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Laurie B Ashton

@lb_ash

Attorney, Activist, Nuke Abolitionist, Mom, Nana, Doberman Lover

 Santa Barbara, CA
Joined February 2014
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JUST FILED: We joined @amnesty, @hrw, @IpasOrg, and @FoleyHoag to challenge Idaho's abortion ban at the Supreme Court. Our amicus brief makes it clear that this law is a blatant violation of the human rights of pregnant people in Idaho. Read the brief: globaljusticecenter.net/wp-c…
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Elise Keppler@EliseKeppler29 Mar 2024
So glad @GlobalJusticeC could work with @hrw @amnesty @IpasOrg & @FoleyHoag to submit an amicus to the US Supreme Court in the case challenging Idaho's near total abortion ban alongside so many other committed groups and experts. & thanks @nwlc for keeping efforts coordinated!
National Women's Law Center (@nwlc) profile pictureNational Women's Law Center@nwlc29 Mar 2024
BREAKING: We, @BlackWomensRJ, @LatinaInstitute, @NAPAWF, and a broad coalition of 98 partners, just filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court. nwlc.org/press-release/exper…
Experts in Law, Medicine, Business, Reproductive Rights, and Gender Justice Call on the Supreme...

Experts in Law, Medicine, Business, Reproductive Rights, and Gender Justice Call on the Supreme...

WASHINGTON D.C. – On Thursday, March 28, 2024, a broad coalition of major medical organizations, physicians, people who have been denied critical health- and life-saving emergency abortion care,...

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Nuclear Age Peace Fn
@napf28 Sep 2023
Mark your calendars 🗓️ for October 18! We honor Jeffrey Sachs, professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development @Columbia. Sachs also serves as an SDG Advocate under Sec Gen António Guterres, among others. More👉: noozhawk.com/jeffrey-d-sachs…
Jeffrey D. Sachs Wins Nuclear Age Peace Foundation’s Distinguished Peace Leadership Award

Jeffrey D. Sachs Wins Nuclear Age Peace Foundation’s Distinguished Peace Leadership Award

Jeffrey D. Sachs Jeffrey D. Sachs, one of the most influential thinkers of our time, will be honored with the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation’s 2023

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@napf7 Sep 2023
Join us for our 37th Annual Evening for Peace on Wednesday October 18! This year, we honor Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, champion of a just, peaceful, and sustainable world. Enjoy a wonderful evening and celebrate Prof. Sachs in Santa Barbara. Details: wagingpeace.org/37th-evening….
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Eric Topol
@EricTopol22 Sep 2023
"The U.S. must also recognize how anti-science rhetoric has emerged as a new lethal force and find mechanisms to halt its advance." "The unvaccinated were targeted by a well-financed and newly politicized anti-vaccine movement." latimes.com/opinion/story/20… by @PeterHotez @latimes
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Nuclear Age Peace Fn
@napf7 Sep 2023
Join us for our 37th Annual Evening for Peace on Wednesday October 18! This year, we honor Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, champion of a just, peaceful, and sustainable world. Enjoy a wonderful evening and celebrate Prof. Sachs in Santa Barbara. Details: wagingpeace.org/37th-evening….
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Kamala Harris
@KamalaHarris22 Aug 2023
.@JoeBiden has taken on the @NRA and won. He can do it again.
A quote from President Biden that reads: "I am determined to ban assault weapons. I did it once before, and I'll do it again." -President Joe Biden

ALT A quote from President Biden that reads: "I am determined to ban assault weapons. I did it once before, and I'll do it again." -President Joe Biden

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Ladies & gentlemen, I give you… Jon Stewart
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This story has been brewing in me for a long time. @Columbia #Oppenheimer #nuclearban thebulletin.org/2023/07/post…

Post-‘Oppenheimer,’ what we should do to dismantle the nuclear Doomsday Machine

Dismantling what Daniel Ellsberg called the nuclear “Doomsday Machine” would involve dramatic reductions in current nuclear arsenals and consistent efforts to reduce the possibility of inadvertent...

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Rachel Maddow
@maddow10 Jul 2023
Under Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, nearly 220,000 Arkansas residents have lost their health insurance coverage. Just since April 1.
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@meganmesserly10 Jul 2023
Arkansas just released its June Medicaid renewal data — which means we now have data for three of the six months of its unwinding process. Nearly 220,000 Arkansans have lost coverage since April 1, nearly 150,000 of them for procedural reasons.
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Joe Biden
@JoeBiden22 Jun 2023
It’s time to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. We did it once before, we can do it again.
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Barb McQuade
@BarbMcQuade21 Jun 2023
Pro tip: If you’re a Supreme Court justice, don’t take free trips, even when the seat on the billionaire’s private plane would “otherwise go unoccupied.” Normal people don’t get free fishing trips to Alaska. It is not your winning personality that makes you different.
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Elizabeth Warren
@ewarren12 Jun 2023
I’ll be blunt: it is our moral obligation to tackle the climate crisis and protect the planet for our children and grandchildren. Let’s get it done.
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Nuclear Age Peace Fn
@napf8 Jun 2023
In giving the 19th Annual #KellyLecture, @IvanaNHughes joined a long line of distinguished lecturers: Noam Chomsky, Daniel Ellsberg, Helen Caldicott, Mairead Maguire, Dennis Kucinich, Oliver Stone, and many more. Learn about #nuclearweapons and why and how we must abolish them! #nuclearban #TPNW #science Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=-o4fCSMm…
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Kamala Harris
@KamalaHarris4 May 2023
Let's get it done.
“Congress must pass an assault weapons ban. President Joe Biden will sign it." —Vice President Kamala Harris

ALT “Congress must pass an assault weapons ban. President Joe Biden will sign it." —Vice President Kamala Harris

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"The independent state legislature theory is not a real legal doctrine — it’s a raw exercise of power. We need to fight this as a political fight, not an academic fight." democracydocket.com/opinion/…
An Elite Power Grab Dressed in Academic Robes

An Elite Power Grab Dressed in Academic Robes

Opinion | If you have not heard of the independent state legislature theory, congratulations. You lead a happier life than I do.

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We are demanding a vote on the assault weapons ban. We are demanding a vote on universal background checks. We are demanding a vote to protect our children’s lives.
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SBCountyOEM
@SBCountyOEM14 Mar 2023
⚠️EVACUATION WARNING in effect for identified properties & areas in Santa Barbara County associated w/ Alisal, Cave & Thomas Fire Burn Scars. 🚨EVACUATION ORDER will be in effect for all 3 areas at 8 a.m., Tues., March 14. ▶️MORE INFO: ReadySBC.org.
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Soledad O'Brien
@soledadobrien9 Mar 2023
This is an interesting thread:
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Let’s ban assault weapons again.
Ban assault weapons.

ALT Ban assault weapons.

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Steve Schmidt
@SteveSchmidtSES4 Feb 2023
If you live in a state where books are being banned, the Brooklyn Public Library offers a free eCard nationwide to those aged 13 to 21 to access their entire digital catalog for one year in an effort to combat this terrible act. Link here: bklynlibrary.org/media/press…
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