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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Only 13% of voters polled think the $5000 checks promised by Trump on the condition that the GOP wins the midterms actually believe the checks will go out

newsweek.com

Donald Trump's $5,000 Check Promise Fails To Land With Voters

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I don't spend much time on X, but @FedorovMykhailo is absolutely worth following He recently posted an exciting new video about Ukraine's Army of Robots. They are looking for robotics engineers. You can find out about and join them here: thearmyofrobots.com/en

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Kimberly Guilfoyle, Trump's ambassador to Greece, told a Greek minister that America caused the pro-West regime in Romania to fall and that they could do the same thing to Greece "We can do this to any country we want. We can do it here too." Sounds like it should be a bigger deal

jfeed.com

US ambassador threatened Greece: "We can topple you" | JFeed

Kimberly Guilfoyle, US ambassador to Greece, told ministers America toppled Romania and could do the same there. Energy minister responded: "We are soverei

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

According to the Database for ALPR (Flock camera) abuse, there have been over 200 incidents where police officers have been charged with abusing Flock cameras, including over 30 just this month For comparison, there are fewer than 10 transgender athletes in the NCAA Which problem is real?

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Lindsey Graham Act, which was signed into law last month provides the President with the AUTHORITY to impose tariffs on imports from countries that purchase Russian oil Doesn't mean he WILL impose those tariffs US foreign policy has been privatized for Trump's own personal enrichment

hsfkramer.com

President signs Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer | Global law firm

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Did you know the US has an "Office of Remigration"? Unsurprisingly, it is directed by Stephen Miller It is illegal to send asylum seekers back to their country of origin, because they could be killed So the office sends them to a corrupt third country, where they are often imprisoned

newrepublic.com

Stephen Miller’s MAGA Terror Campaign Exposed by Damning New Leaks

Sordid revelations about the white-nationalist-themed Office of Remigration should galvanize Democrats: If they win power, they must try to shut it down.

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A diesel export ban is a bad idea. That's why it is going to happen It will do little to reduce the price of diesel in the US, and it may actually raise the price of gasoline It is also telling the rest of the world not to trust the US as a reliable source of energy

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The price of crude oil has not increased as much as some analysts predicted That's because worldwide refining capabilities have decreased No one burns crude oil The price difference between crude oil and diesel is typically $20/barrel It is now almost $100 This is causing inflation to spike

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Trump asked President Zelenskyy to stop bombing Russian diesel refineries Ridiculous, since Trump himself caused the problem by not selling Patriot missiles to Ukraine so they can defend themselves Zelenskyy's response:

cnn.com

Moscow targeted by Ukraine’s largest ever drone attack on final day of Russia’s election | CNN

Ukraine carried out its largest ever drone attack on the Russian capital and the surrounding area as voting in parliamentary elections entered the final day.

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Far from reviving US manufacturing, tariffs have caused spending on new manufacturing construction to decline by nearly 70% since Trump's Liberation Day

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

RFK Jr., in his keynote address to the anti-vaxx crowd, asked: What about all the children who die from vaccine injuries? The rate of violent reaction from vaccines is .0002% in the US And almost none of these children die. There are no deaths from vaccines most years

nbcnews.com

RFK Jr. speaks at anti-vaccination conference as measles cases rise across the country

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave a keynote address at an anti-vaccine conference, as the United States faces the highest number of measles cases in more than 30 years. NBC News medical cont...

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

If high gas prices are the fault of "Sleepy Joe Biden", then why did they suddenly spike at the end of February, 2026, over a year after Biden's term ended?

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Anthropic CEO Amodei and his rival at Open AI, Sam Altman agree the industry should “pace the frontier”, or slow growth This is, presumably, to prevent human extinction by renegade AI bots It's illegal to release products that kill innocent people Why is an IPO even being considered?

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Billionaires spend millions on political contributions to make sure politicians do their bidding Citizens United must go

billionaire spending on politics over time

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Conservative UK Prime Minister and former Trump ally Boris Johnson has some good ideas. EU and UK should do everything in their power to help Ukraine defeat Russia. It's in their best interest and it's the right thing to do.

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Stock buybacks were considered market manipulation and illegal before 1982 Prior to the Reagan administration's rule change, profits were used to increase worker pay, buy new factories and equipment and invest in R&D, putting money back into the economy, rather than the hands of the wealthy few

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The last time the federal minimum wage was adjusted was 17 years ago. Raising the minimum wage to $20/hr would give the average worker an $8000 "bonus" It would actually reduce the deficit by getting low-paid workers off of federal assistance

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Wage gains turned into wage losses right about the time that Trump's war of choice with Iran caused oil and gas prices to spike. Every day he remains in power unchecked is costing the American people.

