Laura Ragusa
@neveragain2024.bsky.social
Roadie for a blues drummer. Public radio nerd/former staffer. Finance person in the non-finance world of academia.Will not accept Project 2025 without a fight. I mainly repost because others are more articulate than I am. Connecticut will always be 🏡
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Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky: "There were 3 times that Bondi could have turned around in that room & just looked us in the eye. Just the sheer acknowledgment that we were human would have been enough. And she couldn't even do that. She reminded us we are nothing to her."
February 15, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky: "There were 3 times that Bondi could have turned around in that room & just looked us in the eye. Just the sheer acknowledgment that we were human would have been enough. And she couldn't even do that. She reminded us we are nothing to her."
Proud to see my school on the list
The U.S. Department of Defense has barred military personnel from enrolling in courses at many of the nation’s top universities, including Harvard, Yale, MIT, and Johns Hopkins. A leaked email is said to contain the full list of affected schools. Shared by MeidasTouch.
February 15, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Proud to see my school on the list
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February 14, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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Trump has abandoned his appeal of a court order blocking his proposal for UCLA to pay a $1.2-billion settlement over alleged civil rights violations.. The universities that paid his extortion demands, should lose the right to call themselves "Institutions of Higher Learning"
February 14, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Trump has abandoned his appeal of a court order blocking his proposal for UCLA to pay a $1.2-billion settlement over alleged civil rights violations.. The universities that paid his extortion demands, should lose the right to call themselves "Institutions of Higher Learning"
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"the right people"
Far right-wing pro-Trump Heritage Foundation found that only 77 non-citizens voted over the course of 5 years out of hundreds of millions of votes cast.
Far right-wing pro-Trump Heritage Foundation found that only 77 non-citizens voted over the course of 5 years out of hundreds of millions of votes cast.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
"the right people"
Far right-wing pro-Trump Heritage Foundation found that only 77 non-citizens voted over the course of 5 years out of hundreds of millions of votes cast.
Far right-wing pro-Trump Heritage Foundation found that only 77 non-citizens voted over the course of 5 years out of hundreds of millions of votes cast.
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Add the efforts being made by the theobros and Christian nationalists against women and this is becoming a truly frightening situation
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
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February 14, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Add the efforts being made by the theobros and Christian nationalists against women and this is becoming a truly frightening situation
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Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
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This week's Focus Group Pod: @margieomero.bsky.social joins me to nerd out about focus groups!
We also talk about the rising tide of regret in Trump's base caused by inflation, immigration, and Epstein. Plus we check in with the Dems.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd2z...
We also talk about the rising tide of regret in Trump's base caused by inflation, immigration, and Epstein. Plus we check in with the Dems.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd2z...
Trump’s Own Voters Are Uneasy With His Second Term (w/ Margie Omero) | The Focus Group
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February 14, 2026 at 2:06 PM
This week's Focus Group Pod: @margieomero.bsky.social joins me to nerd out about focus groups!
We also talk about the rising tide of regret in Trump's base caused by inflation, immigration, and Epstein. Plus we check in with the Dems.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd2z...
We also talk about the rising tide of regret in Trump's base caused by inflation, immigration, and Epstein. Plus we check in with the Dems.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd2z...
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THE LAME-BRAIN MEDIA.......
February 14, 2026 at 10:52 AM
THE LAME-BRAIN MEDIA.......
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$2 MILLION is coming to #Torrington to replace the Toro Field Siphon, ensuring continued, uninterrupted access to sanitary sewer service for nearly 35,500 residents in Torrington, Harwinton & Litchfield.
With this latest funding, I am delivering more than $10 million in CPF investments to #CT05.
With this latest funding, I am delivering more than $10 million in CPF investments to #CT05.
February 14, 2026 at 2:06 PM
$2 MILLION is coming to #Torrington to replace the Toro Field Siphon, ensuring continued, uninterrupted access to sanitary sewer service for nearly 35,500 residents in Torrington, Harwinton & Litchfield.
With this latest funding, I am delivering more than $10 million in CPF investments to #CT05.
With this latest funding, I am delivering more than $10 million in CPF investments to #CT05.
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WE FOUND THE WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.
Nope! I don’t want my tax dollars funding DHS brutality, and I definitely don’t want it paying for Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski to jet-set around the country and fuck in a private cabin on a luxury $70M 737 Max.
Listen to this mess.
Nope! I don’t want my tax dollars funding DHS brutality, and I definitely don’t want it paying for Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski to jet-set around the country and fuck in a private cabin on a luxury $70M 737 Max.
Listen to this mess.
February 14, 2026 at 2:26 AM
WE FOUND THE WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.
Nope! I don’t want my tax dollars funding DHS brutality, and I definitely don’t want it paying for Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski to jet-set around the country and fuck in a private cabin on a luxury $70M 737 Max.
Listen to this mess.
Nope! I don’t want my tax dollars funding DHS brutality, and I definitely don’t want it paying for Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski to jet-set around the country and fuck in a private cabin on a luxury $70M 737 Max.
Listen to this mess.
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BREAKING: Steve Bannon, a former White House adviser to Trump, discussed opposition strategies with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis, with Bannon saying he hoped to “take down” the pontiff, according to newly released files from the US Department of Justice.
Steve Bannon courted Epstein in his efforts to ‘take down’ Pope Francis
Steve Bannon, a longtime adviser to US President Donald Trump, discussed opposition strategies with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis, with Bannon saying he hoped to “take do...
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February 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM
BREAKING: Steve Bannon, a former White House adviser to Trump, discussed opposition strategies with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis, with Bannon saying he hoped to “take down” the pontiff, according to newly released files from the US Department of Justice.
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Whoa! Didn’t expect to wake up to this news.
“A year into Trump’s term, voters say Biden was better.”
Trump’s net approval on the economy is now -18. That’s 26 points worse than this point in his first term and a brutal 53 points lower among independents.
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“A year into Trump’s term, voters say Biden was better.”
Trump’s net approval on the economy is now -18. That’s 26 points worse than this point in his first term and a brutal 53 points lower among independents.
1/2
February 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Whoa! Didn’t expect to wake up to this news.
“A year into Trump’s term, voters say Biden was better.”
Trump’s net approval on the economy is now -18. That’s 26 points worse than this point in his first term and a brutal 53 points lower among independents.
1/2
“A year into Trump’s term, voters say Biden was better.”
Trump’s net approval on the economy is now -18. That’s 26 points worse than this point in his first term and a brutal 53 points lower among independents.
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Will Fox be updating their story on this and giving it the same amount of airtime as they did initial arrest?
February 13, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Will Fox be updating their story on this and giving it the same amount of airtime as they did initial arrest?
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BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
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The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
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February 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Seems excessive. Maybe it was a blanket pardon?
February 13, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Seems excessive. Maybe it was a blanket pardon?
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I'm old enough to remember Willie Horton.
No doubt the Epstein Class Republicans will either claim they know nothing about this or blame the victims.
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter convicted of child sex abuse : NPR share.google/HVPbTXAJx7tJ...
No doubt the Epstein Class Republicans will either claim they know nothing about this or blame the victims.
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter convicted of child sex abuse : NPR share.google/HVPbTXAJx7tJ...
A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children
A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:13 PM
I'm old enough to remember Willie Horton.
No doubt the Epstein Class Republicans will either claim they know nothing about this or blame the victims.
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter convicted of child sex abuse : NPR share.google/HVPbTXAJx7tJ...
No doubt the Epstein Class Republicans will either claim they know nothing about this or blame the victims.
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter convicted of child sex abuse : NPR share.google/HVPbTXAJx7tJ...
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Pete Hegseth finds yet another culture war distraction to focus on: Scouting America
The Pentagon chief is now adding scouting “reforms” to threats like library books and grooming standards. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
The Pentagon chief is now adding scouting “reforms” to threats like library books and grooming standards. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Pete Hegseth finds yet another culture war distraction to focus on: Scouting America
The Pentagon chief is now adding scouting “reforms” to threats like library books and grooming standards.
www.ms.now
February 13, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Pete Hegseth finds yet another culture war distraction to focus on: Scouting America
The Pentagon chief is now adding scouting “reforms” to threats like library books and grooming standards. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
The Pentagon chief is now adding scouting “reforms” to threats like library books and grooming standards. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Uncomfortable but true
TnT
TnT
February 13, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Uncomfortable but true
TnT
TnT