Laurie T
@lauriethomp.bsky.social
LCSW, medical social worker, mental health worker, NorCal resister, mom, gma and dog mom. LGBTQ friend, Slava Ukraine! Please don’t DM me unless we’re already established friends. Trying to find some sanity post election and survive the next 4 years.
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Incredible to think that Elon will not be indicted for this
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Incredible to think that Elon will not be indicted for this
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Large crowds of protesters have begun gathering outside the White House demanding Trump’s resignation because of the ongoing Epstein scandal.
November 16, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Large crowds of protesters have begun gathering outside the White House demanding Trump’s resignation because of the ongoing Epstein scandal.
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Shocker: Trump’s bullshit rebate “Trumpcare” plan will benefit insurance companies, not you.
November 16, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Shocker: Trump’s bullshit rebate “Trumpcare” plan will benefit insurance companies, not you.
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US Citizen Violently Detained, Window Smashed During Morning Stop in Charlotte, NC
November 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
US Citizen Violently Detained, Window Smashed During Morning Stop in Charlotte, NC
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ICE/CBP kidnapping a teenager in Pineville, NC (11/15/25)
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
ICE/CBP kidnapping a teenager in Pineville, NC (11/15/25)
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Here is Trump when he owned the Miss Universe and Miss Teen USA pageants bragging about how he “was able to get away with” going backstage when contestants were naked since he was the boss and he had to do “inspections.”
November 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Here is Trump when he owned the Miss Universe and Miss Teen USA pageants bragging about how he “was able to get away with” going backstage when contestants were naked since he was the boss and he had to do “inspections.”
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Border Patrol operations start in Charlotte as officials urge calm - NBC News
Border Patrol operations start in Charlotte as officials urge calm - NBC News
November 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Border Patrol operations start in Charlotte as officials urge calm - NBC News
Border Patrol operations start in Charlotte as officials urge calm - NBC News
Now it makes sense.
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Now it makes sense.
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Massachusetts AG Campbell: What you heard from the president and the speaker is total bullshit.
Let’s take a step back. Never in the history of this country — during a war or an emergency shutdown — has the federal government ever stopped funding SNAP benefits for our most vulnerable.
Let’s take a step back. Never in the history of this country — during a war or an emergency shutdown — has the federal government ever stopped funding SNAP benefits for our most vulnerable.
November 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Massachusetts AG Campbell: What you heard from the president and the speaker is total bullshit.
Let’s take a step back. Never in the history of this country — during a war or an emergency shutdown — has the federal government ever stopped funding SNAP benefits for our most vulnerable.
Let’s take a step back. Never in the history of this country — during a war or an emergency shutdown — has the federal government ever stopped funding SNAP benefits for our most vulnerable.
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I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
NEW: The DOJ is in settlement talks with Mike Flynn for $50M. They're robbing us blind. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
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WOLFF: “@RepTimBurchett long supported the release of the Epstein Files. However, his tone quickly changed once Trump was named in the few documents that have been released…”
Nobody in Knoxville/Tennessee is buying the act, Tim.
www.knoxnews.com/story/opinio...
Nobody in Knoxville/Tennessee is buying the act, Tim.
www.knoxnews.com/story/opinio...
November 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
WOLFF: “@RepTimBurchett long supported the release of the Epstein Files. However, his tone quickly changed once Trump was named in the few documents that have been released…”
Nobody in Knoxville/Tennessee is buying the act, Tim.
www.knoxnews.com/story/opinio...
Nobody in Knoxville/Tennessee is buying the act, Tim.
www.knoxnews.com/story/opinio...
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"Call the cops! He took my wallet and my keys!”
SALEM, OR — Trump’s lawless ICE goons threaten U.S. citizen with AR-15, steal her car keys & wallet, leave her stranded in the middle of the road. (They then gave them to the police as though they found them🤔)
SALEM, OR — Trump’s lawless ICE goons threaten U.S. citizen with AR-15, steal her car keys & wallet, leave her stranded in the middle of the road. (They then gave them to the police as though they found them🤔)
November 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"Call the cops! He took my wallet and my keys!”
SALEM, OR — Trump’s lawless ICE goons threaten U.S. citizen with AR-15, steal her car keys & wallet, leave her stranded in the middle of the road. (They then gave them to the police as though they found them🤔)
SALEM, OR — Trump’s lawless ICE goons threaten U.S. citizen with AR-15, steal her car keys & wallet, leave her stranded in the middle of the road. (They then gave them to the police as though they found them🤔)
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made a similar point on the opinions podcast this week in response to the idea that epstein is a dead end. not only are actual voters interested in this but it divides the gop and puts pressure on the president. it would be political malpractice to treat it as a sideshow
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
Force A Referendum On The Epstein Coverup
It divides Republicans much more than "affordability" or any other economic issue.
www.offmessage.net
November 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
made a similar point on the opinions podcast this week in response to the idea that epstein is a dead end. not only are actual voters interested in this but it divides the gop and puts pressure on the president. it would be political malpractice to treat it as a sideshow
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🚨Another Veteran of the USAF has been violently arrested by ICE - at 0600, in Portland, OR. This time, the arrest was on Veteran’s Day. If anyone has any information about anyone seen in this video, please follow up with the account on IG. 1/2
November 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🚨Another Veteran of the USAF has been violently arrested by ICE - at 0600, in Portland, OR. This time, the arrest was on Veteran’s Day. If anyone has any information about anyone seen in this video, please follow up with the account on IG. 1/2
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See that Rolex clock and gold bar?
