Laura Windley
@laurawindley.bsky.social
Lawyer, songbird, dancer, DJ, sewist, cat lady, scooter trash | laurawindley.com
I thought it was cuffing season, where is my designated snuggler?
November 15, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I thought it was cuffing season, where is my designated snuggler?
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
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Feeling today with all the election celebration fueling our ongoing work. Love this piece by Portland artist Lisa Congdon.
November 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Feeling today with all the election celebration fueling our ongoing work. Love this piece by Portland artist Lisa Congdon.
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AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
Don’t forget to #vote today, Durham! #localelectionsmatter
November 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Don’t forget to #vote today, Durham! #localelectionsmatter
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On Friday night, Donald Trump held a Great Gatsby-inspired Halloween party themed "A little party never killed nobody.”
On Monday morning, the Trump administration told a judge it will only PARTIALLY fund SNAP and 40 million Americans should expect delays for food benefits.
On Monday morning, the Trump administration told a judge it will only PARTIALLY fund SNAP and 40 million Americans should expect delays for food benefits.
November 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
On Friday night, Donald Trump held a Great Gatsby-inspired Halloween party themed "A little party never killed nobody.”
On Monday morning, the Trump administration told a judge it will only PARTIALLY fund SNAP and 40 million Americans should expect delays for food benefits.
On Monday morning, the Trump administration told a judge it will only PARTIALLY fund SNAP and 40 million Americans should expect delays for food benefits.
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So, today, 2 months later, #TeenVogue fires their entire politics staff. Silencing youth, silencing women and severing a line of hope to a generation that will have horrific consequences in the face of relentless authoritarianism. What an evil deed.
We are honored to receive the @rooseveltinstitute.org's 2025 Four Freedoms Award for Freedom of Speech and Expression, and to be among a stellar class of laureates including @wck.org, @cvt.org, and more. Details: tnvge.co/ZMIUg7v
November 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
So, today, 2 months later, #TeenVogue fires their entire politics staff. Silencing youth, silencing women and severing a line of hope to a generation that will have horrific consequences in the face of relentless authoritarianism. What an evil deed.
Not everything is garbage on the dating apps - I’ve come across several men whose looks have only improved with age and I’m happy for them and their glow-up
October 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Not everything is garbage on the dating apps - I’ve come across several men whose looks have only improved with age and I’m happy for them and their glow-up
Anyone who thinks I am crazy for wanting their first/last name prior to meeting/dating them so I can run a cursory check on NC eCourts is wilding out there. It’s literally my job to look at court records and my safety is paramount to your ego.
https://there.it’s
October 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Anyone who thinks I am crazy for wanting their first/last name prior to meeting/dating them so I can run a cursory check on NC eCourts is wilding out there. It’s literally my job to look at court records and my safety is paramount to your ego.
The emotional labor I am out here doing for men on dating apps is unreal, not to mention my legal perspective on someone’s criminal history or cheating on one’s spouse. And I’m not even getting to the actual date, this is just on chat - no compensation in the form of dinner or drinks or otherwise 😂😭
October 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The emotional labor I am out here doing for men on dating apps is unreal, not to mention my legal perspective on someone’s criminal history or cheating on one’s spouse. And I’m not even getting to the actual date, this is just on chat - no compensation in the form of dinner or drinks or otherwise 😂😭
Bathroom selfies are one thing, but urinal selfies are next level 😂
October 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Bathroom selfies are one thing, but urinal selfies are next level 😂
Men on the apps listening all the chores they want help with - just hire someone jfc
October 12, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Men on the apps listening all the chores they want help with - just hire someone jfc
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it's not santorum (nothing is), but this is nicely done
Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.”
Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:
Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:
October 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
it's not santorum (nothing is), but this is nicely done
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NEW: By a 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to cancel Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan migrants.
KBJ, dissenting, says she "cannot abide our repeated, gratuitous, and harmful interference" while "lives hang in the balance."
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
KBJ, dissenting, says she "cannot abide our repeated, gratuitous, and harmful interference" while "lives hang in the balance."
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
October 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
NEW: By a 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to cancel Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan migrants.
KBJ, dissenting, says she "cannot abide our repeated, gratuitous, and harmful interference" while "lives hang in the balance."
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
KBJ, dissenting, says she "cannot abide our repeated, gratuitous, and harmful interference" while "lives hang in the balance."
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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“No self-respecting university could ever accept something like this,” said Lee Bollinger, a First Amendment scholar and former Columbia University president. “Trying to protect conservative ideas against being ‘belittled’ — that’s about as violative of the First Amendment interests as you can get.”
Colleges weigh whether to sign onto Trump plan or forgo federal benefits
A new proposal from the Trump administration would give colleges funding advantages if they adopt conservative priorities.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
“No self-respecting university could ever accept something like this,” said Lee Bollinger, a First Amendment scholar and former Columbia University president. “Trying to protect conservative ideas against being ‘belittled’ — that’s about as violative of the First Amendment interests as you can get.”
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Today was my last day as a federal employee, but tomorrow I and my new partner, Ginger Quintero-McCall, open a new law practice, the Free Information Group. We are both FOIA lawyers, and we are very good at suing the government. 1/
September 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Today was my last day as a federal employee, but tomorrow I and my new partner, Ginger Quintero-McCall, open a new law practice, the Free Information Group. We are both FOIA lawyers, and we are very good at suing the government. 1/
Just got a $125 tariff bill from UPS for a shirt and a sweater I purchased from Sweden. The tariff bill costs more than the shirt.
September 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Just got a $125 tariff bill from UPS for a shirt and a sweater I purchased from Sweden. The tariff bill costs more than the shirt.
Are the men holding the fish just trolling us now? Or are they actually completely unaware that they are an online dating meme? There’s too many of them. 😂
September 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Are the men holding the fish just trolling us now? Or are they actually completely unaware that they are an online dating meme? There’s too many of them. 😂
OKCupid: He’s a 97% match!
Me: But he’s not cute or hot, surely that counts for more than 3% 🧐🤨🤔
Me: But he’s not cute or hot, surely that counts for more than 3% 🧐🤨🤔
September 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
OKCupid: He’s a 97% match!
Me: But he’s not cute or hot, surely that counts for more than 3% 🧐🤨🤔
Me: But he’s not cute or hot, surely that counts for more than 3% 🧐🤨🤔
I hope everyone’s making plans for Halloween costumes now, since there won’t be any last-minute trips to Joann 😭
September 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I hope everyone’s making plans for Halloween costumes now, since there won’t be any last-minute trips to Joann 😭
Perhaps I care too deeply and too quickly…
September 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Perhaps I care too deeply and too quickly…
I have had multiple people tell me that I’m a prize, that they are surprised I’m not getting dates on the apps - where are the prize men?
September 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I have had multiple people tell me that I’m a prize, that they are surprised I’m not getting dates on the apps - where are the prize men?
Match is recommending men they say are “someone like you” and I’m offended - poorly dressed men who aren’t smiling? Surely I’m not that miserable.
September 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Match is recommending men they say are “someone like you” and I’m offended - poorly dressed men who aren’t smiling? Surely I’m not that miserable.
Today’s dating apps observation - there are so many men wearing sunglasses with colorful reflective lenses, but not in a good way.
September 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Today’s dating apps observation - there are so many men wearing sunglasses with colorful reflective lenses, but not in a good way.