Lauralou in KS
@lopat.bsky.social
Harris/Walz, Cattle dog mom, traveler,
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"It’s getting worse. I mean this neither as an expression of hyperbole nor a cry of alarm. I mean this simply as a factual statement about where we are." And more than three quarters of Trump 2.0 left.
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
It’s Getting Worse.
The Trump administration’s assault on the rest of us is intensifying.
www.thebulwark.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"It’s getting worse. I mean this neither as an expression of hyperbole nor a cry of alarm. I mean this simply as a factual statement about where we are." And more than three quarters of Trump 2.0 left.
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
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It’s time to make a choice. You can cancel your streaming services & look for free streaming alternatives like Fandango or you can continue to support media stations that trample on first rights amendments. Its a sacrifice giving up your favorite shows, but America is in a scary place right now
Freedom of Speech For Sale
Jimmy Kimmel is benched to curry favor with Trump
open.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
It’s time to make a choice. You can cancel your streaming services & look for free streaming alternatives like Fandango or you can continue to support media stations that trample on first rights amendments. Its a sacrifice giving up your favorite shows, but America is in a scary place right now
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Military mom here: fire every one of the assholes who endangered the lives of American troops with a Signal chat.
March 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Military mom here: fire every one of the assholes who endangered the lives of American troops with a Signal chat.
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When you send innocent people to a foreign gulag, you are not fighting terror. You are practicing it.
NEW! Sworn declarations filed last night confirm the Trump admin sent INNOCENT people to rot in prison El Salvador, including a professional soccer player jailed and tortured by the Maduro regime, who entered this country LEGALLY to seek asylum, and who has NO CRIMINAL RECORD in either country.
March 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
When you send innocent people to a foreign gulag, you are not fighting terror. You are practicing it.
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that is correct Tris, we substantially outnumber them.
stay focused, stay vigilant, stay loud
Make noise, noise works
#mobilize.us
#fiftyfiftyone
#5Calls
indivisible.org
Resist.bot
stay focused, stay vigilant, stay loud
Make noise, noise works
#mobilize.us
#fiftyfiftyone
#5Calls
indivisible.org
Resist.bot
March 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
that is correct Tris, we substantially outnumber them.
stay focused, stay vigilant, stay loud
Make noise, noise works
#mobilize.us
#fiftyfiftyone
#5Calls
indivisible.org
Resist.bot
stay focused, stay vigilant, stay loud
Make noise, noise works
#mobilize.us
#fiftyfiftyone
#5Calls
indivisible.org
Resist.bot
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OMG! French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
OMG! French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump has to ruin everything.
March 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Trump has to ruin everything.
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Morning. ☕
ICYMI: Children in dozens of K-12 schools run by the Defense Dept are having books + learning materials banned from their libraries and classrooms, because "DEI."
26 House Dems tell Hegseth this violates the Constitution and demand immediate reversal.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
ICYMI: Children in dozens of K-12 schools run by the Defense Dept are having books + learning materials banned from their libraries and classrooms, because "DEI."
26 House Dems tell Hegseth this violates the Constitution and demand immediate reversal.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
Military Children Reportedly Barred From Library Books In 'Orwellian' Book Purges
It is "plainly" unconstitutional for Defense Department-run K-12 schools to ban books for political reasons, said 26 lawmakers.
www.huffpost.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Morning. ☕
ICYMI: Children in dozens of K-12 schools run by the Defense Dept are having books + learning materials banned from their libraries and classrooms, because "DEI."
26 House Dems tell Hegseth this violates the Constitution and demand immediate reversal.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
ICYMI: Children in dozens of K-12 schools run by the Defense Dept are having books + learning materials banned from their libraries and classrooms, because "DEI."
26 House Dems tell Hegseth this violates the Constitution and demand immediate reversal.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
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The FTC has pending lawsuits against Amazon, Meta, & Google.
Trump is trying to gut the FTC by firing two Democratic commissioners.
The NLRB is fighting against Amazon & SpaceX in court for violating workers' rights.
Trump tried to gut the NLRB.
See the problem here?
Trump is trying to gut the FTC by firing two Democratic commissioners.
The NLRB is fighting against Amazon & SpaceX in court for violating workers' rights.
Trump tried to gut the NLRB.
See the problem here?
March 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The FTC has pending lawsuits against Amazon, Meta, & Google.
Trump is trying to gut the FTC by firing two Democratic commissioners.
The NLRB is fighting against Amazon & SpaceX in court for violating workers' rights.
Trump tried to gut the NLRB.
See the problem here?
Trump is trying to gut the FTC by firing two Democratic commissioners.
The NLRB is fighting against Amazon & SpaceX in court for violating workers' rights.
Trump tried to gut the NLRB.
See the problem here?
Ha, ha, ha! 😆😳
But Of Course: The MAGA politician who introduced a bill classifying “Trump Derangement Syndrome” as a mental illness has been arrested for allegedly soliciting a teen for sex. www.thedailybeast.com/maga-pol-jus...
