Laurie Bryan Larson
@laurieblarson.bsky.social
Currently serving as a hospitalera on the Camino De Santiago Compostela
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Sarah McBride rarely centers her identity as a trans woman. Republicans do that for her. So when she steps to the microphone and talks about "21 years of unwavering homesickness," it means something. @mcbride.house.gov www.readtpa.com/p/watch-rep-...
Watch Rep. Sarah McBride's Powerful Statement on Republicans' Anti-Trans Obsession
The first openly trans member of Congress made a rare, personal appeal as the GOP wages an all-out assault on trans youth.
www.readtpa.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Sarah McBride rarely centers her identity as a trans woman. Republicans do that for her. So when she steps to the microphone and talks about "21 years of unwavering homesickness," it means something. @mcbride.house.gov www.readtpa.com/p/watch-rep-...
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A nice campaign by AGU to amplify voices against dismantling NCAR.
Also, as a Colorado resident, I called my (GOP) house rep and actually talked to someone ?!?
agu.quorum.us/campaign/151...
Also, as a Colorado resident, I called my (GOP) house rep and actually talked to someone ?!?
agu.quorum.us/campaign/151...
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
agu.quorum.us
December 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
A nice campaign by AGU to amplify voices against dismantling NCAR.
Also, as a Colorado resident, I called my (GOP) house rep and actually talked to someone ?!?
agu.quorum.us/campaign/151...
Also, as a Colorado resident, I called my (GOP) house rep and actually talked to someone ?!?
agu.quorum.us/campaign/151...
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Massive AI data centers are driving up electricity rates across the country.
But communities are pushing back—including Lewiston, whose city council just unanimously rejected a $300 million facility.
One councilor said the proposal yielded “by far” the most constituent feedback he’s ever received.
But communities are pushing back—including Lewiston, whose city council just unanimously rejected a $300 million facility.
One councilor said the proposal yielded “by far” the most constituent feedback he’s ever received.
Lewiston votes down AI data center after public outcry
One councilor said the data center proposal for Bates Mill No. 3 yielded 'by far' the most public feedback he's received on a single issue.
www.pressherald.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Massive AI data centers are driving up electricity rates across the country.
But communities are pushing back—including Lewiston, whose city council just unanimously rejected a $300 million facility.
One councilor said the proposal yielded “by far” the most constituent feedback he’s ever received.
But communities are pushing back—including Lewiston, whose city council just unanimously rejected a $300 million facility.
One councilor said the proposal yielded “by far” the most constituent feedback he’s ever received.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reportedly been given quotas to meet on stripping citizenship from naturalized citizens in 2026.
www.jezebel.com/citizenship-...
www.jezebel.com/citizenship-...
Now They're Coming for Your Citizenship
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reportedly been given quotas to meet in denaturalizing citizens in 2026.
www.jezebel.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reportedly been given quotas to meet on stripping citizenship from naturalized citizens in 2026.
www.jezebel.com/citizenship-...
www.jezebel.com/citizenship-...
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A disgusting infringement of liberty.
December 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A disgusting infringement of liberty.
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All this will do is increase, dramatically, the suicide rate among trans kids.
Societies should be judged by how well they take care of their most vulnerable members. The United States in 2025 continues to fail this test.
Societies should be judged by how well they take care of their most vulnerable members. The United States in 2025 continues to fail this test.
December 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
All this will do is increase, dramatically, the suicide rate among trans kids.
Societies should be judged by how well they take care of their most vulnerable members. The United States in 2025 continues to fail this test.
Societies should be judged by how well they take care of their most vulnerable members. The United States in 2025 continues to fail this test.
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VA to launch largest reorganization of health care system in 30 years www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
VA to launch largest reorganization of health care system in 30 years
The Department of Veterans Affairs will slash the number of networks that support VA medical centers and realign policy offices to promote consistency.
www.militarytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
VA to launch largest reorganization of health care system in 30 years www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
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Historically Black colleges and universities like Tennessee State University have been poorly funded by state governments since the Jim Crow era. We attempted to calculate how much TSU has been shorted. @tennesseelookout.com and @wpln.bluesky.social.
How much has Tennessee State University been underfunded? Here are 4 calculations • Tennessee Lookout
Historically Black colleges and universities like Tennessee State University have been poorly funded by state governments since the Jim Crow era.
tennesseelookout.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Historically Black colleges and universities like Tennessee State University have been poorly funded by state governments since the Jim Crow era. We attempted to calculate how much TSU has been shorted. @tennesseelookout.com and @wpln.bluesky.social.
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The first half hour of Trump's first public event of the day, surrounded by a crowd of people, and he's falling asleep
Absolutely not normal for a healthy person of any age
Absolutely not normal for a healthy person of any age
December 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The first half hour of Trump's first public event of the day, surrounded by a crowd of people, and he's falling asleep
Absolutely not normal for a healthy person of any age
Absolutely not normal for a healthy person of any age
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Every new Trump Epstein revelation is somehow both shocking and not a surprise at all.
Ladies and gentleman: The President of the United States
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Every new Trump Epstein revelation is somehow both shocking and not a surprise at all.
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He is profoundly unwell.
Breaking news: The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has voted to rename the storied arts institution the “Trump-Kennedy Center,” according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Kennedy Center board votes to rename ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’
Kennedy Center trustees, installed earlier this year by President Trump, have voted to rename the center after him, said Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
He is profoundly unwell.
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FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
In the 90 minutes since I posted this, I've gotten two more death notifications.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
December 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
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Because it is my lot in life, Trump can’t change the name of the Kennedy center. It needs to be authorized by Congress.
December 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Because it is my lot in life, Trump can’t change the name of the Kennedy center. It needs to be authorized by Congress.
