Lara
@kle138.bsky.social
Mom, Seattleite, engaged citizen. Pro-housing, pro-growth. Hopeful. New around here.
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Noem is using the Brown University shooter to end an entire visa program, but it should be noted that Pete Hegseth, just today, murdered more than twice as many people
December 19, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Noem is using the Brown University shooter to end an entire visa program, but it should be noted that Pete Hegseth, just today, murdered more than twice as many people
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How law enforcement solved the Brown/MIT shooting cases: An eyewitness came forward who had strange interactions with the shooter just before the shooting at Brown, and who wrote about it on Reddit. He had info on the shooter's rental car. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
December 19, 2025 at 5:03 AM
How law enforcement solved the Brown/MIT shooting cases: An eyewitness came forward who had strange interactions with the shooter just before the shooting at Brown, and who wrote about it on Reddit. He had info on the shooter's rental car. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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The admin is wasting no crisis... Sec. Kristi Noem said she is suspending the diversity visa lottery program (DV-1) after the Brown University suspect entered the U.S. through it in 2017.
December 19, 2025 at 4:43 AM
The admin is wasting no crisis... Sec. Kristi Noem said she is suspending the diversity visa lottery program (DV-1) after the Brown University suspect entered the U.S. through it in 2017.
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Opinion | Don't blame Donald Trump for the failings of his administration. He has been betrayed by the alcoholics, drug addicts addicts, conspiracy theorists, religious zealots, and neo-Nazis that he put in charge of the government.
December 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Opinion | Don't blame Donald Trump for the failings of his administration. He has been betrayed by the alcoholics, drug addicts addicts, conspiracy theorists, religious zealots, and neo-Nazis that he put in charge of the government.
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This would be an excellent moment for politicians to stop demonizing universities.
I also thought about this possibility the moment I heard about the MIT thing
December 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This would be an excellent moment for politicians to stop demonizing universities.
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After we win we’re going to need someone to break up the tech companies.
December 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
After we win we’re going to need someone to break up the tech companies.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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WCVB - Police have identified a person they believe is connected to the mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor in Brookline earlier this week. www.wcvb.com/article/mit-...
Investigators ID person they believe linked to Brown shootings, MIT slaying, sources say
Police have identified a person they believe is connected to the mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor in Brookline earlier this week,...
www.wcvb.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
WCVB - Police have identified a person they believe is connected to the mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor in Brookline earlier this week. www.wcvb.com/article/mit-...
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We are at incredible, unthinkable levels of grift at this point
The all-stock deal comes amid growing energy needs for the tech sector.
Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company to power AI
The all-stock deal comes amid growing energy needs for the tech sector.
www.aljazeera.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
We are at incredible, unthinkable levels of grift at this point
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Waiting for those damn Epstein files
December 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Waiting for those damn Epstein files
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Feels to me like the last quote here is more devastating and incriminating than even the birthday book and the photos and the rest.
These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Feels to me like the last quote here is more devastating and incriminating than even the birthday book and the photos and the rest.
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In the 90 minutes since I posted this, I've gotten two more death notifications.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
December 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
In the 90 minutes since I posted this, I've gotten two more death notifications.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
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OK honestly this is just too funny for me to believe. I have to hope someone was trolling him by suggesting Hunger Games-esque events and he just went with it?
Trump announces an "unprecedented four-day athletic event" with "one young man and one young woman from each state and territory"
December 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
OK honestly this is just too funny for me to believe. I have to hope someone was trolling him by suggesting Hunger Games-esque events and he just went with it?
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NYT statement to me: "David Brooks regularly attends events to speak with noted and important business leaders to inform his columns, which is exactly what happened at this 2011 event. Mr. Brooks had no contact with him before or after this single attendance at a widely-attended dinner."
December 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
NYT statement to me: "David Brooks regularly attends events to speak with noted and important business leaders to inform his columns, which is exactly what happened at this 2011 event. Mr. Brooks had no contact with him before or after this single attendance at a widely-attended dinner."
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December 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Brooks appears in three Epstein files photos released today 🤨
December 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Brooks appears in three Epstein files photos released today 🤨
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the failure to prosecute Trump for seeking to overturn the election is one of the greatest and most consequential bag fumbles in the history of American politics
December 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
the failure to prosecute Trump for seeking to overturn the election is one of the greatest and most consequential bag fumbles in the history of American politics
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lots of micro-level takes here but I think the big one is that it's just so important to punish people when they do bad things www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
lots of micro-level takes here but I think the big one is that it's just so important to punish people when they do bad things www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
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NEW: We asked 128 House Rs about 2026 and several didn’t commit to running
Balderson said he hasn’t decided
Hageman said she’ll say soon if she’s running for gov or House
“A lot of them bailing,” one R said
w/ @riley-rogerson.bsky.social @emluetkemeyer.bsky.social
www.notus.org/congress/rep...
