Laura J Mixon
@laurajmg.bsky.social
Six SF novels. Environmental engineer. Spousal unit. Motherbeast. Hatch green, Chimayo red—NM nerd, born & bred.
Severe MECFS.
Black Lives Matter & Water is Life. Hang tough, my moops. You’re not alone.
Severe MECFS.
Black Lives Matter & Water is Life. Hang tough, my moops. You’re not alone.
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Same. Grew up around so many lovely Spanish speaking people that it never occurred to me that it would be an issue until I was an adult. Still baffled by it.
February 10, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Same. Grew up around so many lovely Spanish speaking people that it never occurred to me that it would be an issue until I was an adult. Still baffled by it.
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I just stumbled across this and thought some of you might like to see it. A letter from E.B. White to a man who'd written he'd lost all hope:
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I just stumbled across this and thought some of you might like to see it. A letter from E.B. White to a man who'd written he'd lost all hope:
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This councilman in the San Diego area has been a Republican for 50 years and changed his party affiliation to Democratic over ICE today.
Longtime El Cajon City Councilman renounces Republican Party, becomes Democrat
The long-time El Cajon politician changed his party registration during a news conference outside city hall on Monday morning.
www.nbcsandiego.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:10 AM
This councilman in the San Diego area has been a Republican for 50 years and changed his party affiliation to Democratic over ICE today.
A thousand times this.
It was not until I moved to Illinois for college that it ever even occurred to me that an American could find hearing Spanish in public to be unusual. There's a quarter of this country, at least, where Spanish is—and has always been—part of the soundtrack of life, even for those who don't speak it.
Just want to point out a serious regionalism that still divides this country, which is that a lot of white people who grew up in the Eastern time zone have extra special fear and terror about Spanish. Alex, Megyn, and Matt are NJ, NY, and MD respectively.
February 10, 2026 at 4:17 AM
A thousand times this.
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really like her!
Lesbian singer Brandi Carlile sets up $25k grant to support Minnesota ICE detainees https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/05/lesbian-singer-brandi-carlile-sets-up-25k-grant-to-support-minnesota-ice-detainees/?utm_content=1770616800&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Brandi Carlile sets up $25k grant to support Minnesota ICE detainees
Lesbian rock and country star Brandi Carlile has announced that she set up a $25,000 grant to help people detained by ICE in Minnesota.
www.thepinknews.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:17 AM
really like her!
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oh my god this is even lower than the funniest low number I was imagining
Yikes: the alternative TPUSA “All-American” Halftime Show had fewer than 14,000 views.
February 9, 2026 at 6:23 AM
oh my god this is even lower than the funniest low number I was imagining
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apart from the ten thousand more immediate things wrong with them (see: racism) it is impossible to ignore how JOYLESS these people are. angrily choking down the worst shit in the world and pretending it’s delicious rather than admit something can be both “good” and “in Spanish” at the same time
February 9, 2026 at 6:35 AM
apart from the ten thousand more immediate things wrong with them (see: racism) it is impossible to ignore how JOYLESS these people are. angrily choking down the worst shit in the world and pretending it’s delicious rather than admit something can be both “good” and “in Spanish” at the same time
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Thuan tried to say that he was afraid, that he didn't want to see Asmodeus hurt, and couldn't voice any of the words. They'd become true, if he said them. "Just be reasonable. Be safe."
A snort. "I'm always so reasonable, as you well know. "
#wip
(Thuan tries to do feelings. It goes... poorly)
A snort. "I'm always so reasonable, as you well know. "
#wip
(Thuan tries to do feelings. It goes... poorly)
February 9, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Thuan tried to say that he was afraid, that he didn't want to see Asmodeus hurt, and couldn't voice any of the words. They'd become true, if he said them. "Just be reasonable. Be safe."
A snort. "I'm always so reasonable, as you well know. "
#wip
(Thuan tries to do feelings. It goes... poorly)
A snort. "I'm always so reasonable, as you well know. "
#wip
(Thuan tries to do feelings. It goes... poorly)
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There’s a wolf in LA for the first time in 100 years. A collared gray wolf entered the mountains of north Los Angeles County yesterday. Known as “BEY03F” she traveled hundreds of miles from her pack in Plumas County crossing highways, mountains, creeks and valleys.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
A wolf has come to Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century
Around 6 a.m. Saturday, the 3-year-old female arrived in the mountains north of Santa Clarita, as tracked by a GPS collar.
www.latimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:10 PM
There’s a wolf in LA for the first time in 100 years. A collared gray wolf entered the mountains of north Los Angeles County yesterday. Known as “BEY03F” she traveled hundreds of miles from her pack in Plumas County crossing highways, mountains, creeks and valleys.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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To reject the US as a fundamentally American country with a deep shared history and commonality with the rest of the Americas, including that Spanish has long been our de facto national second language, is on a deep level anti-American. It's hating actual American culture and history and tradition.
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
To reject the US as a fundamentally American country with a deep shared history and commonality with the rest of the Americas, including that Spanish has long been our de facto national second language, is on a deep level anti-American. It's hating actual American culture and history and tradition.
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
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Oh my god, I somehow missed this. How awful. Vale to an absolute legend. I hope Jon knew we consider it our sacred duty to continue annoying Labor stans for as long we all live
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Jon Kudelka, much-loved Australian political cartoonist, dies aged 53
Award-winning Tasmanian artist’s work was published by the Australian, the Saturday Paper and the Hobart Mercury
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Oh my god, I somehow missed this. How awful. Vale to an absolute legend. I hope Jon knew we consider it our sacred duty to continue annoying Labor stans for as long we all live
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
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How nonviolent protest can break autocratic rule!
Minneapolis has become the scene of various forms of protest. To counter violent attacks & murders by ICE-Gestapo officials, residents protests are becoming very creative.
#StopAmericanFascism
#TrumpIsaNAZI
#Wrldpoli🌐
www.dw.com/en/how-nonvi...
Minneapolis has become the scene of various forms of protest. To counter violent attacks & murders by ICE-Gestapo officials, residents protests are becoming very creative.
#StopAmericanFascism
#TrumpIsaNAZI
#Wrldpoli🌐
www.dw.com/en/how-nonvi...
How nonviolent protest can break autocratic rule
People in Minnesota have used creative tactics to push back against ICE. History shows that nonviolent resistance can topple authoritarian power. But how?
www.dw.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
How nonviolent protest can break autocratic rule!
Minneapolis has become the scene of various forms of protest. To counter violent attacks & murders by ICE-Gestapo officials, residents protests are becoming very creative.
#StopAmericanFascism
#TrumpIsaNAZI
#Wrldpoli🌐
www.dw.com/en/how-nonvi...
Minneapolis has become the scene of various forms of protest. To counter violent attacks & murders by ICE-Gestapo officials, residents protests are becoming very creative.
#StopAmericanFascism
#TrumpIsaNAZI
#Wrldpoli🌐
www.dw.com/en/how-nonvi...
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Norwegian ambassador resigns as she faces scrutiny over contacts with Epstein trib.al/RrHXPiF
Norwegian ambassador resigns as she faces scrutiny over contacts with Epstein
A Norwegian ambassador who was involved in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the 1990s and most recently served in Jordan has resigned as she faces scrutiny over her contacts with Jeffrey Epstein, the country’s Foreign Ministry says
trib.al
February 9, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Norwegian ambassador resigns as she faces scrutiny over contacts with Epstein trib.al/RrHXPiF
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Sad that this is triggering to so many
February 9, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Sad that this is triggering to so many
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Resting is not giving up. It’s choosing to fight smarter. Your energy is currency. Spend it where it matters most.
#Fibromyalgia #MECFS #Spoonie #ChronicIllness
#Fibromyalgia #MECFS #Spoonie #ChronicIllness
February 7, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Resting is not giving up. It’s choosing to fight smarter. Your energy is currency. Spend it where it matters most.
#Fibromyalgia #MECFS #Spoonie #ChronicIllness
#Fibromyalgia #MECFS #Spoonie #ChronicIllness
Wow.
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Wow.
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
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I’ve been noticing lately some too specific language in health scams directed at people with ME. And I was thinking it has to be LLMs.
February 7, 2026 at 1:43 AM
I’ve been noticing lately some too specific language in health scams directed at people with ME. And I was thinking it has to be LLMs.
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Could you even imagine if President Obama made the troops sit through a a doc about Michelle??
Religious freedom group says US military members were 'pressured' by commanders to see 'Melania'
An active-duty enlisted member of the US military said their unit was "pressured" into seeing Amazon's "Melania" documentary about the first lady.
www.businessinsider.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Could you even imagine if President Obama made the troops sit through a a doc about Michelle??
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Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...