Lauren Olson
@laurenmo.bsky.social
She/her. I buy books with other people’s money for a living. Talk to me about writing stories, yarn crafts, and ttrpg’s.
Reposted by Lauren Olson
As we start the school year, I thought it would be fun to take a look back at four picture books from the 1970s and 80s showing queer families and children in school and daycare settings. Such books have been around longer than you might think. #QueerKidLit #BookSky mombian.com/2025/09/08/4...
4 Queer-Inclusive Picture Books from the 1970s and 80s in School Settings - Mombian
As we start the school year, I thought it would be fun to take a look back at four picture books from the 1970s and 80s showing queer families and children in school and daycare settings. Such books h...
mombian.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
As we start the school year, I thought it would be fun to take a look back at four picture books from the 1970s and 80s showing queer families and children in school and daycare settings. Such books have been around longer than you might think. #QueerKidLit #BookSky mombian.com/2025/09/08/4...
Reposted by Lauren Olson
"Mariam Dagga, a visual freelance journalist for The Associated Press, chronicled the stream of wounded and dead that every day flowed into southern Gaza’s main hospital, where she was often based. [...] Dagga was killed Monday by Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital, according to health officials."
Photos by journalist Mariam Dagga
Mariam Dagga, a visual freelance journalist for The Associated Press, chronicled the stream of wounded and dead that every day flowed into southern Gaza’s main hospital, where she was often based.
apnews.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"Mariam Dagga, a visual freelance journalist for The Associated Press, chronicled the stream of wounded and dead that every day flowed into southern Gaza’s main hospital, where she was often based. [...] Dagga was killed Monday by Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital, according to health officials."
Thanks for picking up another copy, @kclibrary.bsky.social! You’re the best!
August 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Thanks for picking up another copy, @kclibrary.bsky.social! You’re the best!
Reposted by Lauren Olson
The Supreme Court derives its power from its legitimacy. It earns its legitimacy by explaining its decisions. The endless stream of wholly unexplained orders in favor of the Trump administration is not just indefensible—it's a threat to the court's own long-term power. This reeks of illegitimacy.
Since April 4, #SCOTUS has issued 15 rulings on 17 emergency applications filed by Trump (three birthright citizenship apps were consolidated).
It has granted relief to Trump ... in all 15 rulings.
It has written majority opinions in only 3.
Today's order is the 7th with no explanation *at all.*
It has granted relief to Trump ... in all 15 rulings.
It has written majority opinions in only 3.
Today's order is the 7th with no explanation *at all.*
Here we go again: Over an acerbic dissenting opinion by Justice Sotomayor (joined in full by Justices Kagan and Jackson), #SCOTUS, with no explanation, grants a stay in the Department of Education RIFs case—effectively clearing the way for the Trump administration to dismantle much of the agency:
July 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The Supreme Court derives its power from its legitimacy. It earns its legitimacy by explaining its decisions. The endless stream of wholly unexplained orders in favor of the Trump administration is not just indefensible—it's a threat to the court's own long-term power. This reeks of illegitimacy.
*eyelid twitch*
Meet the startup, backed by big Silicon Valley investors, Macmillan's owner, and former HarperCollins and Penguin execs, that wants authors to "just spitball a few bullet points" to get AI to write books — "and then suddenly each author is writing 1,000 books." 👀 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The Romance Publisher Dreaming of an AI-Driven Dynasty
Inkitt has influential backers and a vision for infinitely customizable on-demand content. What would be left for the human creators?
www.bloomberg.com
June 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
*eyelid twitch*
Time for my annual reminder that if you’re on SSRI’s or other behavioral meds (like I am), be extra cautious in this hot, humid weather! www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/two-...
Heat Intolerance and Psychiatric Medications
Though 1 in 6 Americans take psychiatric medications, many aren't aware of the need to be mindful of the heat in summer months and how to avoid heat intolerance.
www.psychologytoday.com
June 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Time for my annual reminder that if you’re on SSRI’s or other behavioral meds (like I am), be extra cautious in this hot, humid weather! www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/two-...
Reposted by Lauren Olson
2025 bird of the year
June 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
2025 bird of the year
Reposted by Lauren Olson
It's June 12th, Pulse Remembrance Day, and it's important to know that the City of Orlando has not delivered on the promises made to the families of the 49. No permanent memorial, no code violation inspection, no accountability.
The 49 deserve better.
The 49 deserve better.
June 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
It's June 12th, Pulse Remembrance Day, and it's important to know that the City of Orlando has not delivered on the promises made to the families of the 49. No permanent memorial, no code violation inspection, no accountability.
The 49 deserve better.
The 49 deserve better.
Trying to be a weed.
Every day, there are the Horrors and the Fascism and in the cracks between them, tiny weeds of Joy.
May 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Trying to be a weed.
Just finished the outline for my queer hockey romance! #amwriting #booksky
May 22, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Just finished the outline for my queer hockey romance! #amwriting #booksky
Reposted by Lauren Olson
Reposted by Lauren Olson
Hate this a lot. Value human creators, writers, artists, narrators, editors -- everyone in the chain of making a book and putting it out into the world should be a human being. Humans make art for humans.
P.S. fuck AI -- eat shit, artbarf robots
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
P.S. fuck AI -- eat shit, artbarf robots
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks
Amazon brand will offer more than 100 artificial intelligence-generated voices in English and other languages
www.theguardian.com
May 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Hate this a lot. Value human creators, writers, artists, narrators, editors -- everyone in the chain of making a book and putting it out into the world should be a human being. Humans make art for humans.
P.S. fuck AI -- eat shit, artbarf robots
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
P.S. fuck AI -- eat shit, artbarf robots
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
Reposted by Lauren Olson
‘The worst childhood illness I had’
People who had measles, mumps, whooping cough, and other vaccine-preventable diseases share their experiences.
People who had measles, mumps, whooping cough, and other vaccine-preventable diseases share their experiences.
What it’s like to have measles, mumps, whooping cough, and other vaccine-preventable illnesses
STAT readers share what it's link to have measles, mumps, whooping cough, and other vaccine-preventable illnesses. Some stories are from decades past — others are quite recent.
buff.ly
May 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
‘The worst childhood illness I had’
People who had measles, mumps, whooping cough, and other vaccine-preventable diseases share their experiences.
People who had measles, mumps, whooping cough, and other vaccine-preventable diseases share their experiences.
Reposted by Lauren Olson
More than a hundred libraries on federally recognized tribal lands across the country were notified that their congressionally appropriated grant had been terminated midcycle.
Those communities are at risk of losing their local libraries and the history they hold.
Those communities are at risk of losing their local libraries and the history they hold.
Tribal communities risk losing local libraries and the history they hold amid DOGE cuts
Federally recognized tribes say the Trump administration cut the grant money they use to sustain the local libraries that serve as anchors in their most rural communities.
nbcnews.to
May 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
More than a hundred libraries on federally recognized tribal lands across the country were notified that their congressionally appropriated grant had been terminated midcycle.
Those communities are at risk of losing their local libraries and the history they hold.
Those communities are at risk of losing their local libraries and the history they hold.
Cast on for the @spincycle-yarns.bsky.social #cowlgirlMAL. Yarn is Spincycle’s Dream State in the ghost ranch colorway. Pattern is the Simple Simon cowl, free on ravelry. #WIPwednesday.
May 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Cast on for the @spincycle-yarns.bsky.social #cowlgirlMAL. Yarn is Spincycle’s Dream State in the ghost ranch colorway. Pattern is the Simple Simon cowl, free on ravelry. #WIPwednesday.
What’s your favorite book or series that hasn’t been made into a movie or tv show, but deserves to be? I’ll go first: The Clocktaur War duology by @tkingfisher.com would make an excellent mini series! #booksky
May 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
What’s your favorite book or series that hasn’t been made into a movie or tv show, but deserves to be? I’ll go first: The Clocktaur War duology by @tkingfisher.com would make an excellent mini series! #booksky
April reads. In Every Generation was especially a treat! #romancelandia #booksky
May 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
April reads. In Every Generation was especially a treat! #romancelandia #booksky
Reposted by Lauren Olson
This is so fucked up. ICE agents in Massachusetts smashed the window of a car to grab a Guatemalan guy who was with his wife. They were waiting for their lawyer to arrive because he has a pending asylum case.
Story via @wcvb5.bsky.social: www.wcvb.com/article/ice-...
Story via @wcvb5.bsky.social: www.wcvb.com/article/ice-...
April 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is so fucked up. ICE agents in Massachusetts smashed the window of a car to grab a Guatemalan guy who was with his wife. They were waiting for their lawyer to arrive because he has a pending asylum case.
Story via @wcvb5.bsky.social: www.wcvb.com/article/ice-...
Story via @wcvb5.bsky.social: www.wcvb.com/article/ice-...
Reposted by Lauren Olson
April 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Reposted by Lauren Olson
ChatGPT ass presidency
Incredible. The Trump administration calculated "tariff rates" by taking the US trade deficit with the respective country and dividing it by the country's exports to the US. And then the tariff rate of the US is often just set by cutting that made-up "tariff rate" in half.
April 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
ChatGPT ass presidency
Reposted by Lauren Olson
Hamilton-based artist, amateur hockey player and now our 2025 Pride logo designer. Meet Eli, our artist for Pride!
Watch the full feature now on the PWHL YouTube channel:
🎥 youtu.be/JckhJlpqUjM
Watch the full feature now on the PWHL YouTube channel:
🎥 youtu.be/JckhJlpqUjM
Pride Artist Spotlight: Eli
YouTube video by The PWHL
youtu.be
April 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Hamilton-based artist, amateur hockey player and now our 2025 Pride logo designer. Meet Eli, our artist for Pride!
Watch the full feature now on the PWHL YouTube channel:
🎥 youtu.be/JckhJlpqUjM
Watch the full feature now on the PWHL YouTube channel:
🎥 youtu.be/JckhJlpqUjM