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Laura

@lbuffi.bsky.social
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Educator and Learner. She/Her. They/them never hurts my feelings either.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
This should be the biggest news of the week. www.npr.org/2026/08/02/g...
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Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns
The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut d...
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Laura @lbuffi.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
This is a stinky decision, start to finish.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
And here's why the SCOTUS trans athlete decision puts the rights of all women at risk: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The Supreme Court’s trans athlete ruling is a threat to gender equality
Justice Brett Kavanaugh is “not only creating a bad precedent for trans people, he’s significantly lowering the protection all women get.”
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Laura @lbuffi.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Only US Votes Against Women’s Rights Document at UN Commission healthpolicy-watch.news/us-isolated-...
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Only US Votes Against Women’s Rights Document At UN Commission - Health Policy Watch
President of the UN General Assembly Annalena Baerbock told the opening of CSW that the backlash against women's rights "feels as though we are forced to
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/04/2026
I’ll have what Hungary’s having.
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Laura @lbuffi.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The President of the United States is a deranged and evil madman. What is wrong with us that he has not been removed?
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Oh wow: AFGE (federal govt employee union) calls for the ouster of Noem and Miller. www.afge.org/publication/...
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AFGE Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Slain AFGE Member Alex Pretti as “Domestic Terrorist”
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union representing 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Read this beautiful commentary from Stacey Patton. substack.com/@drstaceypat...
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Dr Stacey Patton (@drstaceypatton1865)
What makes that video so unbearable to watch isn’t only that an ICE agent killed Alex Pretti. It’s that in the middle of being shoved, struck, and repeatedly blasted in the face with chemical spray, h...
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
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The Get More Smarter Podcast 🧠🏔️ @getmoresmarter.com · 20/01/2026
Important perspective from Greenland.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
One thing most people don't understand is that we in the US enjoy greater wealth funded by other countries because they assume we are a stable and relatively friendly hegemon.
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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Carney reportedly wrote the speech himself. Canada's govt is in good hands. He urges everyone to recognize that the US has joined Ru in finishing off the intl order and is trying to convert allies into vassals but also to remember Canada/EU/others have the power to push back and defend sovereignty.
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
this Greenland shit is fucking insane. it’s fucking insane. the fact that anyone is humoring him is fucking insane. the biggest problem in the world today is that nobody is taking the president seriously for the fucking psychopath he is. this isn’t all some fucking joke
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Laura @lbuffi.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Yes to this! "It has to stop here". We owe it the next generations.
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Copenhagen town hall square, Denmark right now. Massive solidarity with Greenland demonstrations. Source: dr.dk
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland. Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
230–196: House votes to restore ACA tax credits
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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 30/12/2025
That's the first known U.S. "land strike" in Venezuela. Another big shout-out to the 212 Republicans and 1 Democrat in the House who voted against stopping Trump from attacking Venezuela without congressional authorization. (Roll call 346: clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025346)
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Canada is one of the eight countries that today expressed its solidarity with the people of Greenland and Denmark in the face of threats to their territorial integrity from Trump and his newly appointed Reichsstatthalter for Greenland, Jeff Landry.
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Popular Science @popsci.com · 18/12/2025
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality. And trans lives are grounded in reality. We see y'all. No matter what. www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Just your daily reminder that the occurrence of frequent uncontained measles outbreaks in a country is not a flex, it is a marker of under development and a failed public health system.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/12/2025
NEWS: Trump officials are worried the ICC may try to prosecute them for war crimes once Trump's term ends, and are threatening sanctions against the ICC to change its founding document to grant them immunity. (via Reuters / link in reply)
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Jack Goldsmith @jacklgoldsmith.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
A Dishonorable Strike Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder www.execfunctions.org/p/a-dishonor...
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A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 22/11/2025
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 17/11/2025
The International Legal Obligation of States to Stop Intelligence Support for U.S. Boat Strikes By @mikeschmitt.bsky.social, Marko Milanovic, @rgoodlaw.bsky.social www.justsecurity.org/124762/carib... #EU #UK #France #Canada #Colombia #Mexico
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Obligation of States to Stop Intelligence Support for U.S. Strikes
The only way States can avoid complicity in “arbitrary killings” under IHRL is to refrain from sharing intelligence that enables them.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/10/2025
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18/10/2025
“Millions of Americans are coming out today not because they hate America. We’re here because we love America.” #NoKings
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
BOSTON… (those are people, not ants) #NoKingsInAmerica 🇺🇸
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Shit's getting bad, man. Real bad.
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Exclusive | Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups
The effort would install a Trump ally at the IRS’s criminal unit who has drawn up a list of investigative targets.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
We are fast becoming a banana republic, with two standards of justice. If you oppose the leader, you go to jail just for speech. If you're a loyalist, you get immunity for your crimes. That's what happens in Iran - not the United States. This is a decision moment for America.
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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 15/09/2025
They’re treating the murder of Charlie Kirk like the 9/11 terror attacks, as an excuse to go to war. But this time they’re going to war against the US.
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Ezra Klein: "I’m not going to tell you I am absolutely sure Democrats should shut the government down. I’m not. At the same time, joining Republicans to fund this government is worse than failing at opposition. It’s complicity." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
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Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal
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Jeremy Faust, MD @jeremyfaust.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Massive walkout underway at CDC. RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Pritzker: Trump looked at the cameras and asked for me personally to say, Mr. President, can you do us the honor of protecting our city? Instead, I say, Mr. President, do not come to Chicago. Your remarks about this effort have betrayed a continuing slip in your mental faculties
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 22/08/2025
Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect. As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Below are the 30 U.S. cities with at least 100,000 residents that had the highest number of crimes against people, per 100,000, according to the latest FBI data report. Goodness, Washington, D.C., forgot to be included! JD Vance & Jim Jordon's Ohio makes a stellar showing. Heck of a job on crime!
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
The President—who uses antisemitic slurs—is building concentration camps and an enormous secret police force. Ya know, maybe this is just because I’m Jewish, but I wish the political opposition and the media made a bigger deal about it!
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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
As of this very minute, that number has doubled. Over 2200 people have raised their hands to @runforsomething.net since Tuesday. We’ll help them all. runforwhat.net
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Where Can I Run — Run for Something Action Fund
Use this tool to find out when, where and how you can run for office.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Senior officers of the United States military have an obligation to speak up and be leaders. Where is the Army chief of staff? Will he or others speak truth to the commander in chief and put a stop to the assault on the integrity of his troops? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The Silence of the Generals
As President Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line at Fort Bragg, the Army’s brass failed to speak out in its defense.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Yes, I'm pissed about the jumbo jet too. But this is actually the most important story today.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 17/04/2025
We shouldn't human traffic guilty people to foreign death camps, either, actually.
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Josh Kovensky @joshkovensky.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
For your enjoyment: here is Secretary of Education Linda McMahon talking about implementing AI in schools, but pronouncing it "A1," as in "A1 Steak Sauce" www.youtube.com/live/lxrg28z...
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jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · 08/04/2025
Jackson: "At least when the Court went off base in the past, it left a record so posterity could see how it went wrong. See, e.g., Korematsu v. United States, 323 U. S. 214 (1944)."
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Protests aren’t the only tool in the anti-authoritarian toolkit, but they’re incredibly important. Protests help us see each other; they make it feel safer to refuse to obey the dictator, and make it more possible for us to organize mass non-cooperation. It’s an essential step in the process.
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