Laurel
@laurelpatton.bsky.social
Culture hound ~ Online ESL tutor
Endeavoring to be a Beatitudes Christian
I love NC, my patient husband, and these neurotic cats
https://preply.com/en/tutor/1045987
Endeavoring to be a Beatitudes Christian
I love NC, my patient husband, and these neurotic cats
https://preply.com/en/tutor/1045987
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Folks like Michael Jordan, Lebron James, and Tom Brady, can take you into their trophy room and tell you the story of how they earned everyone one them. Trump can take you into his trophy room, and tell you the story of how someone else earned everyone one of then..
January 17, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Folks like Michael Jordan, Lebron James, and Tom Brady, can take you into their trophy room and tell you the story of how they earned everyone one them. Trump can take you into his trophy room, and tell you the story of how someone else earned everyone one of then..
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It’s weird that Trump can stand up to allies but not Russia
January 17, 2026 at 11:37 PM
It’s weird that Trump can stand up to allies but not Russia
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It's beginning to look like all of those guns Americans buy to keep government in check were only ever bought for school shootings.
January 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM
It's beginning to look like all of those guns Americans buy to keep government in check were only ever bought for school shootings.
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Of all the US Citizens who should feel the greater shame right now, it isn't those who voted for Trump. It is those who did not vote at all. They were just as responsible, but believe they can deny it.
January 17, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Of all the US Citizens who should feel the greater shame right now, it isn't those who voted for Trump. It is those who did not vote at all. They were just as responsible, but believe they can deny it.
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Call it what it is. Door to door concentration camp round ups. You know when the full record comes to light there *will* be horrifying degrees of intentional genocide of non-whites in ICE facilities due if nothing else to over crowding. It is happening.
January 17, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Call it what it is. Door to door concentration camp round ups. You know when the full record comes to light there *will* be horrifying degrees of intentional genocide of non-whites in ICE facilities due if nothing else to over crowding. It is happening.
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Does Trump understand that the "insurrection Act" is a law thats intended to stop an insurrection? Because he seems to think he can use it to create his own insurrection.
January 17, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Does Trump understand that the "insurrection Act" is a law thats intended to stop an insurrection? Because he seems to think he can use it to create his own insurrection.
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So, here's a positive thing - Trump can't enforce martial law in this country. There are, quite literally, not enough troops to do this. There at over 19,000 cities and towns in America. To successfully occupy them under martial law, you would have to have over 5.2 millions servicemembers.
January 16, 2026 at 5:15 AM
So, here's a positive thing - Trump can't enforce martial law in this country. There are, quite literally, not enough troops to do this. There at over 19,000 cities and towns in America. To successfully occupy them under martial law, you would have to have over 5.2 millions servicemembers.
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ICE agents ate at El Tapatio in Willmar, MN, then came back hours later and detained the workers who served them. Turning a meal into surveillance isn’t public safety it’s intimidation. Remember private businesses can refuse service to ICE agents!
ICE agents eat at small-town Mexican restaurant — then detain workers
“Would your mama be proud of you right now?” a bystander said as agents returned at closing time to nab the workers.
www.startribune.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM
ICE agents ate at El Tapatio in Willmar, MN, then came back hours later and detained the workers who served them. Turning a meal into surveillance isn’t public safety it’s intimidation. Remember private businesses can refuse service to ICE agents!
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The classy move would have been to give Machado the FIFA Peace Prize in return.
January 16, 2026 at 11:07 AM
The classy move would have been to give Machado the FIFA Peace Prize in return.
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I really can’t help but wonder sometimes if the people who believed they were ~punishing Kamala Harris realize who actually got punished now.
January 15, 2026 at 12:33 PM
I really can’t help but wonder sometimes if the people who believed they were ~punishing Kamala Harris realize who actually got punished now.
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“If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.”
– President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969)
– President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969)
January 15, 2026 at 5:51 AM
“If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.”
– President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969)
– President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969)
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Pres. can invoke the Insurrection Act
-- at the request of a governor (as Bush Sr. did at the request of Gov. Wilson in 1992 for Rodney King riots in LA)
-- to enforce federal court orders (Eisenhower and Kennedy: desegregation orders)
Walz won't request, and courts won't order
-- at the request of a governor (as Bush Sr. did at the request of Gov. Wilson in 1992 for Rodney King riots in LA)
-- to enforce federal court orders (Eisenhower and Kennedy: desegregation orders)
Walz won't request, and courts won't order
January 15, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Pres. can invoke the Insurrection Act
-- at the request of a governor (as Bush Sr. did at the request of Gov. Wilson in 1992 for Rodney King riots in LA)
-- to enforce federal court orders (Eisenhower and Kennedy: desegregation orders)
Walz won't request, and courts won't order
-- at the request of a governor (as Bush Sr. did at the request of Gov. Wilson in 1992 for Rodney King riots in LA)
-- to enforce federal court orders (Eisenhower and Kennedy: desegregation orders)
Walz won't request, and courts won't order
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Minnesota: Trump is threatening the Insurrection Act over Minneapolis protests after the ICE shooting.
If masked federal agents can operate without visible ID or bodycams, what’s the limit, and who enforces it.
Next move: redefine dissent as “insurrection,” then normalize force at home.
If masked federal agents can operate without visible ID or bodycams, what’s the limit, and who enforces it.
Next move: redefine dissent as “insurrection,” then normalize force at home.
January 15, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Minnesota: Trump is threatening the Insurrection Act over Minneapolis protests after the ICE shooting.
If masked federal agents can operate without visible ID or bodycams, what’s the limit, and who enforces it.
Next move: redefine dissent as “insurrection,” then normalize force at home.
If masked federal agents can operate without visible ID or bodycams, what’s the limit, and who enforces it.
Next move: redefine dissent as “insurrection,” then normalize force at home.
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One of the reasons it is really important to push back hard on the investigations against people telling the military not to follow illegal orders is because when he invokes the Insurrection Act he is presumably going to be ordering the military to do illegal things and we want people to speak out.
January 15, 2026 at 6:59 AM
One of the reasons it is really important to push back hard on the investigations against people telling the military not to follow illegal orders is because when he invokes the Insurrection Act he is presumably going to be ordering the military to do illegal things and we want people to speak out.
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The American people want the Epstein Files, not Greenland.
January 15, 2026 at 9:45 AM
The American people want the Epstein Files, not Greenland.
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“Can my one vote in 2026 really do all that?” I want to tell you emphatically: Yes, it can. Because your one vote joins with millions of others, and together we chart the course of this country.
January 15, 2026 at 10:36 AM
“Can my one vote in 2026 really do all that?” I want to tell you emphatically: Yes, it can. Because your one vote joins with millions of others, and together we chart the course of this country.
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I miss having a president who didn't hate more than 1/2 the country.
January 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I miss having a president who didn't hate more than 1/2 the country.
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For the majority of America’s history, ICE did not exist. For as obsessed with Republicans are with going into the past, that’s one area that we actually need to revert back to the old ways. Immigration being defined as a security issue is unnecessary.
January 13, 2026 at 8:52 PM
For the majority of America’s history, ICE did not exist. For as obsessed with Republicans are with going into the past, that’s one area that we actually need to revert back to the old ways. Immigration being defined as a security issue is unnecessary.
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Best way to stop the conquest of Greenland is to point out the likelihood of two additional Democratic senators.
January 14, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Best way to stop the conquest of Greenland is to point out the likelihood of two additional Democratic senators.
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If Renee Good's killer was innocent, the Trump FBI wouldn't interfere with the state investigation. Innocence never requires obstruction of justice.
January 15, 2026 at 12:19 AM
If Renee Good's killer was innocent, the Trump FBI wouldn't interfere with the state investigation. Innocence never requires obstruction of justice.
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Given how many people have been disappeared by the Trump regime, how can we be sure thousands haven't been murdered
January 13, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Given how many people have been disappeared by the Trump regime, how can we be sure thousands haven't been murdered
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
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Every dictator in history has claimed that they’ll only use their powers to go after the worst of the worst.
Every dictator in history has lied.
Donald Trump is no different.
Every dictator in history has lied.
Donald Trump is no different.
January 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Every dictator in history has claimed that they’ll only use their powers to go after the worst of the worst.
Every dictator in history has lied.
Donald Trump is no different.
Every dictator in history has lied.
Donald Trump is no different.
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Immigrants commit fewer crimes.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
January 13, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Immigrants commit fewer crimes.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.
Immigrants pay taxes.
Immigrants contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy.
The problem isn't immigrants.