Lauren L. Wheeler
@fightingwords.bsky.social
Poet, drummer, habitual tech infiltrator and gadfly, mama. Author, IN BETWEEN PLACES (Black Lawrence Press). laurenwheeler.com
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Do not for one second believe that Californians are united behind Newsom as a presidential candidate regardless of our support for prop 50
November 5, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Do not for one second believe that Californians are united behind Newsom as a presidential candidate regardless of our support for prop 50
I've tried to give Kaiser Permanente the benefit of the doubt. It's what I imagined healthcare for all would look like. Not perfect but decent care. But I'm done. I went to the ER with severe injuries, including likely torn ligaments in my knee, and they won't even examine it for nearly a month. 1/x
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I've tried to give Kaiser Permanente the benefit of the doubt. It's what I imagined healthcare for all would look like. Not perfect but decent care. But I'm done. I went to the ER with severe injuries, including likely torn ligaments in my knee, and they won't even examine it for nearly a month. 1/x
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centrists will tell you to your face that we all need to abandon identity issues, and focus on kitchen table issues instead and yet when a leftist candidate runs a generational campaign based on kitchen table issues, it's the centrists weaponizing identity politics to smear the leftist.
October 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
centrists will tell you to your face that we all need to abandon identity issues, and focus on kitchen table issues instead and yet when a leftist candidate runs a generational campaign based on kitchen table issues, it's the centrists weaponizing identity politics to smear the leftist.
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What the fuck?
Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts detained by ICE agents
The superintendent of the largest school district in Iowa has been detained by federal immigration officials. Superintendent Ian Roberts of Des Moines Public Schools was detained Friday morning, accor...
www.iowapublicradio.org
September 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
What the fuck?
It is our duty to fight for our freedom.
It is our duty to win.
We must love each other and protect each other.
We have nothing to lose but our chains.
It is our duty to win.
We must love each other and protect each other.
We have nothing to lose but our chains.
September 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
It is our duty to fight for our freedom.
It is our duty to win.
We must love each other and protect each other.
We have nothing to lose but our chains.
It is our duty to win.
We must love each other and protect each other.
We have nothing to lose but our chains.
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A threat to authoritarianism anywhere is a threat to authoritarianism everywhere
Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil's Bolsonaro reut.rs/4piCG0f
Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil's Bolsonaro
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said the United States would "respond accordingly to this witch hunt" after former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election.
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September 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
A threat to authoritarianism anywhere is a threat to authoritarianism everywhere
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Israeli forces killed more than 70 people in Gaza on Wednesday and launched deadly attacks on Yemen.
‘State terror’: Qatari PM says Israel’s Netanyahu must face ‘justice’
Israeli forces killed more than 70 people in Gaza on Wednesday and launched deadly attacks on Yemen.
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September 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Israeli forces killed more than 70 people in Gaza on Wednesday and launched deadly attacks on Yemen.
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I take it all back, there ARE violent criminals on the streets of San Francisco. They're grabbing people off the street and pepper spraying journalists.
Reporter Eddie Kim went downtown to cover the detainment of an immigrant by ICE this morning.
Then he was pepper-sprayed in the face by an ICE agent standing a foot away. Completely unprovoked.
See our exclusive story and video from
@eddiekimx.bsky.social here:
sf.gazetteer.co/i-reported-f...
Then he was pepper-sprayed in the face by an ICE agent standing a foot away. Completely unprovoked.
See our exclusive story and video from
@eddiekimx.bsky.social here:
sf.gazetteer.co/i-reported-f...
I reported from an ICE action on Sansome and all I got was a face full of pepper spray
Federal agents are stepping up their actions against protesters and, apparently, the press
sf.gazetteer.co
August 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I take it all back, there ARE violent criminals on the streets of San Francisco. They're grabbing people off the street and pepper spraying journalists.
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When Clarence Thomas meets a white billionaire who needs a favor.
August 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
When Clarence Thomas meets a white billionaire who needs a favor.
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I disagree. I will tell you what's wrong with his jeans. 🧵
August 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I disagree. I will tell you what's wrong with his jeans. 🧵
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Liberalism ENABLED the end of slavery, but did not drive it. Slaves themselves ended slavery & Haiti was founded as a result.
A new biography by @juliagaffield.bsky.social tells the story of Jean-Jacque Dessalines, who France demonized in revenge. My @liberalcurrents.com interview:
A new biography by @juliagaffield.bsky.social tells the story of Jean-Jacque Dessalines, who France demonized in revenge. My @liberalcurrents.com interview:
"Thomas Jefferson—who refused to recognize Haiti’s independence—still holds a place of honor in the liberal political canon, while Jean-Jacque Dessalines, responsible for Haiti’s Declaration, is a virtual non-person—if not a pariah." www.liberalcurrents.com/desallines-a...
Desallines - A Maligned Hero Gets His Due
Dessalines was a man of action more than ideas, but his actions helped bring these ideas into existence, along with a wide range of revolutionary thought around the world, inspired by Haiti’s example.
www.liberalcurrents.com
August 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Liberalism ENABLED the end of slavery, but did not drive it. Slaves themselves ended slavery & Haiti was founded as a result.
A new biography by @juliagaffield.bsky.social tells the story of Jean-Jacque Dessalines, who France demonized in revenge. My @liberalcurrents.com interview:
A new biography by @juliagaffield.bsky.social tells the story of Jean-Jacque Dessalines, who France demonized in revenge. My @liberalcurrents.com interview:
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you have no idea what black americans are about to do with this picture.
*me banishing your evil thoughts and replacing your sadness with happiness* 🪄
August 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
you have no idea what black americans are about to do with this picture.
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This is what heaven looks like. Never ending dumplings and polite canine chunksters.
August 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This is what heaven looks like. Never ending dumplings and polite canine chunksters.
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1. The extra marginal tax rate will affect millionaires' daily lives almost not at all, which is why in reality none of them would leave the state.
2. When you have this much money, your accountant/financial folks are already making you as tax efficient as possible.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
2. When you have this much money, your accountant/financial folks are already making you as tax efficient as possible.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
Not fleeing: New report shows more wealthy residents in Mass., 2 years into 'millionaire's tax'
Despite previous concerns, Massachusetts' "millionaire's tax" hasn't seemed to deter high-earners from continuing to live here, according to a new study from the Institute for Policy Studies.
www.wbur.org
August 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
1. The extra marginal tax rate will affect millionaires' daily lives almost not at all, which is why in reality none of them would leave the state.
2. When you have this much money, your accountant/financial folks are already making you as tax efficient as possible.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
2. When you have this much money, your accountant/financial folks are already making you as tax efficient as possible.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
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Public health officials in Florida are reporting 21 cases of campylobacter and E. coli infections linked to drinking raw milk, all from the same farm.
Raw milk sickens 21 people in Florida including 6 children
Public health officials in Florida are reporting 21 cases of campylobacter and E. coli infections linked to drinking raw milk, all from the same farm.
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August 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Public health officials in Florida are reporting 21 cases of campylobacter and E. coli infections linked to drinking raw milk, all from the same farm.
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despite everything, i still believe in the potential of humankind to create utopia. but it will require hard work, courage, and above all else extremely deep v-necks that go almost down to the dick
August 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
despite everything, i still believe in the potential of humankind to create utopia. but it will require hard work, courage, and above all else extremely deep v-necks that go almost down to the dick
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starting to think we should give "strange women lying in ponds distributing swords" a chance as a basis for our system of government
August 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
starting to think we should give "strange women lying in ponds distributing swords" a chance as a basis for our system of government
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Omg i just realized this is who K pop boys look like
<makes yearning noises>
July 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Omg i just realized this is who K pop boys look like
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I can't believe people are actually celebrating the death of Hulk Hogan just because
*reads literally anything about Hulk Hogan*
Oh. Carry on then.
*reads literally anything about Hulk Hogan*
Oh. Carry on then.
July 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I can't believe people are actually celebrating the death of Hulk Hogan just because
*reads literally anything about Hulk Hogan*
Oh. Carry on then.
*reads literally anything about Hulk Hogan*
Oh. Carry on then.