LauraEH/Opheliacat
@lauraeh.bsky.social
NYC by way of Chicago. Editor, design historian and educational consultant, now having fun telling people where to go (as a museum volunteer).
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From the past. A look back to on this day 28th January with our farmily of farm animals & our work in Watamu, Kenya
January 28, 2026 at 9:37 PM
From the past. A look back to on this day 28th January with our farmily of farm animals & our work in Watamu, Kenya
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"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace"
January 19, 2026 at 7:58 PM
"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace"
imagine being so rotted that Bruce Springsteen writes a brand new song about how much you suck shit and announces it by saying “by the way I’m so fucking mad that I banged this out in 24 hours”
how are you still up and walking around after being slammed like that
how are you still up and walking around after being slammed like that
January 28, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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Survey: What do you (not "What does one" or "What should I" but "What do you") call the long heap of snow created by a snowplow at the side of a street (and often blocking driveways)? Please also say where you're from.
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Survey: What do you (not "What does one" or "What should I" but "What do you") call the long heap of snow created by a snowplow at the side of a street (and often blocking driveways)? Please also say where you're from.
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Universally acknowledged: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, published #OTD 1813.
British Library | Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social
British Library | Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Universally acknowledged: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, published #OTD 1813.
British Library | Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social
British Library | Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social
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If the right-wing is going to go with, "We can't compare ICE to the Gestapo, because ICE only hunts non-citizens," then we need to call this what it is: a form of Holocaust revisionism.
January 28, 2026 at 4:21 AM
If the right-wing is going to go with, "We can't compare ICE to the Gestapo, because ICE only hunts non-citizens," then we need to call this what it is: a form of Holocaust revisionism.
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Greatness never dies, and it needs to be remembered
January 27, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Greatness never dies, and it needs to be remembered
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ICE is going to....the Winter Olympics? WTF?
Italians furious over deployment of ICE agents to bolster US security at Winter Olympics | CNN
Outrage is growing in Italy over the deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to assist US security operations at the Winter Olympics next month.
www.cnn.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:32 PM
ICE is going to....the Winter Olympics? WTF?
@rejectednytwords.bsky.social LINGUAL
January 27, 2026 at 3:36 PM
@rejectednytwords.bsky.social LINGUAL
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I have pointed this out for some time, and now you see it rise to the top: professional police—local police and those at DHS and Justice who do real police work—are sickened by ICE because they are amateurs and yahoos.
January 26, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I have pointed this out for some time, and now you see it rise to the top: professional police—local police and those at DHS and Justice who do real police work—are sickened by ICE because they are amateurs and yahoos.
My congressman
JD Vance, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem and DHS continue to try to gaslight Americans.
They did it with the murder of Renee Good, and now again with Alex Pretti.
Do they think we’re stupid?
The Trump administration’s violence against our own citizens must end immediately.
They did it with the murder of Renee Good, and now again with Alex Pretti.
Do they think we’re stupid?
The Trump administration’s violence against our own citizens must end immediately.
January 26, 2026 at 7:18 PM
My congressman
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I spent the most formative years of my political life reading headlines like this seemingly every week.
January 25, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I spent the most formative years of my political life reading headlines like this seemingly every week.
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Unearthed video shows Alex Pretti giving the final salute for an ICU patient at the VA:
"Today we remember that freedom is not free. We have to work at it, nurture it, protect it and even sacrifice for it."
"Today we remember that freedom is not free. We have to work at it, nurture it, protect it and even sacrifice for it."
January 25, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Unearthed video shows Alex Pretti giving the final salute for an ICU patient at the VA:
"Today we remember that freedom is not free. We have to work at it, nurture it, protect it and even sacrifice for it."
"Today we remember that freedom is not free. We have to work at it, nurture it, protect it and even sacrifice for it."
Is there a way I can access this clip to send it to someone who isn't on BlueSky?
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Is there a way I can access this clip to send it to someone who isn't on BlueSky?
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Sometimes the light catches you in calm, enchanting places. Here, at Albury, it seems the ghosts of parishioners past come through to say hello. #AdoorableThursday
January 22, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Sometimes the light catches you in calm, enchanting places. Here, at Albury, it seems the ghosts of parishioners past come through to say hello. #AdoorableThursday
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Daily bunny no.3209 is quite solemn
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Daily bunny no.3209 is quite solemn
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Man, I bet the NRA is going to be furious when they hear that jack-booted thugs from the federal government executed a law-abiding citizen for exercising his Second Amendment right to carry a handgun.
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
January 24, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Man, I bet the NRA is going to be furious when they hear that jack-booted thugs from the federal government executed a law-abiding citizen for exercising his Second Amendment right to carry a handgun.
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
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Just staggered by the complete moral void of not even *pretending* to wait for more information before pivoting to “the opponent of the state deserved it.” It is so insanely depraved. Soulless.
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Just staggered by the complete moral void of not even *pretending* to wait for more information before pivoting to “the opponent of the state deserved it.” It is so insanely depraved. Soulless.
"I will not cease from Mental Fight, nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand..."
January 24, 2026 at 7:37 PM
"I will not cease from Mental Fight, nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand..."
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I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
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The amount of money that is currently going to fund immigration enforcement in the US is larger than the military budgets of every country in the world other than the US and China. We are witnessing a military assault on American cities by a wildly unpopular governing party.
January 24, 2026 at 6:06 PM
The amount of money that is currently going to fund immigration enforcement in the US is larger than the military budgets of every country in the world other than the US and China. We are witnessing a military assault on American cities by a wildly unpopular governing party.
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We are currently in the part of history class where kids will yell at us, “WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? WHY WASNT THIS STOPPED?”
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January 24, 2026 at 7:21 PM
We are currently in the part of history class where kids will yell at us, “WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? WHY WASNT THIS STOPPED?”
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