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Lynda Woolard
@lyndawoolard.bsky.social
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I had a podcast in Louisiana based on my 18 years as a successful political organizer & winning Democratic strategist. I’ve stopped recording but the content is evergreen! I moved to Delaware to care for family. Dog & cat mom…kinda obsessed w/tech & media.
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@theonion.com remains undefeated. Delivery day is my favorite day of the month.
The Onion Headline: Zillow adds segregation score The Onion Headline: Archaeologists: DC Capitol may have once been used for legislating The Onion Headline: God admits imitation crab tastes just as good The Onion Ad: Dawn dish soap also gets period blood off a duck
October 31, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Me, after getting my bajillionth text from Janet Mills for Maine.
Photo: “Belly Conklin” from the summer I turned pretty screaming “stop saying my name!”
October 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Why did Republicans vote to block the release of the #EpsteinFiles just this week?????
September 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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I revisited a book that continues to have relevance, Zero Fail by @carolleonnig.bsky.social, for a psych profile on assassins:
“Delusional, mentally ill people are most likely to kill. Psychologists who study assassins for the Secret Service say they believe they are fulfilling their destiny.”cont…
The Exceptional Case Study Project, a massive psychological study commissioned by the Secret Service, examined paths of 83 who had attacked or come close to attacking a prominent American figure. The study found that most assassins are seeking notoriety & care little about the politics of the person they're trying to kill. Often educated but isolated. They had made some disturbing reference to their plan to a neighbor, friend or coworker. They stalk first but may switch their target when they face obstacles.
September 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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At the heart of the rot of the Democratic brand & cratered poll numbers is wealthy celebrity consultants & consulting firms. They’re not “in it” for the mission of saving democracy or making progress or helping the most vulnerable, but for the personal paycheck. We the people must demand reform. -LW
“for every dollar a grandmother in Iowa donates believing she's saving democracy, 98 cents goes to consultants and operational costs. Just pennies reach actual campaigns”
August 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Here’s the alt text…
CNN replaced a show hosted by a Black man with three decades of journalism experience with a show featuring white people whose biggest achievements are furrowing their brow, being on "Shark Tank" or telling obese people to exercise. The demonstrably less-informed white people are pitted as the intellectual equals of Ivy League-educated Black women (Reid, Phillip or Setmayer-pick one) or Black people who studied and practiced journalism (Cross, Reid, Phillip or Setmayer). And since CNN is considered "mainstream," the less-educated, less-experienced, less-informed white people get to argue civil rights against an actual civil rights lawyer (Sellers) whose father is a certified civil rights hero. It's the only place in the known universe where a white man's opinion on women and Black voters holds as much weight as a journalist who literally wrote a book about Black voters (Cross). It's where a woman who studied public journalism and policy after growing up in a family of police officers (Setmayer) has to listen to a lecture about policing from a man whose only oath is to protect and serve the badge of whiteness.
August 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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lol.
absolutely me…
in a former life:
Quote from the article: I love "Morning Joe." Other cable networks might have a better collection of indignant, outright racists, but when it comes to whitesplaining, CNN's collection of conservative Caucasian whisperers can't hold a candle to Joe Scarborough (he blows harder). I don't partake in coffee or cocaine, so MSNBC's four-hour roundtable is part of my morning routine. Every weekday morning, I lie in bed hate-watching Scarborough and co-host Mika Brzezinski until a combination of rage and the inability to suppress my gag reflex catapults me out of bed.
August 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Gee, ya think? Least surprising & most reasonable reaction…

@france24.com headline: Feelings of betrayal after US rolls out red carpet for Putin
UKRAINIANS ANGERED AFTER ALASKA SUMMIT
Vladimir & Donald walking the red carpet on the tarmac like giggling lovers… I mean, really
August 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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I know a lot of what to look for, and this remains quite difficult. This is something we should train ourselves on. I took the test a few times and this was my average score. Try it out for yourself.
🤖 Real or Not ? The growing quality in Al images makes them harder to spot. Can you tell if this image is real or Al generated? Congratulations, you identified 67% of the images correctly. This score puts you ahead of 43% of all players
August 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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History is being highjacked.
NBC NEWS White House reviewing Smithsonian exhibits to make sure they align with Trump's vision
August 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Wise & relevant words from @kellylynnedang.bsky.social
ya'll, i say this with love: don't get too doom-and-gloom, okay? i know, the world is unfair. i know, the world is hard. but Native people are still here. we. are. still. here. even after everything we've been through. if we're still here, you will be too. 🤍 have faith.
August 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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An important op-ed…
Birtherism, the conspiracy theory born out of Donald Trump’s baseless questions about Barack Obama’s U.S. citizenship, was a mere curtain raiser for today’s campaign of racialized delegitimization aimed both at nonwhite elected officials and journalists as well as nonwhite immigrants, regardless of status, along with U.S. citizens and U.S. military service members. This was not a hidden campaign, but one formalized into policy and execution within Project 2025, spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation, ahead of Mr. Trump’s second election victory.
July 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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From @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social on covid summer surge & lingering norovirus.
Disease "weather" report The summer Covid-19 wave has arrived, though so far, it's been relatively wimpy. Wastewater signals, emergency department visits, and test positivity rates are all gradually increasing, but not yet reaching the levels we saw at this time last year. Hawaii and Florida are notable exceptions, with more significant activity. Hospitalizations and deaths remain low due to broad population immunity, though-as always-severe outcomes tend to lag behind other indicators. Currently, Covid-19 is causing about 100 deaths per week in the U.S. Norovirus rates-think vomiting, diarrhea, and rapid spread-continue to linger after an unusually intense year thanks to a new variant. Currently, levels are still elevated compared to previous years, but are trending downward. What to do: Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water-sanitizer doesn't kill norovirus. Be extra cautious if it's going around your kid's summer camp or your friend group. A recent norovirus outbreak in Utah was linked to frozen oysters, serving as a reminder that norovirus can spread rapidly through contaminated food and surfaces. (Note: The same oysters were sold in Arizona, California, Colorado, and Montana. If you're here, pass on the frozen oysters for now.)
July 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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It’s always something, New Orleans.
Text from NOLAREADY: Prisoner mistakenly released from custody. Active law enforcement manhunt underway. If you see something, say something. Follow local media for more
July 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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I’ve been recovering from surgery this week & watching a lot of TV (of course).
This previously cut scene between Will Farrell & Steve Carell from a 2011 @theoffice.bsky.social superfan episode caught my attention for their shoutout to @theonion.com, @bencollins.bsky.social.
July 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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C-SPAN: HOUSE MINORITY LEADER HAKEEM JEFFRIES BREAKS
RECORD FOR THE LONGEST FLOOR SPEECH
C-SPAN: HOUSE MINORITY LEADER HAKEEM JEFFRIES BREAKS RECORD FOR THE LONGEST FLOOR SPEECH
July 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social has been speaking for over 8 hours in protest of the Big Ugly Bill.
July 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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lol wut?
Elon retweets a fanboy tweet that comments “every failure builds greatness keep going Elon!” in response to 4 images of rockets blowing up
July 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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I mean, it would be 😂 if it wasn’t so 😱
Elon Musk X: Anyone who campaigned on the PROMISE of REDUCING SPENDING, but continues to vote on the BIGGEST DEBT ceiling increase in HISTORY will see their face on this poster in the primary next year Graphic of Pinocho: LIAR! Voted to increase America's DEBT by $5.000,000.000.000 Elon Musk X: Pants on fire
July 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Had to check in with Elon on the dark site as the big ugly bill threatens. It’s remarkable to see his real time realization that Trump & the Republicans lie. 🙄 When’s the Dark MAGA hat burning party? Elon put the emperor on the throne, & now the former’s money is less feared than the latter’s power.
Elon Musk & X @elonmusk Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame! And they will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth.
July 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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GOP Senators: About to gut healthcare for millions? Your constituents are watching.

All y’all: Please call & let them know! 202-224-3121 #VoteNO
June 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Louisiana! Senator Blumenthal from Connecticut just outlined a few of the pain points that would be inflicted on Louisiana if the GOP’s tax cuts for billionaires & spending cuts for everyone else are passed. He ends w/ a challenge to Cassidy & Kennedy to face the constituents they’re screwing over.
June 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Yes. The big ugly bill is being read into the senate record. All 940 pages of it. The good news is now it will be on the Cspan website for folks to pull clips from as needed.
June 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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I clipped this from the National Museum of African American History & Culture on a trip just before Trump’s first inauguration. I was struck by the description of how wealthy landowners schemed to separate European & African laborers. Prior to “whiteness” they “labored, lived, & rebelled together.”
June 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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The one scene I clipped. lol.
June 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM