Laura J
@pedro415.bsky.social
San Francisco native, walker, retired, traveler, butler to 3 cats and mom to an amazing daughter.
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WATCH — @jenpsaki.bsky.social : “Courier compiled 23,000 Epstein emails into a searchable database… Donald Trump's name appears more than any other. And that’s just from these emails. Who knows how many times in 100,000 files.”
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
WATCH — @jenpsaki.bsky.social : “Courier compiled 23,000 Epstein emails into a searchable database… Donald Trump's name appears more than any other. And that’s just from these emails. Who knows how many times in 100,000 files.”
Beautiful SF day for a great walk.
Walking these seven hills of San Francisco a peak experience share.google/ioCbVSBCtMcK...
Walking these seven hills of San Francisco a peak experience share.google/ioCbVSBCtMcK...
Walking these seven hills of San Francisco a peak experience
They dwarf the city’s skyscrapers and dominate the landscape. Yet most maps don’t show them.
share.google
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Beautiful SF day for a great walk.
Walking these seven hills of San Francisco a peak experience share.google/ioCbVSBCtMcK...
Walking these seven hills of San Francisco a peak experience share.google/ioCbVSBCtMcK...
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Federal agents wearing tactical gear used chemical irritants on protesters at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Federal agents wearing tactical gear used chemical irritants on protesters at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
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"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
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Ms. Brown speaking the truth 🔥
November 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Ms. Brown speaking the truth 🔥
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If you ever wondered why the Dems are weak and feckless just look at these 8 senators that turned on the rest of the Dem party:
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
If you ever wondered why the Dems are weak and feckless just look at these 8 senators that turned on the rest of the Dem party:
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What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
Ukraine-Russia talks have been suspended, Ukrainian First Deputy FM told the Times, after Russia has consistently obstructed progress during peace talks.
This follows Russia's call for peace talks with Ukraine yesterday.
Ukraine-Russia talks have been suspended, Ukrainian First Deputy FM told the Times, after Russia has consistently obstructed progress during peace talks.
This follows Russia's call for peace talks with Ukraine yesterday.
Кислиця заявив, що переговори з рф припинені, і пригадав, як Києву пропонували створити чат у WhatsApp
Перший заступник міністра закордонних справ Сергій Кислиця заявив, що мирні переговори із росією наразі припинені.
hromadske.ua
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
Ukraine-Russia talks have been suspended, Ukrainian First Deputy FM told the Times, after Russia has consistently obstructed progress during peace talks.
This follows Russia's call for peace talks with Ukraine yesterday.
Ukraine-Russia talks have been suspended, Ukrainian First Deputy FM told the Times, after Russia has consistently obstructed progress during peace talks.
This follows Russia's call for peace talks with Ukraine yesterday.
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HEY LA: Join the protest at Spotify HQ in the LA Arts District at 12p PT.
Spotify is doubling down on its decision to help recruit for ICE, so we're turning up the volume on our Cancel Spotify campaign until they stop running ICE ads: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Spotify is doubling down on its decision to help recruit for ICE, so we're turning up the volume on our Cancel Spotify campaign until they stop running ICE ads: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
November 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
HEY LA: Join the protest at Spotify HQ in the LA Arts District at 12p PT.
Spotify is doubling down on its decision to help recruit for ICE, so we're turning up the volume on our Cancel Spotify campaign until they stop running ICE ads: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Spotify is doubling down on its decision to help recruit for ICE, so we're turning up the volume on our Cancel Spotify campaign until they stop running ICE ads: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
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The Epstein Saga Is the Biggest Political Cover-up in Modern History
The release of Epstein's emails reaffirms Donald Trump's close association with the world's most notorious pedophile and reveals the biggest, ongoing political cover-up in modern history.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
The release of Epstein's emails reaffirms Donald Trump's close association with the world's most notorious pedophile and reveals the biggest, ongoing political cover-up in modern history.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
November 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
The Epstein Saga Is the Biggest Political Cover-up in Modern History
The release of Epstein's emails reaffirms Donald Trump's close association with the world's most notorious pedophile and reveals the biggest, ongoing political cover-up in modern history.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
The release of Epstein's emails reaffirms Donald Trump's close association with the world's most notorious pedophile and reveals the biggest, ongoing political cover-up in modern history.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s eulogy for his lifelong best friend and band leader Cleto Escobedo is beautiful on every level. Showing the gutting emotion so many men suppress and knowing just when to bring comfort through laughter when the grief overwhelms. youtu.be/0xlVAr6JZ9A?...
Jimmy Kimmel Remembers His Best Friend and Bandleader Cleto Escobedo III
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Jimmy Kimmel’s eulogy for his lifelong best friend and band leader Cleto Escobedo is beautiful on every level. Showing the gutting emotion so many men suppress and knowing just when to bring comfort through laughter when the grief overwhelms. youtu.be/0xlVAr6JZ9A?...
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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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The corruption never ends
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The corruption never ends
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If our Senators cave on the shutdown, it will waste all our leverage for nothing but suffering. Call them NOW! Cowardice is unacceptable.
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
If our Senators cave on the shutdown, it will waste all our leverage for nothing but suffering. Call them NOW! Cowardice is unacceptable.
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A few years ago, Equal Justice USA (EJUSA), a criminal and racial justice nonprofit, was awarded $3 million in federal grants to expand its work supporting community violence intervention efforts.
This April, Trump's DOJ terminated its funding. Its last day of operations was August 15.
This April, Trump's DOJ terminated its funding. Its last day of operations was August 15.
How Trump’s DOJ wiped out a pioneering anti-violence nonprofit
“We’re just the tip of the iceberg.”
www.motherjones.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A few years ago, Equal Justice USA (EJUSA), a criminal and racial justice nonprofit, was awarded $3 million in federal grants to expand its work supporting community violence intervention efforts.
This April, Trump's DOJ terminated its funding. Its last day of operations was August 15.
This April, Trump's DOJ terminated its funding. Its last day of operations was August 15.
Botulism outbreak
November 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Botulism outbreak
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Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Kyiv alone has endured 1,903 air raid alerts and 95 days of Russian airstrikes.
Zoriana tells us what it's like to spend a night sheltering in her local subway station.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Kyiv alone has endured 1,903 air raid alerts and 95 days of Russian airstrikes.
Zoriana tells us what it's like to spend a night sheltering in her local subway station.
November 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Kyiv alone has endured 1,903 air raid alerts and 95 days of Russian airstrikes.
Zoriana tells us what it's like to spend a night sheltering in her local subway station.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Kyiv alone has endured 1,903 air raid alerts and 95 days of Russian airstrikes.
Zoriana tells us what it's like to spend a night sheltering in her local subway station.
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Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
A Russian soldier was sentenced to life in prison for killing a Ukrainian prisoner of war.
At least 322 such cases have occurred since 2022, but this is the first time the perpetrator is within the court’s jurisdiction.
A Russian soldier was sentenced to life in prison for killing a Ukrainian prisoner of war.
At least 322 such cases have occurred since 2022, but this is the first time the perpetrator is within the court’s jurisdiction.
www.reuters.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
A Russian soldier was sentenced to life in prison for killing a Ukrainian prisoner of war.
At least 322 such cases have occurred since 2022, but this is the first time the perpetrator is within the court’s jurisdiction.
A Russian soldier was sentenced to life in prison for killing a Ukrainian prisoner of war.
At least 322 such cases have occurred since 2022, but this is the first time the perpetrator is within the court’s jurisdiction.