Lori
@thebutterknife.bsky.social
I’m just here for the food. Mississippi. Slightly political. Always sarcastic. I “your mom” my own kid. She/her
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“For news organizations, the issue isn’t responsibility, but survival. Autocratic leaders don’t want evidence-based journalism of any kind to exist at all: They want to shape reality, to decide themselves what is true and false.” — @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
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Applebaum on Autocracy
Anne Applebaum warns that Sudan’s descent into chaos shows what happens when institutions fail—and why a free press is essential to prevent America from following the same path.
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August 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“For news organizations, the issue isn’t responsibility, but survival. Autocratic leaders don’t want evidence-based journalism of any kind to exist at all: They want to shape reality, to decide themselves what is true and false.” — @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
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LISTEN TO THE WHOLE FUCKING THREE MINUTES. ITS PARKS SINGING WITH CHARMAINE NEVILLE AT SNUG HARBOR JAZZ CLUB IN NEW ORLEANS.
July 15, 2025 at 2:19 AM
LISTEN TO THE WHOLE FUCKING THREE MINUTES. ITS PARKS SINGING WITH CHARMAINE NEVILLE AT SNUG HARBOR JAZZ CLUB IN NEW ORLEANS.
This kid made me a better person and I couldn’t ever think of anything better than being his mom. Other than being horribly rich with a chihuahua addiction. Happy 16th FRUIT OF MY LOINS!
June 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This kid made me a better person and I couldn’t ever think of anything better than being his mom. Other than being horribly rich with a chihuahua addiction. Happy 16th FRUIT OF MY LOINS!
Anyone want to play a game?
June 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Anyone want to play a game?
Who of my Mississippi people are going to the “No Kings” thing Saturday?? Parks wants to go so I want to have back up grown ups.
June 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Who of my Mississippi people are going to the “No Kings” thing Saturday?? Parks wants to go so I want to have back up grown ups.
This kid is going to be 16 in a week!
June 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This kid is going to be 16 in a week!
I’m making pork chops for dinner.
June 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I’m making pork chops for dinner.
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Saving All My Love for You by Whitney Houston on Apple Music
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May 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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tired of yankees pretending to know something about southern gothic. like what do YOU know about the withering and diluvian atmosphere of the south that sanctions violence as a system. what do YOU know about the southern aristocracy that constantly reinvents itself from generation to generation
March 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
tired of yankees pretending to know something about southern gothic. like what do YOU know about the withering and diluvian atmosphere of the south that sanctions violence as a system. what do YOU know about the southern aristocracy that constantly reinvents itself from generation to generation
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Having kids while swinging from Ob*ma’s 8yrs 2 Trmp, then COVID, then Biden & now Trmp again has really showed the kid heading to college, just how much this country despises it’s children. There is no collective goal or hope for them other than to fall in line, stfu & do what they’re told.
Exactly.
I’ll just throw it out there that the Civil Rights Division under the Biden administration was concerned enough about AI discrimination that they’d started working on developing a section committed to it.
I’ll just throw it out there that the Civil Rights Division under the Biden administration was concerned enough about AI discrimination that they’d started working on developing a section committed to it.
So much was on the line in Nov that voters on both sides simply did not care about. America’s kids & their education was at the top of that list🤦🏽♀️. Now we are getting zero regulation on ChatGpt or AI.
May 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Having kids while swinging from Ob*ma’s 8yrs 2 Trmp, then COVID, then Biden & now Trmp again has really showed the kid heading to college, just how much this country despises it’s children. There is no collective goal or hope for them other than to fall in line, stfu & do what they’re told.
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Republicans in Utah commissioned an investigation into gender-affirming care for trans youth after banning it in 2023.
They're now rejecting the findings of that investigation which showed access to care reduced suicides and improved "positive mental health and psychosocial functioning outcomes."
They're now rejecting the findings of that investigation which showed access to care reduced suicides and improved "positive mental health and psychosocial functioning outcomes."
Utah lawmakers’ own study found gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Will they lift the treatment ban?
The Utah Legislature's own newly-released study found that gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Now, will lawmakers lift the treatment ban?
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May 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Republicans in Utah commissioned an investigation into gender-affirming care for trans youth after banning it in 2023.
They're now rejecting the findings of that investigation which showed access to care reduced suicides and improved "positive mental health and psychosocial functioning outcomes."
They're now rejecting the findings of that investigation which showed access to care reduced suicides and improved "positive mental health and psychosocial functioning outcomes."
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To play “gotcha” games with victims of government cruelty to feed some perverse appetite for political schadenfreude would be depraved.
"FAFO” may be a popular way for some on social media to answer the suffering of political opposites, but it’s poison to the journalist’s soul.
My editor's note:
"FAFO” may be a popular way for some on social media to answer the suffering of political opposites, but it’s poison to the journalist’s soul.
My editor's note:
Editor’s Note | ‘FAFO’ is Poison to the Journalist’s Soul
MFP News Editor writes about how journalism should always put humanity before politics and on how empathy is essential to tell people’s stories.
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May 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
To play “gotcha” games with victims of government cruelty to feed some perverse appetite for political schadenfreude would be depraved.
"FAFO” may be a popular way for some on social media to answer the suffering of political opposites, but it’s poison to the journalist’s soul.
My editor's note:
"FAFO” may be a popular way for some on social media to answer the suffering of political opposites, but it’s poison to the journalist’s soul.
My editor's note:
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President Donald Trump has approved disaster assistance to Mississippi counties affected by tornadoes that struck that state in mid-March.
Trump Approves Disaster Assistance for Mississippi Tornadoes
President Donald Trump has approved disaster assistance to Mississippi counties affected by tornadoes that struck that state in mid-March.
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May 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
President Donald Trump has approved disaster assistance to Mississippi counties affected by tornadoes that struck that state in mid-March.
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I've been writing a newsletter mostly about DOGE for the last few months. This my last one, in no small part because at this point DOGE is indistinguishable from the broader Trumpian project. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Says He'll Step Back From the Government. DOGE Isn't Going Anywhere
It may seem as though the worst excesses of DOGE have passed. The reality is, the whole government is DOGE now.
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May 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I've been writing a newsletter mostly about DOGE for the last few months. This my last one, in no small part because at this point DOGE is indistinguishable from the broader Trumpian project. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
I’m trying to get some clothes/shoes/underwear together for a kid. If anybody wants to throw some money at me please DM. Because I’m poor right now but he doesn’t really have anybody.
May 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I’m trying to get some clothes/shoes/underwear together for a kid. If anybody wants to throw some money at me please DM. Because I’m poor right now but he doesn’t really have anybody.
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American levies on Chinese goods will drop from at least 145% to 30% for an initial period of 90 days, while Chinese levies are set to fall from at least 125% to 10% on American goods.
The U.S. and China announce a deal to cut tariffs, temporarily easing trade war
American levies on Chinese goods will drop from at least 145% to 30% for an initial period of 90 days, while Chinese levies are set to fall from at least 125% to 10% on American goods.
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May 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
American levies on Chinese goods will drop from at least 145% to 30% for an initial period of 90 days, while Chinese levies are set to fall from at least 125% to 10% on American goods.
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BREAKING: Food security experts say Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn’t lift its blockade and end its campaign.
Food security experts warn Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn't end its campaign
Food security experts say the Gaza Strip is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn’t lift its blockade and stop its military campaign.
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May 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
BREAKING: Food security experts say Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn’t lift its blockade and end its campaign.