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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin

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Host, ResistanceLive; Founder, Gaia Leadership Project; political/leadership consultant; author; recovering Wall Street civil/human rights lawyer; ex-Columbia Law adjunct; organizer; NYer 4ever; daily on YT at https://www.youtube.com/@resistanceliveecm

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 4d

NEW PROGRAM ALERT

If you're terrified and outraged, but unsure how to get involved or feel like what you've done before isn’t working, we’ve got you.

Introducing POWER LAB: A 7-Week Course for Emerging Organizers to Overcome Outrage and Build Community Action.

gaialeadershipproject.com/power-lab

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 1h

💯Today’s must-read

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1h

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1h

This is hands down the best comms work I’ve seen from Chuck, probably ever.

It ain’t perfect, but I gotta give him big props here. Him and his team clearly are trying new things — and they’re making progress!

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 13h

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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Miles Grant @milesgrant.bsky.social · 11h

If Democrats want to stop fascism, they have to stop their cops from beating & arresting anti-fascism protesters in their own cities

Why is that a thing I have to say out loud

13 arrested, 4 police officers injured during pro-Palestinian protest in Boston

Thirteen people were arrested, and four police officers were injured during a pro-Palestinian rally in Boston Tuesday night.

www.cbsnews.com

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 14h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 1h

Trump wants lock up the mayor of Chicago and the governor of Illinois

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SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class

Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1h

Good morning from the line outside the courthouse in the Eastern District of Virginia, where former FBI director James Comey is set to be arraigned on federal charges.

I’m here for @lawfaremedia.org.

Follow along for updates ⬇️

Federal courthouse in EDVA, with line of people out front and a guy holding a “show trial” sign

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 2h

Once again, I’m wondering why Democrats aren’t running with a straightforward message of “despotism is un-American and unaffordable” right now and all the way into the midterms.

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks for the kind comment.

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 1h

Can't wait to watch this one crash and burn.

Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 2h

Prosecution of Comey looks headed to a dead end.

"Federal prosecutors ... determined that a central witness in their probe would ... likely prevent them from establishing their case to a jury."

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Central witness undermines case against James Comey, prosecutors concluded: Sources

Ex-FBI Director James Comey is set to be arraigned Wednesday, but prosecutors investigating him determined that a central witness would prove "problematic," sources say.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 11h

Just have to take a beat to say that the people that have long warned about state violence and the militarization of law enforcement were right.

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Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 3h

I'm not a quoter of scripture, but this seemed appropriate for the horror that has been unleashed because of the gutting of USAID.

“Whatever you do to the least of these, you do to me.” -Jesus

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 3h

ABSOLUTE WAR ZONE BURNING TO THE GROUND AMIRITE

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 10h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Ethan Nichtern @ethannichtern.com · 3h

Gotta love the PDX

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 10h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 8h

As predicted, some of them are going to start pretending they were never like this

No more "owning the libs": Ramaswamy pushes sharp break for GOP

Ohio gubernatorial candidate sees "fork in the road" for conservatives and wants Republicans to be less confrontational.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 5h

Oh, we are in for a DECADE at least of "I Was Just Following Orders, How Was I To Know"

Tim Just Tim @timkrauss.bsky.social · 8h

Waiting for all the assholes to start with the "I was NEVER MAGA!!" bullshit like "good Germans" after WW II

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 9h

Thus far, ICE and CBP in the Chicago region killed an immigrant

Shot a woman 5 times-after allegedly taunting her, saying “Do something, b****”

And shot a priest-who wasn’t remotely a threat-in the head

So when does Governor Pritzker deploy the National Guard to protect citizens from these thugs

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Nia Molinari @niamolinari.bsky.social · 9h

First person account. Tomatoes, squash, and corn rotting neglected in the vast farm behind me. It had been more quiet this whole year, but eerily quiet recently. Walked over and saw this. It's abnormal.

Found out the foreman was taken by ICE a few weeks ago. 1/2

Large farm with vegetrotting on the vine.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d

I’m. So. Tired.

I don’t just want you to pay attention to Chicago because I want you to understand our plight. I want you to see how hard people are fighting and know wtf you’re made of. We’re not just fighting for this place. This is for all of us.

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 11h

TERRIFYING what’s happening in Portland. Absolute chaos.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12h

This made me laugh so hard. Second screenshot is of the video posted by Benny Johnson of the event.

Benny Johnson « @bennyjohnson
X.com
BREAKING: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stares down army of Antifa and a guy in a chicken suit from the rooftop of the ICE facility here in Portland.
Noem says:
"Hey; Guy in the chicken suit. You can do better.
Too bad they are uneducated and ill-informed."
Noem isn't chicken: [chicken emoji]

A view from the roof of the building. There are about 15-20 people visible in total, several of whom appear to be reporters. Most are holding signs. They aren’t even taking up the whole sidewalk. One guy is wearing a chicken suit.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 12h

The Department of Defense staffers and other sources are also convinced that certain aspects of the accelerating Pentagon leak hunt can be gamed and sabotaged by the leakers themselves. For one thing, multiple sources tell Zeteo that they’ve already practiced how to beat polygraph exams.

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 12h

We started reporting this trying to get a follow on the revelation last week that Trump / Hegseth were waging a new escalated war on leakers and whistleblowers, expecting some of the similar doom and gloom we get often— instead we got a bunch of government personnel laughing at fascists bumbling.

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 12h

“Pentagon Leakers Practice Beating Polygraphs Amid Trump's 'Idiotic' Leak Crackdown”

New, for @zeteo.com tonight, via @andrewperez.bsky.social and me:

zeteo.com/p/trump-hegs...

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Christine Moretti @christine520.bsky.social · 17h

Please share widely, especially if you know anyone in PA. The GOP are throwing everything at the PA Supreme Court race. We have to maintain our Democratic majority! Thank you!

Christine Moretti @christine520.bsky.social · 22h

ATTN: PA VOTERS

🚨IMPORTANT🚨

VOTE YES TO RETAIN 💥DEM MAJORITY 💥 PA SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
Christine Donohue
Kevin Dougherty
David Wecht

‼️If using mail in ballots, the Supreme Court Justices are
located on the flip side.

‼️In the voting booth, they will be located at the bottom of the screen.

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 11h

OMG DIVINE

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 11h

YES. Now try living in France for a year where your whole dinner can be engineered standing in front of a cheese cabinet eating samples.

Favorite of all time was a cheese called Cardinal Sin.

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 11h

Go Portland Go.

Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 13h

Incredible (via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...)

A group of apparent armed agents assemble at the end of a street, as seen from the perspective of a person in inflatable frog costume, their frog’s eyes dominating the foreground. The Ice facility in downtown Portland on Monday. Photograph: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/AFP/Getty Images

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