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LauraFT

@lauraft27.bsky.social
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LWV; Take Action; Dem; Vaccinate; Register, Volunteer, Vote; 🟦 🌈 🌻☘️☮️✌️🇺🇸#ReproRights #GunSafety #EdEquality #ERA #DEI #Climate #Justice Pls follow @lwvwilliamsburg.bsky.social

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khwalz @khwalz.bsky.social · 23m
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) is a dirtbag. #EricSchmittIsADirtbag
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1h
A great deal happened today. But nothing more important than this. SCOTUS allows Trump Administration to continue sending detained migrants to third countries with which the migrants have no prior connection. Just appalling.
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David Jolly @davidjolly.bsky.social · 14h
BIG NEWS: another national analyst is rating the Florida governor’s race a “toss up.” We’ve built a winning coalition. Join us! Together, we’ll get it done.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 14h
1. Democrats win control of the House and Senate. 2. Investigations and prosecutions begin. 3. Impeachment and removal proceedings. 4. Take back the billions of taxpayer money corruptly taken by the Trump family and their accomplices. 5. Rinse and repeat.
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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 40m
Know their names: Scott Kretzschmar, Scott Norris, Diego Sarabia, Gillio Lopes, Winston Lee, Johnathan Newell and Matthew Ingalls #Cornell7 But also, everyone in the group chat, the administrators, university, and DA. SHAME.
Cornell 7Disgusting chat
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 11h
Donald Trump incited a violent insurrection to reject the peaceful transfer of power & deny the people's will. He never should have been able to run again. GOP senators condemning Jack Smith for conducting a fact-based investigation as politics & worse are engaged in treachery of the worst order.
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LauraFT @lauraft27.bsky.social · 15m
This can’t be reposted too often.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 9h
Multibillion-dollar schemes like A7 are much easier when the United States simply gives up on countering Russian sanctions evasion. The Kremlin agent gloating in this story could show a bit more humility. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/b...
During the Biden administration, the Treasury Department made cracking down on sanctions evasion a centerpiece of its effort to punish Russia. The department imposed thousands of additional sanctions, targeting companies and networks designed to move money around financial restrictions.

The pressure has largely disappeared. Since President Trump returned to office, the administration has removed more restrictions than it has added, according to a Times analysis of Treasury data.

