Irene of Lauvenberg
@tripdazey.bsky.social
Geriatric millennial & former Florida kid, now PA. Unlicensed historian. General nerd, avid reader. Register jockey and kinda Squidwardish. Will quote fictional characters. Opinions mine own.
Pinned
"I know because it is my job to know."
Things I've had to explain since February:
•which side was who in the Civil War
•the difference between 'terrace' and 'tariff'
•Adriana Smith and abortion laws
•how government is supposed to work
•why you can't put bleach in an old windex bottle
•chem-trails
Things I've had to explain since February:
•which side was who in the Civil War
•the difference between 'terrace' and 'tariff'
•Adriana Smith and abortion laws
•how government is supposed to work
•why you can't put bleach in an old windex bottle
•chem-trails
So, i had major surgery yesterday. Was home for a few hours, trying to sleep when the cat decided a mouse would be the answer.
She has a toy mouse she flings about. But this was a real mouse and it landed in my chair at one point. "Welcome home," indeed.
She has a toy mouse she flings about. But this was a real mouse and it landed in my chair at one point. "Welcome home," indeed.
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
So, i had major surgery yesterday. Was home for a few hours, trying to sleep when the cat decided a mouse would be the answer.
She has a toy mouse she flings about. But this was a real mouse and it landed in my chair at one point. "Welcome home," indeed.
She has a toy mouse she flings about. But this was a real mouse and it landed in my chair at one point. "Welcome home," indeed.
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listen to this king. a team with low morale is ineffective. relatedly, a team with high morale is effective. also relatedly: we are going to win
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
listen to this king. a team with low morale is ineffective. relatedly, a team with high morale is effective. also relatedly: we are going to win
Local kitty swallows needle, which is now burrowed in her esophagus. Surgery is $4000.
I've included the news story, and there is a GFM set up at the end of the article.
How bout a lil' repost love? @darthbluesky.bsky.social
@catsofyore.bsky.social
www.yourerie.com/news/local-n...
I've included the news story, and there is a GFM set up at the end of the article.
How bout a lil' repost love? @darthbluesky.bsky.social
@catsofyore.bsky.social
www.yourerie.com/news/local-n...
www.yourerie.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Local kitty swallows needle, which is now burrowed in her esophagus. Surgery is $4000.
I've included the news story, and there is a GFM set up at the end of the article.
How bout a lil' repost love? @darthbluesky.bsky.social
@catsofyore.bsky.social
www.yourerie.com/news/local-n...
I've included the news story, and there is a GFM set up at the end of the article.
How bout a lil' repost love? @darthbluesky.bsky.social
@catsofyore.bsky.social
www.yourerie.com/news/local-n...
Boss: man, you're gonna be out for like, a month.
Me: i know. Imma come back to a disaster.
Boss: probably. Omg. I have a 2-week lotto order coming
Me: guess you're gonna have to actually manage while your shadow government is out.
Me: i know. Imma come back to a disaster.
Boss: probably. Omg. I have a 2-week lotto order coming
Me: guess you're gonna have to actually manage while your shadow government is out.
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Boss: man, you're gonna be out for like, a month.
Me: i know. Imma come back to a disaster.
Boss: probably. Omg. I have a 2-week lotto order coming
Me: guess you're gonna have to actually manage while your shadow government is out.
Me: i know. Imma come back to a disaster.
Boss: probably. Omg. I have a 2-week lotto order coming
Me: guess you're gonna have to actually manage while your shadow government is out.
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Nell Gwyn alone would’ve made it a hit.
The Real Housewives of Whitehall in the latter part of the 1680s would’ve been 🔥
November 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Nell Gwyn alone would’ve made it a hit.
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always be there
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
always be there
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Remember, kids: being sick or disabled is a choice you make, not something largely due to societal factors, poverty, and random chance.
Make better choices!
(This is sarcasm.)
Make better choices!
(This is sarcasm.)
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Remember, kids: being sick or disabled is a choice you make, not something largely due to societal factors, poverty, and random chance.
Make better choices!
(This is sarcasm.)
Make better choices!
(This is sarcasm.)
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NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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ask your doctor if lying down in the forest to be consumed by the earth is right for you
November 19, 2025 at 6:10 AM
ask your doctor if lying down in the forest to be consumed by the earth is right for you
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This is SUCH an important thread for white people (men especially) to read and learn to let go of your defensiveness around white privilege because you are not just harming others you are harming yourself with it!!!
