Laura Bedrossian
@laurabedrossian.bsky.social
I do public relations / comms / social media stuff. History nerd, tap dancer, fake runner. Lover of dogs, RI, books, jazz, & lists. Views all my own. NYC area.
Currently @ Capital One. Ex: agency, American Museum of Natural History, tech startup.
Currently @ Capital One. Ex: agency, American Museum of Natural History, tech startup.
Pinned
Hippos Poop So Much That Sometimes All the Fish Die
Their dung consumes the oxygen around it, creating lethal pulses of suffocating water.
www.theatlantic.com
Might as well make sure the fine people of Bluesky know . . .
This is me 🦛
This is me 🦛
In my 20s, I was once signed up to join a revolutionary war reenactment band and one of the mandatory weekly rehearsal nights was on my most profitable bar shifts (and I couldn’t afford to miss that one).
One day I’ll be back though!
One day I’ll be back though!
I became a Revolutionary War reenactor for work! I went to Massachusetts and I couldn’t wear makeup!!! 😭 War is HELL
I Fought the Battle of Bunker Hill
What it takes to be a Revolutionary War reenactor
www.theatlantic.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
In my 20s, I was once signed up to join a revolutionary war reenactment band and one of the mandatory weekly rehearsal nights was on my most profitable bar shifts (and I couldn’t afford to miss that one).
One day I’ll be back though!
One day I’ll be back though!
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What a joke. A sick traitorous joke.
Health care isn’t negotiable.
We need to both reopen the government and work together to protect access to affordable health care by extending the ACA enhanced premium tax credits.
We need to both reopen the government and work together to protect access to affordable health care by extending the ACA enhanced premium tax credits.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
What a joke. A sick traitorous joke.
What was the point go give in at this point?
These people have sold out the American people
These people have sold out the American people
If Chuck Schumer was a stronger leader, he would have been able to convince most of these senators to hold the line.
I’m terribly disappointed in him.
I’m terribly disappointed in him.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
What was the point go give in at this point?
These people have sold out the American people
These people have sold out the American people
I’m here in spirit all! Went to a book club meeting and just got home.
Sorry to miss tonight (#HATM is always my priority on Sundays — I just lost track of time 😭)
Sorry to miss tonight (#HATM is always my priority on Sundays — I just lost track of time 😭)
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I’m here in spirit all! Went to a book club meeting and just got home.
Sorry to miss tonight (#HATM is always my priority on Sundays — I just lost track of time 😭)
Sorry to miss tonight (#HATM is always my priority on Sundays — I just lost track of time 😭)
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Sarah Weinman's upcoming book 'Without Consent: A Landmark Trial and the Decades-Long Struggle to Make Spousal Rape a Crime' dives into a 1980 made-for-TV movie which tackled marital rape — before it was a crime nationwide.
Exclusive excerpt ↓
Exclusive excerpt ↓
Inside the 1980 Made-For-TV Movie That Tackled Marital Rape -- Before It Was a Crime Nationwide
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November 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Sarah Weinman's upcoming book 'Without Consent: A Landmark Trial and the Decades-Long Struggle to Make Spousal Rape a Crime' dives into a 1980 made-for-TV movie which tackled marital rape — before it was a crime nationwide.
Exclusive excerpt ↓
Exclusive excerpt ↓
I’d like to start seeing constant reminders in NYC that the NY governor has the power to remove mayors from office — just to keep folks energized…
(Just a little reminder now that Elise Stefan-ICK announces her bid for governor and actively says vile lies about certain ppl)
(Just a little reminder now that Elise Stefan-ICK announces her bid for governor and actively says vile lies about certain ppl)
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I’d like to start seeing constant reminders in NYC that the NY governor has the power to remove mayors from office — just to keep folks energized…
(Just a little reminder now that Elise Stefan-ICK announces her bid for governor and actively says vile lies about certain ppl)
(Just a little reminder now that Elise Stefan-ICK announces her bid for governor and actively says vile lies about certain ppl)
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I had zero chill about getting this screener. Here's the first of three pieces on @netflix's Death by Lightning
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
A Presidential Historian Explains What to Know Before Watching 'Death by Lightning'
The series dives into the assassination of President James A. Garfield.
www.townandcountrymag.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Mayor Mamdani!!!
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Mayor Mamdani!!!
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Reposted by Laura Bedrossian
U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic candidate for N.J. governor, received far more union support than Republican Jack Ciattarelli, but Ciattarelli still received notable support.
🔗 www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
🔗 www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
Ciattarelli voters hope for lower taxes in New Jersey: 'It would be nice'
Voters will also decide whether to retain three justices on Pennsylvania's Supreme Court Tuesday.
www.inquirer.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic candidate for N.J. governor, received far more union support than Republican Jack Ciattarelli, but Ciattarelli still received notable support.
🔗 www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
🔗 www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
Virginia, NJ. YES!
Now, let’s see PA and NYC…
Now, let’s see PA and NYC…
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Virginia, NJ. YES!
Now, let’s see PA and NYC…
Now, let’s see PA and NYC…
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I suppose the real peacekeepers were the friends they made along the way. #SiegeOfJadotville #HATM
November 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I suppose the real peacekeepers were the friends they made along the way. #SiegeOfJadotville #HATM
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Final Thoughts: The Siege of Jadotville depicts a battle between Irish soldiers and mercenaries in the Congo in 1961. As a film, it is well shot, directed, and acted with excellent scenes. As politics, it rights a wrong as the Irish government tried to cover up the battle. Well done. #hatm
November 3, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Final Thoughts: The Siege of Jadotville depicts a battle between Irish soldiers and mercenaries in the Congo in 1961. As a film, it is well shot, directed, and acted with excellent scenes. As politics, it rights a wrong as the Irish government tried to cover up the battle. Well done. #hatm
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I guess they’re pretty upset about the guy in the white suit. #SiegeOfJadotville #HATM
November 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I guess they’re pretty upset about the guy in the white suit. #SiegeOfJadotville #HATM
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Oh, um...
Yea...another true hero that will be lost to the horrors of trying to keep the peace.
#HATM
media.un.org/photo/en/pho...
Yea...another true hero that will be lost to the horrors of trying to keep the peace.
#HATM
media.un.org/photo/en/pho...
The Life and Death of Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld
United Nations Photo
media.un.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Oh, um...
Yea...another true hero that will be lost to the horrors of trying to keep the peace.
#HATM
media.un.org/photo/en/pho...
Yea...another true hero that will be lost to the horrors of trying to keep the peace.
#HATM
media.un.org/photo/en/pho...
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Um... I don't know much about this time/place; but I do know that that the Secretary General flying to the Congo is not a good idea. 😬 #HATM
November 3, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Um... I don't know much about this time/place; but I do know that that the Secretary General flying to the Congo is not a good idea. 😬 #HATM
November 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
My husband is irrationally mad that they all woke up when it was that bright out
(As in they would’ve woken when it actually started getting bright)
#hatm
(As in they would’ve woken when it actually started getting bright)
#hatm
November 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
My husband is irrationally mad that they all woke up when it was that bright out
(As in they would’ve woken when it actually started getting bright)
#hatm
(As in they would’ve woken when it actually started getting bright)
#hatm
Getting the sense this is a movie about inexperienced Irish soldiers being sent to some place they’ve never fought or came close to experiencing in a Cold War clusterf@ck (though I may be very wrong)
#hatm
#hatm
November 3, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Getting the sense this is a movie about inexperienced Irish soldiers being sent to some place they’ve never fought or came close to experiencing in a Cold War clusterf@ck (though I may be very wrong)
#hatm
#hatm