Laura Bloom
@laurabloomify.bsky.social
Novelist. Proud autism mum. Cat lover. Dog lover. Ultra selective people lover.
www.laurabloom.com.au
www.laurabloom.com.au
This story breaks my heart. nymag.com/intelligence...
A Mother Took Her Sons to an ICE Check-in. She Never Saw Them Again.
No criminal records. Applying for green cards. Under Trump, it doesn’t matter.
nymag.com
May 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This story breaks my heart. nymag.com/intelligence...
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Please come to Australia! You will be soooo welcome here. (And we have a beautiful country and culture.) www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Australia to woo US’s ‘smartest minds’ disfranchised by Trump research cuts
New talent program aims to attract academics fleeing US as administration slashes higher education funding
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Please come to Australia! You will be soooo welcome here. (And we have a beautiful country and culture.) www.theguardian.com/education/20...
I assumed Penny Wong would be in at least a tie for first position yet she's not even mentioned. I wonder why ...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
There’s an obvious successor for Albanese. The Libs face a tougher choice
Election results trigger, or subsequently lead to, leadership resets. Even in the turmoil of a campaign, players will also have their eyes on the future.
www.smh.com.au
April 11, 2025 at 6:07 AM
I assumed Penny Wong would be in at least a tie for first position yet she's not even mentioned. I wonder why ...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Tariffs are a tax on groceries.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/u...
Canada Drops the Gloves in Tariff Spat, Makes Its Case on U.S. Billboards
The tariffs-are-a-tax messages are targeting residents in places like Pittsburgh that count on Canadian trade.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Tariffs are a tax on groceries.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/u...
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Canadian actress, Jasmine Mooney describes the experience of being detained and imprisoned by ICE when trying to legally enter the US
March 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Canadian actress, Jasmine Mooney describes the experience of being detained and imprisoned by ICE when trying to legally enter the US
Wish I could support this harder. Wish so many of us could.
Risking Reprisals, Protesters in Gaza Call on Hamas to Step Aside www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/w...
Risking Reprisals, Protesters in Gaza Call on Hamas to Step Aside www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/w...
Protesters in Gaza Call on Hamas to Step Aside
Demanding an end to the war, hundreds pressed the militants to relinquish control of the enclave, a rare demonstration against a group that has suppressed dissent with violence.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Wish I could support this harder. Wish so many of us could.
Risking Reprisals, Protesters in Gaza Call on Hamas to Step Aside www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/w...
Risking Reprisals, Protesters in Gaza Call on Hamas to Step Aside www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/w...
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Peace begins with a howl 🐺
March 16, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Peace begins with a howl 🐺
I wish people understood this. As the primary carer - for a long time - of a high & complex support needs young man, it often feels like no one gets it. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma...
‘Carers need care, too’: Bruce Willis’s wife speaks out after deaths of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa
Emma Heming Willis, who is primary carer for the actor since his dementia diagnosis in 2023, says there is ‘a broader story’ to tell about their plight
www.theguardian.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I wish people understood this. As the primary carer - for a long time - of a high & complex support needs young man, it often feels like no one gets it. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma...
Five years since Covid. God, it sucked.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/w...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/w...
Covid-19: Enduring Images of a Global Crisis, 5 Years On (Gift Article)
New York Times photographers covered Covid-19 throughout the world. These pictures, and the moments behind them, stayed with them.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Five years since Covid. God, it sucked.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/w...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/w...
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DOGE has seized access to huge troves of sensitive personal and national security information – and can’t even set up its own website securely.
When DOGE fails to protect that data, it puts us all in danger.
@repstansbury.bsky.social, @connolly.house.gov and I are pushing back.
When DOGE fails to protect that data, it puts us all in danger.
@repstansbury.bsky.social, @connolly.house.gov and I are pushing back.
March 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
DOGE has seized access to huge troves of sensitive personal and national security information – and can’t even set up its own website securely.
When DOGE fails to protect that data, it puts us all in danger.
@repstansbury.bsky.social, @connolly.house.gov and I are pushing back.
When DOGE fails to protect that data, it puts us all in danger.
@repstansbury.bsky.social, @connolly.house.gov and I are pushing back.
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Sunday in progress 😎
February 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Sunday in progress 😎
Carers make the world go round. Myself included. :) www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/li...
‘A privilege’: What 15-year-old Charlie and other young carers want you to know
There are more than 390,000 carers under 25 in Australia, but their work often goes unnoticed, and advocates say more support is needed.
www.smh.com.au
February 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Carers make the world go round. Myself included. :) www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/li...
Important story about pathetic Murdoch media attempt to fan the flames of antisemitism in Sydney. As if any help were needed. #murdoch #antisemitism #Sydney www.smh.com.au/national/i-k...
I know all about Murdoch stunts. I’ve been a victim of one
The Daily Telegraph’s stunt at a popular inner-city eatery was shocking. No one needs News Corp’s help in spreading discord.
www.smh.com.au
February 18, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Important story about pathetic Murdoch media attempt to fan the flames of antisemitism in Sydney. As if any help were needed. #murdoch #antisemitism #Sydney www.smh.com.au/national/i-k...
My absolute nightmare: www.smh.com.au/national/499...
499 crimes: Cab driver caught on CCTV abusing, ripping off passengers with disabilities
The scale of alleged fraud and other criminality in the taxi industry has outraged leading judges as well as consumer and disability advocates.
www.smh.com.au
February 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
My absolute nightmare: www.smh.com.au/national/499...
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How Trying Became Cool Again. Artists like Tyler, the Creator; Chappell Roan; Doechii; and Kendrick Lamar are swimming against the “soulless, monotonous no-personality vibe” and are being celebrated for it. [kottke.org]
How Trying Became Cool Again
Nathan Zed argues that a lack of effort and vulnerability has made art, media, design, music, and architecture boring — that everything has the “soulless, monotonous no-personality vibe”. But artists like Tyler, the Cr
kottke.org
February 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
How Trying Became Cool Again. Artists like Tyler, the Creator; Chappell Roan; Doechii; and Kendrick Lamar are swimming against the “soulless, monotonous no-personality vibe” and are being celebrated for it. [kottke.org]
Posted around NYC, Chicago, DC and other cities. Be creative. Do something!
February 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Your moment of peace + beauty 🐺
Take a break from the chaos + relax with Nikai via live webcam ➡️ nywolf.org/meet-our-wol...
Take a break from the chaos + relax with Nikai via live webcam ➡️ nywolf.org/meet-our-wol...
February 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Your moment of peace + beauty 🐺
Take a break from the chaos + relax with Nikai via live webcam ➡️ nywolf.org/meet-our-wol...
Take a break from the chaos + relax with Nikai via live webcam ➡️ nywolf.org/meet-our-wol...
Amazing speech by Dreyfus. I agree with him that the Liberal Party is politicising anti-semitism when in fact I've experienced it personally on both the left and right.
Australia politics live: Dreyfus ‘stands by everything’ he said on antisemitism in parliament after Dutton defends gag motion
Follow live
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Amazing speech by Dreyfus. I agree with him that the Liberal Party is politicising anti-semitism when in fact I've experienced it personally on both the left and right.
'It seems the business of cancellation pays off.'
Brilliant personal essay about the experience of being cancelled in Australia.
news.fairforall.org/p/the-poetic...
Brilliant personal essay about the experience of being cancelled in Australia.
news.fairforall.org/p/the-poetic...
The Poetics of Social (In)Justice
The pen is only mightier than the sword if we assert our right to freely wield it
news.fairforall.org
February 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM
'It seems the business of cancellation pays off.'
Brilliant personal essay about the experience of being cancelled in Australia.
news.fairforall.org/p/the-poetic...
Brilliant personal essay about the experience of being cancelled in Australia.
news.fairforall.org/p/the-poetic...
Exactly.
www.smh.com.au/national/wha...
www.smh.com.au/national/wha...
What if the antisemitic tide has a bigger target: Australia’s stability?
If foreign malign forces masterminded some of this wave of attacks, as authorities suspect, Australia will not be alone.
www.smh.com.au
February 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Exactly.
www.smh.com.au/national/wha...
www.smh.com.au/national/wha...
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Taking SSRIs for life doesn't mean you're addicted, you dumb fuck.
The goal of SSRIs are to help you be healthy & restore balance.
They may be short or long term.
The idea that the goal is to get off meds is REALLY FUCKING STUPID!
The goal is to live.
Are diabetics addicted to insulin??Asshole.
The goal of SSRIs are to help you be healthy & restore balance.
They may be short or long term.
The idea that the goal is to get off meds is REALLY FUCKING STUPID!
The goal is to live.
Are diabetics addicted to insulin??Asshole.
Antidepressants harder to quit than heroin? Fact-checking RFK Jr.
Fact checking RFK Jr.: No, antidepressants are not harder to quit than heroin.
www.npr.org
February 2, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Taking SSRIs for life doesn't mean you're addicted, you dumb fuck.
The goal of SSRIs are to help you be healthy & restore balance.
They may be short or long term.
The idea that the goal is to get off meds is REALLY FUCKING STUPID!
The goal is to live.
Are diabetics addicted to insulin??Asshole.
The goal of SSRIs are to help you be healthy & restore balance.
They may be short or long term.
The idea that the goal is to get off meds is REALLY FUCKING STUPID!
The goal is to live.
Are diabetics addicted to insulin??Asshole.