@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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We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.
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Newsmax host to Leavitt on Trump's farm bailout: "It's not funded by tax dollars. It's funded by tariffs."
"That's right," Leavitt replies
(Tariffs are taxes on American importers)
"That's right," Leavitt replies
(Tariffs are taxes on American importers)
December 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Newsmax host to Leavitt on Trump's farm bailout: "It's not funded by tax dollars. It's funded by tariffs."
"That's right," Leavitt replies
(Tariffs are taxes on American importers)
"That's right," Leavitt replies
(Tariffs are taxes on American importers)
She's still lying!
Leavitt: "President Trump convinced President Xi to continue purchasing again American soybeans, which is something China wasn't doing under the last administration because they had no respect for President Biden or the country at the time."
December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
She's still lying!
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The reason we don’t sell H200, and other advanced chips to China is that they have dual-use (military and civilian) capability.
These will help China improve their AI, surveillance, and cyber espionage capability.
The export controls existed strictly for NatSec purposes.
These will help China improve their AI, surveillance, and cyber espionage capability.
The export controls existed strictly for NatSec purposes.
December 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The reason we don’t sell H200, and other advanced chips to China is that they have dual-use (military and civilian) capability.
These will help China improve their AI, surveillance, and cyber espionage capability.
The export controls existed strictly for NatSec purposes.
These will help China improve their AI, surveillance, and cyber espionage capability.
The export controls existed strictly for NatSec purposes.
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"After her hearing ended, three-year-old Lucy cuddled her teddy bear as she walked back from the lawyer’s table and took a seat.
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"After her hearing ended, three-year-old Lucy cuddled her teddy bear as she walked back from the lawyer’s table and took a seat.
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
This!
There is a plan and it's a very bad plan for our democratic systems!
There is a plan and it's a very bad plan for our democratic systems!
I’m proud to be leading this fight. Thank you to @maddowblog.bsky.social for highlighting this critical issue.
"The danger is once you compile all this information, then hackers only have to go to one place instead of going to all 50-plus jurisdictions that run elections... It’s a hacker’s dream to have all of this private, sensitive information collected somewhere..."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
December 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This!
There is a plan and it's a very bad plan for our democratic systems!
There is a plan and it's a very bad plan for our democratic systems!
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Note: "Deportation Judges," not immigration judges. No need to apply if you don't get the agenda.
December 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Note: "Deportation Judges," not immigration judges. No need to apply if you don't get the agenda.
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Mark Kelly: “Jobs are down. Wages are flat. Costs are up & this President is asleep — Like literally, he’s falling asleep on the job. It’s hurting the American people — He’s doing nothing to try to help people with the cost of groceries, rent, & healthcare”
December 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Mark Kelly: “Jobs are down. Wages are flat. Costs are up & this President is asleep — Like literally, he’s falling asleep on the job. It’s hurting the American people — He’s doing nothing to try to help people with the cost of groceries, rent, & healthcare”
Tommy is willing to lie 'bigly' for trump and his party.
WELKER: You're talking about Trump protecting Arkansas from drugs, yet he pardoned the former president of Honduras who trafficked more than 500 tons of cocaine into the US. How does that make us safer?
COTTON: I haven't spoken to POTUS about that pardon. I have to know more about the circumstances
COTTON: I haven't spoken to POTUS about that pardon. I have to know more about the circumstances
December 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Tommy is willing to lie 'bigly' for trump and his party.
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Schiff: "I think that all of these strikes are unlawful. They are a form of extrajudicial killing. These boats are not invading the US in an armed assault ... the fact the administration may put a group of organizations on a list doesn't confer on a president the ability to kill them at sea."
December 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Schiff: "I think that all of these strikes are unlawful. They are a form of extrajudicial killing. These boats are not invading the US in an armed assault ... the fact the administration may put a group of organizations on a list doesn't confer on a president the ability to kill them at sea."
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Rep. Ilhan Omar: "When I think about Stephen Miller and his white supremacist rhetoric, it reminds me of the way the Nazis described Jewish people in Germany."
December 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Rep. Ilhan Omar: "When I think about Stephen Miller and his white supremacist rhetoric, it reminds me of the way the Nazis described Jewish people in Germany."
The Republican method & message to their voters is more lies, more propaganda, more failure to do the job they were hired for.
If I were a Republican voter I'd start demanding my money back for this bait and switch operation they've built.
If I were a Republican voter I'd start demanding my money back for this bait and switch operation they've built.
BARTIROMO: What are you expecting the president's economic message to be?
SEN. McCORMICK: I think the message is that we inherited a trainwreck from the Biden administration and we made a lot of progress
SEN. McCORMICK: I think the message is that we inherited a trainwreck from the Biden administration and we made a lot of progress
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The Republican method & message to their voters is more lies, more propaganda, more failure to do the job they were hired for.
If I were a Republican voter I'd start demanding my money back for this bait and switch operation they've built.
If I were a Republican voter I'd start demanding my money back for this bait and switch operation they've built.
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Donald Trump promised almost a year ago that he'd "take care" of rebuilding after the Los Angeles firestorms, but survivors are still waiting for him to officially ask Congress for relief.
It's long past time for Trump to wake up and do his job.
It's long past time for Trump to wake up and do his job.
December 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Donald Trump promised almost a year ago that he'd "take care" of rebuilding after the Los Angeles firestorms, but survivors are still waiting for him to officially ask Congress for relief.
It's long past time for Trump to wake up and do his job.
It's long past time for Trump to wake up and do his job.
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An additional 500 National Guard members have arrived in Washington, D.C., bringing the total deployment to 2,750 troops, according to the National Guard and bringing the cost to taxpayers to roughly $1.6 million per day.
December 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
An additional 500 National Guard members have arrived in Washington, D.C., bringing the total deployment to 2,750 troops, according to the National Guard and bringing the cost to taxpayers to roughly $1.6 million per day.
OK #Missouri, you know what to do and how to keep fighting despite Republican gerrymandering and propaganda.
#EveryVoteCounts and you deserve so much more than a loudmouth trump sycophant!
@piperformissouri.bsky.social
#EveryVoteCounts and you deserve so much more than a loudmouth trump sycophant!
@piperformissouri.bsky.social
STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you support the pardon of the former Honduran president?
SCHMITT: I'm not familiar w/ the facts or circumstances
S: What do you mean you're not familiar? It's been front page news
SCHMITT: You spew Democrat talking points every single week, which is why your ratings are so bad
SCHMITT: I'm not familiar w/ the facts or circumstances
S: What do you mean you're not familiar? It's been front page news
SCHMITT: You spew Democrat talking points every single week, which is why your ratings are so bad
December 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
OK #Missouri, you know what to do and how to keep fighting despite Republican gerrymandering and propaganda.
#EveryVoteCounts and you deserve so much more than a loudmouth trump sycophant!
@piperformissouri.bsky.social
#EveryVoteCounts and you deserve so much more than a loudmouth trump sycophant!
@piperformissouri.bsky.social
This 100%
It's a crime!
It's a crime!
Duckworth: "It is a war crime. It's illegal. No matter how you put it, it's all illegal. I've been shot down behind enemy lines. Under the laws of war, you are supposed to help render aid to that individual ... you're not allowed to go back in and kill them."
December 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This 100%
It's a crime!
It's a crime!
OK #PA-08 you know what to do!
#Vote #Vote #Vote!
##EveryVoteCounts and the stock trader currently ignoring you and the promises he made to get his seat, won by less than 2% in your district!
##EveryVoteCounts so don't make excuses or miss your chance to get REAL representation.
#JustDoIt!
#Vote #Vote #Vote!
##EveryVoteCounts and the stock trader currently ignoring you and the promises he made to get his seat, won by less than 2% in your district!
##EveryVoteCounts so don't make excuses or miss your chance to get REAL representation.
#JustDoIt!
Have done some interviews with our top House candidates most likely to flip red seats blue next year.
First up - meet Mayor Paige Cognetti (@paigecognetti.bsky.social) running in PA-08. 1/
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/meet-mayor...
First up - meet Mayor Paige Cognetti (@paigecognetti.bsky.social) running in PA-08. 1/
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/meet-mayor...
Meet Mayor Paige Cognetti, A Fighter Running in PA-8
"Too many people have been in office to benefit themselves, not the people"
www.hopiumchronicles.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
OK #PA-08 you know what to do!
#Vote #Vote #Vote!
##EveryVoteCounts and the stock trader currently ignoring you and the promises he made to get his seat, won by less than 2% in your district!
##EveryVoteCounts so don't make excuses or miss your chance to get REAL representation.
#JustDoIt!
#Vote #Vote #Vote!
##EveryVoteCounts and the stock trader currently ignoring you and the promises he made to get his seat, won by less than 2% in your district!
##EveryVoteCounts so don't make excuses or miss your chance to get REAL representation.
#JustDoIt!
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Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
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Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
December 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
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Palantir sells AI tools that help law enforcement agencies like ICE analyze massive amounts of personal data.
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America.https://youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?si=4Ptdx0tQBOBOUin1
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America.https://youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?si=4Ptdx0tQBOBOUin1
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America?
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Palantir sells AI tools that help law enforcement agencies like ICE analyze massive amounts of personal data.
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America.https://youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?si=4Ptdx0tQBOBOUin1
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America.https://youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?si=4Ptdx0tQBOBOUin1
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Same, but the problem with that: the rest of us are suffering too. It’s the equivalent of a teacher punishing the class for the actions of a few, just on a much larger scale.
December 6, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Same, but the problem with that: the rest of us are suffering too. It’s the equivalent of a teacher punishing the class for the actions of a few, just on a much larger scale.
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73% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to govt data.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
December 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
73% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to govt data.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
This!
People of faith trust their leaders, who are now leading them off the cliff.
People of faith trust their leaders, who are now leading them off the cliff.
Gonna sound conspiratorial, but there always has been a deep state. Barry Goldwater saw it back in his time, and repeatedly warned about it. They are the Moral Majority, the Christian Coalition, The 700 Club, The Federalist Society, the Heritage Foundation, the hundreds of white supremacy hate
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December 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This!
People of faith trust their leaders, who are now leading them off the cliff.
People of faith trust their leaders, who are now leading them off the cliff.