*n*c*de anymore.
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February 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Why USAID was important to US security. Plus it did a whole lot of good.
Why USAID was important to US security. Plus it did a whole lot of good.
The Demise of U.S.A.I.D. — and American Soft Power
Podcast Episode · The Daily · 02/11/2025 · 34m
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February 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Why USAID was important to US security. Plus it did a whole lot of good.
Why USAID was important to US security. Plus it did a whole lot of good.
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We @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social are tracking Trump's non-compliance with judicial orders here: therevolvingdoorproject.org/trump-admini...
NOTHING is more important than civil society pressuring judges to have a spine in the face of Musk and Trump's intransigence. Judicial orders must be enforced!
NOTHING is more important than civil society pressuring judges to have a spine in the face of Musk and Trump's intransigence. Judicial orders must be enforced!
Trump Administration Non-Adherence to Court Orders | Revolving Door Project
The Trump administration's illegal funding freeze has been blocked by federal judges. There are still numerous examples of shuttered programs and services.
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February 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
We @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social are tracking Trump's non-compliance with judicial orders here: therevolvingdoorproject.org/trump-admini...
NOTHING is more important than civil society pressuring judges to have a spine in the face of Musk and Trump's intransigence. Judicial orders must be enforced!
NOTHING is more important than civil society pressuring judges to have a spine in the face of Musk and Trump's intransigence. Judicial orders must be enforced!
I can’t understand any of Kendrick Lamar’s lyrics, but the visual symbolism is interesting.
February 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I can’t understand any of Kendrick Lamar’s lyrics, but the visual symbolism is interesting.
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www.citizen.org/news/advocac... now we are talking!
Advocacy Group, Unions Sue Treasury Department Over Illegal DOGE Data Access - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group and State Democracy Defenders Fund, the Alliance for Retired Americans, the…
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February 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
www.citizen.org/news/advocac... now we are talking!
It is Black History Month, no matter what the regime says. Here are great black authors:
James Baldwin
Colson Whiehead
Jesmyn Ward
Octavia Butler
Percival Everett
Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
TaNehesi Coates
Alice Walker
Toni Morrison
Zora Neal Hurston
Zadie Smith.
Comment your own suggestions
#book
James Baldwin
Colson Whiehead
Jesmyn Ward
Octavia Butler
Percival Everett
Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
TaNehesi Coates
Alice Walker
Toni Morrison
Zora Neal Hurston
Zadie Smith.
Comment your own suggestions
#book
February 4, 2025 at 4:36 AM
It is Black History Month, no matter what the regime says. Here are great black authors:
James Baldwin
Colson Whiehead
Jesmyn Ward
Octavia Butler
Percival Everett
Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
TaNehesi Coates
Alice Walker
Toni Morrison
Zora Neal Hurston
Zadie Smith.
Comment your own suggestions
#book
James Baldwin
Colson Whiehead
Jesmyn Ward
Octavia Butler
Percival Everett
Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
TaNehesi Coates
Alice Walker
Toni Morrison
Zora Neal Hurston
Zadie Smith.
Comment your own suggestions
#book
When faced with terror in real life I like to read history or sociology.
Suggestions:
Timothy Snyder
Hannah Arendt
Volker Urlich
Fascism by Madeline Albright
in The Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
Prequel by Rachael Maddow
John Adams by David McCullough
Suggestions:
Timothy Snyder
Hannah Arendt
Volker Urlich
Fascism by Madeline Albright
in The Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
Prequel by Rachael Maddow
John Adams by David McCullough
February 4, 2025 at 4:24 AM
When faced with terror in real life I like to read history or sociology.
Suggestions:
Timothy Snyder
Hannah Arendt
Volker Urlich
Fascism by Madeline Albright
in The Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
Prequel by Rachael Maddow
John Adams by David McCullough
Suggestions:
Timothy Snyder
Hannah Arendt
Volker Urlich
Fascism by Madeline Albright
in The Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
Prequel by Rachael Maddow
John Adams by David McCullough
Just finished #LouiseErdrich’s The Mighty Red.
Good book. Not her best ever, but miles ahead of so many books
Good book. Not her best ever, but miles ahead of so many books
January 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Just finished #LouiseErdrich’s The Mighty Red.
Good book. Not her best ever, but miles ahead of so many books
Good book. Not her best ever, but miles ahead of so many books
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Our relationship with our neighbors and close allies matter. Trump seems intent on screwing them up before he even takes office. Here's the literal illustration of why we can't let that happen--when your house is on fire, sometimes you need your neighbor's help to put it out.
While Trump is trolling Canada about annexing it, Canadians are in Los Angeles tonight dropping water on the Palisades fire. He’s a disgrace.
January 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Our relationship with our neighbors and close allies matter. Trump seems intent on screwing them up before he even takes office. Here's the literal illustration of why we can't let that happen--when your house is on fire, sometimes you need your neighbor's help to put it out.