Donna LaRue (she/her)
@dlarue.bsky.social
Trying to read, write, and do the work to be a good human.
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Absolute shitgoblins continue to absolute shitgoblin
(AP) — A confidant of Bill Pulte .. provided confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae to a principal competitor, alarming senior officials .. who warned it could expose the company to claims that it was colluding with a rival to fix mortgage rates.
apnews.com/article/fann...
apnews.com/article/fann...
November 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Absolute shitgoblins continue to absolute shitgoblin
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Fact-check: true 😕
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Fact-check: true 😕
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Hegseth: "This feels like a 1939-type moment."
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Hegseth: "This feels like a 1939-type moment."
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Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."
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Here we go again
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Here we go again
But what if Democrats weren't the walking unforced error of the political arena also I hope your constituents don't forget this Schumer
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
But what if Democrats weren't the walking unforced error of the political arena also I hope your constituents don't forget this Schumer
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“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
Furious Liberals Call for Schumer to Step Aside, Senate Dems Mostly Quiet
After their shutdown surrender, liberal lawmakers are begging their base to unite behind them anyway – as Trumpland celebrates that their opposition is a bunch of 'p*ssies.'
zeteo.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
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Because this is a brand-destroying action by Senate Dems.
Interesting that NY gov Kathy Hochul felt compelled to put out a statement against Dems' deal to end the shutdown
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Because this is a brand-destroying action by Senate Dems.
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“.. But Trump officials have also learned a lesson.
If they wait out Democrats long enough — and turn up the pain enough — they will back down.”
@lukebroadwater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
If they wait out Democrats long enough — and turn up the pain enough — they will back down.”
@lukebroadwater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“.. But Trump officials have also learned a lesson.
If they wait out Democrats long enough — and turn up the pain enough — they will back down.”
@lukebroadwater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
If they wait out Democrats long enough — and turn up the pain enough — they will back down.”
@lukebroadwater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
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BREAKING FOX NEWS: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy goes on the record: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
BREAKING FOX NEWS: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy goes on the record: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."
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“Generalissimo Zohran Mamdani”
November 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“Generalissimo Zohran Mamdani”
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BREAKING: DOJ goes to SCOTUS trying to stop a district court order that USDA pay out full SNAP benefits this month.
The First Circuit denied an administrative stay, but has not yet ruled on the stay request. And, CNN reported that USDA is already processing payments.
DOJ went to SCOTUS anyway.
The First Circuit denied an administrative stay, but has not yet ruled on the stay request. And, CNN reported that USDA is already processing payments.
DOJ went to SCOTUS anyway.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
BREAKING: DOJ goes to SCOTUS trying to stop a district court order that USDA pay out full SNAP benefits this month.
The First Circuit denied an administrative stay, but has not yet ruled on the stay request. And, CNN reported that USDA is already processing payments.
DOJ went to SCOTUS anyway.
The First Circuit denied an administrative stay, but has not yet ruled on the stay request. And, CNN reported that USDA is already processing payments.
DOJ went to SCOTUS anyway.
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
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Both the dog’s cool confidence and the cat’s bitchiness are hilarious.
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Both the dog’s cool confidence and the cat’s bitchiness are hilarious.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Oklahoma tribes step in to feed citizens as federal shutdown threatens food aid.
www.readfrontier.org/stories/okla...
www.readfrontier.org/stories/okla...
Oklahoma tribes step in to feed citizens as federal shutdown threatens food aid
Tribal nations, including the Cherokee, Choctaw, Muscogee and Seminole are deploying funds to ensure their citizens don’t go hungry — and urging state leaders to do the same.
www.readfrontier.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Oklahoma tribes step in to feed citizens as federal shutdown threatens food aid.
www.readfrontier.org/stories/okla...
www.readfrontier.org/stories/okla...
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
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This is a 1,000/10 commercial, I’m DYING
November 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This is a 1,000/10 commercial, I’m DYING
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Gov. Josh Shapiro: "Make no mistake, Donald Trump is going to try to undermine our midterm election…He's made no bones about the fact that he wants to rig the process going forward. We have to stand tall. We can both deliver for the people we serve and protect our democracy."
November 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Gov. Josh Shapiro: "Make no mistake, Donald Trump is going to try to undermine our midterm election…He's made no bones about the fact that he wants to rig the process going forward. We have to stand tall. We can both deliver for the people we serve and protect our democracy."
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If you don’t know Lina Khan, now is a great time to know about her. She’s now on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She’s also the former FTC Chair, only 36, & committed to leveling the playing field for everyday Americans. She is an absolute star. This is what hope feels like.
November 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
If you don’t know Lina Khan, now is a great time to know about her. She’s now on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She’s also the former FTC Chair, only 36, & committed to leveling the playing field for everyday Americans. She is an absolute star. This is what hope feels like.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.