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Laura L. Zielke | Author
@thezwomann.bsky.social
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Bible scholar & holistic nonprofit coach—when you figure out how those go together, please let me know! Also, I❤️🐧.
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We’ve received a lot of questions about Trump’s demolition of the White House East Wing.

Here’s how the process is supposed to work:
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Trump is having his own “let them eat cake” moment while so many go without pay, he’s busy building a ballroom and tearing down the people’s house.
It’s never “just a ballroom.”
The questionable decisions we excuse today become the crises that test us tomorrow.
Unchecked power harms the people leadership is meant to serve.

🧵 Read The Cost of Silence → https://bit.ly/ptt-20251021
When I was growing up, I learned not to question authority. When I was in seminary, I learned that asking hard questions doesn’t weaken faith—it refines it. That’s the heart behind my new Substack, "Pull That Thread!" First post is available now. https://bit.ly/ptt-20251017
Hi Friends 👋😊 Announcement time:

I’ve been writing online for a long time—my website has become a virtual library with 100+ articles written thru the years. But I’ve realized that what I really want is a *simpler* way to share. That’s why I’m getting active on Substack: substack.com/@lauralzielke
Laura L. Zielke | Substack
Author of Valiant Women of the Bible, Vol. 1: From Eve to Esther. Raised SBC, seminary trained, lifelong learner. I kept studying and found the teachings of Christ to be far more inclusive than I was ...
lauralzielke.substack.com


This isn’t a goodbye—just a pause. I’ll be back September 1st, hopefully with a clearer mind and fuller heart.

If you need to reach me, please text or email. Take care of yourself and stay connected in the ways that nourish you most. ✊🏽💛
I’m temporarily deactivating my social media accounts through the end of August to re-focusing on in-person priorities—showing up for my family, engaging in real-life conversations, and staying active in the offline resistance work (a. k. a. , good trouble).


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This post was created using AI, drawing on my prompts and incorporating factual information from online research and news reports.
” Since he has since ordered the bombing of Iran (which, by the way, was unauthorized by congress), I have revised my post. The main point remains the same: Never underestimate the president’s ability to distract the populace from his tyrannical agenda.
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Please Note: The original article I wrote and published on June 20, 2025 was catalyzed by a statement by the president declaring he’d make a decision in “two weeks.
I recommend following the ACLU.

FINAL THOUGHTS

The war may have started abroad—but the war on justice, health, and human dignity is happening right here at home.

Don’t look away. Keep your eyes on the bill. And keep protesting.
I recommend the 50501 Movement and/or Indivisible.

🍎 Educate others: Share the real facts about what’s in this bill. Don’t let the Iran distraction work. I recommend Fact Check.

🩷 Support immigrant rights groups: The fight for justice and dignity for all continues—don’t let up.


HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO:

📱 Call your representatives: Tell them you oppose the “Big Beautiful Bill” and demand they vote NO. I recommend the 5 Calls app & scripts.

👊 Join protests: Stay visible. Show up for rallies and marches in your community.


This is not just a budget bill. It’s a roadmap for dismantling legal protections, weakening the courts, and cutting support for anyone who isn’t wealthy, white, and well-connected.

Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard. 5 Calls app.


Even now, while the headlines are focused overseas, deportation raids are increasing in sanctuary cities. Immigrant families are disappearing into detention. The judicial system is under attack. It’s all connected—and this bill is the thread that ties it together.


**Don’t Be Distracted—Stay Focused on the Fight at Home**

War always dominates the news. But this administration knows that—and uses it. When attention shifts to bombs and foreign policy, dangerous domestic policies can slide through unnoticed.


🤖 Undermining Regulation and Democracy: Hidden in the bill is a 10-year ban on state and local regulation of artificial intelligence, leaving our elections and public discourse vulnerable to unchecked disinformation.
By the end of the decade, the lowest 10% of earners will see their net income shrink by 4%, while the richest will enjoy a $124 billion tax cut.
This is a cruel, targeted attack on immigrant communities.

🤑 Rewarding the Wealthy, Punishing the Poor: The bill is a windfall for the richest Americans, extending tax breaks for the top 1% while slashing support for the most vulnerable.


🎯 Targeting Immigrant Families: The bill restricts the Child Tax Credit to only citizen children with citizen parents, effectively disqualifying nearly two million citizen children from mixed-status families from this vital support.
7 million households could lose food benefits, losing an average of $254 per month from their grocery budgets.