Cynthia Hope Laub
@bloomlove.bsky.social
Flowers, flowers, flowers…🌻
I want to leave this world better than when I got here.
SMASH THE PATRIARCHY
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I want to leave this world better than when I got here.
SMASH THE PATRIARCHY
NO DM’S
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Imagine if even a fraction of what this administration plans to spend on cages went toward housing people.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Imagine if even a fraction of what this administration plans to spend on cages went toward housing people.
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This is one reason I think it's important that SOME of the masking serves to hide that people of color are working Stephen Miller's goons squad. It shows that EVEN THERE their white nationalist mythology is false.
We must speak plainly about the agenda Elon Musk & other MAGA leaders are pushing. It’s white nationalism.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
February 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
This is one reason I think it's important that SOME of the masking serves to hide that people of color are working Stephen Miller's goons squad. It shows that EVEN THERE their white nationalist mythology is false.
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Trump tried everything possible to create riots in Los Angeles, Portland and Chicago and failed. Even had film crews in tow to create propaganda videos.
Instead they got peaceful resistance and observers. Upped ante in Minnesota hoping for George Floyd murder response.
Failed again. Miserably.
Instead they got peaceful resistance and observers. Upped ante in Minnesota hoping for George Floyd murder response.
Failed again. Miserably.
February 15, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Trump tried everything possible to create riots in Los Angeles, Portland and Chicago and failed. Even had film crews in tow to create propaganda videos.
Instead they got peaceful resistance and observers. Upped ante in Minnesota hoping for George Floyd murder response.
Failed again. Miserably.
Instead they got peaceful resistance and observers. Upped ante in Minnesota hoping for George Floyd murder response.
Failed again. Miserably.
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Elon's racist little post made me mad enough to write about it at CAMPAIGN TRAILS.
Diversity Is Our Strength
This morning, Elon Musk – the world's richest man and a key ally to the president of the United States – posted the content below to the white nationalist chat room and CSAM emporium he owns
There's ...
campaign-trails.ghost.io
February 15, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Elon's racist little post made me mad enough to write about it at CAMPAIGN TRAILS.
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Here five Yalies--faculty, students, alums, parents of current students--address the numbness too many of us feel on campuses around the country. #yale @yaledailynews.bsky.social yaledailynews.com/articles/let...
February 16, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Here five Yalies--faculty, students, alums, parents of current students--address the numbness too many of us feel on campuses around the country. #yale @yaledailynews.bsky.social yaledailynews.com/articles/let...
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‘You’re the grandson of an “illegal immigrant,” kicking out other Cubans to be shipped off to places like Gitmo, even while you, personally, strangle the island (and in the process result in the withdrawal of Cuban doctors who’ve been keeping other countries healthy, causing yet more death).’
Psst! L'il Marco Rubio? Don't Lecture Europe When You're One Face of a Chaotic Suicide Pact!
emptywheel.net/psst-lil-mar...
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Psst! L'il Marco Rubio? Don't Lecture Europe When You're One Face of a Chaotic Suicide Pact! - emptywheel
Even as the grandson of an "illegal immigrant," Marco Rubio, attempted to lecture Europe that immigrants would destroy their shared civilization, the Secretary of State dodged his own role in the chao...
emptywheel.net
February 16, 2026 at 5:27 PM
‘You’re the grandson of an “illegal immigrant,” kicking out other Cubans to be shipped off to places like Gitmo, even while you, personally, strangle the island (and in the process result in the withdrawal of Cuban doctors who’ve been keeping other countries healthy, causing yet more death).’
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FYI: In 2023, Twitter fought Jack Smith tooth and nail on a legal subpoena for Trump's account info, delaying the investigation by at least four months. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:48 PM
FYI: In 2023, Twitter fought Jack Smith tooth and nail on a legal subpoena for Trump's account info, delaying the investigation by at least four months. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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Fuckin sick weirdos.
UTAH - Wasatch County Republican Party Chair David Johnson arrested for allegedly “waterboarding” a teen girl for not cleaning her room.
She also had bruising, and says he did it to other kids. Released on $10,000 bail.
Full: www.abc4.com/news/crimes-...
She also had bruising, and says he did it to other kids. Released on $10,000 bail.
Full: www.abc4.com/news/crimes-...
February 15, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Fuckin sick weirdos.
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The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
February 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
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I miss when you could post Brave Norman Rockwell Townsperson and the caption could be, like, “R.E.M was wrong to leave ‘Fretless’ off of Out of Time” instead of “The secret police should stop murdering people.”
February 15, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I miss when you could post Brave Norman Rockwell Townsperson and the caption could be, like, “R.E.M was wrong to leave ‘Fretless’ off of Out of Time” instead of “The secret police should stop murdering people.”
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THE U.S. GOVERNMENT spent 100s of thousands of dollars and expended thousands of man-hours of labor all to send just NINE people in chains on a Boeing 737 from Minnesota to Texas today 👀
February 15, 2026 at 11:23 PM
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT spent 100s of thousands of dollars and expended thousands of man-hours of labor all to send just NINE people in chains on a Boeing 737 from Minnesota to Texas today 👀
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Mark Warner, vice chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, on elections: In the past, we’ve mostly seen foreign interference — my bigger fear now is domestic interference, some of that potentially originating inside the administration.
February 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Mark Warner, vice chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, on elections: In the past, we’ve mostly seen foreign interference — my bigger fear now is domestic interference, some of that potentially originating inside the administration.
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Incredible. We got to "Is a pedophile island really all that bad?" five times faster than I thought.
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Incredible. We got to "Is a pedophile island really all that bad?" five times faster than I thought.
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👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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NEW: @hcrichardson.bsky.social and I discuss republican clandestine spying, weaponization of the Justice Department, and failures of Pam Bondi. Never any paywalls, and you can subscribe for free. www.muellershewrote.com/p/heather-co...
Heather Cox Richardson and Allison Gill Discuss Republican Spying and Weaponized Justice
Watch now | A recording from Allison Gill's live video
www.muellershewrote.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM
NEW: @hcrichardson.bsky.social and I discuss republican clandestine spying, weaponization of the Justice Department, and failures of Pam Bondi. Never any paywalls, and you can subscribe for free. www.muellershewrote.com/p/heather-co...
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CoreCivic executives receive cash incentives beyond their base salaries, based on company earnings.
ICE revenues more than doubled in 2025.
Patrick Swindle is now CoreCivic CEO. He is heavily incentivized to grow ICE revenues -- as are executives and investors.
#DIVEST #$CXW
ICE revenues more than doubled in 2025.
Patrick Swindle is now CoreCivic CEO. He is heavily incentivized to grow ICE revenues -- as are executives and investors.
#DIVEST #$CXW
February 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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NEW: The FBI interview implicating Trump for raping and assaulting a 14 year old took place one day before Epstein was found dead in his jail cell, and emails about the credible accusation came around the time Blanche visited Ghislaine Maxwell in pirson. substack.com/home/post/p-...
FBI Interviewed Trump Accuser, Epstein Files Show
Trump was credibly accused of sexual assault in the Epstein files. It's unclear what became of the DOJ's investigation.
substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
NEW: The FBI interview implicating Trump for raping and assaulting a 14 year old took place one day before Epstein was found dead in his jail cell, and emails about the credible accusation came around the time Blanche visited Ghislaine Maxwell in pirson. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
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Guys, it isn’t hard. Stop taking money from pro-Netanyahu PACs.
February 15, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Guys, it isn’t hard. Stop taking money from pro-Netanyahu PACs.
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Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.
February 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.