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UPDATE: The DOJ just filed an additional lawsuit against Wisconsin.
NEW: The DOJ sues Georgia, Illinois and D.C. over unfettered access to their voter rolls, which includes sensitive personal data like social security numbers and birthdates — information it is sharing with DHS for citizenship verification.
DOJ Sues Georgia, Illinois and DC, Expanding Campaign of Voter Data Lawsuits to 21
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
UPDATE: The DOJ just filed an additional lawsuit against Wisconsin.
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Ossoff: "This is so much deeper than the politics. What does it say about the moral condition of this Congress that the thing that has them all tied up in knots is a very simple question: Should people's health insurance premiums go up double or triple? This is a policy choice."
December 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Ossoff: "This is so much deeper than the politics. What does it say about the moral condition of this Congress that the thing that has them all tied up in knots is a very simple question: Should people's health insurance premiums go up double or triple? This is a policy choice."
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CAIR says Florida governor's decree will not affect the group's work but could fuel Islamophobia and bigotry across US.
Muslim group CAIR to sue Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over ‘terror’ label
CAIR says Florida governor's decree will not affect the group's work but could fuel Islamophobia and bigotry across US.
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CAIR says Florida governor's decree will not affect the group's work but could fuel Islamophobia and bigotry across US.
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Congressional Republicans have been largely supportive of the Trump administration’s strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea.
But President Trump’s declaration that the U.S. could soon bomb Venezuelan territory has put GOP lawmakers on edge.
But President Trump’s declaration that the U.S. could soon bomb Venezuelan territory has put GOP lawmakers on edge.
GOP lawmakers wary of Trump escalating beyond boat strikes in Venezuela
President Donald Trump has said Nicolás Maduro’s “days are numbered” as the country’s leader and declined to rule out deploying U.S. troops on the ground there.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Congressional Republicans have been largely supportive of the Trump administration’s strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea.
But President Trump’s declaration that the U.S. could soon bomb Venezuelan territory has put GOP lawmakers on edge.
But President Trump’s declaration that the U.S. could soon bomb Venezuelan territory has put GOP lawmakers on edge.
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George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran detained for three days by ICE:
"It's important that no one has to go through this…I'm not scared of the government or what they say about me…They are refusing to take accountability, but I'm not scared."
"It's important that no one has to go through this…I'm not scared of the government or what they say about me…They are refusing to take accountability, but I'm not scared."
December 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran detained for three days by ICE:
"It's important that no one has to go through this…I'm not scared of the government or what they say about me…They are refusing to take accountability, but I'm not scared."
"It's important that no one has to go through this…I'm not scared of the government or what they say about me…They are refusing to take accountability, but I'm not scared."
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Our lawyers were at the Supreme Court defending the will of the people, not the will of billionaires.
We aren’t going to allow Republicans to erode campaign finance protections. Along with the DCCC and DSCC, we’re standing up for the people and fighting for fair elections.
We aren’t going to allow Republicans to erode campaign finance protections. Along with the DCCC and DSCC, we’re standing up for the people and fighting for fair elections.
DCCC, DSCC, and DNC statement following oral arguments in SCOTUS case fighting GOP attempts to weaken campaign finance law for their own benefit 👇
December 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Our lawyers were at the Supreme Court defending the will of the people, not the will of billionaires.
We aren’t going to allow Republicans to erode campaign finance protections. Along with the DCCC and DSCC, we’re standing up for the people and fighting for fair elections.
We aren’t going to allow Republicans to erode campaign finance protections. Along with the DCCC and DSCC, we’re standing up for the people and fighting for fair elections.
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We are the Polar Resisters in Grand Rapids,Minnesota
Warm hearts
Cold feet
Strong support for democracy
@itasca-indivisible.bsky.social
@itascacountydfl.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
Warm hearts
Cold feet
Strong support for democracy
@itasca-indivisible.bsky.social
@itascacountydfl.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
We are the Polar Resisters in Grand Rapids,Minnesota
Warm hearts
Cold feet
Strong support for democracy
@itasca-indivisible.bsky.social
@itascacountydfl.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
Warm hearts
Cold feet
Strong support for democracy
@itasca-indivisible.bsky.social
@itascacountydfl.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Authoritarian regimes often work by co-opting people into their crimes and thus giving them a vested interest in maintaining the regime lest crimes get punished. Old as the hills. Do none of you study history?
December 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Authoritarian regimes often work by co-opting people into their crimes and thus giving them a vested interest in maintaining the regime lest crimes get punished. Old as the hills. Do none of you study history?
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Look at turnout by age/party in New Jersey - Dems outperformed GOPs in turnout % among every age <45, with the biggest advantage among 21 and 22 year olds (+10% Dem turnout).
December 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Look at turnout by age/party in New Jersey - Dems outperformed GOPs in turnout % among every age <45, with the biggest advantage among 21 and 22 year olds (+10% Dem turnout).
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Nearly 40% of newly minted billionaires this year received their wealth through inheritance.
This is the highest figure since UBS started releasing its annual billionaire wealth report in 2015.
Another reminder that the myth of the "self-made" billionaire is just that, a myth.
This is the highest figure since UBS started releasing its annual billionaire wealth report in 2015.
Another reminder that the myth of the "self-made" billionaire is just that, a myth.
December 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Nearly 40% of newly minted billionaires this year received their wealth through inheritance.
This is the highest figure since UBS started releasing its annual billionaire wealth report in 2015.
Another reminder that the myth of the "self-made" billionaire is just that, a myth.
This is the highest figure since UBS started releasing its annual billionaire wealth report in 2015.
Another reminder that the myth of the "self-made" billionaire is just that, a myth.
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Waste. Fraud. Abuse.
December 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Waste. Fraud. Abuse.
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Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...