L'aura @laura086.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Oh look another infusion failure as the only infusion sets I can get from Tandem have plastic cannulas that fail on me more than half the time, why don't I just go back to injections at this point I don't even know. 121
Reposted by L'auraChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 28/01/2026"Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u... 4646641206
Reposted by L'auraGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Maher Tarabishi, who has been detained by ICE since October, was the primary caretaker of his disabled adult child, Wael. On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition. ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says.people.comICE Denies Detainee's Request to Attend His Son's Funeral, Attorney SaysMaher Tarabishi was the primary caretaker of his son, Wael Tarabishi, 30, who died on Friday, Jan. 23, from complications related to Pompe disease. 8718591139
Reposted by L'auraChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE. 260236385805
Reposted by L'auraRepresentative Seth Magaziner @magaziner.house.gov · 27/01/2026Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days. His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record. 6702441010971
Reposted by L'auraMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 19/12/2025(Pete voice) CAN YOU WIN THE GAME IN THE FIRST SECOND THIRD OR FOURTH QUARTER 1573140
Reposted by L'auraJoshua Alan Doetsch @joshuadoetsch.bsky.social · 01/11/2025During tonight’s Trick-or-Treating, our 3-year-old got more and more excited. “More houses! More candy!” Until he suddenly looked to the sky and shouted (verbatim): “Can I eat the moon!?” Don’t let anyone tell you you can’t, little one. Be the cosmic horror you want to see in the world. 331752343
Reposted by L'auraSheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 01/11/2025If you want or need SNAP benefits, literally the only barrier should be...signing up. "But what about fraud?" My sibling in red, white, and blue, THE PENTAGON HASN'T PASSED AN AUDIT IN YEARS AND MONEY IS FAKE. I don't care if too many people have food assistance. 11167161902
Reposted by L'auraMeg Frank @peripateticmeg.bsky.social · 10/07/2025media.tenor.comtwo muppets standing next to each other with the words " we just have to survive " behind themALT: two muppets standing next to each other with the words " we just have to survive " behind them 0212
Reposted by L'auraI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 08/07/2025Hell even Hitler had a Jewish doctor spirited out of Germany because of some personal affinity, this is not a redeeming quality and we really have to stop trying to frame it as such. 21179
Reposted by L'auraJon Danziger @danziger.bsky.social · 02/07/2025First they came for the poker players, and I said nothing, because fuck this guy 314018
Reposted by L'auraSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 29/06/2025We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral primary — some blatant, others latent. Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.axios.comAttacks on Muslims flood mainstream after Mamdani winOpenly racist rhetoric has become normalized at the highest levels of American politics. 772206454877
Reposted by L'auraArrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 26/06/2025I’ve posted this video on socialism for years and there were mild heart attacks on Twitter, somehow I think people will be more amenable now. 50970409
Reposted by L'auraKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/06/2025House Democrats need to bring articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem, while Senate Democrats need to bring that chamber to a fucking halt. 322156904100
Reposted by L'auraLuke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Damn another new low from the operators of the New Low Machine. Surely they’ll turn it off soon. 553975
Reposted by L'auraAletheia S.R. @aletheia225.bsky.social · 12/06/2025We're way past the "appearance" of fascism, we're being actively governed by a fascist regime, attempting a full blown takeover. 052
Reposted by L'auraLori Lou Freshwater @lorifreshwater.bsky.social · 12/06/2025You can’t. It’s over. They must be rooted out of power anywhere and everywhere and held responsible for the mass death they caused around the planet. Two months ago I said American politics of the past is over and I say it again—We must accept the end so we can begin again. 29918
Reposted by L'auraDylan O. Drummond, JD/MBA @dodrummond.bsky.social · 12/06/202558 years ago today—just *8* years before I was born—#SCOTUS struck down anti-miscegenation laws in Loving v. Virginia, 388 US 1 (1967). We’re so grateful to the Lovings for their courage & sacrifice! Listen to the oral argument ⬇️ www.c-span.org/program/radi... #LovingDay ❤️ 736985
Reposted by L'auraIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 11/06/2025We don't really have a free or functioning press if they are required to pretend not to know conclusively that Stephen Miller is an avowed white supremacist 133153730
L'aura @laura086.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Every time Perfume Genius releases a new album it has a few songs that feel like they fundamentally reconfigure the synapses in my brain in a good way and I don't even understand what is happening with that but I love it. 040
