Lou Godbold
@godbold.bsky.social
Trauma educator, supporter of all trauma survivors, writer, mother, and married to the most patient man on Earth.
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Lou Godbold
@godbold.bsky.social
· Feb 11
How do we show up for those we love and keep the wheels turning when we feel poleaxed by life events?
Echo has put together this infographic to help you when the going gets tough, so that you can keep on going. Download and share at the link below:
www.echotraining.org/infographics-english
Echo has put together this infographic to help you when the going gets tough, so that you can keep on going. Download and share at the link below:
www.echotraining.org/infographics-english
When everything around us is changing and the future is uncertain, we can easily become paralyzed by fear and depression. However, many of us have important roles that don’t stop just because we’re feeling a bit wobbly. Our new infographic has tips for staying upright in an upside-down world.
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🔴Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage's party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
🔴Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
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Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
Shameful.
The administration remembered to redact a picture clearly of Donald Trump at a speaking event—but not 40 nude photographs (face included) of at least seven different young women, some of whom could have been minors. trib.al/nWpno6n
February 8, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Shameful.
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The administration remembered to redact a picture clearly of Donald Trump at a speaking event—but not 40 nude photographs (face included) of at least seven different young women, some of whom could have been minors. trib.al/nWpno6n
February 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The administration remembered to redact a picture clearly of Donald Trump at a speaking event—but not 40 nude photographs (face included) of at least seven different young women, some of whom could have been minors. trib.al/nWpno6n
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Not a single Republican member of Congress showed up to the public forum featuring testimony from the brothers of Renee Good.
Also testifying were Marimar Martinez, who was shot five times in Chicago and Martin Daniel Rascon, who was shot at in California driving with his family. trib.al/yjCZAoV
Also testifying were Marimar Martinez, who was shot five times in Chicago and Martin Daniel Rascon, who was shot at in California driving with his family. trib.al/yjCZAoV
February 3, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Not a single Republican member of Congress showed up to the public forum featuring testimony from the brothers of Renee Good.
Also testifying were Marimar Martinez, who was shot five times in Chicago and Martin Daniel Rascon, who was shot at in California driving with his family. trib.al/yjCZAoV
Also testifying were Marimar Martinez, who was shot five times in Chicago and Martin Daniel Rascon, who was shot at in California driving with his family. trib.al/yjCZAoV
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This is absolutely insane: DHS claims the right to subpoena your emails and to send investigators to your house. In this case, because a retiree sent the mildest possible criticism to a prosecutor. No judges involved.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:41 PM
This is absolutely insane: DHS claims the right to subpoena your emails and to send investigators to your house. In this case, because a retiree sent the mildest possible criticism to a prosecutor. No judges involved.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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In 2017, at the height of the #MeToo movement, six actresses told the Los Angeles Times that a prominent Hollywood director was sexually violent toward them.
They were talking about Brett Ratner, who just celebrated the premiere of Melania, his eponymous documentary about the First Lady.
They were talking about Brett Ratner, who just celebrated the premiere of Melania, his eponymous documentary about the First Lady.
What women said "Melania" director Brett Ratner did to them
The First Lady’s documentary premiere marks the return of a director accused of sexual violence by six actresses in 2017.
www.motherjones.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
In 2017, at the height of the #MeToo movement, six actresses told the Los Angeles Times that a prominent Hollywood director was sexually violent toward them.
They were talking about Brett Ratner, who just celebrated the premiere of Melania, his eponymous documentary about the First Lady.
They were talking about Brett Ratner, who just celebrated the premiere of Melania, his eponymous documentary about the First Lady.
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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“Three women close to Epstein – Masha Bucher, her sister Victoria Drokova, and model-turned-entrepreneur Lana Pozhidaeva – built venture-capital empires in Silicon Valley while maintaining hidden financial ties to Russian oligarchs, documents obtained by Byline Times show.” 10/20/25 … 1/
Inside Epstein's Russian Tech Web: How Oligarch Cash and Three Women Connected Moscow to Silicon Valley
Leaked records obtained by Byline Times reveal how Kremlin-linked investors used Epstein's network to channel oligarch money into Silicon Valley
bylinetimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:07 PM
“Three women close to Epstein – Masha Bucher, her sister Victoria Drokova, and model-turned-entrepreneur Lana Pozhidaeva – built venture-capital empires in Silicon Valley while maintaining hidden financial ties to Russian oligarchs, documents obtained by Byline Times show.” 10/20/25 … 1/
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NEWS: The Social Security Administration has referred two DOGE employees for Hatch Act violations after discovering contacts with a political group seeking SSA data to overturn election results. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 20, 2026 at 6:53 PM
NEWS: The Social Security Administration has referred two DOGE employees for Hatch Act violations after discovering contacts with a political group seeking SSA data to overturn election results. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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ICE kidnapped an elderly Hmong man in St. Paul, Minnesota. The temperature was sub-zero, and he was taken only wearing shorts and Crocs, and no shirt. (1/18/26)
January 18, 2026 at 8:32 PM
ICE kidnapped an elderly Hmong man in St. Paul, Minnesota. The temperature was sub-zero, and he was taken only wearing shorts and Crocs, and no shirt. (1/18/26)
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Just a reminder that Trump is selling Venezuelan oil and depositing the proceeds into a bank account in Qatar that is NOT under any control by the US government or Congress.
