Lori Lou Freshwater
@lorifreshwater.bsky.social
Writer and journalist who apparently may or may not be notable. Writing on DoD environmental contamination and suing the United States government. I have no hobbies.
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Loriloufreshwater@protonmail
Signal: LoriLou.33
Loriloufreshwater@protonmail
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The singular reason we are going to call it a constitutional crisis until the coup his complete is that Americans have become so fear-ridden they cannot conceive of losing a life’s worth of material gains.
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I seem to remember someone else had these same arguments about land in Europe during the 1930s…
January 5, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I seem to remember someone else had these same arguments about land in Europe during the 1930s…
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this is small comfort given he has state power and i don’t but i am struck by what an obviously weak and fragile man miller is. a blubbering piss baby whose entire affect and personality is an attempt to make up for his profound feelings of inadequacy
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
this is small comfort given he has state power and i don’t but i am struck by what an obviously weak and fragile man miller is. a blubbering piss baby whose entire affect and personality is an attempt to make up for his profound feelings of inadequacy
Trust in the Force.
January 5, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Trust in the Force.
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" In #Florida, loggerhead, leatherback, and green turtles dug a whopping 170,000 nests in 2025."
Eagles, Wolves, and Whales: Announcing the 2025 Wildlife MVPs @therevelator.org therevelator.org/2025-wildlif...
Eagles, Wolves, and Whales: Announcing the 2025 Wildlife MVPs • The Revelator
In a world where conservation news often appears grim, let’s celebrate the animals who made a difference.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:34 PM
" In #Florida, loggerhead, leatherback, and green turtles dug a whopping 170,000 nests in 2025."
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And to all the fellow travelers who propped up all of these men along their path to confirmation, they have blood on their hands too.
January 5, 2026 at 10:48 PM
And to all the fellow travelers who propped up all of these men along their path to confirmation, they have blood on their hands too.
Nazis.
Children will die with RFK Jr.'s new vaccine recommendations. We're NOT doing the "experts disagree" game. The US vaccine schedule was painstakingly constructed through a deep & thorough process by experts with unquestionable expertise. This is policy by fiat. It is pre-meditated murder. 1/
January 5, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Nazis.
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“European Country”.
January 5, 2026 at 10:42 PM
“European Country”.
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Skimmia brightening up the orchard 🌱
January 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Skimmia brightening up the orchard 🌱
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In a stunning breach of diplomatic norms, Trump's ambassador to the Holy See issued a statement that misrepresented Pope Leo’s remarks on Venezuela in order to defend the U.S. military invasion.
Such a misrepresentation is unprecedented in the history of formal relations between the two governments
Such a misrepresentation is unprecedented in the history of formal relations between the two governments
Trump’s Vatican Ambassador Misrepresents Pope Leo’s Venezuela Remarks to Defend U.S. Military Action
Brian Burch’s public spin on Pope Leo XIV’s Venezuela remarks marks a striking departure from four decades of candor in U.S.–Vatican relations.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:32 PM
In a stunning breach of diplomatic norms, Trump's ambassador to the Holy See issued a statement that misrepresented Pope Leo’s remarks on Venezuela in order to defend the U.S. military invasion.
Such a misrepresentation is unprecedented in the history of formal relations between the two governments
Such a misrepresentation is unprecedented in the history of formal relations between the two governments
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Anyway wishing that you find solace and soft places to land if you're currently feeling overwhelmed.
January 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Anyway wishing that you find solace and soft places to land if you're currently feeling overwhelmed.
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Whomst could have predicted
Venezuelan government launches wave of repression after Maduro’s ousting ft.trib.al/W74hPLd
Venezuelan government launches wave of repression after Maduro’s ousting
Armed militias patrol the streets and journalists are arrested as crackdown on dissent widens
ft.trib.al
January 5, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Whomst could have predicted
This is so pure and lovely.
Telephone Line - Jeff Lynne (Acoustic)
YouTube video by noteatpig2getha
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January 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM
This is so pure and lovely.
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"Carrie Roberts, who stoically drank lukewarm Barefoot Moscato at a trampoline park that was blasting the 'Trolls 2' soundtrack, so that her daughter might attend Rayleigh from cheer camp’s birthday party." #McSweeneysTop25of2025
Unsung Heroes of Motherhood
Our 3rd most-read article of 2025. - - -Julie Owens, who bravely tugged on a tankini in mid-January in order to chaperone her twins to an indoor w...
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January 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
"Carrie Roberts, who stoically drank lukewarm Barefoot Moscato at a trampoline park that was blasting the 'Trolls 2' soundtrack, so that her daughter might attend Rayleigh from cheer camp’s birthday party." #McSweeneysTop25of2025
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The Virgin and Child (theotokos) Mosaic, in the Apse of Hagia Sophia https://www.wikiart.org/en/byzantine-mosaics/the-virgin-and-child-theotokos-mosaic-in-the-apse-of-hagia-sophia-867
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 PM
The Virgin and Child (theotokos) Mosaic, in the Apse of Hagia Sophia https://www.wikiart.org/en/byzantine-mosaics/the-virgin-and-child-theotokos-mosaic-in-the-apse-of-hagia-sophia-867
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Quote tweeted with alt text and also want to note that everything he's written is a lie. Colonization stole wealth from those countries and in the years since those countries ended formal ties neo colonization found new ways of continuing to mine those countries for their wealth
January 5, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Quote tweeted with alt text and also want to note that everything he's written is a lie. Colonization stole wealth from those countries and in the years since those countries ended formal ties neo colonization found new ways of continuing to mine those countries for their wealth
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Quotes from Dorothy Day, Alice Wong, and Joaquín Zihuatanejo.
January 5, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Quotes from Dorothy Day, Alice Wong, and Joaquín Zihuatanejo.
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There is Wisdom here.
January 5, 2026 at 9:16 PM
There is Wisdom here.
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NEW: Activists have gathered in Glasgow for an emergency demonstration over the large-scale strike by the United States on Venezuela
January 5, 2026 at 6:26 PM
NEW: Activists have gathered in Glasgow for an emergency demonstration over the large-scale strike by the United States on Venezuela
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“This wood burns a dark
Incense. Pale moss drips
In elbow-scarves, beards
From the archaic
Bones of the great trees.”
Sylvia Plath (1959)
#photography #trees #boughs #moss #church #IsleOfIona #HeritageCentre #Iona #Island #PotD #poetry #SylviaPlath #Scotland #WesternIsles #Mull #TheHighlands
Incense. Pale moss drips
In elbow-scarves, beards
From the archaic
Bones of the great trees.”
Sylvia Plath (1959)
#photography #trees #boughs #moss #church #IsleOfIona #HeritageCentre #Iona #Island #PotD #poetry #SylviaPlath #Scotland #WesternIsles #Mull #TheHighlands
December 29, 2025 at 7:16 AM
“This wood burns a dark
Incense. Pale moss drips
In elbow-scarves, beards
From the archaic
Bones of the great trees.”
Sylvia Plath (1959)
#photography #trees #boughs #moss #church #IsleOfIona #HeritageCentre #Iona #Island #PotD #poetry #SylviaPlath #Scotland #WesternIsles #Mull #TheHighlands
Incense. Pale moss drips
In elbow-scarves, beards
From the archaic
Bones of the great trees.”
Sylvia Plath (1959)
#photography #trees #boughs #moss #church #IsleOfIona #HeritageCentre #Iona #Island #PotD #poetry #SylviaPlath #Scotland #WesternIsles #Mull #TheHighlands
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#speirgorm 🇮🇪
Irish friends, family & neighbors: kick him out NOW! Ban him & his organization from your shores.
If you dont act early, you will become as fascist as America before you know it!
#SaveDemocracy www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Irish friends, family & neighbors: kick him out NOW! Ban him & his organization from your shores.
If you dont act early, you will become as fascist as America before you know it!
#SaveDemocracy www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Steve Bannon promises ‘Irish Trump’ and says he is working to form ‘national party’ in Ireland
Former White House strategist says he is ‘behind the scenes on the Irish situation’
www.irishtimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
#speirgorm 🇮🇪
Irish friends, family & neighbors: kick him out NOW! Ban him & his organization from your shores.
If you dont act early, you will become as fascist as America before you know it!
#SaveDemocracy www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Irish friends, family & neighbors: kick him out NOW! Ban him & his organization from your shores.
If you dont act early, you will become as fascist as America before you know it!
#SaveDemocracy www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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A 🧵of delightful close-up macro & micro photography from around the world.
#mypicturethread #photography
Photo by Remuna Beca, “Curious Baby Manatee.”
#mypicturethread #photography
Photo by Remuna Beca, “Curious Baby Manatee.”
January 5, 2026 at 9:24 PM
A 🧵of delightful close-up macro & micro photography from around the world.
#mypicturethread #photography
Photo by Remuna Beca, “Curious Baby Manatee.”
#mypicturethread #photography
Photo by Remuna Beca, “Curious Baby Manatee.”
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"A corrupt authoritarian president has been destroying his country for over a decade—and as of this weekend, he decided to invade Venezuela. But who is this political criminal?"
This Corrupt Dictator Has Been Running His Country into the Ground for Years, and Now He’s Invading Venezuela
As you’ve probably heard, a corrupt authoritarian president has been destroying his country for over a decade—and as of this weekend, he decided to...
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January 5, 2026 at 4:24 PM
"A corrupt authoritarian president has been destroying his country for over a decade—and as of this weekend, he decided to invade Venezuela. But who is this political criminal?"