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Linda Lamppert

@lindalamppert.bsky.social

Funnier than my kids think I am. Roots in Ohio, head and heart in #HoCoMD now. Working for a better future for our community one day at a time. #Birdland #BLM She/her 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

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Linda Lamppert@lindalamppert.bsky.social · 4w ago

Here in Howard County, Maryland where I live there will be over twenty actions sponsored by @indivisiblehocomd.bsky.social to help get out the word to vote early. I love that the League in joining in with this nationwide action to get out the vote. #NoKingsVoteEarly www.google.com/maps/d/viewe...

No Kings Vote Early -- October 17, 2026 - Google My Maps

This interactive map shows the locations of tables (gold ?s) and sign waves (red stars). Clicking on the map marker, will show the name and hours for that location. https://tinyurl.com/nkvehocomap

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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area@lwvwilliamsburg.org · 4w ago

Gambling has nothing to do with governing. Prediction markets don’t reveal policy or determine elections. They turn democracy into a wager. Ignore the distraction and focus on something more important: Join a NO KINGS: VOTE EARLY! event near you. www.nokings.org @lwv.org @lwvva.bsky.social

Vote! Don't bet. LWV. 25 Days Until Election Day
Linda Lamppert@lindalamppert.bsky.social · last mo.

I am very bummed not to be at the Yards today to welcome back Trey Mancini as an Oriole, if only for a day. Such a good guy. Humble and hard working. I hope the kids on the team now will watch and learn today. Lots of lessons from #16.

The_Lady_Red@theladyred.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Over four weeks this summer, at least three men murdered their families. Together, the three men killed 17 people, 12 of them children. And within a day or two, each story had vanished from the national news. 1/2

A Mighty Girl Over four weeks this summer, at least three men murdered their families, killing 12 children among them. On July 24, in Michigan, Kristopher Karolkiewicz shot his wife and their six children and set the house on fire. On July 31, in Wisconsin, Jeffrey Manke killed his two daughters, 11 and 16. On August 23, in Montana, Alan Smith gunned down eight of his relatives -- his parents, his grandmother, his sister, and four children -- at a Sunday dinner. Together, the three men killed 17 people, 12 of them children. And within a day or two, each story had vanished from the national news. Compare this to the coverage of the Lindsay Clancy case. For weeks, the trial of the Massachusetts mother, who killed her three children in 2023, has been a media fixation. Cable networks have carried it live. CNN, NBC, the Boston Globe, and others have run day-by-day live blogs. Reporters have packed the courthouse by the dozen, some sitting on the floor for lack of room. And the trial is only the latest chapter: the case has been dissected in the national press and on true-crime podcasts for years. A mother killing her children becomes a national obsession; a father doing the same quickly becomes yesterday's news.The obvious explanation for the discrepancy is timing: Clancy is on trial, while these three men killed themselves and left no one to prosecute. But it doesn't hold up. Men who murder their families do stand trial -- and their cases almost never command this kind of sustained, wall-to-wall attention. The true-crime sagas that grip the nation for years overwhelmingly feature women who kill. The gender of the killer, it turns out, matters more than the crime. The numbers tell a different story than the headlines. Family annihilation in America is neither rare nor evenly distributed. According to a 2023 investigation by the Indianapolis Star, drawing on data from the Gun Violence Archive, someone in this country murders their own family roughly once every five days. And the people who do it are almost always men -- by expert estimates, some 91 percent of the time. A gun is used in about nine of ten cases. The victims, disproportionately, are children. The silence has a dangerous cost. Violence by men has become so normalized that even its most extreme form -- a man murdering his own family -- barely registers. And that silence compounds itself: because these killings rarely break through the noise, most people have no idea how common they are, or how overwhelmingly they are committed by men. The pattern disappears into the background, one fleeting headline at a time.None of this diminishes the horror of a mother who kills. It only raises the question: why does that horror seize our full attention, while the far more common version -- committed by fathers, husbands, sons -- slips past us in a day? --> If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24/7 at 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788. --> The Danger Assessment, developed by Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell, is a free tool that helps a woman gauge her risk of being killed by an abusive partner -- https://www.dangerassessment.org/DA.aspx For a potentially life-saving book for older teens and adults about the early warning signs of abusive relationships, myths about abusive personalities, and how to get help, we highly recommend "Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men" at https://www.amightygirl.com/why-does-he-do-that
Linda Lamppert@lindalamppert.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Called our rep, @elfreth.house.gov. Very nice young person answered. She said I was definitely not the first call they’ve gotten. Elfreth has already called out this president and his genocidal actions. Now let’s hope others join her.

Abbie@kabbiearlish.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Hey, pick up a phone. It'll help. Be kind to the staffers. You'll probably be speaking to an intern, if someone answers. They didn't do this. They very possibly agree with you if you call a DC office. But let your senators and representative know that Trump's genocidal threat cannot stand.

Columbia Democratic Club@columbiademclub.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! Our friends at @indivisiblehocomd.bsky.social put together this great factsheet. We will add that the pre-rally reggae music starts at 12:30 at the Chrysalis. #HoCoMD #Resist #NoKings

IndivisibleHoCoMD❌👑@indivisiblehocomd.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Join the Columbia #NoKings Rally tomorrow Sat 28! Starts 1pm at Chrysalis, cool musicians on tap, march & sign wave on Little Patuxent & Broken Land. We'll even help you make a sign! #NoKingsHoCo 🔷 Click link for Program details, FAQ, map, parking info! prod.cdn.everyaction.com/emails/van/T...

Justin Fenton@justinfenton.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A child died after crashing while fleeing a traffic stop in Howard County last month; the Attorney General's Office says it will not identify her, citing a juvenile secrecy law no one else applies this way. Im hoping someone out there knows who she was. Please reach out if you have info

IndivisibleHoCoMD❌👑@indivisiblehocomd.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🚘🚛 Today our overpass champions defined the mantra “Be Brave”! Who will show up tomorrow, 12-2, to keep this Protest Marathon strong? See the poster below for times on the coming days. 🍃

Columbia Democratic Club@columbiademclub.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Wind chill below zero & we were channeling our inner Minnesota for Day 2 of our protest marathon! Join us on the Gorman Rd I-95 overpass in HoCo, MD tomorrow from 12-2. We’ll be getting in the mood for the Super Bowl with the Left Shark! @indivisiblehocomd.bsky.social @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social