lori
@lorilk.bsky.social
working towards balance in an out-of-balance world. fan of democracy here & abroad. lover of international news. owned by Tabitha the cat. proud Pittsburgher. she/her
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It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 AM
It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
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It's almost as if... elections have consequences.
January 5, 2026 at 4:47 PM
It's almost as if... elections have consequences.
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It’s easy in these moments to get exasperated by the UN, but the Charter does two key things that have helped define the post-1945 world: it outlaws the use of aggressive warfare as a tool for remaking international order, and it underwrites postcolonial sovereignty. US actions this week breach both
January 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
It’s easy in these moments to get exasperated by the UN, but the Charter does two key things that have helped define the post-1945 world: it outlaws the use of aggressive warfare as a tool for remaking international order, and it underwrites postcolonial sovereignty. US actions this week breach both
happy, but not surprised, to see my denomination on this list!
A roundup of Christian denominations & leaders condemning Trump's attack on Venezuela:
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/while-maga...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/while-maga...
While MAGA Preachers Cheer, Mainline Protestants Strongly Condemn Attack on Venezuela
While MAGA figures lined up behind the administration, many Christian leaders across the country and around the world were swift in condemning the operation.
publicwitness.wordandway.org
January 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
happy, but not surprised, to see my denomination on this list!
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With this administration, that's actually a bonus.
DENMARK SAYS US ATTACK ON GREENLAND WOULD MEAN END OF NATO
January 5, 2026 at 4:07 PM
With this administration, that's actually a bonus.
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They need to put the onus for impeachment squarely on the Republicans: this was a dangerous, illegal, unconstitutional act, and only the Republicans can do something about it. If they won’t fulfill their Constitutional obligations, we need Democratic majorities that will.
January 3, 2026 at 8:19 PM
They need to put the onus for impeachment squarely on the Republicans: this was a dangerous, illegal, unconstitutional act, and only the Republicans can do something about it. If they won’t fulfill their Constitutional obligations, we need Democratic majorities that will.
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the trump administration is living inside a social media dreamworld where the US is literally all-powerful and can do anything it wants to anyone it wants, and the US media, rather than pointing out this is deranged madness, is trying to demonstrate its neutrality by dignifying the fantasy
January 4, 2026 at 3:22 AM
the trump administration is living inside a social media dreamworld where the US is literally all-powerful and can do anything it wants to anyone it wants, and the US media, rather than pointing out this is deranged madness, is trying to demonstrate its neutrality by dignifying the fantasy
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head of chiquita banana wanting to ask the forbidden question now that trump is overthrowing governments for oil companies
January 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM
head of chiquita banana wanting to ask the forbidden question now that trump is overthrowing governments for oil companies
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As states struggle to deal with the new SNAP error requirements, expect to see a lot more of this: Turn welfare spending into block grants. We know what this means because it has been tried - less money goes to the poor. Block grants are how Brett Farve got $1m in welfare funding for speeches.
January 5, 2026 at 12:41 AM
As states struggle to deal with the new SNAP error requirements, expect to see a lot more of this: Turn welfare spending into block grants. We know what this means because it has been tried - less money goes to the poor. Block grants are how Brett Farve got $1m in welfare funding for speeches.
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finally, we're living through precedented times
January 4, 2026 at 6:56 AM
finally, we're living through precedented times
sigh, we would not be in this mess if more people had voted for her.
January 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
sigh, we would not be in this mess if more people had voted for her.
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This photo makes me laugh. Big Eyes senior photo in her year book. She was voted Class Assassin.
January 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
This photo makes me laugh. Big Eyes senior photo in her year book. She was voted Class Assassin.
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Photos of bound and blind prisoners are not the flex you think they are. They’re a sign of immense deep weakness on the part of the people taking and sharing those photos, and the society that celebrates it.
We are what we do, not what we proclaim.
We are what we do, not what we proclaim.
January 4, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Photos of bound and blind prisoners are not the flex you think they are. They’re a sign of immense deep weakness on the part of the people taking and sharing those photos, and the society that celebrates it.
We are what we do, not what we proclaim.
We are what we do, not what we proclaim.
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There's no legal difference between kidnapping Maduro and kidnapping Mark Carney.
January 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
There's no legal difference between kidnapping Maduro and kidnapping Mark Carney.
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12+ hours later we finally get an estimate of how many Venezuelans were killed
January 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
12+ hours later we finally get an estimate of how many Venezuelans were killed
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yeah they’re gonna try this on Cuba too, they think they can just regime change anyone they want now with no consequences
January 3, 2026 at 5:35 PM
yeah they’re gonna try this on Cuba too, they think they can just regime change anyone they want now with no consequences
Yes! I doubt most Americans even know that we used virtually no drones during his administration.
As president, Joe Biden ended the “forever war” in Afghanistan, reduced the drone program to near zero, and did not launch any regime change operations.
Americans didn’t like that or didn’t care, and voted to bring those things back.
Americans didn’t like that or didn’t care, and voted to bring those things back.
January 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Yes! I doubt most Americans even know that we used virtually no drones during his administration.
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This is insane. We are insane.
January 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM
This is insane. We are insane.
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No Kings. No War.
January 3, 2026 at 1:28 PM
No Kings. No War.
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Doubling down. It is not a controversial take to give respect to AP and Reuters journalists in Venezuela, most of who are local or from Lat Am, currently risking their lives, and who are paid for their work — so everyone else can benefit from their reporting.
January 3, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Doubling down. It is not a controversial take to give respect to AP and Reuters journalists in Venezuela, most of who are local or from Lat Am, currently risking their lives, and who are paid for their work — so everyone else can benefit from their reporting.
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impeach him. try to do it once a month, if necessary. build the case over and over to not just the American people but to the world that this isn’t the way things should be here, that this isn’t the way we should use our power abroad.
January 3, 2026 at 7:36 AM
impeach him. try to do it once a month, if necessary. build the case over and over to not just the American people but to the world that this isn’t the way things should be here, that this isn’t the way we should use our power abroad.
my exact reaction!
[wakes up] “I’m sorry, what”
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
my exact reaction!
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“If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict the dividing line will not be Mason & Dixon’s, but between patriotism and intelligence on one side, and superstition, ambition, and ignorance on the other.”
~President Ulysses S. Grant, 1875.
Image: LOC.
~President Ulysses S. Grant, 1875.
Image: LOC.
January 2, 2026 at 1:44 PM
“If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict the dividing line will not be Mason & Dixon’s, but between patriotism and intelligence on one side, and superstition, ambition, and ignorance on the other.”
~President Ulysses S. Grant, 1875.
Image: LOC.
~President Ulysses S. Grant, 1875.
Image: LOC.
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And please, PLEASE let us not forget that time in 2023 when Karen Smith was elected President of the school board in Bucks County, Pa and swore her oath on a stack of banned books. The most gangsta oath ever! Just brilliant. www.edweek.org/leadership/t...
This School Board President Took Her Oath on a Stack of Contested Books. Here's Why
The school board for Central Bucks County, Pa., has been at the center of divisive political debates.
www.edweek.org
January 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
And please, PLEASE let us not forget that time in 2023 when Karen Smith was elected President of the school board in Bucks County, Pa and swore her oath on a stack of banned books. The most gangsta oath ever! Just brilliant. www.edweek.org/leadership/t...