Laura J
@dodoruf.bsky.social
Design researcher with a murky background in international affairs and women’s rights. Occasional horse.
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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October 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Delight over reported sighting of orca calf in pod. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Delight over reported sighting of orca calf off Isles of Scilly
Two female Iberian orcas are seen off the Isles of Scilly with an unidentified new addition.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Delight over reported sighting of orca calf in pod. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
October 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.
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Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment
Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first
Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first
Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.
news.sky.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment
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I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...
ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls
Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...
people.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...
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It’s midnight, which means Trump’s government just ran out of money.
Our entire government is shut down because Republicans in power refuse to lower health care costs.
Our entire government is shut down because Republicans in power refuse to lower health care costs.
October 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
It’s midnight, which means Trump’s government just ran out of money.
Our entire government is shut down because Republicans in power refuse to lower health care costs.
Our entire government is shut down because Republicans in power refuse to lower health care costs.
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July 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Everything is terrible so here’s a mini dachshund on a mountain to lift the spirits
September 19, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Everything is terrible so here’s a mini dachshund on a mountain to lift the spirits
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Here’s a story that’s becoming all too common: federal immigration agents using racial and ethnic profiling as a rationale for stopping, questioning and detaining U.S. citizens who they suspect are undocumented.
A U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE for Three Days Tells His Story
A conversation with George Retes, an Army veteran swept up in a California raid
www.theatlantic.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Here’s a story that’s becoming all too common: federal immigration agents using racial and ethnic profiling as a rationale for stopping, questioning and detaining U.S. citizens who they suspect are undocumented.
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The neurologist Oliver Sacks found that the social-media era resembles a neurological catastrophe on a gigantic scale.
The Machine Stops
The neurologist Oliver Sacks on steam engines, smartphones, and fearing the future.
nyer.cm
September 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The neurologist Oliver Sacks found that the social-media era resembles a neurological catastrophe on a gigantic scale.
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A TX Legislator’s annual salary is $7,200, w/ $.58 per mile -mileage or travel outlay pay & a per diem of $221 per day while in session.
The fine for breaking Quorum is $500 per day plus potential jail time.
There are big donors, but if you can Help Flip the Script in TX 👇
poweredxpeople.com
The fine for breaking Quorum is $500 per day plus potential jail time.
There are big donors, but if you can Help Flip the Script in TX 👇
poweredxpeople.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:45 AM
A TX Legislator’s annual salary is $7,200, w/ $.58 per mile -mileage or travel outlay pay & a per diem of $221 per day while in session.
The fine for breaking Quorum is $500 per day plus potential jail time.
There are big donors, but if you can Help Flip the Script in TX 👇
poweredxpeople.com
The fine for breaking Quorum is $500 per day plus potential jail time.
There are big donors, but if you can Help Flip the Script in TX 👇
poweredxpeople.com
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🚨BREAKING: The last journalists working for AFP in Gaza have said they can no longer work for the news agency.
They are out of energy and they are starving to death.
I have never seen a statement from a news organisation like it.
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They are out of energy and they are starving to death.
I have never seen a statement from a news organisation like it.
🧵
July 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
🚨BREAKING: The last journalists working for AFP in Gaza have said they can no longer work for the news agency.
They are out of energy and they are starving to death.
I have never seen a statement from a news organisation like it.
🧵
They are out of energy and they are starving to death.
I have never seen a statement from a news organisation like it.
🧵
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Today in champagne problems: so lots of you keep telling me that your local bookstore is sold out of THE PAYBACK. Please try bookshop, and I know Skylight Books has copies too, links below.
The Payback: A Novel
A Novel
bookshop.org
July 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Today in champagne problems: so lots of you keep telling me that your local bookstore is sold out of THE PAYBACK. Please try bookshop, and I know Skylight Books has copies too, links below.
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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a serious condition that affects about 3% of women globally.
Women with ADHD three times more likely to experience premenstrual dysphoric disorder – new research
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a serious condition that affects about 3% of women globally.
tcnv.link
July 12, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a serious condition that affects about 3% of women globally.
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Very excited to share our article on gender and political expression! We explore why women are more likely to say they "don't know" in survey research. This project was in the works for many years-- thanks to the folks at @poppublicsphere.bsky.social for giving it a home. Please give it a read!
NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!!
Gender and Political Expression among #International #Relations #Scholars & the Public
By Irene Entringer García Blanes, @drshaunagillooly.bsky.social, Emily Brooke Jackson, R Merriman-Goldring & Susan Peterson
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
Gender and Political Expression among #International #Relations #Scholars & the Public
By Irene Entringer García Blanes, @drshaunagillooly.bsky.social, Emily Brooke Jackson, R Merriman-Goldring & Susan Peterson
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
July 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Very excited to share our article on gender and political expression! We explore why women are more likely to say they "don't know" in survey research. This project was in the works for many years-- thanks to the folks at @poppublicsphere.bsky.social for giving it a home. Please give it a read!
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I have a Senior boy Zeus that was surrendered due to owner’s health. @nycacc.bsky.social is wanting to kill him because he’s scared and they kill them 1st! 227012 he’s only 8- he’s sad about his owner- please repost him! ⬇️⬇️
July 1, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I have a Senior boy Zeus that was surrendered due to owner’s health. @nycacc.bsky.social is wanting to kill him because he’s scared and they kill them 1st! 227012 he’s only 8- he’s sad about his owner- please repost him! ⬇️⬇️
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Zeus- needs our help to save him! He’s a big, gentle giant- sad that he is in this hellhole- EAST COAST FOSTERS PLEASE STEP UP!
Please repost!! 🙏
Please repost!! 🙏
July 1, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Zeus- needs our help to save him! He’s a big, gentle giant- sad that he is in this hellhole- EAST COAST FOSTERS PLEASE STEP UP!
Please repost!! 🙏
Please repost!! 🙏
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"Do you want America to be at war with Iran?"
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
June 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
"Do you want America to be at war with Iran?"
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
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“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines”
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June 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines”
ktla.com/news/local-n...
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Genetic material shed by tumors can be detected in the bloodstream three years before cancer diagnosis, according to a study led by investigators at Johns Hopkins University.
That study was made possible with federal funding. Now, many studies like this are canceled. hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/04/...
That study was made possible with federal funding. Now, many studies like this are canceled. hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/04/...
Cancers can be detected in bloodstream three years prior to diagnosis
Detection of cancer before a clinical diagnosis could give patients and caregivers more time for intervention and may lead to better outcomes because tumors are more likely to be curable
hub.jhu.edu
June 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Genetic material shed by tumors can be detected in the bloodstream three years before cancer diagnosis, according to a study led by investigators at Johns Hopkins University.
That study was made possible with federal funding. Now, many studies like this are canceled. hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/04/...
That study was made possible with federal funding. Now, many studies like this are canceled. hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/04/...
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Since the CDC guidelines for COVID vaccines are now just misinformation here is what the NHS (UK) says about COVID in pregnancy and the recommendation for vaccination.
www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/ke...
www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/ke...
May 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Since the CDC guidelines for COVID vaccines are now just misinformation here is what the NHS (UK) says about COVID in pregnancy and the recommendation for vaccination.
www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/ke...
www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/ke...
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MUST WATCH: Kristi Noem said “Nope” when asked where habeas corpus is in the Constitution.
She wants to rule a nation she hasn’t even studied. Noem is not just ignorant—she’s dangerous.
Unqualified. Uninformed. Unapologetic. This is how democracies die.
She wants to rule a nation she hasn’t even studied. Noem is not just ignorant—she’s dangerous.
Unqualified. Uninformed. Unapologetic. This is how democracies die.
May 21, 2025 at 4:22 AM
MUST WATCH: Kristi Noem said “Nope” when asked where habeas corpus is in the Constitution.
She wants to rule a nation she hasn’t even studied. Noem is not just ignorant—she’s dangerous.
Unqualified. Uninformed. Unapologetic. This is how democracies die.
She wants to rule a nation she hasn’t even studied. Noem is not just ignorant—she’s dangerous.
Unqualified. Uninformed. Unapologetic. This is how democracies die.