Laura Salter Braaten
@laurasalterbraaten.bsky.social
Poet, Textile Artist, Autoimmune & POTS Warrior,
Progressive
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When oil companies are informed about a US military action before Congress is, that’s an obvious sign that we are living in a oligarchy
'What an Authoritarian Oligarchy Looks Like': Trump Says Oil Execs Tipped Off About Venezuela Attack | Common Dreams
"I can’t begin to tell you how insane this is," said one critic. "He did not inform Congress but he’s saying he informed the oil companies."
www.commondreams.org
January 5, 2026 at 9:20 PM
When oil companies are informed about a US military action before Congress is, that’s an obvious sign that we are living in a oligarchy
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We don’t talk about this reality, mostly because even talking about it in frank terms hypothetically is something the public is not prepared for.
People think big guns = win. No. And they would not in this case.
People think big guns = win. No. And they would not in this case.
January 5, 2026 at 9:33 PM
We don’t talk about this reality, mostly because even talking about it in frank terms hypothetically is something the public is not prepared for.
People think big guns = win. No. And they would not in this case.
People think big guns = win. No. And they would not in this case.
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$40 billion dollars to Argentina
$45 billion to ICE .
Kristi Noem gets private jets.
Kash Patel gets a fleet of BMWs.
Trump gets a multi million dollar ballroom.
Now billions more will be spent on war with Venezuela.
All while Americans can’t afford food, housing or healthcare.
$45 billion to ICE .
Kristi Noem gets private jets.
Kash Patel gets a fleet of BMWs.
Trump gets a multi million dollar ballroom.
Now billions more will be spent on war with Venezuela.
All while Americans can’t afford food, housing or healthcare.
January 4, 2026 at 4:38 AM
$40 billion dollars to Argentina
$45 billion to ICE .
Kristi Noem gets private jets.
Kash Patel gets a fleet of BMWs.
Trump gets a multi million dollar ballroom.
Now billions more will be spent on war with Venezuela.
All while Americans can’t afford food, housing or healthcare.
$45 billion to ICE .
Kristi Noem gets private jets.
Kash Patel gets a fleet of BMWs.
Trump gets a multi million dollar ballroom.
Now billions more will be spent on war with Venezuela.
All while Americans can’t afford food, housing or healthcare.
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'Glasgow Girls' artists, 1880-1920 whose designs were influential in Art Nouveau. The embroidery department was a radical space, improving dress design & aiding the women's suffrage cause via artists emboldened by newly opened women-only art societies #Womensart
January 5, 2026 at 6:08 AM
'Glasgow Girls' artists, 1880-1920 whose designs were influential in Art Nouveau. The embroidery department was a radical space, improving dress design & aiding the women's suffrage cause via artists emboldened by newly opened women-only art societies #Womensart
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We just wanted to say thank you to everyone! ICE agents keep lying under oath, and you’re the reason the truth is coming out.
Your videos and documentation have been crucial in revealing the truth behind those claims.
Your videos and documentation have been crucial in revealing the truth behind those claims.
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
We just wanted to say thank you to everyone! ICE agents keep lying under oath, and you’re the reason the truth is coming out.
Your videos and documentation have been crucial in revealing the truth behind those claims.
Your videos and documentation have been crucial in revealing the truth behind those claims.
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For 17 years I have relied on SNAP benefits. I'm on Social Security Disability, Medicare, Medicaid & live w/chronic illness & disabilities, 2x cancer survivor & Lupus. SNAP is ESSENTIAL for my nutrition. Me & 42M are experiencing a President who does NOT care if 1/8 of ALL Americans STARVE to death!
November 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
For 17 years I have relied on SNAP benefits. I'm on Social Security Disability, Medicare, Medicaid & live w/chronic illness & disabilities, 2x cancer survivor & Lupus. SNAP is ESSENTIAL for my nutrition. Me & 42M are experiencing a President who does NOT care if 1/8 of ALL Americans STARVE to death!
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Some people waited in line up for 14 hours to receive a food box from a church giveaway.
500 people volunteered to help and they still ran out of food.
Remember for every one person a food bank feeds, SNAP feeds 9.
By turning off food assistance the regime is starving Americans.
500 people volunteered to help and they still ran out of food.
Remember for every one person a food bank feeds, SNAP feeds 9.
By turning off food assistance the regime is starving Americans.
Woman sits in car for 14 hours to get food during New Birth Baptist church food giveaway
More than 2,000 people waited in their cars in line Saturday morning in order to receive food.
www.11alive.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Some people waited in line up for 14 hours to receive a food box from a church giveaway.
500 people volunteered to help and they still ran out of food.
Remember for every one person a food bank feeds, SNAP feeds 9.
By turning off food assistance the regime is starving Americans.
500 people volunteered to help and they still ran out of food.
Remember for every one person a food bank feeds, SNAP feeds 9.
By turning off food assistance the regime is starving Americans.
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Hope you all are having a blessed Thursday
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Hope you all are having a blessed Thursday
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No Kings rallygoers in Nashville are lining streets and chanting: the crowd is a mix of ages and genders.
October 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
No Kings rallygoers in Nashville are lining streets and chanting: the crowd is a mix of ages and genders.
This!
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This!
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Why Effort Preference Misses the Mark.
It is not about motivation- it’s about biology. @nature.com
Even minor exertion can lead to #PEM.
conta.cc/4mM0B5C
#MECFS #C_Scheibenbogen #Huisarts_Vink
@sunsopeningband.bsky.social @marydimmock.bsky.social @davetuller1.bsky.social @openmedf.bsky.social
It is not about motivation- it’s about biology. @nature.com
Even minor exertion can lead to #PEM.
conta.cc/4mM0B5C
#MECFS #C_Scheibenbogen #Huisarts_Vink
@sunsopeningband.bsky.social @marydimmock.bsky.social @davetuller1.bsky.social @openmedf.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Why Effort Preference Misses the Mark.
It is not about motivation- it’s about biology. @nature.com
Even minor exertion can lead to #PEM.
conta.cc/4mM0B5C
#MECFS #C_Scheibenbogen #Huisarts_Vink
@sunsopeningband.bsky.social @marydimmock.bsky.social @davetuller1.bsky.social @openmedf.bsky.social
It is not about motivation- it’s about biology. @nature.com
Even minor exertion can lead to #PEM.
conta.cc/4mM0B5C
#MECFS #C_Scheibenbogen #Huisarts_Vink
@sunsopeningband.bsky.social @marydimmock.bsky.social @davetuller1.bsky.social @openmedf.bsky.social
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Make it make sense. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
October 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Make it make sense. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
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Wow.
Al Gore didn’t hold back: The Trump admin is “attacking the heart of truth,” twisting facts like the Nazis did in the 1930s. From climate denial to rewriting the Ukraine war, it’s all about power—not reality.
Gore warned the U.S. is under siege—and every former leader should speak out like he did.
Gore warned the U.S. is under siege—and every former leader should speak out like he did.
October 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Wow.
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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.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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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He still gave a bullshit answer. Can’t afford healthcare but we can afford 80 billion for ICE. We can afford to fly Generals from the furthest reaches of the planet to DC for a fascist takeover of the military.
October 2, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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October 1, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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When someone says they’re “not political”…
September 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
When someone says they’re “not political”…
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I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
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Hegseth to Geneva Conventions: drop dead
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
September 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Hegseth to Geneva Conventions: drop dead
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ICE is out of control. They must be reined in.
September 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
ICE is out of control. They must be reined in.
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Yup.
Folks: "The enemy within" is his opposition.
However much they claim that they're searching for criminals, that's no longer who's being rounded up & disappeared.
He's training troops using US cities as testing grounds.
And normalizing the use of US troops on US citizens in the process.
Folks: "The enemy within" is his opposition.
However much they claim that they're searching for criminals, that's no longer who's being rounded up & disappeared.
He's training troops using US cities as testing grounds.
And normalizing the use of US troops on US citizens in the process.
This is an evergreen, but if Joe Biden had given a speech like this, every reporter in America would’ve had their head exploded. Instead, we get shrugs.
September 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Yup.
Folks: "The enemy within" is his opposition.
However much they claim that they're searching for criminals, that's no longer who's being rounded up & disappeared.
He's training troops using US cities as testing grounds.
And normalizing the use of US troops on US citizens in the process.
Folks: "The enemy within" is his opposition.
However much they claim that they're searching for criminals, that's no longer who's being rounded up & disappeared.
He's training troops using US cities as testing grounds.
And normalizing the use of US troops on US citizens in the process.