@laurelbgood.bsky.social
I want the smartest people running our country, not the richest people! 🌎
Ret Librarian, Mom & Noni.
Amateur chicken-keeper, knitter & avid reader. 60 yrs of watching sports, I still like hometown baseball best.
Married to retired veteran. 🇺🇦🇺🇸🌈
Ret Librarian, Mom & Noni.
Amateur chicken-keeper, knitter & avid reader. 60 yrs of watching sports, I still like hometown baseball best.
Married to retired veteran. 🇺🇦🇺🇸🌈
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This is a terrible time to be old, or sick, or disabled, or retired, or a veteran, or in debt, or just graduating, or an intellectual, or a scientist, or a teacher, or a Librarian, or poor, or living in a red state, or LGBTQ+, or not white, or pregnant, or small business owner, or an immigrant etc
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Friends, head over to Substack and read our friend Earl’s latest piece.
Might be an inconvenient truth, but it is the truth that many need to read, ponder, and share.
Might be an inconvenient truth, but it is the truth that many need to read, ponder, and share.
📌"I have typed before, and will until my last breath, that Black voters are America’s TRUE patriots, and the only voting bloc that overwhelmingly and consistently gets it right.
How incredibly sad it must be to see white people elect bile who see white supremacy as a virtue, instead of a plague."
How incredibly sad it must be to see white people elect bile who see white supremacy as a virtue, instead of a plague."
WHITE COWER
Like it or not, Donald Trump's vulgar presidency is very much a black-and-white issue ...
dearlstephens.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Friends, head over to Substack and read our friend Earl’s latest piece.
Might be an inconvenient truth, but it is the truth that many need to read, ponder, and share.
Might be an inconvenient truth, but it is the truth that many need to read, ponder, and share.
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To be clear, the FBI paid nearly $1M in overtime over a FIVE DAY PERIOD last March. And yes, part of it was to find and redact Trump's name. I spoke to sources who reviewed the files for the FBI and DOJ and wrote about it here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
To be clear, the FBI paid nearly $1M in overtime over a FIVE DAY PERIOD last March. And yes, part of it was to find and redact Trump's name. I spoke to sources who reviewed the files for the FBI and DOJ and wrote about it here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...
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It's wholesome and oddly depressing to me that Al Gore, 77, not owing anyone shit, is still criss-crossing the globe full-time warning people about climate change, raising money for climate projects, mentoring the next generation of environmentalists, and generally being obsessed with this issue.
November 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It's wholesome and oddly depressing to me that Al Gore, 77, not owing anyone shit, is still criss-crossing the globe full-time warning people about climate change, raising money for climate projects, mentoring the next generation of environmentalists, and generally being obsessed with this issue.
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“The National Guard is stranded somewhere on this battlefield of partisan politics. They are not ready for this arena, and we should never have asked them to be. Politics is not a military mission.” @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.
Trump was warned that members of the military could be attacked.
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“The National Guard is stranded somewhere on this battlefield of partisan politics. They are not ready for this arena, and we should never have asked them to be. Politics is not a military mission.” @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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The most openly racist, eugenicist monsters are running the U.S. They will use every opportunity to advance their agenda.
And as the wheels come off their regime they will only grow more brutal and obscene. These are dangerous days for us all.
And as the wheels come off their regime they will only grow more brutal and obscene. These are dangerous days for us all.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The most openly racist, eugenicist monsters are running the U.S. They will use every opportunity to advance their agenda.
And as the wheels come off their regime they will only grow more brutal and obscene. These are dangerous days for us all.
And as the wheels come off their regime they will only grow more brutal and obscene. These are dangerous days for us all.
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"We cannot negotiate with people who say 'what's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable'."
John F. Kennedy
25 July 1961
re: The Berlin Crisis
John F. Kennedy
25 July 1961
re: The Berlin Crisis
Putin: “When Ukrainians troops withdraw from the territories they hold, then we will cease hostilities; If they don’t leave, we will achieve this by military means “
November 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"We cannot negotiate with people who say 'what's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable'."
John F. Kennedy
25 July 1961
re: The Berlin Crisis
John F. Kennedy
25 July 1961
re: The Berlin Crisis
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I am fucking livid over Georgia dropping the election interference case! WE ALL HEARD IT!!! Corrupt rednecks got a payday!!!
November 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I am fucking livid over Georgia dropping the election interference case! WE ALL HEARD IT!!! Corrupt rednecks got a payday!!!
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The US is facing a significant loss in international tourism in 2025, with the World Travel & Tourism Council(WTTC) projecting a $12.5 billion drop in international visitor spending.
This makes the US the only country out of 184 studied to be projected to see a decline, driven
This makes the US the only country out of 184 studied to be projected to see a decline, driven
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The US is facing a significant loss in international tourism in 2025, with the World Travel & Tourism Council(WTTC) projecting a $12.5 billion drop in international visitor spending.
