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Lara Lynn

@laralynnwrites.bsky.social
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Writer, veteran & history geek in PNW advocating for human rights, disability, chronic illness, & rare diseases ie Erythromelalgia She/her. HistFic novel: myBook.to/WDF1 I'm anti-ultrawealth/labor theft--and people without empathy. Two-for. Take it back.

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Hellishchildren @hellishchildren.bsky.social · 17h
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16h
ProPublica designed a reporting experiment to demonstrate how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. We succeeded in opening two schools. No credentials or background checks required.
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How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours
The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 16h
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rawstory.com
MAGA's bonkers James Talarico call scheme goes up in smoke after damning details exposed
The Make America Great Again movement's full-tilt meltdown over a new story about Texas Senate candidate James Talarico may have rested on an entirely false premise, according to analysts.On Sunday, M...
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Maia Ettinger @maiett.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Seriously. Tape doesn't tape. Pyrex doesn't Pyrex. They don't even bother doing perforation right any more. I feel like a cranky old lady, only this time it's rapacious monopoly capitalism making sure we know we're garbage in its eyes.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Weird that Donald Trump's message is that people who are being assaulted can stop it all by giving up and submitting to the aggressor, so weird, so so weird
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
📌Win or lose, if Willie Nelson endorses you, you are the better man.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Wow — listen to these new comments from Trump. Thanking Putin, trashing Zelenskyy, characterizing Russia as eager for peace and Ukraine as intransigent. The mask is totally off.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"Antitrust enforcement" is now nothing more than harassment of perceived enemies of the president www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/b...
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Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage
Major TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was looking into whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool coverage of President Trump.
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Good news re access bsky.app/profile/post...
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🇨🇦Tadhg Dalaigh @tadhgdalaigh.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Boulder Dude @bd1901.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Sadly, true.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 22h
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FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed
Regulator looks to expand loophole to allow dangerous compounds in food as long as they’re not carcinogenic
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
“A blind man cld see that the upcoming administration is stacked with ‘our guys’ from tech, specifically from Thiel's camp *** Our cover is blown [so stop apologizing] … We are the new elite because we are the most capable…” - Rainmaker founder Augustus Doricko, 12/14/24 1/
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Terrified Trump's desperate spin is a damning confession
After nearly two years of weaponizing the DOJ, featuring official investigations and/or terminations of every career officer who was assigned to investigate Trump’s crimes against the United States, T...
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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rawstory.com
Elon Musk’s SpaceX blasts off without paying $70k restaurant tab: report
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has fallen months behind on a roughly $70,000 restaurant tab, leaving the owner struggling to pay staff and bills, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.“We’re the blue-collar guys c...
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
October 9, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-9-...
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October 9, 2026
Late Wednesday afternoon, Dana Mattioli, Drew Hinshaw, Rebecca Ballhaus, and Joe Parkinson of the Wall Street Journal reported on the tawdry grifting of Kimberly Guilfoyle, former fiancee of Donald Tr...
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
What kind of shithole country livestreams executions? Our kind. open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...
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What kind of shithole country livestreams executions? Our kind.
Cruelty, as always, is the point
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I just hope he lives to see it all fall down, with his only true legacy--impacts only he could make--millions dead and America broke and broken.
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
In other news, Irony died today....
cnbc.com
Elon Musk blames Indian 'oligarchs' for stalling Starlink launch
Space X founder Elon Musk accused oligarchs in India of keeping Starlink out of the country to protect their monopoly over consumers.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026
“Zelenskyy could’ve stopped this war many times, and he chose not to … he better damn well stop” — Trump is no longer trying to conceal that he’s fully on Putin’s side
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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Invite Ukraine to peace talks while preparing sanctions relief for its invader? What a spectacular middle finger to an ally fighting for survival. “America First” apparently means Putin gets the perks, Ukraine gets screwed, and Trump expects a Nobel.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10/10/2026
Did an AI company try to buy this bookseller's rare books in order to train large language AI models and destroy the original copies? He thinks so. “I’m not a paranoid person, despite my penchant for Don DeLillo’s work. But it’s hard not to be discomfited and concerned.”
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A bookseller confronts a mysterious company hunting his rarest books
Was a Kentucky retailer targeted by a destructive AI "predator"?
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Add Karen Smith to my list of badasses whose mouthy approach I respect. Actions usually speak louder than words. This is a hero, Y'all. Well done, Ma'am. You're gonna kick ass in your new position. ✊📖
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Watchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The ‘American Dream’ Now Costs More Than $5.3 Million. The costs of owning a house, paying for new cars and retirement expenses make up nearly 70% of the overall total. www.investopedia.com/the-2026-ame...
investopedia.com
The ‘American Dream’ Now Costs More Than $5.3 Million
The American Dream now costs $5.3 million over a lifetime, up 4% from last year. Here’s what each piece costs in 2026.
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Tr*mp's DHS out here showing 2nd amendment is important in protecting yourself from government officials.
yahoo.com
Off-duty ICE agent shot after allegedly attacking woman and her father: Police
David Gonzalez, 32, is in custody on felony assault charges, police said.
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
open.substack.com
Trump: the Whining, Weak Wimp
🚨 26 Days to the Midterms 🚨
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA): "At this point in time in 2022, a little over 200,000 Virginians had voted. At this point in time in 2026, approximately 450,000 Virginians have voted early."
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Yeah, this is a pretty aggressive list. The incumbents in that first list of top races won last time by 20, 19, 17, 25, 17 and 17 points. (The SC district is Nancy Mace's and the NY one is Elise Stefanik.) If these are the front lines, the GOP is basically dug in outside Berlin
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It's grotesque.😩
rawstory.com
Zelenskyy goes nuclear on Trump’s Putin deal: ‘Absolutely terrible’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tore into President Donald Trump over a newly struck agreement he warned will bankroll Russia's war against his country.Zelenskyy told Axios in a phone intervie...
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
MAGA candidate brutally fact-checked after trying to run from deeply unpopular stance www.rawstory.com/mike-rogers-...
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MAGA candidate brutally fact-checked after trying to run from deeply unpopular stance
GOP Senate hopeful Mike Rogers raced to distance himself Thursday from Flock cameras — the surveillance tech that is now viewed unfavorably by a majority of Americans — but was immediately fact-checke...
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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rawstory.com
Ken Paxton took at least 17 trips while suspended — and taxpayers paid for his security
In the summer of 2023, after he was impeached on charges of abusing his office for personal gain, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was suspended and barred from conducting any official business for m...
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
jfc meta is such a cesspool. Just as bad as twitter.
futurism.com
Meta Took More Than 48 Hours to Remove AI-Generated Facebook Videos of Graphic Child Abuse, Including a Baby Roasting in an Oven
We sent Meta 19 Facebook accounts sharing AI-generated videos of graphic child abuse. 24 hours later, it hadn't taken them down.
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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ChatGPT Caught Putting Signatures of Real Cartoonists on AI-Generated Comics
ChatGPT is churning out New Yorker style cartoons and slapping the name of real artists on them without permission.
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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
To put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center. www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...
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One of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data Center
A rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land.
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Trump's 'massive' deal to cut gas prices unravels in its own fine print: economist www.rawstory.com/trump-gas-pr...
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Trump's 'massive' deal to cut gas prices unravels in its own fine print: economist
President Donald Trump's boast that allies agreed to a "massive" fuel release falls apart on close inspection, according to an economist.Justin Wolfers, an economist at the University of Michigan, arg...
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Democrats Can Put the Entire Republican Party on Trial With One Word: Corruption
Trump’s profiteering is only the latest chapter in a decades-long transfer of American wealth and political power into the hands of billionaires…
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Opinion | Todd Blanche’s marching orders on abortion restrictions couldn’t be clearer
Republicans’ claim that overturning Roe v. Wade would “send abortion back to the states” came with a hidden asterisk.
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Literally no end to this man's greed, corruption, and egomania.
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Trump Unveils Bonkers Plan to Turn Golf Course Into Camp David
The president is considering the proposal a “gift” to his successors.
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
JFC. That's not even incompetence, it's malpractice.
rawstory.com
Congressional report exposes massive aircraft losses as war drags on under Hegseth
More than 80 U.S. military aircraft have been destroyed or damaged in the war with Iran, which is now in its eighth month, according to a new report from the Congressional Research Service.That indica...
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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💙Christine Slemmer💙 @slem63.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Today seems like a Prime opportunity to play my favorite game: World's Worst Billionaire.
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Who is the World's Worst Billionaire?
Bending the knee to Trump.Taking millions in corporate welfare.Shafting workers and ripping off consumers.These are just
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Nickname for Elon Musk
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rawstory.com
The ammo that will wipe out Congress is in the GOP's own slogan
In a nationwide poll conducted a few weeks ago and reported on by Axios, the majority of all registered voters surveyed said the number one word to describe Donald Trump is “corrupt.” This represents ...
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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TPUSA Chapters Draw Criticism for Hosting James Fishback
TPUSA Chapters Draw Criticism for Hosting James Fishback
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Lara Lynn @laralynnwrites.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Conservative lawyer furiously resigns from Trump admin over 'glaring legal flaws': report
An attorney who spent 18 years in the Interior Department's legal office has quit in protest, accusing the Trump administration of an "assault on the rule of law," according to The Guardian and Public...
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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