Laurence
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Information Pro trying to go sane in a crazy world. All my skeets are MY thoughts, so blame me; everyone else does. War Eagle!!! 🖖 [He/Him]
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This clip got lost in what has been a truly gruesome week. But it deserves a home.
How Tears for Fears developed “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”. 🎸
How Tears for Fears developed “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”. 🎸
January 24, 2026 at 1:20 PM
This clip got lost in what has been a truly gruesome week. But it deserves a home.
How Tears for Fears developed “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”. 🎸
How Tears for Fears developed “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”. 🎸
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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Forever to be known as "The Get BAMFed" issue. @gailsimone.bsky.social has forever placed a new term & idea in #XMen lore. Get BAMFed People.
It a day of celebration in Uncanny X-Men 22. We are celebrating Kurt's birthday in some of the most outrageous ways but leave it to @gailsimone.bsky.social to include a party crasher. Mutina's back to pose a question for the X-Men and in true fashion? They gonna hate it #OneMinuteBadReviews
January 24, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Forever to be known as "The Get BAMFed" issue. @gailsimone.bsky.social has forever placed a new term & idea in #XMen lore. Get BAMFed People.
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Portland isn’t gonna cave either.
Portland, ME. Favorite signs include “pond hockey players against ICE” (posterboard taped to hockey stick) and “Dirigo fuck yourself,” which I intend to steal
January 24, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Portland isn’t gonna cave either.
When one needs a dose of unequivocal joy, one needs the Muppets.
two pink birds with horns are standing next to each other and looking at each other .
ALT: two pink birds with horns are standing next to each other and looking at each other .
media.tenor.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:18 PM
When one needs a dose of unequivocal joy, one needs the Muppets.
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Shocked at how big the crowd is in Minneapolis. Don’t know an exact number but it’s in the many, many thousands. It is so cold your tears freeze to your face and your hands ache and yet people are here.
January 23, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Shocked at how big the crowd is in Minneapolis. Don’t know an exact number but it’s in the many, many thousands. It is so cold your tears freeze to your face and your hands ache and yet people are here.
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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every time someone complains about it, I will simply post the NATO gay flag again
January 23, 2026 at 8:34 PM
every time someone complains about it, I will simply post the NATO gay flag again
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A few other quick shots from the protest:
January 23, 2026 at 6:26 PM
A few other quick shots from the protest:
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"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
January 23, 2026 at 3:22 PM
"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
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Same people who whinge endlessly about how the removal of confederate monuments “erases history” have no problem erasing actual history
January 23, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Same people who whinge endlessly about how the removal of confederate monuments “erases history” have no problem erasing actual history
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Democrats Condemn ICE For Murdering Without Proper Warrants https://theonion.com/democrats-condemn-ice-for-murdering-without-proper-warrants/
January 22, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Democrats Condemn ICE For Murdering Without Proper Warrants https://theonion.com/democrats-condemn-ice-for-murdering-without-proper-warrants/
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Gorgeous sunset sky in Washington DC today 🌅
@capitalweather.bsky.social
@capitalweather.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Gorgeous sunset sky in Washington DC today 🌅
@capitalweather.bsky.social
@capitalweather.bsky.social
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Lovely cloudscape above DC area going on right now - seeing some green and purple reflection in the clouds
@capitalweather.bsky.social
@capitalweather.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Lovely cloudscape above DC area going on right now - seeing some green and purple reflection in the clouds
@capitalweather.bsky.social
@capitalweather.bsky.social
Saw this yesterday. Hilarious and on-point
January 23, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Saw this yesterday. Hilarious and on-point
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How can people join you in getting involved across D.C.?
A few of our picks for the week:
🌈 🏳️⚧️ A fundraiser for @smyal.bsky.social
☕ @freedcproject.bsky.social's Ward 7 social + H St. NE canvass
📖 @mdcdsa.org's feminist reading group
A few of our picks for the week:
🌈 🏳️⚧️ A fundraiser for @smyal.bsky.social
☕ @freedcproject.bsky.social's Ward 7 social + H St. NE canvass
📖 @mdcdsa.org's feminist reading group
Your weekly roundup of ways to get involved in D.C.
Plus, help dig through D.C.'s punk archive, and more ways to get involved.
51st.news
January 22, 2026 at 10:34 PM
How can people join you in getting involved across D.C.?
A few of our picks for the week:
🌈 🏳️⚧️ A fundraiser for @smyal.bsky.social
☕ @freedcproject.bsky.social's Ward 7 social + H St. NE canvass
📖 @mdcdsa.org's feminist reading group
A few of our picks for the week:
🌈 🏳️⚧️ A fundraiser for @smyal.bsky.social
☕ @freedcproject.bsky.social's Ward 7 social + H St. NE canvass
📖 @mdcdsa.org's feminist reading group
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Northern Minnesota tonight. Look at those windchills. Nothing around here is normal.
January 22, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Northern Minnesota tonight. Look at those windchills. Nothing around here is normal.
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we are all sluggo on this blessed day
January 22, 2026 at 2:27 PM
we are all sluggo on this blessed day
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This is all still very dumb and has made all of Europe even more afraid of and adversarial to the US.
January 22, 2026 at 12:52 PM
This is all still very dumb and has made all of Europe even more afraid of and adversarial to the US.
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ooe more for the @trekculture.bsky.social collective
I randomly came across an extremely detailed listing of chairs used in Star Trek that were commercially available, where they were used in Star Trek, and where and when they were available.
I love Trekkies, lol
www.ex-astris-scientia.org/database/cha...
I love Trekkies, lol
www.ex-astris-scientia.org/database/cha...
Ex Astris Scientia - Commercially Available Chairs in Star Trek
Off-the-shelf office chairs, lounge chairs or car seats in Star Trek
www.ex-astris-scientia.org
January 22, 2026 at 10:33 AM
ooe more for the @trekculture.bsky.social collective
Recently got a home energy efficiency report. My energy usage was down 18% year-over-year. However, my cost was only down 2%.
Living in the data center capital is over-rated
Living in the data center capital is over-rated
Since 2020, electricity prices have increased by an average of 40 percent across the country. But the rise in costs hasn’t affected each type of user equally.
An unusual disconnect is emerging between what regular people pay — and what data centers pay. https://wapo.st/49A1v25
An unusual disconnect is emerging between what regular people pay — and what data centers pay. https://wapo.st/49A1v25
January 22, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Recently got a home energy efficiency report. My energy usage was down 18% year-over-year. However, my cost was only down 2%.
Living in the data center capital is over-rated
Living in the data center capital is over-rated
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At some point Watterson passed Charles Schultz on the best to ever do it list, which says something about both generational memory and an utterly perfect ten years versus a groundbreaking fifty
the reaction to the death of Scott Adams should contrast particularly with the (eventual) death of Bill Watterson, who will be mourned in the style of the ancient Pharaohs, with all of Ohio entombed alive along with him
January 22, 2026 at 3:31 AM
At some point Watterson passed Charles Schultz on the best to ever do it list, which says something about both generational memory and an utterly perfect ten years versus a groundbreaking fifty