Laura
@fluffykira.bsky.social
Technical editor. Knitter. Spinner. Podcaster. Smartass. One of the few Democrats in Kansas. She/her
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My heart goes out to our Olympic athletes right now — as they attempt to navigate an extremely difficult time to be an American on the world stage.
Trump is the worst of America.
These elite athletes are the best.
We can stand with them and against him at the same time. 🇺🇸
Trump is the worst of America.
These elite athletes are the best.
We can stand with them and against him at the same time. 🇺🇸
February 8, 2026 at 1:31 AM
My heart goes out to our Olympic athletes right now — as they attempt to navigate an extremely difficult time to be an American on the world stage.
Trump is the worst of America.
These elite athletes are the best.
We can stand with them and against him at the same time. 🇺🇸
Trump is the worst of America.
These elite athletes are the best.
We can stand with them and against him at the same time. 🇺🇸
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February 7, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Ross Farm, on the national register of historic places, lost their circa 1910 barn last night, all their beautiful sheep, equipment, and so much more. Please donate if you can, please share widely. Amy Ross Manko needs all the help we can offer her right now.
www.therossfarm.com/news/the-his...
www.therossfarm.com/news/the-his...
The Historic 1910 Ross Farm Barn is gone - Ross Farm Mercantile
I suppose I should say something. It’s on the news now so everyone will know. My personal version of hell keeps expanding. Last night around 11pm I got a call that the iconic big barn at the farm was ...
www.therossfarm.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Ross Farm, on the national register of historic places, lost their circa 1910 barn last night, all their beautiful sheep, equipment, and so much more. Please donate if you can, please share widely. Amy Ross Manko needs all the help we can offer her right now.
www.therossfarm.com/news/the-his...
www.therossfarm.com/news/the-his...
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Lee’s a great pattern writer and here’s a cool hat to add to your antifascist hat collection
Free FCK Fascism hat pattern is now up on my free patreon, ravelry & payhip:
www.patreon.com/posts/149788...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
payhip.com/b/Lwkyj
www.patreon.com/posts/149788...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
payhip.com/b/Lwkyj
February 2, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Lee’s a great pattern writer and here’s a cool hat to add to your antifascist hat collection
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It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
January 28, 2026 at 11:00 PM
It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
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There's no ICE accountability without ending qualified immunity.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
January 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
There's no ICE accountability without ending qualified immunity.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
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HELL YES FUCK UP OUR TECH COMPANIES MONEY TALKS
“The French government announced that it will stop using American video conferencing platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom, and replace them with Visio, a French platform.”
Zoom Is the First Casualty in France's War on American Big Tech
Homebrewed video conferencing may not be a moonshot, but you gotta start somewhere.
gizmodo.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:20 PM
HELL YES FUCK UP OUR TECH COMPANIES MONEY TALKS
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I’ll be donating 100% of sales of this hat pattern to Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC) at the end of the month, on ravelry and payhip as well.
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
January 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I’ll be donating 100% of sales of this hat pattern to Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC) at the end of the month, on ravelry and payhip as well.
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 (over Truman's veto) to make general strikes so incredibly difficult to organize that there hasn't been one since.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 (over Truman's veto) to make general strikes so incredibly difficult to organize that there hasn't been one since.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
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They like cops so much that all we’re getting is cops. No roads, no bridges, no school funding, no culture money, just a bouquet of different types of cops
January 22, 2026 at 9:56 PM
They like cops so much that all we’re getting is cops. No roads, no bridges, no school funding, no culture money, just a bouquet of different types of cops
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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The issue with ICE is not training, the issue with ICE is that it fundamentally should not exist. The violence is the purpose
January 11, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The issue with ICE is not training, the issue with ICE is that it fundamentally should not exist. The violence is the purpose
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i fail to see the error here
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
January 6, 2026 at 2:38 AM
i fail to see the error here
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So it's appropriate to arrest a world leader if you consider them criminal? You can just go get them? Just asking questions here.
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
So it's appropriate to arrest a world leader if you consider them criminal? You can just go get them? Just asking questions here.
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the main thing to know about the maduro arrest is there are hundreds of thousands of epstein files we still haven’t seen
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 AM
the main thing to know about the maduro arrest is there are hundreds of thousands of epstein files we still haven’t seen
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How are voters meant to understand how serious things are if in lieu of shouting fire AND going into building with hoses, you're simply posting fire safety suggestions on social media?
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
January 4, 2026 at 1:25 AM
How are voters meant to understand how serious things are if in lieu of shouting fire AND going into building with hoses, you're simply posting fire safety suggestions on social media?
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
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Isn't it odd that the United States has enough money to suddenly run Venezuela, but not enough to run our own country?
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
January 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Isn't it odd that the United States has enough money to suddenly run Venezuela, but not enough to run our own country?
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
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Oh my Canadian friends…. Please stop coming here until this insanity is over. Don’t come for vacation, groceries, shopping, business, or even a layover in an airport. Most of us love you all dearly. But until we can stop this insanity, we are not a safe place for you to come. It isn’t you. It is 🍊💩
New U.S. border rule just dropped! Canadians now get photographed EVERY time they enter and exit the U.S. land, air, sea.
✔️ Includes children
✔️ Photos stored for life
✔️ No opt-out
Driving over for the day? You’re still getting scanned.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AtXc_G3WGQgG...
✔️ Includes children
✔️ Photos stored for life
✔️ No opt-out
Driving over for the day? You’re still getting scanned.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AtXc_G3WGQgG...
New US border rule requires Canadians to be photographed every time they enter… and exit — Narcity Canada
It includes children — and the photos are stored for life.
apple.news
December 28, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Oh my Canadian friends…. Please stop coming here until this insanity is over. Don’t come for vacation, groceries, shopping, business, or even a layover in an airport. Most of us love you all dearly. But until we can stop this insanity, we are not a safe place for you to come. It isn’t you. It is 🍊💩
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December 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
December 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
Please for Christmas stop reposting him. Yes he’s deranged - stop giving him the oxygen he doesn’t deserve.
December 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Please for Christmas stop reposting him. Yes he’s deranged - stop giving him the oxygen he doesn’t deserve.
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Democracy depends on a fearless and free press.
Corporations or ultra-wealthy individuals with many other business interests should not be allowed to control our media.
They cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own financial interests.
Corporations or ultra-wealthy individuals with many other business interests should not be allowed to control our media.
They cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own financial interests.
December 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Democracy depends on a fearless and free press.
Corporations or ultra-wealthy individuals with many other business interests should not be allowed to control our media.
They cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own financial interests.
Corporations or ultra-wealthy individuals with many other business interests should not be allowed to control our media.
They cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own financial interests.
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I can’t wait for the day we start ripping out all that golden shit out of the White House and tearing his name off of every taxpayer funded building in the country.
December 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I can’t wait for the day we start ripping out all that golden shit out of the White House and tearing his name off of every taxpayer funded building in the country.
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Just to be clear. It’s the John F Kennedy center legally.
Just like it’s still the department of defense
Just like it’s still the department of defense
December 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Just to be clear. It’s the John F Kennedy center legally.
Just like it’s still the department of defense
Just like it’s still the department of defense