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laura lyn
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"Hope is a discipline." - Nadine Smith "The only salvation is kindness." - V. "You don't need perfection to find purpose." J'La Jones, YWCA, Rochester NY
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · Apr 19
A brilliant creative friend made this over four years ago. It still stands.
youtu.be/oOrtAYk-RO8?...
Show Me (Nov 7, 2020)
YouTube video by Big Tentacle
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 1h
The nodding behind him as he spews nonsense is extra infuriating.
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 16h
From Americans, apparently. 💔🇺🇸
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 17h
What better way to wrap up a shopping strike than Giving Tuesday. It fits. 💙🫂💙
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 17h
What if the biggest shopping holiday is a big bust this year? Let them *feel* us! #blackoutthesystem
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 17h
This would be much stronger and more possible if the focus was simply NO SHOPPING only necessities etc. (Adding in no work, travel, projects is a privilege and dilutes the impact. IMHO.) Biggest shopping season = a big bust would be amazing!
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 18h
What if the God you’ve been told is “He” is also “She,” “They,” “We”?
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 2d
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 3d
Let's pretend that we are in agreement typically. Don't you have any problem with this being funded by donors and corporations looking for how it benefits them? Doesn't it frustrate you that he lied (again) and then did the exact opposite of what he said? Is there no aspect here that bothers you?
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 3d
One last reply, since you posed a question. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Big Tech helped bankroll the East Wing destruction
Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Google have a lot riding on their relationships with the Trump administration. They all cut checks for the ballroom.
www.motherjones.com
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 3d
And here I thought it was because Vance is a misogynist, elitist, lying opportunist who has no decency nor real pedigree to be in the position he was given, other than his ability to raise money for his boss through cryptocurrency, which DT otherwise would not understand.
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 3d
2 significant differences: 1) No other President SWORE that they *weren't* going to demo the building before skipping all approval processes and - demolishing the WH without any input. 2) No previous projects were portals for donations from high-end donors. It's not the demo that is destructive.
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 3d
In his 1st term, Trump met w Putin + authoritarian leaders *alone*. I recall thinking that wasn't a standard suited to success. Instead, it would naturally provide opportunities for abuse of power and "lessons". I recall saying "DT is not encouraging democracy; he's asking how to get away from it."
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 4d
..."It would be sacrilege merely to ‘redecorate’ it—a word I hate. It must be restored, and that has nothing to do with decoration. That is a question of scholarship.”
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 4d
Perspective: "1st lady Jacqueline Kennedy...famously redecorated the White House with historic art and artifacts sourced from museum collections...Her goal was to use the residence to showcase American presidential history, saying, “Everything in the White House must have a reason for being there...
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 4d
I was not being ironic; I do appreciate a broader context. And yet, for every historic adjustment to the WH, there has been an approval process, rather than a lie that demolition won't happen, until it does. www.architecturaldigest.com/story/white-... & www.architecturaldigest.com/story/white-...
The Many White House Renovations Through the Years
As workers break ground on President Trump’s proposed ballroom, AD takes a look back at the history of physical updates to America’s most famous residence
www.architecturaldigest.com
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 4d
"Billionaire Trump supporters...including Miriam Adelson, the Blackstone CEO, Stephen Schwarzman; the oil tycoon Harold Hamm; ...cryptocurrency billionaires Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss. Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary & former CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald...." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Donors for Trump’s $300m White House ballroom include Google, Apple and Palantir
Work under way to demolish entire East Wing as president upped cost of new structure from $200m to $300m
www.theguardian.com
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 4d
Cool perspective. Question: were those projects all funded by corporations counting on tax cuts and other favors?
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 4d
How about turning it into a wing dedicated to Democracy and anti-hate history initiatives instead? That seems more suitable than flowers as a response.
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 5d
Same template with sex workers. It's always about punishment and power.
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realKyleKeegan @realkylekeegan.bsky.social · 5d
I’ve got a better idea. Why doesn’t Trump reimburse the government for the expenses of having to prosecute him and all the other insurrectionists from J6.
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 6d
Sigh. Yup. Template trump.
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 6d
This.
jasondogwood.bsky.social Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 @jasondogwood.bsky.social · 6d
The pattern of "religious" men abusing children is real and documented. It's infuriating that LGBTQ+ people bear the brunt of moral panic rhetoric while the actual harm to children is coming from the very people doing the loudest screaming about "protecting" them. #NotADragQueen
Pastor who raged about kids seeing Pride flags arrested for child abuse - LGBTQ Nation
Silas H. Shelton has been accused of abusing his religious authority to groom a teenage girl.
www.lgbtqnation.com
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 6d
The oath is literally "do no harm"!
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 6d
My goodness, I read that as complete sarcasm. Glad to be wrong! (As in, it's thanks to JB that we are in this scenario).
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laura lyn @reigncheckers.bsky.social · 6d
Agreed. And also honestly confused about your handle, seemingly blaming Biden? I am not someone who judges nuance and expects cookie cutter responses in full alignment and yet isn't your message calling out to yourself, here? 🤔
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