Reposted by L'auraMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 10/06/2025As usual with these dust-ups she is retreating to the ‘compromise’ position that sporting bodies should make standards about transition. The problem is that THIS HAS ALREADY HAPPENED. Standards have been in place for years. Lia Thomas met them! The bigots don’t care. 142344418
Reposted by L'auraWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 10/06/2025More people should be talking about the utter freak that is Stephen Miller and his white nationalist worldview. He's the architect behind most of this chaos as Trump is golfing, falling asleep during meetings, making money of memecoins and tripping while climbing stairs. 13749111220
Reposted by L'auraMelissa Murray @profmmurray.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Sending the Marines to shut this down is 2025's Footloose remake. 522471585
Reposted by L'auraChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 05/06/2025I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data. 15896658214554
L'aura @laura086.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Denmark freedom fighters had rules for undermining the Nazi regime - don't forget the power of non-cooperation with authoritarians. 030
Reposted by L'auraRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 16/05/2025500K Mexican-Americans served in the U.S. armed forces in WWII, as did millions of 1st and 2nd-gen immigrants, and 109K noncitizens. Mexican immigrant Macario Garcia won the Medal of Honor in Normandy. When he returned to the US, he was was arrested for trying to eat at a segregated restaurant. 1824255746971
Reposted by L'auraElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15/05/2025This is a HUGE scandal. Elon Musk, JD Vance, and Trump are lying about Social Security fraud. Internal documents show DOGE found "no significant fraud"—but did slow retirement claim processing by 25%. Nothing efficient about making it harder for people to get their benefits.nextgov.comDOGE went looking for phone fraud at SSA — and found almost noneSince SSA installed new anti-fraud checks on claims made over the phone, only two claims out of over 110,000 were found to likely be fraudulent, according to internal documents obtained by Nextgov/FCW... 18964522544
L'aura @laura086.bsky.social · 10/05/2025The speech @nameshiv.bsky.social gives when he sees me approaching with a hairbrush 040
Reposted by L'auraKristen Hanley Cardozo @khandozo.bsky.social · 09/05/2025In the 1950s, polling on interracial marriage was at 4% approval in the United States. Loving v. Virginia is 1967. We hit an above 50% approval rating for the first time in the 1990s. In 2021, 94% of Americans approved of interracial marriage. 162743749
Reposted by L'auraAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/05/2025Crockett debuts a new game called "Trump or trans," then displays a gigantic placard of Trump golfing 32070682098
L'aura @laura086.bsky.social · 07/05/2025I live in a liminal space where I use algorithms to survive (my insulin pump runs on them) & am familiar with many worthwhile uses of AI (the use of Skylight to help countries reduce illegal fishing in their waters comes to mind) but see mostly exploitative uses of both. It's a weird place to be. 010
Reposted by L'auraJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 07/05/2025At which point she will have spent nearly two months behind bars for the crime of writing an op-ed. 6452961463
Reposted by L'auraNeil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson.com · 05/05/2025In space, Venus flanks Earth on the left, with a hellfire greenhouse effect. Mars on the right, which long ago had running water. Today, it's bone dry. Something bad happened on each planet. Seems like the wrong time to limit the Nation’s capacity to conduct climate research. 548202854744
Reposted by L'auraEmma the Sewer Socialist @mayorseidel.bsky.social · 05/05/2025In Dune, centuries of development in eugenics, drugs, and conditioning have led to houses and guilds that have almost evolved into distinct species, and in Harry Potter the Irish kid is named Seamus Finnegan 1594
Reposted by L'auraGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 04/05/2025When the topic is women the conflict is that women are failing society. When the topic is men it's that society is failing them. 14184712193
Reposted by L'auraAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Best feeling is when you meow at a random cat and they meow back and walk over to get pets 1649669648
Reposted by L'aura👻Calvinboo Congress👻 @emericanjezebel.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Every. single. woman. I know in real life. has experienced multiple instances of sexual assault/sexual harassment from men. Including myself. Miss me with the “it’s so hard being a young man right now because people don’t like men” shit. 114967885
Reposted by L'auraDr Erika’s (spookily) Online, PhD @erikas.online · 04/05/2025Seriously make shame meaningful again 1113
Reposted by L'auraBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Just deranged. This was a *solved* problem. 41091022498