Lulu in La La Land
@lulukolb.bsky.social
Mama, social worker, writer in a former life.
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i know we've all laughed about the worm and the affair but this is a profoundly dangerous person who should be expelled from the government.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
i know we've all laughed about the worm and the affair but this is a profoundly dangerous person who should be expelled from the government.
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shouldn’t we be madder about AI jacking up our electricity bills
November 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
shouldn’t we be madder about AI jacking up our electricity bills
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Also breastfeeding exclusively or at all is not feasible for some families.
As a health provider caring for pregnant people, their children & families - it is distressing to see how much internal and external shame parents (especially moms) experience. 👉
As a health provider caring for pregnant people, their children & families - it is distressing to see how much internal and external shame parents (especially moms) experience. 👉
November 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Also breastfeeding exclusively or at all is not feasible for some families.
As a health provider caring for pregnant people, their children & families - it is distressing to see how much internal and external shame parents (especially moms) experience. 👉
As a health provider caring for pregnant people, their children & families - it is distressing to see how much internal and external shame parents (especially moms) experience. 👉
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Do they know about France
BREAKING: The Supreme Court lets Trump pause full SNAP payments for now. Supreme Court lets Trump pause full SNAP payments for now.
https://cnn.it/4oExxPp
https://cnn.it/4oExxPp
November 8, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Do they know about France
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This was an attack on a federal institution. An attack BECAUSE it is Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This was domestic terrorism.
Why isn’t it getting more press coverage? Some coverage, not enough.
Domestic. Terrorism.
This was domestic terrorism.
Why isn’t it getting more press coverage? Some coverage, not enough.
Domestic. Terrorism.
August 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This was an attack on a federal institution. An attack BECAUSE it is Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This was domestic terrorism.
Why isn’t it getting more press coverage? Some coverage, not enough.
Domestic. Terrorism.
This was domestic terrorism.
Why isn’t it getting more press coverage? Some coverage, not enough.
Domestic. Terrorism.
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If you're in the LA area, hit it up ASAP!
A little hopeful news for Cole's fans: the 117 year old restaurant has delayed its closing date and will be serving French dip sandwiches and good cheer into September. Keep showing up and supporting this grand L.A. survivor and maybe Cole's can be saved! la.eater.com/restaurant-n...
Cole’s French Dip to Remain Open Until Mid-September 2025
Plus, the impact of ICE raids on LA restaurants, a dazzling pizza collaboration, and more
la.eater.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
If you're in the LA area, hit it up ASAP!
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Stephen Colbert is a profoundly good and deeply talented man with a great staff and an excellent show. They all deserve better.
July 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Stephen Colbert is a profoundly good and deeply talented man with a great staff and an excellent show. They all deserve better.
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We are entering a moment where parenting is increasingly for the wealthy. Your organization doesn’t offer work-life balance or competitive benefits unless the very bottom of the org chart agrees with that statement. Read it again.
June 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We are entering a moment where parenting is increasingly for the wealthy. Your organization doesn’t offer work-life balance or competitive benefits unless the very bottom of the org chart agrees with that statement. Read it again.
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see, the thing *i’m* genuinely worried about is that RFK will effectively ban vaccines
Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Health secretary removes every member of scientific committee that advises the CDC on how vaccines should be used.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Health secretary removes every member of scientific committee that advises the CDC on how vaccines should be used.
June 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
see, the thing *i’m* genuinely worried about is that RFK will effectively ban vaccines
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The loss of access to old Looney Tunes cartoons is a tragedy for culture. How else are kids going to find out about Peter Lorre
March 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The loss of access to old Looney Tunes cartoons is a tragedy for culture. How else are kids going to find out about Peter Lorre
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Looks like we've got a cure for sickle cell. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
Long Island man is first in New York history to be cured of sickle cell anemia
A patient on Long Island is the first in New York to be cured of sickle cell anemia, doctors say.
www.cbsnews.com
March 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Looks like we've got a cure for sickle cell. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
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Oh man, RIP David Johansen, who did not one but two of my favorite things
March 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Oh man, RIP David Johansen, who did not one but two of my favorite things
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I dunno how much attention people are paying to bird flu but if you have an outdoor cat, you should not do that.
