Laura
@kyrielle11.bsky.social
Mother, cat-lover, photographer. Not sure if I'm really here, or just kind of setting up a nook I might be in later. She/her (but they/them is fine too).
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Q: Just days ago you referred to Trump as a 'despot.' Will you retract?
MAMDANI: We're both very clear on our positions & what I really appreciate about the president is our meeting focused not on places of disagreement but shared purpose we have
TRUMP: I've been called much worse than a despot
MAMDANI: We're both very clear on our positions & what I really appreciate about the president is our meeting focused not on places of disagreement but shared purpose we have
TRUMP: I've been called much worse than a despot
November 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Q: Just days ago you referred to Trump as a 'despot.' Will you retract?
MAMDANI: We're both very clear on our positions & what I really appreciate about the president is our meeting focused not on places of disagreement but shared purpose we have
TRUMP: I've been called much worse than a despot
MAMDANI: We're both very clear on our positions & what I really appreciate about the president is our meeting focused not on places of disagreement but shared purpose we have
TRUMP: I've been called much worse than a despot
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Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
A thread worth reading. Good GRIEF.
I have a fun hypothetical for the technical among us! (For certain values of fun, heh.) The scenario: You run a website. It doesn't have a mobile app: the only way to access it is in-browser. You are deeply, morally opposed to any form of invasive tracking or data-gathering on your users.
November 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
A thread worth reading. Good GRIEF.
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Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.
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"I clicked a link" is the scariest one of these I've seen so far
October 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"I clicked a link" is the scariest one of these I've seen so far
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(message from your boss)
"We need to talk"
"We need to talk"
October 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
(message from your boss)
"We need to talk"
"We need to talk"
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/*will fix this later*/
October 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
/*will fix this later*/
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Return to office culture.
October 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Return to office culture.
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The Board hired consultants
October 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Board hired consultants
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In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
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Immergut: You're an officer of the court. Do you believe this is appropriate way to deal with my order?
Hamilton: I'm not a policy maker
Immergut: You're a lawyer
In response, Hamilton basically argues no geographic limit to federalization of CA guard...
Hamilton: I'm not a policy maker
Immergut: You're a lawyer
In response, Hamilton basically argues no geographic limit to federalization of CA guard...
October 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Immergut: You're an officer of the court. Do you believe this is appropriate way to deal with my order?
Hamilton: I'm not a policy maker
Immergut: You're a lawyer
In response, Hamilton basically argues no geographic limit to federalization of CA guard...
Hamilton: I'm not a policy maker
Immergut: You're a lawyer
In response, Hamilton basically argues no geographic limit to federalization of CA guard...
YES. And education, please, that can always use more funds too.
Every single one of these clips was taken today in downtown Portland. Portland doesn’t want or need a federal takeover. If Trump insists on sending federal “resources” he can start with funding health care, bridges, affordable housing, and wildfire protection to name a few.
September 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
YES. And education, please, that can always use more funds too.
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Gotta love it when @jimmykimmel.com throws a #teslatakedown joke into one of the most-watched and likely most consequential late night monologues in American history ✊ #jimmykimmel #freespeech #firstamendment
September 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Gotta love it when @jimmykimmel.com throws a #teslatakedown joke into one of the most-watched and likely most consequential late night monologues in American history ✊ #jimmykimmel #freespeech #firstamendment
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The corruption is astonishing. The opportunities for graft are endless.
@warren.senate.gov and I are demanding answers.
@warren.senate.gov and I are demanding answers.
April 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The corruption is astonishing. The opportunities for graft are endless.
@warren.senate.gov and I are demanding answers.
@warren.senate.gov and I are demanding answers.
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Happy Saturday!
April 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Happy Saturday!
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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This is already coming in handy
March 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This is already coming in handy
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#geekgirlcon still hasn't responded publicly to community concerns: dropping the con's long-standing mask requirement makes the con inaccessible to some community members, as though immune-compromised attendees don't deserve safety + inclusion. Breaks my heart tbh #stillmasking #covidconscious
How incredibly hypocritical for an organization that prides itself on inclusivity to exclude immune-compromised people by dropping their con's masking requirement. I hope they reconsider so that immune-compromised attendees can safely attend.
🧵 🎉 Get ready, geeks! #GeekGirlCon is coming back to #Seattle for its milestone 15th year on November 8-9, 2025, at The Arch at 800 Pike (Seattle Conference Center, formerly Washington State Convention Center). 🎉 #Fandom
🎟️: www.showclix.com/event/ggc-25
🎟️: www.showclix.com/event/ggc-25
March 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
#geekgirlcon still hasn't responded publicly to community concerns: dropping the con's long-standing mask requirement makes the con inaccessible to some community members, as though immune-compromised attendees don't deserve safety + inclusion. Breaks my heart tbh #stillmasking #covidconscious
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This is correct. The world is WTF right now. Once, they give us a mulligan. Twice? They just nope nope nope nope with us until we come back to the table. It will take a lot of time to rebuild alliances but we will be back.
#resist
#resist
The damage done is already permanent. The free world can no longer trust the Untied States as long as Republicans are in the government and people are willing to vote for them.
March 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This is correct. The world is WTF right now. Once, they give us a mulligan. Twice? They just nope nope nope nope with us until we come back to the table. It will take a lot of time to rebuild alliances but we will be back.
#resist
#resist
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NEW: The Trump admin has informed NOAA that two buildings that are critical for weather forecasting will have their leases canceled. If this comes to pass, it's a really big deal. Includes weather fcst nerve center in College Park, Md.: www.axios.com/2025/03/03/d...
DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases at critical forecasting centers
NOAA's nerve center of national weather forecasting is on a lease cancellation list.
www.axios.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
NEW: The Trump admin has informed NOAA that two buildings that are critical for weather forecasting will have their leases canceled. If this comes to pass, it's a really big deal. Includes weather fcst nerve center in College Park, Md.: www.axios.com/2025/03/03/d...
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I advise NOAA on Tribal and Indigenous issues on the ocean as a member of the Marine and Coastal Area Management Federal Advisory Committee
Well, I used to anyway
Trump just dissolved it
Well, I used to anyway
Trump just dissolved it
March 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I advise NOAA on Tribal and Indigenous issues on the ocean as a member of the Marine and Coastal Area Management Federal Advisory Committee
Well, I used to anyway
Trump just dissolved it
Well, I used to anyway
Trump just dissolved it
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In serious news: across the United States conditions are right for civil unrest. Not everywhere all at once, but in difficult to predict pockets. Some of this unrest will be well-ordered, but even peaceful protests can turn into riots.
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February 23, 2025 at 6:36 AM
In serious news: across the United States conditions are right for civil unrest. Not everywhere all at once, but in difficult to predict pockets. Some of this unrest will be well-ordered, but even peaceful protests can turn into riots.
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