Lauren Anne
@bengin1003.bsky.social
Retired RN. 60 years of fighting for equality. Pro-choice. Daughter of a USMC WWI & WWII veteran & widow of a US Army Vietnam veteran. Lover of stand-up comedy, satire, political cartoons, & music. Mind filled with a musical soundtrack for my life. 🟰🏳️🌈🇺🇦🏳️⚧️📎
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Lauren Anne
@bengin1003.bsky.social
· Jan 3
Today I witnessed what I consider to be a microcosm of much that is wrong with the world today. Two women were walking toward each other & neither bothered to acknowledge their fellow human being as they passed. My heart broke as each looked @ the ground & walked on by.
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More about Brunel. www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022...
‘I woke up and he was on top of me’: six women on being abused by fashion agent Jean-Luc Brunel
The Frenchman killed himself in prison in February while awaiting trial for rape. Here, six former models speak out about him, his friend Jeffrey Epstein and an industry that turned a blind eye
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:15 AM
More about Brunel. www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022...
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There are 7 counties in Minnesota that are working with ICE. Cass, Crow Wing, Freeborn, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, and Mille Lacs counties.
February 8, 2026 at 1:35 AM
There are 7 counties in Minnesota that are working with ICE. Cass, Crow Wing, Freeborn, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, and Mille Lacs counties.
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Reminder:
There are different areas to go fishing this summer.
There are different areas to go fishing this summer.
February 8, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Reminder:
There are different areas to go fishing this summer.
There are different areas to go fishing this summer.
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"The Professor Is in," is my attempt to step back from the news cycle and teach a bit of economics. This week: AI and the labor market. There's always more to say, but hopefully it lays out the key issues
Full clip is on my youtube channel (subscribe!) here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGN6...
Full clip is on my youtube channel (subscribe!) here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGN6...
AI Will Reshape Work—But Not The Way You Think, Says Justin Wolfers
Will AI take your job—or make you better at it? This latest episode of "The Professor Is In" analyzes how AI will shape your job prospects.
Today’s wave of layoffs is being linked to AI, but most of…
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:15 AM
"The Professor Is in," is my attempt to step back from the news cycle and teach a bit of economics. This week: AI and the labor market. There's always more to say, but hopefully it lays out the key issues
Full clip is on my youtube channel (subscribe!) here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGN6...
Full clip is on my youtube channel (subscribe!) here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGN6...
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Shit for brains.
February 8, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Shit for brains.
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Explore this gift article: A very good read on who this man is, we spent too long seeing a buffoon, in reality he is the racist blowhard that the far right used to make a hate based power grab for the benefit of the worst of US industrialists and tech villains. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
Opinion | This Is Just Who Trump Is
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Explore this gift article: A very good read on who this man is, we spent too long seeing a buffoon, in reality he is the racist blowhard that the far right used to make a hate based power grab for the benefit of the worst of US industrialists and tech villains. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
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“Recruits came from the Ku Klux Klan and the Texas Rangers, infamous for lynching Black people, Native Americans and Mexicans, according to multiple historians.” Gift article
February 7, 2026 at 6:56 PM
“Recruits came from the Ku Klux Klan and the Texas Rangers, infamous for lynching Black people, Native Americans and Mexicans, according to multiple historians.” Gift article
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“Tragically, racism is not a relic of a bygone era when slavery was legal; rather, it is a driving force for the man currently occupying our White House.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/can-americ...
www.americaamerica.news/p/can-americ...
Can America Ever Overcome the Scourge of Racism?
A Saturday Prompt
www.americaamerica.news
February 8, 2026 at 12:01 AM
“Tragically, racism is not a relic of a bygone era when slavery was legal; rather, it is a driving force for the man currently occupying our White House.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/can-americ...
www.americaamerica.news/p/can-americ...
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This is what leadership looks like.
Not "me, me, me".
Not "me, me, me".
🇲🇩🇺🇦 Moldovan President Sandu said that she is against her nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, because there are more worthy candidates - Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
February 8, 2026 at 12:02 AM
This is what leadership looks like.
Not "me, me, me".
Not "me, me, me".
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Amazing.
WaPo editorial board when TX imposes a legislative gerrymander: don't freak out guys! Not a threat to democracy!
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
February 8, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Amazing.
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I wonder if Susan Collins thinks he learned his lesson.
He committed a crime, Trump pardoned him, he committed a new crime. Law and order president? Lol.
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireS...
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireS...
Man pardoned in U.S. Capitol riot pleads guilty to threatening Hakeem Jeffries
A New York man has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge in connection with a death threat aimed at U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries
abcnews.go.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:25 AM
I wonder if Susan Collins thinks he learned his lesson.
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RAW FOOTAGE: Minnesota State Troopers charge into anti-ICE protesters with multiple arrests after an unlawful assembly had been declared. One journalist says: "It was a free-for-all, I was grabbed twice, but ultimately let go after showing my Press badge." Make sure this gets seen! Share widely.
February 8, 2026 at 12:37 AM
RAW FOOTAGE: Minnesota State Troopers charge into anti-ICE protesters with multiple arrests after an unlawful assembly had been declared. One journalist says: "It was a free-for-all, I was grabbed twice, but ultimately let go after showing my Press badge." Make sure this gets seen! Share widely.
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Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 7, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
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I am well aware.
February 8, 2026 at 1:04 AM
I am well aware.
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Deportations to Add Almost $1 Trillion in Costs to the “Big Beautiful Bill”
We are spending 175 billion dollars on ICE to brutalize communities and traumatize children for life.
This is being done in your name, with your tax dollars, on our watch. Don’t look away.
www.cato.org/blog/deporta...
We are spending 175 billion dollars on ICE to brutalize communities and traumatize children for life.
This is being done in your name, with your tax dollars, on our watch. Don’t look away.
www.cato.org/blog/deporta...
Deportations to Add Almost $1 Trillion in Costs to the “Big Beautiful Bill”
Properly considered, the actual cost of H.R. 1’s immigration enforcement spending is nearly $1 trillion more than the CBO estimates. When seen in the context of the overall costs of the bill, mass dep...
www.cato.org
February 8, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Deportations to Add Almost $1 Trillion in Costs to the “Big Beautiful Bill”
We are spending 175 billion dollars on ICE to brutalize communities and traumatize children for life.
This is being done in your name, with your tax dollars, on our watch. Don’t look away.
www.cato.org/blog/deporta...
We are spending 175 billion dollars on ICE to brutalize communities and traumatize children for life.
This is being done in your name, with your tax dollars, on our watch. Don’t look away.
www.cato.org/blog/deporta...
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Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
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The point is, why does he even need such an entourage and why do our tax dollars pay for the comforts of a fascist? Those are the bigger questions.
February 7, 2026 at 7:52 PM
The point is, why does he even need such an entourage and why do our tax dollars pay for the comforts of a fascist? Those are the bigger questions.
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Tired: Carrying coals to Newcastle
Wired: Carrying food to Italy
Wired: Carrying food to Italy
Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD.
To *Italy*.
To *Italy*.
February 7, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Tired: Carrying coals to Newcastle
Wired: Carrying food to Italy
Wired: Carrying food to Italy
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“Don’t mourn.
Organize.”
—Joe Hill
Organize.”
—Joe Hill
"It's more soccer moms than hardcore activists, they said. But the challenging conditions have brought them closer together. After knowing each other for just weeks, they feel like they’d give their lives to protect one another if necessary..."
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 7, 2026 at 7:46 PM
“Don’t mourn.
Organize.”
—Joe Hill
Organize.”
—Joe Hill
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If you still don't believe Donald Trump is a racist at this point, then you are also a racist. #RacistTrump #Trump #TrumpIsARacist
February 7, 2026 at 7:57 PM
If you still don't believe Donald Trump is a racist at this point, then you are also a racist. #RacistTrump #Trump #TrumpIsARacist
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February 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM