laura strassman
@lstrassman.bsky.social
My life revolves around my two dogs and my horse. Also an avid cook, baker and photographer. Expecting to stay in my own little bubble for the next 4 years while the world goes to hell in a handbasket.
Vote of No Confidence in Our Current Federal Government
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Vote of No Confidence in Our Current Federal Government
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August 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Vote of No Confidence in Our Current Federal Government
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/o... Satire alert
Opinion | Larry David: My Dinner With Adolf (Gift Article)
When a private meeting goes unexpectedly.
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April 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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“You want to have a pope who’s good on TV,” Trump said.
Trump Urges Vatican to Select New Pope from Cast of "Fox & Friends"
“You want to have a pope who’s good on TV,” Trump said.
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April 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“You want to have a pope who’s good on TV,” Trump said.
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Perfection
While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.
April 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Perfection
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This is one case where I hope history repeats itself and the rule of law prevails.
This is one case where I hope history repeats itself and the rule of law prevails.
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“Have You No Sense of Decency,” Mr. Trump?
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March 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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This is one case where I hope history repeats itself and the rule of law prevails.
This is one case where I hope history repeats itself and the rule of law prevails.
March 27, 2025
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March 27, 2025
Today, Wired reported that it had found four more Venmo accounts associated with the Trump administration officials who participated in the now-infamous Signal chat about a planned military attack on ...
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March 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
March 27, 2025
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Six small morsels of hope
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Six small morsels of hope
Friends,
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March 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Six small morsels of hope
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A Walmart heir took a daring stance against President Donald Trump by publicizing a political message emphasizing the need to work with allies while urging voters to attend town halls.
Walmart heiress stuns America with bold anti-Trump message in bombshell ad
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March 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A Walmart heir took a daring stance against President Donald Trump by publicizing a political message emphasizing the need to work with allies while urging voters to attend town halls.
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BREAKING: A high level information security source inside the Department of Defense says they were ordered by political appointees to ignore information security regulations and install Signal on government phones for senior leaders.
EXCLUSIVE: DOD has deployed Signal on government devices overriding their own policy
A high level source in DOD has confirmed that they were ordered to approve installation of Signal on government devices by Trump officials last month
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March 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
BREAKING: A high level information security source inside the Department of Defense says they were ordered by political appointees to ignore information security regulations and install Signal on government phones for senior leaders.
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March 25, 2025
March 25, 2025
On March 25, 1911, Frances Perkins was visiting with a friend who lived near Washington Square in New York City when they heard fire engines and screams.
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March 26, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Ok, tonight we had dinner with some friends, they’re Canadian. They own a house here in Florida. They’re leaving next week because after April 11 they’d have to register with our government. They don’t trust them, neither do I. I apologized on behalf of us.
March 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Ok, tonight we had dinner with some friends, they’re Canadian. They own a house here in Florida. They’re leaving next week because after April 11 they’d have to register with our government. They don’t trust them, neither do I. I apologized on behalf of us.
*ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP*
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*ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP*
The Contrarian is thoroughly displeased to announce we have obtained the 2025 Kennedy Center lineup, as dictated by the newly self-minted Chairman, Donald Trump. There will be no auditions.
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March 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
*ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP*
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March 19, 2025
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.
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March 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
March 19, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... autocracy underway
A plain-spoken, fearless politician with a twinkle in his eye
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A plain-spoken, fearless politician with a twinkle in his eye
I spoke with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, a man refreshingly candid about his disgust with the current administration's policies and its lack of humane leadership
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March 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A plain-spoken, fearless politician with a twinkle in his eye
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How George Lewis Made Comedy Gold Imagining Two Toddlers Chatting (Gift Article)
George Lewis’s riffs on the absurdities of millennial parenting — and the inner lives of 2-year-olds — have won him legions of fans online and galvanized his once middling stand-up career.
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March 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Just found out about this comedian from NYT article. freaking funny. www.instagram.com/reel/DBaiSOs...
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March 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Just found out about this comedian from NYT article. freaking funny. www.instagram.com/reel/DBaiSOs...
Deportations: It's not where it starts, it's where it ends.
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Deportations: It's not where it starts, it's where it ends.
Just ahead of the hearing scheduled for 5 p.m.
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March 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Deportations: It's not where it starts, it's where it ends.
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How our global friends can help us
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How our global friends can help us
Don’t come here
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March 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
How our global friends can help us
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While the Russian Useful Idiot in the White House is busy claiming bullshit wartime authority to further his efforts destructing Democracy, just a reminder that everything he has said is a lie & everything that he says going forward will be a lie. As for his enablers, screw them.
March 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
While the Russian Useful Idiot in the White House is busy claiming bullshit wartime authority to further his efforts destructing Democracy, just a reminder that everything he has said is a lie & everything that he says going forward will be a lie. As for his enablers, screw them.
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Muppet Mayhem: Beaker, Animal & Swedish Chef Sing "Danny Boy"
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March 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: This just happened onstage in front of 6,000 Bostonians at the Dropkick Murphys concert. "This is America, no kings here!" @dropkickmurphys.com nails it again!!
March 16, 2025 at 6:04 AM
EXCLUSIVE: This just happened onstage in front of 6,000 Bostonians at the Dropkick Murphys concert. "This is America, no kings here!" @dropkickmurphys.com nails it again!!
Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... And a reason why it benefits us to provide aide we get tons for 0.24% of our budget
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
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March 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... And a reason why it benefits us to provide aide we get tons for 0.24% of our budget
Let's just go ahead and call this stock market crash the Tesla Chainsaw Massacre. seen on FB thought it was funny
March 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Let's just go ahead and call this stock market crash the Tesla Chainsaw Massacre. seen on FB thought it was funny