Lauren Steadman
@laynesteadman.bsky.social
Progressive science nerd. 🏳️🌈 Humanist, minimalist, energy efficiency practitioner with a wicked travel addiction.
Known to write & read stuff, hike trails, geek out on jazz music. Chronic tree-hugger and book-rearranger.
Always in need of more coffee.
Known to write & read stuff, hike trails, geek out on jazz music. Chronic tree-hugger and book-rearranger.
Always in need of more coffee.
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#UnitedAgainstTrump
Good morning, Beth and Resisters. Have a great Tuesday everyone.
Good morning, Beth and Resisters. Have a great Tuesday everyone.
April 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
#UnitedAgainstTrump
Good morning, Beth and Resisters. Have a great Tuesday everyone.
Good morning, Beth and Resisters. Have a great Tuesday everyone.
At the #utah #fightoligarchyrally #berniesanders rally and security is lying to the thousands waiting outside to get in. I can count thousands of open seats. No one is “waiting to be seated”. Shame.
UTAH SHOWED UP FOR BERNIE!
But they wouldn’t let them in.
#uofu
UTAH SHOWED UP FOR BERNIE!
But they wouldn’t let them in.
#uofu
April 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
At the #utah #fightoligarchyrally #berniesanders rally and security is lying to the thousands waiting outside to get in. I can count thousands of open seats. No one is “waiting to be seated”. Shame.
UTAH SHOWED UP FOR BERNIE!
But they wouldn’t let them in.
#uofu
UTAH SHOWED UP FOR BERNIE!
But they wouldn’t let them in.
#uofu
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The dance is worth fighting for ✌️
Good morning. The dance, whatever that means to you, is worth fighting for.
“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, protested in the afternoon and danced all night. The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.
“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, protested in the afternoon and danced all night. The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.
February 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The dance is worth fighting for ✌️
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James Webb Satellite took a fantastic shot of the Planet Saturn with it's Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). This is just an Amazing shot that shows the planet and the rings in brilliant detail.
February 24, 2025 at 6:16 AM
James Webb Satellite took a fantastic shot of the Planet Saturn with it's Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). This is just an Amazing shot that shows the planet and the rings in brilliant detail.
Self care is more important than ever. We need to be strong, balanced, and mentally at peace for what lies ahead.
Please take some time today to do something that nurtures and restores you. You need it and you deserve it. 🌱
#selfcaresunday #selfcare #radicalselfcare
Please take some time today to do something that nurtures and restores you. You need it and you deserve it. 🌱
#selfcaresunday #selfcare #radicalselfcare
February 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Self care is more important than ever. We need to be strong, balanced, and mentally at peace for what lies ahead.
Please take some time today to do something that nurtures and restores you. You need it and you deserve it. 🌱
#selfcaresunday #selfcare #radicalselfcare
Please take some time today to do something that nurtures and restores you. You need it and you deserve it. 🌱
#selfcaresunday #selfcare #radicalselfcare
My brother experienced hideous abuse at the hands of administration in an Utah congregate care facility 20+ years ago. When he took his life in July of 2022, after 12 years of therapy 6 years of suicide attempts, he cited these abuses as his strongest reason for wanting to die.
#utahnews #lifeline
#utahnews #lifeline
ICYMI, a bill that seeks to put more regulations on Utah’s “troubled teen” facilities is advancing in the legislature. Some who have been in these facilities — including Paris Hilton — are pressuring lawmakers to pass it: www.fox13now.com/news/politic...
youtu.be/Myo2Fbo28oc?...
#utpol #Utah
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#utpol #Utah
Bill putting more regulations on Utah's 'troubled teen' facilities advances
YouTube video by FOX 13 News Utah
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February 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
In case you learned whitewashed American history in Utah like I did (or some other culture that benefits from burying our racist past & present) like and you’re wondering what Kendrick was referencing, here’s a quick catch up:
youtu.be/RcsXT-OaiGw
youtu.be/RcsXT-OaiGw
February 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
In case you learned whitewashed American history in Utah like I did (or some other culture that benefits from burying our racist past & present) like and you’re wondering what Kendrick was referencing, here’s a quick catch up:
youtu.be/RcsXT-OaiGw
youtu.be/RcsXT-OaiGw
Make good use of your Saturday evening…
It would be a real shame if people spammed hr@opm.gov with 5 points saying how this Administration sucks 😊
February 23, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Make good use of your Saturday evening…
Perfectly put. This is the line.
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
February 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Perfectly put. This is the line.
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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
February 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
It’s the little things, the small, delicious delights that keep me going in these dark times.
As someone who has, for several years now, made my deep, white-hot loathing of Elon Musk both a central component of my personality and indeed a core tenet of my spirituality, this moment is more healing than the best therapist money could buy.
I knew there was a reason to get up this morning
I knew there was a reason to get up this morning
CNN: Do you think that calling Elon Musk "a dick" is effective messaging?
Rep. Robert Garcia: "Well, he is a dick."
I approve this message.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Rep. Robert Garcia: "Well, he is a dick."
I approve this message.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
February 21, 2025 at 5:53 AM
It’s the little things, the small, delicious delights that keep me going in these dark times.
We are witnessing a destructive cultural shift that will ripple through generations, all because we’ve allowed ourselves to become complacent consumers, focused solely on the almighty dollar. Utahn’s true “god”, the worship of money, is now on full display.
#liberalarts #uofu #utahnews #sltrib
#liberalarts #uofu #utahnews #sltrib
Utah faculty members lined up Wednesday at the Capitol to oppose a bill they fear could threaten the liberal arts. One pointed to Albert Einstein’s love of the violin as an example that science can benefit from art and music.
Utah faculty speak out against higher education bill they fear could threaten liberal arts
Utah faculty members lined up Wednesday at the Capitol to oppose a bill they fear could threaten the liberal arts. One pointed to Albert Einstein’s love of the violin as an example that science can benefit from art and music.
www.sltrib.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
We are witnessing a destructive cultural shift that will ripple through generations, all because we’ve allowed ourselves to become complacent consumers, focused solely on the almighty dollar. Utahn’s true “god”, the worship of money, is now on full display.
#liberalarts #uofu #utahnews #sltrib
#liberalarts #uofu #utahnews #sltrib
I officially have a new hero.
Ok BUCKLE UP.
I just learned about Catholic Nun Megan Rice, who at age 82 got arrested for spray painting anti-war slogans on a nuclear enrichment facility.
It’s never too late to learn how to spray paint, people.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_R...
I just learned about Catholic Nun Megan Rice, who at age 82 got arrested for spray painting anti-war slogans on a nuclear enrichment facility.
It’s never too late to learn how to spray paint, people.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_R...
Megan Rice - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
February 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I officially have a new hero.
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“This is truly a national tragedy and one that is being executed by people who do not understand the value of scientific research.” 🧪 from @science.org
Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies
White House dismissals and rationale challenged by dismissed scientists and lawsuits
www.science.org
February 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“This is truly a national tragedy and one that is being executed by people who do not understand the value of scientific research.” 🧪 from @science.org
How many times does this need to be statistically proven before conservatives finally start caring about life more than they care about imposing puritanical morals?
NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
https://propub.li/43487Tj
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
propub.li
February 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
How many times does this need to be statistically proven before conservatives finally start caring about life more than they care about imposing puritanical morals?
How to make people disgruntled towards immigrants:
1 - flood the job market by destroying thousands of jobs in two months time
2 - cut welfare resources to increase the misery and desperation of the unemployed
3 - blame immigrants for job and welfare scarcity
It’s straight from Hitler’s playbook.
1 - flood the job market by destroying thousands of jobs in two months time
2 - cut welfare resources to increase the misery and desperation of the unemployed
3 - blame immigrants for job and welfare scarcity
It’s straight from Hitler’s playbook.
10% of NASA’s workforce has been laid off—guess that’ll be a boost for SpaceX.
February 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
How to make people disgruntled towards immigrants:
1 - flood the job market by destroying thousands of jobs in two months time
2 - cut welfare resources to increase the misery and desperation of the unemployed
3 - blame immigrants for job and welfare scarcity
It’s straight from Hitler’s playbook.
1 - flood the job market by destroying thousands of jobs in two months time
2 - cut welfare resources to increase the misery and desperation of the unemployed
3 - blame immigrants for job and welfare scarcity
It’s straight from Hitler’s playbook.
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We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.”
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
February 16, 2025 at 2:46 AM
We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.”
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
“That was the day that I began to realize how hard it is to be anything but what the world already thinks you are.”
The Collected Regrets of Clover, by Mikki Brammer
I’m on the fence about this book - it’s romanticizing a relationship with a man who won’t take many “no thank yous” for an answer.
The Collected Regrets of Clover, by Mikki Brammer
I’m on the fence about this book - it’s romanticizing a relationship with a man who won’t take many “no thank yous” for an answer.
February 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
“That was the day that I began to realize how hard it is to be anything but what the world already thinks you are.”
The Collected Regrets of Clover, by Mikki Brammer
I’m on the fence about this book - it’s romanticizing a relationship with a man who won’t take many “no thank yous” for an answer.
The Collected Regrets of Clover, by Mikki Brammer
I’m on the fence about this book - it’s romanticizing a relationship with a man who won’t take many “no thank yous” for an answer.
Super fun! Let’s give this a go:
Name: Lauren
Sign: Pisces
Currently: Energy Efficiency Practitioner, mom to 4 rad nerds, writer when I can
Fav colour: green
Fav book: Worthing Saga
Fav movie: Star Wars, Stranger Than Fiction
Fav show: Station 11, Bobs Burgers
Fav genre: social comm sci-fi
You?
Name: Lauren
Sign: Pisces
Currently: Energy Efficiency Practitioner, mom to 4 rad nerds, writer when I can
Fav colour: green
Fav book: Worthing Saga
Fav movie: Star Wars, Stranger Than Fiction
Fav show: Station 11, Bobs Burgers
Fav genre: social comm sci-fi
You?
Way back in 2006, on Livejournal, we had this thing called a ‘friending meme’ which was a get-to-know-you form where everyone could get to know each other and make friends. So, I’ll start!
(See below and then reply with yours so we can get to know each other and I’ll add you back if I haven’t!)
(See below and then reply with yours so we can get to know each other and I’ll add you back if I haven’t!)
a woman wearing an orange beanie and a black sweater is dancing .
Alt: a woman wearing an orange beanie is pointing down
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February 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Super fun! Let’s give this a go:
Name: Lauren
Sign: Pisces
Currently: Energy Efficiency Practitioner, mom to 4 rad nerds, writer when I can
Fav colour: green
Fav book: Worthing Saga
Fav movie: Star Wars, Stranger Than Fiction
Fav show: Station 11, Bobs Burgers
Fav genre: social comm sci-fi
You?
Name: Lauren
Sign: Pisces
Currently: Energy Efficiency Practitioner, mom to 4 rad nerds, writer when I can
Fav colour: green
Fav book: Worthing Saga
Fav movie: Star Wars, Stranger Than Fiction
Fav show: Station 11, Bobs Burgers
Fav genre: social comm sci-fi
You?
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