Laurel Brooks
@mindwidth.bsky.social
HS Teacher, CTE Tech Ed, Adobe lately.
I support DEI. I refuse to betray students.
Hold the line.
I support DEI. I refuse to betray students.
Hold the line.
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Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped from Minneapolis. He was my neighbor and he died in an American concentration camp. He was not "illegal," he was a human being made in the image of the divine. May his memory be a blessing, and may the rest of us fight like hell until we stop this brutality.
This is the sixth death in ICE custody in 18 days. This isn’t enforcement, it’s a system that cages people, outsources care, and shrugs when they die. Abolish ICE.
January 18, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped from Minneapolis. He was my neighbor and he died in an American concentration camp. He was not "illegal," he was a human being made in the image of the divine. May his memory be a blessing, and may the rest of us fight like hell until we stop this brutality.
I just saw “iceis” used onhere and I love linguists.
January 18, 2026 at 1:55 AM
I just saw “iceis” used onhere and I love linguists.
So much awful in the world, but also THIS! ❤️
“All will receive exceptional veterinary care, species-specific enrichment, thoughtful nutrition and access to large, naturalistic habitat.”
NC tiger sanctuary rescues 5 big cats in Honduras, flies them home to safety
“All will receive exceptional veterinary care, species-specific enrichment, thoughtful nutrition and access to large, naturalistic habitat.”
bit.ly
January 18, 2026 at 1:00 AM
So much awful in the world, but also THIS! ❤️
Just here to comment on the graphic. Possibly mild use of image trace, overall this is how we see AI can’t compete with real artists.
January 17, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Just here to comment on the graphic. Possibly mild use of image trace, overall this is how we see AI can’t compete with real artists.
#teacherlife slang I learned today: wham. it means butthole. As in a student told a teacher I mentor she wanted to eat her wham.
AND THATS NOT ALL. another student actually BIT the teachers ass as she was leaning over.
Y’all. Teachers are gotdamn heros and we need to PAY THEM MORE.
AND THATS NOT ALL. another student actually BIT the teachers ass as she was leaning over.
Y’all. Teachers are gotdamn heros and we need to PAY THEM MORE.
January 17, 2026 at 12:38 AM
#teacherlife slang I learned today: wham. it means butthole. As in a student told a teacher I mentor she wanted to eat her wham.
AND THATS NOT ALL. another student actually BIT the teachers ass as she was leaning over.
Y’all. Teachers are gotdamn heros and we need to PAY THEM MORE.
AND THATS NOT ALL. another student actually BIT the teachers ass as she was leaning over.
Y’all. Teachers are gotdamn heros and we need to PAY THEM MORE.
Greenland we are so sorry. This bs is from our current prez and his admin. They will pass, please don’t lose hope.
We know, there will be a LOT to restore confidence in the US. I hope we get the chance.
We know, there will be a LOT to restore confidence in the US. I hope we get the chance.
January 15, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Greenland we are so sorry. This bs is from our current prez and his admin. They will pass, please don’t lose hope.
We know, there will be a LOT to restore confidence in the US. I hope we get the chance.
We know, there will be a LOT to restore confidence in the US. I hope we get the chance.
Ross had internal bleeding?
RELEASE all the Epstein Trump files!
RELEASE all the Epstein Trump files!
January 15, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Ross had internal bleeding?
RELEASE all the Epstein Trump files!
RELEASE all the Epstein Trump files!
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Craig: "In my district, 2 days ago a special ed teacher pulled into her school parking lot, her windows were smashed, she was taken & detained for 12 hours. I've never seen such an out of control agency. That's why as soon as I leave, I'm joining a group to file articles of impeachment against Noem"
January 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Craig: "In my district, 2 days ago a special ed teacher pulled into her school parking lot, her windows were smashed, she was taken & detained for 12 hours. I've never seen such an out of control agency. That's why as soon as I leave, I'm joining a group to file articles of impeachment against Noem"
rumor floating in #clt that ICE will return for another surge in charlotte in two weeks.
teachers are already planning. we know its unconfirmed but any advance warning is so helpful.
teachers are already planning. we know its unconfirmed but any advance warning is so helpful.
January 15, 2026 at 12:23 AM
rumor floating in #clt that ICE will return for another surge in charlotte in two weeks.
teachers are already planning. we know its unconfirmed but any advance warning is so helpful.
teachers are already planning. we know its unconfirmed but any advance warning is so helpful.
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It's Minnesota NICE, not Minnesota ICE.
Photos by Matt Gundrum
Photos by Matt Gundrum
January 13, 2026 at 12:25 AM
It's Minnesota NICE, not Minnesota ICE.
Photos by Matt Gundrum
Photos by Matt Gundrum
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
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He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
January 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
ICE and CBP are gonna do whatever evil shit they feel like.
Activists will need to recalibrate. Things we were used to are no longer true. We cant expect lawful actions, or to call out unlawful ones, its the new normal.
Seems important to say: this is not ok, this is fascism, we do not support.
Activists will need to recalibrate. Things we were used to are no longer true. We cant expect lawful actions, or to call out unlawful ones, its the new normal.
Seems important to say: this is not ok, this is fascism, we do not support.
January 9, 2026 at 10:42 PM
ICE and CBP are gonna do whatever evil shit they feel like.
Activists will need to recalibrate. Things we were used to are no longer true. We cant expect lawful actions, or to call out unlawful ones, its the new normal.
Seems important to say: this is not ok, this is fascism, we do not support.
Activists will need to recalibrate. Things we were used to are no longer true. We cant expect lawful actions, or to call out unlawful ones, its the new normal.
Seems important to say: this is not ok, this is fascism, we do not support.
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"Secret police" is often misunderstood to mean a force that operates covertly, with all their operations secret.
But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.
But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.
January 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
"Secret police" is often misunderstood to mean a force that operates covertly, with all their operations secret.
But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.
But a secret police force's actions are often public. The secret part is hiding their identities, because they're breaking laws to hurt politically disfavored people, and fear reprisals.
Along with the horrifying similarities I see differences in how americans are responding to invasion of Venezuela vs Iraq.
Our govt and press created an atmosphere where protesting our war against Iraq took SO much courage. There is very little support for this crime against Venezuela. So far.
Our govt and press created an atmosphere where protesting our war against Iraq took SO much courage. There is very little support for this crime against Venezuela. So far.
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Along with the horrifying similarities I see differences in how americans are responding to invasion of Venezuela vs Iraq.
Our govt and press created an atmosphere where protesting our war against Iraq took SO much courage. There is very little support for this crime against Venezuela. So far.
Our govt and press created an atmosphere where protesting our war against Iraq took SO much courage. There is very little support for this crime against Venezuela. So far.
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Leaked footage reveals that MAGA business owners in Charlotte, North Carolina, are exploiting their workers, threatening to send them to ICE if they refuse to comply with their demands.
December 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Leaked footage reveals that MAGA business owners in Charlotte, North Carolina, are exploiting their workers, threatening to send them to ICE if they refuse to comply with their demands.
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Wait, didn’t we JUST spend a buncha money to replace san serif fonts because they were woke?
December 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Wait, didn’t we JUST spend a buncha money to replace san serif fonts because they were woke?
my kid n I are doing this years gifting differently.
I will make a list of ish I would have bought her, with links. I add up the $, and send her that cash. She goes shopping, can buy what I would have, or something totally different, we facetime as she shops.
I will make a list of ish I would have bought her, with links. I add up the $, and send her that cash. She goes shopping, can buy what I would have, or something totally different, we facetime as she shops.
December 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
my kid n I are doing this years gifting differently.
I will make a list of ish I would have bought her, with links. I add up the $, and send her that cash. She goes shopping, can buy what I would have, or something totally different, we facetime as she shops.
I will make a list of ish I would have bought her, with links. I add up the $, and send her that cash. She goes shopping, can buy what I would have, or something totally different, we facetime as she shops.
of all the things that are effed up: we don’t need two parties vowing to tear down physical infrastructure, ballroom etc, that the other party built. STOP IT. Focus on helping humans.
December 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
of all the things that are effed up: we don’t need two parties vowing to tear down physical infrastructure, ballroom etc, that the other party built. STOP IT. Focus on helping humans.
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So it looks like the Epstein files get released tomorrow….
If you are a survivor be gentle with yourself
If you are a survivor be gentle with yourself
December 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
So it looks like the Epstein files get released tomorrow….
If you are a survivor be gentle with yourself
If you are a survivor be gentle with yourself
I’m still in touch with a student who graduated 5 years ago. He is joining the army and invited me to his basic training graduation ceremony. These kids. They make u cry.
December 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I’m still in touch with a student who graduated 5 years ago. He is joining the army and invited me to his basic training graduation ceremony. These kids. They make u cry.
Next year is 2026. wow. which makes next SCHOOL YEAR 2026-2027.
6-7. We’re done.
6-7. We’re done.
December 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Next year is 2026. wow. which makes next SCHOOL YEAR 2026-2027.
6-7. We’re done.
6-7. We’re done.
They’re just gonna push until Kelly is the next president.
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration escalated its effort to punish a sitting U.S. senator for protected political speech Monday, formally converting the Pentagon’s review of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) into an official Command Investigation under military law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump Admin Intensifies Military Probe Against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, Launches Command Investigation
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
They’re just gonna push until Kelly is the next president.
This represents only a teeny fraction of charlotte. Theyre just entitled and and annoying. Most charlotteans are NOT like this. But trust that the hatred filled commenters will present this as everyday ppl. Nope, just the few haters.
A ‘Nativity art’ installation depicting ICE goons sparked a heated reaction when a man stormed onto the property of a Charlotte church while CNN was filming. The man tore down parts of the installation.
December 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This represents only a teeny fraction of charlotte. Theyre just entitled and and annoying. Most charlotteans are NOT like this. But trust that the hatred filled commenters will present this as everyday ppl. Nope, just the few haters.