Lauri Kay Elbing
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Lauri Kay Elbing
@laurikay.bsky.social
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January 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Yup
January 6, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Want to join me for this Field Team 6 event?
December 13, 2024 at 1:58 PM
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“Sen. Dayna Polehanki told reporters that Democrats wanted to use the final days of their control of the Legislature to protect Michigan residents.”

"This is something that Republicans won't do on their own, so I'll stay here all night, all day until this gets done.”
Michigan Senate votes to curb use of ghost guns, bump stocks
Supporters of the measures argued they would help combat gun violence, but opponents said they would infringe on Michigan residents' rights.
www.detroitnews.com
December 13, 2024 at 6:25 AM
Reposted by Lauri Kay Elbing
Smart words from @davidfrum.bsky.social reflecting on Mika and Joe: “I do not write to scold anyone; I write because fear is infectious. Let it spread, and it will paralyze us all. The only antidote is courage. And that’s infectious, too.”

www.americaamerica.news/p/these-time...
These Times Demand Courage
We are already learning who will stand up to Trump and his reckless enablers and who will kowtow out of fear
www.americaamerica.news
December 7, 2024 at 4:45 AM
Reposted by Lauri Kay Elbing
Two years ago today we were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for protecting The US Capitol on January 6th 2021. Almost 4 years later the efforts to downplay, whitewash and minimize what happened appear to be succeeding. I won't ever stop standing up to them.
December 7, 2024 at 2:48 AM
Reposted by Lauri Kay Elbing
GOOD NEWS: A Missouri judge struck down four provisions of the state’s voter suppression law that criminalized civic engagement activities like voter registration and the distribution of absentee ballot applications.
Missouri Judge Strikes Down Four Provisions of Voter Suppression Law
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Reposted by Lauri Kay Elbing
Former Nixon lawyer John Dean says Biden should immediately pardon anyone who Trump says is a target when he returns to the White House.

The names he suggested were Robert Mueller, Jack Smith, several federal judges, the Obamas and Clintons.

Do you support that?
December 3, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Reposted by Lauri Kay Elbing
"We observed a substantial reduction in mortality – a 62% drop in cervical cancer deaths over the last decade, likely due to HPV vaccination. We cannot think of any other reason that would have contributed to such a marked decline."
November 29, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Reposted by Lauri Kay Elbing
Michiganders: Contact Sen. Peters and Stabenow regarding judicial appointments.
Confirm judges during the final session of Congress! We need to ensure that those vacancies are filled by judges that will uphold the Constitution before Trump returns to office.
November 19, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Reposted by Lauri Kay Elbing
While we must be clear-eyed about the threat, we must not do the fascists' work for them by giving them powers they do not have.

Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink

Check it out: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink
If there's one universally accepted truth in the modern age, it's that sequels suck. And Trump 2.0 will be no exception. Trump, Vance, and their MAGA minions feel vindicated by the victory of their bi...
docs.google.com
November 21, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Reposted by Lauri Kay Elbing
I have faced fascism before, in this very country. I was one of 120,000 Japanese Americans summarily rounded up and expelled from our homes at gunpoint, all for the crime of looking like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor.

I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/
November 16, 2024 at 12:43 AM
November 14, 2024 at 11:13 PM