Susan Laufer
@sdlaufer.bsky.social
Bronx girl. Wife, mom, grandma. Retired regulatory scientist.
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wow that was stupid but i guess at least he didn’t declare war with venezuela
December 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
wow that was stupid but i guess at least he didn’t declare war with venezuela
25th now.
Whatever are they waiting for??? He's certifiably nuts.
Whatever are they waiting for??? He's certifiably nuts.
FFS! Trump put this under Obama’s picture at the White House.
December 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
25th now.
Whatever are they waiting for??? He's certifiably nuts.
Whatever are they waiting for??? He's certifiably nuts.
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NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
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Harvard officials have opened a secret disciplinary investigation into at least two students for their roles in drawing scrutiny to the relationship between the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the school’s former president, Larry Summers, according to three people briefed on the matter.
Harvard Secretly Investigates Students Over Larry Summers Video on Epstein
The students face discipline for recording Mr. Summers, the former Harvard president, discussing his ties to Jeffrey Epstein in a Harvard class.
nyti.ms
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Harvard officials have opened a secret disciplinary investigation into at least two students for their roles in drawing scrutiny to the relationship between the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the school’s former president, Larry Summers, according to three people briefed on the matter.
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Hilarious. The WH had all the Cabinet members simultaneously put out statements supporting Susie Wiles after the Vanity Fair article came out.
December 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Hilarious. The WH had all the Cabinet members simultaneously put out statements supporting Susie Wiles after the Vanity Fair article came out.
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Gregory Bovino is back in Chicago, and so is the violence.
Trump sending him here is not about safety. It’s about fear and force. We won’t give in.
In Congress, I’ll vote to abolish ICE.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/16/b...
Trump sending him here is not about safety. It’s about fear and force. We won’t give in.
In Congress, I’ll vote to abolish ICE.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/16/b...
Border Patrol Boss Bovino Back In Chicago As Agents Target Southwest Side
Bovino and about 200 Border Patrol agents have arrived in Chicago for more enforcement action, sources said.
blockclubchicago.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Gregory Bovino is back in Chicago, and so is the violence.
Trump sending him here is not about safety. It’s about fear and force. We won’t give in.
In Congress, I’ll vote to abolish ICE.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/16/b...
Trump sending him here is not about safety. It’s about fear and force. We won’t give in.
In Congress, I’ll vote to abolish ICE.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/16/b...
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For more than a century, a smelting plant in Omaha spewed lead-laced smoke across the city, resulting in about 400 million pounds of it settling into the soil and bodies of countless Omahans.
Wondering if you’ve been exposed to lead? ProPublica and @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social can help.
Wondering if you’ve been exposed to lead? ProPublica and @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social can help.
Do You Live in the Omaha Area? Sign Up for Free Lead Testing of Your Soil.
An Omaha lead smelter spread dust that seeped into the soil and bodies of many residents for over a century. Focus areas include the Superfund site and neighborhoods east of 72nd Street; Bellevue; Car...
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
For more than a century, a smelting plant in Omaha spewed lead-laced smoke across the city, resulting in about 400 million pounds of it settling into the soil and bodies of countless Omahans.
Wondering if you’ve been exposed to lead? ProPublica and @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social can help.
Wondering if you’ve been exposed to lead? ProPublica and @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social can help.
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The outbreak now includes at least 51 infants in 19 states. The new case definition includes “any infant with botulism who was exposed to ByHeart formula at any time since the product’s release,” according to the CDC.
apnews.com/article/byhe...
apnews.com/article/byhe...
Botulism outbreak sickens more than 50 babies and expands to all ByHeart products
Federal health officials have expanded an outbreak of infant botulism tied to ByHeart baby formula to include any illnesses reported since the company began production in 2022.
apnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The outbreak now includes at least 51 infants in 19 states. The new case definition includes “any infant with botulism who was exposed to ByHeart formula at any time since the product’s release,” according to the CDC.
apnews.com/article/byhe...
apnews.com/article/byhe...
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BREAKING: The Trump administration has escalated its probe of Sen. Mark Kelly into an official Command Investigation under military law, further targeting a sitting U.S. senator for constitutionally protected speech.
Trump Admin Intensifies Military Probe Against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, Launches Command Investigation
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
BREAKING: The Trump administration has escalated its probe of Sen. Mark Kelly into an official Command Investigation under military law, further targeting a sitting U.S. senator for constitutionally protected speech.
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I felt compelled to record this video after the Trump responded to the Reiner killing by attacking him, lying about what happened and exploiting the event to praise himself. This is sick. This is evil. And I couldn’t let it go without responding.
www.americaamerica.news/p/a-terrible...
www.americaamerica.news/p/a-terrible...
A Terrible Tragedy, A Sick Response
Mad Hattery and Other Outrages: A Short Video
www.americaamerica.news
December 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I felt compelled to record this video after the Trump responded to the Reiner killing by attacking him, lying about what happened and exploiting the event to praise himself. This is sick. This is evil. And I couldn’t let it go without responding.
www.americaamerica.news/p/a-terrible...
www.americaamerica.news/p/a-terrible...
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I’m hopeful a day of reckoning is coming.
December 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I’m hopeful a day of reckoning is coming.
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This man doesn't just lead from the rear.
Slava Ukraini!
Slava Ukraini!
December 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This man doesn't just lead from the rear.
Slava Ukraini!
Slava Ukraini!
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The ACLU has posted 17 sworn declarations from people locked up at the Trump Adminstration's largest immigrant prison camp, at Fort Bliss in Texas.
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
Fort Bliss Declarations - December 2025 | American Civil Liberties Union
www.aclu.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The ACLU has posted 17 sworn declarations from people locked up at the Trump Adminstration's largest immigrant prison camp, at Fort Bliss in Texas.
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station."
Read the declarations here:
www.aclu.org/documents/fo...
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He absolutely does not care that your healthcare, is about to run out.
Zero fucks are given.
Zero fucks are given.
December 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
He absolutely does not care that your healthcare, is about to run out.
Zero fucks are given.
Zero fucks are given.
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real police state stuff
WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:06 AM
real police state stuff
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“I don’t know about you, but if a country I wanted to visit was asking for all that information—while at the same time ramping up hostile mass surveillance and grabbing innocent people off the street without due process—I would think twice about visiting.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/come-to-tr...
www.americaamerica.news/p/come-to-tr...
Come to Trump's America...If You Dare
The Trump regime is pushing a paranoid new policy that will further discourage international travelers. The reputation of America's aggression is growing.
www.americaamerica.news
December 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
“I don’t know about you, but if a country I wanted to visit was asking for all that information—while at the same time ramping up hostile mass surveillance and grabbing innocent people off the street without due process—I would think twice about visiting.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/come-to-tr...
www.americaamerica.news/p/come-to-tr...
As Kareem Abdul-Jabbar put it, "When 12 people who had his [Vinay Prasad's] job are concerned enough to risk the ire of the most vindictive president in history in order to sound a warning that Americans’ lives are at risk, we need to pay attention."
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
A Threat to Evidence-Based Vaccine Policy and Public Health Security at the FDA | NEJM
Twelve former commissioners of the FDA express concern that the agency’s recent moves
will undermine a regulatory model designed to ensure vaccine safety, effectiveness,
and availability.
www.nejm.org
December 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
As Kareem Abdul-Jabbar put it, "When 12 people who had his [Vinay Prasad's] job are concerned enough to risk the ire of the most vindictive president in history in order to sound a warning that Americans’ lives are at risk, we need to pay attention."
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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We have 24 hours before the Senate vote to stop the January premium increases - $6,200 annual increase for the average Connecticut family on an ACA plan.
Republicans can still choose to do the right thing and vote with us.
Republicans can still choose to do the right thing and vote with us.
December 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
We have 24 hours before the Senate vote to stop the January premium increases - $6,200 annual increase for the average Connecticut family on an ACA plan.
Republicans can still choose to do the right thing and vote with us.
Republicans can still choose to do the right thing and vote with us.
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Gov. JB Pritzker’s office said Wednesday that the National Guard's 60-day federalization order was extended for at least another month, even though the soldiers have mostly remained at an Illinois Army National Guard training site in Marseilles.
Illinois National Guard still federalized as President Trump extends order, despite troops sitting idle
The federalization of 300 Illinois National Guard troops was extended for 32 days, Gov. JB Pritzker’s office said, even though the soldiers have mostly remained on an Illinois Army National G…
trib.al
December 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Gov. JB Pritzker’s office said Wednesday that the National Guard's 60-day federalization order was extended for at least another month, even though the soldiers have mostly remained at an Illinois Army National Guard training site in Marseilles.
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"This is not just a matter of aggressive deportation. The things that are being done by our government to our fellow human beings are monstrous."
@monacharen.bsky.social on the abject cruelty of Trump's deportation policy: lnk.thebulwark.com/3Yl0Tqn
@monacharen.bsky.social on the abject cruelty of Trump's deportation policy: lnk.thebulwark.com/3Yl0Tqn
Trump’s Deportations Are Ripping Mothers from Their Babies
The president’s immigration policy is “beyond inhumane.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"This is not just a matter of aggressive deportation. The things that are being done by our government to our fellow human beings are monstrous."
@monacharen.bsky.social on the abject cruelty of Trump's deportation policy: lnk.thebulwark.com/3Yl0Tqn
@monacharen.bsky.social on the abject cruelty of Trump's deportation policy: lnk.thebulwark.com/3Yl0Tqn
This is what they're concerned with?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This is what they're concerned with?
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
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"The woman, a U.S. citizen who was born in Edina Minnesota, was zip-tied when she was detained near Nicollet Mall..."
www.fox9.com/news/u-s-cit...
www.fox9.com/news/u-s-cit...
December 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"The woman, a U.S. citizen who was born in Edina Minnesota, was zip-tied when she was detained near Nicollet Mall..."
www.fox9.com/news/u-s-cit...
www.fox9.com/news/u-s-cit...
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thedemocraticcoalition
If Paramount is allowed to take over Warner Bros. Discovery with Trump's interference, the conservative billionaire Ellison family will control:
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
+more
If Paramount is allowed to take over Warner Bros. Discovery with Trump's interference, the conservative billionaire Ellison family will control:
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
+more
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
thedemocraticcoalition
If Paramount is allowed to take over Warner Bros. Discovery with Trump's interference, the conservative billionaire Ellison family will control:
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
+more
If Paramount is allowed to take over Warner Bros. Discovery with Trump's interference, the conservative billionaire Ellison family will control:
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
+more
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Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud.
Read our full investigation here 👇
Read our full investigation here 👇
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud.
Read our full investigation here 👇
Read our full investigation here 👇
