Laura Parkin
@lp7.bsky.social
Host of Cape Climate on WOMR, creator of Cape Cod & Islands Weekly Climate Roundup, gardener, and I do some other stuff. Cats, corgis, and climate.
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CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
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Congestion pricing is keeping stores from going out of business:
December 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Congestion pricing is keeping stores from going out of business:
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I worry Bari Weiss is more likely to get a bonus for all of this than a reprimand, considering she wasn't hired by the Ellisons to be a journalist. She was hired to make CBS News more tolerable for their buddy, Trump. On that front, she's probably employee of the month.
December 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I worry Bari Weiss is more likely to get a bonus for all of this than a reprimand, considering she wasn't hired by the Ellisons to be a journalist. She was hired to make CBS News more tolerable for their buddy, Trump. On that front, she's probably employee of the month.
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bari weiss saw this and decided that she had to hide it from the american public
Guards began beating him. Beat him until he bled. Knocked his face into the wall, broke all his teeth. No access to outdoors, no contact with relatives.
Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
December 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
bari weiss saw this and decided that she had to hide it from the american public
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You can very clearly see why someone whose job it is to protect war criminals would need this pulled from the airwaves: It’s visible proof the Trump administration is operating concentration camps.
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
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December 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
You can very clearly see why someone whose job it is to protect war criminals would need this pulled from the airwaves: It’s visible proof the Trump administration is operating concentration camps.
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The Koch political operation spent more than half a billion in this last election season. Gee, I wonder why billionaires and polluters do so well.
Koch Political Operation Spent Nearly $550 Million During 2024 Cycle
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The Koch political operation spent more than half a billion in this last election season. Gee, I wonder why billionaires and polluters do so well.
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I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
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Literally the number of people in DC trying to kill us all is shocking, and I don’t mean teen carjackers or whatever
BREAKING: The Trump administration is suing D.C. over its ban on semi-automatic (AR-15) weapons.
DOJ's Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon is seeking a court ruling that D.C.'s law "prohibiting registration of the AR-15 by law-abiding citizens violates the Second Amendment."
DOJ's Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon is seeking a court ruling that D.C.'s law "prohibiting registration of the AR-15 by law-abiding citizens violates the Second Amendment."
December 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Literally the number of people in DC trying to kill us all is shocking, and I don’t mean teen carjackers or whatever
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Now covering how the HRW report was confirmed. None of this has been reported.
Now showing an influencer video of the isolation cell and noting it matches the detainees' description of what they went through. Good confirmation work, again, new material
Now showing an influencer video of the isolation cell and noting it matches the detainees' description of what they went through. Good confirmation work, again, new material
December 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Now covering how the HRW report was confirmed. None of this has been reported.
Now showing an influencer video of the isolation cell and noting it matches the detainees' description of what they went through. Good confirmation work, again, new material
Now showing an influencer video of the isolation cell and noting it matches the detainees' description of what they went through. Good confirmation work, again, new material
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JD Vance announces his 2028 campaign slogan: Yes We Klan.
December 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
JD Vance announces his 2028 campaign slogan: Yes We Klan.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Klein and Thompson rightly recognize the overly litigious legal system is part of the problem. But it should be front and center. The path forward isn’t deregulation; it’s legal reform. Who can sue. Where disputes are heard. What happens when plaintiffs lose. Who can afford legal representation.
December 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Klein and Thompson rightly recognize the overly litigious legal system is part of the problem. But it should be front and center. The path forward isn’t deregulation; it’s legal reform. Who can sue. Where disputes are heard. What happens when plaintiffs lose. Who can afford legal representation.
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
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December 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
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December 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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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 5:32 PM
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.
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In that column, Brooks wrote:
"I know a thing or two about the American elite, [whom I've criticized as] insular, self-indulgent and smug. But the phrase 'the Epstein class' is inaccurate, unfair and irresponsible."
"I know a thing or two about the American elite, [whom I've criticized as] insular, self-indulgent and smug. But the phrase 'the Epstein class' is inaccurate, unfair and irresponsible."
David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
December 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
In that column, Brooks wrote:
"I know a thing or two about the American elite, [whom I've criticized as] insular, self-indulgent and smug. But the phrase 'the Epstein class' is inaccurate, unfair and irresponsible."
"I know a thing or two about the American elite, [whom I've criticized as] insular, self-indulgent and smug. But the phrase 'the Epstein class' is inaccurate, unfair and irresponsible."
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Demoralizing. That station was a major part of my childhood. But I’ll never be listening to it again.
Q104.3, NYC’s classic rock station, just aired an ICE commercial narrated by Kristi Noem. One of the grossest things I’ve ever heard.
December 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Demoralizing. That station was a major part of my childhood. But I’ll never be listening to it again.
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You’ve lost the plot as a presidential administration when Dr. Oz is on stage handwringing about the cost of balls
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
You’ve lost the plot as a presidential administration when Dr. Oz is on stage handwringing about the cost of balls
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Important.
NEW: Judge blocks Trump administration's attempt to limit lawmakers' access to immigration jails. Advance notice no longer required & detention facilities at field offices are open to Congress. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Judge lifts Trump administration limits on lawmaker visits to ICE jails
A federal judge ruled that ICE cannot enforce newly adopted policies that require lawmakers to provide seven days notice before visiting detention facilities.
www.politico.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Important.
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Given all the insane things that the Trump regime has done, nothing should surprise us. But I’m still shocked and angry that they are going to dismantle NCAR.
Trump Administration Plans to Break Up NCAR - Eos
The Trump administration is planning to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, one of the world’s leading climate and Earth science research laboratories, according to a statement fro...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Given all the insane things that the Trump regime has done, nothing should surprise us. But I’m still shocked and angry that they are going to dismantle NCAR.
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Bring this to the House Floor NOW
CALL YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES 202 224-3121 PLEASE!!
CALL YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES 202 224-3121 PLEASE!!
Urgent update.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
December 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Bring this to the House Floor NOW
CALL YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES 202 224-3121 PLEASE!!
CALL YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES 202 224-3121 PLEASE!!
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Since the end of the Cold War, democrats have created 50M jobs and republicans have created 1M.
The Republican propaganda that Trump “inherited” a bad economy from Biden and is making it better is the exact opposite of true. The numbers don’t lie and people know what they are experiencing.
December 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Since the end of the Cold War, democrats have created 50M jobs and republicans have created 1M.
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NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