@lindsayfranklin.bsky.social
Malcontent Mama + Walking Papers = Mother of Dragons
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We wanted Elon out of Austin, but not like this. -OS
February 21, 2025 at 3:56 AM
We wanted Elon out of Austin, but not like this. -OS
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When the Convention Center is demolished, 30 years of public art is going with it.
When the Convention Center Is Demolished, 30 Years of Public Art Is Going With It
City won’t save iconic pieces from building redevelopment
www.austinchronicle.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
When the Convention Center is demolished, 30 years of public art is going with it.
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It’s about having red hair and freckles FFS and how to be cool with that when other kids make fun of it. By that twisted logic, you’d have to ban pretty much every children’s book, old and new www.cnn.com/2025/02/17/e...
Julianne Moore says her book about embracing differences was removed from Pentagon-run schools | CNN
Oscar winner Julianne Moore claims her children’s book “Freckleface Strawberry” was banned by the Department of Defense’s Education Activity, a global network of 160 schools serving military families.
www.cnn.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It’s about having red hair and freckles FFS and how to be cool with that when other kids make fun of it. By that twisted logic, you’d have to ban pretty much every children’s book, old and new www.cnn.com/2025/02/17/e...
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Signs from the 50501 Protest in DC today. Shared by the Women's March.
February 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Signs from the 50501 Protest in DC today. Shared by the Women's March.
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Best Texans based on where they say their from:
Houston (actually from Houston)
East Texas (actually born and bred)
San Antonio
Austin (actually from Austin)
Worst Texans:
Californians
West Texans
Say Houston (from Woodlands)
Austin is ruined (moved there 5 years ago). -OS
Houston (actually from Houston)
East Texas (actually born and bred)
San Antonio
Austin (actually from Austin)
Worst Texans:
Californians
West Texans
Say Houston (from Woodlands)
Austin is ruined (moved there 5 years ago). -OS
February 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Best Texans based on where they say their from:
Houston (actually from Houston)
East Texas (actually born and bred)
San Antonio
Austin (actually from Austin)
Worst Texans:
Californians
West Texans
Say Houston (from Woodlands)
Austin is ruined (moved there 5 years ago). -OS
Houston (actually from Houston)
East Texas (actually born and bred)
San Antonio
Austin (actually from Austin)
Worst Texans:
Californians
West Texans
Say Houston (from Woodlands)
Austin is ruined (moved there 5 years ago). -OS
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Feeling this very much today. Via poetryisnotaluxury on Instagram.
February 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Feeling this very much today. Via poetryisnotaluxury on Instagram.
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With Handmaids Tale people focus on the shock of the mass rapes in the book and the show.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
February 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM
With Handmaids Tale people focus on the shock of the mass rapes in the book and the show.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
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jamelle is correct
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
jamelle is correct
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Money talks
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 6:21 PM
Money talks
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Nothing says "I care about mental health" quite like sending people with psychiatric prescriptions to government farm camps for four years.
RFK Jr. wants to ship Adderall users to labor camps
RFK Jr's proposal includes sending Americans on psychiatric medications to government-run agricultural communes for "reparenting."
boingboing.net
February 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Nothing says "I care about mental health" quite like sending people with psychiatric prescriptions to government farm camps for four years.
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RFK Jr said he wants to send folks who are taking antidepressants and ADHD medications to "wellness farms" in rural America where they will be forced to labor by growing organic food to "cure their addictions."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. wants to send people addicted to antidepressants to government "wellness farms"
The farms will "reparent" them.
www.motherjones.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
RFK Jr said he wants to send folks who are taking antidepressants and ADHD medications to "wellness farms" in rural America where they will be forced to labor by growing organic food to "cure their addictions."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Centers for Disease Control cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health in U.S
EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
www.statnews.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Centers for Disease Control cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health in U.S
EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
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Many Planned Parenthood clinics are in dire financial straits with a critical lack of resources, which has compromised care, with patients reporting failed abortions, misplaced IUDs and inadequately trained staff, a New York Times investigation found.
Planned Parenthood in Crisis as Patients Report Botched Care and Tired Staff
The health care provider of last resort is working to shore up affiliate clinics that are in dire financial straits. Patients report failed abortions, misplaced IUDs and inadequately trained staff.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Many Planned Parenthood clinics are in dire financial straits with a critical lack of resources, which has compromised care, with patients reporting failed abortions, misplaced IUDs and inadequately trained staff, a New York Times investigation found.
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Good news, everyone! You get to do whatever you want! As long as you say you were trying to save the country, it’s all legal now.
February 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Good news, everyone! You get to do whatever you want! As long as you say you were trying to save the country, it’s all legal now.
