Lauren Beldi
@laurenbeldi.bsky.social
By night I run The World, by day I am sleepy. Journalist, knitter, painter, member of several shadowy cabals.
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WHY? WHY IS ANYONE OTHER THAN THE PERSON WHO HIT THE BUTTON A BIT EARLY "DISAPPOINTED"? WHY IS IT "A SERIOUS ERROR"? You were going to tell us the info 120 minutes later anyway! I don't understand why this is a big deal?!
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the unprecedented pre-Budget publication of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s document was “deeply disappointing and a serious error on their part”
November 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
WHY? WHY IS ANYONE OTHER THAN THE PERSON WHO HIT THE BUTTON A BIT EARLY "DISAPPOINTED"? WHY IS IT "A SERIOUS ERROR"? You were going to tell us the info 120 minutes later anyway! I don't understand why this is a big deal?!
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This really is the most awesome product. Male (gay) sheep are usually culled because they don’t reproduce, but a sheep farmer has rescued them and they have a line of clothing produced from their wool to support the gay sheep.
a man is sitting on a couch and saying " i feel like that needs to be celebrated "
ALT: a man is sitting on a couch and saying " i feel like that needs to be celebrated "
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This really is the most awesome product. Male (gay) sheep are usually culled because they don’t reproduce, but a sheep farmer has rescued them and they have a line of clothing produced from their wool to support the gay sheep.
The head of my journalism course, a prolific writer and reporter, used to declare “I hate writing. I love having written, and I love being about to write, but I hate writing” and I carry that in my heart every day. You don’t have to like the thing all the time, you just have to do it.
November 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The head of my journalism course, a prolific writer and reporter, used to declare “I hate writing. I love having written, and I love being about to write, but I hate writing” and I carry that in my heart every day. You don’t have to like the thing all the time, you just have to do it.
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I am so fucking tired of having to do a forensic analysis of every fucking image I see.
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I am so fucking tired of having to do a forensic analysis of every fucking image I see.
I’d say you’re living your career no? Photography, travel, tourism, bitta language. Just because there’s not a singular name for it doesn’t mean it’s not a career.
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I’d say you’re living your career no? Photography, travel, tourism, bitta language. Just because there’s not a singular name for it doesn’t mean it’s not a career.
AI was sold as eliminating the tedium so we could focus on the creativity. Instead it’s the opposite.
November 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM
AI was sold as eliminating the tedium so we could focus on the creativity. Instead it’s the opposite.
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If you want something to listen to while you're doing the housework, I joined Emily Jashinsky of UnHerd and Breaking Points and Astead Herndon of Vox to discuss why democracy is going down the toilet.
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Is This What Epistemic Collapse Looks Like?
This week, we spoke with media thinkers Eliot Higgins of Bellingcat; Emily Jashinsky of UnHerd and Breaking Points and Astead Herndon of Vox about the collapse of our information ecosystem.
whyshoulditrustyou.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:48 AM
If you want something to listen to while you're doing the housework, I joined Emily Jashinsky of UnHerd and Breaking Points and Astead Herndon of Vox to discuss why democracy is going down the toilet.
whyshoulditrustyou.substack.com/p/is-this-wh...
whyshoulditrustyou.substack.com/p/is-this-wh...
They’re obliged to.
November 23, 2025 at 7:06 AM
They’re obliged to.