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

So...Trump is calling on Ukraine, a country fighting for its very existence, to halt their successful strikes on Russian oil facilities Meanwhile, the US war of choice in the Middle East, which is now expanding, is the bigger reason for high diesel prices Hypocritical

pbs.org

Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying attacks are causing a shortage

Ukraine has for months been targeting Russia’s oil and gas industry with long-range strikes, prompting fuel rationing across the country and causing Moscow to ban diesel exports in July, one factor di...

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We have to call out their lies and misrepresentations RFK Jr. says obesity is down 7% since Trump took office Obesity began to decline in the US in 2022 (when Biden was president), after GLP-1 drugs became widely available Trump and Kennedy have nothing to do with it

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Elon Musk plans to spend $100 Million to buy Senate seats for GOP candidates in Texas, Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, and Ohio This should be bigger news

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

China and Russia cannot believe their luck The US elected a president so corrupt and inept that he is actively helping to degrade US influence and power around the world

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The debate in the US shouldn't be about whether we are winning the war (we're not) Iran's strategy is to attack US bases in the Middle East with cheap drones. The US must use expensive Patriot missiles to protect the bases. This draws down our supplies of Patriots. China and Russia are laughing

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

To check your voter registration status, the website to use is Vote.gov Do NOT use a similarly named website, votesafe.org. This is run by Elon Musk and is connected with a right-wing superPAC. They will collect and sell your personal information to "related entities" and third parties Be aware

vote.gov

Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A few months ago, China stopped accepting beef from Argentina due to contamination from an antibiotic outlawed in the US. At the same time, the EU banned beef from Brazil for food safety reasons. Guess where Trump's beef imports are coming from. This is frozen ground beef.

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Benefits brought to you by unions (whether you belong to a union or not): *Higher pay *Retirement plans *Paid holidays *Weekends off *Parental leave *Safer working environment *Job security Unions benefit workers. Period.

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It is Biden, not Trump who brought back manufacturing jobs. I miss Joe!

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

From the National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans: Largest increase in cost to employers since 2003. Notice in the last year of Biden's presidency health care costs to employers actually went down. They have increased every year of Trump's term

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

According to the Roosevelt Institute, Joe Biden's investment in clean energy had many benefits besides the obvious * Job growth and wage growth in the energy sector * Labor and community agreements * Delay avoidance I miss Joe!

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A Florida grand jury found that the DeSantis administration misappropriated (stole) $10M from a Medicaid settlement and gave it to 2 of his political action committees And yet...No charges were filed www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com

Florida grand jury finds DeSantis administration ‘misappropriated’ funds from Medicaid settlement

Grand jury declined to indict anyone but said there was a ‘sophisticated scheme’ to use funds for political activity

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The Russian state media network RT funneled $10M to right wing influencers to promote Russian talking points through Canadian right-wing commentator Lauren Chen and her husband Chen voluntarily left the US ahead of deportation procedures Trump invited her back He is a Russian asset

cbc.ca

Meet the right-wing Canadian influencers accused of collaborating with an alleged Russian propaganda scheme | CBC News

The social media accounts of two Canada’s most vocal far-right pundits have fallen unusually silent after U.S. officials accused them of being collaborators of a covert Russian propaganda campaign.

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

According to one expert, Trump is easily the worst president in US history “The corruption and damage to long-term U.S. institutions and reputation are far beyond anything we’ve seen before,” But according to Trump himself⬇️

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

According to a new Angus Reid poll, Canadians and Americans agree on the new tariffs. They don't like them. (59% opposed/24% support) And both Canadians and Americans support Canada's retaliatory tariffs.

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Depending on when you start counting, since the mid-20th century, the stock market has gone up 11% - 15% annually under Democratic presidents and only 7% - 9% under Republican presidents.

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

There have been 14 recessions in the US since the end of WWII 12 of them started with Republicans in the White House. So much for "the party of business"

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

From CNN: More measles cases since RFK Jr has been confirmed than in the previous 25 years combined

more measles cases in 18 months than previous 25 years

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Iran is completely destroyed, their economy is in shambles, and they are desperate for a deal. Also, we need to launch "Economic D-Day" against them to defeat them www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

politico.com

Bessent’s ‘economic D-Day’ against Iran begins with a ‘warning shot’

The move marks the Trump administration’s latest attempt to force an end to an increasingly unpopular war that has stretched into its sixth month.

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

In a new poll by The Economist, Trump has a positive approval rating in only 3 states: Wyoming, Idaho, and West Virginia

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Cuban immigrants were deported to the Central African Republic, despite having no ties to the country. They are now stranded there with no documents and unable to leave Nearly 70% of Cuban immigrants in FL voted for Trump in 2024 www.cbsnews.com/news/central...

cbsnews.com

Men from Cuba and other countries describe being deported by the U.S. to a dangerous African nation: "We cannot leave"

The Central African Republic is one of more than 30 countries the U.S. government has convinced to accept third-country deportees arrested as part of President Trump's large-scale crackdown on illegal...

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