Laurie Hertzel

Opinion | America Cannot Withstand the Economic Shock That’s Coming

Honestly, what did he THINK was going to happen? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...

Oh great

It is just after 9 p.m. in Minnesota and I'm reminding Minnesotans to eat, hydrate, take meds, etc.

Reminding folks not in Minnesota that Minnesota is still under attack from the federal government & we really need help. See below post/links.

It's one thing to start a war with no apparent plan...and then to leave Americans stranded in the war zone...but to then to joke about it? "Mike Huckabee is facing criticism after joking that Americans sheltering during Iranian attacks who become pregnant could name their child after him."

also sort of like "Bad Sisters." Did you watch that one? Also Irish. It's so dark! And yet the Irish all call it a comedy. I loved it.

We need to pass a House rule or law that requires them to work a certain number of days to get paid. Since Mike Johnson took over these people hardly ever work. When they finally come back after weeks off they work 2 days and he sends them home for 2 more weeks. It’s ridiculous.

this is absolutely astounding. the government has absolutely no idea what it is doing.

we just finished it. it's ..... weird. funny and scary. gorgeous donegal scenery. slapstick at times. confusing at times. kind of twin peaks-y, i think?

It all happened very quickly? Like spontaneously? Like the president did not have anything to do with that?

GOP Senator Corners Kristi Noem After She Denies Past Statement on ICE Killing: ‘You Said It on the Record’ Kennedy noted, “You said it on the record on January 27th, 2026. Did you? Did I read your words accurately?”

Kristi Noem. Blames "anonymous sources" for something she said on the record. These people have no shame.
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Why don't we ever use billions of dollars for good?

The World War II internment camps are pretty big aside. My best friend’s father grew up in one of them.

Could he be more sanctimonious and empty?

Trump Stays Out of Public View After U.S. Launches Military Assault on Iran

After Trump launched a new war on Iran, he did not rush back to the White House or make an Oval Office address to rally the nation as other presidents have done. He stayed at Mar-a-Lago to attend a glitzy political fundraiser. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/u...

right. she's not. she's saying she's glad the Iranian leader is gone but she does not support the war. two very different and not even conflicting things.

"That's the way it is," says the five-time draft dodger to our military families who fear their loved one in uniform could be next.

What a disgrace.

Let me be clear: we don’t even have the entirety of the Epstein files yet and they already lay bare the longest and most heinous betrayal of Americans in the history of our country.

this is amazing and beautiful.

if you believe in any form of free enterprise at all, the idea that the Pentagon can not only cut off your contract but designate you a supply chain risk and prevent other companies from buying from you just because you won't build killbots for the government should be terrifying

Rep. Ansari: “Why is the DOJ continuing to defy the Epstein Files Transparency Act by refusing to release the full Epstein files, by illegally withholding information, by deleting photos and videos of people like Howard Lutnick?”

My whistle goes everywhere with me

this cannot possibly be legal.

Re @aaronparnas.bsky.social notes that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested Americans struggling with grocery costs buy cheaper cuts of meat such as liver...drawing sharp criticism from Democrats.
Me: Kind of the opposite of 'let them eat cake.'

i am here to say that there should not be billionaires.

This is what happens, I think, when concepts are reduced to acronyms. They lose their meaning, and it's so much easier for people to reject them. We should never use those initials; we should always say what we mean. Diversity. Equity. Inclusion.

I mean, diversity: lots of different kinds of people! Equity: fairness, equality, enough for all. Inclusion: Making room for everyone. HOW HAVE PEOPLE BEEN PERSUADED THESE THINGS ARE BAD

I know I am slow, but I am still stuck at how anyone could legitimately think that diversity, equity and inclusion are anything but good things we should aspire to.

Twelve names sit at the terminal end of this financial structure. These are the people the money reached - or in some cases, the people who fed money back into it Jeffrey Epstein $785. 4M Leon Black $507 .9M Debra Black $385. 4M Ghislaine Maxwell $328.5M Brad Wechsler $250 .8M Donald Trump $64.7M Larry Visosk $44.2M Leslie Wexner $37.2M Bill Clinton $17.6M Prince Andrew $11.9M

Hillary Clinton doesn't recall meeting Jeffrey Epstein - yet we're led to believe she'll have valuable testimony.

While Leon Black had $507 million in wire transfers to Epstein's shell companies & his wife Debra Black another $385 million.

ARE WE SEEING THEIR DEPOSITIONS NEXT WEEK?

This should infuriate everyone

Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump

So, the Trump DOJ failed to release files concerning an Epstein accuser with claims involving Trump... but did manage to accidentally reveal that the files existed?

Americans are fed up with this administration’s mix of incompetence and corruption. Time to come clean.