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Laura Calderone

@lcaldero.bsky.social

Recently retired, make my home in New Mexico. Career in libraries and publishing. Academic background in archaeology. US Navy vet. Progressive forever. Lover of nature, pets, music, social justice and peace. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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meme from  OCCUPY DEMOCRATS. picture of a expensive seafood buffet. ICE sculpture says CPAC.

Trump and his fellow unindicted Epstein co-conspirators get to enjoy a seafood buffet and ice sculptures at Mar-a-Lago after successfully getting the Supreme Court to block SNAP funds for hungry American kids.

They couldn't care any less about us.

meme from OCCUPY DEMOCRATS. picture of a expensive seafood buffet. ICE sculpture says CPAC. Trump and his fellow unindicted Epstein co-conspirators get to enjoy a seafood buffet and ice sculptures at Mar-a-Lago after successfully getting the Supreme Court to block SNAP funds for hungry American kids. They couldn't care any less about us.

08.11.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, I’d like to see him eat a Walmart Thanksgiving meal.

06.11.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck with surgery!

06.11.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The utter stupidity of pursuing a criminal trial against someone for throwing a sandwich that bounced off a bullet proof vest pissing away hundreds of thousands of dollars for this joke is the perfect encapsulation of this Administration.

06.11.2025 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 26350    πŸ” 6031    πŸ’¬ 699    πŸ“Œ 217
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15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.

31.10.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 27319    πŸ” 9425    πŸ’¬ 2341    πŸ“Œ 798
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Governor says $30 million for SNAP users will continue as planned Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham says the $30 million she promised to offset SNAP losses will continue as planned.

β€œNew Mexico will keep its promise to deliver $30 million in state-funded benefits to those who qualify on Saturday. This ensures that New Mexicans will be able to keep food on their tables for the next 10 days, regardless of the federal government shutdown or Trump administration inaction.β€œ

31.10.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good morning
If you're in LA, stay away from Oxnard. There's a huge ICE presence there

29.10.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 90    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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Navy loses two aircraft from USS Nimitz aircraft carrier within 30 minutes The three crew members of the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter were rescued on Sunday afternoon, and the two aviators in the F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet ejected and were recovered safely.

www.pbs.org/newshour/wor....

28.10.2025 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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WCK’s Relief Team is supporting furloughed federal workers in Washington, D.C., as the U.S. government shutdown nears its fourth week. #ChefsForFeds (1/2)

27.10.2025 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 228    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 13
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Opinion | Being Latino in the United States Should Not Be a Crime

Finally, the NYTimes is speaking up. Gift link

Being Latino in the United States Should Not Be a Crime www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/o...

27.10.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

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Bye bye

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Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is β€œthe president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom

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Huh. They don’t seem to know where the border is.πŸ™„

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I also think refusing to seat Grijalva is not just meant to protect Trump and the GOP from the Epstein files, but to see how far they can go in refusing to seat democrats if they win.

17.10.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Has Trump dispatched National Guard units to Alaska to help with flooding and recovery?

16.10.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1473    πŸ” 449    πŸ’¬ 138    πŸ“Œ 24
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Sen. Kaine: We could open this government and get the funding done in 36 hours if Trump would just engage rather than spending time with the Argentine president and cutting a deal with the Qataris. America first, folks. Let's get government open and bring people's healthcare costs down

15.10.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

What a gorgeous girl. Bless you, Natalie.

15.10.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Received this video from a former staffer of mine. It’s a leaking pipeline in the Permian Basin. They called the Carlsbad field office and no one picked up, so it can’t be reported or followed up on.

The cost of the shutdown will be felt for decades.

07.10.2025 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 271    πŸ” 113    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 10

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

06.10.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 29524    πŸ” 14006    πŸ’¬ 610    πŸ“Œ 578

Trump today said he may have to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807.

This is the point of him testing LA, Portland, Chicago, Memphis, etc…

He’s intent upon using our military against us.

Remove him. Now.

07.10.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Conduct unbecoming. 25th amendment or impeachment, please.

03.10.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children β€” some of them allegedly naked β€” from ...

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

02.10.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 13553    πŸ” 5784    πŸ’¬ 369    πŸ“Œ 283
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Oregon National Guard Leader Laments Portland Deployment EXCLUSIVE: Leaked letter from Guard leader levels with troops on unpopular mission

Guardsmen don't want it. Cops don't want it. Americans living in cities don't want it. Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are ignoring all of them.

01.10.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 456    πŸ” 223    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 4
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Just astounding. The reason they can shove through 100 Trump nominees at once is because the GOP changed the rules to eliminate the 60-vote requirement. Something they won’t do to fund the government. Yet they blame Dems.

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NEW: Sen. Tammy Duckworth is calling for Pete Hegseth to resign.

"If this PR stunt proved anything, it's that the best thing Pete Hegseth can do to strengthen our military is resign in disgrace immediately."

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