Lorin
@lorin77.bsky.social
Architect / Mom / Occasional Birdwatcher / I never know what to say in these things.
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Wow
The night before Spanberger’s inauguration
She’s cleared house at UVA
Top Youngkin appointees resign
Spanberger should be able to easily replace them given Dem trifecta
The former CIA officer asserting her control
The night before Spanberger’s inauguration
She’s cleared house at UVA
Top Youngkin appointees resign
Spanberger should be able to easily replace them given Dem trifecta
The former CIA officer asserting her control
January 16, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Wow
The night before Spanberger’s inauguration
She’s cleared house at UVA
Top Youngkin appointees resign
Spanberger should be able to easily replace them given Dem trifecta
The former CIA officer asserting her control
The night before Spanberger’s inauguration
She’s cleared house at UVA
Top Youngkin appointees resign
Spanberger should be able to easily replace them given Dem trifecta
The former CIA officer asserting her control
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Nature valentines. This comic is now available as a set of 6 Valentines cards: topatoco.com/collections/...
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Nature valentines. This comic is now available as a set of 6 Valentines cards: topatoco.com/collections/...
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A lot of people keep learning that the Gov Newsom who posts online is nowhere near the same as the Gov Newsom who podcasts & that's because one Newsom is crafted by a queer Latina who understands how messaging works and the other Newsom is the guy who can't stop shooting himself in the foot.
January 16, 2026 at 4:24 AM
A lot of people keep learning that the Gov Newsom who posts online is nowhere near the same as the Gov Newsom who podcasts & that's because one Newsom is crafted by a queer Latina who understands how messaging works and the other Newsom is the guy who can't stop shooting himself in the foot.
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Here's the round-up: Please subscribe, follow, etc. if you want more news like this
bureauofideas.ghost.io/pushback-127/
bureauofideas.ghost.io/pushback-127/
Pushback 127
Area residents gather again to protest ICE
Fishers vigil honors woman shot by ICE in Minneapolis
Idaho Falls protestors respond to fatal Minneapolis shooting of U.S. citizen
Hundreds gather for ant...
bureauofideas.ghost.io
January 13, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Here's the round-up: Please subscribe, follow, etc. if you want more news like this
bureauofideas.ghost.io/pushback-127/
bureauofideas.ghost.io/pushback-127/
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Here we go again. If you need some reassurance that people in this country are fighting back, you've come to the right place. Let's start in Indiana
www.wboi.org/government/2...
www.wboi.org/government/2...
Area residents gather again to protest ICE
Following the shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, protests against ICE actions have sprang up around the country. Fort Wayne had two such demonstrations in a matter of days.
www.wboi.org
January 12, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Here we go again. If you need some reassurance that people in this country are fighting back, you've come to the right place. Let's start in Indiana
www.wboi.org/government/2...
www.wboi.org/government/2...
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I'd like to imagine that in the Hallmark Christmas Movie universe, this is when reality begins to sink in for our girls who left the big city for the small-town life and the handsome Christmas tree farmer.
January 14, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I'd like to imagine that in the Hallmark Christmas Movie universe, this is when reality begins to sink in for our girls who left the big city for the small-town life and the handsome Christmas tree farmer.
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Local Governor Continues to Suck
Governor Gavin Newsom speaks out against a proposed initiative to tax California billionaires: “This will be defeated — there’s no question in my mind... I’ll do what I have to do to protect the state."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Newsom Vows to Stop Proposal to Tax Billionaires in California
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Local Governor Continues to Suck
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There should be no billionaires.
However, if you're going to become a billionaire because you took your cheating-ass husband to the cleaners in the divorce, this is how you do it.
However, if you're going to become a billionaire because you took your cheating-ass husband to the cleaners in the divorce, this is how you do it.
BREAKING: Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a “transformational” donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group. This large gift comes just months after the Trump administration shut down counseling services for queer youth.
My latest for @wired.com:
My latest for @wired.com:
MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.”
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:03 PM
There should be no billionaires.
However, if you're going to become a billionaire because you took your cheating-ass husband to the cleaners in the divorce, this is how you do it.
However, if you're going to become a billionaire because you took your cheating-ass husband to the cleaners in the divorce, this is how you do it.
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Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
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Now my original inspiration, since childhood, is the beach. Specifically the Jersey shore. I love that place an unreasonable amount
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January 9, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Now my original inspiration, since childhood, is the beach. Specifically the Jersey shore. I love that place an unreasonable amount
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The whole lot of them spent Jan. 6th lying about what happened 5 years ago. Why should anyone expect them to start telling the truth on January 7th?
January 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
The whole lot of them spent Jan. 6th lying about what happened 5 years ago. Why should anyone expect them to start telling the truth on January 7th?
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It's increasingly important to recognize the good people and organizations fighting these shitheads in the White House. Here's another thread of people fighting the good fight.
wsbt.com/news/nation-...
wsbt.com/news/nation-...
"You've done enough": Gov. Walz slams the Trump administration in the wake of ICE shooting
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz slammed the Trump administration, saying it's governing the country by "reality TV" during a press conference about a fatal shooting.
wsbt.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:27 PM
It's increasingly important to recognize the good people and organizations fighting these shitheads in the White House. Here's another thread of people fighting the good fight.
wsbt.com/news/nation-...
wsbt.com/news/nation-...
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Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
January 8, 2026 at 7:21 AM
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Yes I know
December 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Yes I know
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My husband drove me to work this morning, so I got the rare opportunity to look out the window as I crossed the Bay Bridge. #SF #SanFrancisco #Bridge #GoldenGateBridge
January 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
My husband drove me to work this morning, so I got the rare opportunity to look out the window as I crossed the Bay Bridge. #SF #SanFrancisco #Bridge #GoldenGateBridge
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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The wisdom of Mr. Rogers is eternal:
January 4, 2026 at 11:57 AM
The wisdom of Mr. Rogers is eternal: