Laurel Tomi, MPH
@laureltomi.bsky.social
Advocate for public health and safety of all. Defender of Women’s rights, the Houseless, the Elderly and Environmental sustainability.
A mom, wife, teacher, friend and striving to be a good human on earth
A mom, wife, teacher, friend and striving to be a good human on earth
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Rural communities are scrambling after the Trump administration canceled billions in disaster grants. Many were counting on the funds for infrastructure fixes meant to withstand future disasters.
Rural communities were promised millions in disaster funds. Trump is ending it
Rural communities are scrambling after the Trump administration canceled billions in disaster grants. Many were counting on the funds for infrastructure fixes meant to withstand future disasters.
www.npr.org
May 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Rural communities are scrambling after the Trump administration canceled billions in disaster grants. Many were counting on the funds for infrastructure fixes meant to withstand future disasters.
And this is the leader
of our National Health Department spewing false and misleading information
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of our National Health Department spewing false and misleading information
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Redirecting...
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April 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
And this is the leader
of our National Health Department spewing false and misleading information
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of our National Health Department spewing false and misleading information
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Wow! Let’s keep this up
#BREAKING: Over 36,000 people rallied in Los Angeles today in support of @sanders.senate.gov and @aoc.bsky.social’s OLIGARCHY TOUR — setting a record as their largest stop on this tour.
April 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Wow! Let’s keep this up
Hmmm… It’s reprehensible that live babies don’t get the same attention as unborn ones
April 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hmmm… It’s reprehensible that live babies don’t get the same attention as unborn ones
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This is criminal.
It’s also why we’ve launched a podcast with the brilliant folks @meidastouch.com and forged a partnership with @aftunion.bsky.social — they will not prevail.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/w...
It’s also why we’ve launched a podcast with the brilliant folks @meidastouch.com and forged a partnership with @aftunion.bsky.social — they will not prevail.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/w...
Kennedy Guts Teams That Share Health Information With the Public
The health secretary had promised “radical transparency,” but fired communications teams in the Health and Human Services Department.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This is criminal.
It’s also why we’ve launched a podcast with the brilliant folks @meidastouch.com and forged a partnership with @aftunion.bsky.social — they will not prevail.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/w...
It’s also why we’ve launched a podcast with the brilliant folks @meidastouch.com and forged a partnership with @aftunion.bsky.social — they will not prevail.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/w...
Our children suffer and so does the local economy. Every decision has a ripple effect
Federal funding cuts ripple through the heart of Trump country - www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Federal funding cuts ripple through the heart of Trump country - www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Trump funding cuts ripple through rural America
The phone rang over the whine of Trey Yates' butter churn. The person calling was polite, but the message was devastating: Mountaineer Food Bank was ending Yates' butter contract, due to the federal government's funding cuts.
www.reuters.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Our children suffer and so does the local economy. Every decision has a ripple effect
Federal funding cuts ripple through the heart of Trump country - www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Federal funding cuts ripple through the heart of Trump country - www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
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This is why loyalty to dear leader can’t be the only job requirement…Nice job Senate. We’re all in danger now.
March 28, 2025 at 2:55 AM
This is why loyalty to dear leader can’t be the only job requirement…Nice job Senate. We’re all in danger now.
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I think there is going to be a Red Rural Recession and soon if all the cuts continue as is
All the firings, cancelling of grants and contracts with companies , the closing of offices, disproportionately impact small towns, cities and states.
Their finances will be turned upside
All the firings, cancelling of grants and contracts with companies , the closing of offices, disproportionately impact small towns, cities and states.
Their finances will be turned upside
March 28, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I think there is going to be a Red Rural Recession and soon if all the cuts continue as is
All the firings, cancelling of grants and contracts with companies , the closing of offices, disproportionately impact small towns, cities and states.
Their finances will be turned upside
All the firings, cancelling of grants and contracts with companies , the closing of offices, disproportionately impact small towns, cities and states.
Their finances will be turned upside
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“Donald Trump is making his move. Everything that happens from now on in America will be a test of resolve.”
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steveschmidt.substack.com/p/first-they...
'First they came for...'
First they came for the Communists
steveschmidt.substack.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“Donald Trump is making his move. Everything that happens from now on in America will be a test of resolve.”
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steveschmidt.substack.com/p/first-they...
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Despite that worry, I cannot stop standing up for what is right. I cannot turn a blind eye to injustice. I cannot ignore what Trump is doing to our democracy and our country. Or more precisely, I will not.
So, I won’t.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-wo...
So, I won’t.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-wo...
I Worry, but I Fight
From Marc | Despite that worry, I cannot stop standing up for what is right. I cannot turn a blind eye to injustice.
www.democracydocket.com
March 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Despite that worry, I cannot stop standing up for what is right. I cannot turn a blind eye to injustice. I cannot ignore what Trump is doing to our democracy and our country. Or more precisely, I will not.
