Laura
@laurawriter2b.bsky.social
Author of Historical Fiction, Hatfield 1677. Mom of a beloved adult daughter, a rough collie and a tabby cat. Enjoying my new state of North Carolina.
This cannot be allowed to continue. Time for liberals to support the Second Amendment, which was created for one reason only - for citizens to defend themselves against a government using their military against them. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Tells Top Brass U.S. Cities Should Be Military ‘Training Grounds’
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This cannot be allowed to continue. Time for liberals to support the Second Amendment, which was created for one reason only - for citizens to defend themselves against a government using their military against them. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
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Have dedicated myself to reading my ebook library.
This could take a while...
#bookaddict #booksky #bookdragon
This could take a while...
#bookaddict #booksky #bookdragon
a man is standing in a room filled with lots of books and talking on a cell phone .
ALT: a man is standing in a room filled with lots of books and talking on a cell phone .
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February 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Have dedicated myself to reading my ebook library.
This could take a while...
#bookaddict #booksky #bookdragon
This could take a while...
#bookaddict #booksky #bookdragon
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@acls1919.bsky.social, the AHA, & @modernlanguage.bsky.social filed a lawsuit in federal district court today, seeking to reverse the recent actions of the NEH to devastate the agency, including the elimination of grant programs, staff, and entire divisions and programs. 🗃️
American Council of Learned Societies, American Historical Association, and Modern Language Association File Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Dismantling of National Endowment for the Humanities - AHA
Lawsuit aims to reinstate NEH grant programs, divisions, and staff. For Immediate Release / May 1, 2025 (New York, NY) — The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the American Historical Assoc...
www.historians.org
May 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
@acls1919.bsky.social, the AHA, & @modernlanguage.bsky.social filed a lawsuit in federal district court today, seeking to reverse the recent actions of the NEH to devastate the agency, including the elimination of grant programs, staff, and entire divisions and programs. 🗃️
If these celebrities represent American "art and culture", we're worse off than I thought we were: rock band Kiss, singer Gloria Gaynor, country music titan George Strait, English actor and comedian Michael Crawford, and Rocky star Sylvester Stallone.
August 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If these celebrities represent American "art and culture", we're worse off than I thought we were: rock band Kiss, singer Gloria Gaynor, country music titan George Strait, English actor and comedian Michael Crawford, and Rocky star Sylvester Stallone.
THIS. Also why the posse comitas act and the Insurrection act keep doing battle. We need a Supreme Court to rule in favor of Posse Comitas. Or maybe send a list of 27 grievances and a Declaration of Independence to King Trump?
Which is why we rejected standing troops in our streets in the Declaration of Independence.
"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power."
"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power."
August 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
THIS. Also why the posse comitas act and the Insurrection act keep doing battle. We need a Supreme Court to rule in favor of Posse Comitas. Or maybe send a list of 27 grievances and a Declaration of Independence to King Trump?
Perfect.
August 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Perfect.
Why does the USA, specifically Trump, think that it is OUR place to tell a sovereign nation - the Ukraine - and their heroic leader to give up and give in to a dictator and his puppet?
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Live Updates: Trump Backs Plan to Cede Land for Peace in Ukraine
www.nytimes.com
August 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Why does the USA, specifically Trump, think that it is OUR place to tell a sovereign nation - the Ukraine - and their heroic leader to give up and give in to a dictator and his puppet?
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
I'll be at Booth 211 at the Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday, September 21! Stop on by to chat and/or buy a signed copy of my award-winning debut historical fiction, Hatfield 1677.
August 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I'll be at Booth 211 at the Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday, September 21! Stop on by to chat and/or buy a signed copy of my award-winning debut historical fiction, Hatfield 1677.
I'm attending Wake County Indivisible's event, “Forward Together: a March for Justice and Unity” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Forward Together: a March for Justice and Unity · Mobilize
Thousands of North Carolinians will gather at Halifax Mall in downtown Raleigh for "Forward Together: A March for Justice and Unity," a powerful demonstration calling for equity, democracy and collect...
www.mobilize.us
April 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I'm attending Wake County Indivisible's event, “Forward Together: a March for Justice and Unity” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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when he sends citizens to foreign concentration camps, it’s no longer a slide to authoritarianism—it’s full blown fascism! 😔 this is not an administration, it’s a criminal regime in a hostile takeover of 🇺🇸 democracy. #FightFascism #TraitorTrump #DefendLiberty 🔔
April 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
when he sends citizens to foreign concentration camps, it’s no longer a slide to authoritarianism—it’s full blown fascism! 😔 this is not an administration, it’s a criminal regime in a hostile takeover of 🇺🇸 democracy. #FightFascism #TraitorTrump #DefendLiberty 🔔
The letter from DOGE to Harvard. Racism cloaked in the mantle of anti-Semitism and demanding adherence to the suppression of free speech by invoking the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. #DOGE #1984 #SaveDemocracy #FreeSpeech www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Read the Trump Administration’s Letter to Harvard (Gift Article)
A letter sent to Harvard on Friday by the Trump administration demanded that the university make a series of policy changes in order to continue to receive federal funding.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The letter from DOGE to Harvard. Racism cloaked in the mantle of anti-Semitism and demanding adherence to the suppression of free speech by invoking the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. #DOGE #1984 #SaveDemocracy #FreeSpeech www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Card I received this morning from my cousin.
@vbenedict.bsky.social I couldn’t figure out how to attach a photo in a DM. Enjoy!
@vbenedict.bsky.social I couldn’t figure out how to attach a photo in a DM. Enjoy!
February 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Card I received this morning from my cousin.
@vbenedict.bsky.social I couldn’t figure out how to attach a photo in a DM. Enjoy!
@vbenedict.bsky.social I couldn’t figure out how to attach a photo in a DM. Enjoy!
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February 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
We told you so. So did he.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
What Exactly Did Americans Expect?
Donald Trump keeps doing what he said he’d do, and some of his supporters keep being surprised.
www.theatlantic.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
We told you so. So did he.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2025! 🎉
This is our first #MSWL Day on Bluesky, and we have new features to share!
Rather listen than read? Here’s a how-to! vimeo.com/1055984106
Here’s our Bluesky search guide: youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE?...
This is our first #MSWL Day on Bluesky, and we have new features to share!
Rather listen than read? Here’s a how-to! vimeo.com/1055984106
Here’s our Bluesky search guide: youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE?...
#MSWL Day 2025: Search Tips & Features
This is "#MSWL Day 2025: Search Tips & Features" by The Manuscript Academy on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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February 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2025! 🎉
This is our first #MSWL Day on Bluesky, and we have new features to share!
Rather listen than read? Here’s a how-to! vimeo.com/1055984106
Here’s our Bluesky search guide: youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE?...
This is our first #MSWL Day on Bluesky, and we have new features to share!
Rather listen than read? Here’s a how-to! vimeo.com/1055984106
Here’s our Bluesky search guide: youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE?...
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Writers -- share this wonderful event!
Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 12, 2025 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
manuscriptwishlist.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Writers -- share this wonderful event!
Wow. It's chilling that they even have to ask. As always, my first thought is, "What the F is Trump thinking?"
F.B.I. Agents Ask Court to Bar Trump Team From Disclosing Their Names www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/u...
F.B.I. Agents Ask Court to Bar Trump Team From Disclosing Their Names www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/u...
F.B.I. Agents File Suit to Prevent Trump Team From Disclosing Their Identities
Employees who participated in Jan. 6 investigations contend in two lawsuits that they believe the administration intends to reveal their identities, endangering them and their families.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Wow. It's chilling that they even have to ask. As always, my first thought is, "What the F is Trump thinking?"
F.B.I. Agents Ask Court to Bar Trump Team From Disclosing Their Names www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/u...
F.B.I. Agents Ask Court to Bar Trump Team From Disclosing Their Names www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/u...
Trump Orders a U.S. Exit From the World’s Main Climate Pact THIS DOESN'T BECOME OFFICIAL FOR ONE YEAR. CAN WE STOP IT SOMEHOW?https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/climate/trump-paris-agreement-climate.html?smid=bs-share
Trump Orders U.S. Exit From the Paris Agreement on Climate
The United States will be one of only four countries outside the Paris Agreement, which is designed to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Trump Orders a U.S. Exit From the World’s Main Climate Pact THIS DOESN'T BECOME OFFICIAL FOR ONE YEAR. CAN WE STOP IT SOMEHOW?https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/climate/trump-paris-agreement-climate.html?smid=bs-share
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Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025
January 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025
Thank you for moving to Blue Sky!
Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 12, 2025 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
manuscriptwishlist.com
January 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Thank you for moving to Blue Sky!