One of the most liberating truths I’ve learned, and the one that white folx, particularly white men, still struggle to face, is this:
The myth of white supremacy explains your behavior.
It does not, and has never, determined my value.
The myth of white supremacy explains your behavior.
It does not, and has never, determined my value.
November 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
This is SUCH an important thread for white people (men especially) to read and learn to let go of your defensiveness around white privilege because you are not just harming others you are harming yourself with it!!!
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two types of people in the world: ghost deniers, and anyone who's ever owned a printer
do you believe in ghosts or are you like me, a person who finds themself saying all the time “I absolutely don’t believe in ghosts, but this place has ghosts.”
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
two types of people in the world: ghost deniers, and anyone who's ever owned a printer
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Wow that they needed to do this
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Wow that they needed to do this
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I brought Rancilda home on July 12th, as a sub-adult orchid mantis with a life-threatening injury. By all rights and all common wisdom, she should have died. It is NOT POSSIBLE to nurse an orchid mantis through an injury of this type.
Every morning when I get out of bed, I check the mantis enclosures to see if anyone molted, moved into feeding position, or died during the night (some of my ghosts are reaching the natural end of their lives). It's a standard circuit.
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I brought Rancilda home on July 12th, as a sub-adult orchid mantis with a life-threatening injury. By all rights and all common wisdom, she should have died. It is NOT POSSIBLE to nurse an orchid mantis through an injury of this type.
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when you're fighting with everyone in the group chat
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
when you're fighting with everyone in the group chat
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Authoritarianism arrives with emails like this. The masked brute squad may or may not accost you later, be sure to carry your papers.
Email just went out on my campus that the Immigration Goons ("federal immigration agents") will be in town (Raleigh).
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Authoritarianism arrives with emails like this. The masked brute squad may or may not accost you later, be sure to carry your papers.
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Three hours until the appointment and we're just under $200 short
Let's go, mutual aid people
Let's go, mutual aid people
I haven't been online because I've been writing
but we got another one to raise funds for. A lady needs to see a man about a horse: you know what to do. About $700, housing covered already. Timely.
Venmo linda-tirado-3
Chime $linda-tirado-3
PayPal riseandbeheard or bootstrapindustries@gmail
but we got another one to raise funds for. A lady needs to see a man about a horse: you know what to do. About $700, housing covered already. Timely.
Venmo linda-tirado-3
Chime $linda-tirado-3
PayPal riseandbeheard or bootstrapindustries@gmail
November 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Three hours until the appointment and we're just under $200 short
Let's go, mutual aid people
Let's go, mutual aid people
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So, anyway... I need to find a new therapist.
November 18, 2025 at 1:41 AM
So, anyway... I need to find a new therapist.
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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I refuse to believe politicians are forgetting how rancid MTG is. Sure we can have a big tent but we do not need to welcome someone like her. Please everyone get a fucking hold of yourselves.
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I refuse to believe politicians are forgetting how rancid MTG is. Sure we can have a big tent but we do not need to welcome someone like her. Please everyone get a fucking hold of yourselves.
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Be sure to apply plenty of black hole sunscreen before lounging in your soundgarden.
August 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Be sure to apply plenty of black hole sunscreen before lounging in your soundgarden.
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Nov 16th - The Devil (Elizabeth Hurley) celebrated 6000 years in business.
📽️📅 Bedazzled (2000)
📽️📅 Bedazzled (2000)
November 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Nov 16th - The Devil (Elizabeth Hurley) celebrated 6000 years in business.
📽️📅 Bedazzled (2000)
📽️📅 Bedazzled (2000)
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One of thirty transgender women who attended today’s pope-hosted lunch with Sr. Geneviève Jeanningros says she received “violent messages ” in the lead up to today, but writes she was at a “grade A reception” with Leo. She delivered a letter to Pope on behalf of all transgender persons.
November 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
One of thirty transgender women who attended today’s pope-hosted lunch with Sr. Geneviève Jeanningros says she received “violent messages ” in the lead up to today, but writes she was at a “grade A reception” with Leo. She delivered a letter to Pope on behalf of all transgender persons.