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Laura Bloemker

@laurabloemker.bsky.social
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Wife, mom, Cubs fan, Hawkeye, ✍️, 🚴‍♀️, 🧑‍🍳 du maison, dog whisperer, politics nerd, Steph head, Lutheran, still in the fight for 🇺🇸democracy, still in Texas, still standing with 🇺🇦. 🚫 hate/bigotry/sexism, DMs, solicitors. She/her.

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Laura Bloemker @laurabloemker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Texas’ glitchy voter registration system makes it harder to clear backlog, election officials say“ In other words, working exactly as the Texas GOP dreamed it would. www.texastribune.org/2026/10/05/t...
texastribune.org
Texas voter registration system slows response to backlog
Frustrated officials say “unacceptable” technology glitches with Texas’ TEAM system are impeding work to resolve a backlog of hundreds of thousands of records.
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Laura Bloemker @laurabloemker.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I appreciate the Texas Longhorn win but a real question remains. Did Ted Cruz stay for the duration of the game? Or did he leave for some other place where he wouldn’t be viciously booed? Because I like to think the Cruz curse is intact, but I can’t be sure.
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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"This is not the first time you've been demoted to YouTube... Why are they so scared of you?" Here is @jimmykimmel.com's online-only sit-down with @jamestalarico.bsky.social youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-Year-Old Mia Heller From Virginia, USA, Invents a Water Filter That Eliminates 96% of Microplastics From Drinking Water
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Laura Bloemker @laurabloemker.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
@stephaniemiller.bsky.social A thing to know about Tarrant County is that Taylor Rehmet won a special election to the TX Senate in a district Trump carried by 17 percent. He’s facing the same opponent in the general election in a county where most (besides Judge Tim O’Hare) are running from DJT.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Republicans are utterly shameless with their hypocrisy.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Remember folks: Paxton Protects Pedophiles
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
If Republicans feel really strongly about getting taxpayers to pay for Trump's golden ballroom, they should go out there and hold some town halls with their constituents. They can bring photos of the chandeliers and maybe a sample of the marble for them to look at. I'm sure it'll be a big hit!
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Imagine if instead of spending billions of dollars supporting terrorists or weapons, the United States had spent that money helping the people of the United States
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Smart political move. Takes it to the Rs. Everyone is seeing Trump fall apart in real time. Make his party vote, or at least refuse to vote on this measure, and keep the issue live for the election. Hungary seems to be inspiring people here too.
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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Trump’s actions seem perplexing, but you have to understand that while the rest of us are playing checkers, he’s a war criminal who rapes children.
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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We shouldn’t need an exclusive report from one outlet’s sources to tell us how many of our troops are wounded. The Pentagon confirmed the number when confronted, but that’s too late: www.reuters.com/world/middle...
reuters.com
Exclusive: As many as 150 US troops wounded so far in Iran war, sources say
As many as 150 U.S. troops have been wounded in the 10-day-old ​war with Iran, two people familiar with the matter told ‌Reuters on Tuesday.
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 07/03/2026
On the plus side, with all this evidence the war crimes trials should be short.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/03/2026
Super shocking. Given that Russia helped our enemies during Vietnam, Korea, and both gulf wars, who could have guessed this would happen. www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/p...
cnn.com
Russia is aiding Iran’s war effort by providing intel on US military targets, sources say | CNN Politics
Russia is providing Iran with intelligence about the locations and movements of American troops, ships and aircraft, according to multiple people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the issue, ...
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U.S. Women's National Soccer Team @uswnt.ussoccer.com · 04/03/2026
game 😤 2 😤
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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
"For much of the 2010s and likely before and since, it appears the crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States." www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
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Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
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Laura Bloemker @laurabloemker.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Seems like the media should at least express some curiosity about this. open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/03/2026
Markwayne Mullin and Tommy Tuberville doing cable hits all day to see who's the dumbest Republican senator
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two men are running on the beach one in a yellow tank top and one in red shorts
Alt: two men are running on the beach one in a yellow tank top and one in red shorts
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/02/2026
The thing about the U.S. and Israel is that both of their leaders are trying to stay out of prison.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
This is the way to do it
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Laura Bloemker @laurabloemker.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
@stephaniemiller.bsky.social My central Texas district was the first to send James Talarico to the state house. I knew at that point he was destined for bigger things—he has always been poised, articulate, and great at reaching people. Jasmine Crockett is also amazing. Vote your ❤️ in the primaries.
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Zapp [redacted]™️ @realzappbrannigan.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
It's nice to know that at least some of these other foreign nations take pedophilia seriously.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
COOK POLITICAL: Klobuchar “quickly unified her party behind a gubernatorial campaign that leaves Republicans without a viable path to victory. .. this race shifts from Likely Democrat to Solid Democrat.” @cookpolitical.com @amyklobuchar.com #MNgov www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/gov...
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Debrianna Mansini-I’m Spartacus @dmansini.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Thieves
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Nazi camps were called "concentration camps" because they were designed to "concentrate" enemies of the state—political opponents, Jews, and others into guarded, isolated locations, forcing them to live outside the rule of law under harsh, often fatal conditions without trials.
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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Courts exonerate. You gotta get charged, arrested, and put on trial. So let's do that since Dimbo here seems to think he's in the clear.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Casting a vote in a polling station is a constitutionally protected right. Murdering people in cold blood in the street is not. Thank you for your attention to this matter, Mr. Emmer.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/02/2026
Goldman: "Republicans have created distrust of our electoral system -- not based on evidence -- and then they're gonna say, 'Oh, we have to solve this mistrust we've created.' No. That's not how it works."
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it. Seems kinda bad?
nbcnews.com
At least half a dozen top Trump administration officials appear in the Jeffrey Epstein files
The degree to which each individual was connected to Epstein varies significantly, from a single email to years of communications.
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Laura Bloemker @laurabloemker.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
@stephaniemiller.bsky.social @bellagerencser.bsky.social
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 11/02/2026
So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist. Cool. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
washingtonpost.com
FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine
The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals.
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Laura Bloemker @laurabloemker.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The call is coming from inside the ICE house
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Might of been a distraction from the Epstein mess. He does things to change the conversation. But we can walk and chew gum. He can be both racist and pedophile. Which he is.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
(CBS News) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said he had "limited interactions" with Jeffrey Epstein, but documents show they were in business together as recently as 2014. @cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-...
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Lutnick and Epstein were in business together, Epstein files show
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Can someone PLEASE explain to me why only right wing billionaires buy media companies? Why can’t center or left billionaires buy media companies?
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kats4democracy.bsky.social @kats4democracy.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The President of Poland has a different suggestion.
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Laura Bloemker @laurabloemker.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
She had so many “best” moments I’m not sure how they narrowed it down. But this is great. youtube.com/watch?v=75HX...
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Catherine O'Hara's best moments as Moira on Schitt's Creek
YouTube video by CBC
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
French police have raided the Paris offices of X and summoned Elon Musk for questioning as part of a cybercrime investigation into artificial intelligence-generated pornographic deepfakes and Holocaust denial. www.ms.now/news/french-...
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French police raid X offices and summon Musk in probe involving sexual deepfakes
Grok, the social media platform's AI chatbot, has sparked global outrage for generating a slew of sexually explicit images and Holocaust denial statements.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 03/02/2026
Republicans are in here cosplaying as protectors of women and children, but they were silent when Renee Good was killed, willingly voted to cut SNAP, and are now sitting by as ICE rips children away from their families. Miss me with the selective outrage.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Pam Bondi telling Minneapolis that ICE will be recalled *only* when that blue city turns over its voter rolls is a clear reveal that this isn't about immigration. It's about interfering with upcoming elections that may not favor Donald Trump. It's extortion. www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-m...
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Bondi seeks Minnesota voter rolls, welfare data to "help bring back law and order" in wake of shootings
Minnesota's secretary of state rejected a request from Attorney General Pam Bondi for federal access state voter rolls and welfare data, as tensions flare in Minneapolis after a man was shot and kille...
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
ICE shot a mother in the face. ICE kidnapped a 5 year-old boy. ICE executed a man on the street. It’s time to tear down this secret police force.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
(🚨) BREAKING NEWS (NYT): Trump Regime DOJ Won't Investigate Execution of Alex Pretti, Just As It Ignored the Execution of Renee Good Two U.S. citizens with no criminal records, executed by Trump agents without cause. Zero investigation. Trump has violated his Oath of Office and must be impeached.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional! ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
The Gravamen of the Disclosure

4. The gravamen of the disclosure is as follows: 
a. By memorandum dated May 12, 2025 (“the May 12 Memo”), Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons authorizes ICE agents to forcibly enter into certain people’s homes without a judicial warrant, consent, or an emergency.

b. Specifically, in the May 12 Memo, the Acting ICE Director authorized ICE Agents to rely on Form I-205 (which is not a judicial warrant) to enter the residence of an alien subject to a final order of deportation, without consent, including by “a necessary and reasonable amount of force.”2c. While addressed to “All ICE Personnel,” in practice the May 12 Memo has not been formally distributed to all personnel. Instead, the May 12 Memo has been provided to select DHS officials who are then directed to verbally brief the new policy for action. Those supervisors then show the Memo to some employees, like our clients, and direct them to read the Memo and return it to the supervisor.
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Laura Bloemker @laurabloemker.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
@bobcesca.bsky.social I was trying to explain the Larry Kudlow “Greenland is an amazing place. It’s got a lot of valuable minerals, Chuck Todd” quote to my husband but couldn’t find it to play it for him online. Do you remember when you used it last? He has to hear it.
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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
ICE just abducted a 4-year-old boy in Minneapolis. ICE is using the boy as “bait” to get the mom. Father is also abducted. Absolutely disgusting, horrific, inhuman stuff. Help. Us. Fight. There is only one right side of history on this.
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