LouraStories
@lourastories.bsky.social
Journalist, Photojournalist, & Podcaster at, “The Clarion,” Entrepreneur, Community Leader and Service, Artist, & Educator.
All I’m saying is imperialists inevitably spread themselves too thin.
January 4, 2026 at 8:17 AM
All I’m saying is imperialists inevitably spread themselves too thin.
It’s time to go nail our version of The 95 Theses to the Capital Building Door.🚪
December 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
It’s time to go nail our version of The 95 Theses to the Capital Building Door.🚪
The insurance industry is killing US. Liability, flood, fire, hail, dental, health, eye, car, commercial, retail, professional, property, and more and more and more.
December 29, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The insurance industry is killing US. Liability, flood, fire, hail, dental, health, eye, car, commercial, retail, professional, property, and more and more and more.
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Push Back
Sometimes harsh opinions on life, culture, religion, and bad politics. I don't want to impotently "rage against the machine," I want to encourage myself and others to actively "push back."
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December 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Education POV (language warning)
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The Onion on Instagram: "Are Tests Biased Against Students Who Don't Give A Shit"
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December 28, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Education POV (language warning)
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Did you know? Every year, the Supreme Court’s nine justices fill out a form that discloses their financial connections to companies and people.
Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.
Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.
Supreme Connections: Search Supreme Court Disclosures — ProPublica
Search Supreme Court financial disclosures for organizations and people that have paid justices, reimbursed them for travel, given them gifts and more.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Did you know? Every year, the Supreme Court’s nine justices fill out a form that discloses their financial connections to companies and people.
Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.
Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.
Tonight I light a candle, thinking of lost family, lost pets, & lost friends. I have had so much loss in my short life.
Yet I am grateful for beautiful memories, much laughter, & love.
I am well for the first time in many years. I have a full net, a whole heart, a firm path, & good company. 🎄
Yet I am grateful for beautiful memories, much laughter, & love.
I am well for the first time in many years. I have a full net, a whole heart, a firm path, & good company. 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Tonight I light a candle, thinking of lost family, lost pets, & lost friends. I have had so much loss in my short life.
Yet I am grateful for beautiful memories, much laughter, & love.
I am well for the first time in many years. I have a full net, a whole heart, a firm path, & good company. 🎄
Yet I am grateful for beautiful memories, much laughter, & love.
I am well for the first time in many years. I have a full net, a whole heart, a firm path, & good company. 🎄
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Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
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Stephen Miller has six figure investments in the private for-profit detention industry.
Pam Bondi is a former lobbyist for the private for-profit detention industry.
Follow the money.
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Pam Bondi is a former lobbyist for the private for-profit detention industry.
Follow the money.
www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/04...
Private prison companies positioned to benefit from increased deportations - OpenSecrets News
As the Trump administration is ramping up detentions and deportations of immigrants living in the United States, it is also…
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December 6, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Stephen Miller has six figure investments in the private for-profit detention industry.
Pam Bondi is a former lobbyist for the private for-profit detention industry.
Follow the money.
www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/04...
Pam Bondi is a former lobbyist for the private for-profit detention industry.
Follow the money.
www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/04...
“God’s Not Dead: The Revenge” Samantha Kulnecky’s Terrible Essay, and the Politics that Enable Brain Drain 🧠 for Power.
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God's Not Dead: The Revenge
Samantha Kulnecky's Terrible Essay, and the Politics that Enable Brain Drain for Power
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December 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“God’s Not Dead: The Revenge” Samantha Kulnecky’s Terrible Essay, and the Politics that Enable Brain Drain 🧠 for Power.
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President Trump's signature law of his second term provides vastly more benefits to the rich Ohioans than to any other group. It also takes more away from Ohio's most vulnerable families than most people might realize, a new analysis says ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/04/r...
Report: Trump law is even harder on poor Ohioans than people might think • Ohio Capital Journal
The details of President Trump's signature law are even worse for the poor and hungry in Ohio than is commonly known, a new report says.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
President Trump's signature law of his second term provides vastly more benefits to the rich Ohioans than to any other group. It also takes more away from Ohio's most vulnerable families than most people might realize, a new analysis says ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/04/r...
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As food prices remain high the Trump administration has made it easier for farmers to hire foreign guest workers and to pay them less. Now other industries with large immigrant workforces also are asking for relief as they combat labor shortages and raids ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/04/r...
More industries want Trump’s help hiring immigrant labor after farms get a break • Ohio Capital Journal
As food prices remain high, the Trump administration has made it easier for farmers to hire foreign guest workers and to pay them less. Now, other industries with large immigrant workforces also are…
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December 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
As food prices remain high the Trump administration has made it easier for farmers to hire foreign guest workers and to pay them less. Now other industries with large immigrant workforces also are asking for relief as they combat labor shortages and raids ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/04/r...
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Federal reform of law enforcement is on the Democrats list, right?
A federal database that would keep a record of investigations and disciplinary actions for law enforcement jobs.
A federal database that would keep a record of investigations and disciplinary actions for law enforcement jobs.
December 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Federal reform of law enforcement is on the Democrats list, right?
A federal database that would keep a record of investigations and disciplinary actions for law enforcement jobs.
A federal database that would keep a record of investigations and disciplinary actions for law enforcement jobs.
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People need to stop voting for sheriffs who allow stuff like this to happen. Yes your votes and lack of votes affects shit like this too. Republican sheriffs will put republicans in top positions who will uplift other problematic officers. Do better white folks. You can’t fix a system by sitting
December 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
People need to stop voting for sheriffs who allow stuff like this to happen. Yes your votes and lack of votes affects shit like this too. Republican sheriffs will put republicans in top positions who will uplift other problematic officers. Do better white folks. You can’t fix a system by sitting
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ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
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Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
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Cognetti: We don’t want Joe Rogan or OAN talking about this district because we have a congressman who has become one of the most prolific stock traders—someone who dumped six figures’ worth of Medicaid provider stock a week before he trashed a trillion dollars of Medicaid.
November 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Cognetti: We don’t want Joe Rogan or OAN talking about this district because we have a congressman who has become one of the most prolific stock traders—someone who dumped six figures’ worth of Medicaid provider stock a week before he trashed a trillion dollars of Medicaid.
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No one wants to be the first. I guarantee that once someone breaks the seal and says something, others will feel more confident doing so moving forward. Courage is contagious
I can’t tell if it’s cowardice or some fucked up sense of decorum that makes no sense in the current environment with this fuckin guy
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
No one wants to be the first. I guarantee that once someone breaks the seal and says something, others will feel more confident doing so moving forward. Courage is contagious
If we live in a United States, every child should be getting the same education from sea to shining sea.
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
If we live in a United States, every child should be getting the same education from sea to shining sea.
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Always projection. They keep talking about democrats trying to hand out things to buy votes. They're doing exactly that.
They've been going on for years about George Soros funding everything democrat. Soros's net worth is $7.5 billion.
They have 3 of the 3 wealthiest men in the world funding them.
They've been going on for years about George Soros funding everything democrat. Soros's net worth is $7.5 billion.
They have 3 of the 3 wealthiest men in the world funding them.
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Always projection. They keep talking about democrats trying to hand out things to buy votes. They're doing exactly that.
They've been going on for years about George Soros funding everything democrat. Soros's net worth is $7.5 billion.
They have 3 of the 3 wealthiest men in the world funding them.
They've been going on for years about George Soros funding everything democrat. Soros's net worth is $7.5 billion.
They have 3 of the 3 wealthiest men in the world funding them.
Alex is enjoying a clean carpet tonight.
November 16, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Alex is enjoying a clean carpet tonight.
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43/ Here’s my article and thread about William Wolfe, Russ Vought, and an earlier draft of the Statement on Christian Nationalism manifesto (co-edited by Wolfe & Joel Webbon & co-authored by Dusty Deevers). The MSM ignored it. bsky.app/profile/jenn...
3/ Self-professed “Christian Nationalist” William Wolfe is a former fellow of Russ Vought’s Center for Renewing America. I wrote about their relationship—& Wolfe’s co-editing of a draft online manifesto (“The Statement on Christian Nationalism”) here. buckscountybeacon.com/2024/03/shoc...
November 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
43/ Here’s my article and thread about William Wolfe, Russ Vought, and an earlier draft of the Statement on Christian Nationalism manifesto (co-edited by Wolfe & Joel Webbon & co-authored by Dusty Deevers). The MSM ignored it. bsky.app/profile/jenn...
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6/ Related thread. bsky.app/profile/jenn...
New pro-Trump group, the State Leadership Initiative (SLI), is “writing the blueprint for dismantling bureaucracy in every red state.” Nate Fischer—a founder of New Founding, which is backed by DOGE advisor Marc Andreessen—is an SLI co-founder. The board includes Heritage president Kevin Roberts. 1/
New Group Aims To Dismantle Red State Bureaucracies
The State Leadership Initiative is a coalition-building organization aimed at ensuring 'red states' operate in GOP voters' best interests.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts sits on the board of the State Leadership Initiative (SLI), which was co-founded by Nate Fischer & Noah Wall. Alex Acosta (of Epstein plea deal infamy) is the chairman. WTF? 1/
stateleadership.org/about/
stateleadership.org/about/
About | State Leadership Initiative
About Our Vision Americans transforming their state and community into a legacy their children and grandchildren will be proud to call their home. SLI was f ...
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November 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts sits on the board of the State Leadership Initiative (SLI), which was co-founded by Nate Fischer & Noah Wall. Alex Acosta (of Epstein plea deal infamy) is the chairman. WTF? 1/
stateleadership.org/about/
stateleadership.org/about/
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scoop: this year, an engineer at The Washington Post quit, citing unethical use of A.I. in an un-launched product.
The Post ended up rolling out a different A.I. aggregator that it now uses.
All that, and lots more, in this story with
@katierobertson.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b...
The Post ended up rolling out a different A.I. aggregator that it now uses.
All that, and lots more, in this story with
@katierobertson.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b...
Who Wrote That Headline? Maybe a Robot.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
scoop: this year, an engineer at The Washington Post quit, citing unethical use of A.I. in an un-launched product.
The Post ended up rolling out a different A.I. aggregator that it now uses.
All that, and lots more, in this story with
@katierobertson.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b...
The Post ended up rolling out a different A.I. aggregator that it now uses.
All that, and lots more, in this story with
@katierobertson.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b...