It looks like those Swiss gifts paid off.
Trump cut tariffs on Swiss goods — like luxury watches — from 39% to 15%.
While Trump’s tariffs increase prices for Americans, billionaire CEOs and foreign companies sucking up to Trump get relief.
It looks like those Swiss gifts paid off.
Trump cut tariffs on Swiss goods — like luxury watches — from 39% to 15%.
While Trump’s tariffs increase prices for Americans, billionaire CEOs and foreign companies sucking up to Trump get relief.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
See that Rolex clock and gold bar?
It looks like those Swiss gifts paid off.
Trump cut tariffs on Swiss goods — like luxury watches — from 39% to 15%.
While Trump’s tariffs increase prices for Americans, billionaire CEOs and foreign companies sucking up to Trump get relief.
It looks like those Swiss gifts paid off.
Trump cut tariffs on Swiss goods — like luxury watches — from 39% to 15%.
While Trump’s tariffs increase prices for Americans, billionaire CEOs and foreign companies sucking up to Trump get relief.
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Trump’s grand plan to “fix prices” is to partially roll back the tariffs he imposed himself. Start the fire. Pretend you’re the firefighter. Repeat.
November 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Trump’s grand plan to “fix prices” is to partially roll back the tariffs he imposed himself. Start the fire. Pretend you’re the firefighter. Repeat.
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#MorningVibe
Jamie’s Farm seeks to instill a sense of purpose & agency in young people through meaningful work. Participants are referred by their schools, often in response to behavioral challenges. ✨
tinyurl.com/ye6bar84
#InvestInUS
Jamie’s Farm seeks to instill a sense of purpose & agency in young people through meaningful work. Participants are referred by their schools, often in response to behavioral challenges. ✨
tinyurl.com/ye6bar84
#InvestInUS
Beyond the classroom, the hands-on outdoor projects transforming young lives
Amid a youth mental health crisis fuelled partly by technology, young people are finding meaning in gritty analogue jobs – including mucking out pigs
tinyurl.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
#MorningVibe
Jamie’s Farm seeks to instill a sense of purpose & agency in young people through meaningful work. Participants are referred by their schools, often in response to behavioral challenges. ✨
tinyurl.com/ye6bar84
#InvestInUS
Jamie’s Farm seeks to instill a sense of purpose & agency in young people through meaningful work. Participants are referred by their schools, often in response to behavioral challenges. ✨
tinyurl.com/ye6bar84
#InvestInUS
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TENNESSEAN: “Ethics complaint filed claiming 8 Senators ― including @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty ― violated conflict of interest rules by supporting a provision allowing them to sue the government for millions…”
(Finally they cover this story! 👏🏽)
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
(Finally they cover this story! 👏🏽)
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
November 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
TENNESSEAN: “Ethics complaint filed claiming 8 Senators ― including @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty ― violated conflict of interest rules by supporting a provision allowing them to sue the government for millions…”
(Finally they cover this story! 👏🏽)
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
(Finally they cover this story! 👏🏽)
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
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Yikes 😬 an official U.S. government account just referred to Americans as “imbecilic morons.” That’s… a choice.
November 15, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Yikes 😬 an official U.S. government account just referred to Americans as “imbecilic morons.” That’s… a choice.
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I’ve got an idea…
If those 8 Republicans want to sue the DOJ for legally monitoring their phones...claiming “there was no justification”...then prove it.
Authorize the release of everything the DOJ obtained.
Let’s see how “clean” they really are.
If those 8 Republicans want to sue the DOJ for legally monitoring their phones...claiming “there was no justification”...then prove it.
Authorize the release of everything the DOJ obtained.
Let’s see how “clean” they really are.
November 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I’ve got an idea…
If those 8 Republicans want to sue the DOJ for legally monitoring their phones...claiming “there was no justification”...then prove it.
Authorize the release of everything the DOJ obtained.
Let’s see how “clean” they really are.
If those 8 Republicans want to sue the DOJ for legally monitoring their phones...claiming “there was no justification”...then prove it.
Authorize the release of everything the DOJ obtained.
Let’s see how “clean” they really are.
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"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Trump was floating the idea of a 50 yr mortgage. But why?
Maybe because his economy isn’t the golden goose he claims it is.
The housing market tells a different story.
Maybe because his economy isn’t the golden goose he claims it is.
The housing market tells a different story.
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Trump was floating the idea of a 50 yr mortgage. But why?
Maybe because his economy isn’t the golden goose he claims it is.
The housing market tells a different story.
Maybe because his economy isn’t the golden goose he claims it is.
The housing market tells a different story.
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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Sooooo dementia sleepy Joe Biden is actually a mastermind who framed Trump by adding evidence to the Epstein Files. Which are a hoax, but are being investigated. After trump closed the investigation in July, and said there was no client list.
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Sooooo dementia sleepy Joe Biden is actually a mastermind who framed Trump by adding evidence to the Epstein Files. Which are a hoax, but are being investigated. After trump closed the investigation in July, and said there was no client list.