@laylarosette.bsky.social
East Coast gal living out west. Former communications pro; op-ed writer; video producer, writer, director.
“Courage is contagious” says Jim Acosta re: Pelley. More journalists need to stand up and defend our first amendment rights!
June 3, 2026 at 9:27 PM
“Courage is contagious” says Jim Acosta re: Pelley. More journalists need to stand up and defend our first amendment rights!
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Scott Pelley took a stand.
We need more Scott Pelleys
We need more Scott Pelleys
BREAKING: CBS News has terminated 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley's contract following his vocal disagreements with the new leadership under Bari Weiss.
June 3, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Scott Pelley took a stand.
We need more Scott Pelleys
We need more Scott Pelleys
I worked for #TedTurner at #CNN when he launched 24-hour news; (we couldn't wear jeans b/c cameras showcased the newsroom for the 1st time); he owned the Braves; married Jane Fonda; launched Headline News, etc. He was wild & courageous. Perfect? Hell no! He'll be missed. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87
Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer who raced yachts, owned huge chunks of the American West and transformed the news business by launching CNN in 1980, has died at age 87.
www.pbs.org
May 7, 2026 at 1:21 AM
I worked for #TedTurner at #CNN when he launched 24-hour news; (we couldn't wear jeans b/c cameras showcased the newsroom for the 1st time); he owned the Braves; married Jane Fonda; launched Headline News, etc. He was wild & courageous. Perfect? Hell no! He'll be missed. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
Crowds of protestors rally in park in Berkeley, CA 3/28 #NoKings @maddow.bsky.social @maddowblog.bsky.social @berkeleyside.org @sfchronicle.com #Wethepeople!
March 28, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Crowds of protestors rally in park in Berkeley, CA 3/28 #NoKings @maddow.bsky.social @maddowblog.bsky.social @berkeleyside.org @sfchronicle.com #Wethepeople!
Marchers in Berkeley, 3/28 #NoKings rally. @maddow.bsky.social @maddowblog.bsky.social @berkeleyside.org @sfchronicle.bsky.social #wethepeople!
March 28, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Marchers in Berkeley, 3/28 #NoKings rally. @maddow.bsky.social @maddowblog.bsky.social @berkeleyside.org @sfchronicle.bsky.social #wethepeople!
Protestors in Berkeley, CA, 3/28 #NoKings rally. @maddow.bsky.social @msnownews.bsky.social @berkeleyside.org #WeThePeople!! @sfchronicle.bsky.social
March 28, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Protestors in Berkeley, CA, 3/28 #NoKings rally. @maddow.bsky.social @msnownews.bsky.social @berkeleyside.org #WeThePeople!! @sfchronicle.bsky.social
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U.S. measles cases hit a 30-year high, according to CDC data.
December 27, 2025 at 3:56 AM
U.S. measles cases hit a 30-year high, according to CDC data.
Watch the pulled #60Minutes segment on #CECOT, the El Salvadoran prison where migrants were tortured. Posted by Sen. Cory Booker #torture @corybooker.com @maddow.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=jieh...
The 60 Minutes Story The Trump Administration Doesn't Want You To See
YouTube video by Cory Booker
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Watch the pulled #60Minutes segment on #CECOT, the El Salvadoran prison where migrants were tortured. Posted by Sen. Cory Booker #torture @corybooker.com @maddow.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=jieh...
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Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes.
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
The One Percent’s Problem Isn’t Envy. It’s Math.
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes.
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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Each county in the Bay Area has its own hotline for reporting and verifying ICE activity. In Alameda County, it's ACILEP at (510) 241-4011, in San Francisco, it's Rapid Response at 415-200-1548.
For other counties see immigrants.sf.gov/help/rapid-r...
For other counties see immigrants.sf.gov/help/rapid-r...
If you live in San Francisco, today is a good day to familiarize yourself with the San Francisco Rapid Response Network, which has a 24-hour hotline for reporting ICE raids, actually verifies those raid reports, and does attorney activation: sfilen.org/resources/sf...
SFILEN
San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network
sfilen.org
October 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Each county in the Bay Area has its own hotline for reporting and verifying ICE activity. In Alameda County, it's ACILEP at (510) 241-4011, in San Francisco, it's Rapid Response at 415-200-1548.
