Laura Chapin
@laurachapin.bsky.social
Feminist, relentless abortion rights advocate, foodie, world traveller, music lover, childless cat lady, proud Coloradan with Texas roots. Molly Ivins & Diane Nash are my heroes. The Chicks song "The Long Away Around" pretty well covers it.
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Just read a post about Thanksgiving 'humor' stories and one of them was a woman describing putting orange juice in a dish because her son's girlfriend claimed to have a citrus allergy which she believed was fake. She had an EpiPen just in case.
Whether she did or not, that wasn't funny.
Whether she did or not, that wasn't funny.
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Just read a post about Thanksgiving 'humor' stories and one of them was a woman describing putting orange juice in a dish because her son's girlfriend claimed to have a citrus allergy which she believed was fake. She had an EpiPen just in case.
Whether she did or not, that wasn't funny.
Whether she did or not, that wasn't funny.
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First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The Catch-22 around Trump’s illegal orders | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Pennsylvania chooses a budget over the planet.
www.inquirer.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
Seeing that 100 Best Comedies list floating through my timeline, & anything that doesn't have Airplane!, Hot Shots!, the original French 'La Cage Aux Folles', Dazed & Confused, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and the mother of all comedies 'Blazing Saddles' atop the throne surely can't be serious.
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Seeing that 100 Best Comedies list floating through my timeline, & anything that doesn't have Airplane!, Hot Shots!, the original French 'La Cage Aux Folles', Dazed & Confused, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and the mother of all comedies 'Blazing Saddles' atop the throne surely can't be serious.
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Somebody tell my US Senator, Tim Scott, that he dishonors his country by taking his shoes off in flight. Thanks!
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Somebody tell my US Senator, Tim Scott, that he dishonors his country by taking his shoes off in flight. Thanks!
Just read a post about Thanksgiving 'humor' stories and one of them was a woman describing putting orange juice in a dish because her son's girlfriend claimed to have a citrus allergy which she believed was fake. She had an EpiPen just in case.
Whether she did or not, that wasn't funny.
Whether she did or not, that wasn't funny.
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Just read a post about Thanksgiving 'humor' stories and one of them was a woman describing putting orange juice in a dish because her son's girlfriend claimed to have a citrus allergy which she believed was fake. She had an EpiPen just in case.
Whether she did or not, that wasn't funny.
Whether she did or not, that wasn't funny.
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What if Dems ran on sacrificing James Carville's human rights?
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What if Dems ran on sacrificing James Carville's human rights?
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Sometimes I think about how many people were convinced that the Vice President of the United States lost the presidential election because she didn’t contort herself to do this show.
If it’s true it says a lot about this country.
If it’s true it says a lot about this country.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Sometimes I think about how many people were convinced that the Vice President of the United States lost the presidential election because she didn’t contort herself to do this show.
If it’s true it says a lot about this country.
If it’s true it says a lot about this country.
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This is how you do it
November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This is how you do it
There's dumb. And there's 'picking a fight with an astronaut and fighter pilot with a chest full of military medals' dumb.
a man wearing 3d glasses holds a box of popcorn in his hand
ALT: a man wearing 3d glasses holds a box of popcorn in his hand
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
There's dumb. And there's 'picking a fight with an astronaut and fighter pilot with a chest full of military medals' dumb.
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I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
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I've said since Trump picked on Mahmoud Khalil that he was picking his political martyrs poorly.
But this one...
But this one...
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I've said since Trump picked on Mahmoud Khalil that he was picking his political martyrs poorly.
But this one...
But this one...
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From Jenna Ellis to John Eastman to Lindsey Halligan, Colorado’s conservative legal luminaries have had some rough sledding.
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
From Jenna Ellis to John Eastman to Lindsey Halligan, Colorado’s conservative legal luminaries have had some rough sledding.
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it also killed 600k people so far; estimates are the destruction of us aid will eventually lead to 14 million deaths.
so, Musk, a Nazi, used doge to engineer a successful mass genocide.
so, Musk, a Nazi, used doge to engineer a successful mass genocide.
Extremely efficient at wasting taxpayer money
hey don't be so hard on yourselves; it delivered oceans of sensitive government and citizen data to billionaires
November 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
it also killed 600k people so far; estimates are the destruction of us aid will eventually lead to 14 million deaths.
so, Musk, a Nazi, used doge to engineer a successful mass genocide.
so, Musk, a Nazi, used doge to engineer a successful mass genocide.
I would love for *someone* to write a think piece - which @nytimes.com will never publish - entitled, "Shut the fuck up, James Carville."
I would love for you to write a think piece summarizing this entitled, "Shut the fuck up, James Carville".
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I would love for *someone* to write a think piece - which @nytimes.com will never publish - entitled, "Shut the fuck up, James Carville."
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Could a Martian lead SEAL Team 6?
Is Elvis wandering the Delta in a pink Cadillac?
Could you make Blazing Saddles without fart noises? (Wait, that's an actual question.)
Is Elvis wandering the Delta in a pink Cadillac?
Could you make Blazing Saddles without fart noises? (Wait, that's an actual question.)
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Could a Martian lead SEAL Team 6?
Is Elvis wandering the Delta in a pink Cadillac?
Could you make Blazing Saddles without fart noises? (Wait, that's an actual question.)
Is Elvis wandering the Delta in a pink Cadillac?
Could you make Blazing Saddles without fart noises? (Wait, that's an actual question.)
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"the Government relies on the AG's Oct. 31 Order, which purported to retroactively appoint Ms. Halligan...'Special Attorney,' effective September 22, 2025... the Government has identified no authority allowing the Attorney General to reach back in time and rewrite the terms of a past appointment."
"I conclude that all actions flowing from Ms. Halligan’s
defective appointment, including securing and signing Mr. Comey’s indictment, constitute unlawful exercises of executive power and must be set aside. There is simply 'no alternative
course to cure the unconstitutional problem.'"
defective appointment, including securing and signing Mr. Comey’s indictment, constitute unlawful exercises of executive power and must be set aside. There is simply 'no alternative
course to cure the unconstitutional problem.'"
"Ms. Halligan’s unlawful appointment renders all her purported official actions void ab initio. He therefore argues the case must be dismissed because Ms. Halligan was not lawfully exercising executive power when she appeared before the grand jury alone and obtained his indictment. I agree."
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"the Government relies on the AG's Oct. 31 Order, which purported to retroactively appoint Ms. Halligan...'Special Attorney,' effective September 22, 2025... the Government has identified no authority allowing the Attorney General to reach back in time and rewrite the terms of a past appointment."
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BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
In case it's not completely obvious, Trump is a feebleminded old man who has no real grasp of what he's doing.
Stephen Miller and Russ Vought are actually running the government.
Stephen Miller and Russ Vought are actually running the government.
November 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
In case it's not completely obvious, Trump is a feebleminded old man who has no real grasp of what he's doing.
Stephen Miller and Russ Vought are actually running the government.
Stephen Miller and Russ Vought are actually running the government.
The Trump Administration is flat fucking lying about the economy on the daily.
Media had an absolute meltdown over Joe Biden's strong economy and they can't mouth one word of objection when Trump Admin officials lie to their face and their audience.
Media had an absolute meltdown over Joe Biden's strong economy and they can't mouth one word of objection when Trump Admin officials lie to their face and their audience.
I *hate* that interviewers have given up on even gentle pushback when Trump's people confidently assert that they inherited "an absolute economic mess" and therefore had no choice but to set about restructuring the entire U.S. economy
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The Trump Administration is flat fucking lying about the economy on the daily.
Media had an absolute meltdown over Joe Biden's strong economy and they can't mouth one word of objection when Trump Admin officials lie to their face and their audience.
Media had an absolute meltdown over Joe Biden's strong economy and they can't mouth one word of objection when Trump Admin officials lie to their face and their audience.
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Coffee is up 41% and grocery prices are up in most categories www.axios.com/local/kansas...
November 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Coffee is up 41% and grocery prices are up in most categories www.axios.com/local/kansas...
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The Trump administration inherited an economy that the Economist called "the envy of the world" in a cover story a week before the election and easily could've coasted on that success (again) but instead they set it on fire.
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Trump administration inherited an economy that the Economist called "the envy of the world" in a cover story a week before the election and easily could've coasted on that success (again) but instead they set it on fire.