lauren
@laurens.bsky.social
Jewish. Trying to survive in the time of monsters. Technology, kids with disabilities, LC, religion, history. Queer. Boston area. She/her.
Oldest Child watched one of his bus-mates get chased around by a coyote on drop-off yesterday 😳
February 6, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Oldest Child watched one of his bus-mates get chased around by a coyote on drop-off yesterday 😳
Younger Twin keeps asking me why Trump is president if he’s in the Epstein Files
February 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Younger Twin keeps asking me why Trump is president if he’s in the Epstein Files
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THREAD 🧵:
The Epstein files are real. The antisemitism they're fueling is also real.
And right now, the second part is getting almost no attention.
The Epstein files are real. The antisemitism they're fueling is also real.
And right now, the second part is getting almost no attention.
February 4, 2026 at 7:04 PM
THREAD 🧵:
The Epstein files are real. The antisemitism they're fueling is also real.
And right now, the second part is getting almost no attention.
The Epstein files are real. The antisemitism they're fueling is also real.
And right now, the second part is getting almost no attention.
I keep playing chess with the hope one day I will enjoy it
February 4, 2026 at 12:26 AM
I keep playing chess with the hope one day I will enjoy it
Right as I was getting sick with Long Covid (still sick with Covid), I felt like my nervous system was on fire for about a day. It was bad enough to wake me up when it started. Interesting to see this theory.
1) Reading this old hypothesis by Michael VanElzakker on how infection of the vagus nerve might cause symptoms similar to ME/CFS.
This nerve passes on info about what's happening internally in the body. So an infection there might cause constant and severe sickness symptoms.
This nerve passes on info about what's happening internally in the body. So an infection there might cause constant and severe sickness symptoms.
February 2, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Right as I was getting sick with Long Covid (still sick with Covid), I felt like my nervous system was on fire for about a day. It was bad enough to wake me up when it started. Interesting to see this theory.
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When flying out (to Bahrain, on which more later) I noticed that Larnaca airport has a specific graphic "don't bring marmite onboard"
February 1, 2026 at 9:08 AM
When flying out (to Bahrain, on which more later) I noticed that Larnaca airport has a specific graphic "don't bring marmite onboard"
Twins are using their limited morning TV time to watch a video that tier ranks mollusks
January 29, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Twins are using their limited morning TV time to watch a video that tier ranks mollusks
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We’re heading back to 1990 levels (27,000 cases). If we keep it up we’ll get to pre-vaccination numbers (500,000 cases annually)
This is a self-made public health disaster 🤦🏻♂️
This is a self-made public health disaster 🤦🏻♂️
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 2:30 PM
We’re heading back to 1990 levels (27,000 cases). If we keep it up we’ll get to pre-vaccination numbers (500,000 cases annually)
This is a self-made public health disaster 🤦🏻♂️
This is a self-made public health disaster 🤦🏻♂️
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"Peanut peace"
「ピーナッツの平和」
"שלום בוטנים"
"سلام الفول السوداني"
Ink, watercolour, paper 40x30 cm.
#SPYxFAMILY #AnyaForger
「ピーナッツの平和」
"שלום בוטנים"
"سلام الفول السوداني"
Ink, watercolour, paper 40x30 cm.
#SPYxFAMILY #AnyaForger
January 28, 2026 at 1:22 PM
"Peanut peace"
「ピーナッツの平和」
"שלום בוטנים"
"سلام الفول السوداني"
Ink, watercolour, paper 40x30 cm.
#SPYxFAMILY #AnyaForger
「ピーナッツの平和」
"שלום בוטנים"
"سلام الفول السوداني"
Ink, watercolour, paper 40x30 cm.
#SPYxFAMILY #AnyaForger
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1) "...While studies on biopsychosocial factors in physiologic disorders like POTS can be informative, they can also be weaponized by those who continue to erroneously believe that patients with POTS have abnormal behavioral, emotional and coping mechanisms..."
January 26, 2026 at 8:18 AM
1) "...While studies on biopsychosocial factors in physiologic disorders like POTS can be informative, they can also be weaponized by those who continue to erroneously believe that patients with POTS have abnormal behavioral, emotional and coping mechanisms..."
As a mom of identical twins, the most recent episode of JJK hit really, really hard
January 24, 2026 at 5:40 PM
As a mom of identical twins, the most recent episode of JJK hit really, really hard
I take in over the daily dietary recommendation for sodium just in salt drink/salt pills alone, before factoring in dietary sodium. Any idea why my blood sodium tests might still show it low? Is this a Long Covid thing?
January 24, 2026 at 4:02 AM
I take in over the daily dietary recommendation for sodium just in salt drink/salt pills alone, before factoring in dietary sodium. Any idea why my blood sodium tests might still show it low? Is this a Long Covid thing?
When your battle shonen has to spend an episode whiteboarding swimlane diagrams to explain what is happening
January 23, 2026 at 10:00 PM
When your battle shonen has to spend an episode whiteboarding swimlane diagrams to explain what is happening
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Once again, and those are conservative estimates on the deaths in Iran:
x.com/yashar/statu...
x.com/yashar/statu...
January 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Once again, and those are conservative estimates on the deaths in Iran:
x.com/yashar/statu...
x.com/yashar/statu...
Meh, honestly, I feel so much more hated for other reasons, I can’t work up being upset about this one
At some point, we as a society need to grapple with collective blame, mob mentality, and social media’s tendency to feed off our worst emotions
At some point, we as a society need to grapple with collective blame, mob mentality, and social media’s tendency to feed off our worst emotions
January 21, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Meh, honestly, I feel so much more hated for other reasons, I can’t work up being upset about this one
At some point, we as a society need to grapple with collective blame, mob mentality, and social media’s tendency to feed off our worst emotions
At some point, we as a society need to grapple with collective blame, mob mentality, and social media’s tendency to feed off our worst emotions
Love how CrunchyRoll is so convinced JJK fans can’t read, they created a three minute tutorial for the text heavy Episode 3 of Season 3
youtu.be/XwOvgfpI7Xo?...
youtu.be/XwOvgfpI7Xo?...
The Culling Game Explained in 3 Minutes | JUJUTSU KAISEN
YouTube video by Crunchyroll
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January 21, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Love how CrunchyRoll is so convinced JJK fans can’t read, they created a three minute tutorial for the text heavy Episode 3 of Season 3
youtu.be/XwOvgfpI7Xo?...
youtu.be/XwOvgfpI7Xo?...
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Do you have any idea how bad it has to be for DoJ to admit this? Like, they're saying it was put on an unsecured server....which means it was probably shipped to Russia and China with a bow. www.cnn.com/2026/01/20/p...
DOGE shared Social Security data to unauthorized server, according to court filing | CNN Politics
A Department of Government Efficiency employee shared Social Security data without agency officials’ knowledge and in violation of security protocols, the Justice Department said in a court filing Tue...
www.cnn.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Do you have any idea how bad it has to be for DoJ to admit this? Like, they're saying it was put on an unsecured server....which means it was probably shipped to Russia and China with a bow. www.cnn.com/2026/01/20/p...
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This immediately reminded me of how Avshalom Feinberg of the famed NILI group reported on the genocide of Armenians, passing it to Henrietta Szold in New York.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRR_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRR_...
January 16, 2026 at 9:54 PM
This immediately reminded me of how Avshalom Feinberg of the famed NILI group reported on the genocide of Armenians, passing it to Henrietta Szold in New York.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRR_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRR_...
My kids would feel at home
January 15, 2026 at 1:50 PM
My kids would feel at home
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if i had no context for this id have said it was outside a pub after a funeral
Foreign Ministers of Denmark and Greenland after their meeting with US Vice President and Secretary of State.
January 15, 2026 at 12:20 PM
if i had no context for this id have said it was outside a pub after a funeral