Laura Allen
@kittenshmittens.bsky.social
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woman, artist, forensic accountant, & mother of twins archiving events to prevent the whitewashing of history so that my children have the receipts of the time when we were trapped in Texas while our rights vanished. Substack & TikTok: @kittenshmittens
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Learn how to spot the red flags of fraud perpetrated by your government so that you can understand current events, withstand being gaslit, and interpret all of the breaking news for yourself. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾

Sincerely,
-Your Friendly Neighborhood Certified Fraud Examiner

#Themoreyouknow 🌈 ⭐️
#fraud
@indivisible.org So far, the No Kings rally has occurred only on the 2nd Saturday of the month. A large portion of the population will be left out: anyone with a permanent commitment on a rotating schedule, like single parents. Switching it up to the 1st or 3rd Saturday sometimes would be awesome.
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They joined Bluesky because they can’t live without your attention. They don’t want to govern, they don’t even really want to “win” in a conventional sense, they just want to play online all day owning libs and it drives them crazy when they lose access to your one wild and precious life.
The mechanisms of fascism create a perfect environment for this. The US hasn’t been a democratic republic for a long time. We now live under a kleptocracy - ruled by thieves.

#Antifa are opposed to a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology. #nokings
The crux of the issue is that the British King is head of state in NI. He should give governance back to the Irish. Ireland should be united 🇮🇪
They’re sending a clear signal that it pays to vote Republican.
Some spooky 👻 for your #caturday tomorrow and a scary reminder that your HOA is always watching 🎃 👀
It’s important to understand this, especially as it pertains to how your autistic coworkers or students function so that you’re patient and considerate of their needs. That is why accommodations are so important but may not even be enough.
Them: You don't look autistic

Me: You don't see it because my autism mostly affects me. I've spent most of my life painstakingly minimizing the impact it has on others... so now it has no effect on you at all, but my life is indescribably more difficult and exhausting
Whistleblowers will never stop sneaking info to journalists. I believe this - maybe naively, but I do. We will plainly see the difference between what OAN reports and what everyone else reports. This will make the propaganda much more obvious, and I hope that will open people’s eyes.
Dallas police chief explains that they will “protect the perimeter” when asked, but also that he declined to partner with ICE, turning down $25mm in Fed funds. It’s not the best scenario but it’s better than nothing.
#dallas

www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/d...
Chief says Dallas Police aren't aiding ICE investigations, but residents remain wary
Dallas Police Chief says the department has not helped ICE investigations and turned down a 287(g) partnership. Community members express fear.
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Back in February, I was concerned that DOGE accessing the social security number database could lead to the collapse of the banking system. Well, this report confirms that we are at risk of this happening.

Cash is king. Protect yourself now so that you can sail on rough seas later. #resist
new Senate HSGAC minority report dives into DOGE based on several staff visits and whistleblower complaints:

"Ranking Member Peters and staff have found that DOGE has, in fact, done little more than put Americans’ most private information at risk."

www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
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The life of 1 Israeli citizen is worth the life of 98.4 Palestinians. Unbelievable.
Morning Ceasefire Updates:
— All 20 living Israeli hostages have been released. Hamas no longer holds any living hostages in its captivity.
— 1,968 Palestinians have been released from Israeli prisons.
— Trump’s address to the Knesset resembled one of his campaign rallies… 1/
The Christian God being portrayed as a male who sacrifices his son to absolve sins makes sense. If he were portrayed as a woman, she would have never even dreamed of sacrificing a child. She would’ve sacrificed herself, or figured out a way to eliminate the need for a sacrifice, altogether.
Indigenous dancers join the protest in front of Portland’s ICE prison. This is a beautiful act of solidarity with the oppressed. We are honored by their presence and blessed by their dancing.

#resist #protest #trump #ice

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Happy Indigenous Peoples Day #portland #ice #indigenouspeoplesday #indigenousday #nativeamerican
TikTok video by Dan Reed Miller
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My understanding is that this fiscal year’s funds have been appropriated & disbursed, which should last through July 2026. Funding for Sp. Ed staff during the 2025-2026 school year *should be* covered. The next school year, however, is not guaranteed. #momsky
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Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.
Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education
Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.
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Sure but in a state like Texas, what recourse would parents have? We can’t afford legal representation to fight for our rights and even if we did, would a judge rule in our favor? And even if they did, who will provide oversight for funds disbursements if they even get appropriated by congress?
We finally have a 504 plan meeting scheduled for next week with the school that my twins go to in Texas. Texas does not have laws on the books to protect access to education for kids with learning differences or disabilities. It’s possible that the 504 plan we get will disappear 🫠
#momsky #txlege
The end of federal enforcement of special ed laws. Some states - including MN - will likely be ok. But a lot of disabled kids in a lot of states are going to lose the education that federal law and decades of jurisprudence say they are owed.
Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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This @pbsnews.org story profiles an 80 year old grandfather who was displaced during the 1948 Nakba and is again living in a tent.

My 75 year old father lives in a million dollar home in Texas and has never been displaced by anyone, ever. Everyone deserves that life.

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Two years after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Palestinian health authorities say more than 67,000 people have been killed in the war in Gaza. More than 40,000 children have lost one or both paren...
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If USAID isn’t going to rebuild it, then who?
My statement on Middle East peace
It could’ve took someone almost a year to confirm that Venus was rotating backwards because it takes 243 Earth days for it to rotate once on its axis. That’s a remarkably trained attention span.
Agreed. Imagine if we used car insurance to pay for oil changes because they were too expensive to pay for out of pocket. That’s what we do with health insurance because the industry has gone nuts with overcharging people for prescriptions and other basic care.
“For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”
Matthew 12:34
Miller oopsie doodled and said the quiet part out loud, talking about DT aka himself having “plenary authority”:

A plenary power or plenary authority is a complete and absolute power to take action on a particular issue, with no limitations