Art Witch Lauren
@artwitchlb.bsky.social
Queer - AuDHDer - Disabled - Artist - Witch - Mother - Rebel - Visionary - Abolitionist - she/they
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Millions of Americans went without a paycheque.
Millions more went without SNAP & endured the trauma of not knowing where their next meal would come from.
They suffered because healthcare is worth fighting for.
They rewarded the Dems with a blue wave and Schumer just ensured it was for nothing
Millions more went without SNAP & endured the trauma of not knowing where their next meal would come from.
They suffered because healthcare is worth fighting for.
They rewarded the Dems with a blue wave and Schumer just ensured it was for nothing
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Millions of Americans went without a paycheque.
Millions more went without SNAP & endured the trauma of not knowing where their next meal would come from.
They suffered because healthcare is worth fighting for.
They rewarded the Dems with a blue wave and Schumer just ensured it was for nothing
Millions more went without SNAP & endured the trauma of not knowing where their next meal would come from.
They suffered because healthcare is worth fighting for.
They rewarded the Dems with a blue wave and Schumer just ensured it was for nothing
When I think about how I gave birth without medication, twice, before understanding that I am autistic & have chronic conditions… I get really mad.
Nine yrs later I am in PT trying to correct what happened to my body. I love my kids & am happy to have them but there has to be a better way. 1/
Nine yrs later I am in PT trying to correct what happened to my body. I love my kids & am happy to have them but there has to be a better way. 1/
November 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
When I think about how I gave birth without medication, twice, before understanding that I am autistic & have chronic conditions… I get really mad.
Nine yrs later I am in PT trying to correct what happened to my body. I love my kids & am happy to have them but there has to be a better way. 1/
Nine yrs later I am in PT trying to correct what happened to my body. I love my kids & am happy to have them but there has to be a better way. 1/
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
When I say that I’ve
“cut ties with my birth family”
what I mean is that
“they are part of a cult. I’m not equipped to free them from it & I can no longer bear to struggle with my failure to convince them to reject it.”
“cut ties with my birth family”
what I mean is that
“they are part of a cult. I’m not equipped to free them from it & I can no longer bear to struggle with my failure to convince them to reject it.”
Fascism is a cult.
Cults always end the same way.
Cults always end the same way.
November 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
When I say that I’ve
“cut ties with my birth family”
what I mean is that
“they are part of a cult. I’m not equipped to free them from it & I can no longer bear to struggle with my failure to convince them to reject it.”
“cut ties with my birth family”
what I mean is that
“they are part of a cult. I’m not equipped to free them from it & I can no longer bear to struggle with my failure to convince them to reject it.”
Me: This is unsustainable.
Friend: …
Me: All of it is ready to fall apart.
Friend: …
Me: My body.
Friend: I figured.
Friend: …
Me: All of it is ready to fall apart.
Friend: …
Me: My body.
Friend: I figured.
October 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Me: This is unsustainable.
Friend: …
Me: All of it is ready to fall apart.
Friend: …
Me: My body.
Friend: I figured.
Friend: …
Me: All of it is ready to fall apart.
Friend: …
Me: My body.
Friend: I figured.
Remember: it’s not the building, it’s the symbol.
If a symbol built by slaves was replaced with something beautifully conceived, sustainable, and innovative that served the American people and was approved by Congress, that would be something to support.
Wanton destruction? Hideously selfish.
If a symbol built by slaves was replaced with something beautifully conceived, sustainable, and innovative that served the American people and was approved by Congress, that would be something to support.
Wanton destruction? Hideously selfish.
October 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Remember: it’s not the building, it’s the symbol.
If a symbol built by slaves was replaced with something beautifully conceived, sustainable, and innovative that served the American people and was approved by Congress, that would be something to support.
Wanton destruction? Hideously selfish.
If a symbol built by slaves was replaced with something beautifully conceived, sustainable, and innovative that served the American people and was approved by Congress, that would be something to support.
Wanton destruction? Hideously selfish.
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A reminder that losing SNAP will be particularly devastating to those whose disabilities require them to have special diets.
The disability tax is real.
Everything costs more when you’re sick, and special diets are no exception.
Boost & donate to mutual aid. People need help.
The disability tax is real.
Everything costs more when you’re sick, and special diets are no exception.
Boost & donate to mutual aid. People need help.
October 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A reminder that losing SNAP will be particularly devastating to those whose disabilities require them to have special diets.
The disability tax is real.
Everything costs more when you’re sick, and special diets are no exception.
Boost & donate to mutual aid. People need help.
The disability tax is real.
Everything costs more when you’re sick, and special diets are no exception.
Boost & donate to mutual aid. People need help.
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Starving can cause chronic illness and disabilities.
Malnutrition is not to be trifled with.
Cutting off SNAP funding will cause people to suffer. Some will get ill. Some may die.
There’s no excuse for this. 40 million people rely on that program.
It’s a cull.
Malnutrition is not to be trifled with.
Cutting off SNAP funding will cause people to suffer. Some will get ill. Some may die.
There’s no excuse for this. 40 million people rely on that program.
It’s a cull.
October 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Starving can cause chronic illness and disabilities.
Malnutrition is not to be trifled with.
Cutting off SNAP funding will cause people to suffer. Some will get ill. Some may die.
There’s no excuse for this. 40 million people rely on that program.
It’s a cull.
Malnutrition is not to be trifled with.
Cutting off SNAP funding will cause people to suffer. Some will get ill. Some may die.
There’s no excuse for this. 40 million people rely on that program.
It’s a cull.
My rib slips out of place reaching for a glass of water.
There’s no better student of anatomy than someone with chronic pain in PT.
Please tell me how the fibers of my body *should* be holding it together without me thinking about it & then how to think about it to actually hold things together.
There’s no better student of anatomy than someone with chronic pain in PT.
Please tell me how the fibers of my body *should* be holding it together without me thinking about it & then how to think about it to actually hold things together.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
My rib slips out of place reaching for a glass of water.
There’s no better student of anatomy than someone with chronic pain in PT.
Please tell me how the fibers of my body *should* be holding it together without me thinking about it & then how to think about it to actually hold things together.
There’s no better student of anatomy than someone with chronic pain in PT.
Please tell me how the fibers of my body *should* be holding it together without me thinking about it & then how to think about it to actually hold things together.
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When you say only the “genuinely disabled” should receive support, you’re aiding fascism.
When you say people are scamming the system, you’re aiding fascism.
Many disabilities are invisible and it’s hard to get support.
People aren’t scamming. That’s “useless eater” rhetoric designed to divide.
When you say people are scamming the system, you’re aiding fascism.
Many disabilities are invisible and it’s hard to get support.
People aren’t scamming. That’s “useless eater” rhetoric designed to divide.
October 19, 2025 at 5:20 AM
When you say only the “genuinely disabled” should receive support, you’re aiding fascism.
When you say people are scamming the system, you’re aiding fascism.
Many disabilities are invisible and it’s hard to get support.
People aren’t scamming. That’s “useless eater” rhetoric designed to divide.
When you say people are scamming the system, you’re aiding fascism.
Many disabilities are invisible and it’s hard to get support.
People aren’t scamming. That’s “useless eater” rhetoric designed to divide.
I geared up for today’s #NoKings because I have a compromised immune system. I was pointed out once as “over the top” because they thought I was worried about tear gas.
Nope, just about 1k ppl around me not wearing masks, Long Covid, the flu, and trying to normalize #disability.
Nope, just about 1k ppl around me not wearing masks, Long Covid, the flu, and trying to normalize #disability.
October 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I geared up for today’s #NoKings because I have a compromised immune system. I was pointed out once as “over the top” because they thought I was worried about tear gas.
Nope, just about 1k ppl around me not wearing masks, Long Covid, the flu, and trying to normalize #disability.
Nope, just about 1k ppl around me not wearing masks, Long Covid, the flu, and trying to normalize #disability.
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Is the little spike of dopamine from a notification worth all the pain social media causes?
…
I come from a family of addicts and my brain doesn’t make dopamine the average way so I really can’t be trusted with the judgement on that.
…
I come from a family of addicts and my brain doesn’t make dopamine the average way so I really can’t be trusted with the judgement on that.
October 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Is the little spike of dopamine from a notification worth all the pain social media causes?
…
I come from a family of addicts and my brain doesn’t make dopamine the average way so I really can’t be trusted with the judgement on that.
…
I come from a family of addicts and my brain doesn’t make dopamine the average way so I really can’t be trusted with the judgement on that.
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If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
October 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
When your hips are misaligned by two inches and your ribs are tapered like a mermaid style wedding dress.
I love being the one around for PT students because Hello! I’m the ND person with chronic pain who has stretchy ligaments and carried babies in my body which messed it up.
Good luck!
I love being the one around for PT students because Hello! I’m the ND person with chronic pain who has stretchy ligaments and carried babies in my body which messed it up.
Good luck!
October 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
When your hips are misaligned by two inches and your ribs are tapered like a mermaid style wedding dress.
I love being the one around for PT students because Hello! I’m the ND person with chronic pain who has stretchy ligaments and carried babies in my body which messed it up.
Good luck!
I love being the one around for PT students because Hello! I’m the ND person with chronic pain who has stretchy ligaments and carried babies in my body which messed it up.
Good luck!
And this is why I have cut ties with my birth family, who believe they are the best type of Christians and could only ever be furious with me for challenging their beliefs.
"To be a Republican in 2025 represents a clear public confession that you either don't know the difference between good and evil and you're so morally empty that you can't be bothered to begin to try, or that you do know the difference, and you prefer evil." www.the-reframe.com/the-crime-of...
The Crime of Human Virtue
Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.
www.the-reframe.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
And this is why I have cut ties with my birth family, who believe they are the best type of Christians and could only ever be furious with me for challenging their beliefs.
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My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.
Read This When Things Fall Apart by Kelly Hayes | Pilsen Community Books
A bundle of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times from Let This Radicalize You co-author Kelly Hayes In social movements, some heartbreaks are all but inevitable.
www.pilsencommunitybooks.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.
I feel sick.
There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.
America’s children deserve better than this.
America’s children deserve better than this.
October 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I feel sick.
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Pritzker is right. They want to normalize troops in cities so they can steal every election just like Putin does.
October 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Pritzker is right. They want to normalize troops in cities so they can steal every election just like Putin does.
I don’t belong here.
- me, at work. everyday.
- me, at work. everyday.
October 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I don’t belong here.
- me, at work. everyday.
- me, at work. everyday.
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As somebody with asthma who uses inhalers - SHUT THE FUCK UP. THIS ARTICLE IS SHAMING PEOPLE WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION.
"Significantly" My ass. You know what else does? AI Data centers - corporations - cows - asphalt - THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THINGS THAT ARE NOT MEDICINE.
Fuck you - fuck you again.
"Significantly" My ass. You know what else does? AI Data centers - corporations - cows - asphalt - THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THINGS THAT ARE NOT MEDICINE.
Fuck you - fuck you again.
Inhalers contribute significantly to global warming, study finds
Millions of Americans using inhalers for chronic lung diseases like asthma may be unknowingly contributing to global warming, according to new research.
local12.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
As somebody with asthma who uses inhalers - SHUT THE FUCK UP. THIS ARTICLE IS SHAMING PEOPLE WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION.
"Significantly" My ass. You know what else does? AI Data centers - corporations - cows - asphalt - THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THINGS THAT ARE NOT MEDICINE.
Fuck you - fuck you again.
"Significantly" My ass. You know what else does? AI Data centers - corporations - cows - asphalt - THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THINGS THAT ARE NOT MEDICINE.
Fuck you - fuck you again.
Royalty visited today. Indigenous representation was present on site… symbolically.
A flag of the Sami people and a land acknowledgement of the tribes who once cared for this land and were betrayed isn’t enough, but it isn’t nothing.
the remarks never touched on current immigration. A shame.
A flag of the Sami people and a land acknowledgement of the tribes who once cared for this land and were betrayed isn’t enough, but it isn’t nothing.
the remarks never touched on current immigration. A shame.
October 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Royalty visited today. Indigenous representation was present on site… symbolically.
A flag of the Sami people and a land acknowledgement of the tribes who once cared for this land and were betrayed isn’t enough, but it isn’t nothing.
the remarks never touched on current immigration. A shame.
A flag of the Sami people and a land acknowledgement of the tribes who once cared for this land and were betrayed isn’t enough, but it isn’t nothing.
the remarks never touched on current immigration. A shame.
World sad. I’m sad.
Sculpture to collect shiny objects makes it bearable. Just.
Sculpture to collect shiny objects makes it bearable. Just.
October 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
World sad. I’m sad.
Sculpture to collect shiny objects makes it bearable. Just.
Sculpture to collect shiny objects makes it bearable. Just.
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I will use this column to hype my dude
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a straight-up advertisement for my husband's book
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October 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Surreal moment for America. Needless to say, if the normal police ever pulled something like this — pulling every single person out of an apartment building and handcuffing them to run warrant checks — they would be sued into oblivion.
Yet ICE is going to get away with it entirely.
Yet ICE is going to get away with it entirely.
October 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Surreal moment for America. Needless to say, if the normal police ever pulled something like this — pulling every single person out of an apartment building and handcuffing them to run warrant checks — they would be sued into oblivion.
Yet ICE is going to get away with it entirely.
Yet ICE is going to get away with it entirely.