@lauraberman

Recovering Detroit newspaper columnist. Occasional writer, mentor, skier, would-be poetry-slammer. Standing by with good advice.

 Detroit, Michigan
Joined June 2008
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Replying to @BarbByrum @CathyHeyworth @LisaForCongress
@InvisibleJustMe Here’s your unroll: threadreaderapp.com/thread/1…

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@BarbByrum: Hi Congresswoman @LisaforCongress 👋 Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum, here! I saw this video of you at an event talking about the need to “ballot harvest” and I think there are some things...

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The future of journalism in very good hands niemanstoryboard.org/stories… via @niemanstory
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Michigan let the people decide - and the people spoke loud and clear. What happened with Roe served as an example of what is at stake if other fundamental rights are attacked.
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What @CanadaHardcover said.
Canada Hardcover 🇨🇦@CanadaHardcover15 Nov 2022
Crime Fiction Reader Alert: The next book in the fabulous August Snow series does not come out till fall next year. You have time to read the first three books in the series.
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Thank you to all who attended our Perspectives Magazine 2022 Launch Party presented by @KapnickKIG! Haven't seen the magazine? Use promo code PERSPECTIVES2022 to get $5 off. All proceeds support @CoachingDetroit. Order: detroitwritingroom.com/shop/…
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Hillary Scholten's choice: freep.com/story/opinion/cont… via @freep

Giving women a choice can also mean they choose life | Opinion

Michigan's newest congresswoman explains what choice means to one evangelical Christian

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In Novi, a couple of women voters I interviewed at a Catholic church polling precinct described themselves as conservative Republicans, they voted for Dixon for governor, were concerned about inflation/economy but were adamant supporters of Proposal 3 and abortion rights. – at Novi, MI
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Laura Berman retweeted
🦋 evilgrrl@evilgrrl7 Nov 2022
Replying to @joshtpm
If someone's goal is to reduce misinformation, it would behoove them to check quotes before tweeting them. This quote was NOT from Voltaire. reuters.com/article/factchec…

Fact Check: ‘To learn who rules over you’ quote wrongly attributed to Voltaire

A quote shared on social sites is wrongly attributed to the French writer and philosopher Voltaire. White nationalist Kevin Alfred Strom penned the quote.

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Pretty wild detail. Republicans earlier this year believed they could unseat Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. Since the primary, there has been $0 in disclosed independent expenditures by committees opposing her.
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New @detroitnews/@Local4News poll: @gretchenwhitmer 52% @TudorDixon 43% 3rd party 3% Undecided 2% detroitnews.com/story/news/p… via @CraigDMauger – at Roseville, MI

GOP's Tudor Dixon gains ground, but Gov. Gretchen Whitmer still leads in Michigan: new poll

The new poll results showed Gov. Gretchen Whitmer holds a significant advantage, but Tudor Dixon has cut into the margin in the race's final days.

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Chief Justice Bridget McCormack: Michigan’s Best Public Servant lessenberryink.com/2022/09/2… via @Lessenberry Ink

Chief Justice Bridget McCormack: Michigan’s Best Public Servant - Lessenberry Ink

Chief Justice Bridget McCormack resorted the integrity of the Michigan Supreme Court and did much to improve the legal system – but after a decade, is voluntarily stepping down

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Dana Nessel@dananessel31 Jul 2022
⁦Why close-ups of the top of the ⁦@MichiganDems⁩ ticket never work out so great.
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The latest Trump grift? Burying Ivana at their golf club. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

Opinion | The latest Trump grift? Burying Ivana at their golf club.

Is the former president going after her grave's apparent tax benefits?

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General Milley said Pence was very clear "get the military down here... put down this situation." Trump's COC Meadows said "we have to kill the narrative that the vice president is making all the decisions." Milley said: "politics, politics, politics." #HATH
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We're gearing up for our 3rd summer of Journalism Camp! Our Detroit & New York coaches can't wait to meet the amazing group of students we'll have joining us from across the US! If you'd like to sponsor a student, there's still time! Visit coachingdetroitforward.org/d… for details.
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Laura Berman retweeted
Tom George@TheTomGeorge2 Jun 2022
Hawaii has the lowest gun death rate in the country — Hawaii also requires permits with a mandatory 14 day waiting period, an age requirement of being 21 to buy a gun, and bans on assault weapons and magazines with more than 10 rounds. – at Honolulu, HI
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We don't need 18-year-olds who aren't old enough to vote buying weapons, either.
Patton Oswalt
@pattonoswalt15 May 2022
We don’t need gun control. We just need to avoid churches, malls, supermarkets, mosques, concerts, synagogues, cinemas, parks, pre-schools, middle schools, high schools, college campuses, mass transportation, the outdoors in general… (1/513)
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Replacement theory sounds like theoretical physics. The label should be "replacement conspiracy theory." #Not Einstein #Not Science #Replacement Conspiracy Theory
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Jess Dweck@TheDweck3 May 2022
I know this seems bad but we can’t just pack the court— people would lose trust in the institution that just told all women to fuck off and die
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