Laura Driscoll
@ludriscoll.bsky.social
DPT, PhD, Gerontologist studying aging in jail, Clinical Asst. Professor, Boston U, Mama, She/her. Moods and views are my own.
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My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.
Read This When Things Fall Apart by Kelly Hayes | Pilsen Community Books
A bundle of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times from Let This Radicalize You co-author Kelly Hayes In social movements, some heartbreaks are all but inevitable.
www.pilsencommunitybooks.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.
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As is always correct and in accordance with all the laws of the internet, I just watched Tom Holland's epic Lip Sync Battle performance, and now I am sharing it with all of you so you can do the same.
Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland
YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 7:23 AM
As is always correct and in accordance with all the laws of the internet, I just watched Tom Holland's epic Lip Sync Battle performance, and now I am sharing it with all of you so you can do the same.
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We are here because policing in the U.S. has been this way for generations. This is why ICE acts with impunity. They know they can act this way.
October 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
We are here because policing in the U.S. has been this way for generations. This is why ICE acts with impunity. They know they can act this way.
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what a fucking stupid time to be a person who cares about other people
August 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
what a fucking stupid time to be a person who cares about other people
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A good friend of mine [who is Palestinian] swears by this group doing work directly in Gaza: chuffed.org/campaign/zay...
The Zaynab Project: GAZA Relief
Our name is inspired by Zaynab bint Jahsh (RA) — wife of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, renowned for her extraordinary compassion and generosity.She was called the shelter for orphans, widows, and the needy....
chuffed.org
July 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A good friend of mine [who is Palestinian] swears by this group doing work directly in Gaza: chuffed.org/campaign/zay...
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"Had I been a good enough person if today was my final day? I was relieved to have finished filing my taxes, but I couldn’t shake the thought of a book I needed to return to the library."
"An Armenian woman I considered an aunt asked me every time I saw her, 'Rümeysa, please write about us. Please let the world hear our story.' I am keeping my promise, Auntie."
- Rümeysa Öztürk with what may end up being one of the defining pieces of writing about this moment
- Rümeysa Öztürk with what may end up being one of the defining pieces of writing about this moment
“Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison
Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up about her 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facility—and the generous and compassionate women she met.
www.vanityfair.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"Had I been a good enough person if today was my final day? I was relieved to have finished filing my taxes, but I couldn’t shake the thought of a book I needed to return to the library."
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Popping in for a minute to say that it really sucks that the murder bill passed Congress and ALSO to thank every single person who tried to stop the bill from passing. What you did matters. Finally, I wrote a few words: open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu... - I hope they might offer some encouragement.
People are in motion, everywhere.
Some thoughts on discouragement and also on noticing…
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July 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Popping in for a minute to say that it really sucks that the murder bill passed Congress and ALSO to thank every single person who tried to stop the bill from passing. What you did matters. Finally, I wrote a few words: open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu... - I hope they might offer some encouragement.
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America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
July 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Begonias are such show offs 🌱
June 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Begonias are such show offs 🌱
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Why is everything so dumb
Trump claimed the Biden administration spent $8 million "making mice transgender." The White House tried to back up this number with records of funding for research into cancer, asthma, and HIV, some of which used *transgenic* (genetically modified) mice.
Trump Decried Millions Spent 'Making Mice Transgender.' It Was Cancer and Asthma Research
President Trump falsely claimed that Biden spent $8 million on 'making mice transgender,' but the real research was for human health.
www.rollingstone.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Why is everything so dumb
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If you are trans and thinking of suicide or self harm here is a number you can call for help
TRANS HELP LINE from the Trevor Center
866-488-7386
And please repost this if you think it's important...
TRANS HELP LINE from the Trevor Center
866-488-7386
And please repost this if you think it's important...
March 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
If you are trans and thinking of suicide or self harm here is a number you can call for help
TRANS HELP LINE from the Trevor Center
866-488-7386
And please repost this if you think it's important...
TRANS HELP LINE from the Trevor Center
866-488-7386
And please repost this if you think it's important...
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An inspiring article on courageous community college leaders who are *publicly* organizing and standing up against DEI attacks.. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Grassroots college leader group resists anti-DEI legislation
Education for All, a grassroots network of mostly community college leaders, is spreading strategies for how to resist anti-DEI bills and rhetoric.
www.insidehighered.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
An inspiring article on courageous community college leaders who are *publicly* organizing and standing up against DEI attacks.. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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Incarcerated people have more chronic medical conditions than ever
Yet healthcare behind bars is blocked by expensive copays, limited resources, & understaffing – creating a situation in which each year spent in prison takes *2 years* off an individual’s life expectancy
Yet healthcare behind bars is blocked by expensive copays, limited resources, & understaffing – creating a situation in which each year spent in prison takes *2 years* off an individual’s life expectancy
January 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Incarcerated people have more chronic medical conditions than ever
Yet healthcare behind bars is blocked by expensive copays, limited resources, & understaffing – creating a situation in which each year spent in prison takes *2 years* off an individual’s life expectancy
Yet healthcare behind bars is blocked by expensive copays, limited resources, & understaffing – creating a situation in which each year spent in prison takes *2 years* off an individual’s life expectancy
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update for boston area folks: documented ice presence in everett, chelsea, somerville, lynn, worcester, and new bedford. protect your communities
January 23, 2025 at 2:38 AM
update for boston area folks: documented ice presence in everett, chelsea, somerville, lynn, worcester, and new bedford. protect your communities
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Remember to keep your eyes on the prize: the future world you want to build
Don’t drown thinking only of the things you are against
Remember to dream of and work to create what you’re for
Don’t drown thinking only of the things you are against
Remember to dream of and work to create what you’re for
January 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Remember to keep your eyes on the prize: the future world you want to build
Don’t drown thinking only of the things you are against
Remember to dream of and work to create what you’re for
Don’t drown thinking only of the things you are against
Remember to dream of and work to create what you’re for
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As wildfires blaze in California, we're reminded of the incarcerated people who are deployed to fight them – an extremely dangerous job that pays just dollars per day.
January 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
As wildfires blaze in California, we're reminded of the incarcerated people who are deployed to fight them – an extremely dangerous job that pays just dollars per day.
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Older people now make up 5x as much of the prison population as they did three decades ago.
Turning prisons into “makeshift nursing homes” is one of the nation’s most wasteful, morally bankrupt experiments to date. And it certainly doesn’t make our communities safer.
Turning prisons into “makeshift nursing homes” is one of the nation’s most wasteful, morally bankrupt experiments to date. And it certainly doesn’t make our communities safer.
December 28, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Older people now make up 5x as much of the prison population as they did three decades ago.
Turning prisons into “makeshift nursing homes” is one of the nation’s most wasteful, morally bankrupt experiments to date. And it certainly doesn’t make our communities safer.
Turning prisons into “makeshift nursing homes” is one of the nation’s most wasteful, morally bankrupt experiments to date. And it certainly doesn’t make our communities safer.
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Mass incarceration is one of our country's greatest failures—and it's deeply personal to me.
President Biden must use his clemency authority to confront mass incarceration, reunite families, & advance healing.
We must do everything in our power to save lives while we still can.
President Biden must use his clemency authority to confront mass incarceration, reunite families, & advance healing.
We must do everything in our power to save lives while we still can.
November 25, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Mass incarceration is one of our country's greatest failures—and it's deeply personal to me.
President Biden must use his clemency authority to confront mass incarceration, reunite families, & advance healing.
We must do everything in our power to save lives while we still can.
President Biden must use his clemency authority to confront mass incarceration, reunite families, & advance healing.
We must do everything in our power to save lives while we still can.
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I just gave $33—who can match or double me?
I love the Prison Journalism Project newsletter, it arrives every Sunday with important, tender + meaningful stories from incarcerated people. PJP's work is so important!
I love the Prison Journalism Project newsletter, it arrives every Sunday with important, tender + meaningful stories from incarcerated people. PJP's work is so important!
We are an independent nonprofit that trains incarcerated writers in the tools of journalism and publishes their stories. But to continue this vital work, we need your help. We need to raise $35,000. Can you help us reach our goal? prisonjournalismproject.fundjournalism.org/prisonjourna...
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November 19, 2024 at 12:06 AM
I just gave $33—who can match or double me?
I love the Prison Journalism Project newsletter, it arrives every Sunday with important, tender + meaningful stories from incarcerated people. PJP's work is so important!
I love the Prison Journalism Project newsletter, it arrives every Sunday with important, tender + meaningful stories from incarcerated people. PJP's work is so important!
A little Hattie Mae for your timeline pleasure.
November 18, 2024 at 11:14 PM
A little Hattie Mae for your timeline pleasure.
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beloveds, i am here for this experiment. let’s grow.
November 18, 2024 at 1:30 PM
beloveds, i am here for this experiment. let’s grow.
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I am not exaggerating about the very real possibility there will be no ADHD meds and no SSRIs (or they will be very difficult to procure) under the Trump administration: futurism.com/neoscope/rfk...
RFK Jr. Says He’ll Send People Taking Adderall to Labor Camps
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to strip people of their tech gadgets and send them to government-funded "wellness farms" to grow organic food.
futurism.com
November 14, 2024 at 10:53 PM
I am not exaggerating about the very real possibility there will be no ADHD meds and no SSRIs (or they will be very difficult to procure) under the Trump administration: futurism.com/neoscope/rfk...