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In 2021 textile artist Emma Dyer documented her year in embroidery #WomensArt
February 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
In 2021 textile artist Emma Dyer documented her year in embroidery #WomensArt
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Square dancing in front of the Alamo, 1960s.
February 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Square dancing in front of the Alamo, 1960s.
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I thought this fool was supposed to colonize Mars, not colonize the U.S. with 7,000 Musk mini-mes. 🤢
Elon Musk has 'unexpected 13th child' with MAGA influencer
Elon Musk is reportedly the father of a thirteenth child, according to 26-year-old conservative influencer Ashley St Clair, who made the revelation on Musk’s social media platform, X, on Friday night.
www.irishstar.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I thought this fool was supposed to colonize Mars, not colonize the U.S. with 7,000 Musk mini-mes. 🤢
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Summertime ... we could run and play like summertime ...
If you want to score some easy points with your sweetie, text them this link.
youtu.be/RW0Ee5t_9Ew?...
If you want to score some easy points with your sweetie, text them this link.
youtu.be/RW0Ee5t_9Ew?...
Willie Nelson - Valentine (Live From Austin City Limits, 1990)
YouTube video by WillieNelsonVEVO
youtu.be
February 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Summertime ... we could run and play like summertime ...
If you want to score some easy points with your sweetie, text them this link.
youtu.be/RW0Ee5t_9Ew?...
If you want to score some easy points with your sweetie, text them this link.
youtu.be/RW0Ee5t_9Ew?...
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NM Rep Melanie Stansbury:
Musk has installed the CEO of Citrix as the DOGE person at the Treasury Department while he’s actively head of a company that has millions of dollars in federal contracts.
How is that even legal?
Is it legal?
I don’t think it’s legal!
@repstansbury.bsky.social
Musk has installed the CEO of Citrix as the DOGE person at the Treasury Department while he’s actively head of a company that has millions of dollars in federal contracts.
How is that even legal?
Is it legal?
I don’t think it’s legal!
@repstansbury.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
NM Rep Melanie Stansbury:
Musk has installed the CEO of Citrix as the DOGE person at the Treasury Department while he’s actively head of a company that has millions of dollars in federal contracts.
How is that even legal?
Is it legal?
I don’t think it’s legal!
@repstansbury.bsky.social
Musk has installed the CEO of Citrix as the DOGE person at the Treasury Department while he’s actively head of a company that has millions of dollars in federal contracts.
How is that even legal?
Is it legal?
I don’t think it’s legal!
@repstansbury.bsky.social
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The singer-songwriter Neko Case peels back the mystery of her life in a new memoir, “The Harder I Fight the More I Love You.”
On Radio Atlantic, she speaks with @hannarosin.bsky.social about a lonely childhood and the music that helped her through it.
On Radio Atlantic, she speaks with @hannarosin.bsky.social about a lonely childhood and the music that helped her through it.
The Strange, Lonely Childhood of Neko Case
In a new memoir, the singer-songwriter peels back the mystery of her life—and her lyrics.
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The singer-songwriter Neko Case peels back the mystery of her life in a new memoir, “The Harder I Fight the More I Love You.”
On Radio Atlantic, she speaks with @hannarosin.bsky.social about a lonely childhood and the music that helped her through it.
On Radio Atlantic, she speaks with @hannarosin.bsky.social about a lonely childhood and the music that helped her through it.
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Yikes. This is a great summary of the dark ideology behind Musk, Thiel, & Yarvis. This is why they're burning it all down.
Trump suggests we erect 10 new "freedom cities" on federal land... the precise blueprint for feudalism.
You own the land, no government regulates you, you create serfdom.
Trump suggests we erect 10 new "freedom cities" on federal land... the precise blueprint for feudalism.
You own the land, no government regulates you, you create serfdom.
DARK GOTHIC MAGA: How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy America
YouTube video by Blonde Politics | The Silly Serious
youtu.be
February 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Yikes. This is a great summary of the dark ideology behind Musk, Thiel, & Yarvis. This is why they're burning it all down.
Trump suggests we erect 10 new "freedom cities" on federal land... the precise blueprint for feudalism.
You own the land, no government regulates you, you create serfdom.
Trump suggests we erect 10 new "freedom cities" on federal land... the precise blueprint for feudalism.
You own the land, no government regulates you, you create serfdom.
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“To rename the Gulf of Mexico ‘the Gulf of America’ is to reconceptualize the United States,” writes @davidfrum.bsky.social. “No longer a country that stamps itself upon history, but a country upon which history is stamped”:
The ‘Gulf of America’ Is an Admission of Defeat
Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico is not triumphant but pathetic.
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“To rename the Gulf of Mexico ‘the Gulf of America’ is to reconceptualize the United States,” writes @davidfrum.bsky.social. “No longer a country that stamps itself upon history, but a country upon which history is stamped”:
