Reposted by LaurieDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Ducklings learning to chase bugs. You’re welcome. 512493357
Reposted by LaurieJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago: —Pioneering cancer researcher; —*Arrested* at airport in Boston; —Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana; —"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research. Read it. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nbcnews.comNew images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes themWithout scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk. 7242906213507
Reposted by LaurieStrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Two headlines in the New York Times today. 13723065210503
Reposted by LaurieJames Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 01/04/2025How it started // how it's going 1013160253147
Reposted by LaurieKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/03/2025If the White House is insisting that there was no classified or secret information in the Signal chat, does that mean Jeffrey Goldberg can publish it all? 1132377777310
Reposted by LaurieGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 25/03/2025I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.media.tenor.comPm Private GIFALT: Pm Private GIF 30077649416833
Reposted by LaurieSNL Scribe @snlwriter.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Imagine if Venezuela, Mexico, Panama, Canada or some other popular resettlement destinations (Costa Rica, The Cayman Islands, The Bahamas) started "deporting" United States ex-pats into foreign prisons. What would the blowback be for that? 24561116
Reposted by LaurieJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 19/03/2025"The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comI’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnappedI was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky 491924752
Reposted by LaurieMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 19/03/2025When there is uncertainty, lenders get persnickety about lending money. And yes that’s an #econsky official term 572160153626
Reposted by LaurieTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 18/03/2025When you erase the history of the code talkers, you are erasing the history of the Second World War. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...washingtonpost.comAmid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiserPages celebrating Navajo code talkers and other minority service members were also erased. 927169236799
Reposted by LaurieRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 17/03/2025They claim they can snatch people up, put them on planes, and deport them to a country run by an authoritarian, where those people will be forced to work slave labor at an inhumane prison. All without due process, and in defiance of federal courts. The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare. 712150125355
Reposted by LaurieChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 10/03/2025BREAKING: The Supreme Court takes up a case challenging Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors, after having previously turned down many other similar challenges. The law, which protects against efforts to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity, was upheld below. 531649393
Reposted by Laurieceej @ceej.online · 09/03/2025you actually get a free cop with every purchase 3694193
Reposted by LaurieLiz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 03/03/2025This is what I personally fear most from the Trump administration. I'm self-employed & a "pre-retiree" in my early 60s. Without the ACA subsidy, my premium will go from $600/month for me + spouse to $2800.😬kff.orgWho Might Lose Eligibility for Affordable Care Act Marketplace Subsidies if Enhanced Tax Credits Are Not Extended? | KFFThis analysis looks at the individual market enrollees who make at least four times the federal poverty level who would no longer be eligible for any tax credits if the current ACA Marketplace enhance... 3106
Reposted by LaurieAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/02/2025Erik Prince - Trump’s proxy to open a backchannel to Putin in 2016 and wanted to guard the nuclear reactors Trump was gonna give to the Saudis - wants to build concentration camps. 22636481616
Reposted by LaurieAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Not seeing a ton of concerned op-eds about canceled events, the harbinger of woke totalitarianism www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...washingtonpost.comArt Museum of Americas cancels shows of Black, LGBTQ artists following Trump ordersParticipants said the museum, run by the Organization of American States, shut down two upcoming shows to comply with Trump’s orders targeting “DEI.” 421676514
Reposted by LaurieDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 27/02/2025Every news outlet reporting Elon Musk's comment about accidentally canceling Ebola prevention efforts and quickly restoring them should also say they haven't been restored, they're still canceled, the outbreak-fighting teams are dismantled, the money is gone www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comMusk says DOGE ‘restored’ Ebola prevention effort. Officials say that’s not true.USAID’s initiatives to fight Ebola and other diseases have been gutted, current and former agency officials said. 18889674161
Reposted by LaurieFred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Just heard from a friend who is a true hero veteran. His company was destroyed in 30 days by the VA when they canceled 5 contracts without notice. 23 Americans mostly veterans out of work and a veteran owned small business destroyed. For nothing. They're dismantling the VA not "reforming" it. 11762877210486
