Laurie Frankel
@lauriefrankel.bsky.social
writer, reader, mama, she/her
https://www.lauriefrankel.net
https://www.lauriefrankel.net
"May courage be contagious." (To which my grandmother would add, "From their mouths to God's ears.")
‘Stop these crazy bills’: Republicans join Democrats to defeat anti-trans legislation in Montana
One bill would remove trans children from their parents, and the other would ban drag shows and Pride marches
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"May courage be contagious." (To which my grandmother would add, "From their mouths to God's ears.")
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Consequences of ethics and critical thinking in education (aka "the humanities") sacrificed on the altar of STEM playing out in real-time.
February 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Consequences of ethics and critical thinking in education (aka "the humanities") sacrificed on the altar of STEM playing out in real-time.
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One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.
February 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.
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Very proud to announce the Department of Health will now process all requests to change gender designation on birth certificates within three business days. Previously, there was as much as a 10 month wait.
February 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Very proud to announce the Department of Health will now process all requests to change gender designation on birth certificates within three business days. Previously, there was as much as a 10 month wait.
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We're expediting sex designation change requests on birth certificates. People born in WA who want to change the sex designation on their birth certificate can do so by filing a request with us. . doh.wa.gov/DesignationC...
Sex Designation Change on a Birth Certificate
We are currently processing requests in three (3) business days. Please allow up to two (2) weeks for delivery and mail time for ordered certificates.
doh.wa.gov
February 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
We're expediting sex designation change requests on birth certificates. People born in WA who want to change the sex designation on their birth certificate can do so by filing a request with us. . doh.wa.gov/DesignationC...
The passive voice in this headline and lede and the rest of the article. WHO is doing these things and WHO is hoping we don't notice? (And why.) (And I noticed.)
President Trump made himself chairman of the Kennedy Center in Washington. The performing arts center then fired its president, officials said.
Trump Made Chair of Kennedy Center as Its President Is Fired
The president solidified his grip on the performing arts complex as the center’s longtime president, Deborah F. Rutter, was fired.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The passive voice in this headline and lede and the rest of the article. WHO is doing these things and WHO is hoping we don't notice? (And why.) (And I noticed.)
“This president’s order is gross. It is disgusting. It is hateful." (But I am grateful to my state AG and other states and their AGs for saying not just no but hell no and not just hell no but also why)
Washington Sues Over Trump Order Restricting Gender Care Under Age 19
Washington’s State Attorney General Nick Brown announced today that he has filed a multi-state lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban federal support of transgende...
www.thestranger.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
“This president’s order is gross. It is disgusting. It is hateful." (But I am grateful to my state AG and other states and their AGs for saying not just no but hell no and not just hell no but also why)
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Corrupt, corrupt, and tainted in desire!
February 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Corrupt, corrupt, and tainted in desire!
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No one gave us our identities and no one can take them away. www.teenvogue.com/story/dear-t...
Dear Trans Kids, You Don't Need the Government's Permission to Exist
Activist and journalist Raquel Willis offers crucial advice to trans and non-binary youth.
www.teenvogue.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
No one gave us our identities and no one can take them away. www.teenvogue.com/story/dear-t...
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Thou blind fool, Love, what dost thou to mine eyes,
That they behold and see not what they see?
That they behold and see not what they see?
January 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Thou blind fool, Love, what dost thou to mine eyes,
That they behold and see not what they see?
That they behold and see not what they see?
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And I can teach thee, coz, to shame the devil
By telling truth: tell truth and shame the devil.
By telling truth: tell truth and shame the devil.
January 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
And I can teach thee, coz, to shame the devil
By telling truth: tell truth and shame the devil.
By telling truth: tell truth and shame the devil.
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This is his pardon, purchas’d by such sin
For which the pardoner himself is in.
For which the pardoner himself is in.
January 21, 2025 at 4:20 AM
This is his pardon, purchas’d by such sin
For which the pardoner himself is in.
For which the pardoner himself is in.
Speaking of inaugurals, this is my first post on here, and let me please use it to send love out into the world, to send hope, to send faith in brighter days, to send assurance this too shall pass, to send love to send love to send love to send love. To send money to the food bank. To send love.
January 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Speaking of inaugurals, this is my first post on here, and let me please use it to send love out into the world, to send hope, to send faith in brighter days, to send assurance this too shall pass, to send love to send love to send love to send love. To send money to the food bank. To send love.
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this place is too cold for hell
January 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
this place is too cold for hell
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yeah so "riveting storytelling for all of America" is what novelists, TV and film-makers aim to do. keep you on the edge of your seat with exciting or moving stories.
not journalists, you fuckers, journalists start by telling the truth.
not journalists, you fuckers, journalists start by telling the truth.
Step 1: The Washington Post -- "Democracy Dies in Darkness."
Step 2: The Washington Post -- "Helping to turn out the lights."
Step 2: The Washington Post -- "Helping to turn out the lights."
The Washington Post began trying out a new mission statement this week: “Riveting Storytelling for All of America.” It comes amid turmoil in the newsroom.
January 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
yeah so "riveting storytelling for all of America" is what novelists, TV and film-makers aim to do. keep you on the edge of your seat with exciting or moving stories.
not journalists, you fuckers, journalists start by telling the truth.
not journalists, you fuckers, journalists start by telling the truth.