Laura Knapp
@lauracknapp.bsky.social
Fiction writer, cappuccino lover, and occasional insomniac...and none of these are related.
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"We here at Bank of America remember a time when a woman couldn't get a credit card without her husband's approval. Wouldn't that be fun again?"
"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
December 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"We here at Bank of America remember a time when a woman couldn't get a credit card without her husband's approval. Wouldn't that be fun again?"
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Death toll from Trump's USAID cuts
December 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Death toll from Trump's USAID cuts
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Spot on.
We're at the nadir of our democratic dream, and at peak dysfunction.
We're at the nadir of our democratic dream, and at peak dysfunction.
December 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Spot on.
We're at the nadir of our democratic dream, and at peak dysfunction.
We're at the nadir of our democratic dream, and at peak dysfunction.
This is what AI should be used for…satire…
December 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This is what AI should be used for…satire…
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Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this West Point plaque. It contains these words:
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this West Point plaque. It contains these words:
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
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I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
The Big Picture: How We Got Into This Mess, And How We Get Out of It | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
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Share TF OUT OF THIS!#TrumpCrushesYourDreams
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Share TF OUT OF THIS!#TrumpCrushesYourDreams
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Mark my words, teaching will be next.
The regime is targeting loans for traditionally female occupations.
The regime is targeting loans for traditionally female occupations.
I realized it was only a matter of time for other professions once I heard the professional, moral, intellectual & ethical requirements to be POTUS were completely eliminated. 🤷🏻♀️
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Mark my words, teaching will be next.
The regime is targeting loans for traditionally female occupations.
The regime is targeting loans for traditionally female occupations.
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What a soulless admin. They’ll go down in history for the greed and corruption…
The Trump administration proposed stricter definitions for federally protected waterways this week, potentially removing protections from seasonal wetlands and streams across Illinois and the Midwest under the 1972 Clean Water Act.
Trump administration to strip protections for wetlands and streams, leaving Illinois habitat at risk
www.wbez.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
What a soulless admin. They’ll go down in history for the greed and corruption…
MAGA isn’t racist!!!! How could anyone think such a thing?!?!?!
Removing a monument honoring Black US soldiers has nothing to do with DEI. It’s erasure of history and it’s straight-up racism.
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
MAGA isn’t racist!!!! How could anyone think such a thing?!?!?!
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Lack of empathy seems to be a defining characteristic of the cult.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Lack of empathy seems to be a defining characteristic of the cult.
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"Outrage and betrayal"
AOC on House Dem.
AOC on House Dem.
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"Outrage and betrayal"
AOC on House Dem.
AOC on House Dem.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Betraying their oaths to serve their constituents. Bought and paid for shills. Corporate sucklings, nursing at the teat of "healthcare" monopolies.
Masto, NV
Durbin, IL
Fetterman, PA
Hassan, NH
Kaine, VA
King, ME
Rosen, NV
Shaheen, NH
Masto, NV
Durbin, IL
Fetterman, PA
Hassan, NH
Kaine, VA
King, ME
Rosen, NV
Shaheen, NH
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Betraying their oaths to serve their constituents. Bought and paid for shills. Corporate sucklings, nursing at the teat of "healthcare" monopolies.
Masto, NV
Durbin, IL
Fetterman, PA
Hassan, NH
Kaine, VA
King, ME
Rosen, NV
Shaheen, NH
Masto, NV
Durbin, IL
Fetterman, PA
Hassan, NH
Kaine, VA
King, ME
Rosen, NV
Shaheen, NH
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"One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us.”
Carl Sagan, born on this day in 1934
Carl Sagan, born on this day in 1934
November 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us.”
Carl Sagan, born on this day in 1934
Carl Sagan, born on this day in 1934
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For all who were wondering....
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
For all who were wondering....