Reposted by LaurieAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/02/2025Just an FYI: Medicaid fraud is rarely perpetrated by beneficiaries. The fraudsters are almost always the doctors and CEO's that administer Medicaid. For example: when a doctor charges the government $600 for an $8 breast pump and pockets the cash and the third party administrator takes a cut. 1088232276943
Reposted by LaurieJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 26/02/2025This is evil. Pure evil. 37683986012985
Reposted by Laurie𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 25/02/2025MSNBC left casual racism behind and went competitive. 854117283802
Reposted by LaurieProtect Kamala Harris ✊ @disavowtrump20.bsky.social · 21/02/2025🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth! 19354048923638
Reposted by LaurieJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Per @phildstewart.bsky.social: “U.S. negotiators pressing Kyiv for access to Ukraine's critical minerals have raised the possibility of cutting the country's access to Elon Musk's vital Starlink satellite internet system, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.” 130659259
Reposted by LaurieChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Trump pardoned the sentence of arguably the single biggest drug trafficker in American history on his second day in office! 985179984899
Reposted by LaurieNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 21/02/2025How it started. How it’s going 25279981363
Reposted by LaurieMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/02/2025ProPublica has released another study related to the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., this time showing a spike in sepsis cases in Texas following the implementation of that state's "heartbeat" abortion ban in 2021.meidasnews.comSepsis Rates Soared in Texas After Abortion Ban: ReportWomen in Texas are forced to wait with dangerous infections due to extremist anti-choice laws 489135355281
Reposted by LaurieChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 21/02/2025The constant dynamic in Trump 1.0 was people in the admin telling Trump “you shouldn’t do that;” sometimes that was because it would be politically dicey, or illegal or violate vital norms. But sometimes it was just because it was a very very stupid idea that would blow up in everyone’s face. 932691242
Reposted by LaurieRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/02/2025DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement. 11456270722451
Reposted by LaurieTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 19/02/2025I follow French politics a lot, as many of you know. Any effort for mass layoffs of public sector employees there would create such huge strikes and marches, the level of disruption and paralysis would be biblical. 607156642945
Reposted by LaurieRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 18/02/2025"working to swiftly rectify the situation..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...nbcnews.comUSDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire themIn a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation." 2784276768777
Reposted by LaurieThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/02/2025He’s not making up: news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/... Is this really what y’all voted for? 🫤 💰 11893163412913
Reposted by LaurieTechnology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 16/02/2025I like that he posted a picture of a print-out of the email. 858260594369
Reposted by LaurieAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a Mayor who is being coerced by Trump admin in order to escape charges. This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go. 16568560114560
Reposted by LaurieSayray @silentsara.bsky.social · 14/02/2025SECDEF said the beatings will stop when morale improves ✅ ending “paid days off” on 4-day weekends ✅ floating a change in the retirement system where you don’t get disability AND retirement 851228373
Reposted by LaurieChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 12/02/2025This is absolutely insane. Musk’s DOGE crew just straight up *took* $80 million from an NYC bank account! 16502542210597
Reposted by LaurieClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Really good article on why Elon Musk is vulnerable to a sustained boycott of Tesla. They worked against apartheid. Surely they could work against one South African. slate.com/business/202...slate.comAmericans Are Actually in a Position to Make Elon Musk Feel Our RageHis car company is in a precarious spot. 37898281
Reposted by Lauriesouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 12/02/2025We only know this man is in Gitmo because Noem tweeted a propaganda photo that included him and his sister saw it. He has no criminal record. He entered the US in January and immediately made an appointment with CBP to claim asylum. They sent him to a concentration camp bc of his basketball tattoo.nytimes.comVenezuelan Migrant Sent to Guantánamo Bay Is ‘Not a Criminal,’ Family Pleads (Gift Article)Luis Alberto Castillo arrived in the United States so that he could “give everything to his son,” said his sister. Then, while scrolling on TikTok, she found out he was headed to Guantánamo. 6972448611518
Reposted by Lauriejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/02/2025it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit 21955671014923
Laurie @seattleishgrandma.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Peter Thiel is going to take him out within the year, isn’t he? 010