Sophie Lawton @lawton_sophie Twitter profile

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

11 months

I watched many hours of Charlie Kirk's Pastors Summit so you don't have to. Yes, they suggested drowning anyone who introduced kids to LGBTQ ideas. Multiple times.

Turning Point USA’s Pastors Summit featured Christian nationalist ideology and right-wing hatred

At a recent conference of pastors from across the country hosted by Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA, speakers promoted Christian nationalist ideas and pushed right-wing talking points about the...

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

8 months

We watched 258 PragerU Kids videos so you don't have to. Here's the worst of what we saw. This is two months in the making and I'm so glad we finally get to share it!

Research file: We watched every PragerU Kids video. Here are the lowlights.

A cartoon Booker T. Washington distorting the history of the Civil War. A narrator explaining that embracing climate denialism is akin to participating in the Warsaw Uprising. An instructional video...

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

1 year

The second Dominion filing was an insane read back to front but this part made me laugh out loud. Murdoch calls Bannon and Megyn Kelly no-gos on Fox for being "fringe" but immediately wants to host QAnon figurehead Mike Flynn

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

9 months

Twitter/X doesn’t know these are two different image files

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

9 months

BREAKING: Allie Beth Stuckey and other right-wing antifeminists are not happy with the rising popularity of misogyny in the tradwife movement - so how much women hating is the right amount? Whatever gets the most attention.

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@lawton_sophie

8 months

*just want to clarify this is sarcasm and I absolutely do not agree with Allie Beth Stuckey. Her religious views are poisonous and disgusting! 🫶 also i do not have a child

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

9 months

I had to watch hours of PragerU Kids content but the result is this great article by @johnknefel and the laugh-out-loud outrageous clips in the thread below

johnknefel

@johnknefel

9 months

NEW: Florida just approved PragerU Kids’ right-wing propaganda videos for use in public school classrooms. There's copaganda, celebrations of colonialism, and more. Follow along for some lessons DeSantis et al are foisting on students. Me at @mmfa

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@lawton_sophie

8 months

Don't worry babe Allie Beth says we can kiss before marriage as along as we don't get too horny

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

11 months

NEW: Chances are you've seen a viral clip from the Whatever Dating Talk podcast. The extremely misogynistic show known for online clips insulting female guests is filling a gap between manosphere online spaces and mainstream right wing media

The viral and misogynistic Dating Talk podcast platforms right-wing media figures

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

1 year

a little breaking news for your monday. "Rupert provided Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, with Fox confidential information about Biden’s ads, along with debate strategy"

New Dominion filing: Rupert Murdoch provided Jared Kushner with confidential information about...

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

9 months

This is the stupidest tweet I've ever read whether it's intentionally divisive or not. Extremely disappointing and not at all representative of many Mainer's opinion on student loan debt

Congressman Jared Golden

@RepGolden

9 months

I've always held the opinion that working class Mainers shouldn't foot the bill for someone else's choices. Once again, radical leftist elites prove they don't understand Maine. #mepolitics

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@lawton_sophie

1 year

some right wing pundits have been actively reading and sharing mmfa articles and to that I say, great! they're good articles!

Dr Jordan B Peterson

@jordanbpeterson

1 year

Responding to

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

1 year

The classic War Room - Newsmax - Fox News - CNN pipeline. New from me @mmfa

A right-wing smear campaign against a lawyer investigating Trump makes the leap from right-wing...

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

11 months

banger headline by @AriDrennen

Media Matters

@mmfa

11 months

Edgelords at risk of falling off: Daily Wire hosts confirm YouTube strikes, suspensions

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

2 years

You can read all about Jenna’s horrible takes here!

Trump senior adviser and pundit Jenna Ellis has a long trail of toxic anti-LGBTQ remarks

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

9 months

@abughazalehkat I don’t particular love horror or gore but I really enjoyed Barbarian!!!

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

1 year

In an especially disturbing anti-trans segment today Matt Walsh blamed the lack of a cure for cancer on the advancement of gender affirming surgeries. Later in the episode he told his audience the "appropriate response" to trans women is "mockery" [deleted and fixed typo]

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

7 months

The Daily Wire launched their new children's programming under the terrible name Bentkey and it's ... bad. From me: The Daily Wire claims current children’s programming is too woke. Its answer is in large part re-dubbed old European cartoons.

The Daily Wire claims current children’s programming is too woke. Its answer is in large part...

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

1 year

Read more about the important Murdoch discoveries:

Rupert Murdoch admits in new Dominion filing that Fox knew election fraud conspiracy theories were...

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

8 months

Unfortunately we can't go to our gay child's wedding because it would be celebrating a sin😕

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

3 years

I was bummed to not be in DC today but Maine is also in party mode 🎉🎉

Michele McDonald

@michelePPH

3 years

Congress St erupts w honking, etc, after Joe Biden was elected the next president of the U.S.

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

2 years

Spent the week listening to far-right influencers repeat Russian propaganda about the events in Bucha. Read about it here:

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

1 year

So true bestie

Megyn Kelly asks why Maria Bartiromo, Jeanine Pirro, and Suzanne Scott still work at Fox "if this...

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

6 years

Donna Bell is my personal hero and I wish everyone had the chance to be taught by her. She is a BLESSING in ohills

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

2 years

New from me (?!) and @peltzmadeline - how the Libs of TikTok Twitter account has become a pipeline of anti-LGBTQ+ content for Fox News

Fox News is using the "Libs of TikTok" Twitter account like a wire service for anti-LGBTQ attacks

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

2 years

New from me! RWM is raging over the Biden admin's plans to protect LGBTQ students with Title IX language. Their anger and messaging has resulted in threats of violence against schools.

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

2 years

imagine thinking it’s Christian to be homophobic 😬😬 super cringe allie

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

2 years

It's simply not true that Libs of TikTok is just sharing liberal content - I wrote about the extent of harassment we've seen coming from the account and it's followers in 2022.

"Libs of TikTok" has used Twitter to target over 200 individual teachers, schools, and districts in...

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

8 months

I remember every single person, including some of my friends, who were character witnesses for my assailant in college. When I think about what they decided to stand for it makes me sick. The victims will never forget this on top of the trauma they already have.

Pop Base

@PopBase

8 months

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis apologize for writing letters in support of Danny Masterson.

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

10 months

To no one's surprise Terry Schilling said some whack things on Timcast last night. Specifically that no-fault divorce is leading us towards ransacking criminal orphans as proven by a 1926 Atlantic article

On Timcast IRL, Terry Schilling claims no-fault divorce will lead to our cities being “ransacked”...

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

2 years

The Tucker Carlson Original on Blake Masters is 70% violent crime b-roll.. can’t imagine why that would be

Study: Fox prime-time hosts turn crime into a political weapon against Democrats

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

6 years

hey hey hey #NewProfilePic

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

8 years

#growingupinMaine having a landline phone in 2016 because there are no cell towers anywhere

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

1 year

Insane 2022 at @mmfa . Special thanks to @peltzmadeline , @justinhorowitz_ , @johnknefel , @existentialfish and more for making this year great. I never knew how much really loving your job can do for you until I experienced it!

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

1 year

just in: babies are not good

Jason S. Campbell

@JasonSCampbell

1 year

Caller: "Look at a baby, they're good. They're not evil --" Prager: "They're not good. No, they're not good. And they're not evil. They're not good. Babies are not good. Babies are innocent"

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

8 years

Help 2 year old me plz

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

7 years

Officially studying at American University in DC next semester 🎉🎉🎉

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

8 years

Heck yea

UberFacts

@UberFacts

8 years

According to a study, Alaska is the worst state for gender equality, while Maine is the best.

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

6 months

🧵Last month in Florida my uncle threatened my parents lives with a legally owned firearm. He was Baker Acted and institutionalized for 10 days. The police never asked about his weapons, when he was released they asked for someone to pick him up and take him home with no recourse

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

8 years

Come visit me at work today if you want to see me cry for 3 hours about how I can't pay for college!!

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

6 years

Someone asked me if I was free and I said I was going home for dinner so now I can’t leave my room to actually get dinner cause I might run into them #RIP

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

2 years

Excited to share that today is my first day with @mmfa 🎉 I am joining the team as a Rapid Response Researcher and am looking forward to doing important work with @peltzmadeline and co!

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

6 years

A white person saying “I can’t tell you what I thought of black panther cause someone will call me racist” is a guarantee that they’re going to say something racist

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

7 years

People in Maine are so boring acting like "sorry I don't go farther than a 10 miles radius from where I was born" 🙄🙄

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

4 years

Re-upping this today

New York Times Opinion

@nytopinion

5 years

Happy Birthday, Facebook! 15 years today — and what a rollercoaster it has been. We created a friendship anniversary video for Mark Zuckerberg to mark the day.

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

5 years

Trying to get a cute pic of my new kitten to make my phone background.. here’s what I got

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

1 year

New from me and @jacktwheatley for @mmfa : Charlie Kirk is ramping up his extremist rhetoric telling his audience "this is a time for action."

Charlie Kirk's conspiratorial fearmongering and retaliatory fantasies reach a dangerous new level

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

6 years

Maggie - our professor encourages us to write about what we’re passionate about Me - what’s your passion maggie? Maggie - freakin love grapefruit

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

3 years

Maybe cancel your scheduled fundraising emails during an attempted coup

Elena Schneider

@ec_schneider

3 years

The Capitol building is under lockdown, evacuations underway, guns drawn in the House chamber. Sen. Ted Cruz just sent a fundraising email/text. “I’m leading the fight to reject electors from key states...” it reads, in part.

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@lawton_sophie

5 years

I would do anything for this man

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

4 years

My first podcast appearance! Learn about Facebook algorithms, how disinfo reaches you, and MORE!

Lawfare

@lawfare

4 years

"The Lawfare Podcast: Lisa Kaplan and Sophie Lawton on Clickbait Craft Videos and Influence Campaigns," the latest from Jen Patja Howell:

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

9 years

#nailedit http://t.co/uIVVwy8c27

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

2 years

It must be so annoying to be accused of homophobia and transphobia when all you do is directly target and harass queer, trans, and gender nonconforming people 🫤

Ari Drennen

@AriDrennen

2 years

Tucker Carlson blames @mmfa reporting on "Libs of TikTok" for the account's suspension, praises the creator of the anonymous account that bullies queer people on the internet for their "bravery." Real brave.

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

9 years

Goodbye Maine

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

8 years

The worst day of the summer is the day your tuition bill arrives

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

6 years

They say you can learn a lot about someone by going on a road trip with them but I’m not sure what listening to 24 hours of me scream/sing Hamilton is going to teach you

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

5 years

It’s fate that I’m literally on route to DC right now! So excited to be back and to be working on some really cool things 🤗

Washington Semester Program

@AU_WSP

5 years

#WednesdayWisdom : After a semester in #WashingtonDC , Sophie is inspired to come back and begin her career in #politics ! Through each of our academic concentrations in our 71-year-old Washington Semester Program, we make DC our classroom. Learn more:

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

8 years

Cried a little bit when this guy came into work today

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

4 years

A couple of years ago I was walking around Gulf of Maine Books with @SenAngusKing talking about the great Chamberlain. Then our conversation ended up on a mailer sent across the state. Pretty rad day.

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

4 years

Always keeping this as a reminder to #stayhumble 🙏🏻 but don’t worry still won two years in a row

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

9 years

Do you ever feel like you wasted a lot of your time on someone who definitely didn't deserve it and treated you like trash? ☺️

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

9 months

girl.... you've been wrong a lot but never this wrong

Brendan Karet

@bad_takes

9 months

Candace Owens: "I think that virtually every societal ill that we are facing today is because of women"

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

2 years

Pretty sure not wanting gay people to exist is an objectively worse take than my twitter bio but to each their own

Jenna Ellis

@JennaEllisEsq

2 years

Pronouns in bio is so much more cringe, Sophie. 😬😬😬

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@lawton_sophie

4 years

Important to remember how suffrage originally excluded and further disenfranchised women of color. Susan B Anthony is one of many examples of white feminism being idealized or glorified without recognizing how racist it is.

NowThis Impact

@nowthisimpact

4 years

Here’s why Susan B. Anthony doesn’t deserve your ‘I Voted’ stickers

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

9 years

I did it! I'm really moving to Florida in August 😄

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@lawton_sophie

9 years

Don't call me sweetheart and then not tip me 😒

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

9 months

the truth of it - these influencers live in a Venn diagram that's just a circle and they're fighting over whose anti-women messaging is the loudest

H. Pearl Davis

@pearlythingz

10 months

I went to a @TPUSA event a couple years ago!!! I knew one day everyone would know who I was!! Time flies!!!

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

3 years

Crazy weather in Portland tonight!

Jessica Conley

@MeteoroloJess

3 years

Another look at the West End in Portland tonight from across Casco Bay. Obviously some issues with power lines going on. Someone feel free to educate me on what exactly is happening. #NCMwx

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

4 years

In all 16 years of school I never had a black teacher or professor and as a polisci major I am absolutely lacking perspective when it comes to US politics and history. Something I’ve had to make up by listening and learning from others.

DeQuan Watson

@powrdragn

4 years

What grade were you when you had your first black teacher?

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

9 months

In reality, all of these right-wing commentators are part of a larger antifeminist grift that promotes a subservient womanhood. Look no further than Clark's entire conference about shaming women with careers

Career women in right-wing media tell young girls to give up their dreams at Young Women's Leader...

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

2 years

Today is my last day at @AletheaGroup . I never thought in my post-grad job hunting crisis @lisackaplan would swoop in with the opportunity to be a founding employee at a very cool and successful startup. 1/5

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@lawton_sophie

5 years

@megturney

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@lawton_sophie

5 years

It’s #BlackCatAppreciationDay aka my favorite day so here is a compilation of all my cats: Willie, Bear, and Willie 2.

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

7 months

You're better off searching YouTube for "kids cartoon" and getting the exact same thing for free. No parent is going to pay for this unless they already have a Daily Wire+ subscription. Can't wait to watch the company go under.

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

6 years

All the tabs open on my computer are different NPR internships

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@lawton_sophie

6 months

i fucked up this thread but the moral of the story is the whole system is broken, we need mental healthcare, and cops are useless

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

4 years

Bryant Pond’s reputation didn’t need this

Steve Collins

@SteveCollinsSJ

4 years

For 35 nights this summer, @TuckerCarlson may be broadcasting from rural Maine in his tiny studio in an old garage behind the Grange hall in Bryant Pond, where he's making $88K worth of updates so he can live the good life & still do his show.

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

9 years

If you're having an awful day go get as many French fries as you can afford, you'll still hate your life but now you'll have fried food.

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@lawton_sophie

3 years

Lisa Kaplan🌻

@lisackaplan

3 years

That pesky Althea Group!

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@lawton_sophie

4 years

Umm dream come true?

Rachel Maddow MSNBC

@maddow

4 years

Fascinating piece:

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

2 years

Someone read @peltzmadeline 's piece this morning👀

Here we are again

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Media Matters

@mmfa

2 years

Steve Bannon promises Republicans will "get to the bottom" of Biden's 2020 win after the midterms

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

4 years

These quizzes can be helpful if you’re struggling to figure out which candidate you align with on policy issues but they fail to take into account the personable side politics like should I support someone who has thrown office supplies at their staff?

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

6 months

My mom went to court and had to ask a judge to take his firearm license away. Eventually my uncle agreed to give his license up as he has onset dementia. The police came and retrieved his LICENSE. Just the piece of paper that was in his wallet.

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

9 years

Had major depressive episode, got a 76 on a math test, and completely broke my phone. But at least I didn't have to sit through Spanish 4.

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

6 years

I’m glad we’ve gotten over clapping when the plane lands

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

4 years

I'm not sure why I would be surprised anymore but this is so outrageous. How anyone could believe that figure is beyond me

Timothy Burke

@bubbaprog

4 years

Trump thinks the median family income in this country is $150,000.

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

6 months

They never asked whether there will still firearms in the house, there were no explanations about consequences for still having firearms, all they cared about was getting that piece of paper.

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

9 months

Stuckey, TPUSA's Alex Clark, Mikahila Peterson and others have been vocal about their distaste for the tradwife movement and "red pill" influencers (in particular H. Pearl Davis) calling the anti-women messaging "a grift" and "not christian"

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

7 months

back on my C-SPAN shit

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

9 years

When all you want is crisp fall air but instead you're swimming through the humidity

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

4 years

Excited to announce I will be moving back to Maine next week!

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

5 years

I don't understand how the US has the worst maternal mortality rate in the developed world and still yet we pass laws that outlaw all safe abortions, punish women who miscarry their child, AND are completely illegal according to our constitution

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

4 years

Happy publishing day @CindyOtis_ !!! This is a must buy for your parents who are sharing the plandemic video on social media and a must read for you to be a better consumer of news!

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

6 months

Luckily my family had access to his home and was able to remove the firearms but that is so rare for victims. If he hadn't been ill we would have a man with dementia and a collection of guns down the street.

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

2 years

I am forever grateful for @lisackaplan for believing in me and the team we built including @BaileyFillinger @potoch_ and many more. They are the most kind and caring people I have ever worked with. I also still can’t really believe I got to work with @CindyOtis_ and @wiczipedia

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

5 years

I’m so sick of Florida heat and so excited to move back north DC:

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

4 years

So excited to get to work with the incredible @CindyOtis_ ! It's been an amazing journey with @AletheaGroup and I can't wait to see what we do next.

Lisa Kaplan🌻

@lisackaplan

4 years

Personal News: @CindyOtis_ and I are partners in (stopping what should be cyber) crime. I cannot think of a better addition to @AletheaGroup . Cindy has worked tirelessly for years to stop our foreign and domestic adversaries from undermining our institutions.

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Sophie Lawton

@lawton_sophie

4 years

“Beans”