Laurie Stammer

The more of these I watch, the clearer it is that the kidnappers are often unsure of themselves. They generally get away with it because resistance is minimal. I honestly think if half a dozen aggressive white guys showed up and told them to fuck off, they'd run away.

1500-2000 In Anoka at it's largest mid way through

Banking Collapse Update: The FDIC Dismantling is Underway An update to the original analysis on the FDIC dismantling.

open.substack.com/pub/critical...

1/7. In case you haven’t been following, here is a short summary of the misnamed Russian-American "peace process" regarding Ukraine.

We support the right of people to advance their interests in courts of law when they have been wronged. We reject the notion that the U.S. government can punish lawyers and law firms who represent certain clients or punish judges who rule certain ways. We cannot accept government actions that seek to twist the scales of justice in this manner. We reject efforts to undermine the courts and the profession. We will not stay silent in the face of efforts to remake the legal profession into something that rewards those who agree with the government and punishes those who do not. Words and actions matter. And the intimidating words and actions we have heard and seen must end. They are designed to cow our country’s judges, our country’s courts and our legal profession. There are clear choices facing our profession. We can choose to remain silent and allow these acts to continue or we can stand for the rule of law and the values we hold dear. We call upon the entire profession, including lawyers in private practice from Main Street to Wall Street, as well as those in corporations and who serve in elected positions, to speak out against intimidation.

More than 50 bar organizations stand together with the American Bar Association to defend the rule of law and reject efforts to undermine the courts and the legal profession. Read the full statement: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

Folks Facebook has shut me out because I didn't jump through their new authentication process, which I actually tried to do. I am trying to get back because of all the information coming out of the indivisible groups and the craft stuff I follow. Ugh

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@velshi.bsky.social Hey I just wanted you to know that I find the moving v on the right side of the screen when you have a guest on distracting. It might just be the state of my mind in these times but I found it pulling my attention off your guest. Maybe it's just me, but I think you could lose it.

It's so disheartening

I disagree with that statement

It's our money we earned it. I don't hear many people saying that lately.

The FDIC Is Being Dismantled—Most Won’t Realize Until It’s Too Late They are dismantling deposit protections before you notice—and making sure the wealthy move their money first. By the time the system locks down, you won’t have time to. Here’s how to get ahead of it.

open.substack.com/pub/critical...

To President Zelenskyy, From Embarrassed Americans Please help the voices of the American people reach President Zelenskyy, the people of Ukraine, the US Government, and the world.

sign.moveon.org/petitions/to...

This is what a deal with the devil looks like👇

@housegop.bsky.social JUST VOTED TO CUT Medicaid, SNAP benefits, school meals, & housing assistance all in exchange for giving corporations & billionaires a tax cut all at the  expense of the middle class.

Teachers union files lawsuit over Trump’s crackdown on race, DEI in schools A new lawsuit accuses the Education Department of trying to rewrite civil rights law when it threatened to pull federal school funding over mentions of race.

Bottom line- you morally can’t ask teachers to erase history, and that is what the Trump administration is doing. Learn from history, don’t erase it. So.. educators are fighting back. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Again, was this contract put out for open bid? There are existing contracts in place with incumbent providers.

The FAA can’t simply “decide” to use Starlink. That is not how any of this works.

Just for fun type Kremlin headquarters in Google maps and see what comes up. Surprise! It's in Florida for a hint.

And Minnesotan's have your back Tina!

Creating Safe & Supportive Schools for Immigrant and English Learner (EL) Students This toolkit is here to support you—Minnesota educators, administrators, and school leaders—in your critical role of protecting the human rights, dignity, and well-being of immigrant and EL students.

www.mneep.org/toolkits/cre...

Now, the USPS is preparing to push back as Trump moves to dissolve its leadership and bring the independent agency under his administration’s control. America, this cannot be allowed—protecting the USPS is essential.

Please share this and call Congress.

The modern USPS, an independent agency, was officially created by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970, signed into law by President Richard Nixon, transitioning it from the Post Office Department into a self-sustaining entity.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) was established by Benjamin Franklin in 1775 when the Second Continental Congress appointed him as the first Postmaster General.

DOGE employee cuts fall heavily on agency that regulates Musk’s Tesla The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will lose between 70 and 80 people, split roughly evenly between firings of probationary employees and buyouts, according to people briefed on the st...

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic.

When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.

One of very few officials who seems ready to meet the moment

The only thing I can relate to is driving in wind out west and feeling like our van could just roll down the road like a kicked can. I imagine it's going to be about the wind speed of the gust they were caught in relative to their position and the wing acting like a sail.

We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country” Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the courts.

www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...