Lauren Persoff
NYC, Gen X, frittering away my time reading about politics and watching clever videos made by zoomers
- Reposted by Lauren PersoffCrockett: "If we are gonna talk about efficiency, let's talk about the fact that as of March 30, Trump's golfing has cost us approximately $26 million. And the last time I checked, we're not getting anything in return for that ... he decided he was going to golf instead of receiving four heroes."
- Reposted by Lauren PersoffAnyone remember the good ol’ days?
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- Reposted by Lauren PersoffEvery so often, it just comes back to me in full force. The political and economic order that allowed this man to come to power is obviously no longer tenable. The leaders who let it happen obviously have to be replaced. This is an epoch defining failure and we have to turn the page completely.
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- Reposted by Lauren PersoffIn WI yesterday, Schimel got 232k more votes than Dan Kelly, the 2023 GOP-backed nominee for the court. That was in line with what Rs wanted. In 2023, it would have been a win. It wasn’t bc Dems added 265k votes.
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- Reposted by Lauren PersoffA recent study found that cervical cancer deaths in young women have plummeted since the introduction of the human papillomavirus vaccine.
- Reposted by Lauren Persoffone of the stories Kevin Drum championed over his career was the causative link between environmental lead poisoning and other societal ills. I think it's one of the most important stories of the last 20 years and Drum was one of the main reasons people knew about it. RIP
- Kevin Drum died on Friday. jabberwocking.com/health-updat...
- Reposted by Lauren Persoff🚨 BREAKING: After torpedoing yesterday’s meeting with Zelensky, JD Vance fled to Vermont for vacation—only to be met by hundreds of furious protesters. Couldn’t have happened to a better guy!
- Reposted by Lauren PersoffWe have reached North Korean levels of sycophantry. From NY-24’s Claudia Tenney 👇 tenney.house.gov/media/press-...
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- Reposted by Lauren Persoffif I understand American politics correctly, progressivism is something that requires 60 senate votes to work, while national conservatism doesn’t require any votes at all
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- Reposted by Lauren PersoffI honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world. Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
- Canada joins the US but not as a single state; instead, as 60 states each with the same population as North Dakota and therefore a total of 120 senators.
