Reposted by LauretteAdam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 24/08/2026One reason vote-by-mail remains under attack by Republicans is because of who it helps turn out. 15696210
Reposted by Laurettebjkeefe @bjkeefe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Another good lawsplainer from Liz, posted on @atrupar.com's site. I think Carr belongs in jail for his numerous violations of the First Amendment, but that's just me. 1260799
Reposted by LauretteDaniel Lafleur Baron de Cadillac @lafleurmtl.bsky.social · 15/08/2026As a Canadian i would really appreciate you guys making the effort After all We Including French separatists ,socialists Gave a majority to à grey banker whose rightwing policies we hate Just to stand up to Trump The least you could is hold your nose Drop purity tests And elect sane honest people 2192
Reposted by Laurettealexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 14/08/2026An innovative floating offshore solar project that generates electricity and converts seawater into drinking water. The farm near Gran Canaria produces 85 MW of renewable electricity while using that same power to operate reverse osmosis systems that desalinate seawater #ActOnClimate #renewables 550119613800
Reposted by LauretteRyan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 14/08/2026These are people who legally entered this country and now, because of ancestry and a conspiracy theory pushed by an aspiring politician, are being pursued by the government and fitted with special monitoring devices. This should remind of the darkest events in history. 411536617
Reposted by Laurettederek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I enjoyed this. ordinaryabundance.comordinaryabundance.comOrdinary AbundanceA walk through a modern apartment, through the eyes of the people for whom everything in it was new. 753423906
Reposted by LauretteWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 12/08/2026"An American president who has been in Iran's cross hairs for years" Feels like a key fact they're omitting here is that, four months prior, Donald Trump had assassinated the entire Iranian political leadership in a massive surprise attack 15868141
Reposted by LauretteCanadianChick (aka SkepCdnChick) @canadianchick.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Really good piece. Especially for a Canadian who has little knowledge of the mechanics of how the US Voting Rights Act was implemented. 25011
Reposted by LauretteLAISSEZ LES BON QUESO ROULER @thequeso.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The biggest pain in the ass of a generation project and the thing slowing everything down is the interconnection queue and the cost of transmission system upgrades So the easiest thing to do is stick panels next to a dead coal plant and use their existing interconnection facilities and capacity 12598150
Reposted by LauretteM. Korhonen @mkorhonen12345.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I suppose you can figure out from this graph how many Americans are homeless and living below the poverty line—or at least, what people estimate when asked. 291
Reposted by LauretteAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 07/07/2026BREAKING: in June 2026, *every single one* of the 1,062 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 7,727 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.rpc.state.gov 8639911903
Reposted by LauretteNick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Trump is assumedly on the phone with FIFA right now: Just find me four more goals! 212528
Reposted by LauretteAlan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Trump is now on the phone with Trinity Rodman, asking her to find 4 goals so the US team can advance past Belgium. 052
Reposted by LauretteDaniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Fussballspielergebnisschadenfreude 49715
Reposted by LauretteA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Whereas yesterday’s weather was brought on by one quick prayer from me. I guess they just don’t know god like that. 520817
Reposted by LauretteThe Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Democrats wore masks so their neighbors wouldn’t get sick. Republicans wear masks so their neighbors don’t know they are a racist. 15593195
Reposted by LauretteJohn @johnlk.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Kristof can be kind of annoyingly self-righteous but his whole deal is pretty devastating to Musk here. 511318
Laurette @laurtuck.bsky.social · 27/06/2026This graph from Le Monde shows heat waves in France from 1947 to now during June, July and August. Heat waves are clearly much more common now. 120
Reposted by LauretteThe Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Never forget that as Elon Musk became a trillionaire today, it is estimated that 750,000 people have died as a result of his cutting of USAID. The majority of those deaths were children. 22603323
Reposted by LauretteSean Sublette @subletteweather.com · 05/06/2026"They physically grabbed us, forced us out of the conference center, and now are telling us we can no longer attend this meeting. They're taking our lanyards," Kelly said. "It really has come to this in America. Censorship is real," said Kelly. "America needs to stand up. Scientists, stand up." 14019
