Laura Pietenpol ❌👑
@lp55.bsky.social
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Trump's CBP chief is a fabulist psychopath who openly takes pleasure in brutal acts of violence against civilians and freely lies under oath about the atrocities he commits and orchestrates. These are the tactics of terrorists, unleashed on our cities by our own government. slate.com/news-and-pol...
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Trump's CBP chief is a fabulist psychopath who openly takes pleasure in brutal acts of violence against civilians and freely lies under oath about the atrocities he commits and orchestrates. These are the tactics of terrorists, unleashed on our cities by our own government. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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One measure used by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Ohio says there's a 24% chance that the U.S. economy was in recession last month. And signs are mounting that if the economy isn't already in recession, it could be soon ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/17/o...
Ohio's economic future is hazy, but a recession might be looming, Fed survey indicates • Ohio Capital Journal
One measure used by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Ohio says there's a 24% chance that the U.S. economy was in recession last month. And signs are mounting that if the economy isn't already…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
One measure used by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Ohio says there's a 24% chance that the U.S. economy was in recession last month. And signs are mounting that if the economy isn't already in recession, it could be soon ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/17/o...
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New information here on how Trump has turned the Department of Justice—which is supposed to work on your behalf—into his own personal law firm, punishing his enemies and rewarding his friends.
"Worse than Watergate" doesn't begin to cover it. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"Worse than Watergate" doesn't begin to cover it. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
New information here on how Trump has turned the Department of Justice—which is supposed to work on your behalf—into his own personal law firm, punishing his enemies and rewarding his friends.
"Worse than Watergate" doesn't begin to cover it. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"Worse than Watergate" doesn't begin to cover it. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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@repdangoldman.bsky.social is the best. We need more members of Congress like him.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
@repdangoldman.bsky.social is the best. We need more members of Congress like him.
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Wolf’s resignation and supporting details provide experiential corroboration of indicators identified in our Assessment: weaponization of justice, delegitimization and intimidation of the judiciary, and attrition of independent voices through ethical constraints.
www.notus.org/courts/ronal...
www.notus.org/courts/ronal...
Reagan-Appointed Federal Judge Resigns to Speak Freely Against Trump
“Day after day, I observed in silence as President Trump, his aides, and his allies dismantled so much of what I dedicated my life to,” Mark Wolf wrote following his resignation.
www.notus.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Wolf’s resignation and supporting details provide experiential corroboration of indicators identified in our Assessment: weaponization of justice, delegitimization and intimidation of the judiciary, and attrition of independent voices through ethical constraints.
www.notus.org/courts/ronal...
www.notus.org/courts/ronal...
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Not only are low-income Ohioans facing disruption of federal food help as the Trump administration has refused to release it. With nighttime temperatures dipping into the 30s, the future of federal energy assistance for heating and cooling is in doubt too. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/10/f...
Future of Ohio's federal energy assistance unclear as government shutdown wears on • Ohio Capital Journal
Not only are low-income Ohioans facing disruption of federal food help as the Trump administration thus far refused to release it. With nighttime temperatures dipping into the 30s, the future of…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Not only are low-income Ohioans facing disruption of federal food help as the Trump administration has refused to release it. With nighttime temperatures dipping into the 30s, the future of federal energy assistance for heating and cooling is in doubt too. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/10/f...
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Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
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In the 2000s, just ten percent of Americans believed the government was doing a poor job on economic policy. Today, that's 64%, higher than at any point in our history, beating the oil shocks, wage and price controls, the great inflation, any major recession, financial crisis or pandemic.
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
In the 2000s, just ten percent of Americans believed the government was doing a poor job on economic policy. Today, that's 64%, higher than at any point in our history, beating the oil shocks, wage and price controls, the great inflation, any major recession, financial crisis or pandemic.
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Among people who cast ballots in the Virginia governor’s race, 16 percent said one reason for their vote was to support Trump. More than twice as many, 38 percent, said one reason for their vote was to oppose him. www.thebulwark.com/p/hey-republ...
Hey, Republicans: Blame Trump
Exit polls show Tuesday’s election was a referendum on the president and his policies.
www.thebulwark.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Among people who cast ballots in the Virginia governor’s race, 16 percent said one reason for their vote was to support Trump. More than twice as many, 38 percent, said one reason for their vote was to oppose him. www.thebulwark.com/p/hey-republ...
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Trump to Republican senators: "I thought we'd have a discussion after the press leaves about what last night represented and what we should do about it and also about the shutdown and how that relates to last night. If you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor, negative for Republicans."
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Trump to Republican senators: "I thought we'd have a discussion after the press leaves about what last night represented and what we should do about it and also about the shutdown and how that relates to last night. If you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor, negative for Republicans."
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ICE ADMITTED they had mistakenly yanked them as they drove to school BUT CONTINUED TO HOLD THEM!
November 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
ICE ADMITTED they had mistakenly yanked them as they drove to school BUT CONTINUED TO HOLD THEM!
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This is an excellent idea!!!
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is an excellent idea!!!
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November 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Dave, it’s 2000 but 25 years from now you’re gonna win two World Series in a row. You will lead a team of international superstars to victory. Also, you won’t believe who the president is. He sucks.
November 2, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Dave, it’s 2000 but 25 years from now you’re gonna win two World Series in a row. You will lead a team of international superstars to victory. Also, you won’t believe who the president is. He sucks.
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"One Social Security worker, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation, said many of those she has called back don’t even answer the phone because it has been hours or even weeks since their initial call..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
Callers to Social Security wait for hours to get help. Hear their ordeals.
Millions of seniors and disabled people call Social Security’s 1-800 number every month. What they experience is often maddening.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"One Social Security worker, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation, said many of those she has called back don’t even answer the phone because it has been hours or even weeks since their initial call..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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Speaker Johnson: “If we had a contingency fund for SNAP we’d use it.”
REALITY: There is one, Trump literally just deleted it off the USDA site 🤷🏼
More: www.notus.org/trump-white-...
REALITY: There is one, Trump literally just deleted it off the USDA site 🤷🏼
More: www.notus.org/trump-white-...
October 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Speaker Johnson: “If we had a contingency fund for SNAP we’d use it.”
REALITY: There is one, Trump literally just deleted it off the USDA site 🤷🏼
More: www.notus.org/trump-white-...
REALITY: There is one, Trump literally just deleted it off the USDA site 🤷🏼
More: www.notus.org/trump-white-...
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"Ms. Monahan, 61, paid $439 a month for her coverage in 2025.
When she went to shop for next year’s plan, she learned that the monthly cost would jump to $1,059 for the same plan with an annual deductible of $7,100..."
Thanks, GOP congress! Thanks, Trump!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/h...
When she went to shop for next year’s plan, she learned that the monthly cost would jump to $1,059 for the same plan with an annual deductible of $7,100..."
Thanks, GOP congress! Thanks, Trump!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/h...
Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"Ms. Monahan, 61, paid $439 a month for her coverage in 2025.
When she went to shop for next year’s plan, she learned that the monthly cost would jump to $1,059 for the same plan with an annual deductible of $7,100..."
Thanks, GOP congress! Thanks, Trump!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/h...
When she went to shop for next year’s plan, she learned that the monthly cost would jump to $1,059 for the same plan with an annual deductible of $7,100..."
Thanks, GOP congress! Thanks, Trump!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/h...
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The US is seeing the largest number of layoffs since 2020, with nearly 1 million people losing their jobs so far this year.
October 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The US is seeing the largest number of layoffs since 2020, with nearly 1 million people losing their jobs so far this year.
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US census data is carefully anonymized for good reason. Now Republicans want to change that -- and their plan could put the data of every person living in the US at risk.
Important reporting from @telliotter.bsky.social
Important reporting from @telliotter.bsky.social
The Republican Plan to Reform the Census Could Put Everyone’s Privacy at Risk
A little-known algorithmic process called “differential privacy” helps keep census data anonymous. Conservatives want it gone.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
US census data is carefully anonymized for good reason. Now Republicans want to change that -- and their plan could put the data of every person living in the US at risk.
Important reporting from @telliotter.bsky.social
Important reporting from @telliotter.bsky.social
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Republicans in Congress need to grow a spine for their constituents and push Trump to fund SNAP
October 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Republicans in Congress need to grow a spine for their constituents and push Trump to fund SNAP
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Spotify is now running ICE recruitment ads. We asked them to stop. They ignored us. Let's show them what we showed Disney. No Kings, No Collaborators, No Capitulators. indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
indivisible.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Spotify is now running ICE recruitment ads. We asked them to stop. They ignored us. Let's show them what we showed Disney. No Kings, No Collaborators, No Capitulators. indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
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Donald Trump deleted this from the government website.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
October 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Donald Trump deleted this from the government website.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
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Lawrence O'Donnell's evisceration of the most vile and corrupt piece of human excrement ever to sully the White House is must watch TV.
October 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Lawrence O'Donnell's evisceration of the most vile and corrupt piece of human excrement ever to sully the White House is must watch TV.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM