Laurie Boris
@laurieboris.bsky.social
Writer, baseball fan, reader. Not going back. Married. Please, no DMs. (or whatever you call them here.)
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Today starts Banned Books Week, and a new report from @penamerica.bsky.social is blunt about the current wave of book bans in the United States: “Never before has access to so many stories been stolen from so many children.” #BookSky mombian.com/2025/10/05/b...
Banned Books Week: Saving Stories, Saving Children - Mombian
Today starts Banned Books Week, and a new report from PEN America is blunt about the current wave of book bans in the United States: "Never before has access to so many stories been stolen from so man...
mombian.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Today starts Banned Books Week, and a new report from @penamerica.bsky.social is blunt about the current wave of book bans in the United States: “Never before has access to so many stories been stolen from so many children.” #BookSky mombian.com/2025/10/05/b...
Banned Books Week in America. laurieboris.com/2025/10/05/b...
Book News: Recommendations and Bans
Hi, book lovers! In the U.S., today (October 5) is the start of Banned Books Week. Organized by the American Library Association, among other groups, this yearly campaign highlights books that have…
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October 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Banned Books Week in America. laurieboris.com/2025/10/05/b...
I know it's still needed. F this fuy.
For 60 years, TRIO has helped millions of people along the path to a degree, but the administration says it is no longer needed. n.pr/4mWcQgK
These programs help poor students with college. Trump wants to pull the funding
For 60 years, TRIO has helped millions of people along the path to a degree, but the administration says it is no longer needed.
n.pr
August 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I know it's still needed. F this fuy.
When one of the first female umpires in pro baseball suspects a big-name player of cheating, her most important call might be her last. In honor of #jenpawol's MLB debut, this novel shows what it was like for women in baseball before her. www.amazon.com/Call-Basebal... #booksky
August 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
When one of the first female umpires in pro baseball suspects a big-name player of cheating, her most important call might be her last. In honor of #jenpawol's MLB debut, this novel shows what it was like for women in baseball before her. www.amazon.com/Call-Basebal... #booksky
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Marc Elias is always worth a listen. Especially this episode. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Marc Elias: An Election War Machine
Podcast Episode · The Bulwark Podcast · 07/31/2025 · 51m
podcasts.apple.com
August 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Marc Elias is always worth a listen. Especially this episode. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Thank you @guyrichardssmit.bsky.social
August 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Thank you @guyrichardssmit.bsky.social
A little satire while it's still legal in the US. laurieboris.com/2025/08/02/t...
The Right-Hand Man
The right-hand man comes into your office. His face is ashen, palms clammy. You can feel the cold sweat from across the room. You knew this day was coming. You’d dreaded it. You’d made crisis-manag…
laurieboris.com
August 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A little satire while it's still legal in the US. laurieboris.com/2025/08/02/t...
Rereading "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay." Michael Chabon is one of my favorite writers, and this one is a favorite. What are you reading? #booksky
May 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Rereading "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay." Michael Chabon is one of my favorite writers, and this one is a favorite. What are you reading? #booksky
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I shared this before on the book of faces. It's a favorite meme.
May 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I shared this before on the book of faces. It's a favorite meme.
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A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s takeover and gutting of the U.S. Institute of Peace were unlawful and a “gross usurpation of power” and ordered the reinstatement of officials ejected by the White House.
Judge Rules That Trump Administration Takeover of Institute of Peace Is Illegal
www.nytimes.com
May 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s takeover and gutting of the U.S. Institute of Peace were unlawful and a “gross usurpation of power” and ordered the reinstatement of officials ejected by the White House.
Worried that the new woman in her chronically ill art teacher’s life will be his undoing, sixteen-year-old Caitlin makes one very big mistake. “A beautiful story about love, passion, need and living life on your own terms.” Drawing Breath 99c through May. books2read.com/u/4AwAJe #cysticfibrosis
May 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Worried that the new woman in her chronically ill art teacher’s life will be his undoing, sixteen-year-old Caitlin makes one very big mistake. “A beautiful story about love, passion, need and living life on your own terms.” Drawing Breath 99c through May. books2read.com/u/4AwAJe #cysticfibrosis
Are we surprised?
New: “Trump says, ‘I don’t know,’ when asked if he’s required to uphold Constitution”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump says, ‘I don’t know,’ when asked if he’s required to uphold Constitution
The president also downplayed fears of a recession and spoke of potential successors when his four-year term ends in an NBC interview.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Are we surprised?
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New: “Trump says, ‘I don’t know,’ when asked if he’s required to uphold Constitution”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump says, ‘I don’t know,’ when asked if he’s required to uphold Constitution
The president also downplayed fears of a recession and spoke of potential successors when his four-year term ends in an NBC interview.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
New: “Trump says, ‘I don’t know,’ when asked if he’s required to uphold Constitution”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Also what if the president tries to enter a country that bars the entry of convicted American felons? Actually, that’s kind of the other country’s problem, isn’t it? 🤔
If it crosses the U.S. border illegally, it's our job to STOP IT.
- People
- Money
- Products
- The Administrator of DOGE
- People
- Money
- Products
- The Administrator of DOGE
If it crosses the U.S. border illegally, it's our job to
STOP IT.
- persons
- houses
- papers
- effects
STOP IT.
- persons
- houses
- papers
- effects
April 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Also what if the president tries to enter a country that bars the entry of convicted American felons? Actually, that’s kind of the other country’s problem, isn’t it? 🤔
If it crosses the U.S. border illegally, it's our job to STOP IT.
Moonshot.
Woodstock.
Watergate.
Punk rock.
Moonshot.
Woodstock.
Watergate.
Punk rock.
If it crosses the U.S. border illegally, it's our job to STOP IT.
The chores.
The stores.
Fresh air.
Times Square.
The chores.
The stores.
Fresh air.
Times Square.
If it crosses the U.S. border illegally, it's our job to STOP IT.
Sunshine.
Santa Claus.
Bright lights.
Lollipops.
Sunshine.
Santa Claus.
Bright lights.
Lollipops.
April 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
If it crosses the U.S. border illegally, it's our job to STOP IT.
Moonshot.
Woodstock.
Watergate.
Punk rock.
Moonshot.
Woodstock.
Watergate.
Punk rock.
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If it crosses the U.S. border illegally, it's our job to STOP IT.
The chores.
The stores.
Fresh air.
Times Square.
The chores.
The stores.
Fresh air.
Times Square.
If it crosses the U.S. border illegally, it's our job to STOP IT.
Sunshine.
Santa Claus.
Bright lights.
Lollipops.
Sunshine.
Santa Claus.
Bright lights.
Lollipops.
If it crosses the U. S. border illegally, it's our job to STOP IT.
Harry Truman.
Doris Day.
Red China.
Johnnie Ray.
Harry Truman.
Doris Day.
Red China.
Johnnie Ray.
April 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
If it crosses the U.S. border illegally, it's our job to STOP IT.
The chores.
The stores.
Fresh air.
Times Square.
The chores.
The stores.
Fresh air.
Times Square.
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I don't want to alarm anyone, but reliable sources say a large caravan of penguins is headed toward our Southern border. 🐧
April 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I don't want to alarm anyone, but reliable sources say a large caravan of penguins is headed toward our Southern border. 🐧
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This is an outrageous statement and should be disqualifying.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/int...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/int...
Interim US attorney for DC likens Jan. 6 cases to Japanese internment
Ed Martin said he's "expanded" the scope of his inquiry into the office's handling of cases stemming from the Jan. 6 attack, according to an email obtained by ABC News.
abcnews.go.com
April 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This is an outrageous statement and should be disqualifying.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/int...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/int...
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This MAY be my fav yet 😂👏🏼😂👏🏼
April 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This MAY be my fav yet 😂👏🏼😂👏🏼
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From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
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Just accidentally texted Steve Harvey the plans for my invasion of France. I'd appreciate privacy during this difficult time and whatnot.
March 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Just accidentally texted Steve Harvey the plans for my invasion of France. I'd appreciate privacy during this difficult time and whatnot.
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This is the first time Bluesky has truly felt like old Twitter, in that my entire feed is just increasingly esoteric jokes about a single news event (new phone, houthis?)
March 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This is the first time Bluesky has truly felt like old Twitter, in that my entire feed is just increasingly esoteric jokes about a single news event (new phone, houthis?)