Lori
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1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans.
These are their stories 🧵
These are their stories 🧵
May 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans.
These are their stories 🧵
These are their stories 🧵
Well, I'm realizing this is bigger than Trump. This is a systematic approach to deconstructing our constitution and representational government. Listening to interviews with conservatives believing in their God-given duty to control and correct our country, hence no town halls. Read project 2025.
May 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Well, I'm realizing this is bigger than Trump. This is a systematic approach to deconstructing our constitution and representational government. Listening to interviews with conservatives believing in their God-given duty to control and correct our country, hence no town halls. Read project 2025.
I called my senator to ask her to support Lisa Murkowski this morning. She is the first one who has actually said this out loud. Think about that. Please call your senator as well. They are in fear for their lives and those of their families.
There is nothing comforting about “I’m just as scared as you” coming from the legislative branch that’s supposed to keep checks and balances on the executive. While she thought it was relatable, it is actually mortifying.
April 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I called my senator to ask her to support Lisa Murkowski this morning. She is the first one who has actually said this out loud. Think about that. Please call your senator as well. They are in fear for their lives and those of their families.
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This is how you do it.
The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
UMass faculty calls on land grant universities to join in fight against Trump administration; McGovern, AG also weigh in
AMHERST — Faculty at the University of Massachusetts are calling on Chancellor Javier Reyes and President Martin Meehan to form a compact with the 250 land grant and public universities across the cou...
www.gazettenet.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is how you do it.
The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
If people can be deported or arrested without due process, the natural result is terror. We are all vulnerable, anyone, anytime. If there is no law, we are subject to the whims of the person who is bigger than the law.
April 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
If people can be deported or arrested without due process, the natural result is terror. We are all vulnerable, anyone, anytime. If there is no law, we are subject to the whims of the person who is bigger than the law.
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This is the post by a conservative female opinion writer for USA today. Below is my response.
This is the post by a conservative female opinion writer for USA today. Below is my response.
I'm tired of being mocked and hated because I'm a conservative woman | Opinion
In mainstream media, women like me are portrayed through a singular lens: Our conservative beliefs. As such, we are easy to hate, mock and scorn.
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April 13, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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This is the post by a conservative female opinion writer for USA today. Below is my response.
This is the post by a conservative female opinion writer for USA today. Below is my response.
April 13, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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So the top vaccine official at FDA was pushed out, and the CDC buried an assessment that emphasized the need for vaccines to stop measles.
Here's what I said on the Senate floor just ahead of RFK Jr.'s confirmation vote. No Senator should pretend they didn't see this coming.
Here's what I said on the Senate floor just ahead of RFK Jr.'s confirmation vote. No Senator should pretend they didn't see this coming.
April 1, 2025 at 2:18 AM
So the top vaccine official at FDA was pushed out, and the CDC buried an assessment that emphasized the need for vaccines to stop measles.
Here's what I said on the Senate floor just ahead of RFK Jr.'s confirmation vote. No Senator should pretend they didn't see this coming.
Here's what I said on the Senate floor just ahead of RFK Jr.'s confirmation vote. No Senator should pretend they didn't see this coming.
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I'm just thinking about when our former Vice President mentioned that she wasn't texting so much on the job.
March 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I'm just thinking about when our former Vice President mentioned that she wasn't texting so much on the job.
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Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
March 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
This is the one leak that got shared with someone who would share it with us. How many more leaks are out there?
This is the only headline we should be reading.
March 25, 2025 at 6:47 AM
This is the one leak that got shared with someone who would share it with us. How many more leaks are out there?
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This is the only headline we should be reading.
March 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is the only headline we should be reading.
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Trump & Musk took a wrecking ball to the Dept of Education. I was in Shoreline to talk about what it could mean for YOU: school districts having to lay off teachers, students & families unable to get help with financial aid, & even local tax rates going UP.
Keep speaking up for public schools.
Keep speaking up for public schools.
March 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Trump & Musk took a wrecking ball to the Dept of Education. I was in Shoreline to talk about what it could mean for YOU: school districts having to lay off teachers, students & families unable to get help with financial aid, & even local tax rates going UP.
Keep speaking up for public schools.
Keep speaking up for public schools.
Hes a cretin.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump signs order to gut staff at Voice of America and other US-funded media organizations
President Donald Trump is ordering his administration to gut Voice of America and other pro-democracy media organizations run by the U.S. government.
apnews.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Hes a cretin.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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"I desire you would Remember the ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could”
-Abigail Adams, March 1776, in a letter to her husband.
-Abigail Adams, March 1776, in a letter to her husband.
March 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"I desire you would Remember the ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could”
-Abigail Adams, March 1776, in a letter to her husband.
-Abigail Adams, March 1776, in a letter to her husband.
Former Vet Center therapist here. What sets combat PTSD aside from other forms is moral injury. Thousands, if not millions, of combat vets are getting that part of their trauma triggered by the destruction of the VA by two wealthy men who dodged the draft. Despicable!
www.ptsd.va.gov/professional...
www.ptsd.va.gov/professional...
VA.gov | Veterans Affairs
Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more.
www.ptsd.va.gov
March 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Former Vet Center therapist here. What sets combat PTSD aside from other forms is moral injury. Thousands, if not millions, of combat vets are getting that part of their trauma triggered by the destruction of the VA by two wealthy men who dodged the draft. Despicable!
www.ptsd.va.gov/professional...
www.ptsd.va.gov/professional...
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Is that why Schumer rolled over? Remind him of this: Trump will come after him whether he obeys or not. He could go full Kapo and Trump would take him out for fun. There is no safety rolling over to an authoritarian threat.
March 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Is that why Schumer rolled over? Remind him of this: Trump will come after him whether he obeys or not. He could go full Kapo and Trump would take him out for fun. There is no safety rolling over to an authoritarian threat.
I heard someone say that Trump was "on the phones" to legislators the other day. Let's be clear: that means he is threatening them and their families.
March 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I heard someone say that Trump was "on the phones" to legislators the other day. Let's be clear: that means he is threatening them and their families.
So I attended a telephone townhall meeting yesterday. but was disappointed that I didn't get to ask my question. I asked what the Democrats are doing about the stifling of dissent in the Congress and Senate? This is the crux of this whole nightmare. And I was not chosen to speak.
March 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
So I attended a telephone townhall meeting yesterday. but was disappointed that I didn't get to ask my question. I asked what the Democrats are doing about the stifling of dissent in the Congress and Senate? This is the crux of this whole nightmare. And I was not chosen to speak.
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In Minnesota, we value the people who care for our veterans, even if DOGE doesn’t.
If Trump fired you, come work for the State of Minnesota and help take care of our vets.
If Trump fired you, come work for the State of Minnesota and help take care of our vets.
March 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM
In Minnesota, we value the people who care for our veterans, even if DOGE doesn’t.
If Trump fired you, come work for the State of Minnesota and help take care of our vets.
If Trump fired you, come work for the State of Minnesota and help take care of our vets.
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Question for Americans: Exactly what are we going to do with a country full of unemployed people? I don't understand this plan. Laid of federal workers, canceled contracts (more lay offs), private sector layoffs, closed facilities (more layoffs), tariffs (struggling businesses) you get the point.
March 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Question for Americans: Exactly what are we going to do with a country full of unemployed people? I don't understand this plan. Laid of federal workers, canceled contracts (more lay offs), private sector layoffs, closed facilities (more layoffs), tariffs (struggling businesses) you get the point.
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The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
restoredcdc.org
March 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.