Balderson said he hasn’t decided
Hageman said she’ll say soon if she’s running for gov or House
“A lot of them bailing,” one R said
w/ @riley-rogerson.bsky.social @emluetkemeyer.bsky.social
www.notus.org/congress/rep...
These House Republicans Won’t Commit to Running in 2026
As retirement rumors swirl, NOTUS asked dozens of House Republicans whether they planned to run again. The answers were revealing.
www.notus.org
December 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
NEW: We asked 128 House Rs about 2026 and several didn’t commit to running
Balderson said he hasn’t decided
Hageman said she’ll say soon if she’s running for gov or House
“A lot of them bailing,” one R said
w/ @riley-rogerson.bsky.social @emluetkemeyer.bsky.social
www.notus.org/congress/rep...
Balderson said he hasn’t decided
Hageman said she’ll say soon if she’s running for gov or House
“A lot of them bailing,” one R said
w/ @riley-rogerson.bsky.social @emluetkemeyer.bsky.social
www.notus.org/congress/rep...
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NEW RESEARCH: UK heat pumps can perform far better than many think.
Our analysis of HeatPumpMonitor.org data shows well-designed systems achieve ~40% higher efficiency than past trials (SCoP 3.86 vs 2.81), cutting bills (~£224/yr) and emissions.
Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our analysis of HeatPumpMonitor.org data shows well-designed systems achieve ~40% higher efficiency than past trials (SCoP 3.86 vs 2.81), cutting bills (~£224/yr) and emissions.
Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW RESEARCH: UK heat pumps can perform far better than many think.
Our analysis of HeatPumpMonitor.org data shows well-designed systems achieve ~40% higher efficiency than past trials (SCoP 3.86 vs 2.81), cutting bills (~£224/yr) and emissions.
Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our analysis of HeatPumpMonitor.org data shows well-designed systems achieve ~40% higher efficiency than past trials (SCoP 3.86 vs 2.81), cutting bills (~£224/yr) and emissions.
Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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If fascism can't be defeated and once it takes hold, nothing will ever change, then the whole planet would be run by Nazis. Or South American or Spanish fascists.
In reality, fascism is fragile, and for the reasons thaht people like me who are reporting on MAGA tensions argue.
In reality, fascism is fragile, and for the reasons thaht people like me who are reporting on MAGA tensions argue.
December 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
If fascism can't be defeated and once it takes hold, nothing will ever change, then the whole planet would be run by Nazis. Or South American or Spanish fascists.
In reality, fascism is fragile, and for the reasons thaht people like me who are reporting on MAGA tensions argue.
In reality, fascism is fragile, and for the reasons thaht people like me who are reporting on MAGA tensions argue.
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"Posters on Reddit’s pro-Trump conservative forum expressed exhaustion.
“'I’m so sick of crap like this and can’t wait until someone else is in office that knows how not to be a d–k about literally everything,' wrote one person in a typical sentiment."
www.salon.com/2025/12/17/r...
“'I’m so sick of crap like this and can’t wait until someone else is in office that knows how not to be a d–k about literally everything,' wrote one person in a typical sentiment."
www.salon.com/2025/12/17/r...
Republicans are quiet quitting on Trump
The White House chief of staff says the president has “an alcoholic’s personality”
www.salon.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"Posters on Reddit’s pro-Trump conservative forum expressed exhaustion.
“'I’m so sick of crap like this and can’t wait until someone else is in office that knows how not to be a d–k about literally everything,' wrote one person in a typical sentiment."
www.salon.com/2025/12/17/r...
“'I’m so sick of crap like this and can’t wait until someone else is in office that knows how not to be a d–k about literally everything,' wrote one person in a typical sentiment."
www.salon.com/2025/12/17/r...
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The simplest explanation for why Susie Wiles was so honest about Trump to Vanity Fair: like most Republicans, she's focused on post-Trump plans.
Like the rest of us, Republicans are just waiting for him to die, so we can all move on.
www.salon.com/2025/12/17/r...
Like the rest of us, Republicans are just waiting for him to die, so we can all move on.
www.salon.com/2025/12/17/r...
Republicans are quiet quitting on Trump
The White House chief of staff says the president has “an alcoholic’s personality”
www.salon.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The simplest explanation for why Susie Wiles was so honest about Trump to Vanity Fair: like most Republicans, she's focused on post-Trump plans.
Like the rest of us, Republicans are just waiting for him to die, so we can all move on.
www.salon.com/2025/12/17/r...
Like the rest of us, Republicans are just waiting for him to die, so we can all move on.
www.salon.com/2025/12/17/r...
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yes! i am a bit of a broken record on this but among elite male commentators there is such obvious gender anxiety
i was especially struck by these paragraphs, which rang very true to me. libs who grew up around conservatives aren't embarrassed to be liberals--or confused about what conservatives want. there's a certain kind of elite media man, on the other hand--
December 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
yes! i am a bit of a broken record on this but among elite male commentators there is such obvious gender anxiety
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those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...