Laura Shamas

I know Mike Johnson says there is nothing for the House to do but there is.

You see by law a budget was supposed to be in place by Sept 30th, but Rs haven’t passed one. The reason? There isn’t a GOP budget. They haven’t even started working on one. This is what the House should be doing FFS!

He’s brilliant! And kind!

How cool! I’ve only recently noticed him in the past 4 months but he’s got a great communication style.

White House declines to engage Democrats as shutdown drags into second week The White House has yet to engage Democrats on ending the government shutdown, despite the potential political ramifications of the closure.

I've never seen a time when our country has been facing a true crisis, and the president & GOP leaders won't even TALK to Democrats about a solution.

Democrats are ready to work on a solution to reopen the gov & stop health care costs from skyrocketing. Where are Republicans?

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Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

He is one of my family’s favorites! My sister was one of his grade school teachers in CO!

Trump Declares Columbus Day, Omits Indigenous Peoples’ Day Recognition The White House on Thursday released a presidential proclamation designating Monday, October 13, 2025, as Columbus Day. In the statement, President Donald J. Trump praised the 15th-century explorer as...

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As the government shutdown enters Day 10, Republicans still refuse to re-open the House & are instead continuing their 4-week vacation.

It is shameful!

We will see you in court.

Thoughts and prayers to Cosplay Cop Kristi who had to brave the dogs, farmer’s markets, capybaras, and marathon runners of Portland this week.

Ding ding ding!

Who was a former lobbyist for Qatar? 🤔

Indigenous Peoples Day is Oct. 13. Here's where to celebrate in L.A. As Indigenous Peoples Day nears, here is a list of events throughout the L.A. County where people can celebrate the recently minted holiday.

Indigenous Peoples Day is Oct. 13. Here's where to celebrate in L.A.

The filter is so strong that no one will be able to see her.

NEW: L.A. Times journalists just voted to authorize the newsroom’s first open-ended strike.

Eighty-five percent of the @latguild.bsky.social voted to support the strike. Just over 200 workers — 98% of members — took part in the historic vote.

Nobel Prize for Caryl Churchill when oh when

Michigan Avenue right now.

How Indigenous Guatemalans Fought Pollution Themselves - Impakter When the authorities failed to protect their water supply, Indigenous leaders took direct action to remove the fish farms causing pollution.

How Indigenous people in Guatemala fought pollution themselves.
When government institutions failed to remove the fish farms that were polluting a community’s water source, citizens rallied behind Indigenous leaders and took action on their own. impakter.com/how-indigeno...

It’s all just a show to them, all just PR.

He has the nuke codes….

This is the guy with the nuclear codes…

How stupid.

It was an angry Uber driver who started the Fire here on New Year’s Day, very early. As you can tell, I am not “over” the Fire. My blog post here has one of my evacuation pics. tinyurl.com/34ch4uaz

🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social

Man arrested as suspect in setting California's deadly Palisades Fire, official says A Florida man has been arrested on charges that he intentionally ignited the Pacific Palisades Fire in Los Angeles that killed 12 people, a law enforcement official familiar with the case said on Wednesday.

A Florida man has been arrested on charges that he intentionally ignited the Pacific Palisades Fire in Los Angeles that killed 12 people, a law enforcement official familiar with the case said on Wednesday.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

OMG!

So sick!

Federal agents held him in a hospital for 37 days, at times shackled to his bed, without charging him Bayron Rovidio Marin broke his leg when immigration authorities raided the car wash where he worked in Carson in August. He was surveilled for more than a month in his hospital bed at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center before a federal judge ordered his release.

Federal agents held him in a hospital for 37 days, at times shackled to his bed, without charging him