Laura M
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Laura M
@highlandlaura.bsky.social
Scottish, neurodivergent, socially anxious introvert, feminist social historian by training, former yarn dyer, LGBTQIA+, bibliophile. Dabbles in a bit of crafting and photography sometimes. AKA leapylees in some other places.
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This well-camouflaged beauty appeared on my walk today. They sniffed my fingers, made a flehmen face and backed off a little (presumably detected my own cats). Obviously cautious so I will try again for pets if I see them again. @thecatreviewer.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Another in an occasional series from my family photo archive. Initially I only saw one kitten, then realised there are two. My grandmother is on the left, but I don't know who the other people are. Date? 1920s I'd estimate.
November 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Given up on the concept of being "well-rounded". I'm more like a hexagon, and depending on what side I happen to accidently roll I get work, family, exercise, hobbies or a tidy house. None can co-exist.
October 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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He looks like he owns a railroad company 🧐🧐
I found a 19th century Cat Villain!
October 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
A sight that pleased me greatly this weekend was a father (I assume) teaching his daughter (I assume), maybe around 8-10 years old and wearing a hat with a strawberry print, how to climb trees. Not something you see often in this safety-conscious era, especially not on a riverbank.
September 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I think I might have peaked too early by posting one of the best cat photos in my collection on Saturday. More to come and this one is more typical. Meet Samson, photo taken in Rye, NY in 1953.
July 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Taking this sign personally.
July 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I'm a fan of @catsofyore.bsky.social and have family cat photos, so I might share a few. Many of them were taken by my grandmother, Elisabeth Phillips (nee Fritze) who was a professional photographer before she married in 1933. This is my mother, aged 12, in 1952 with Sylvester (taken in Rye, NY).
July 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It's a Monday; whilst I came to terms with the fact I am completely useless on Mondays a long time ago, this is pretty much it every week.
June 30, 2025 at 8:43 AM
10pm the other night was when these two decided it was a good time to do the photoshoot for their new album.
June 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Woken up in the night by Dru rolling on my head. My partner thought this was amusing. It was not. Oh, cats!
June 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Hello there fluffy pollinator!

I just thought I'd let you know that you've got something on your face.
June 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Every morning... These two, in my face, clambering all over me and providing a Crystal Maze level puzzle experience just getting out of bed. Get one leg out of bed, nope, there's now a cat sitting on the other leg, and on my chest. (Of course the photo is blurry with this level of intimacy).
June 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
A short thread of highlights from today. I discovered a T-shirt in my camera bag. I sometimes carry an emergency T-shirt in case of sweatiness or sensory issue and figured this one must've been in there since last August (surprisingly unwrinkled due to being in the laptop pocket, also well-traveled)
May 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I assume this scene in my local M&S is due to the aftermath of the cyber attack and not the locals getting absolutely hammered because the sun is out. This is worse than a couple of days ago when they'd spread a few bottles out to make those shelves look better stocked.
May 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Last summer the weather was so awful I sat outside only once. It's good for my mental health so I am determined to make the most of the good weather. So, it seems, is Finn.
May 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Megathread of pro-trans petitions on Parliament’s petition website. If Labour suddenly gets hit with debates for a bunch of pro-trans petitions, maybe they’ll realise this issue isn’t going away and they’ve fucked up.

I’ll add more as I find them.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
April 18, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Finn is confused about tariffs and the methodology used to calculate them.
April 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Turns out Le Pen is not mightier than the fraud.
March 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A glorious spring day for a good walk. I was amused by this fence post's mossy hat and the clichéd cherry blossom pic had to be done.
March 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Whaddya mean it's not a word?
March 20, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I enjoyed doing my second-favourite local walk today, which I haven't done for a while. This is an old pic from the same walk - it was lovely today, but hazy, this obscuring the mountains in the distance.
March 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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My paper is now published with Open Access in @Gender_Journal

“Hands towards the right: UK gender critical feminism and right-wing coalitions”

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Hands towards the right: UK gender critical feminism and right-wing coalitions
This paper examines the link between UK gender critical feminism and the right-wing political ideas and organizations that constitute as ‘anti-gender’. The paper first reflects on the origins of an...
url6649.tandfonline.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Is there a national bean shortage, or is just my local branch of Tesco? No bananas either.
March 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM