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Laurelink

@laurelink.bsky.social
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Former college professor, retired government social worker, current volunteer tutor in public schools, human and animal rights advocate

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Thank you!
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Eliana @otrodia.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
fuck the #GreedyOldPendejos and "tepid legality"
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
While continuing to blame the Left...
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Laura🇨🇦 @lbp60.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
MAGA has always supported Project 2025; it’s their manifesto. Did they read it, know what it contained? Highly unlikely. They just didn’t care as long as their bigoted, law-breaking, anti-establishment, gun supporting, white nationalist Demi-god got into power.
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Exactly
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Scary! This ignorant plan will put the U.S. in imminent danger. It will increase the threat of more terror attacks.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Absolutely 💯 Agree….
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Keith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Louisiana Republicans have eliminated a city clerk position in New Orleans days before a Black man was set to take office. “It’s a sad thing to see the state government repeating what happened to Black public officials during Reconstruction,” said Calvin Duncan, who was set to take office Monday.
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Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected position days before an exoneree was set to take office
Louisiana Republicans have eliminated the office an exoneree was set to take after being overwhelmingly elected to the New Orleans-based seat. Republican Gov.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
I put out a montage of him a while ago sniffling in nearly every podcast interview he did for two years, but maybe that wasn’t the only thing he had going on.
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The MAGAs are not only ignorant, but they are also hate filled.
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butterflygirl24 @butterflygirl24.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Talk, Talk, Talk. 25th Amendment. Impeachment. It’s all talk n no action. Congress is a Huge Coward! How about Article II Section 4 cuz Taco n his Cult ALL of them committed TREASON n other high crimes n misdemeanors! #arresttrump
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
They're so smart!
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Toxic masculinity!
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Ricci @riccisergienko.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
LOS ANGELES CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEYS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZER FILE LAWSUIT AFTER BEING SHOT WITH 40MM "RUBBER BULLETS" BY LAPD OFFICER Media advisory for press conference tomorrow Tuesday 4/7 at 9 am outside LAPD HQ 👀 See videos below 👇🏻
MEDIA ADVISORY for Tuesday, April 7, 2026

LOS ANGELES CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEYS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZER FILE LAWSUIT AFTER BEING SHOT WITH 40MM "RUBBER BULLETS" BY LAPD OFFICER

Colleen Flynn, Law Office of Colleen Flynn Jacob Loup, Law Office of Jacob Loup
Mr. Reedy, Mr. Sergienko, Mr. Rahman, and their attorneys will be available for questions following their introductory remarks and additionally able to speak by phone after the press conference.
WHEN: Tuesday, April 7, 9:00 am
WHERE: Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters
100 W 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
WHAT: Press conference to announce the filing of a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles Police Department officers for unlawfully targeting and shooting civil rights attorneys and a community organizer with 40mm "less lethal" rubber bullets during an anti-ICE protest.
On June 9, 2025, community organizer Jason Reedy and civil rights attorneys Ricci Sergienko and Shakeer Rahman were attending a protest against ICE when they observed LAPD Officer Rick Linton aiming a 40mm rubber bullet launcher at non-violent protesters. Reedy, Sergienko, and Rahman exercised their First Amendment rights to record Officer Linton and demand he identify himself, as he did not display his name and serial number were removed from his helmet. In response, Officer Linton shot all three men with rubber bullets from close range, including shooting Mr. Reedy and Mr.
Rahman in the groin. Reedy, Sergienko, Rahman, and their attorneys bring this lawsuit to hold LAPD and Officer Linton accountable for his outrageous, unlawful, and targeted acts of violence against them.
"copies of complaint will be available in person and posted online on the Hadsell Stormer site by Tuesday morning
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
In all seriousness, one thing that might be worth doing today: Tell your Reps and Senators to call Adm. Richard Correll, the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, which controls the nation's nukes, and remind him of *his* unique responsibility to refuse an illegal order.
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
How many people have Trump and his ICE thugs DISAPPEARED? In 1 year, there were ~393k arrests,~350k deportations & 1.9M self-deportations. In detention centers, there have been dozens of deaths, reports of torture, abuse & medical neglect of even children & babies. We must stop #ICELawlessness!
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Here's the full story behind that "Iran cuts off direct diplomacy" headline. Sourced to Middle Eastern officials which could be ... anyone but Steve Witkoff. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Iran Cuts Off Direct Diplomacy With U.S.
By

Alexander Ward

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Summer Said

Iran has cut off direct communications with the U.S. over President Trump’s threat to destroy Iran’s “whole civilization” Monday morning, though talks with cease-fire mediators continue, Middle Eastern officials said. The move has temporarily complicated efforts to make a deal by Trump’s 8 p.m. deadline Tuesday but hasn’t ended the talks, the officials said.

One of the officials said Iran intended to send a signal of disapproval and defiance by severing communications. It is unclear if direct talks will resume before the deadline. The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Haha!
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud Dept.-Kinda sounds like he's admitting he interfered in the election with VERY specific statistics. I quit Twitter because he bought it, way before his confession he stole the election for the Orange Atrocity. 🍊💩 Now I'm SURE I made the right decision! 👍
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Innocent Bystander on a Scooter: The $100 Million California Lawsuit After Being Blinded by Police in Los Angeles
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
And Russia is sharing the coordinates of U.S. proposed attacks with Iran. What mess.
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Auntie Fa @madamew.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I somehow missed this. UNBELIEVABLE.
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Fetterman could be a spy for the Republican party! lol
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
The historical parallel is Benedict Arnold’s popularity before and after he was outed as a foreign spy.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
WELP fortune.com/2026/03/18/h...
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Exactly.
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
👍
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Yup.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
US National Debt hit $37 trillion in August. Then $38 trillion in October. Now $39 trillion in March.
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@fmch6444 @fmch6444.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Haha!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/03/2026
🚨WHOLESALE PRICES SURGE: Inflation is moving through the pipeline again. Producer prices are up 3.4% over the past year, the highest annual increase since February 2025, as wholesale costs jumped 0.7% in February, the biggest monthly gain in seven months. 1/
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I don't think so!
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Skye (Antifa: Phantom Division) 🇺🇸🌎🇺🇦 @dramaticskye411.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Mullin represents the typical MAGA mentality. These people are the problem, not the solution. Confirming Mullin would be an even bigger disaster than Noem or Bovino were.
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Chris Burd @cb253tx.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I would like to remind everyone that Markwayne here never served in the military, ran a plumbing business he got from daddy, and was never in a real MMA fight run by a real MMA sanctioned body. He’s just a rich kid from Oklahoma. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump’s DHS pick, Markwayne Mullin, never served in military but talks as if he did
Oklahoma senator has repeatedly made cryptic claims about ‘overseas’ work and war experience, while refusing to explain them
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Kathy Byrne @kab-fair.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
they say trump was drawn to noem because of her callous accounts of killing her daughter’s pets, this stooge’s verbal threats can only enhance him in the eyes of a man known as not all that smart but a violent bully to any student younger or smaller, gop senators surrendered their spines in 2021
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Rand Paul confronts Markwayne Mullin at his confirmation hearing to replace Kristi Noem about his history of advocating for violence to resolve political differences, including caning, fistfights, biting, dueling, and punching people in the face.
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
This is a prime example of toxic masculinity.
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Are we trading one bad actor with a jerk?
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Are 'we' replacing a pathological incompetent with a jerk?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/03/2026
wow! Rand Paul begins Markwayne Mullin's hearing by confronting him about comments he made describing Paul as a "freakin' snake" & "celebrating" Paul getting assaulted "I wonder if someone who applauds political violence is right to lead an agency that has struggled to accept proper use of force"
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/03/2026
Iran’s Foreign Minister on Trump temporarily loosening sanctions against Russia
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Trump's war on Iran has been very lucrative for Putin and Russia.
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Profoundly sad, particularly with the toddler toys in front of the house. So much trauma heading their way...
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
They're morons...
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Horrible. My heart goes out to their families. ❤️
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
That's not illegal???
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Laurelink @laurelink.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
OMG! Morons at the helm...
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