February 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I dunno how much attention people are paying to bird flu but if you have an outdoor cat, you should not do that.
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Maybe I went to a farm and sniffed up some avian flu in my sneaky cat nose. How would you even know?
Not like they’re tracking that stuff for farm workers, who are literally such important people for us all
Not like they’re tracking that stuff for farm workers, who are literally such important people for us all
February 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Maybe I went to a farm and sniffed up some avian flu in my sneaky cat nose. How would you even know?
Not like they’re tracking that stuff for farm workers, who are literally such important people for us all
Not like they’re tracking that stuff for farm workers, who are literally such important people for us all
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“Jeffries said something jaw-dropping about Democratic strategy last week. “There’s a season to govern and a season to campaign. And we are in the governing season.” That is so fundamentally wrong that it is delusional.”
thehill.com/opinion/camp...
thehill.com/opinion/camp...
Democrats need a new message: ‘Blame Republicans’
Democrats have one simple message to deliver: Republicans are responsible for everything that happens from now on. All the unintended consequences, government shutdowns and colossal failures are 10…
thehill.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:14 AM
“Jeffries said something jaw-dropping about Democratic strategy last week. “There’s a season to govern and a season to campaign. And we are in the governing season.” That is so fundamentally wrong that it is delusional.”
thehill.com/opinion/camp...
thehill.com/opinion/camp...
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Worried about a fascist takeover? This sheet-pan paella will make you feel like you’re in 1930s Spain.
February 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Worried about a fascist takeover? This sheet-pan paella will make you feel like you’re in 1930s Spain.
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2025 out here trying to get us to forget 2024 in a hurry
January 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
2025 out here trying to get us to forget 2024 in a hurry
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Planet Fitness locations in Los Angeles are “offering anyone impacted by the fires—first responders and residents—free access to shower, recharge, and relax”
No membership is required to take advantage of locker rooms, WiFi, charging stations at any LA County location not impacted by the fires.
No membership is required to take advantage of locker rooms, WiFi, charging stations at any LA County location not impacted by the fires.
January 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Planet Fitness locations in Los Angeles are “offering anyone impacted by the fires—first responders and residents—free access to shower, recharge, and relax”
No membership is required to take advantage of locker rooms, WiFi, charging stations at any LA County location not impacted by the fires.
No membership is required to take advantage of locker rooms, WiFi, charging stations at any LA County location not impacted by the fires.
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For those evacuating with pets in LA: Hilton’s Homewood Suites, Home2 Suites, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton, Tru and Canopy brands are all 100% pet friendly. Even cats! And a lot of hotels are waiving pet fees atm. Good on u Hilton! Pun intended: that’s hot.
January 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
For those evacuating with pets in LA: Hilton’s Homewood Suites, Home2 Suites, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton, Tru and Canopy brands are all 100% pet friendly. Even cats! And a lot of hotels are waiving pet fees atm. Good on u Hilton! Pun intended: that’s hot.
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thank you LAFD, today illustrates why a great man once said “nobody ever made a song called ‘fuck the fire department’”
January 9, 2025 at 5:32 AM
thank you LAFD, today illustrates why a great man once said “nobody ever made a song called ‘fuck the fire department’”
I think about these exact concepts often and mourn our country’s—and our culture’s— inability to help itself.
This time of year I think about a conversation I had with our then-nanny. Having a nanny was NOT easy for our family to afford, and we’d intended it as an emergency measure to keep our jobs - one furloughed during COVID - that we would jettison as soon as we felt reasonably safe. It took longer than
December 30, 2024 at 1:50 AM
I think about these exact concepts often and mourn our country’s—and our culture’s— inability to help itself.
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Can never watch Home Alone without yearning bitterly for pre-TSA airports
December 25, 2024 at 2:15 AM
Can never watch Home Alone without yearning bitterly for pre-TSA airports
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Do you have any idea how badly you have to fuck up a website to get a band that relies on social media to sell tickets to our little shows and stuff to nuke an account where we had 160k followers
December 15, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Do you have any idea how badly you have to fuck up a website to get a band that relies on social media to sell tickets to our little shows and stuff to nuke an account where we had 160k followers
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I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine
December 14, 2024 at 2:45 AM
I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine