Lauren Vreeland Long

Tell Your Senators: Protect our Democracy, Vote NO on the SAVE Act Contact Congress today!

Tell your Senators: Oppose the SAVE Act. The stakes are too high to sit this one out!

‘The Last Republican’ Review: Adam Kinzinger Makes an Engaging Doc Subject in Portrait of an Anti-Trump Conservative Steve Pink's documentary chronicles the former Republican congressman's valiant efforts to defy his own party and preserve democracy.

Review of my documentary The Last Republican from The Hollywood Reporter. They may call it courageous, but my own party calls it betrayal. You decide. Watch it for free on YouTube at the link in my reply.

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Fourth-quarter GDP revised down to just 0.7% growth; January core inflation was 3.1% The PCE price index for January was expected to show headline inflation at 2.9% and core at 3.1%.

Fourth-quarter GDP revised down to just 0.7% growth; January core inflation was 3.1% www.cnbc.com/2026/03/13/f...

Breaking News: The U.S. was responsible for a missile strike on an Iranian school, an ongoing military investigation found. The inquiry said the strike — which Iranian officials said killed at least 175 people — was the result of a targeting mistake.

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Fourth-quarter GDP revised down to just 0.7% growth; January core inflation was 3.1% The PCE price index for January was expected to show headline inflation at 2.9% and core at 3.1%.

The war is a mess and the immigration policy is a disaster but at least the economy is o— www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/03/...

Still not sure if we need Medicare for All?

Men Do Not Vote Like They Care About the Legality of Abortion Dr. Michal Raucher is a 2025-2026 PRRI Public Fellow focusing on reproductive health and rights. She is also an Associate Professor of Jewish Studies at Rutgers University. In January 2026…

Nearly half of women who said abortion should be legal also said they would only vote for a candidate who shared their views (43%), compared with just 32% of men. That's a significant gender gap.

Opinion | The Justice Department Wants to Make It Safe for Government Lawyers to Lie

Too much to keep track of, but don't sleep on AG Bondi's new proposed rule that would let DOJ lawyers avoid key ethics checks that prohibit lying to court. Ratcheting up the assault on courts & the reality-based world at the same time. Mine in today's NYT. (Gift Link)

Since 1994, immigrants have paid more in taxes than they receive in benefits every year.

Do not believe the lies you hear about immigrants.

They are good for society and the economy.

Talarico on Trumpworld's "short term pain" talking point: "I'd like them to tell that to the parents of the American troops who have lost their lives. That is not short term pain. That is pain that will last forever ... no one asked for this."

Voting should be as easy as possible. If someone wants to make voting harder, they don't want to prevent fraud. They just don't want you to vote.

That being said, our ability to vote doesn't matter if we don't use it.

Protect your right to vote. Use your right to vote.

Tell Your Senators: Oppose Markwayne Mullin for DHS Secretary Contact Congress today!

Everyone should do this!

Gov. Wes Moore names March 20 ‘MeatOut Day in Maryland’ Moore said eating less meat lowers the risk of various ailments including heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, various cancers and diabetes.

I love all of my Northeast/Mid-Atlantic people but in all my years I cannot wrap my head around what tf is going on in Maryland. Love y'all tho 🤨
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On a walk around #Conwy yesterday, I spotted something I hadn't noticed before. This magnificent #Gothic railway arch, built in 1840, through the #Medieval walls. It even continues the castellated parapet! Zoom in, and you can see where bits were chipped away as trains got bigger! #photograph #photo

The genius businessman strikes again

WARREN: Has Rubio made any request for transcom to help evacuate Americans out of Middle East?


REED: State made a request on Feb 28 & we have provided some assistance

W: When we called them yesterday, they said they haven't asked you for assistance. Can you explain that?

R: I cannot explain that

European rights body says abortion refusal complaints in Poland have ceased The number of ‌legal abortions in Poland doubled in 2024, while complaints to Polish authorities over conscience clause refusals in the country have ceased, the Council of Europe said on Thursday.

The number of ‌legal abortions in Poland doubled in 2024, while complaints to Polish authorities over conscience clause refusals in the country have apparently ceased. The government had told hospitals they are obliged to provide abortion on the legal grounds of a woman's ​mental health.

Murphy: I have great sympathy for our soldiers and our military leaders they are being given directions by a senile old man who is losing his mind. And so it's no surprise that this war is going horribly

Lawyer: You don't regret that people might have lost income?

Cavanaugh (DOGE): No, I think it was more important to reduce the federal deficit from two trillion dollars to close to zero.

Lawyer: Did you reduce the federal deficit?

Cavanaugh: No, we didn't.

Gen. Grynkewich: "What I've observed over the course of studying air power in history is that any time you attack a civilian population, you usually end up finding that it just hardens their resolve."

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I hope you are all writing to Mike Lee about his desire to open this whole area up to mining.....

Colorado AG Phil Weiser: We're gonna have a lot of work to repair the Justice Department, to repair the rule of law on the other side of this administration.

Legacy media is failing democracy. Rather than just complain, I did something about. Six years ago I started Democracy Docket from scratch. Now it has more than 400,000 subscribers. But to help protect democracy, it needs to grow and scale. Subscribing now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

Tweet by Adam Kinzinger responding to a post about the U.S. using low-cost interceptors against Iranian drones, suggesting Ukraine provided the technology. The image shows Donald Trump speaking at a podium during a White House event.

My my, how it’s come full circle.

This administration is committing Watergate level crimes multiple times per week—and those are the ones we know about. It’s crazy to think about what else will come out after.

It’s absolutely essential these criminals are held responsible for their crimes. We must end elite impunity.

Connect the dots

Mirrored Mountain Majesty - Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park, British Columbia 🇨🇦

#reflection #lake #blueskyartshow #calm #tranquility #mirror #pano #photography #landscapephotography #clouds #travel #britishcolumbia #panorama #nature #snow #sky #naturephotography #mountains #forest #hike #canada

Another word you might use for it is "looting".

"This appears to be the first administration to take such widespread advantage of taxpayer-funded military housing to accommodate political appointees who do not have a direct connection to the military..."

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