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Laura Raymond

@lauraraymond.bsky.social

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Vote Blue. Trying to get along, learn about life and stuff along the way. Retired researcher and volunteer. Love my husband, my family, my friends, reading, and sewing/quilt making.

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Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 5h

Suggest you ask if there is someone in your community who is willing to tuft your quilt (it's already assembled? Yes?) and I suspect you'll find someone willing. I did it for a friend.

Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 5h

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Signs of the Times!

It was a jubilant, defiant and CROWDED experience yesterday at the NO KINGS protest in New York City.

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Alexandra @alexandrasweetie.bsky.social · 8h

Boosting this very easy, back friendly method of pin basting a quilt. Came out great and far better than floor basting for me. #quilting

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How to Table Baste Your Quilt Sandwich

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Jennifer Keith @jkcreative8.bsky.social · 6h

My good friend @hickfrdl.bsky.social
QUILTED her protest sign. Isn’t it amazing?!

The thing I love about our side is how creative we all are. MAGA got all the dullards. 😄

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#sanfrancisco

Photo of a woman holding her quilted protest sign. It shows a human heart and a clenched fist and says: keep fighting, your heart is a weapon the size of your fist. Keep loving.

Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 6h

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Trump Down Bad After ‘No Kings’ Protests

Posts sad poop video.

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Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 1d

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Just for Skeets and Giggles (10.18.25)

It’s NO KINGS day across America.

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Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 1d

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October 17, 2025 (Friday)

On the morning of October 18, 1775, a small fleet of Royal Navy vessels opened fire on the seaport town that is now known as Portland, Maine.

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October 16, 2025

Yesterday the Trump administration announced it would pay furloughed troops by using funds Congress appropriated for research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDTE) for fiscal year 2026.

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Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 2d

Have you considered hand quilting your monster quilt? Or quilting it using tufting instead of sewing?

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October 15, 2025

Today the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Louisiana v.

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Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 3d

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October 15, 2025

Today the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Louisiana v.

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Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 5d

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October 13, 2025

Last Tuesday, President Donald J.

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Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 8d

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October 10, 2025

All of President Donald J.

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Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 9d

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JIMMY KIMMEL OPENING MONOLOGUE FOR OCTOBER 8TH 2025

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Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 9d

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October 9, 2025

Today Trump appointee Lindsey Halligan did what President Donald J.

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Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 10d

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October 8, 2025

Yesterday, journalists observed members of the Texas National Guard at a U.S.

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Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 10d

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The Great Chicago Fire

Today is the anniversary of several deadly wildfires that took place in 1871.

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Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 12d

My family and I scout thrift stores for clothes that can be adapted with paint, dye, embellishments, and other materials. Amazon also has fabric for sale. If you're looking for something specific, search online for sellers.

Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 12d

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October 6, 2025

If White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is at the head of the administration’s deployment of federal agents against undocumented immigrants, it appears that Office of Management and Budget...

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Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 13d

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October 5, 2025

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October 5, 2025

On Friday the Minnesota Star Tribune reported a conversation on the messaging app Signal between one of Stephen Miller’s top deputies, Anthony Salisbury, and a senior advisor to Secretary of Defense P...

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Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 14d

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Where to begin???

Seeking a glimmer of light in these dark dark days.

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Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 14d

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Diane Lee (@raven9)

Something to think about 👇 Source: Adam Parkinson / Vets Against Trump “I’ve watched men bleed out in the Ardennes for a flag you’re not fit to hold, let alone wrap yourself in. You think bluster is...

Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 15d

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October 3, 2025

Although President Donald J.

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Laura Raymond @lauraraymond.bsky.social · 15d

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Mourning America: Quantico and the Drift Toward Military Rule

How Trump and Hegseth’s Quantico speeches blurred the line between politics and war, recasting dissent as insurgency and democracy as a battlefield

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