Reposted by Lauren.Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The Old Kerosene Lamp (on the kitchen table) William Kurelek 1972 07616
Reposted by Lauren.Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026As anyone in publishing will tell you, women do not resist reading books by men, but men will often dismiss books by women. This is not a publishing problem or a failure to target men. It's a misogyny problem. 362115822291
Reposted by Lauren.Robby @robbysimpson.bsky.social · 18/07/2026every American political argument is just this meme repeated almost verbatim, forever 010926
Reposted by Lauren.Dr Naomi Scott @drnaomiscott.bsky.social · 28/06/2026A lot of media coverage of the ‘AI’ reading of the Herculaneum scrolls really fails to understand what’s happened here. There’s no language processing happening, the AI/ML is not trained on a corpus of texts or language. It can detect ink to see shapes. HUMAN EXPERTS are then transcribing the text. 382498943
Reposted by Lauren.Carsten Timmermann @ctimmermann.bsky.social · 29/06/2026The husband of one of the demonstrators did not participate in the protest but was sentenced to 30 years in prison anyway, convicted of moving boxes with leftwing zines and other materials after a prison phone call from his wife. 23025
Reposted by Lauren.Jordan S. Carroll 🌹 @jordanscarroll.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Steve Jobs predicted cities would be designed around this device, which was "as big a deal as the PC." Jeff Bezos called it "one of the most famous and anticipated product introductions of all time." don't let our tech lords fool you into believing they can predict the future. 31861631583
Reposted by Lauren.Abe Goldfarb @abegoldfarb.bsky.social · 25/06/2026this is my biggest issue: what fucking problem is AI solving that it did not in fact create 1174
Reposted by Lauren.Dan Silverman @dmsilverman.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I actually think this bears repeating: Our Director of National Intelligence was just shown to *literally be taking secretive orders about what precisely to do and say in politics* from a scary cult leader in Hawaii And it wasn’t even front-page news How am I supposed to react to this? 434681047
Reposted by Lauren.Micah @rincewind.run · 22/06/2026nobody in British politics seems to want to say it but the single biggest driver of their inability to keep a prime minister for any length of time is that Brexit was stupid and ruinous and made everyone’s lives worse 5380821560
Reposted by Lauren.Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 23/06/2026Imagine the utterly delusional bubble that a murderous pig like Elon Musk lives in - because he really seems to think he can sue his way out of the world knowing that he is a gleeful mass-murderer of innocent children. It is our duty to make that thing hideously aware of his own unforgivable sin. 518234
Reposted by Lauren.Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 19/06/2026I finally figured out why AI causes such a visceral reaction in thinking humans: I am writing my book chapter on PLAY, and AI is the opposite of play. We play for the joy of the process, not for the outcome. Yes it is nice to win, to have the art/ poem, but the point of life is to play. 181196328
Reposted by Lauren.Brigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 18/06/2026This is so very good. Thank you. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...ctvnews.caConservative MP's bill on intimate partner violence becomes lawCanada will take a harder stance on intimate partner violence after a Conservative MP’s private member’s bill became law Wednesday. 022
Reposted by Lauren.Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/06/2026"So ... so I said ... why not sign your treaty here, at Versailles?" 468320876924
Reposted by Lauren.Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 15/06/20261/3 The main temple of Kyiv-Perchersk Lavra is over 1,000 years old. The Assumption Cathedral was built in 1078, three centuries before Moscow existed. The Mongols badly damaged it in the 13th century. 700 years later it was blown up in WWII Now the new Nazi invaders did this: 816169
Reposted by Lauren.Graham Caswell @grahamcaswell.bsky.social · 15/06/2026These care packages are destined for people in Northern Ireland with black and brown skin who are afraid to go shopping because they might be attacked by violent, racist thugs. 216456
Reposted by Lauren.Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Russia hates Christianity when its intel services don’t control it, and keeps hitting Ukrainian churches because of it. Anyone who claims that Russia is a bastion of Christianity is an idiot and/or a Russian asset. Kyiv last night: 621478
Reposted by Lauren.Dimko Zhluktenko @dim0kq.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I just want to remind you that ordinary Russian people are RESPONSIBLE for all the destruction they caused in Ukraine. Apart from just the fact that they are terrorists, I think they are terrible human beings - and I will carry this with me throughout my whole life. 49824
Reposted by Lauren.UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 15/06/2026🔴 Russia damaged UNESCO-listed Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a key Ukrainian religious site. 810142
Reposted by Lauren.Ariana Gic @arianagic.bsky.social · 15/06/2026For some additional perspective: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and its related monastic buildings and the monastic complex of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra UNESCO world heritage site is even older than Notre-Dame de Paris. Russia's deliberate savage attack on this site is an attack on the heritage of humanity. 613576
Reposted by Lauren.Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15/06/2026NOOOOOO! Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv‑Pechersk Lavra — a UNESCO World Heritage site and priceless cultural landmark — has been struck and is burning. 22927451274
Reposted by Lauren.Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 14/06/2026The fact that Elon Musk is now one of history’s greatest mass-murderers, due to his total destruction of USAID, is still far too little-known. It’s on all of us to shout this from the rooftops. Never shut up about Elon Musk’s genocidal crimes. 181754640
Reposted by Lauren.Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Watching people cheer for Elon Musk becoming the world's first trillionaire is like watching passengers on the Titanic cheer for the iceberg. 431716380
Reposted by Lauren.The Verge @theverge.com · 12/06/2026While his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out: A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully. Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/... 28589633759