MAGA Pol Who Introduced Bill on ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ Arrested
Justin Eichorn was arrested in a “To Catch a Predator”-style operation.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Ha, ha, ha! 😆😳
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"Thousands of employees returned to the Food and Drug Administration’s headquarters Monday to find overflowing parking lots, long security lines and makeshift office spaces without chairs and other basic supplies..."
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FDA staff return to crowded offices, broken equipment and missing chairs
Thousands of Food and Drug Administration employees are returning to the office to find overflowing parking lots, cramped workspaces and missing equipment.
apnews.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"Thousands of employees returned to the Food and Drug Administration’s headquarters Monday to find overflowing parking lots, long security lines and makeshift office spaces without chairs and other basic supplies..."
apnews.com/article/fda-...
apnews.com/article/fda-...
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Ask yourself:
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
March 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Ask yourself:
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
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#Felon47 violated a court order by putting Venezuelan migrants on a plane and sent them to a jail in El Salvador without due process. We are in a constitutional crisis when the laws are not being followed. Duty calls. #VoteBlue2025 #wtpBLUE #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue
March 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
#Felon47 violated a court order by putting Venezuelan migrants on a plane and sent them to a jail in El Salvador without due process. We are in a constitutional crisis when the laws are not being followed. Duty calls. #VoteBlue2025 #wtpBLUE #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue
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I stopped over on Twitter this morning and broke the bad news to all of the insurrectionists. 😆
March 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I stopped over on Twitter this morning and broke the bad news to all of the insurrectionists. 😆
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🚨BREAKING: 9th Circuit DENIES government's motion to pause federal court order requiring the rehiring of probationary civil servants who were terminated. A big win for democracy and a another defeat for Trump.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for full coverage of this and all breaking democracy news.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for full coverage of this and all breaking democracy news.
March 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🚨BREAKING: 9th Circuit DENIES government's motion to pause federal court order requiring the rehiring of probationary civil servants who were terminated. A big win for democracy and a another defeat for Trump.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for full coverage of this and all breaking democracy news.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for full coverage of this and all breaking democracy news.
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"The biggest reason for long-term optimism is the most obvious: people are finding their voices. Please use yours."
Rage Against the Obscene: The Totally Organic Movement Confronting Trump
Opinion | The biggest reason for long-term optimism is the most obvious: people are finding their voices. Please use yours.
www.democracydocket.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"The biggest reason for long-term optimism is the most obvious: people are finding their voices. Please use yours."
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One of the best photos I have seen in response to “why don’t you wear a suit”
March 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
One of the best photos I have seen in response to “why don’t you wear a suit”
On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/nF5bTY07
Join me on April 5th
app.sosha.ai
March 17, 2025 at 11:51 AM
On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/nF5bTY07
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We don’t if they were gang members, only that Trump’s DOJ says they were. But they’ve had no trials. They are “accused.” They are “alleged” to be members of a gang that Trump has named. And now they are vanished.
This is an actual nightmare and we should be up in arms.
This is an actual nightmare and we should be up in arms.
250 Venezuelans have been disappeared into one of the worst prisons in Central America based on Trump’s invocation of a law only used 3 times in our history - the last time resulted in the Japanese-American internment. These men have had no due process. It’s monstrous.
nypost.com/2025/03/16/u...
nypost.com/2025/03/16/u...
First 250+ migrant gang members from US arrive in El Salvador — where they’ll be held in a notorious mega-prison
The US has flown more than 250 accused migrant gang members to El Salvador, where they were sent to a notorious mega-prison — in direct defiance of a federal judge’s ruling against the Trump admini…
nypost.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:22 AM
We don’t if they were gang members, only that Trump’s DOJ says they were. But they’ve had no trials. They are “accused.” They are “alleged” to be members of a gang that Trump has named. And now they are vanished.
This is an actual nightmare and we should be up in arms.
This is an actual nightmare and we should be up in arms.
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These are e most important #s for the Dems. They should be tracking all local media and influencers in these states and reposting it everywhere
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
March 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
These are e most important #s for the Dems. They should be tracking all local media and influencers in these states and reposting it everywhere
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.
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March 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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look at these headlines. we live in a dictatorship. it's not looming, it's not threatening, it's here.
March 17, 2025 at 6:35 AM
look at these headlines. we live in a dictatorship. it's not looming, it's not threatening, it's here.
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In an overnight filing, Plaintiffs in the deportation case ask the Court to require immediate declarations under oath from the gov’t to determine whether it violated the court’s order to cease deportations & if necessary, turn planes around. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
In an overnight filing, Plaintiffs in the deportation case ask the Court to require immediate declarations under oath from the gov’t to determine whether it violated the court’s order to cease deportations & if necessary, turn planes around. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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It is genuinely your moral duty, if you’re in the sciences, to violate the terms of your contact and take as much of the research home with you as you can. Today, tomorrow, every day your lab’s still open.
this is a golden age for walking out of your lab with a USB key in your pocket getting on a plane and going to Luxembourg
Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
March 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
It is genuinely your moral duty, if you’re in the sciences, to violate the terms of your contact and take as much of the research home with you as you can. Today, tomorrow, every day your lab’s still open.