Lana Lawrence
@msfocused.bsky.social
Retired photoJ (exhibited: Lib of Congress), Pub: WaPo. Ex-journal editor, trauma survivor/advocate c. early 1980s. Papers at Brown U.
Walked the Edmond Pettus Bridge w/ John Lewis.
Walked the Edmond Pettus Bridge w/ John Lewis.
Pinned
Lana Lawrence
@msfocused.bsky.social
· Jun 19
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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If you doubt the impact of the Epstein-Maxwell survivors because you don’t think we’ll ever see the files, you’re missing the larger point.
Justice can take many forms. These survivors are rocking it and they’re not done yet!
Call your reps!
wassermanschultz.house.gov/news/documen...
Justice can take many forms. These survivors are rocking it and they’re not done yet!
Call your reps!
wassermanschultz.house.gov/news/documen...
Wasserman Schultz, Owens Introduce Bill to Protect Rights of Crime Victims, Prevent Repeat of Epstein Impunity
“Courtney Wild and other victims of Jeffrey Epstein have been wrongly denied standing to invoke their rights. This legislation would fulfill the original intent of the CVRA and prevent such gross misc...
wassermanschultz.house.gov
November 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
If you doubt the impact of the Epstein-Maxwell survivors because you don’t think we’ll ever see the files, you’re missing the larger point.
Justice can take many forms. These survivors are rocking it and they’re not done yet!
Call your reps!
wassermanschultz.house.gov/news/documen...
Justice can take many forms. These survivors are rocking it and they’re not done yet!
Call your reps!
wassermanschultz.house.gov/news/documen...
Excellent read. Here’s the gift link. archive.is/2025.11.26-1...
November 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Excellent read. Here’s the gift link. archive.is/2025.11.26-1...
This 2023 U.S. Dept of State report on MALE human trafficking is consistent with what I’ve read about this oft-ignored crime.
If we’re not discussing exploited boys & men, we’re compounding the problem of disclosure and reporting, and not providing needed help.
www.state.gov/wp-content/u...
If we’re not discussing exploited boys & men, we’re compounding the problem of disclosure and reporting, and not providing needed help.
www.state.gov/wp-content/u...
www.state.gov
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This 2023 U.S. Dept of State report on MALE human trafficking is consistent with what I’ve read about this oft-ignored crime.
If we’re not discussing exploited boys & men, we’re compounding the problem of disclosure and reporting, and not providing needed help.
www.state.gov/wp-content/u...
If we’re not discussing exploited boys & men, we’re compounding the problem of disclosure and reporting, and not providing needed help.
www.state.gov/wp-content/u...
💔 😢
November 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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A Thanksgiving embrace to every CSA survivor who struggles with the holidays — battling triggers and profound feelings of loss. You are not alone.
This year might feel especially difficult. I’m countering by feeling gratitude for the recent wins of the courageous Epstein-Maxwell #abuse #survivors.
This year might feel especially difficult. I’m countering by feeling gratitude for the recent wins of the courageous Epstein-Maxwell #abuse #survivors.
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A Thanksgiving embrace to every CSA survivor who struggles with the holidays — battling triggers and profound feelings of loss. You are not alone.
This year might feel especially difficult. I’m countering by feeling gratitude for the recent wins of the courageous Epstein-Maxwell #abuse #survivors.
This year might feel especially difficult. I’m countering by feeling gratitude for the recent wins of the courageous Epstein-Maxwell #abuse #survivors.
This tracks.
Trump’s healthcare plan looks a lot like extending subsidies for the ACA. You know, like the Democrats wanted in the first place.
Republicans are the lazy kid in a group project who tears shit up and hassles others for a week only to agree to sign-on on the last day to get a good grade.
Republicans are the lazy kid in a group project who tears shit up and hassles others for a week only to agree to sign-on on the last day to get a good grade.
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This tracks.
Reposted by Lana Lawrence
I am so grateful for our veterans and for their courageous defense of our country and constitution.
"Veterans from every branch are standing up for what makes America strong: loyalty to the Constitution, not to power."
"Honor your oath. Defend democracy. Don’t give up the ship."
"Veterans from every branch are standing up for what makes America strong: loyalty to the Constitution, not to power."
"Honor your oath. Defend democracy. Don’t give up the ship."
Defend the Oath, Not the President
YouTube video by Save America Movement
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I am so grateful for our veterans and for their courageous defense of our country and constitution.
"Veterans from every branch are standing up for what makes America strong: loyalty to the Constitution, not to power."
"Honor your oath. Defend democracy. Don’t give up the ship."
"Veterans from every branch are standing up for what makes America strong: loyalty to the Constitution, not to power."
"Honor your oath. Defend democracy. Don’t give up the ship."
Reposted by Lana Lawrence
"We're fighting for the life of democracy right now... Religion is at the core of the threat." - @kkdumez.bsky.social
On the importance of naming & confronting the problem of Christian Nationalism.
So much that's so good here. Have a listen. ⬇️
convocation.substack.com/p/trumps-dru...
On the importance of naming & confronting the problem of Christian Nationalism.
So much that's so good here. Have a listen. ⬇️
convocation.substack.com/p/trumps-dru...
Trump’s Drumbeat of Violence and Christian Nationalism
Plus, the latest writing from the Convocation Unscripted team.
convocation.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
"We're fighting for the life of democracy right now... Religion is at the core of the threat." - @kkdumez.bsky.social
On the importance of naming & confronting the problem of Christian Nationalism.
So much that's so good here. Have a listen. ⬇️
convocation.substack.com/p/trumps-dru...
On the importance of naming & confronting the problem of Christian Nationalism.
So much that's so good here. Have a listen. ⬇️
convocation.substack.com/p/trumps-dru...
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If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut Education and Science Research the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut Education and Science Research the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
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Some consultants rolled their eyes when I lead the fight to expose the Epstein Class. What they were mocking was someone willing to stand with survivors and up to Trump.
I ignored them, fought anyways, and we won. www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/21/e...
I ignored them, fought anyways, and we won. www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/21/e...
Taves: To win Epstein files, Rep. Ro Khanna befriended Republicans, ignored fellow Democrats
The Silicon Valley congressman says some from his party rolled their eyes when he originally pushed his transparency bill.
www.mercurynews.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Some consultants rolled their eyes when I lead the fight to expose the Epstein Class. What they were mocking was someone willing to stand with survivors and up to Trump.
I ignored them, fought anyways, and we won. www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/21/e...
I ignored them, fought anyways, and we won. www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/21/e...
A call for courage at DOJ and larger law firms who’ve bent the knee.
Following dismissal of his criminal case, James Comey posts video statement via Substack: open.substack.com/pub/jamescom...
On the Case Dismissal
Former government person, author, teacher, father, grandfather. Tall and really quite funny.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A call for courage at DOJ and larger law firms who’ve bent the knee.
Reposted by Lana Lawrence
Quiet part, meet out loud.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Quiet part, meet out loud.
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Finally, we hear actual legal terms. Thank you @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
As someone who studied EU Policy, I appreciate this.
My question is though - how stable is any ceasefire if Russia is entitled to keep what they occupied even if the change to actual, legal UA borders isn’t recognized?
As someone who studied EU Policy, I appreciate this.
My question is though - how stable is any ceasefire if Russia is entitled to keep what they occupied even if the change to actual, legal UA borders isn’t recognized?
November 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Finally, we hear actual legal terms. Thank you @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
As someone who studied EU Policy, I appreciate this.
My question is though - how stable is any ceasefire if Russia is entitled to keep what they occupied even if the change to actual, legal UA borders isn’t recognized?
As someone who studied EU Policy, I appreciate this.
My question is though - how stable is any ceasefire if Russia is entitled to keep what they occupied even if the change to actual, legal UA borders isn’t recognized?
Not unlike AOL in the 90s — but the chat rooms where predators schemed and preyed were out in the open — obscene labels and all. AOL did nothing until they were called out in Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
November 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Not unlike AOL in the 90s — but the chat rooms where predators schemed and preyed were out in the open — obscene labels and all. AOL did nothing until they were called out in Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Reposted by Lana Lawrence
The Trump surrender of Ukraine descends into utter chaos. But “chaos” is too mellow a word: What we have here is a rich bouillabaisse of incompetence, mendacity, tragedy, farce, and diplomatic blunder. Words have a hard time keeping up with the story. But we’ll try. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Send in the Clowns
The Trump/Rubio Ukraine FUBAR
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The Trump surrender of Ukraine descends into utter chaos. But “chaos” is too mellow a word: What we have here is a rich bouillabaisse of incompetence, mendacity, tragedy, farce, and diplomatic blunder. Words have a hard time keeping up with the story. But we’ll try. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
My intolerance of social media grifting at the expense of others just got even worse. Babies needlessly DYING!!
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
My intolerance of social media grifting at the expense of others just got even worse. Babies needlessly DYING!!
The Congresswoman is not wrong!
This isn’t about Democrats or Republicans—it’s about protecting victims. Spare me the partisan games.
Right is right, wrong is wrong. If you believe in law and order, you should want every trafficker and enabler exposed so survivors can finally get the justice they deserve.
Right is right, wrong is wrong. If you believe in law and order, you should want every trafficker and enabler exposed so survivors can finally get the justice they deserve.
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The Congresswoman is not wrong!
Reposted by Lana Lawrence
Remember that before the list there was war between House of Koch and House of Trump. After the list there was peace.
Do the math.
The most logical conclusion is a deal where Kochs got to pick Trump’s nominees, using Federalist Society as camouflage for a transaction.
Do the math.
The most logical conclusion is a deal where Kochs got to pick Trump’s nominees, using Federalist Society as camouflage for a transaction.
November 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Remember that before the list there was war between House of Koch and House of Trump. After the list there was peace.
Do the math.
The most logical conclusion is a deal where Kochs got to pick Trump’s nominees, using Federalist Society as camouflage for a transaction.
Do the math.
The most logical conclusion is a deal where Kochs got to pick Trump’s nominees, using Federalist Society as camouflage for a transaction.
I especially hope we can all appreciate the enormity of the Epstein-Maxwell survivors’ wins this past week. Such courage and determination!! Onward!!
"I’m truly proud to be in the presence of so much courage, determination, and resilience."
I feel the same way - including about you, @jesscraven101.bsky.social
See this week's good news list, 58 items long:
chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extr...
I feel the same way - including about you, @jesscraven101.bsky.social
See this week's good news list, 58 items long:
chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extr...
Extra! Extra! 11/23 🎉🎉
So. Much. Excellent. News.
chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I especially hope we can all appreciate the enormity of the Epstein-Maxwell survivors’ wins this past week. Such courage and determination!! Onward!!
Flawless, and breathtakingly beautiful. What talent!
An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
November 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Flawless, and breathtakingly beautiful. What talent!
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Despite knowing Clint Massie was abusing girls for years, church leaders never reported him to police.
It felt like “a group of people who are not just trying to protect someone — but something,” the DA said. “They have enabled something awful here.”
With @startribune.com
It felt like “a group of people who are not just trying to protect someone — but something,” the DA said. “They have enabled something awful here.”
With @startribune.com
Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...
www.propublica.org
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Despite knowing Clint Massie was abusing girls for years, church leaders never reported him to police.
It felt like “a group of people who are not just trying to protect someone — but something,” the DA said. “They have enabled something awful here.”
With @startribune.com
It felt like “a group of people who are not just trying to protect someone — but something,” the DA said. “They have enabled something awful here.”
With @startribune.com
Gift link. Gut wrenching.
This is truly beautiful and courageous writing from Tatiana Schlossberg. This part hit me hard. Keeping her and her family in my thoughts.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Gift link. Gut wrenching.