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Lauren Veloski
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Screenwriter, creative coach & teacher building a badass community of women through THAT’S BANANAS. Our very lives depend on politics (oy), so I’m here for the slog/fight! Funny-intending. Wood nymph. Eats a good breakfast. ❤️
Zelenskyy embodies the (purported) American values of freedom from oppression & tyranny, dignity, the right to thrive. On Friday, our govt cornered him like a nerdy kid with glasses and beat him up on live TV. This freedom fighter whose people have suffered immeasurably. I cried the whole time.
March 2, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Today, in a meeting at the White House, the only person actually defending American interests was Zelenskyy.

Let that sink in.
February 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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So, actually, it always was Russia.
March 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The whole response is decent, spot-on, plain-spoken, & well-deserved.
January 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
January 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Please pay attention to this case being argued in the 4th Circuit tomorrow. It could determine whether the GOP succeeds in stealing a NC Supreme Court seat by disenfranchising 60,000 voters.

Follow @democracydocket.com for full coverage of this critical case.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
4th Circuit To Weigh Whether NC Supreme Court Election Challenge Should Proceed in State or Federal Court
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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No executive order has the power or the right to tell you who you are. F*ck that noise. Surround yourself with love, and when you’re ready, get back in this fight.

We need you. 🫶🏽
January 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Good morning. You are still here. Do something kind for someone you love today--and if you can, for someone else in your community, even if they're a stranger. We're in this together. ❤️
January 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.

With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.

You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.

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January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Curious about screenwriting? Tried it, but need guidance to crack your idea? SCREENPLAYS BY BADASS WOMEN (Including YOU!) kicks off online at the rad @writingco-lab.bsky.social on JAN 18th! For 5 weeks, learn in a super supportive women-only cohort! ✍️

SIGN UP: www.writingco-lab.com/classes/scre...
December 11, 2024 at 3:50 AM
Make 2025 the year you write your screenplay! Is it overwhelming that it is almost the new year, YES. Take that bullshit pressure energy & make art!

SCREENPLAYS BY BADASS WOMEN kicks off at @writingco-lab.bsky.social on Jan 18th! Links to all my classes on IG: @writingisbananas.
December 6, 2024 at 8:46 PM
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If you are feeling 'off' & less productive since Nov 6, you are not imagining it. "There is a concern that the country is moving towards protecting traditional values of select groups over values that represent the diversity of the country."
www.forbes.com/sites/elizab...
Post Election, Many Women Are Working With ‘High Functioning Depression’
Studies show a link between political outcomes and mental health. Trump's win has many women working with high-functioning depression and they're struggling in silence.
www.forbes.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:59 PM
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Just a little reminder that the South Korean president who just declared martial law was elected two years ago on a wave of anti-feminist backlash. Misogyny is routinely part of the authoritarian package.

www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
Why misogyny is at the heart of South Korea's presidential elections
Disgruntled young men who resent feminism are the focus of candidates vying to be president.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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Lee Jae-myung, Leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, live-streamed himself scaling the walls of the National Assembly to bypass military barricades so that he could vote to overturn the President's martial law.
December 3, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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I asked people where they’re at post-election w/sex, desire, and their bodies. Just a sampling: “Our queer sex is liberation, our pleasure a big middle-finger to the cultural forces & people who voted against our interests or want to see us extinguished.” tracyclarkflory.substack.com/p/queer-plea...
Queer pleasure is 'a big middle-finger'
Also: 'Don’t think I’m touching a man anytime soon.’ Post-election, I asked where you're at when it comes to sex, desire, and your body. Here's what you said.
tracyclarkflory.substack.com
November 22, 2024 at 1:05 AM
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December 3, 2024 at 7:21 PM