This makes the US the only country out of 184 studied to be projected to see a decline, driven
This makes the US the only country out of 184 studied to be projected to see a decline, driven
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precisely my thought. the president and his dumbass republican allies put these men and women into harm’s way for a political stunt and look what has happened
Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
precisely my thought. the president and his dumbass republican allies put these men and women into harm’s way for a political stunt and look what has happened
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This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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President Trump's ongoing attempts to use the military for law enforcement endangers public safety and our rights.
Tell your Senator to co-sponsor a bill that will limit domestic military deployments and enhance oversight.
Tell your Senator to co-sponsor a bill that will limit domestic military deployments and enhance oversight.
Congress: U.S. Troops are Not the President's Personal Police Force
Military troops do not belong on our streets and should never be used to police civilians. The Senate must protect our freedoms and pass the Military in Law Enforcement Accountability Act now.
action.aclu.org
November 26, 2025 at 10:55 PM
President Trump's ongoing attempts to use the military for law enforcement endangers public safety and our rights.
Tell your Senator to co-sponsor a bill that will limit domestic military deployments and enhance oversight.
Tell your Senator to co-sponsor a bill that will limit domestic military deployments and enhance oversight.
This!
Nothing is too cruel, too inhumane for these trumpian sycophants.
Nothing is too cruel, too inhumane for these trumpian sycophants.
The people who do this, who conceived of it, who demand it, are real life monsters.
“I had to take the baby from my crying wife’s arms.“ It hasn’t even been a year, and this is not a scandal anymore? What is wrong with us?
November 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This!
Nothing is too cruel, too inhumane for these trumpian sycophants.
Nothing is too cruel, too inhumane for these trumpian sycophants.
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Let me tell you something.
The anger is increasing.
You can feel it right?
The anger is increasing.
You can feel it right?
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Let me tell you something.
The anger is increasing.
You can feel it right?
The anger is increasing.
You can feel it right?
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Trump claims no murders in D.C. for the last six months at the Turkey pardon.
There have been 56.
There have been 56.
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Trump claims no murders in D.C. for the last six months at the Turkey pardon.
There have been 56.
There have been 56.
Republicans bleating about safety and health regulations all the time. Not because they want to protect life and consumers but because they want you set the corporate world loose to pollute, promote and pillage.
Trump’s America sucks in every possible way. This is just today.
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Republicans bleating about safety and health regulations all the time. Not because they want to protect life and consumers but because they want you set the corporate world loose to pollute, promote and pillage.
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The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the chemical industry.
This is why you always follow the money.
www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/09/17/a...
This is why you always follow the money.
www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/09/17/a...
The EPA has approved two new pesticides with "forever chemicals" that will be used on food.
The agency has also announced plans for four additional approvals.
The approved pesticides will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
The agency has also announced plans for four additional approvals.
The approved pesticides will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the chemical industry.
This is why you always follow the money.
www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/09/17/a...
This is why you always follow the money.
www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/09/17/a...
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every single thing hegseth says in public reveals a bottomless pit of insecurity
When you draw a platoon leader like Hegseth, it’s your worst nightmare. You just ride it out until he’s gone and gets replaced by someone who isn’t a complete jackass. Only a fool like Trump would put one of them in charge of the entire defense department.
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
every single thing hegseth says in public reveals a bottomless pit of insecurity
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Art. I of the Constitution gives Congress the power to make rules and regulations for the armed forces — including codes of discipline and strictures against following illegal orders. You can’t punish members of Congress for articulating those rules. Also protected by Speech and Debate Clause.
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Art. I of the Constitution gives Congress the power to make rules and regulations for the armed forces — including codes of discipline and strictures against following illegal orders. You can’t punish members of Congress for articulating those rules. Also protected by Speech and Debate Clause.
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"If your country opens a Department of War and closes the Department of Education then you live in a shithole."
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
"If your country opens a Department of War and closes the Department of Education then you live in a shithole."
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
-𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝟿𝟾%
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Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
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America has a major nursing workforce shortage. We need hundreds of thousands more.
Is it any surprise the Trump team has decided to make it *harder* for aspiring nurses to afford nursing school?
Yet another healthcare “policy” that will harm our future.
Is it any surprise the Trump team has decided to make it *harder* for aspiring nurses to afford nursing school?
Yet another healthcare “policy” that will harm our future.
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
America has a major nursing workforce shortage. We need hundreds of thousands more.
Is it any surprise the Trump team has decided to make it *harder* for aspiring nurses to afford nursing school?
Yet another healthcare “policy” that will harm our future.
Is it any surprise the Trump team has decided to make it *harder* for aspiring nurses to afford nursing school?
Yet another healthcare “policy” that will harm our future.
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Fear is contagious, but so is courage. I remain steadfast in my oath to the Constitution and am grateful to those across the nation who stand with us. Don't give up the ship.
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Fear is contagious, but so is courage. I remain steadfast in my oath to the Constitution and am grateful to those across the nation who stand with us. Don't give up the ship.