Lauren Coffee

Co-Director of Policy and Advocacy @ACLUTX. Hockey fan. #TexasHockey. Alum of: @GinaOrtizJones, @HillaryClinton, @BarackObama. (All views are my own)

[Lauren Coffee @lfcoffee]

I’m not trying to be remembered. I’m trying to get the link for the zoom meeting.

[Zunaira Ai @ZunairaAi]

STOP STARTING YOUR EMAILS WITH:

“I HOPE YOU’RE DOING WELL.”

IT’S CORRECT. IT’S POLITE. AND IT’S ALSO ONE OF THE MOST FORGETTABLE OPENINGS THERE IS.

IF YOU WANT SOMEONE TO REPLY, DON’T START LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

START WITH INTENTION.

HERE ARE 10 ALTERNATIVES: 👇

[Lauren Coffee @lfcoffee]

I’ll take it.

[Michael @_britmonkey]

Most political compass tests are stupid and outdated, so I have created a political test that only focuses on REAL ISSUES of the 2020s. 64 questions that score you on four axes, including "Chud v Woke" and "Techbro v Luddite"

Reply with your results & tell me if it was accurate

[Krystal Ball @krystalball]

Pretty revealing that what galvanized “centrist” Dems was losing to a couple DSA candidates not for example, losing to a bunch of corrupt fascists who want to end Democracy.

[🇺🇸JohnyBot🦍👍 @Johnyalamo]

East Dallas is badass... far better than that "Far North Dallas" branding thing @caraathome's trying to pull off w @CityOfDallas .

We got culture over here, ya'll got...suburbs?
Thanks @dallas_observer !

[Jill Filipovic @JillFilipovic]

Workplaces should have paid leave that workers can take when they are sick. Most women can work while on their periods. If some are in severe pain, they should be able to call out -- ditto if someone has the flu, is having a miscarriage, whatever. But we do not need period-specific legislation that treats women like we're physically and mentally incapacitated for 3-6 days out of every month.

[Lia Assimakopoulos @Lassimak]

Allen native J.P. Hurlbert was chosen 23rd overall by the Detroit Red Wings.

His parents met in Michigan, and he became a hockey fan watching the Red Wings as a kid.

Hurlbert is the first native Texan taken in the first round since 2013.

[Lauren Coffee @lfcoffee]

Seems like a real missed opportunity that we aren’t selling ranch at the duty-free store at the airport.

[ABC News @ABC]

International World Cup fans visiting the U.S. have gone crazy for ranch, the quintessential American salad dressing and dip, prompting some to even attempt to bring the creamy condiment abroad.

Read more: https://t.co/w6frfbYztx

[Lauren Coffee @lfcoffee]

We actually don’t need to hear from tampering Bill Guerin. Thanks.

[ABC News @ABC]

BREAKING: The Texas State Board of Education has voted to make Bible passages required reading in public schools. https://t.co/TxUt0CPEky

[CNN @CNN]

Texas is on the verge of mandating more than 5 million of its public school students to study Bible stories, as the state emerges as a leader in a national conservative effort to infuse Christian teachings into American classrooms. https://t.co/dEFkVVJadA

[Lauren Coffee @lfcoffee]

@heatedrivalnews @thenation Dropping in to give my usual disclaimer that that map is great but can be a little misleading because most of those grey states are only at 0 because there state legislatures only meet every other year.

[Jesus Freakin Congress @TheJFreakinC]

🚨BREAKING: ICE agents stalked a U.S. citizen, at a POLLING PLACE, to pressure her into deleting her post, from JANUARY, about indicting ICE agent, Jonathan Ross.

The exact post read: The ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in broad daylight has been identified as Jonathan Ross by the Minnesota Star Tribune. I think today is a great day for Jonathan to be indicted!

FEDERAL AGENTS walked into a polling place… one of the most protected civic spaces we have… to intimidate a citizen, over political speech, about holding law enforcement accountable.

The document they handed her said…

“This notice officially informs you that it is unlawful to threaten to assault, kidnap, and/or murder a federal official or that federal official’s immediate family member with the intent to impede, intimidate, and/or interfere with the federal official’s duties or retaliate against a federal official due to the performance of their duties,”

The document also said she could be subject to both federal and state prosecution.

And just to be clear… The post, in question, wasn’t “doxxing.”

Doxxing is releasing private, non-public information. Repeating publicly reported facts… is not that.

Because law enforcement’s identities are not supposed to be private information, especially when they have been involved in the death, or shooting, of a civilian…

But, instead of upholding the constitution, the current administration is attempting to stretch “threatening” language to cover political speech they don’t like.

And let’s talk about election integrity…

Polling places are legally restricted civic spaces. It is illegal to deploy federal troops, or armed federal law enforcement, to any polling place.

Using that space to confront someone, over speech about federal agents, is highly inappropriate at minimum… and potentially unlawful.

And this isn’t the first instance federal agents have hunted U.S. citizens down to silence calls for government accountability.

Which should alarm everyone…

Because a government that punishes scrutiny instead of answering it, is not a government holding its agents accountable…

It’s a system telling you its agents are above it.

[Lauren Coffee @lfcoffee]

@DallasMocha I’m definitely yelling if they trade Robo! At the team, by tagging them.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, and deservedly so. I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy."

[Lauren Coffee @lfcoffee]

I can assure you that you not being turned on is just another check in the positive column for us.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Watters: The bisexual thing—guys aren’t into that. When a girl's bisexual, we don't trust her. We don't trust her. The ones I've met are super weird. So to say you're bisexual, it's not a turn on. It's not a turn on.

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

BREAKING: @AOC just introduced the AI Data Center Moratorium Act in the House.

The bill would ban the construction of data centers until Congress addresses the economic, environmental, and safety impacts of AI.

[Lauren Coffee @lfcoffee]

This is so weird. You always have a choice- asking for a trade doesn’t mean you get one; you’re still under contract. These teams are acting like they have no leverage.

[NHL Rumour Report @NHLRumourReport]

Michael Russo: Minnesota made a big offer for Brady Tkachuk; it was the equivalent of four first-round picks; the Senators had no choice but to accept the Panthers’ offer; Tkachuk...had become intent on joining forces with his brother, Matthew, in Florida - The Athletic (6/23)

[Monjula Ray 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🥥 @queerBengali]

My mother texted me during the Biden debate and said ‘how could Obama and Pelosi have allowed this to happen, why didn’t they stop him from running’

And I think of my mom very often as the average liberal Dem voter.

This is why i think a lot of this, is about that moment. And a loss of faith in the adults in the room.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

I don’t know man, who is “the Democratic Party” if it’s not the voters?Democratic voters choose candidates, not party leaders. And party leaders need to listen to what voters are telling us - and right now they are demanding our party be bolder.