Laura Dillon
@laurajbd.bsky.social
But now I know the things I know,
And do the things I do;
And if you do not like me so,
To hell, my love, with you!
-Dorothy Parker
And do the things I do;
And if you do not like me so,
To hell, my love, with you!
-Dorothy Parker
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thrilled to have had the opportunity to write for @contrariannews.org and flex my writing muscle again.
on Tr#mp signing his latest anti-trans bill, and the insult of doing so on national girls and women in sports day - open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
on Tr#mp signing his latest anti-trans bill, and the insult of doing so on national girls and women in sports day - open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
It's bigotry or bust for the Trump administration
On National Girls and Women in Sports Day, the president banned transgender girls and women from school sports.
open.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
thrilled to have had the opportunity to write for @contrariannews.org and flex my writing muscle again.
on Tr#mp signing his latest anti-trans bill, and the insult of doing so on national girls and women in sports day - open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
on Tr#mp signing his latest anti-trans bill, and the insult of doing so on national girls and women in sports day - open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Okay, I cannot recommend 5calls.org enough. Enter your address and it will find all your reps (federal and state). AND give you a list of issues to call about AND which reps to call about each of them AND a little script for each, in case it's helpful. They have an app, too.
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
January 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Okay, I cannot recommend 5calls.org enough. Enter your address and it will find all your reps (federal and state). AND give you a list of issues to call about AND which reps to call about each of them AND a little script for each, in case it's helpful. They have an app, too.
The FAA administrator resigned in December (forced out by Musk who was pissed about SpaceX being fined for safety concerns).
On January 21st Trump fired the head of the Transportation Security Administration and all members of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (who have not been replaced).
On January 21st Trump fired the head of the Transportation Security Administration and all members of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (who have not been replaced).
January 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The FAA administrator resigned in December (forced out by Musk who was pissed about SpaceX being fined for safety concerns).
On January 21st Trump fired the head of the Transportation Security Administration and all members of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (who have not been replaced).
On January 21st Trump fired the head of the Transportation Security Administration and all members of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (who have not been replaced).
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Hi that was a coup last night in case no one mentioned that to you. The executive branch seized the power of the purse the Constitution gave to Congress, which is a pretty authoritarian / illegal consolidation of powers move. Time to go yell at your reps, the media, etc.
January 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hi that was a coup last night in case no one mentioned that to you. The executive branch seized the power of the purse the Constitution gave to Congress, which is a pretty authoritarian / illegal consolidation of powers move. Time to go yell at your reps, the media, etc.
Who knew finally watching Mitch get hoist with his own petard would be so unsatisfying.
January 25, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Who knew finally watching Mitch get hoist with his own petard would be so unsatisfying.
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People on TikTok are reporting ICE raids happening in small cities in various states.
To get past algorithmic censorship, they’re writing down the information on paper and holding up and shuffling through the handwritten signs as they talk about pretend subjects like shopping, food, and animals.
To get past algorithmic censorship, they’re writing down the information on paper and holding up and shuffling through the handwritten signs as they talk about pretend subjects like shopping, food, and animals.
January 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
People on TikTok are reporting ICE raids happening in small cities in various states.
To get past algorithmic censorship, they’re writing down the information on paper and holding up and shuffling through the handwritten signs as they talk about pretend subjects like shopping, food, and animals.
To get past algorithmic censorship, they’re writing down the information on paper and holding up and shuffling through the handwritten signs as they talk about pretend subjects like shopping, food, and animals.
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Trump has deployed active military to help round up migrants and put them into detention camps.
The military forced us out of our homes at gunpoint in 1942 because we were considered possibly disloyal Americans. They sent us to internment camps for four years.
History is repeating. Pay attention.
The military forced us out of our homes at gunpoint in 1942 because we were considered possibly disloyal Americans. They sent us to internment camps for four years.
History is repeating. Pay attention.
January 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Trump has deployed active military to help round up migrants and put them into detention camps.
The military forced us out of our homes at gunpoint in 1942 because we were considered possibly disloyal Americans. They sent us to internment camps for four years.
History is repeating. Pay attention.
The military forced us out of our homes at gunpoint in 1942 because we were considered possibly disloyal Americans. They sent us to internment camps for four years.
History is repeating. Pay attention.
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Trump is deporting the guy who mows your lawn but releasing the guy who bashed a police officer’s head in back to your community.
January 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Trump is deporting the guy who mows your lawn but releasing the guy who bashed a police officer’s head in back to your community.
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IGNOREguration, amirite?
January 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
IGNOREguration, amirite?
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History is filled with curious customs around headgear. The top hat was once a symbol of rebellion, shocking society when first worn in the 1700s. One wearer was fined for "disturbing the peace." #WyrdWednesday
blog.britishnewspape...
Photo: Alexander Gardner
blog.britishnewspape...
Photo: Alexander Gardner
January 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
History is filled with curious customs around headgear. The top hat was once a symbol of rebellion, shocking society when first worn in the 1700s. One wearer was fined for "disturbing the peace." #WyrdWednesday
blog.britishnewspape...
Photo: Alexander Gardner
blog.britishnewspape...
Photo: Alexander Gardner
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Clearly, this was a global issue.
December 30, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Clearly, this was a global issue.
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It’s the 170th anniversary of the day *after* the dinner in the Iguanodon
The guests drank “Sherry, Madeira, Port, Moselle, Claret”, and “after several appropriate toasts..returned to London by rail, evidently well pleased with the modern hospitality of the Iguanodon”
We hope they felt ok 😵💫
1/2
The guests drank “Sherry, Madeira, Port, Moselle, Claret”, and “after several appropriate toasts..returned to London by rail, evidently well pleased with the modern hospitality of the Iguanodon”
We hope they felt ok 😵💫
1/2
January 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It’s the 170th anniversary of the day *after* the dinner in the Iguanodon
The guests drank “Sherry, Madeira, Port, Moselle, Claret”, and “after several appropriate toasts..returned to London by rail, evidently well pleased with the modern hospitality of the Iguanodon”
We hope they felt ok 😵💫
1/2
The guests drank “Sherry, Madeira, Port, Moselle, Claret”, and “after several appropriate toasts..returned to London by rail, evidently well pleased with the modern hospitality of the Iguanodon”
We hope they felt ok 😵💫
1/2
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Without warning, I just crossed into the valley of the shadow of death: the New York Times crossword - 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅 - had a reference to young person slang I did not recognize.
That's it then, for me. I am officially decrepit. Falling into the grave. Doddering. A dotard. Fossilized.
That's it then, for me. I am officially decrepit. Falling into the grave. Doddering. A dotard. Fossilized.
December 22, 2024 at 5:04 AM
Without warning, I just crossed into the valley of the shadow of death: the New York Times crossword - 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅 - had a reference to young person slang I did not recognize.
That's it then, for me. I am officially decrepit. Falling into the grave. Doddering. A dotard. Fossilized.
That's it then, for me. I am officially decrepit. Falling into the grave. Doddering. A dotard. Fossilized.
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This cartoon feels downright optimistic given what they’re promising. 😞
December 8, 2024 at 2:44 AM
This cartoon feels downright optimistic given what they’re promising. 😞
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i'm no stephen hawking but i think what happens is that they cancel each other out
December 7, 2024 at 2:27 AM
i'm no stephen hawking but i think what happens is that they cancel each other out
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Is YOUR child texting about P.G. Wodehouse? Get to know the signs:
BRB = Bertie’s Rum Bother
LMAO = Lest Maiden Aunts Occur
JFC = Jeeves Favours Caution
BTW = Bold Tie Warnings
WTAF = Well Then, Augustus Fink-Nottle
STFU = Sir, That Fedora’s...Unfortunate
BRB = Bertie’s Rum Bother
LMAO = Lest Maiden Aunts Occur
JFC = Jeeves Favours Caution
BTW = Bold Tie Warnings
WTAF = Well Then, Augustus Fink-Nottle
STFU = Sir, That Fedora’s...Unfortunate
December 4, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Is YOUR child texting about P.G. Wodehouse? Get to know the signs:
BRB = Bertie’s Rum Bother
LMAO = Lest Maiden Aunts Occur
JFC = Jeeves Favours Caution
BTW = Bold Tie Warnings
WTAF = Well Then, Augustus Fink-Nottle
STFU = Sir, That Fedora’s...Unfortunate
BRB = Bertie’s Rum Bother
LMAO = Lest Maiden Aunts Occur
JFC = Jeeves Favours Caution
BTW = Bold Tie Warnings
WTAF = Well Then, Augustus Fink-Nottle
STFU = Sir, That Fedora’s...Unfortunate