Lauren Townsend
@ltownsend4.bsky.social
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That's right. It was unlwaful then, and it's unlawful now.
Trump must stop his cruel attacks on our dedicated federal workforce.
Trump must stop his cruel attacks on our dedicated federal workforce.
BREAKING: Federal judge temporarily blocks the layoffs off thousands of federal workers during the shutdown, calling the White House move illegal.
Judge blocks Trump's shutdown layoffs, calling them illegal
The Trump administration began laying off federal workers on Friday as the government shutdown enters its third week.
nbcnews.to
October 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
That's right. It was unlwaful then, and it's unlawful now.
Trump must stop his cruel attacks on our dedicated federal workforce.
Trump must stop his cruel attacks on our dedicated federal workforce.
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"'I'm the leader of the Democratic party in the House. I support Zohran. I have some issues....We're gonna work that out as people within the party, but I'm focused on fighting Donald Trump.' Easy! Done!" Why not?
@timmiller.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social talk Hakeem Jeffries:
@timmiller.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social talk Hakeem Jeffries:
September 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"'I'm the leader of the Democratic party in the House. I support Zohran. I have some issues....We're gonna work that out as people within the party, but I'm focused on fighting Donald Trump.' Easy! Done!" Why not?
@timmiller.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social talk Hakeem Jeffries:
@timmiller.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social talk Hakeem Jeffries:
For Once, Some Good News About a Fragile Ecosystem www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/o...
Opinion | For Once, Some Good News About a Fragile Ecosystem
www.nytimes.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
For Once, Some Good News About a Fragile Ecosystem www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/o...
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Public Meeting of Friends of FDR Park is TOMORROW.
This is your park. Spread the word. Show up.
Tuesday, July 15, at 5pm at the Swedish Museum.
Open to the public. Please come.
This is your park. Spread the word. Show up.
Tuesday, July 15, at 5pm at the Swedish Museum.
Open to the public. Please come.
July 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Public Meeting of Friends of FDR Park is TOMORROW.
This is your park. Spread the word. Show up.
Tuesday, July 15, at 5pm at the Swedish Museum.
Open to the public. Please come.
This is your park. Spread the word. Show up.
Tuesday, July 15, at 5pm at the Swedish Museum.
Open to the public. Please come.
Reposted by Lauren Townsend
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𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙮 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙥𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙮𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 …
🎶🎵
𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙮 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙥𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙮𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 …
🎶🎵
July 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
🎼🎶
𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙮 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙥𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙮𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 …
🎶🎵
𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙮 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙥𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙩
𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙢𝙮𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 …
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Reposted by Lauren Townsend
My op-ed in today's LA Times is part rant, part plea, part love letter. (This link gets you past the paywall: archive.ph/K2vs3)
July 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
My op-ed in today's LA Times is part rant, part plea, part love letter. (This link gets you past the paywall: archive.ph/K2vs3)
Reposted by Lauren Townsend
Reposted by Lauren Townsend
This is a great piece by @edgeofsports.bsky.social on the attempted infiltration of Dodger stadium by our new secret police forces and thugs. He sets out the actual course of events which DHS tried to confuse yesterday with... gaslighting!!
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Why the LA Dodgers Stood Up to ICE
The ownership turned ICE away at the stadium and pledged $1 million to families of immigrants because of all the people protesting Trump’s immigration actions in LA.
www.thenation.com
June 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This is a great piece by @edgeofsports.bsky.social on the attempted infiltration of Dodger stadium by our new secret police forces and thugs. He sets out the actual course of events which DHS tried to confuse yesterday with... gaslighting!!
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Reposted by Lauren Townsend
As a four-decade veteran of the daily journalism business, let me tell you: Every competent political reporter in this country knows that Trump is trying to establish a dictatorship. The industry's shame is that so few journalists will say so, and the ones who do lose their jobs.
June 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
As a four-decade veteran of the daily journalism business, let me tell you: Every competent political reporter in this country knows that Trump is trying to establish a dictatorship. The industry's shame is that so few journalists will say so, and the ones who do lose their jobs.
Reposted by Lauren Townsend
Here's another angle from Fox News reporter Bill Melugin of Sen. Alex Padilla getting roughed up by law enforcement after he tries to question Kristi Noem at her presser:
“I’m Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary. Because the fact of the matter is, a half dozen... Hands off!”
“I’m Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary. Because the fact of the matter is, a half dozen... Hands off!”
June 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Here's another angle from Fox News reporter Bill Melugin of Sen. Alex Padilla getting roughed up by law enforcement after he tries to question Kristi Noem at her presser:
“I’m Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary. Because the fact of the matter is, a half dozen... Hands off!”
“I’m Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary. Because the fact of the matter is, a half dozen... Hands off!”
In wake of deep cuts, NOAA says it will hire for 'mission-critical' weather service positions
In wake of deep cuts, NOAA says it will hire for 'mission-critical' weather service positions
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it will hire for “mission-critical field positions” amid expert warnings that the weather service is too short-staffed to warn people of the da...
apnews.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
In wake of deep cuts, NOAA says it will hire for 'mission-critical' weather service positions
Reposted by Lauren Townsend
The Trump administration announced plans to eliminate federal protections for millions of acres of Alaskan wilderness, opening the door to drilling and mining in some of the nation’s last untouched landscapes.
June 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The Trump administration announced plans to eliminate federal protections for millions of acres of Alaskan wilderness, opening the door to drilling and mining in some of the nation’s last untouched landscapes.
Reposted by Lauren Townsend
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social on Joni Ernst: "She must be having a nervous breakdown."
June 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social on Joni Ernst: "She must be having a nervous breakdown."
Sebastião Salgado: A Life in Pictures www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/a...
Sebastião Salgado: A Life in Pictures
www.nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Sebastião Salgado: A Life in Pictures www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/a...
Reposted by Lauren Townsend
White House officials are preparing executive orders that would strip some enviro nonprofits of tax-exempt status for Earth Day, by @jendlouhy.bsky.social & @akshatrathi.bsky.social
🎁 Gift Link: Trump Officials Weigh Earth Day Move Against Green Groups www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
🎁 Gift Link: Trump Officials Weigh Earth Day Move Against Green Groups www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Officials Weigh Earth Day Move Against Green Groups
White House officials are preparing executive orders that would strip some environmental nonprofits of their tax-exempt status, setting up a possible Earth Day strike against organizations seen as sta...
www.bloomberg.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:51 AM
White House officials are preparing executive orders that would strip some enviro nonprofits of tax-exempt status for Earth Day, by @jendlouhy.bsky.social & @akshatrathi.bsky.social
🎁 Gift Link: Trump Officials Weigh Earth Day Move Against Green Groups www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
🎁 Gift Link: Trump Officials Weigh Earth Day Move Against Green Groups www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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I've been taking early walks in the park to watch and listen to birds for my sanity, and the Merlin Bird ID app has been indispensable for identifying bird songs.
Merlin was funded by a grant from the NSF, the science funding agency that Trump is trying to destroy.
www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
Merlin was funded by a grant from the NSF, the science funding agency that Trump is trying to destroy.
www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
April 17, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I've been taking early walks in the park to watch and listen to birds for my sanity, and the Merlin Bird ID app has been indispensable for identifying bird songs.
Merlin was funded by a grant from the NSF, the science funding agency that Trump is trying to destroy.
www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
Merlin was funded by a grant from the NSF, the science funding agency that Trump is trying to destroy.
www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
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We fought for years & finally have fair funding in sight—but now our schools face massive threats.
Join Lift Every Voice + @childrenfirstpa.bsky.social + @pubintlawctr.bsky.social to find out what’s at stake and how you can help protect public ed.
📝 Sign up: secure.everyaction.com/nACYxIF2_k6u...
Join Lift Every Voice + @childrenfirstpa.bsky.social + @pubintlawctr.bsky.social to find out what’s at stake and how you can help protect public ed.
📝 Sign up: secure.everyaction.com/nACYxIF2_k6u...
April 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
We fought for years & finally have fair funding in sight—but now our schools face massive threats.
Join Lift Every Voice + @childrenfirstpa.bsky.social + @pubintlawctr.bsky.social to find out what’s at stake and how you can help protect public ed.
📝 Sign up: secure.everyaction.com/nACYxIF2_k6u...
Join Lift Every Voice + @childrenfirstpa.bsky.social + @pubintlawctr.bsky.social to find out what’s at stake and how you can help protect public ed.
📝 Sign up: secure.everyaction.com/nACYxIF2_k6u...
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There we go. Support this man.
Letter from Dem Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD) requesting a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
April 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
There we go. Support this man.
Reposted by Lauren Townsend
Are you telling me that the President of El Salvador can fly to DC to meet with Trump, but the Trump administration can't get him to return a mistakenly deported Maryland man, Kilmar Armanda Abrego Garcia, to the US?
This is an insult to our intelligence and an act of contempt against the judge.
This is an insult to our intelligence and an act of contempt against the judge.
Trump admin reveals status of erroneously deported man as Bukele visits White House - UPI.com
Attorneys for a Maryland man erroneously deported to El Salvador are calling for his return to the United States , as El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is set to visit the White House.
www.upi.com
April 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Are you telling me that the President of El Salvador can fly to DC to meet with Trump, but the Trump administration can't get him to return a mistakenly deported Maryland man, Kilmar Armanda Abrego Garcia, to the US?
This is an insult to our intelligence and an act of contempt against the judge.
This is an insult to our intelligence and an act of contempt against the judge.
Reposted by Lauren Townsend
There's a reason ICE agents wear masks in the street. From Kristi Noem's war-crime propaganda to the airport officers harassing innocent tourists, the MAGA deportation regime is not just immoral but increasingly criminal
Someday, there must be justice. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Someday, there must be justice. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
When this is over, U.S. rights abusers must be tried for crimes against humanity
Escalating reports of human rights crimes from Kristi Noem's propaganda to ICE cruelty must be wiped clean with justice.
www.inquirer.com
April 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
There's a reason ICE agents wear masks in the street. From Kristi Noem's war-crime propaganda to the airport officers harassing innocent tourists, the MAGA deportation regime is not just immoral but increasingly criminal
Someday, there must be justice. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Someday, there must be justice. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Reposted by Lauren Townsend
NEW: Whooping cough is killing babies. It’s not just measles cases that are soaring as vaccine rates decline. And the Trump administration recently cut $11 billion from state and local agencies on the front lines of protecting Americans from outbreaks. www.propublica.org/article/whoo...
“Not Just Measles”: Whooping Cough Cases Are Soaring as Vaccine Rates Decline
While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak, experts warn that whooping cough and other preventable diseases could get much worse with falling vaccination rates and Trump’s ...
www.propublica.org
April 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
NEW: Whooping cough is killing babies. It’s not just measles cases that are soaring as vaccine rates decline. And the Trump administration recently cut $11 billion from state and local agencies on the front lines of protecting Americans from outbreaks. www.propublica.org/article/whoo...
Reposted by Lauren Townsend
A federal appeals court in Washington ruled to reinstate the leaders of two independent agencies that handle labor disputes, blocking Trump’s attempt to remove them. These little-known boards protect the rights of federal employees and unionized workers, but they’ve come under the spotlight as
April 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A federal appeals court in Washington ruled to reinstate the leaders of two independent agencies that handle labor disputes, blocking Trump’s attempt to remove them. These little-known boards protect the rights of federal employees and unionized workers, but they’ve come under the spotlight as
Reposted by Lauren Townsend
West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.
April 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.
Reposted by Lauren Townsend
"The government took one of these individuals and shipped him to a foreign gulag at the same time that it was granting the other one permission to pillage the government itself. That’s America in 2025."
A Tale of Two Men
Look at MAGA family values, in all its repellent splendor.
www.thebulwark.com
April 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"The government took one of these individuals and shipped him to a foreign gulag at the same time that it was granting the other one permission to pillage the government itself. That’s America in 2025."