Laura, ae, f. She/her
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Anti-racism
Genealogy
Books
More books
Remember that woman in Fahrenheit 451? Yeah, that’s how many books.
Anti-racism
Genealogy
Books
More books
Remember that woman in Fahrenheit 451? Yeah, that’s how many books.
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BREAKING
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado for “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado for “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
October 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
BREAKING
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado for “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado for “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
W o w
“Baby in her placenta” is pretty bad for a HHS secretary but it’s arguably worse for a guy with six kids. It’s impossible to not learn this stuff as a dad if you’re even remotely paying attention just once.
October 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
W o w
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This. This shit is what people need to hear right now. Thank you for talking about it.
"99.97 percent of families, even when given the option, chose to let their children learn about LGBTQ+ people."
Nice result, and it reinforces everything Montgomery County said to SCOTUS before its theocrats made their dehumanizing ruling. open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
Nice result, and it reinforces everything Montgomery County said to SCOTUS before its theocrats made their dehumanizing ruling. open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To
After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.
open.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This. This shit is what people need to hear right now. Thank you for talking about it.
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I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.
You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.
You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.
October 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.
You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.
You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.
We had to write an in-class essay in English Literature.
I asked for approval of my own thesis: comparing McMurphy from One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Best to Hamlet.
Wrote it in class, long hand.
A+
I asked for approval of my own thesis: comparing McMurphy from One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Best to Hamlet.
Wrote it in class, long hand.
A+
I wrote my take-home final for Law of War at 4 a.m., still half-drunk. It was due at 9 a.m. I got a B, which was my school's equivalent of taking you behind the barn and shooting you. It dropped my honors one level. My father was perturbed.
I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.
October 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
We had to write an in-class essay in English Literature.
I asked for approval of my own thesis: comparing McMurphy from One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Best to Hamlet.
Wrote it in class, long hand.
A+
I asked for approval of my own thesis: comparing McMurphy from One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Best to Hamlet.
Wrote it in class, long hand.
A+
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Learn from those who fought before you, instead of dismissing them.
Paul Robeson had his passport revoked and was blacklisted for his political activism.
Was recently learning about artists who rallied to support him financially so he could feed his family.
Was recently learning about artists who rallied to support him financially so he could feed his family.
October 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Learn from those who fought before you, instead of dismissing them.
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Can’t wait to see how the history books frame this: ICE in Chicago, raiding a city and then complaining that private businesses won’t let them use the bathroom. You can’t call it an invasion and expect restroom privileges.
In what deluded world did you expect a welcome mat?
In what deluded world did you expect a welcome mat?
October 9, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Can’t wait to see how the history books frame this: ICE in Chicago, raiding a city and then complaining that private businesses won’t let them use the bathroom. You can’t call it an invasion and expect restroom privileges.
In what deluded world did you expect a welcome mat?
In what deluded world did you expect a welcome mat?
That’s. Not. How. Science. Works.
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 10, 2025 at 4:06 AM
That’s. Not. How. Science. Works.
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
October 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
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The sort of people the administration calls 'terrorists' :
"[the 84 year olds] were rushed by federal officers “for no apparent reason.” She said her husband was leaning on his walker and wearing his Vietnam veterans cap as he was pushed to the ground."
"[the 84 year olds] were rushed by federal officers “for no apparent reason.” She said her husband was leaning on his walker and wearing his Vietnam veterans cap as he was pushed to the ground."
An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.
Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest
An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.
www.oregonlive.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The sort of people the administration calls 'terrorists' :
"[the 84 year olds] were rushed by federal officers “for no apparent reason.” She said her husband was leaning on his walker and wearing his Vietnam veterans cap as he was pushed to the ground."
"[the 84 year olds] were rushed by federal officers “for no apparent reason.” She said her husband was leaning on his walker and wearing his Vietnam veterans cap as he was pushed to the ground."
Brilliant
Here’s my idea.
When Trump targets a city and calls it “war ravaged”, “crime ridden”, “people can’t walk the streets”…the protest should be THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PICNICKING in parks with their families, strolling down the streets with grandma and grandpa, eating ice cream…
When Trump targets a city and calls it “war ravaged”, “crime ridden”, “people can’t walk the streets”…the protest should be THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PICNICKING in parks with their families, strolling down the streets with grandma and grandpa, eating ice cream…
"I spoke to the governor, she was very nice," Trump said. "But I said, 'Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening? My people tell me different.' They are literally attacking and there are fires all over the place...it looks like terrible."
October 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Brilliant
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Department of Homeland Security is cutting over $187 million or 86% of homeland security funding to New York State which will radically defund NYPD, FDNY, and NY State Police terrorism programs, according to a letter from New York Governor Kathy Hochul to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
October 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Department of Homeland Security is cutting over $187 million or 86% of homeland security funding to New York State which will radically defund NYPD, FDNY, and NY State Police terrorism programs, according to a letter from New York Governor Kathy Hochul to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
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My mother was a dedicated activist during the red scare. They tried to destroy her. But she kept on fighting for justice.
Fought for civil rights, anti war, any apartheid,
watching people give up because things didn’t change instantly.
ITS A LONG GAME
The road to justice is multi generational.
Fought for civil rights, anti war, any apartheid,
watching people give up because things didn’t change instantly.
ITS A LONG GAME
The road to justice is multi generational.
New in PN: Lessons from a Red Scare
"As Emma Goldman hoped, and Louis Post later demonstrated, the American people are capable of turning the tide against repression — even if that effort feels hopeless in the moment."
"As Emma Goldman hoped, and Louis Post later demonstrated, the American people are capable of turning the tide against repression — even if that effort feels hopeless in the moment."
Lessons from a Red Scare
The American people are capable of turning the tide against repression.
www.publicnotice.co
October 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
My mother was a dedicated activist during the red scare. They tried to destroy her. But she kept on fighting for justice.
Fought for civil rights, anti war, any apartheid,
watching people give up because things didn’t change instantly.
ITS A LONG GAME
The road to justice is multi generational.
Fought for civil rights, anti war, any apartheid,
watching people give up because things didn’t change instantly.
ITS A LONG GAME
The road to justice is multi generational.
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You knew this was coming, right?
If you want to be an effective activist, it is helpful to study the history of political activism, so you know what is coming your way and you can be prepared for it.
If you want to be an effective activist, it is helpful to study the history of political activism, so you know what is coming your way and you can be prepared for it.
Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration reut.rs/4mIfztt
Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration
Apple said on Thursday that it had removed ICEBlock, the most popular ICE-tracking app, and other similar apps from its App Store after it was contacted by President Donald Trump's administration.
reut.rs
October 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
You knew this was coming, right?
If you want to be an effective activist, it is helpful to study the history of political activism, so you know what is coming your way and you can be prepared for it.
If you want to be an effective activist, it is helpful to study the history of political activism, so you know what is coming your way and you can be prepared for it.
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Learn from the elders who fought before you.
Bobby Cain, who led a group of 12 Black students in desegregating the high school in Clinton, Tennessee in 1956, has passed away at age 85.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
Bobby Cain, Barrier Breaker in School Desegregation, Dies at 85
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Learn from the elders who fought before you.
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to me the biggest problem with bluesky is that politics dominates this place. that makes sense, i assume most of us left twitter for political reasons. but there's not enough chat about other things on here. there used to be, but not anymore. you get a little of the old twitter on big sports nights
June 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM
to me the biggest problem with bluesky is that politics dominates this place. that makes sense, i assume most of us left twitter for political reasons. but there's not enough chat about other things on here. there used to be, but not anymore. you get a little of the old twitter on big sports nights
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"Ordained minister" here:
At alleged assassin Vance Boelter’s home, criminal investigators found roughly four dozen guns: pistols, semiautomatic firearms, pistol-grip rifles, rifles capable of firing multiple types of ammunition, a .357 Magnum revolver, several shotguns, and a rifle with a scope.
Guns by the dozens, cash, disguises: Court filing lists what investigators found in suspect’s home
The items were seized from the home of Vance Boelter while the manhunt was still in its early stage, according to a court filing by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
www.startribune.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"Ordained minister" here:
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If only we had warned folks before the election that the real plan wasn’t border security…it was mass deportation in the interior, federalizing the National Guard, ripping people out of homes, families, jobs, and schools.
Oh wait…we did.
This segment with the author of 2025 aired one year ago.
Oh wait…we did.
This segment with the author of 2025 aired one year ago.
June 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
If only we had warned folks before the election that the real plan wasn’t border security…it was mass deportation in the interior, federalizing the National Guard, ripping people out of homes, families, jobs, and schools.
Oh wait…we did.
This segment with the author of 2025 aired one year ago.
Oh wait…we did.
This segment with the author of 2025 aired one year ago.
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So Fanta Fuhrer says you can have undocumented immigrants working for you if you assume responsibility for them. He’s bringing back slavery.
June 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
So Fanta Fuhrer says you can have undocumented immigrants working for you if you assume responsibility for them. He’s bringing back slavery.
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The thing about the Khalil case is that it's very very good that he's free now but you can't have it take three months between "the government kidnaps you off the street for no basis reason whatsoever" and "a judge makes them let you go." You just can't.
June 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The thing about the Khalil case is that it's very very good that he's free now but you can't have it take three months between "the government kidnaps you off the street for no basis reason whatsoever" and "a judge makes them let you go." You just can't.
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The oath of the ally.
"Wherever you go, I will go. Wherever you dwell, I will dwell. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. Wherever you die, I will die."
"Wherever you go, I will go. Wherever you dwell, I will dwell. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. Wherever you die, I will die."
Michael Pham fled Vietnam at the age of 13. He was named bishop of San Diego a month ago.
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away”
timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...
ICE agents scatter as SD Bishop Pham, other clergy visit immigration court
"Our presence made a difference," one priest said, quoting an immigration lawyer saying their client was given more time to prepare for another hearing.
timesofsandiego.com
June 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The oath of the ally.
"Wherever you go, I will go. Wherever you dwell, I will dwell. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. Wherever you die, I will die."
"Wherever you go, I will go. Wherever you dwell, I will dwell. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. Wherever you die, I will die."
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Placing air purifiers in classrooms
Results demonstrate that air purifiers reduced indoor air pollution by 28%, corresponding to an 11% reduction in student absences
Reducing illness reduces absence
#Cleantheair
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...
Results demonstrate that air purifiers reduced indoor air pollution by 28%, corresponding to an 11% reduction in student absences
Reducing illness reduces absence
#Cleantheair
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...
Abstract EGU25-20302
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org
June 21, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Placing air purifiers in classrooms
Results demonstrate that air purifiers reduced indoor air pollution by 28%, corresponding to an 11% reduction in student absences
Reducing illness reduces absence
#Cleantheair
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...
Results demonstrate that air purifiers reduced indoor air pollution by 28%, corresponding to an 11% reduction in student absences
Reducing illness reduces absence
#Cleantheair
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...
Someone discovered she enjoys lying on her back yesterday
April 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Someone discovered she enjoys lying on her back yesterday