He's just stealing it. It really is that simple.
He's just stealing it. It really is that simple.
January 17, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Just a reminder that Trump is selling Venezuelan oil and depositing the proceeds into a bank account in Qatar that is NOT under any control by the US government or Congress.
He's just stealing it. It really is that simple.
He's just stealing it. It really is that simple.
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The people on the Epstein list need to face the music.
Share to keep the spotlight on these criminals.
Share to keep the spotlight on these criminals.
January 16, 2026 at 9:56 PM
The people on the Epstein list need to face the music.
Share to keep the spotlight on these criminals.
Share to keep the spotlight on these criminals.
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Madison Sheahan is a 28-year-old former political aide to Kristi Noem with little law enforcement experience before being named ICE Deputy Director. Prior reporting said she was mocked internally as "fish cop" because she somehow got made director of Louisiana Fish and Wildlife in 2024.
January 15, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Madison Sheahan is a 28-year-old former political aide to Kristi Noem with little law enforcement experience before being named ICE Deputy Director. Prior reporting said she was mocked internally as "fish cop" because she somehow got made director of Louisiana Fish and Wildlife in 2024.
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Please read this. The UK political & media establishment is asleep at the wheel.
We have made ourselves wholly dependent on a Trump ally for our national security at the exact moment Trump is threatening to invade a NATO ally
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
We have made ourselves wholly dependent on a Trump ally for our national security at the exact moment Trump is threatening to invade a NATO ally
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
January 11, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Please read this. The UK political & media establishment is asleep at the wheel.
We have made ourselves wholly dependent on a Trump ally for our national security at the exact moment Trump is threatening to invade a NATO ally
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
We have made ourselves wholly dependent on a Trump ally for our national security at the exact moment Trump is threatening to invade a NATO ally
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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If calling a state secret police agent a murderer for committing murder will lead to more murder by the state secret police, it sure seems like the problem is with the secret police
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
If calling a state secret police agent a murderer for committing murder will lead to more murder by the state secret police, it sure seems like the problem is with the secret police
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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No paltry trade deal is worth abject British humiliation and subjugation to Trump, and abandonment of all the principles successive British governments have claimed to stand for. Our values are hollow and meaningless if we can’t stand up for them when it counts.
January 5, 2026 at 10:50 AM
No paltry trade deal is worth abject British humiliation and subjugation to Trump, and abandonment of all the principles successive British governments have claimed to stand for. Our values are hollow and meaningless if we can’t stand up for them when it counts.
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The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area
January 4, 2026 at 3:56 AM
The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area
Not much we can do to push back, but this is an easy "no" on chlorinated chicken.
I signed this petition . Please join me and share. 38d.gs/bm8t
Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petitio...
38d.gs
January 4, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Not much we can do to push back, but this is an easy "no" on chlorinated chicken.
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
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The richest man on earth, the richest man in human history, personally obliterated the US agency that had been preventing these horrors.
He sneered that he had to miss some good parties in order to spend his weekend erasing the agency these people had depended on.
Inhuman.
He sneered that he had to miss some good parties in order to spend his weekend erasing the agency these people had depended on.
Inhuman.
Please read this & speak out.
Understand how relatively modest US investments in health systems and commodities can stem an unspeakable burden of suffering.
Understand how relatively modest US investments in health systems and commodities can stem an unspeakable burden of suffering.
A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive.
One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.
Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.
One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.
Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.
December 31, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The richest man on earth, the richest man in human history, personally obliterated the US agency that had been preventing these horrors.
He sneered that he had to miss some good parties in order to spend his weekend erasing the agency these people had depended on.
Inhuman.
He sneered that he had to miss some good parties in order to spend his weekend erasing the agency these people had depended on.
Inhuman.
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Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, is described as an "investor" and "developer" in this project into which more than $91 bn in US taxpayer funds are to be channeled. This is a straightforward violation of US anti-corruption legislation, as the NYC bar has noted in a report.
Trump reps draft $169 billion plan to develop Gaza into a 'smart city' with luxury resorts
Trump administration reps have just revealed a grandiose $112 billion (AUD $169 billion) plan to rebuild war-torn Gaza into a futuristic international destination dubbed “Project Sunrise.”
www.skynews.com.au
December 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, is described as an "investor" and "developer" in this project into which more than $91 bn in US taxpayer funds are to be channeled. This is a straightforward violation of US anti-corruption legislation, as the NYC bar has noted in a report.