Susan Laufer
@sdlaufer.bsky.social
Bronx girl. Wife, mom, grandma. Retired regulatory scientist.
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Our review of 700+ videos of the Portland protests shows a wide gap between the reality on the ground and the characterizations by Trump, Fox News and DHS, which said its office in the city was under “coordinated assault by violent groups.”
By @robwdavis.bsky.social and Steve Suo
By @robwdavis.bsky.social and Steve Suo
What Really Happened in Portland Before Trump Deployed the National Guard
In the two months before Trump’s decision, criminal charges were announced against only three people. On nights when physical conflict did erupt, it often came from police firing on, shoving, pepper-s...
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Our review of 700+ videos of the Portland protests shows a wide gap between the reality on the ground and the characterizations by Trump, Fox News and DHS, which said its office in the city was under “coordinated assault by violent groups.”
By @robwdavis.bsky.social and Steve Suo
By @robwdavis.bsky.social and Steve Suo
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Your faith says you can't eat dinner with Jewish people?
Heritage Foundation having a normal one
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Your faith says you can't eat dinner with Jewish people?
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Gonna be honest, I was worried these were flying under the radar and more vulnerable. This kicks ass.
BREAKING: Pennsylvania voters approve to retain three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court.
Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority
NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.
nbcnews.to
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Gonna be honest, I was worried these were flying under the radar and more vulnerable. This kicks ass.
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
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Trump still has not followed a court order to release SNAP funds for millions of people.
Meanwhile, he hosted a "Great Gatsby" themed party at Mar-a-Lago this weekend.
And he posted seven times about renovating a White House bathroom with marble and gold.
Priorities.
Meanwhile, he hosted a "Great Gatsby" themed party at Mar-a-Lago this weekend.
And he posted seven times about renovating a White House bathroom with marble and gold.
Priorities.
November 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Trump still has not followed a court order to release SNAP funds for millions of people.
Meanwhile, he hosted a "Great Gatsby" themed party at Mar-a-Lago this weekend.
And he posted seven times about renovating a White House bathroom with marble and gold.
Priorities.
Meanwhile, he hosted a "Great Gatsby" themed party at Mar-a-Lago this weekend.
And he posted seven times about renovating a White House bathroom with marble and gold.
Priorities.
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The person who is currently running our country has lost his mind and it’s time we start talking about it.
Trump said he has instructed the Defense Department to “prepare for possible action” in Nigeria over the country’s alleged killing of Christians.
Trump tells Defense Department to 'prepare for possible action' in Nigeria
The move came a day after Trump designated Nigeria a "country of particular concern" over alleged violations of religious freedom.
nbcnews.to
November 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The person who is currently running our country has lost his mind and it’s time we start talking about it.
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At some point we might have to consider the fact that he might be mentally unstable.
November 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
At some point we might have to consider the fact that he might be mentally unstable.
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If your republican house rep is in a vulnerable district, feel free to steal this and encourage them to do the right thing… end this fascism before it ends us… 👇👇
November 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
If your republican house rep is in a vulnerable district, feel free to steal this and encourage them to do the right thing… end this fascism before it ends us… 👇👇
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The issue isn’t just remodeling the Lincoln bathroom, it’s doing it in all marble, during a shutdown, and posting about it. It’s not about throwing a Halloween party, it’s deciding the theme is Great Gatsby while millions are scared they’re going to starve. Character is the issue
November 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The issue isn’t just remodeling the Lincoln bathroom, it’s doing it in all marble, during a shutdown, and posting about it. It’s not about throwing a Halloween party, it’s deciding the theme is Great Gatsby while millions are scared they’re going to starve. Character is the issue
For my NJ peeps: Mike Sherrill for NJ!
November 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
For my NJ peeps: Mike Sherrill for NJ!
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WE FOUND THE WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE:
FBI Director Kash Patel used a $60 million government jet for a booty call during the shutdown.
Not the first time. In April, he made multiple trips to Nashville to see his 26-year-old country-singer girlfriend and even flew her around to hockey games.
FBI Director Kash Patel used a $60 million government jet for a booty call during the shutdown.
