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@cwlorente.bsky.social

Retired newspaper reporter, ghostwriter, magazine & book editor; former member National Writers Union; liberal Democrat, reader, crocheter, cook, old lady

129 Followers  |  126 Following  |  98 Posts  |  Joined: 13.01.2025  |  2.146

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Stay on Epstein. Trump wants to distract you any way he can, because he knows the Epstein files can bury him. Don’t get off topic. Epstein is the story.

14.07.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6321    πŸ” 2014    πŸ’¬ 320    πŸ“Œ 119

We should see this in every store. If they cannot post it they do not get our business.

14.07.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 113    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The New York Times reports Jonathan Braunβ€”a violent felon with ties to Jared Kushner, whose sentence Trump commutedβ€”has been sent back to prison after new charges, including assaulting a 3-year-old. In court, he ranted about his lawyer and flipped off spectators. His fifth arrest.

26.06.2025 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1711    πŸ” 750    πŸ’¬ 126    πŸ“Œ 135
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Yes, I agree β€” it would be terrible. Please do NOT share this information!!!

26.06.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 25635    πŸ” 14720    πŸ’¬ 703    πŸ“Œ 709
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NEW: Duck Durbin addresses the Whistleblower letter accusing above of telling the courts to fuck off during Bove’s judicial nomination hearing.

25.06.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1825    πŸ” 625    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 28

Trump has to be out of office. Today. No more of this deranged, enraged, stupid old man who thinks the world is only about HIM. He is a manifest threat to humanity

24.06.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 663    πŸ” 121    πŸ’¬ 55    πŸ“Œ 8
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Trump Mobile: President’s Company Unveils Wireless Service Delivered via AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, Plans to Launch a U.S.-Made β€˜Sleek, Gold’ Android Smartphone President Trump and his family are getting into the wireless business, in partnership with the three major U.S. carriers.

Et tu, T-mobile??

variety.com/2025/biz/new...

16.06.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 536    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 155    πŸ“Œ 18
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Giannoulias Calls for Investigation After Suburban License-Plate Data Shared With Police in Texas Seeking Woman Who Had Abortion Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias asked the attorney general to review the matter. He also is creating an audit system to ensure police departments don’t run afoul of a 2023 law banning the distrib...

The Illinois secretary of state asked for an investigation into a suburban Chicago police department after learning that it violated state law by sharing data from automatic license-plate readers with a Texas sheriff seeking a woman who had an abortion.

13.06.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1279    πŸ” 396    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 21

It’s wild to me that there are still people out there saying β€œthey won’t/can’t do that because it’s against the law.”

Have you been in a coma for the last five months or…

11.06.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 356    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 1
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These fragile quilts by Black craftspeople need to be preserved β€” but the federal government has pulled the funds The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive was about to launch an exhibition of historic quilts, when federal funding earmarked to conserve them had been canceled.

The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive was about to launch an exhibition of historic quilts, when federal funding earmarked to conserve them had been canceled.

09.06.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 402    πŸ” 119    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 12
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And in Chicago, immigrants were called to come in for a "routine" meeting, and when they arrived, they were arrested by Trump's Goons. www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

08.06.2025 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Combat vet Tammy Duckworth leads Democrats’ final plea to stop Pentagon purge as trans military ban begins β€œMr. Secretary, do not implement this ban," the Illinois senator wrote in a letter to Pete Hegseth.

For all Hegseth’s talk about making our military stronger and more lethal, implementing this un-American transgender militaryΒ ban will do the opposite.
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It shrinks our fighting force.
It undermines readiness.
It jeopardizes our national security.
www.advocate.com/news/tammy-d...

06.06.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 325    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 2

Awesome!

06.06.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Remind me. Who's the world laughing at?

Hint: Not Biden.

05.06.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 269    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 2

Make no mistake: Illinois is leading the nation in strengthening women’s health care.

With the passage of HB 3637, we are expanding the ways we shield our providers from punishment for delivering life-saving health care.

We are not going back.

31.05.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 11559    πŸ” 2283    πŸ’¬ 186    πŸ“Œ 76
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It’s finally infrastructure week, now that Biden and the Democrats did the infrastructure bill!

31.05.2025 04:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3562    πŸ” 859    πŸ’¬ 313    πŸ“Œ 79

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24.05.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I won a court order stopping the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Department of Education. The court’s decision preserves key protections for students and nearly $800M in funding for schools serving low-income children in IL: tinyurl.com/5t2e95hn

23.05.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Harvard's Sidechat. Who agrees?

23.05.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 25142    πŸ” 5277    πŸ’¬ 1311    πŸ“Œ 464
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The GOP knows Trump’s Tax Scam with massive Medicaid cuts is wildly unpopular. That’s why they held their hearing at 1 AM β€” to hide their bill from the American people. Don’t let them get away with it. If a Republican represents you, demand that they reject this bill: indivisible.org/reso...

21.05.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 421    πŸ” 151    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 9

THIS!

18.05.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 9440    πŸ” 2004    πŸ’¬ 122    πŸ“Œ 46

I have a question for all the right-wingers going nuts because of James Comey's post:

Should all the people who were chanting violent threats to Mike Pence on Jan 6, while also beating up police, have been pardoned?

17.05.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1
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Yes, we noticed. You're still here.

17.05.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 48387    πŸ” 9743    πŸ’¬ 1568    πŸ“Œ 577
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14.05.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8769    πŸ” 1677    πŸ’¬ 236    πŸ“Œ 61

Zero Fox Hosts are in Canada’s new Cabinet! Zero!

13.05.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 697    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 6

Tear off the masks when they show up. Take their photos. Get them on video. Expose them. Out them. Name them.

They need to be made into pariahs where decent people gather.

We cannot allow them to terrorize us.

Eyes open. Phones on.

11.05.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 13492    πŸ” 4368    πŸ’¬ 616    πŸ“Œ 259
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When a government is out of control it’s time to say so Chris Murphy gives a masterclass in how to dismantle the cosplay queen, AKA Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

WATCH: Chris Murphy gives a masterclass in how to dismantle the cosplay queen, AKA Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

09.05.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 16086    πŸ” 4746    πŸ’¬ 1023    πŸ“Œ 524

What an interesting time to be alive.

The Pope is an American and the President is a Russian.

09.05.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2104    πŸ” 440    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 13
The Rev. Robert Prevost (from left corner) with Ed Schmit and Schmit’s grandson at a 2005 White Sox World Series game at U.S. Cellular Field, now Rate Field.

The Rev. Robert Prevost (from left corner) with Ed Schmit and Schmit’s grandson at a 2005 White Sox World Series game at U.S. Cellular Field, now Rate Field.

Amazing. Pope Leo (top left corner) at a 2005 White Sox World Series game at U.S. Cellular Field. chicago.suntimes.com/religion/202...

09.05.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5159    πŸ” 458    πŸ’¬ 148    πŸ“Œ 68
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The new pope supports common sense gun safety reforms.

08.05.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1454    πŸ” 225    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 4

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