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Laura Brown

@laurabrown.bsky.social

Progressive Communications Pro. Nashville, TN & Washington, DC. She/Her/Y'all

121 Followers  |  57 Following  |  74 Posts  |  Joined: 10.09.2023  |  2.2533

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CEO Says Trump’s IRS Pick Promised Big Benefits Recordings reveal a finance executive claiming he offered Trump’s IRS nominee Billy Long an inauguration ticket β€” and was promised tax benefits if confirmed.

🚨BREAKING: A CEO says he offered Trump IRS pick Billy Long an inauguration ticket & was promised an IRS "private letter ruling" by Long, according to recordings reviewed by The Lever.

The Lever recently exposed donors enriching Long after his nomination. www.levernews.com/ceo-says-tru...

20.05.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 906    πŸ” 431    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 48
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Foster children sue Department of Children's Services in class action lawsuit Tennessee foster children sue the state in a class action lawsuit which could lead to federal court takeover of the foster care system.

www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

20.05.2025 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Apparently the state of Tennessee has been deporting foster kids to out of state facilities with no plan to return them. The ones they’re keeping in state are being housed in office buildings and jails because there’s nowhere else to put them.

20.05.2025 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bruce Springsteen just opened his European tour in Manchester with a powerful message about how things are going back home πŸ”₯

14.05.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 6214    πŸ” 1996    πŸ’¬ 188    πŸ“Œ 234
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Hearing from all corners of HHS this morning about a total bloodletting β€” firings of scientists, analysts and many more as delayed RIFs take effect.

Many folks didn’t see early AM email and showed up, only to be turned away when badges didn’t work. Was sent this photo of long lines at one HHS site.

01.04.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4162    πŸ” 2229    πŸ’¬ 204    πŸ“Œ 235

Hi, I’m God.

If I accidentally added a reporter to a group chat about plans to smite evil, I would DEFINITELY get fired.

26.03.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5541    πŸ” 495    πŸ’¬ 150    πŸ“Œ 13
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πŸ”‘ under-discussed point β€” why they were on signal:

25.03.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 52809    πŸ” 21627    πŸ’¬ 1466    πŸ“Œ 1791

My group chat has seized onto "I will say a prayer for victory" in a BIG WAY.

26.03.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Troll mug around the Pete Hegseth Signal scandal. firesidefindsgifts.etsy.com/listing/1894...

#politics #signal #hegseth

26.03.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

lol yeah buddy, the retired olds who have all the time in the world are totally not a complaining generation. FAFO

21.03.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

THREAD: There’s a dire situation in Vietnam, at the largest Agent Orange spill in the country.

When Trump and Marco Rubio cancelled foreign aid, froze funding and began dismantling USAID, those who were cleaning up the Bien Hoa air base had to halt work. 1/

18.03.2025 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4450    πŸ” 2226    πŸ’¬ 76    πŸ“Œ 256
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! β˜˜οΈβ€”wasn’t that long ago that it was a β€œDEI” holiday that upset the β€œreal Americans.” SlΓ‘inte.

17.03.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Republicans push to make "Trump Derangement Syndrome" a mental illness Five Republican Minnesota state senators are pushing for the term to be included in the state's definition of mental illness.

Ah, so this is how they’ll justify rounding up the libs for RFK’s β€œwellness camps” www.newsweek.com/minnesota-se...

17.03.2025 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Chuck Schumer selling out America so he doesn’t have to interrupt his book tour is peak Democrat.

15.03.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you didn't get your hands on the Bluesky Mundus Sine Caesaribus t-shirt, I've got a similar version on my Etsy shop: firesidefindsgifts.etsy.com/listing/1888...

14.03.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Foxtrot Delta Tango FDT Vintage Cotton Twill Cap - Etsy This Baseball & Trucker Caps item is sold by FiresideFindsGifts. Ships from Charlotte, NC. Listed on Mar 6, 2025

Foxtrot Delta Tango #iykyk firesidefindsgifts.etsy.com/listing/1869...

07.03.2025 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is not my shop

06.03.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Of course America will find a way to make concentration camps for-profit

06.03.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also a bunch of stuff there for Swifties

06.03.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nope. My shop is entirely progressive. Not a single pro Trump item.

06.03.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, interrupting a Trump speech is totally the same thing as 9/11! Lots of people died on Tuesday. Super disrespectful to their memory. πŸ™„

Also, welcome to American capitalism. Are you new here?

06.03.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mr President, You Don't Have a Mandate, Rep Al Green (D-TX) Bubble-free Stickers - Etsy This Stickers item is sold by FiresideFindsGifts. Ships from Charlotte, NC. Listed on Mar 5, 2025

and a sticker: firesidefindsgifts.etsy.com/listing/1869...

05.03.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 107    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mr President, You Don't Have a Mandate, Rep Al Green (D-TX) Bubble-free Stickers - Etsy This Stickers item is sold by FiresideFindsGifts. Ships from Charlotte, NC. Listed on Mar 5, 2025

sticker: firesidefindsgifts.etsy.com/listing/1869...
Mug: firesidefindsgifts.etsy.com/listing/1869...

05.03.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

wow.

05.03.2025 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

yes! 10% of my profits go to the ACLU

05.03.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rep Al Green Protest Trump White Glossy Mug - Etsy This Mugs item is sold by FiresideFindsGifts. Ships from Charlotte, NC. Listed on Mar 5, 2025

and a mug: firesidefindsgifts.etsy.com/listing/1869...

05.03.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 143    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mr President, You Don't Have a Mandate! Rep Al Green Unisex T-shirt - Etsy This Gender-Neutral Adult T-shirts item is sold by FiresideFindsGifts. Ships from Charlotte, NC. Listed on Mar 5, 2025

I gotchu firesidefindsgifts.etsy.com/listing/1883...

05.03.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 243    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.

28.02.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 65204    πŸ” 10165    πŸ’¬ 3286    πŸ“Œ 622

Idiocracy was a documentary. My god. We are so fucked.

28.02.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump has the emotional maturity of a toddler. What a joke.

28.02.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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