Laurel McClure

Love my family, my dog, practicing medicine and practicing democracy.

[Thread Reader App @threadreaderapp]

@GregLandsman Your thread is going viral! #TopUnroll https://t.co/DmdrX8JL37 🙏🏼@PatrickDowns for 🥇unroll

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

NEW

Congresswoman @AOC just did a nearly hour long live where she shared her grave concerns with replacing President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee.

Here’s the full video minus the very short intro she did on other work she is doing at the moment.

[Joe @JoeTurksta]

The amount of manual work needed to fix the world right now. The Crowdstrike Falcon Sensor update has bricked Microsoft servers and PCs. This appears the only way to fix it… some big shifts for IT Engineers coming up. This will take ages

[Tim Graham 🌻 [email protected] @timothyjgraham]

The cause of the Microsoft / Crowdstrike outage

credit: @xkcdComic

https://t.co/Ngq5ZJ89Ln

[Steven Pifer @steven_pifer]

I prefer vice presidential candidates who have not been endorsed by Russia's foreign minister.

[Darvaish @Darvaish37]

@JeromeAdamsMD @mchristiansen83 Also the sheer numbers of year- round infections, 1 or more times a year, is much higher than flu. To say nothing of post acute effects… long covid c3.5% risk for Omicron, better but still substantial https://t.co/QusoaSGgnE

[Just saying @kangaroos991]

Sadly, many thought Hillary was going to win against Trump in 2016, so they didn't vote! Let's not make that mistake again; the stakes are FAR too high!

Raise a ✋ if you're with @MarkHamill 🙋‍♂️
#StopTrump #VoteBlueDownBallot 💙

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: Donald Trump has fallen asleep during Don Jr’s speech. Looks like Donald Trump was one of the many participating in the 20% drop off in viewership of the Republican National Convention since 2016.

[Mark Hamill @MarkHamill]

IMMEDIATE FOLLOW.

@PsychoPAC24 instantly becomes an important factor in our efforts to preserve democracy.

Thank you @gtconway3d.

[Ben Meiselas @meiselasb]

Donald Trump said the following at his RNC speech tonight:

1. He asked if people knew his friend the “late great Hannibal Lecter.”

2. He praised Hungary’s authoritarian leader Viktor Orban.

3. He said North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un missed him.

4. He attacked the UAW Union.

5. He called COVID “the China Virus.”

6. He said he was buying votes in Wisconsin.

7. He thought Scott Walker was still the Governor of Wisconsin and praised his leadership. The Governor is Democrat Tony Evers who did not attend.

8. He said he was going to “take over the Auto Industry.”

9. He called Nancy Pelosi “Crazy Nancy.”

10. He said he wanted to hold the next Republican Convention in Venezuela.

11. He spread lies about the 2020 election.

12. He bragged that the Taliban called him “your excellency” and said they probably don’t call President Biden that.

All the receipts are here: https://t.co/urQA6HWz1Z

[Norman Ornstein @NormOrnstein]

I just watched the Lester Holt interview with Biden. Biden was fine. Lester Holt represented everything that is cringeworthy about today's journalism. Equated Biden's criticism of Trump with Trump saying he would be a dictator on day one, would pardon violent insurrectionists, called migrants animals.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Update from the Secret Service:

“During Former President Trump’s campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on the evening of July 13 at approximately 6:15 p.m., a suspected shooter fired multiple shots toward the stage from an elevated position outside of the rally venue. U.S. Secret Service personnel neutralized the shooter, who is now deceased. U.S. Secret Service quickly responded with protective measures and Former President Trump is safe. One spectator was killed, and two spectators were critically injured. This incident is currently under investigation. And the Secret Service has notified the FBI.”

[Secretary Pete Buttigieg @SecretaryPete]

In this horrible moment, encouraged to hear President Trump’s team indicate that the former president is doing well.

An entire nation must speak with one voice today to completely and unequivocally reject all political violence.

[Jim Stewartson, Decelerationist 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸 @jimstewartson]

@OliviaTroye Oh you mean this guy?

[Ben Wikler @benwikler]

Kicked off canvasses and knocked on doors in Shorewood, Menomonee Falls, and Bay View today. Undecided voters brought up abortion first, and then drug prices. Think Trump is an awful person.

You can't wring your hands when you're rolling up your sleeves.

[Jack Hopkins @thejackhopkins]

I’ve sat down and talked to several people today belonging to the LGTBQ community. They were all very happy to talk to me and share their views and perspectives. That’s not the story, here, however:

The story is that all seven of them throughout the day, grew very uneasy when I gently asked if they’d be willing to go on camera.

4 of the 7 told me they are afraid of being identified by those who are threatening people in the LGTBQ community.

Why is a straight male like me so pissed off about this? Because we should ALL be pissed off when contributing members of our society are being treated like this.

As a nation, we don’t have a very good track record of getting pissed off soon enough when it comes to coming to the aid of our fellow citizens who are in distress and being threatened or abused.

We MUST buck hard against any movement that shows its ugly head when this is happening. We can’t wait for someone else to do it.

#GoFirst

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

So, let’s go win this thing. Let’s do what needs to be done. Let’s put in the work and lean on each other and stand shoulder-to-shoulder in this fight.

I believe in us.

/thread

Full essay version available here: https://t.co/bAvIx3jimf

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

But I do implicitly trust Mr. Biden. I believe him to be highly competent, incredibly sharp, and in possession of an emotional intelligence that far exceeds any given capable politician. And I’ve met (and personally known) many capable, successful political leaders in my life.

[Jasmine Crockett @JasmineForUS]

Let me make this crystal clear…
1) I don’t have a problem speaking my mind to the press If I have something to say.
2) I don’t violate the confidences of my colleagues in our closed door meetings. I’ve had practice with keeping people’s most private conversations; private (atty/client privilege).
3) if someone tries to recount my words, DON’T… I know how to convey them myself.
4) finally, I did attend the caucus meeting, today. I DID NOT speak! Out of respect for my colleagues that hadn’t been heard, I listened. I’ve been on local & national news, both print & tv, on panels, podcasts, social media, possibly even radio… I HAVE SAID WHAT I SAID & haven’t changed, PERIOD!
5) RECAP; JOE BIDEN IS THE NOMINEE. He said he’s not stepping down & so I, Congresswoman Jasmine Felicia Crockett, Esq., AM RIDING WITH BIDEN; Period! I’ll do everything within my power to educate people about the threat that exists within project 2025, MAGA, Trump, etc. I am ready to work for the PEOPLE!!

[HawaiiDelilah™ 🥥🌴🌊 @HawaiiDelilah]

We need @MeidasTouch now more than ever since the regular media appears to have lost its fucking collective mind.