For other counties see immigrants.sf.gov/help/rapid-r...
For other counties see immigrants.sf.gov/help/rapid-r...
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THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES - WHO’S A CHILD RAPIST - IS GOING TO STEAL $230 MILLION FROM US B/C HE THINKS HE’S DUE REPARATIONS FOR HAVING BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF CRIMES HE COMMITTED.
THIS IS WHILE HE SMASHES THE WHITE HOUSE & WEAPONIZES OUR MILITARY AGAINST US.
Call. Your. Reps.
202-224-3121
☎️🚨
THIS IS WHILE HE SMASHES THE WHITE HOUSE & WEAPONIZES OUR MILITARY AGAINST US.
Call. Your. Reps.
202-224-3121
☎️🚨
October 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES - WHO’S A CHILD RAPIST - IS GOING TO STEAL $230 MILLION FROM US B/C HE THINKS HE’S DUE REPARATIONS FOR HAVING BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF CRIMES HE COMMITTED.
THIS IS WHILE HE SMASHES THE WHITE HOUSE & WEAPONIZES OUR MILITARY AGAINST US.
Call. Your. Reps.
202-224-3121
☎️🚨
THIS IS WHILE HE SMASHES THE WHITE HOUSE & WEAPONIZES OUR MILITARY AGAINST US.
Call. Your. Reps.
202-224-3121
☎️🚨
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MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
More photos of No Kings rally in Berkeley, CA Oct 18, 2025 @maddow.msnbc.com @maddowblog.msnbc.com @berkeleyside.org @sfchronicle.com @sfchronicle.bsky.social @msnbc.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
More photos of No Kings rally in Berkeley, CA Oct 18, 2025 @maddow.msnbc.com @maddowblog.msnbc.com @berkeleyside.org @sfchronicle.com @sfchronicle.bsky.social @msnbc.com
No Kings protest in Berkeley, CA Oct. 18, 2025 @maddow.msnbc.com @berkeleyside.org @sfchronicle.bsky.social @msnbc.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
No Kings protest in Berkeley, CA Oct. 18, 2025 @maddow.msnbc.com @berkeleyside.org @sfchronicle.bsky.social @msnbc.com
Concerns Grow Over Dire Conditions in Immigrant Detention www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u... This is disgraceful, shocking, dreadful. This is Stalin’s playbook. Trump & his minions are hateful. @terryMoran #ProtectImmigrants #FireICE #S_MillerIsHateful #ShutICEdown
Concerns Grow Over Dire Conditions in Immigrant Detention
www.nytimes.com
June 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Concerns Grow Over Dire Conditions in Immigrant Detention www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u... This is disgraceful, shocking, dreadful. This is Stalin’s playbook. Trump & his minions are hateful. @terryMoran #ProtectImmigrants #FireICE #S_MillerIsHateful #ShutICEdown
Millions of folks protesting nationwide on #June14 was a cry for resistance. Maybe it's time to target #ICE detention centers & field offices. Here's a map by www.freedomforimmigrants.org/map Freedom for Immigrants. @maddow.msnbc.com #NoKings #HandsOff @chrislhayes.bsky.social #MeltICE #BradLander
Immigration Detention Map — Freedom for Immigrants
Map of U.S. Immigration Detention
www.freedomforimmigrants.org
June 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Millions of folks protesting nationwide on #June14 was a cry for resistance. Maybe it's time to target #ICE detention centers & field offices. Here's a map by www.freedomforimmigrants.org/map Freedom for Immigrants. @maddow.msnbc.com #NoKings #HandsOff @chrislhayes.bsky.social #MeltICE #BradLander
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#nokings protest, Albany CA June 14. @maddow.msnbc.com
June 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM
#nokings protest, Albany CA June 14. @maddow.msnbc.com
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What a legacy and what a tragedy 19thnews.org/2025/06/rep-...
Rep. Melissa Hortman, killed in targeted attack, was a champion for Minnesotan families
Hortman worked closely with Gov. Tim Walz to enact policies that prioritized children and expanded protections for abortion and gender-affirming care
19thnews.org
June 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
What a legacy and what a tragedy 19thnews.org/2025/06/rep-...
June 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM
June 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM