Lois Herr
@loisherr.bsky.social
Writer, activist, Democrat, feminist
October 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Learned from a newspaper ad woman in upstate NY and a bookshop owner in Montreal what this trade war could do to words. Much or most newsprint comes from Canada, soon subject to U.S. tariffs. & Canada is putting 25% on U.S. books. Which includes, get this, Handmaid’s Tale.
March 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Learned from a newspaper ad woman in upstate NY and a bookshop owner in Montreal what this trade war could do to words. Much or most newsprint comes from Canada, soon subject to U.S. tariffs. & Canada is putting 25% on U.S. books. Which includes, get this, Handmaid’s Tale.
and for those of you paying attention to the Democratic Victory of Andrew Malone in PA’s Senate District 36…here’s the Lancaster Sunday paper’s editorial
lancasteronline.com/opinion/edit...
lancasteronline.com/opinion/edit...
Lessons to learn from the seismic Pennsylvania Senate 36th District special election [editorial]
THE ISSUE
lancasteronline.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:20 AM
and for those of you paying attention to the Democratic Victory of Andrew Malone in PA’s Senate District 36…here’s the Lancaster Sunday paper’s editorial
lancasteronline.com/opinion/edit...
lancasteronline.com/opinion/edit...
More about Democratic victory in State Senate District 36:
lancasteronline-pa.newsmemory.com?selDate=2025...
lancasteronline-pa.newsmemory.com?selDate=2025...
Lancaster LNP
This full replica of our printed product provides you the newspaper as you know and love it from the convenience of the web.
lancasteronline-pa.newsmemory.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
More about Democratic victory in State Senate District 36:
lancasteronline-pa.newsmemory.com?selDate=2025...
lancasteronline-pa.newsmemory.com?selDate=2025...
Democrat James Malone won the State Senate special election in Lancaster County PA! HISTORIC!
March 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Democrat James Malone won the State Senate special election in Lancaster County PA! HISTORIC!
The State of Himself www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/o...
Opinion | The State of Himself
Trump hasn’t altered his behavior to be president. He altered the presidency to match his personality.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The State of Himself www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/o...
We need MSNBC to know that viewers demand Joy Reid’s commentary and expertise. Add your name to the petition NOW! sign.moveon.org/petitions/br...
Bring Back Joy Reid!
MSNBC has canceled “The ReidOut” starring Joy Reid—a move that other network hosts like Rachel Maddow are calling a “bad mistake.” Reid has been a vocal critic of Donald Trump, and her departure from ...
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March 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Where are the voices of Obama, the Clintons, Bush?????
March 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Where are the voices of Obama, the Clintons, Bush?????
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Michigan officials have become the latest Democratic figures to publicly slam the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, the GOP’s nationwide proof of citizenship bill that could disenfranchise millions of voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Passing SAVE Act Would Be ‘Taking a Chainsaw to Democracy’
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Michigan officials have become the latest Democratic figures to publicly slam the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, the GOP’s nationwide proof of citizenship bill that could disenfranchise millions of voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
February 23, 2025
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February 23, 2025
Something is shifting,” scholar of authoritarianism Timothy Snyder posted on Bluesky yesterday.
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February 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
February 23, 2025
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lancaster pennsylvania -- pretty good "brrrr-ccccaakk!" chicken impression in the embedded video...
lancasteronline.com/news/politic...
lancasteronline.com/news/politic...
Smucker absent for mock town hall in downtown Lancaster [video]
Chants of “Smucker’s a chicken” and “Where’s Lloyd?” echoed from downtown Lancaster’s Penn Square on Saturday morning as more than 150 people staged a mock town hall for U.S. Rep.
lancasteronline.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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lancaster pennsylvania -- pretty good "brrrr-ccccaakk!" chicken impression in the embedded video...
lancasteronline.com/news/politic...
lancasteronline.com/news/politic...
Smucker absent for mock town hall in downtown Lancaster [video]
Chants of “Smucker’s a chicken” and “Where’s Lloyd?” echoed from downtown Lancaster’s Penn Square on Saturday morning as more than 150 people staged a mock town hall for U.S. Rep.
lancasteronline.com
February 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
lancaster pennsylvania -- pretty good "brrrr-ccccaakk!" chicken impression in the embedded video...
lancasteronline.com/news/politic...
lancasteronline.com/news/politic...
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Breaking news! The court just issued us a TRO in our lawsuit against Elon Musk's DOGE, so that they stop taking the private data of American citizens from the Department of Ed and OPM. More to come.
February 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Breaking news! The court just issued us a TRO in our lawsuit against Elon Musk's DOGE, so that they stop taking the private data of American citizens from the Department of Ed and OPM. More to come.
Fail, Caesar! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/o...
Opinion | Fail, Caesar!
We can’t let Trump be a cruel emperor.
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Fail, Caesar! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/o...
Fired Park Rangers Try to ‘Open Some Hearts’ on Social Media www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/s...
Fired Park Rangers Try to ‘Open Some Hearts’ on Social Media
Some rangers decided it was worth the risk to speak out online about their firings and share their love of the National Park Service.
www.nytimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Fired Park Rangers Try to ‘Open Some Hearts’ on Social Media www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/s...
DEI Exposes the Myth of White Male Superiority — And That’s Why They Hate It
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DEI Exposes the Myth of White Male Superiority — And That’s Why They Hate It
The right’s jihad against DEI isn’t about fairness; it’s about losing privilege and control…
hartmannreport.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
DEI Exposes the Myth of White Male Superiority — And That’s Why They Hate It
hartmannreport.com/p/dei-expose...
hartmannreport.com/p/dei-expose...
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"Attorneys, he said, 'don’t resign because you disagree with the policies, but because you are being asked to do something you believe is ethically, morally or legally improper'...”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Mass resignation marks a new kind of defiance in the second Trump era
The Trump team has rarely if ever faced such resistance from within the government, a move that may pave the way for further defiance.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:37 AM
"Attorneys, he said, 'don’t resign because you disagree with the policies, but because you are being asked to do something you believe is ethically, morally or legally improper'...”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
Stop Trump’s cuts to cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s research!
As the world’s largest funder of cancer research, NIH research grants have made it possible to extend countless lives and notably reduce cancer development and death. We can also thank NIH-funded rese...
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February 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
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Trump isn’t just saying the quiet part out loud, he is screaming it from the roof tops.
Pining for the Patriarchy
A scorched-earth campaign to keep it intact
steady.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Trump isn’t just saying the quiet part out loud, he is screaming it from the roof tops.