Laurie Flanigan Hegge
@laurieflanhegge.bsky.social
Theatre artist & playwright based in Minneapolis.
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This ought to be engraved somewhere.
September 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This ought to be engraved somewhere.
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“My friend got hit in the back… my friend Victor saved me, he laid on top of me…”
We are failing them.
We are failing them.
Ten year old student who witnessed shooting: "I heard [shots] again. I just ran under the pew and then I covered my head. My friend Victor saved me though, because he laid on top of me. But he got hit... He's really brave, and I hope he's good in the hospital."
August 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
“My friend got hit in the back… my friend Victor saved me, he laid on top of me…”
We are failing them.
We are failing them.
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Now is not the time to argue about Newsom in 28.
He's doing what we need right now, and that's all I care about.
We can cross the 28 bridge when it gets here.
He's doing what we need right now, and that's all I care about.
We can cross the 28 bridge when it gets here.
August 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Now is not the time to argue about Newsom in 28.
He's doing what we need right now, and that's all I care about.
We can cross the 28 bridge when it gets here.
He's doing what we need right now, and that's all I care about.
We can cross the 28 bridge when it gets here.
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August 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large
Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning
CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.
www.motherjones.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large
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@tomtomorrow.bsky.social @rubenbolling.bsky.social
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
July 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
@tomtomorrow.bsky.social @rubenbolling.bsky.social
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
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What CBS' disgraceful termination of Stephen Colbert illustrates is how quickly a Republic can fall when the media chooses cowardice instead of courage.
July 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
What CBS' disgraceful termination of Stephen Colbert illustrates is how quickly a Republic can fall when the media chooses cowardice instead of courage.
Run for office @stephencolbert.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Run for office @stephencolbert.bsky.social
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Thank you @laurieflanhegge.bsky.social for your donation! We are much closer to our goal now. 🤍💜💚
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-end-is...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-end-is...
The End is Near, A New Play by Melissa Ainsworth
A powerful new play about how women have been unjustly persecuted over the centuries. Please help us raise funds for this important project.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
July 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Thank you @laurieflanhegge.bsky.social for your donation! We are much closer to our goal now. 🤍💜💚
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-end-is...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-end-is...
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Right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to push through a bill that would put millions of Americans at risk of losing their health care.
They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.
They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.
May 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to push through a bill that would put millions of Americans at risk of losing their health care.
They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.
They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.
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“Dr. Richard Youle, a leading researcher in the field of neurodegenerative disorders…including identifying mechanisms behind Parkinson’s disease” was one of several top scientists PURGED from the NIH today courtesy of Trump/Musk/DOGE.
www.wired.com/story/doctor...
www.wired.com/story/doctor...
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:30 AM
“Dr. Richard Youle, a leading researcher in the field of neurodegenerative disorders…including identifying mechanisms behind Parkinson’s disease” was one of several top scientists PURGED from the NIH today courtesy of Trump/Musk/DOGE.
www.wired.com/story/doctor...
www.wired.com/story/doctor...
Loose lips sink ships.
March 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Loose lips sink ships.
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I'm old enough to remember when polio ripped through the globe and put my friends into iron lungs.
We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives.
RFK Jr leading HHS is a disgrace.
We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives.
RFK Jr leading HHS is a disgrace.
RFK Jr.: It Would Be Better if ‘Everybody Got Measles’
“The measles gave you lifetime protection against measles infection,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Sean Hannity on Fox News.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I'm old enough to remember when polio ripped through the globe and put my friends into iron lungs.
We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives.
RFK Jr leading HHS is a disgrace.
We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives.
RFK Jr leading HHS is a disgrace.
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More of this, please –
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ICYMI-this is a must see: Representative John Larson (D) calling out Elon Musk and not holding back…
Well done! THANK YOU.
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ICYMI-this is a must see: Representative John Larson (D) calling out Elon Musk and not holding back…
Well done! THANK YOU.
March 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
More of this, please –
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
ICYMI-this is a must see: Representative John Larson (D) calling out Elon Musk and not holding back…
Well done! THANK YOU.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
ICYMI-this is a must see: Representative John Larson (D) calling out Elon Musk and not holding back…
Well done! THANK YOU.
Seriously: have they suspended the White House comment line?
March 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Seriously: have they suspended the White House comment line?
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The Stand Up For Science protests have kicked off worldwide. Thousands of scientists demonstrated in solidarity with their US counterparts across France to defend the scientific community. (📹 @Margot_Brunet_)
#3E #FranceProtests #USprotests #March7Science #StandUpForScience #Mar7
#3E #FranceProtests #USprotests #March7Science #StandUpForScience #Mar7
March 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Stand Up For Science protests have kicked off worldwide. Thousands of scientists demonstrated in solidarity with their US counterparts across France to defend the scientific community. (📹 @Margot_Brunet_)
#3E #FranceProtests #USprotests #March7Science #StandUpForScience #Mar7
#3E #FranceProtests #USprotests #March7Science #StandUpForScience #Mar7
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“The suit argues that the new certification requirement and funding prohibition violate the First Amendment, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Fifth Amendment. The ACLU is asking for a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order.”
Artists Mount First Amendment Challenge to New Grant Requirements by the National Endowment for the Arts | American Civil Liberties Union
Applicants must attest that they will not “promote gender ideology” to be eligible for funding in accordance with President Trump’s executive order.
www.aclu.org
March 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“The suit argues that the new certification requirement and funding prohibition violate the First Amendment, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Fifth Amendment. The ACLU is asking for a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order.”
Coming summer 2025: the Victory Garden. What are you planting?
March 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Coming summer 2025: the Victory Garden. What are you planting?
Why is the White House comment line (phone) consistently closed? Has anyone else noticed this? Is it shut down?
March 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Why is the White House comment line (phone) consistently closed? Has anyone else noticed this? Is it shut down?
In our Vichy era.
February 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
In our Vichy era.
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Impact of NIH funding on Minnesota's economy: $1.74 billion
February 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Impact of NIH funding on Minnesota's economy: $1.74 billion
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The stunning cowardice of the Republican Party in this moment will go down in the history books. They simply gave our government to a billionaire and cheered as it burned.
February 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The stunning cowardice of the Republican Party in this moment will go down in the history books. They simply gave our government to a billionaire and cheered as it burned.
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I beg you all to look up the Degenerate Art Exhibition of 1937. Funny-mustache-man (yes him) wanted to dictate what was art and what was not.
Kind of exactly what Trump said tonight when he fired the Kennedy Center board, because they "do not share our vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture."
Kind of exactly what Trump said tonight when he fired the Kennedy Center board, because they "do not share our vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture."
February 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I beg you all to look up the Degenerate Art Exhibition of 1937. Funny-mustache-man (yes him) wanted to dictate what was art and what was not.
Kind of exactly what Trump said tonight when he fired the Kennedy Center board, because they "do not share our vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture."
Kind of exactly what Trump said tonight when he fired the Kennedy Center board, because they "do not share our vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture."
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Yes. More like this please.
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Yes. More like this please.
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The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.
February 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.