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LaureM

@LaureM@federate.social

I work in tech and biotech, living on the West Coast US, originally from Chicago. Interested in and experienced with digital platforms. My dogs like blackberries.

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QasimRashid, to random
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All this time the Right has claimed te anti-war protestors are antisemitic & funded by billionaire Soros (said w/o a hint of irony).

We now know a billionaire in fact funded the violent pro war mob that attacked peaceful protestors at UCLA.

Every accusation is a confession.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jessica-seinfeld-and-bill-ackman-fund-pro-israel-counterprotests-at-ucla

LaureM,
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@QasimRashid did they explicitly fund violent mobs or just protesters? Pretty big distinction.

indivisibleteam, to random
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This is great news. President Biden’s anti-austerity policies have created the strongest jobs economy in the world, with consistent job growth and record-low unemployment for the past three years. Wages continue to rise and inflation continues to drop under Democratic leadership. https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/jobs-report-january-02-02-24/index.html

LaureM,
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@indivisibleteam only if you expose that MAGA bs across all mediums and channels

LaureM,
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@joeinwynnewood @indivisibleteam it has to be an organized coalitional effort or it won’t work

w7voa, to random
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Reporter Vaughn Hillyard of NBC News says he was informed by the Trump campaign that he — as today’s pool reporter — was no longer allowed to travel with and take part in the former president’s stops before his Rochester, NH rally. https://deadline.com/2024/01/donald-trumps-campaign-cuts-off-access-after-refusing-to-allow-nbc-news-vaughn-hillyard-as-designated-pool-reporter-1235799928/

LaureM,
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@w7voa the other #journalists should drop off in protest. Cowards. #journalism

LaureM, to portland
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Serious Covid vibes at #WholeFoods, after the #Portland #Oregon deep freeze/ ice storm/ ice storm

igd_news, to random
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The facts are clear - the so-called "moral panic" around "organized" shoplifting rings was a smokescreen of deliberate disinformation pushed by massive corporate retail chains and politicians to back more draconian legislation aimed at attacking the poor in the aftermath of the George Floyd rebellion and the pandemic - amidst record price gouging, corporate profits, and ever expanding inequality.

https://www.vox.com/politics/24025691/shoplifting-scare-criminal-justice-reform

LaureM,
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@igd_news @SKleefeld ok

“Jennyfer’s Boutique is a minority-run store that’s been operating in North #Portland for the last six years.

“Portland is havoc right now,” the storeowner’s son, Cesar Rojas said. “Crime ridden. People are stealing. People are hurting each other. Stores are boarded up. It feels nothing like home. It’s almost unrecognizable. Something has to change.”

https://www.kptv.com/2023/08/05/north-portland-small-business-struggling-against-crime/?outputType=amp

LaureM,
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@igd_news @SKleefeld Bricks Need Mortar survey: 79% of small businesses were vandalized in 2022

Jashayla Pettigrew

#Portland businesses are frustrated over rising crime rates and lack of city assistance (KOIN) https://www.koin.com/news/portland/bricks-need-mortar-survey-79-of-small-businesses-were-vandalized-in-2022/amp/

noelreports, to random Dutch
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Ive got a feeling this platform is hardly growing. Isn't it?

LaureM,
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@noelreports probably #threads and #Bluesky are in more of a growth mode. #mastodon is a great platform better than the others, there’s just not enough high profile newsies etc. I like the vibe here better but need to be a bit more plugged in.

rodhilton, (edited ) to random
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Jesus fuck if you give a shit about this country stop running this guy, he is 100% going to lose.

EDIT: some of you can't seem to read replies so, to clarify, Biden is going to lose but this article isn't the only reason why.

https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-campaign-volunteers-are-quitting-droves-1857610

LaureM,
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@rodhilton that’s literally not on the radar.

LaureM,
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@rodhilton if so it’s not because of the silly antidotes about a few people quitting the campaign. Most analysts go a lot deeper about dem prospects. Don’t forget all the states that matter often come down to a few demographics. And that helped Biden last time.

LaureM, to Ukraine
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A symbolic meeting where #democracy is the subtext. Poland votes out the autocrats and Ukraine puts everything on the line to defeat bloody Russian #imperialism. Still a light is shining. President of #Ukraine Volodymyr #Zelensky has met with the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of #Poland, #RadosławSikorski. #polska #russia

video/mp4

fulelo, to Israel
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Good morning from London, the pause in fighting in the #Israel - #Gaza war was due to start nearly to hours ago. Here are some observations of colleagues on the ground -
V #BBC Yolande Knell:

'In the hours before the truce was due to take hold, there was intense fighting in Gaza.

Smoke could be seen rising up from Israeli air strikes and there was the constant sound of artillery and gunfire.

(cont)

LaureM,
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@fulelo 100,000

LaureM, to Israel
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I’ve been a my entire life. I’ve had exposure to/been friends with people from the tiny . I thought they were harmless, hopelessly anachronistic believers of a dead with like 1-2% adherents. But people lean on ideology in crises and in we see how irrational it is. Adherents are not allowed to say deliberately stoked the crisis. Not allowed to discuss how an axis of terrorists, Iran and a blood soaked dictator in want this crisis.

LaureM,
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And beyond this crisis, the is unprincipled about which they will decry. That millions in Ukraine are displaced, 10,000s dead, tens of thousands of children kidnapped doesn’t matter because it’s not the or US imperialism. The supports a bankrupt dogmatic ideology. It’s as hollow and fake as MAGA . That barrel bombed citizens and hospitals to dust, ignore it. That mafioso in supports the global , ignore it…

markwyner, to Palestine
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15 year old rapper MC Abdul singing about living as a prisoner in Palestine with the fear of death by bombs.

It could have been this week, but it was TWO YEARS AGO. Nothing about what’s happening there is new. It’s simply being televised in real time.

People are dying. And hurting. War is not okay.

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza #War #Genocide #ChildrenOfGaza #MCAbdul

Abdul wearing a t-shirt and a backwards baseball hat. He’s walking through rubble in a leveled section of Gaza while rapping.

LaureM,
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@markwyner war is not ok. This IS new. There’s not been this level of conflict since the de-occupation of #gaza. #hamas orchestrated a large scale terror attack to create a crisis. #netanyahu is not to be trusted either. But imo far leftists who push a highly emotional ideology to suit their own agenda, seem to not get worked up about the tens of thousands+ dead, millions displaced and cities destroyed in #Ukraine due to #putin ’s #imperialism. Don’t trust that ideology. #israel #progressive

RollingStone, to random

Ohio Republicans are claiming a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights, which was approved by voters in Tuesday’s election, doesn’t actually do that — and they’re promising to take steps to prevent the legal protection of reproductive freedom in the state. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ohio-republicans-stop-issue-1-abortion-rights-1234875333/

LaureM,
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@RollingStone it would be good to look at all the ways the GOP undermines democracy, call it the GOP assault on democracy. In the gop minority walked out for over 6 weeks effectively killing our short legislative session. Then a voter approved measure that disallows running again because of excessive absenteeism is challenged. I’m sure this is the modus operandi in many states.

https://apnews.com/article/oregon-senators-walkout-reelection-4eeffa41c3410dc47f69683d30e7927e

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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The EU's executive has recommended opening formal membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova, but the potential expansion of the EU also raises questions about its manageability with more than 30 members. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/09/world/politics/brussels-eu-membership-talks-ukraine/?utm_content=buffer5219f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

LaureM,
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@thejapantimes oust they’ve forgotten what is about while is our best defender in these times when authoritarianism is surging.

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Vladimir Putin has decided to run in the March presidential election, a move that will keep him in power until least 2030, as the Kremlin chief feels he must steer Russia through the most perilous period in decades, six sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/07/world/politics/vlaidimir-putin-russian-presidency-2024/?utm_content=bufferb06e1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

LaureM,
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@thejapantimes you mean the crises entirely of his creation? He's nothing but an ex KGB (is there such a thing?), uber corrupt, ultra rich, mafiosa king of what amounts to an oil and gas state.

timkmak, to Ukraine
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Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

But here we’ve been having some discussions about the future of .

Our Ukrainian staff have opposing views.

Myroslava is optimistic.

Ross is pessimistic.

But everyone is tired.

http://counteroffensive.news

LaureM,
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@timkmak and yet they pulled out of Afghanistan

LaureM,
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@timkmak what’s the alternative? There is none at this point. I’d suggest more authoritative sources: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ukraine-the-latest/id1612424182?i=1000633388481

noelreports, to random Dutch
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This is what Russians cheer to. Propagandist singer Shaman, during a concert in Moscow, pressed a red button after which fireworks started, obviously referring to the power to use nuclear weapons.

Russian thinking is so extremely limited

video/mp4

LaureM,
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@noelreports childish really

mike, to random
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Gotta love Elon's highly focused execution at #X. They're focused on one thing and one thing only: building the everything app.

LaureM,
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@mike lol

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Hamas has prepared for a long, drawn-out war in the Gaza Strip and believes it can hold up Israel's advance long enough to force its archenemy to agree to a cease-fire, two sources close to the organization's leadership said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/04/world/politics/hamas-gaza-israel-drawn-out-war-ceasefire/?utm_content=buffere4cf2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #politics #israelhamaswar #israel #palestinians #middleeast #gaza #iran #us

LaureM,
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@thejapantimes lol

TexasObserver, to news
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A fifth-grader from #Brownsville ISD reported being bullied by his principal. Five days later, he was handcuffed and detained. He spent 3 days in solitary confinement.

A horrifying story uncovered by Investigative Reporting Fellow @josephinelee:
https://www.texasobserver.org/why-was-this-11-year-old-honor-roll-student-put-in-solitary/

#news #abuse #education #MentalHealth #schools #police #prison #HumanRights #students #children #Texas

LaureM,
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@TexasObserver @josephinelee this family needs to sue

w7voa, to random
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SDNY: "A verdict has been reached and will be read in U.S. v. Samuel Bankman-Fried."

LaureM,
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@w7voa ok

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