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Laura Stout

@ajlcstout.bsky.social

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No DMs Please!! Cat loving liberal married retired hippie. Avid reader 📚, gardener 🪴. ☮️🕉️☯️. Blue dot in very red state. Anti-fascist! No to hate! No to bigotry! No to Trump/Musk! Neither are my President! 🚫to Tyranny!

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Laura Stout @ajlcstout.bsky.social · 13h

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GOP Blocks Bill That Would Stop Trump Bailout Of Argentina

“For Trump, the leader of Argentina is more important than American families struggling with rising costs for health care,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Tuesday.

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Obama Warns GOP Wants To 'Steal' 2026 Election In Ad For California Redistricting

The former president accused Republicans of trying to "steal enough seats in Congress to rig the next election" by gerrymandering Democrats out of power.

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Laura Stout @ajlcstout.bsky.social · 1d

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Former Trump Adviser Says There Are 'Different Alternatives' To Get Trump Reelected In 2028

“We’ll see what the definition of term limit is," Steve Bannon said.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

If you’ve ever wondered whether quiet resistance still matters...this story will remind you why it does. The video got grounded...but something much bigger...took off.🔥👇

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Laura Stout @ajlcstout.bsky.social · 1d

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Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 1d

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

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Laura Stout @ajlcstout.bsky.social · 2d

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Trump Blames Jan. 6 On ‘The Biden FBI’ In Unhinged Late Night Post

Trump falsely claimed yet again the insurrection was former President Joe Biden's fault despite the fact that Biden wasn't even sworn into office yet.

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Laura Stout @ajlcstout.bsky.social · 4d

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 4d

Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
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No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

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Laura Stout @ajlcstout.bsky.social · 4d

Well actually, I live in Texas. I don’t like what is happening here. I did not vote for Trump.

Laura Stout @ajlcstout.bsky.social · 4d

This is crap!

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Republicans Call 'No Kings' Protest A 'Hate America' Rally, Suggest Terror Link

"The Antifa crowd and the pro-Hamas crowd and the Marxists, they're all going to gather on the Mall," Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said of pro-democracy groups.

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Laura Stout @ajlcstout.bsky.social · 4d

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Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

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Blue Dot in Red State @bluedotin.bsky.social · 4d

(WSJ) The significant (thousands...) layoffs of government workers have started. Only time, quick time, will reveal the effect, along with the chaos of trying to find and rehire necessary workers when they are needed. Chaotic, vengeful Trump at work.

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White House Starts Mass Layoffs of Government Workers

OMB chief Russell Vought made the announcement on social media as the shutdown continued.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 5d

And the lawsuits will follow promptly. Government shutdowns give presidents no additional authority to dismiss federal workers. We’ll fight these outrageous assaults on civil servants and public services.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4d

A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

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