Laure

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Hiker, digital platforms, supporter of artists and research or journalism providing insight into an insane era. Lesbiana; thankful my progressive (not far-left) lesbian feminist godmothers taught me principles and tolerance over ideology and dogma.

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if it's not from the champagne region of france then it’s just called sparkling fascist tears

Coalitions work

It appears that the solidarity shown by the non-fascist parties in France has led to the defeat, at least for today, of the fascists. Specifically, left & center coordinated to support the candidate most likely to defeat the fascists in hundreds of constituencies. There’s a lesson to be learned.

I honestly think a small but significant motivating factor in both the UK and French elections is the scary shit show in the US. #elections

BREAKING NEWS: Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which instead came in third in initial results as polling stations closed.

Projections in France's election show voters rejecting the far rightwww.npr.org Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which ...

Every day for 2 1/2 years the terrorism has continued in Ukraine. Hundreds of cities & towns reduced to rubble. Millions of refugees. 100,000s of Russian casualties. Putin failed to turn #Russia into more than an #oil #gas oligarchy state, so turned to bloody imperialism. #Ukraine #Putin

"The latest estimates suggest that roughly 2% of all Russian men aged between 20 and 50 may have been either killed or severely wounded in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war." Jesus

Pure gaslighting by Miller and the GOP

Stephen Miller now following Trump's lead and saying he has nothing to do with Project 2025. 1. His organization is on the Project 2025 advisory board. 2. He recorded a video as part of Project 2025 training tools 3. You can see Mandate for Leadership, the Project 2025 publication in the background

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@dandrezner.bsky.social assesses Trump would make Europe great again: "nuclear proliferation accelerates...the $ ceases to be the world’s reserve currency, & the US loses its ability to attract the best...Americans could find themselves on the margins of Pax Europa"

Opinion | The Strange Future After a Second Trump Termwww.politico.com The dollar will decline, Europe will rise, and Asia will nuclearize.

If Trump wins we will not have one day of normalcy or stability. It will set our country back further each day. On the other hand #Biden #Starmer #democracy #elections youtu.be/09bQfKaq7TY?...

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The 60,000 foot view of what’s happening in America is that our press can’t respond to an open fascist takeover of the GOP, including direct calls for state political violence, because of a set of deep, deep pathologies that have led it to fixate obsessively on a health scare of the Dem president

"RETRUTH IF YOU WANT TELEVISED MILITARY TRIBUNALS" is, to me, a deranged and instantly disqualifying thing for a presidential candidate to say, but on the other hand joe biden looks and sounds very old

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no one is happier about our domestic shitstorm than benjamin netanyahu

Nearly 2 million people have been displaced in Gaza – almost the entire population – after the Israeli military last week ordered a further 80,000 people to evacuate parts of Gaza City amid a renewed ground operation, the latest UN figures show.

Almost entire population in Gaza now displaced amid fresh Israeli offensive | CNNwww.cnn.com Nearly 2 million people have been displaced in Gaza – almost the entire population – after the Israeli military this week ordered a further 80,000 people to evacuate parts of Gaza City amid a renewed ...

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This is the editorial view of the guy who controls which posts get shown on Vichy Twitter and which get buried. Insane that journalists continue to use it as a source of information and contribute to its legitimacy

Bannon et al went after K-12 boards. I expected a full throated response from #HigherEd. Then libraries, disinformation journalists, climate #researchers, educators of color…. ➡️ loudly iterate the basic tenets of #academic freedom to undermine the mass propaganda #education #academia #science

Academic freedom is in peril @katestarbird.bsky.social exposes the disingenuous attacks on misinformation research. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

American academic freedom is in perilwww.science.org Academics researching online misinformation in the US are learning a hard lesson: Academic freedom cannot be taken for granted. They face a concerted effort—including by members of Congress—to undermi...

Wow. A stunning rebuke. “The Conservatives are predicted to slump to 131 MPs, their lowest number ever.” #Uk #elections #labour www.bbc.com/news/article...

Happy 4th of July! Remember, it’s our country. Never give in, never surrender ➡️ GOTV ➡️ Give to tight Congressional races ➡️ Fight mass propaganda with frames: autocracy, democracy, minority rule ➡️ Build big-umbrella tolerant coalitions #SCOTUS #law #civilrights #women #healthcare #academia #research

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A viral story that alleges Ukraine's Olena Zelenska recently bought a rare Bugatti car in Paris is the work of an AI-powered disinformation operation, run by an ex-Florida cop now based in Moscow, that pumps out a network of fake news websites aimed at Americans. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A Bugatti, a first lady and the fake stories aimed at Americanswww.bbc.co.uk A former US police officer runs an AI-powered network of misleading news sites turning its sights towards November.

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Arizona Indivisibles collected 31,939 signatures (145% of their goal of 22,000) to stop a GOP abortion ban and restore reproductive freedom in their state. Please show some love to our Arizona volunteers for a very successful year of determined work in every county from Apache to Yuma! 👏

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Alexander Hamilton, Federalist 69 avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century...

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Amidst intra-party fight over GOP abortion platform, Project 2025 partner launches initiative to push for hardline stance www.mediamatters.org/project-2025...

Amidst intra-party fight over GOP abortion platform, Project 2025 partner launches initiative to push for hardline stancewww.mediamatters.org

This minority-led far right #revolution was preceded by proliferation of their info channels & mediums. Yet the opposition slugs away on Twitter X which is rigged against us. The #democrats need their own posting platform. Opposition coalitions need theirs. Being on fake engagement #X is futile.

Fret or volunteer to GOTV. I donated to Janelle Bynum and to Mary, Marie, & Jared (3 way split below). They’re in competitive House races. Elections house vote SCOTUS women healthcare science #Elections #house #vote #SCOTUS #women #healthcare #science secure.actblue.com/donate/BDPUS...

The revolution aiming to install minority rule. #Democracy #autocracy #elections #vote Democracy autocracy elections vote

Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be" www.mediamatters.org/project-2025...

Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court immunity decision: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution"www.mediamatters.org

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I have been saying since February that major media are 100% devoted to But Her Emails 2, but I didnt imagine it would get this bad. The day after SCOTUS stops the law applying to Trump, we have to scroll thru 4 fucking top stories on “Biden old” & an ad before getting to anything on SCOTUS decision

The idea that these are the top stories when the Supreme Court blew up the constitution yesterday makes me want to scream and cry forever.

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I saw Joe biden slip on a banana peel and all his cups and dishes went flying up in the air and he caught them all with his tray

It’s like clockwork #women #politics

I feel compelled to remind everyone for no particular reason that people love female politicians until they actually run for a big office

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The more you read yesterday’s immunity decision, the more appalling it gets. My take: www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/o...

Opinion | The Supreme Court Creates a Lawless Presidencywww.nytimes.com It is increasingly clear that this court sees itself as something other than a participant in our democratic system.

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Russia may still have a couple of months where they can conduct offensive activities before they culminate. But, they appear to have blown what might have been its last chance to strike a decisive blow against #Ukraine in this war. My latest at Futura Doctrina. mickryan.substack.com/p/has-russia...

Has Russia Blown its 2024 Opportunity in Ukraine?mickryan.substack.com Russia may never get an another opportunity like the past six months. An updated assessment of Russia’s 2024 offensives.

You can fret all day or you can volunteer to GOTV. You can give to close Congressional races. You can give to JoeBiden.com. Or to secure.actblue.com/donate/BDPUS... SCOTUS law Supreme Court elections vote #SCOTUS #law #SupremeCourt #elections #Biden #elections #academia #higherEd #women #healthcare

Joe Biden for President: Official Campaign Websitejoebiden.com Together, we can finish the job for the American people. Are you with us? Join our campaign to re-elect Joe Biden today!

“The Court on Monday imbued former presidents with so much immunity from prosecution — some absolute, some presumptive, but with very little guidance…it’ll make it nearly impossible for prosecutors to make criminal cases against them going forward.” SCOTUS #SCOTUS John Roberts

The John Roberts Guide To Doing A Coup And Not Getting Caughttalkingpointsmemo.com The Court on Monday imbued former presidents with so much immunity from...

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“Plans are already in motion to use this new, historic court decision as a legal shield to help a potential second Trump administration implement his extreme policy agenda with less concern for rules and laws, sources with knowledge of the matter say.”

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‘It’s Like Christmas’: Team Trump Stunned by Massive Supreme Court Immunity Winwww.rollingstone.com Conservatives are planning to use the Supreme Court’s immunity decision to help them implement Trump’s extreme policy agenda, sources say.

Be careful Oregon hikers and campers #Oregon

Oregon's fire danger continues to look worse, with now all of Central Oregon added to the "above normal" risk in the latest map. And upcoming: A major heatwave and the Fourth of July. Yowza. Wrote about it here: tinyurl.com/43sjpzhn

Oregon wildfire risk grows amid dry-out, incoming heat waves, fireworkstinyurl.com Central Oregon’s wildfire risk increased to “above normal," while the rest of the state faces increased risk amid a heat wave and the Fourth of July.

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This is good.

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