Reposted by Laura CastañónMei 🪽 @meidotwav.bsky.social · 02/09/2026treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence. 50167625497
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Aww, thanks! We're not quite at that stage yet, but I'll reach out when we are! 120
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The 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...) 140
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I 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) 000
Reposted by Laura CastañónKat 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." 043
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I'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 000
Reposted by Laura CastañónSabrina 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...defector.comLindsey Graham Dead, World No Worse | DefectorThe 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 ... 211618
Reposted by Laura CastañónGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Don’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” 284185903
Reposted by Laura CastañónGravel 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 GlobeResidents 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. 2881263
Reposted by Laura CastañónGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Statement 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. 4452157
Reposted by Laura CastañónJocelyn @historygirl.bsky.social · 29/06/2026One 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. 2306
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Also, my editor was absolutely stellar throughout. Highly recommend working with Leah Flickinger if you get the chance. 000
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026If you have a subscription to Apple News, you can read the story here: apple.news/AAWWLrxk5S56...apple.newsSince 1956, the ‘Mount Everest of Shipwrecks’ Has Claimed 18 Lives. What Divers Keep Finding There Makes It Hard to Stay Away. — Popular MechanicsFor 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. 100
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I 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. 120
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Interesting! 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. 120
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Can someone explain the field of vision part of this? As in, why does it narrow and how do we know? 110
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Second 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? 010
Reposted by Laura CastañónTyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 30/05/2026let'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 > 5866192250
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 22/05/2026@shrimpandcrits.com Relevant to your interests... 🦐🦐 030
Reposted by Laura CastañónLaura 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.comActually, Democracy Dies in H.R. 211032
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Definitely an invasive species. Would wreak havoc on a vernal pool. 010
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 16/05/2026She was free. I should have asked more questions. 040
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 16/05/2026They told me this was a dog @darthbluesky.bsky.social 828716
Reposted by Laura CastañónThe 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.theonion.comEveryone In Conversation Under Different Impression As To Which Horrific News Being DiscussedHENDERSON, 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 ... 413922885
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Killian 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.) 000
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Pawpaws, specifically! I bought some green and some super ripe and the taste difference is wild. Both delicious, though! 010
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 05/05/2026There 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 100
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Yessss! What carrier are you using? I've been using a backpack, but it's going to get hot in summer. 030
Reposted by Laura CastañónAlan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 01/05/2026This 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?...youtu.beThe Supreme Court is Corrupt. This is What We Can Do About It.YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie 10470181
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 09/04/2026I had them when I was a kid and they were the best! 110
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 09/04/2026countway.harvard.edu/events/thera... One of these photos is not a dog...countway.harvard.edu 120
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 09/04/2026There is one named Hermie that visits Harvard's Countway Library! 2253
Reposted by Laura CastañónAudrey Dutton @audreydutton.bsky.social · 08/04/2026I 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! 8525157
Reposted by Laura CastañónArielle 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.comThere is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter seriesYou can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry. 041
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 30/03/2026I'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. 0100
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Here she is, just a couple days ago, after walking across a flat I had just painted. Still a perfect menace. 010
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 30/03/2026My 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 130
Reposted by Laura CastañónKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 27/03/2026If your story can be written by AI it's not a story that needs to be written. 412518
Reposted by Laura CastañónElana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Outdoorsy 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 💪🏻 #UnionStrongourrei.comVote to Boycott REILearn why co-op members are boycotting REI after years of broken promises and anti-worker, anti-democratic behavior. 1171116
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 19/03/2026(speaking from a strictly US-based perspective) 020
Laura Castañón @lacastanon.bsky.social · 19/03/2026At least in part! The rugged individualism marketing around cars and the general linking of vehicle with identity can't help either. 130
Reposted by Laura CastañónEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 18/03/2026The 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. 222951