Reposted by LauretteAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 04/06/2026NEWS: A @lawfaremedia.org report finds that *97* Jan. 6ers who received clemency for their role in the attack were arrested, charged, or convicted of subsequent crimes—a number much higher than previously reported. Incredible work by @katherinepomps.bsky.social www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...lawfaremedia.orgThe Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?The real count is much higher than the public knew. 24178603547
Reposted by LauretteGreg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 26/05/2026You know, one can withhold judgement & wait on tenterhooks for him to say the N-word, or one can comfortably conclude from the available evidence that he is what he is. 18125
Laurette @laurtuck.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Somehow, journalists just about never call out Trump on any of the outrageous things he says, just going on to the next "question". 100
Reposted by LauretteElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 28/05/2026I cannot say this loudly enough: we need everyone to know what is happening at Delaney Hall. 300 detainees inside are on Day 7 of a hunger and labor strike as of today. ICE is beating, gassing, tasing and assaulting protestors outside every night, and it is getting worse. 131777979
Reposted by LauretteCodfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 14/05/2026France is mandating solar panels on every large commercial car park in the country — turning millions of square metres of idle asphalt into one of Europe's most productive clean energy assets. I have been mentioning this for months - they are shooting up on all the supermarket car parks. 479121503389
Reposted by Laurettedr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 15/05/2026and NYU got jon haidt lol 3698
Reposted by LauretteNathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 05/05/2026READ THEORY.liberalcurrents.comThe Banality of ZionismZionism is just 19th century nationalism, and its conflicts are ordinary nationalist conflicts. 421536
Reposted by LauretteSteve McKinnon @stevemckinnon.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Just saying. The rest of the anglosphere does a bit more to cut down on speeding. 518718
Reposted by LauretteIda B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 03/05/2026I still cant get over this. How you steal somebody's life... (he was 28 years incarcerated for a crime he DID NOT commit) He gets out, gets a law degree. Runs for office.... WINS... and then they steal the job 5637031710
Reposted by LauretteGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 01/05/2026An exceptionally cruel removal trip, even by ICE's low standards: The chain refoulement of Ukrainians to Poland and Russians to Moldova, fuel stop in Romania, then deports to Armenia and Uzbekistan (the latter could also include chain refoulement). Migrants have been shackled for at least 36 hours. 3330139
Reposted by LauretteThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/04/2026There it is. Any questions? 17361422636
Reposted by LauretteSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 24/04/2026This entire pointlessly destructive war so far has cost the US military around $60 billion, which is around twice the amount cut from USAID which saved millions of lives. 11519158
Reposted by LauretteGlonzo the Bureaucrat 🇬🇱 🌹 @snarkranger.bsky.social · 16/04/2026No foreign national is ever going to trust America's promises ever again, and I can't blame them. 1273
Reposted by LauretteOpen Secret Alien @opensecretalien.bsky.social · 14/04/2026No matter how stupid and evil you think the MAGA chuds running the government are, I promise you: the truth is so much more stupid and evil. 6641193
Reposted by LauretteNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Trump threatens to send JD Vance to Iran to campaign for the new Ayatollah. 1454574
Reposted by LauretteScott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 12/04/2026BREAKING: DOJ investigates the Hungarian electorate for Mortgage Fraud 593837476
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Reposted by LauretteGrits for Breakfast @gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social · 17/03/2026All the "run government like a business" ppl finally got what they wanted and are now learning why thousands of businesses close annually and the government has lasted 237 years. 12811
Reposted by Lauretteaccidentalflyer 🇨🇦🇹🇼🇺🇸🇺🇦 @accidentalflyer.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Didn't Trump just repeated call for Iranians to take up arms against their own government? 0105
Reposted by LauretteGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16/03/2026This actually works. 981024115
Reposted by LauretteBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 08/03/2026True independent thinkers don't change their clocks just because everyone else does. I will do my own research and determine what time it is 482659345
Reposted by LauretteKaren Masters @karenlmasters.bsky.social · 21/02/2026So famous actors James van de Beek and Eric Dane both needed fundraisers to support their end of life care (and families). But at least the US has freedom…. from caring about other people I guess?!?? 051
Reposted by LauretteMissing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 20/02/2026“You're thinking of the $175 billion in tariff money all wrong. As if I had the money back in a safe. The money's not here. Your money's in the White House ballroom, the renaming of the Department of Defense, the $10 billion transfer to the Board of Peace, and a hundred other unauthorized actions.” 9549581567
Reposted by LaurettePufferfish 🇪🇺 @culturesurfer.eurosky.social · 14/02/2026Does ICE compensate wrongful detained people? 021
