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Laura Raymond

@lauraraymond.bsky.social

Vote Blue. Trying to get along, learn about life and stuff along the way. Retired researcher and volunteer. Love my husband, my family, my friends, reading, and sewing/quilt making.

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My family and I scout thrift stores for clothes that can be adapted with paint, dye, embellishments, and other materials. Amazon also has fabric for sale. If you're looking for something specific, search online for sellers.

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October 6, 2025 If White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is at the head of the administration’s deployment of federal agents against undocumented immigrants, it appears that Office of Management and Budget...

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The Week Ahead October 5, 2025

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October 5, 2025 On Friday the Minnesota Star Tribune reported a conversation on the messaging app Signal between one of Stephen Miller’s top deputies, Anthony Salisbury, and a senior advisor to Secretary of Defense P...

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Where to begin??? Seeking a glimmer of light in these dark dark days.

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Diane Lee (@raven9) Something to think about πŸ‘‡ Source: Adam Parkinson / Vets Against Trump β€œI’ve watched men bleed out in the Ardennes for a flag you’re not fit to hold, let alone wrap yourself in. You think bluster is...

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October 3, 2025 Although President Donald J.

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Mourning America: Quantico and the Drift Toward Military Rule How Trump and Hegseth’s Quantico speeches blurred the line between politics and war, recasting dissent as insurgency and democracy as a battlefield

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Kathy (@kathy622729) Former Defense Secretary and retired Marine Corps General James Mattis has released a statement. Here is the text of the complete statement. IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH I have watched this week’s unf...

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October 2, 2025 At about 1:00 on Tuesday morning, federal agents from Border Patrol, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) raided an apartment b...

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Trump’s Fake Science: How Acetaminophen Lies Reveal His Authoritarian Playbook From autism myths to Truth Social, Trump uses fear, disinformation, and β€œcommon sense” to replace experts with himself.

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September 30, 2025 Last Thursday, September 25, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suddenly announced he was calling about 800 of the nation’s top military generals and admirals, along with their top enlisted advisors, to m...

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September 29, 2025 Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) left a meeting with President Donald J.

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September 27, 2025 Yesterday, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released items from a third batch of documents associated with the criminal investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Just for Skeets and Giggles (9.27.25) Kimmel is back!

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Sorry for the wrong verb tense! She is phenomenally talented. A wise practitioner knows how much more there is to learn and explore because their heart and mind is open to ever expanding possibilities.

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As Our Generals and Admirals Fly Home, Our Adversaries Watch and Wait Couldn’t Hegseth’s in-person meeting of all flag officers have been a secure conference call?

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It only matters if you want to preserve the artwork. Otherwise, you could make fabulous rugs or throws with the t-shirt yarn made from the shirts.

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Image text reads: Acetaminophen is easy to pronounce.  The ending is like "minnow fin." And "aceta-" sounds like "Ah see da Epstein files still haven't been released."

Image text reads: Acetaminophen is easy to pronounce. The ending is like "minnow fin." And "aceta-" sounds like "Ah see da Epstein files still haven't been released."

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Stunning! She was so talented!

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September 24, 2025 Hours after delivering his delusional and offensive speech to the United Nations yesterday, President Donald J.

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September 23, 2025 In New York City this morning, the United Nations opened its General Assembly, marking the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations itself.

"Stark, raving mad." It's worse than embarrassing.
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September 22, 2025 Conservative writer Bill Kristol took to social media today to say: β€œSo many coverups.

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Hmm. Is it the thread itself being lousy thread?

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Lucky person who finds this heart! It's really beautiful! My favorite, too.

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September 21, 2025 On Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics postponed the release of the annual report on consumer expendituresβ€”a key report for understanding inflationβ€”without explanation.

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Just for Skeets and Giggles (9.20.25) In a shocking development, Donald Trump spoke the truth this week, uniting the country as never before.

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Stunning! I'm so struggling with quilting designs. I should probably figure out straight line, stitching in the ditch, and simple waves before launching into more interesting and challenging things!

20.09.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is wonderful! I want to make one, too! I love how you used the (16? 25? I didn't count) patch blocks to contain all the items to spy! So well thought out!

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I suppose you could buy a yard of a solid and cut it into four quarters? πŸ˜‰

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