Laura Hazelett
@lolo447.bsky.social
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist, that is all.” -Oscar Wilde
This man ruins literally everything he puts his name on 🙄 #thisiswhywecanthavenicethings
Trump turned the Kennedy Center into a political vanity project, chased away world-class artists, cut attendance in half, and now wants to shut it down for two years with no clear plan, no transparency, and no accountability.
Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for 2-Year Reconstruction Project
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
This man ruins literally everything he puts his name on 🙄 #thisiswhywecanthavenicethings
Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
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Another person in Minneapolis shot and killed by feds minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/24/a...
Another person in Minneapolis shot and killed by feds • Minnesota Reformer
Over 10 shots can be heard in the video, but it’s unclear if more than one agent fired a weapon.
minnesotareformer.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Another person in Minneapolis shot and killed by feds minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/24/a...
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Our reporting has found that ICE sent 600 immigrant kids to detention in federal shelters in 2025.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn:
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn:
January 22, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Our reporting has found that ICE sent 600 immigrant kids to detention in federal shelters in 2025.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn:
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn:
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Second person in a week shot by federal immigration agent in Minneapolis minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/14/s...
Second person in a week shot by federal immigration agent in Minneapolis • Minnesota Reformer
The weapons used on the federal officer: “a shovel or broom stick,” according to DHS.
minnesotareformer.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Second person in a week shot by federal immigration agent in Minneapolis minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/14/s...
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Global warming surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius for the past three years, meaning Earth is currently on track to breach the Paris climate agreement by the end of the decade
2025 Wasn’t the Hottest Year on Record. Earth Is Still Barreling to the Climate Brink
Global warming surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius for the past three years, meaning Earth is currently on track to breach the Paris climate agreement by the end of the decade
www.scientificamerican.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Global warming surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius for the past three years, meaning Earth is currently on track to breach the Paris climate agreement by the end of the decade
With Rights and Resources Uncertain, They’re Seeking Sterilization www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
With Rights and Resources Uncertain, They’re Seeking Sterilization
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
With Rights and Resources Uncertain, They’re Seeking Sterilization www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
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Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
December 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Addiction is a disease of the body and mind. NOT an issue of willpower. #recovery
Addiction is a disease of the body and mind. NOT an issue of willpower. #recovery
Opinion | The Opioid Crisis Never Ended. It Was Inherited by the Children.
The pain of drug addiction continues to course through towns like Clarksburg, W.Va., where many babies are born withdrawing and have to be taken from their parents.
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Addiction is a disease of the body and mind. NOT an issue of willpower. #recovery
Addiction is a disease of the body and mind. NOT an issue of willpower. #recovery
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A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers. trib.al/z7ZUF62
December 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers. trib.al/z7ZUF62
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Scientists are finding that it’s not our genes to blame, but our environment
Scientists are finding that it’s not our genes to blame, but our environment
Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water — WIRED
New ideas about chronic illness could revolutionize treatment, if we take the research seriously.
apple.news
December 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Scientists are finding that it’s not our genes to blame, but our environment
Scientists are finding that it’s not our genes to blame, but our environment
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Billionaires are using a loophole to avoid Medicare taxes. Closing it — and eliminating other ways around the tax for wealthy business owners — could raise more than $250 billion over 10 years for the program.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
How a Decades-Old Loophole Lets Billionaires Avoid Medicare Taxes
Some of Wall Street’s richest and most powerful figures are using a legal loophole to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes earmarked for health care, a ProPublica investigation found.
www.propublica.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Billionaires are using a loophole to avoid Medicare taxes. Closing it — and eliminating other ways around the tax for wealthy business owners — could raise more than $250 billion over 10 years for the program.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
Absolutely unacceptable 😡
At my town hall this past weekend, a veteran told me he has been waiting six months for a mental health appointment.
That is a total failure to keep faith with someone who served this country.
That is a total failure to keep faith with someone who served this country.
‘Chronically Understaffed’ Veterans Affairs Plans 35,000 Cuts This Month, Report Says
The VA already slashed 30,000 jobs earlier this year as part of an agency-wide reorganization.
www.forbes.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Absolutely unacceptable 😡
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Not a day goes by that I don’t miss my dear friend Melissa. An incredible piece.
Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
Melissa Hortman died in a shocking act of political violence. This is her story
www.rollingstone.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Not a day goes by that I don’t miss my dear friend Melissa. An incredible piece.
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Orders Cannabis Rules Relaxed, Easing Research www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Orders Cannabis Rules Relaxed, Easing Research
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Orders Cannabis Rules Relaxed, Easing Research www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump levels political attack on Rob Reiner in inflammatory post after his killing
Wow! The President is unhinged
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Wow! The President is unhinged
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Trump levels political attack on Rob Reiner in inflammatory post after his killing
President Donald Trump is blaming Rob Reiner’s outspoken opposition to the president for the actor-director’s killing, delivering the unsubstantiated claim in a post that seemed intent on decrying his...
apnews.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Trump levels political attack on Rob Reiner in inflammatory post after his killing
Wow! The President is unhinged
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Wow! The President is unhinged
apnews.com/article/trum...
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The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
December 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
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Hotter planet → worse air. Climate change accounted for around 49% of western US smoke particulate matter concentrations from 1997–2020 and for 58% of the region’s increasing trend in smoke particulate since 2010, according to a study. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/LBw650XH2nn
December 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Hotter planet → worse air. Climate change accounted for around 49% of western US smoke particulate matter concentrations from 1997–2020 and for 58% of the region’s increasing trend in smoke particulate since 2010, according to a study. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/LBw650XH2nn
You don’t say? Don the con
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
You don’t say? Don the con
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Commentary: For every meal a food bank provides, SNAP provides nine. The impact of even a temporary delay cannot be understated. Hunger does not discriminate by party, and everyone needs to eat. minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/03/f...
Food banks: Without SNAP, we can't handle the demand • Minnesota Reformer
Over half of SNAP participants are either seniors or children, and fewer than 5% of SNAP participants are able-bodied adults without children.
minnesotareformer.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Commentary: For every meal a food bank provides, SNAP provides nine. The impact of even a temporary delay cannot be understated. Hunger does not discriminate by party, and everyone needs to eat. minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/03/f...
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There is American blood on battlefields to protect the right to a free and fair vote. Intimidation like this spits on their sacrifice. It's about as anti-American as you can get.
November 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
There is American blood on battlefields to protect the right to a free and fair vote. Intimidation like this spits on their sacrifice. It's about as anti-American as you can get.
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The hallmarks of authoritarianism are on full display in the US right now. Recognizing them—and sharing this knowledge with others—is step one for any successful effort to counter what’s happening.
What Authoritarian Regimes Do
As we speak, the Trump administration is abandoning principles of democracy and dismantling the rule of law. The willful destruction of the federal science apparatus is but one harmful and onerous asp...
blog.ucs.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The hallmarks of authoritarianism are on full display in the US right now. Recognizing them—and sharing this knowledge with others—is step one for any successful effort to counter what’s happening.