laura lyn
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"You don't need perfection to find purpose." J'La Jones, YWCA, Rochester NY
Reposted by laura lyn
@alsobrooks.senate.gov
It would be a great idea for a filibuster to read “Nobody’s Girl” - the book by one of Epstein’s victims - on the floor of the Senate and keep shaming the Republicans for refusing to release the Epstein files.
It would be a great idea for a filibuster to read “Nobody’s Girl” - the book by one of Epstein’s victims - on the floor of the Senate and keep shaming the Republicans for refusing to release the Epstein files.
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
@alsobrooks.senate.gov
It would be a great idea for a filibuster to read “Nobody’s Girl” - the book by one of Epstein’s victims - on the floor of the Senate and keep shaming the Republicans for refusing to release the Epstein files.
It would be a great idea for a filibuster to read “Nobody’s Girl” - the book by one of Epstein’s victims - on the floor of the Senate and keep shaming the Republicans for refusing to release the Epstein files.
"un-painless"?! He's a complete liar & phony arrogant ass of a man. If only he weren't powerful and dangerous I'd dismiss him completely.The Pubs are *thrilled* about this shutdown. They'd like to keep it shut forever. Destroying the government is their plan. And they are playing us for fools.
October 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"un-painless"?! He's a complete liar & phony arrogant ass of a man. If only he weren't powerful and dangerous I'd dismiss him completely.The Pubs are *thrilled* about this shutdown. They'd like to keep it shut forever. Destroying the government is their plan. And they are playing us for fools.
Perhaps this is an opportunity to get rid of health insurance entirely and demand universal healthcare for all!
October 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Perhaps this is an opportunity to get rid of health insurance entirely and demand universal healthcare for all!
The nodding behind him as he spews nonsense is extra infuriating.
October 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The nodding behind him as he spews nonsense is extra infuriating.
From Americans, apparently. 💔🇺🇸
October 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
From Americans, apparently. 💔🇺🇸
What better way to wrap up a shopping strike than Giving Tuesday. It fits. 💙🫂💙
October 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
What better way to wrap up a shopping strike than Giving Tuesday. It fits. 💙🫂💙
This would be much stronger and more possible if the focus was simply NO SHOPPING only necessities etc. (Adding in no work, travel, projects is a privilege and dilutes the impact. IMHO.) Biggest shopping season = a big bust would be amazing!
October 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This would be much stronger and more possible if the focus was simply NO SHOPPING only necessities etc. (Adding in no work, travel, projects is a privilege and dilutes the impact. IMHO.) Biggest shopping season = a big bust would be amazing!
Let's pretend that we are in agreement typically. Don't you have any problem with this being funded by donors and corporations looking for how it benefits them? Doesn't it frustrate you that he lied (again) and then did the exact opposite of what he said? Is there no aspect here that bothers you?
October 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Let's pretend that we are in agreement typically. Don't you have any problem with this being funded by donors and corporations looking for how it benefits them? Doesn't it frustrate you that he lied (again) and then did the exact opposite of what he said? Is there no aspect here that bothers you?
One last reply, since you posed a question. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Big Tech helped bankroll the East Wing destruction
Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Google have a lot riding on their relationships with the Trump administration. They all cut checks for the ballroom.
www.motherjones.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
One last reply, since you posed a question. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
And here I thought it was because Vance is a misogynist, elitist, lying opportunist who has no decency nor real pedigree to be in the position he was given, other than his ability to raise money for his boss through cryptocurrency, which DT otherwise would not understand.
October 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
And here I thought it was because Vance is a misogynist, elitist, lying opportunist who has no decency nor real pedigree to be in the position he was given, other than his ability to raise money for his boss through cryptocurrency, which DT otherwise would not understand.
2 significant differences: 1) No other President SWORE that they *weren't* going to demo the building before skipping all approval processes and - demolishing the WH without any input. 2) No previous projects were portals for donations from high-end donors. It's not the demo that is destructive.
October 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
2 significant differences: 1) No other President SWORE that they *weren't* going to demo the building before skipping all approval processes and - demolishing the WH without any input. 2) No previous projects were portals for donations from high-end donors. It's not the demo that is destructive.
In his 1st term, Trump met w Putin + authoritarian leaders *alone*. I recall thinking that wasn't a standard suited to success. Instead, it would naturally provide opportunities for abuse of power and "lessons". I recall saying "DT is not encouraging democracy; he's asking how to get away from it."
October 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
In his 1st term, Trump met w Putin + authoritarian leaders *alone*. I recall thinking that wasn't a standard suited to success. Instead, it would naturally provide opportunities for abuse of power and "lessons". I recall saying "DT is not encouraging democracy; he's asking how to get away from it."
..."It would be sacrilege merely to ‘redecorate’ it—a word I hate. It must be restored, and that has nothing to do with decoration. That is a question of scholarship.”
October 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
..."It would be sacrilege merely to ‘redecorate’ it—a word I hate. It must be restored, and that has nothing to do with decoration. That is a question of scholarship.”
Perspective: "1st lady Jacqueline Kennedy...famously redecorated the White House with historic art and artifacts sourced from museum collections...Her goal was to use the residence to showcase American presidential history, saying, “Everything in the White House must have a reason for being there...
October 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Perspective: "1st lady Jacqueline Kennedy...famously redecorated the White House with historic art and artifacts sourced from museum collections...Her goal was to use the residence to showcase American presidential history, saying, “Everything in the White House must have a reason for being there...
I was not being ironic; I do appreciate a broader context. And yet, for every historic adjustment to the WH, there has been an approval process, rather than a lie that demolition won't happen, until it does. www.architecturaldigest.com/story/white-... & www.architecturaldigest.com/story/white-...
The Many White House Renovations Through the Years
As workers break ground on President Trump’s proposed ballroom, AD takes a look back at the history of physical updates to America’s most famous residence
www.architecturaldigest.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I was not being ironic; I do appreciate a broader context. And yet, for every historic adjustment to the WH, there has been an approval process, rather than a lie that demolition won't happen, until it does. www.architecturaldigest.com/story/white-... & www.architecturaldigest.com/story/white-...
"Billionaire Trump supporters...including Miriam Adelson, the Blackstone CEO, Stephen Schwarzman; the oil tycoon Harold Hamm; ...cryptocurrency billionaires Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss. Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary & former CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald...." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Donors for Trump’s $300m White House ballroom include Google, Apple and Palantir
Work under way to demolish entire East Wing as president upped cost of new structure from $200m to $300m
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"Billionaire Trump supporters...including Miriam Adelson, the Blackstone CEO, Stephen Schwarzman; the oil tycoon Harold Hamm; ...cryptocurrency billionaires Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss. Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary & former CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald...." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Cool perspective. Question: were those projects all funded by corporations counting on tax cuts and other favors?
October 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Cool perspective. Question: were those projects all funded by corporations counting on tax cuts and other favors?