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Laura Castañón

@lacastanon.bsky.social
460 followers 190 following 153 posts

Technically a science writer, but more likely hanging with dogs, building a skull collection, playing ttrpgs, or messing about in boats.

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Mei 🪽 @meidotwav.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Could we not, though?
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Aww, thanks! We're not quite at that stage yet, but I'll reach out when we are!
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The vast majority of my car trips are 15-minute drives to bring my dogs to green space. It's so frustrating. (And yes, I'm working on a bike solution for two 20lb pups...)
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I have just learned that the synonym for swole/jacked is spelled "yoked" (like an ox) as opposed to "yolked" (like Gaston eating five dozen eggs)
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Puppy and I were flattened by zoom meetings
A brown and white mop of a dog lying flat and sad on a bench by a window, wishing jobs were unnecessary
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Kat Eschner @keschner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"The Parton I love most might be this unreliable-narrator Dolly, with her practiced one-liners and bank of colorful anecdotes that at once seduce and beguile and absolutely defy anyone to get a full purchase on the so-called truth."
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I've had to buy How far the light reaches at least three times because I keep shoving my copy into people's hands and going READ THIS
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
How dare you
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Sabrina Imbler @sabs.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"[Graham] built a tower of monstrosity right up to the sky and then died. Do him the honor of acknowledging his life's work." a great @albertburneko.bsky.social blog on a rotted man defector.com/lindsey-grah...
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Lindsey Graham Dead, World No Worse | Defector
The Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died on Saturday, after what reports have called a “brief and sudden illness” following an official visit to Ukraine. He was 71. In 2003 Graham ...
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Don’t live your life so that when you die people say “oh I was hoping it’d be the other guy, but I’ll take it”
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
"To lose her on a morning commute at an intersection the city has explicitly documented as dangerous for years is just an unmitigated tragedy, a systemic failure." Deaths like Louisa's occur because our leaders prioritize the convenience of drivers over the safety of pedestrians and cyclists.
bostonglobe.com
‘Systemic failure’: Crash that killed Boston transit planner sparks furor over road safety efforts - The Boston Globe
Residents and public officials alike have been concerned about pedestrian and cyclist safety on the stretch of Tremont Street in Mission Hill near Parker Street for years.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Statement from @bikeboston.bsky.social, @streetsboston.bsky.social, and @walkmass.bsky.social about Louisa Gag, who was hit and killed by a driver today. Yet another life taken because our society and leaders refuse to address the destruction wrought by cars.
We are devastated by the loss of Boston resident and transportation planner, Louisa Gag. On Thursday morning, a driver struck and killed Louisa on her bicycle commute to city hall along Tremont Street near Roxbury Crossing.
Louisa Gag is not just a number on a spreadsheet; she was a champion for safer streets, a vibrant part of the planning and advocacy community, and a person dedicated to fixing the very system that failed her.
MASSACHUSETTS VISION ZERO COALITION
Prior to joining the city of Boston's Transportation Department, Louisa graduated with a masters from the Tufts Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy program and worked at Livable Streets Alliance. Our hearts are with Louisa, her family, and all her colleagues and friends at BTD, UEP, and in the advocacy community.
Fatalities are a heartbreaking reminder of the safety gaps in our infrastructure. Inaction and needless delays have consequences. Changes must be made to dangerous streets before we lose a community member, not after.
We need safer streets now.
MASSACHUSETTS VISION ZERO COALITION
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Jocelyn @historygirl.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
One of the more interesting photos I've taken of the city skyline. This was after 90 minutes of sailing in between the commuter ferries, whale watching boat, historic ships, a few Boston whalers, harbor police, some water taxis, other sonars, & more. Just glad the LNG moved on before we sailed.
A photograph of the Boston city skyline taken from the water. In the foreground is Boston Harbor, comprised of small waves which are dark teal or green blue in color. In the middle ground is the city skyline which is partially obscured by a consistent white fog bank. The shoreline and wharves cannot be seen, but the tops of the skyscrapers can.  A few boats sail on the water in front of the fog bank. Above the buildings is a light blue sky.
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Also, my editor was absolutely stellar throughout. Highly recommend working with Leah Flickinger if you get the chance.
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
If you have a subscription to Apple News, you can read the story here: apple.news/AAWWLrxk5S56...
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Since 1956, the ‘Mount Everest of Shipwrecks’ Has Claimed 18 Lives. What Divers Keep Finding There Makes It Hard to Stay Away. — Popular Mechanics
For 70 years, the Andrea Doria has lured divers into the frigid, murky waters of the North Atlantic with the promise of discovery—and the very real possibility of death.
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I have a feature in the July/August print issue of Popular Mechanics! I'm exceedingly proud of this story and so so grateful to all the folks who shared their stories and let me hold pieces of a ship that sank 70 years ago.
Photo of a print magazine page featuring an image of a Titanic-like cruise liner listing heavily in the ocean. The text reads: The Mount Everest of Shipwrecks. For 70 years, the Andrea Doria has lured divers into the frigid, murky waters of the North Atlantic with the promise of discovery -- and the very real possibility of death. By Laura Castañón
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Interesting! I think I'm using the wrong search terms. I keep finding studies on how drivers *perceive* their own speed (safe/unsafe, comfortable/uncomfortable) based on visual cues.
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Can someone explain the field of vision part of this? As in, why does it narrow and how do we know?
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Second night in a row of successfully rooting SO HARD for a friend's team. Sooo... who has strong World Cup feelings for me to get behind?
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Tyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 30/05/2026