Reposted by Lauren.James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I mean using military force to impose your political terms is the exact definition of war. You can't have a ceasefire while also using military force to impose your will on an adversary. I can feel my brain bleeding 27956129
Reposted by Lauren.BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 08/06/2026the weird recurring brand of anti-agriculture claims is just an Eden myth in a faintly new costume. there was a Perfect World in which You Did Not Have to Work and there was No Suffering and then original sin (farming) was commited. 531356187
Reposted by Lauren.Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 06/06/2026worst vibes of any world cup i can remember, and the last two were in qatar and russia 9795248
Reposted by Lauren.Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Since PTSD is being invoked to excuse any and all abuse and misconduct, let us acknowledge where it is most common. .... From my book Recollections of My Nonexistence. 4035491246
Reposted by Lauren.Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026The gay agenda is to be left alone to live happy fulfilling lives without fear or judgment, with equal rights and access to societal staples. That's it. It's so simple. And yet. Pride 2026. 3581142
Reposted by Lauren.Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Day 1560 of Ukraine's fight for survival, and this morning Russia's predicted massive attack has arrived. Multiple civilians have been murdered and the number is growing. As I always say, this happens because we in the west have been too weak to stop it. Here's the daily🧵 11392160
Reposted by Lauren.Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Day 1556 of Russia's appalling all-out war and the day a Russian drone has hit a tower block in NATO territory. Article 5? Or will the "defensive alliance" brush it under the smouldering carpets of people's homes in Romania? This is Friday's daily thread... 928596
Reposted by Lauren.24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 28/05/2026💔 A Kyiv resident shows her apartment after it was destroyed in a Russian attack. Russia is a terrorist state! 78741
Reposted by Lauren.R. Eerie VanBoo-kirk @sotsogm.bsky.social · 28/05/2026And this is also on-brand for their inability to comprehend anybody else's agency. When you think everybody else is an NPC, obviously you can just tell them they're coming to play your little garden party and they'll come. They aren't real people. 2362
Reposted by Lauren.Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Press service for the 93rd Mechanized Brigade 'Kholodny Yar,' has shared chilling photos of daily Russian guided bomb strikes on Kramatorsk. 410531
Reposted by Lauren.Sunkissed Peaks @sunkissedpeaks.bsky.social · 25/05/2026It’s really frightening. 29218896876
Reposted by Lauren.Michael LaFrance @mlafrance.bsky.social · 25/05/2026A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines 615288239435
Reposted by Lauren.Andrew Chakhoyan 🇺🇦 @andrewchak.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I keep coming back to this masterpiece. A century of russian imperial mythology dismantled in a few words. 🙇🏻♂️ @darthputinkgb.bsky.social 👏 8564132
Reposted by Lauren.Dr. Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒 @marspidermonkey.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I miss Jezebel’s scary story competition every October, that was the highlight of the year. And I miss the height of the blogosphere, when there was real community-building b’in writing your own blog and reading and commenting on others. 1393
Reposted by Lauren.Aramis @sarsticus.bsky.social · 16/05/2026And the sad part is that same type of racism is currently tearing our welfare states apart in Scandinavia. Because the overwhelming white majority would rather strip away their own rights completely than give any opportunity to a brown or black person 18813
Reposted by Lauren.the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 19/05/2026to create an ethnostate, you have to do genocide and ethnic cleansing. you do not need an ethnostate for security. in point of fact an ethnostate *creates* conflict because genocides having living victims. 31078
Reposted by Lauren.People's Government of the Pelargir Commune 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴 @dov.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Also what is it with you Americans and thinking there exists a geography outside politics? 1152
Reposted by Lauren.Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 14/05/2026How many hundreds of thousands of Africans does a man have to kill by yanking foreign aid to get called racist around here? 534734991
Reposted by Lauren.Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 14/05/2026We desperately need to get away from arguments for the humanities that elevate them because of what they do for technology. The humanities should not be understood as service disciplines. They are an extension of us, and that is enough. 4482161
Reposted by Lauren.Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Recently, FamilySearch digitized and uploaded tons of microfilmed records, including many from 18th-century Massachsuetts. They're using some sort of AI to transcribe/summarize the handwritten documents. I've noticed that the AI strips out references to race and enslavement in 18thc documents. 9235461779
Reposted by Lauren.Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 10/05/2026Imagine talking about any other public service this way. Does the government keep public hospitals “afloat”? What about when it gave Marine Atlantic $169 million to support its operations in 24/25? The media does the bidding of those who want to private Canada Post when they adopt this framing.cbc.caFeds greenlight $673M to keep Canada Post afloat this year | CBC NewsThe federal government is handing hundreds of millions of dollars to Canada Post to keep the money-bleeding mail service afloat for the current fiscal year. 18951334
Reposted by Lauren.shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 07/05/2026happy 9th anniversary to the day we watched Zendaya fall madly in love with Tom Holland in real-time 163127064090
Reposted by Lauren.Kathryn Brightbill ✒️ @kebrightbill.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Clothing is devalued because weaving, sewing, and embroidery is seen as frivolous women's hobbies, not skilled labor. People's refusal to stop buying sweatshop clothes from places like Shein are downstream from that devaluing of what's perceived as women's work. 1357
Lauren. @genealogistlauren.bsky.social · 04/05/2026It is baffling to me how anyone thinks this is a good idea??? 010
