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Laura Tolley

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Writer, editor, New Mexican living in Austin, Texas.

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Today, Michelle and I are proud to announce that we will be hosting the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center on June 18th in Chicago, and welcoming the public on June 19th.

We can’t wait for you to visit. Go to obama.org to learn more.

07.03.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 24406 πŸ” 4752 πŸ’¬ 644 πŸ“Œ 260
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Breaking News: The Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly every U.S. trading partner. nyti.ms/46kvngJ

20.02.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 386 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 73
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Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance:

β€œThe only thing more powerful than hate is love”
β€œTogether, we are America”

09.02.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 40919 πŸ” 9713 πŸ’¬ 675 πŸ“Œ 416
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Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.

The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/

25.01.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 32796 πŸ” 11111 πŸ’¬ 1016 πŸ“Œ 524
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24.01.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 19580 πŸ” 7164 πŸ’¬ 691 πŸ“Œ 308

We are praying and supporting you all. So in awe of your collective ability to keep doing it right. They want you to mess up, I agree.

22.01.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!

ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.

21.01.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 27099 πŸ” 16061 πŸ’¬ 1139 πŸ“Œ 1636

I’m sorry, but your first line is wrong. It’s been 10 years. Right? RIGHT???!!

21.11.2025 01:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The cover for this week’s issue is β€œCannonball,” by Harry Bliss. See what’s inside: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/NcQOF2

13.10.2025 15:00 πŸ‘ 250 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 9
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Two firefighters battling the Bear Gulch Fire were arrested by ICE agents TikTok video by KING 5 Seattle

If you live in a fire state, which is now pretty much every state, you know how apoplectically enraging this is www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6sfUYwy/

29.08.2025 23:22 πŸ‘ 200 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1
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Feds Conduct Immigration Raid Outside California Redistricting Press Conference Read more here.

Masked and armed federal agents made arrests outside of a Los Angeles museum in which Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) Thursday was announcing plans to redraw the state’s congressional map to offset the GOP’s redistricting efforts in Texas. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

14.08.2025 19:53 πŸ‘ 3577 πŸ” 1538 πŸ’¬ 429 πŸ“Œ 162
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Jessica: I also heard no complaints when Mike Johnson decided to abdicate his job to say actually congress isn't in session anymore because I don't want to have to vote on turning over the Epstein files…. so be equal opportunity in your complaints about fleeing your job

05.08.2025 19:14 πŸ‘ 23505 πŸ” 6378 πŸ’¬ 694 πŸ“Œ 321
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Texas House Democrats flee the state in bid to block GOP’s proposed congressional map The lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map Democrats have condemned as a political power grab.

Texas House Democrats fled the state Sunday in a bid to block a new congressional map designed to give the GOP five additional seats in the U.S. House next year from passing. bit.ly/4ooW2R2

03.08.2025 21:03 πŸ‘ 158 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 17
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Dozens of Texas House Democrats flew to Chicago Sunday in a bid to block state Republicans from passing a proposed redistricting map that could give the GOP five additional seats in Congress. bit.ly/45dKLdq

03.08.2025 21:04 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Epstein accuser Maria Farmer on Ghislaine Maxwell: β€œI’ve never met a more predatory, terrifying human being in my entire life. She’s a very dangerous person. The woman is not a victim, she’s a victimizer.”

via @msnbc.com

(ht: @marcofoster.bsky.social)

27.07.2025 13:41 πŸ‘ 25933 πŸ” 9397 πŸ’¬ 603 πŸ“Œ 381
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@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "This party needs to wake up. These guys aren't screwing around... They're assassins when it comes to the way they weaponize grievance and the way they play politics. Enough! What more goddamn evidence do we need? They have rolled back the last half century in real time!"

26.07.2025 19:42 πŸ‘ 26378 πŸ” 9037 πŸ’¬ 1233 πŸ“Œ 878
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Texas wasn't ready for flooding. Now Virginia Hollis, 8, is dead. | Opinion Scrimping on flood protection may have saved taxpayers money. But the Hill Country floods on July 4 cost 137 people -- including children -- their lives.

Texas wasn't ready for flooding. Now Virginia Hollis, 8, is dead. | Opinion www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/arti...

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Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plan 2 days before deadly flood, records show Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s emergency plan just two days before devastating floods killed over 27 people, mostly children, at the Texas summer camp.

πŸ•ŠοΈ Camp Mystic had a plan on paper. But it wasn’t enough.

Texas approved the camp’s disaster preparedness two days before the deadly flood: bit.ly/4lrX7FW

12.07.2025 01:30 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Private jets polluted more than all flights from Heathrow, study finds A new study found that the United States was responsible for 55 percent of the pollution emitted by private jets globally.

A new study found that the United States was responsible for 55 percent of the pollution emitted by private jets globally.

27.06.2025 12:27 πŸ‘ 5040 πŸ” 1814 πŸ’¬ 264 πŸ“Œ 184
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Hey everyone
Tomorrow is Father's Day
Don't forget

15.06.2025 03:57 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Reporter: I'm going to show you what 20,000 people in the streets of downtown Los Angeles looks like

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Peaceful protesters in Austin today at the Capitol.

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Shhh. Republicans are trying to repeal Obamacare again. Sort of. They’re not branding it an Obamacare repeal this time around, but congressional Republicans are pursuing cuts to programs that are part of the 15-year-old health-care law.

Here's something everybody should be paying attention to: Congressional Republicans are trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and put millions of people at risk of losing their health care. Call your Senators and tell them we can't let that happen.

02.06.2025 17:00 πŸ‘ 29460 πŸ” 11729 πŸ’¬ 1014 πŸ“Œ 531

As my grandmother used to say: Pretty is as pretty does …”

23.04.2025 00:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hubble is going on 35 years old, and it's STILL taking incredible images 🀩

Some of the most recent captures from Hubble:

10.04.2025 03:19 πŸ‘ 7651 πŸ” 1083 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 56

Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.

Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.

27.03.2025 00:36 πŸ‘ 64645 πŸ” 20495 πŸ’¬ 1631 πŸ“Œ 971
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Bernie grills Trump’s Social Security commissioner pick about Trump & Elon’s lies about the program that keeps millions of seniors out of poverty. (because they want to privatize it)

26.03.2025 03:12 πŸ‘ 948 πŸ” 241 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 11

UH!!!!

23.03.2025 03:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Trump’s Hostility to Canada Is Inflicting Pain on N.Y.C. Tourism Among international tourists, only the British visit New York City more than Canadians, who spent $600 million there last year.

More than one million Canadians visited New York City last year, injecting hundreds of millions of dollars into the local economy. Now, they are canceling trips in droves. Often, the reason cited is President Trump’s escalating hostility toward Canada and repeated threats to make it the 51st state.

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