Laura CaliFlora
@lilypond.bsky.social
Californian, gardener, pet lover,
Ex-tech industry. Red wine and dark chocolates.
Ex-tech industry. Red wine and dark chocolates.
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JUST IN: A tidal wave of 30,000 students hit the streets in Charlotte, walking out to confront ICE with sheer numbers and zero hesitation.
This is a generation refusing to be controlled.
This is a generation refusing to be controlled.
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 AM
JUST IN: A tidal wave of 30,000 students hit the streets in Charlotte, walking out to confront ICE with sheer numbers and zero hesitation.
This is a generation refusing to be controlled.
This is a generation refusing to be controlled.
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It may seem impossible to have hope in these turbulent days
But America has been through much worse, and recovered-every time
The Civil War
The Great Depression
World Wars I and II
The Civil Rights era
So don’t give up
Stay engaged
Support one another
We will get through this
And we will win
But America has been through much worse, and recovered-every time
The Civil War
The Great Depression
World Wars I and II
The Civil Rights era
So don’t give up
Stay engaged
Support one another
We will get through this
And we will win
Obama: I believe in an America where we don't fear each other. But look out for each other. And if we want that story to continue. If we believe in that better story. We need leaders who believe in it too.
November 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
It may seem impossible to have hope in these turbulent days
But America has been through much worse, and recovered-every time
The Civil War
The Great Depression
World Wars I and II
The Civil Rights era
So don’t give up
Stay engaged
Support one another
We will get through this
And we will win
But America has been through much worse, and recovered-every time
The Civil War
The Great Depression
World Wars I and II
The Civil Rights era
So don’t give up
Stay engaged
Support one another
We will get through this
And we will win
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Obama: "They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and blame DEI for every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? Must be DEI. Your wife kicked you out? DEI. Who knew?"
November 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Obama: "They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and blame DEI for every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? Must be DEI. Your wife kicked you out? DEI. Who knew?"
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Trump’s America: FBI Director is taking govt jets to watch his girlfriend sing, president is in Palm Beach holding Great Gatsby balls after golf, we are murdering people in boats while refusing to show proof of guilty, govt is shut down, airports are a disaster, prices are up.
November 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Trump’s America: FBI Director is taking govt jets to watch his girlfriend sing, president is in Palm Beach holding Great Gatsby balls after golf, we are murdering people in boats while refusing to show proof of guilty, govt is shut down, airports are a disaster, prices are up.
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📌"Because Zelenskyy has tasted gun powder and breathed the odious smell of death on the battlefield, he wasn't about to be pushed around by some morbidly obese, 78-yr-old yacht club bully and his toady, who think swinging a sand wedge to free a golf ball from some bunker is dangerous business."
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THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Just WHEN IN THE HELL will our Democratic leaders understand the peril we are in?
dearlstephens.substack.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
📌"Because Zelenskyy has tasted gun powder and breathed the odious smell of death on the battlefield, he wasn't about to be pushed around by some morbidly obese, 78-yr-old yacht club bully and his toady, who think swinging a sand wedge to free a golf ball from some bunker is dangerous business."
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Hey Democratic Party,
You ain’t raising money until you start raising hell.
Sincerely,
A Huge Portion of Your Supporters
You ain’t raising money until you start raising hell.
Sincerely,
A Huge Portion of Your Supporters
March 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Hey Democratic Party,
You ain’t raising money until you start raising hell.
Sincerely,
A Huge Portion of Your Supporters
You ain’t raising money until you start raising hell.
Sincerely,
A Huge Portion of Your Supporters
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I see tomorrow is Friday.
Is Friday going a tariff day, or a some-tariffs day, or a no-tariffs day?
Or will it be some other kind of day, like an annex-Greenland day, or a Hannibal-Lecter-wants-to-have-you-for-dinner day, or an Arnold-Palmer-size day, or something else?
I just can’t keep track.
Is Friday going a tariff day, or a some-tariffs day, or a no-tariffs day?
Or will it be some other kind of day, like an annex-Greenland day, or a Hannibal-Lecter-wants-to-have-you-for-dinner day, or an Arnold-Palmer-size day, or something else?
I just can’t keep track.
March 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I see tomorrow is Friday.
Is Friday going a tariff day, or a some-tariffs day, or a no-tariffs day?
Or will it be some other kind of day, like an annex-Greenland day, or a Hannibal-Lecter-wants-to-have-you-for-dinner day, or an Arnold-Palmer-size day, or something else?