let's be clear, let's be very clear, let's be incredibly clear about something: Marcia Lucas is why you love Star Wars. She's why Star Wars worked. She's why it has heart. She's responsible for the in-media-res beginning, she's responsible for basically everything charming and unique about >
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
@shrimpandcrits.com Relevant to your interests... 🦐🦐
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
"Would-be authoritarians don’t need to staff their regimes with ideological true believers, offer extreme enticements or impose draconian punishments in order to make successful power grabs. They just need to figure out how to target their ideal labor pool: the frustrated and mediocre."
nytimes.com
Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
DO IT
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
or a gas leak
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Very nice bearskin rug, though
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
schnauzers have bones, probably
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Definitely an invasive species. Would wreak havoc on a vernal pool.
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Give that back to Jim Henson immediately
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
She was free. I should have asked more questions.
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
They told me this was a dog @darthbluesky.bsky.social
I... it's... well, technically it's a miniature schnauzer upside down in an armchair. But you somehow can't see her front paws or her ears and she's giving crazy eyes and she's bent at a stupid angle. Think inverted sea lion, but gray and fuzzy and considering biting an ankle. She is perfect.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 16/05/2026
“I’m just so goddamn fed up with all this,” Gina Small, 29, said in a comment on the U.S. economy that one of her friends assumed was about the world’s ongoing humanitarian crises, another friend thought was about the weaponization of America’s military against its own people.
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Everyone In Conversation Under Different Impression As To Which Horrific News Being Discussed
HENDERSON, NV—Solemnly nodding in agreement as they took turns speaking, each person engaged in an intense dinner conversation at a local restaurant Tuesday was reportedly under an entirely different ...
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Killian made her debut in the @lni.media newsletter and we're all very proud! (As a palate cleanser, not because she was the focus of any local or international news. Killian does not know how to start wars or gut the voting rights act.)
Screenshot of a photo of a tan, lightly striped crested gecko climbing on a weird wooden fish (blue, angler-adjacent, impressive underbite). Text underneath reads "This picture unsettles me and I'm trying to interrogate why. Killian did nothing wrong."
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Pawpaws, specifically! I bought some green and some super ripe and the taste difference is wild. Both delicious, though!
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
There is a gloriously weird little shop in Boston that sells them seasonally. They post on their socials as soon as they get a box in (from local growers, I think) and typically sell out that day
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Yessss! What carrier are you using? I've been using a backpack, but it's going to get hot in summer.
A mini schnauzer with a snaggletooth in a teal dog backpack. Her paw in on the human's shoulder and her nametag says Finn.
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
This from @jamellebouie.net is fantastic. Expand SCOTUS, yes, but also strip it of the powers it has accrued to itself. Make it serve the people and the republic as was intended. Also, let me add: the Roberts Court delenda est youtu.be/SRzS61buXkQ?...
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The Supreme Court is Corrupt. This is What We Can Do About It.
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I had them when I was a kid and they were the best!
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
countway.harvard.edu/events/thera... One of these photos is not a dog...
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
There is one named Hermie that visits Harvard's Countway Library!
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Audrey Dutton @audreydutton.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I genuinely do not understand management's refusal to agree to basic protections, like that they won't replace us with AI. It's baffling. Makes no sense. We're on strike to show management how serious we are about this, and how eager we are to get a contract done!
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Arielle Duhaime-Ross @adrs.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
"Rowling has been transparent about her desire to keep assisting people in their efforts to rob transgender people of their dignity and human rights. That seems very much to be the entire point of The J.K. Rowling Women's Fund" www.theverge.com/report/90181...
theverge.com
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I'm a big fan of savory oatmeal! Quick to make, you can spice it however you want, and add any variety of nuts, fruit, or other things to mix up the texture.
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Here she is, just a couple days ago, after walking across a flat I had just painted. Still a perfect menace.
An elderly Portuguese water dog curled up in an armchair giving the camera a big doggie grin. She looks very pleased with herself.A large sheet of pink foam insulation, mostly painted black. There is a trail of paw prints through the fresh black paint, and then black paw prints on the adjacent wooden floor.
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
My dog is dying and it's awful, but also people I haven't spoken to in years are coming out of the woodwork to remind me of the things she ate and the trouble she caused over the last 13 years and I'm treasuring every second of it
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 27/03/2026
If your story can be written by AI it's not a story that needs to be written.
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Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Outdoorsy types & lovers of merino socks: The Union of REI workers is asking us to pledge to join a worker lead boycott during the company’s big annual spring sale. Sign the pledge @reiunion.bsky.social 💪🏻 #UnionStrong
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Vote to Boycott REI
Learn why co-op members are boycotting REI after years of broken promises and anti-worker, anti-democratic behavior.
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
(speaking from a strictly US-based perspective)
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Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
At least in part! The rugged individualism marketing around cars and the general linking of vehicle with identity can't help either.
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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The thing about journalism that even people in the industry don't always understand is that the only hard part is having ethics, and that part is very hard indeed.
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