Laura Grace Weldon
@lauragraceweldon.bsky.social
Writer, poet, book editor, hope monger, cranky pacifist, effusive introvert. Author of four books. Braided Way editor. she/her Ohio 6a lauragraceweldon.com
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Past is prologue.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Past is prologue.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
In 1933, during the Great Depression, a group of wealthy businessmen tried to overthrow the US government and install a fascist dictator to protect their own interests.
And everything that led to it feels way too familiar right now.
This is not a history lesson, it’s a warning.
Reposted by Laura Grace Weldon
“Stories move in circles. They don’t go in straight lines. So it helps if you listen in circles. There are stories inside stories and stories between stories, and finding your way through them is as easy and hard as finding your way home.” ~ Naomi Newman
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
“Stories move in circles. They don’t go in straight lines. So it helps if you listen in circles. There are stories inside stories and stories between stories, and finding your way through them is as easy and hard as finding your way home.” ~ Naomi Newman
"Inside the word ‘emergency’ is ‘emerge;’ from an emergency new things come forth. The old certainties are crumbling fast, but danger and possibilities are sisters."
~Rebecca Solnit,
~Rebecca Solnit,
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"Inside the word ‘emergency’ is ‘emerge;’ from an emergency new things come forth. The old certainties are crumbling fast, but danger and possibilities are sisters."
~Rebecca Solnit,
~Rebecca Solnit,
Reposted by Laura Grace Weldon
People are rising up and teaching each other how to resist and fight back, and it’s working.
And yeah, we’re seeing a whole lot of stupid ICE agents stumbling around like they own the place.
You cannot occupy a city and expect silence. The people who live there always answer back.
And yeah, we’re seeing a whole lot of stupid ICE agents stumbling around like they own the place.
You cannot occupy a city and expect silence. The people who live there always answer back.
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 AM
People are rising up and teaching each other how to resist and fight back, and it’s working.
And yeah, we’re seeing a whole lot of stupid ICE agents stumbling around like they own the place.
You cannot occupy a city and expect silence. The people who live there always answer back.
And yeah, we’re seeing a whole lot of stupid ICE agents stumbling around like they own the place.
You cannot occupy a city and expect silence. The people who live there always answer back.
Reposted by Laura Grace Weldon
🚨Out in PNAS🚨
Examining news on 7 platforms:
1)Right-leaning platforms=lower quality news
2)Echo-platforms: Right-leaning news gets more engagement on right-leaning platforms, vice-versa for left-leaning
3)Low-quality news gets more engagement EVERYWHERE - even BlueSky!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Examining news on 7 platforms:
1)Right-leaning platforms=lower quality news
2)Echo-platforms: Right-leaning news gets more engagement on right-leaning platforms, vice-versa for left-leaning
3)Low-quality news gets more engagement EVERYWHERE - even BlueSky!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🚨Out in PNAS🚨
Examining news on 7 platforms:
1)Right-leaning platforms=lower quality news
2)Echo-platforms: Right-leaning news gets more engagement on right-leaning platforms, vice-versa for left-leaning
3)Low-quality news gets more engagement EVERYWHERE - even BlueSky!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Examining news on 7 platforms:
1)Right-leaning platforms=lower quality news
2)Echo-platforms: Right-leaning news gets more engagement on right-leaning platforms, vice-versa for left-leaning
3)Low-quality news gets more engagement EVERYWHERE - even BlueSky!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
"Society evolves not by shouting each other down, but by the unique capacity of unique, individual human beings to comprehend each other."
~Lewis Thomas
~Lewis Thomas
November 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"Society evolves not by shouting each other down, but by the unique capacity of unique, individual human beings to comprehend each other."
~Lewis Thomas
~Lewis Thomas
Art by Natasha Smoke Santiago
November 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Art by Natasha Smoke Santiago
Reposted by Laura Grace Weldon
Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social here’s some cool art!
November 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social here’s some cool art!
Reposted by Laura Grace Weldon
Them: “you don’t need government supports like food or housing, that’s the church’s job!”
The Church: “Shames a homeless woman, films her and turns her away”
All she asked for was to sleep in their parking lot.
Most of us want our tax dollars to pay for those who need help the most.
The Church: “Shames a homeless woman, films her and turns her away”
All she asked for was to sleep in their parking lot.
Most of us want our tax dollars to pay for those who need help the most.
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Them: “you don’t need government supports like food or housing, that’s the church’s job!”
The Church: “Shames a homeless woman, films her and turns her away”
All she asked for was to sleep in their parking lot.
Most of us want our tax dollars to pay for those who need help the most.
The Church: “Shames a homeless woman, films her and turns her away”
All she asked for was to sleep in their parking lot.
Most of us want our tax dollars to pay for those who need help the most.
This William Balfour Ker illustration is titled "From the Depths." It was drawn in 1906. Still relevant.
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This William Balfour Ker illustration is titled "From the Depths." It was drawn in 1906. Still relevant.
Really Bluesky? You expect me to verify I'm an adult by providing KWS with my credit card, passport, driver's license, or part of my social security number? I'll happily live without Bluesky chat, thank you.
November 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Really Bluesky? You expect me to verify I'm an adult by providing KWS with my credit card, passport, driver's license, or part of my social security number? I'll happily live without Bluesky chat, thank you.
Reposted by Laura Grace Weldon
This is the food distribution line at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas 11/7/25. This is what Trump doesn't want you to see.
November 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is the food distribution line at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas 11/7/25. This is what Trump doesn't want you to see.