That has made it harder for banks to screen for illicit activity, in part because new actors and organizations can spring up without fresh information. A7 shell companies, for example, have facilitated payments to companies that banked at major American and European banks, The Times found.
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Anne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 4h
This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...
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What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 22m
Where have you been Sister ??
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 9h
VICTORY: a unanimous 11th Circuit just REFUSED to stay sanctions on Trump & Co. over his $1.8B slush fund He sued his own govt & his own DOJ agreed to the payout. The court wasn't buying it! @democracydefendersaction.org & partners are proud to rep the 35 frm fed judges who blew the whistle 👇 -TN
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 4h
I'm profoundly against this depraved record and want to do the exact opposite: pass Medicare for All.
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Mike Rogers voted against children’s health coverage over and over - Detroit Metro Times
Mike Rogers repeatedly voted against efforts to expand health insurance for children of working families.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 8h
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 16h
THIS 👇 HERE IS SICKENING......
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LauraFT @lauraft27.bsky.social · 27m
This 👇👇👇👇👇 It’s no “Toss Up!” It’s going to be a beat down for old Rob Wittman.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 5h
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h
I hope Michiganders elect Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate. He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States. robertreich.substack.com/p/senator-…
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Senator Abdul El-Sayed
He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7h
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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LauraFT @lauraft27.bsky.social · 7h
So trump announces he’s building a Steel Plant in Iowa (Red State) that’s going to rely on iron ore from Minnesota (Blue State). So Minnesota asks why aren’t they just building the plant in Minnesota? I gave you a clue!!!
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Rep. James Walkinshaw @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social · 9h
Jack Smith said it plainly today: based on the same facts, he would have prosecuted a Republican or a Democrat. That’s what the rule of law looks like. Trump’s standard is different: loyalty to him, and investigations of his perceived enemies.
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LauraFT @lauraft27.bsky.social · 9h
Today was my day. Easy, quick & no dealing w/ potential shenanigans on Election Day. If you say, “I like voting on Election Day” - Why? Jockeying for a parking spot, worrying your mtg/appt won’t be finished, weather is terrible, car trouble, don’t feel well, kids, etc. DON’T WAIT! Vote Early! 🇺🇸
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LauraFT @lauraft27.bsky.social · 9h
This column from @jimspencer9.bsky.social first appeared in the @virginiamercury.com substack.com/@jimspencer9...
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No face-to-face debates in critical House races
Voters get no education and no candidate accountability, but plenty of spin and attack ads that sometimes lie.
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LauraFT @lauraft27.bsky.social · 10h
Attn: @onthelinemsnow.bsky.social Jack Smith is not the only prosecutor who indicted a former president. There are sadly several prosecutors who have indicted Donald Trump. NY AG @tishjames.bsky.social actually got 34 convictions. 🇺🇸
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The USA Singers @theusasingers.bsky.social · 15h
Mf’er is like Batman.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11h
What a fucking embarrassment
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13h
Jack Smith defends his team of prosecutors: "I'm extremely proud to have worked with them, and the fact that they have been targeted illegally, lost their jobs illegally, and had their lives turned upside down by this Department of Justice is an outrage."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 13h
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Scientists have engineered a virus that invades and destroys glioblastoma one of the deadliest brain cancers while turning the immune system into a relentless tumor-killing force. This could be a historic shift in cancer treatment.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 12h
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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LauraFT @lauraft27.bsky.social · 11h
Shame on Louisiana’s US Sen John Kennedy for his embarrassing display during the Senate Judiciary Cmte hearing w/ Special Prosecutor Jack Smith- the sole witness. Shame on the other GOP Senators on this cmte. Someone tell acting Sen Darline Graham the correct pronunciation of AG Garland’s name. 🤦🏻‍♀️
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LauraFT @lauraft27.bsky.social · 13h
Get out and Vote Ohio!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In March, Washington State passed a tax on millionaires to fund public education, childcare, and expand its earned income tax credit. Now, special interest groups backed by the rich are trying to trick voters into repealing the tax by claiming it will apply to non-millionaires. Don't fall for it.
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Washington Taxed Its Millionaires. Now the Rich Want It Repealed.
Washington State voters will get a chance to accept or reject the 9.9 percent income tax on millionaires approved by the Legislature, which broke the state’s taboo against levying income taxes.
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LauraFT @lauraft27.bsky.social · 14h
Hey @lwv.org - Pls check your FB page. No recent activity & under “Details” - it shows “Closed now.” With 36 days until the Election, we need to tell people to Use Vote411.org to: #CheckRegistration #RegisterToVote #FindWhereToVote #FindSampleBallot And then #Vote #VoteEarly #UniteAndRise 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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LauraFT @lauraft27.bsky.social · 15h
Vote “YES” Virginia on all Three Amendments! #VoteYESx3 #VoteBlueNoMatterWho
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's difficult to engage in diplomacy when you're too simple-minded to think about anyone except yourself . . .
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Rep. Vikki Goodwin @vikkigoodwintx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Texans are ready for a Lt. Governor who fights for them and their families. We simply can’t afford to keep Dan Patrick around…
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 28/09/2026
Major TV networks are cashing taxpayer-funded checks to air what is literally a deranged Trump campaign ad. Time to review Fox, EVERY network, and every company knowingly profiting from this illegal scheme. Stop now — before it’s too late.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Republican members of the Georgia State Election Board (SEB) adopted a resolution Monday seeking the Trump administration to intervene in a vague crusade against the state’s voting system just weeks before the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Georgia election board asks for Trump admin to help go after state’s voting machines
“I think this is federal overreach," the board's lone Democrat warned.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/09/2026
ICE just spent $16.7 million on electric shock gloves that human rights organizations like Amnesty International warn “could be readily misused for torture.” When parents in Omaha, Nebraska, learned that school resource officers had these same devices, they decided to fight back. WATCH:
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump wanted to sell weapons to china? Can’t wait for this traitor, this enemy within, to be impeached and removed
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LauraFT @lauraft27.bsky.social · 23h
VA Voters: Vote YES 3 Times and #BlueNoMatterWho to help bring us back from the brink.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This 👇 👇 👇
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LauraFT @lauraft27.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So lobbyists were doing this so how much money changed hands???? The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/c...
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The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged.
In a previously unreported letter, a top lobbyist floated the idea of using emergency powers to keep aging coal plants open.
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LauraFT @lauraft27.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Do not look away.” Vote out those who are supporting the evil policies that ate resulting in the cruel and violent expulsion of prople and families who contribute to this country. substack.com/@thebulwark/...
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LauraFT @lauraft27.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The people of Missouri prevailed in court, but it took too many rounds. Missouri’s majority GOP Legislature should’ve listened from the start- but they didn’t b/c they’re politicians who want to keep their jobs & power & do what trump tells them. Only solution- 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸#VoteBlueNoMatterWho
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My foreign policy views are simple. I think we should be the first among equals to enforce the international law we helped build. Thanks, @ezraklein.bsky.social, for having me on the show.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
But I need to smile more.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/09/2026
Their punishment was to write essays.
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