Not the first time. In April, he made multiple trips to Nashville to see his 26-year-old country-singer girlfriend and even flew her around to hockey games.
October 30, 2025 at 2:56 AM
WE FOUND THE WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE:
FBI Director Kash Patel used a $60 million government jet for a booty call during the shutdown.
Not the first time. In April, he made multiple trips to Nashville to see his 26-year-old country-singer girlfriend and even flew her around to hockey games.
FBI Director Kash Patel used a $60 million government jet for a booty call during the shutdown.
Not the first time. In April, he made multiple trips to Nashville to see his 26-year-old country-singer girlfriend and even flew her around to hockey games.
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Too many Americans either didn’t care or didn’t believe. Hopefully they do now.👇
October 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Too many Americans either didn’t care or didn’t believe. Hopefully they do now.👇
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Jim Himes: "Where does this stop? Do we now start executing drug dealers on the corner of Brooklyn? Where does it stop if all of a sudden the government, without, telling anybody anything, can take this kind of lethal action just because they've decided they've got the right to."
October 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Jim Himes: "Where does this stop? Do we now start executing drug dealers on the corner of Brooklyn? Where does it stop if all of a sudden the government, without, telling anybody anything, can take this kind of lethal action just because they've decided they've got the right to."
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Another general pushed out by Hegseth: www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/p...
Exclusive: Three-star general pushed out amid tensions with Hegseth | CNN Politics
A three-star general serving on the Pentagon’s Joint Staff has been pushed out of his position following months of sustained tensions with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, according to people famili...
www.cnn.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Another general pushed out by Hegseth: www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/p...
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The US president said he has ordered the defence department to resume testing nuclear weapons ‘on an equal basis’ with Russia and China. It was not immediately clear what type of test he was referring to on.ft.com/47MxQl3
October 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The US president said he has ordered the defence department to resume testing nuclear weapons ‘on an equal basis’ with Russia and China. It was not immediately clear what type of test he was referring to on.ft.com/47MxQl3
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The current homepage of USDA. This is deeply and profoundly fucked up. And illegal. People need to go to jail.
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The current homepage of USDA. This is deeply and profoundly fucked up. And illegal. People need to go to jail.
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Well, when you make deals with the devil....
Well, when you make deals with the devil....
Some White House ballroom contractors go underground
Some firms involved in the White House ballroom project appear to be trying to lower their online profiles.
www.cbsnews.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Well, when you make deals with the devil....
Well, when you make deals with the devil....
"USDA must use the SNAP contingency fund to keep food assistance programs funded during the government shutdown as is required by law and has been done in every other government shutdown in modern history." sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
Stop Playing Politics With Food Assistance Programs
USDA must use the SNAP contingency fund to keep food assistance programs funded during the government shutdown as is required by law and has been done in every other government shutdown in modern hist...
sign.moveon.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
"USDA must use the SNAP contingency fund to keep food assistance programs funded during the government shutdown as is required by law and has been done in every other government shutdown in modern history." sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
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This is next level authoritarianism.👇
"Following the suspension of two career prosecutors, the U.S. Department of Justice quietly revised a sentencing memo in a high-profile case — removing all references to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and President Donald Trump’s social media post."
"Following the suspension of two career prosecutors, the U.S. Department of Justice quietly revised a sentencing memo in a high-profile case — removing all references to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and President Donald Trump’s social media post."
DOJ Scrubs Jan. 6 Attack From Court Record After Suspending Career Prosecutors
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:37 AM
This is next level authoritarianism.👇
"Following the suspension of two career prosecutors, the U.S. Department of Justice quietly revised a sentencing memo in a high-profile case — removing all references to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and President Donald Trump’s social media post."
"Following the suspension of two career prosecutors, the U.S. Department of Justice quietly revised a sentencing memo in a high-profile case — removing all references to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and President Donald Trump’s social media post."
October 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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This is wrong. This is the weaponization of justice. This is an abuse of power. This is impeachable. This behavior of Trump’s must never be normalized. Never.👇
Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
October 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This is wrong. This is the weaponization of justice. This is an abuse of power. This is impeachable. This behavior of Trump’s must never be normalized. Never.👇