I just can’t keep track.
Is Friday going a tariff day, or a some-tariffs day, or a no-tariffs day?
Or will it be some other kind of day, like an annex-Greenland day, or a Hannibal-Lecter-wants-to-have-you-for-dinner day, or an Arnold-Palmer-size day, or something else?
I just can’t keep track.
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Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...
Congressman Al Green on X: "Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/sVklRmPCJl" / X
Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/sVklRmPCJl
x.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...
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📌Sending from my hometown of Madison, Wisconsin ...
March 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
📌Sending from my hometown of Madison, Wisconsin ...
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So, as usual, he harms us with his rash decisions. They’ll just work around the US, and we will be blind.
www.forbes.com/sites/davida...
www.forbes.com/sites/davida...
The U.S. Is Trying To Blind Ukraine—By Kicking It Out Of Orbit
European countries and private firms can preserve Ukraine’s access to space intelligence.
www.forbes.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
So, as usual, he harms us with his rash decisions. They’ll just work around the US, and we will be blind.
www.forbes.com/sites/davida...
www.forbes.com/sites/davida...
PM Starmer is doing his best to stroke the MAGA criminal’s vanity, but this is all just performance art. Europe is on its own. It was alone before last week. 100 years of strategic partnerships gone in a flash. This will not go well for the US.
March 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
PM Starmer is doing his best to stroke the MAGA criminal’s vanity, but this is all just performance art. Europe is on its own. It was alone before last week. 100 years of strategic partnerships gone in a flash. This will not go well for the US.
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I got to @bsky.app and Threads around the same time. The experience on Threads is pleasant (love videos) if dullish, but audience growth on that Meta platform is def weak sauce. Meanwhile, the growth and engagement on Bluesky is fab and experience is engaging and civil (tho a little too scolding).
February 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I got to @bsky.app and Threads around the same time. The experience on Threads is pleasant (love videos) if dullish, but audience growth on that Meta platform is def weak sauce. Meanwhile, the growth and engagement on Bluesky is fab and experience is engaging and civil (tho a little too scolding).
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Ultimately, it is Trump’s weakness- with Putin, with North Korean leader Kim, with Musk & the entire billionaire class- that will topple America
March 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Ultimately, it is Trump’s weakness- with Putin, with North Korean leader Kim, with Musk & the entire billionaire class- that will topple America
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Lindsey Graham is the definition of a weak, sniveling, gutless opportunist — an unprincipled political weather vane who grovels before power with embarrassing desperation. A hollow man with no convictions, no integrity, and no spine, shifting his loyalties whenever it serves his personal interests.
March 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Lindsey Graham is the definition of a weak, sniveling, gutless opportunist — an unprincipled political weather vane who grovels before power with embarrassing desperation. A hollow man with no convictions, no integrity, and no spine, shifting his loyalties whenever it serves his personal interests.
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Never imagined this
Family members leaving America to raise their children in safety and sanity with our European allies
Family members leaving America to raise their children in safety and sanity with our European allies
March 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Never imagined this
Family members leaving America to raise their children in safety and sanity with our European allies
Family members leaving America to raise their children in safety and sanity with our European allies
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Cartoon by David Sipress.
March 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Cartoon by David Sipress.
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Translation: "We are containing the geopolitical damage done by President Manbaby and the eyeliner wearing sofasexual."
March 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Translation: "We are containing the geopolitical damage done by President Manbaby and the eyeliner wearing sofasexual."
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If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
March 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM
If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
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You might not see it in the mainstream media, but over 10,000 people protested today at Tesla showrooms across the country, another 10,000+ rallied in support of national parks, and more than 1,000 gathered in Vermont to protest Vance’s visit.
March 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
You might not see it in the mainstream media, but over 10,000 people protested today at Tesla showrooms across the country, another 10,000+ rallied in support of national parks, and more than 1,000 gathered in Vermont to protest Vance’s visit.
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This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
More accurate, fewer words;
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
March 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
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Last Night in TIMES SQUARE
THANK YOU PROTESTERS
This is how it's done
WE stand with UKRAINE 🇺🇦
THANK YOU PROTESTERS
This is how it's done
WE stand with UKRAINE 🇺🇦
March 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Last Night in TIMES SQUARE
THANK YOU PROTESTERS
This is how it's done
WE stand with UKRAINE 🇺🇦
THANK YOU PROTESTERS
This is how it's done
WE stand with UKRAINE 🇺🇦