So, I won’t.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-wo...
So, I won’t.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-wo...
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Musk is trying to downplay the chaos he’s creating by saying it’s much the same as the cost-cutting efforts of the Clinton administration.
This is rubbish. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/musks-rubbish
This is rubbish. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/musks-rubbish
February 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Musk is trying to downplay the chaos he’s creating by saying it’s much the same as the cost-cutting efforts of the Clinton administration.
This is rubbish. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/musks-rubbish
This is rubbish. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/musks-rubbish
A pattern emerges in Elon Musk’s federal shakeup: ‘Break first, ask questions later’ - NPR
No different than a 2 yr. old in a playroom of toys
No different than a 2 yr. old in a playroom of toys
February 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A pattern emerges in Elon Musk’s federal shakeup: ‘Break first, ask questions later’ - NPR
No different than a 2 yr. old in a playroom of toys
No different than a 2 yr. old in a playroom of toys
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Kash Patel just became acting director of the ATF.
He has zero experience managing others in the fight against gun violence and violent crime––though he did manage to produce music with a choir of violent criminals.
The NRA is celebrating. And the American people will suffer.
He has zero experience managing others in the fight against gun violence and violent crime––though he did manage to produce music with a choir of violent criminals.
The NRA is celebrating. And the American people will suffer.
February 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Kash Patel just became acting director of the ATF.
He has zero experience managing others in the fight against gun violence and violent crime––though he did manage to produce music with a choir of violent criminals.
The NRA is celebrating. And the American people will suffer.
He has zero experience managing others in the fight against gun violence and violent crime––though he did manage to produce music with a choir of violent criminals.
The NRA is celebrating. And the American people will suffer.
Some great news for today
🚨BREAKING: Ninth Circuit AFFIRMS lower court decision striking down Arizona voter suppression law H.B. 2492 which imposed unconstitutional and burdensome proof of citizenship requirements.
A big victory for our clients and the voters of Arizona. A stinging defeat for the RNC.
A big victory for our clients and the voters of Arizona. A stinging defeat for the RNC.
🚨 New Filing in Mi Familia Vota v. Fontes
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Some great news for today
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Did you vote for America to be the bad guy? Because we’re the bad guy now.
February 25, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Did you vote for America to be the bad guy? Because we’re the bad guy now.
5 signs that a U.S.-Europe split is widening - NPR
February 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
5 signs that a U.S.-Europe split is widening - NPR
Measles was considered eradicated in the U.S. In the last few weeks, there have been over new 80 cases.
This is affecting children and young adults at a high rate.
This is affecting children and young adults at a high rate.
Friends - we will be doing additional content on this Monday.
But a quick primer on what you need to know about Measles, from a recent segment.
Stay vigilant, stay informed.
youtube.com/watch?v=XNZP...
But a quick primer on what you need to know about Measles, from a recent segment.
Stay vigilant, stay informed.
youtube.com/watch?v=XNZP...
youtube.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Measles was considered eradicated in the U.S. In the last few weeks, there have been over new 80 cases.
This is affecting children and young adults at a high rate.
This is affecting children and young adults at a high rate.
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Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower envisioned the Kennedy Center as an "artistic mecca." President Trump recently told reporters he'd never seen a show there.
The Kennedy Center's history was marked by cooperation and independence — until now
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower envisioned the Kennedy Center as an "artistic mecca." President Trump recently told reporters he'd never seen a show there.
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February 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower envisioned the Kennedy Center as an "artistic mecca." President Trump recently told reporters he'd never seen a show there.
This is reprehensible! To use DEI as a ruse to infiltrate a secured organization is the ultimate of hypocrisy!
www.wired.com/story/faa-do...
www.wired.com/story/faa-do...
These Are the SpaceX Engineers Already Working Inside the FAA
SpaceX engineers were said to be simply touring the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday. In fact, some were already being onboarded at the agency under a policy designed to increase “employment ...
www.wired.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This is reprehensible! To use DEI as a ruse to infiltrate a secured organization is the ultimate of hypocrisy!
www.wired.com/story/faa-do...
www.wired.com/story/faa-do...
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Brazil shows that it can be done. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
Brazil Charges Bolsonaro With Attempting a Coup
Brazil’s attorney general charged the former president Jair Bolsonaro with trying to overturn the 2022 elections.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Brazil shows that it can be done. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
I don’t think this is the way to win friends and influence people, Pete.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s overseas trip started with heckling from military families. That turned out to be one the best moments of his excursion.
Pete Hegseth’s tenure at the Pentagon goes from bad to worse
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s overseas trip started with heckling from military families. That turned out to be one the best moments of his excursion.
www.msnbc.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I don’t think this is the way to win friends and influence people, Pete.
It’s back to hotels!
February 18, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It’s back to hotels!