Reposted by Laura O.The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 09/09/2026Washington journalism is in a moment of generational change. We're rising to meet it. Welcome to The Washington Sun. washingtonsun.com 47814297
Reposted by Laura O.Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 26/01/2025ride the Godzilla Zipline with me so I know it's real 👉👈 931942
Reposted by Laura O.Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 19/07/2026You know who else used to be a little baby? OSAMA BIN LADEN 11598
Reposted by Laura O.Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Yep. @polphilpod.bsky.social and I made this point in this essay on Elon Musk's real fascist worldview, which all of you should read if you haven't yet, because (we immodestly insist) it breaks new ground. Also see the interview with one of the authors of "Muskism." newrepublic.com/article/2119... 441051404
Reposted by Laura O.Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 19/07/2026“If students are using it to compose, which is the biggest tragedy of all, they’ll never learn to write. And their voice is stolen from them.”theverge.comDave Eggers told OpenAI staff that ChatGPT was ‘silencing an entire generation’He called AI writing “pastiche nonsense.” 202376597
Reposted by Laura O.Richie Daiches Barlow @thedogwalker.bsky.social · 19/07/2026JK Rowling posts upskirt image of trans woman while begging to debate her. If Farage’s nephew was arrested, sent to court and convicted for the same offence, why isn’t JKR in a police cell? www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/jk-r...lgbtqnation.comJK Rowling posts upskirt image of trans woman while begging to debate her - LGBTQ NationRowling posted the picture taken from below because the trans woman, she said, was "refusing to debate me." 4260120
Reposted by Laura O.The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17/07/2026When firefighters in Oakland, California, saw a pigeon struggling to breathe near the site of a fire they had fought, the crew stopped to help. 1227054
Reposted by Laura O.C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Someone called the cyclospora outbreak MAHA Blast and I'm cackling like I'm 13 again. 22290861887
Reposted by Laura O.Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 16/07/2026The Pixar clothing ad Pinheads (1995), dir. Jan Pinkava An early Pixar experiment in dropping photorealism and using "the medium of computer graphics much more creatively, not just to reproduce reality" (according to Pinkava) 91031267
Reposted by Laura O.Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 30/06/2026The same way that just a dozen people are behind over half of all the book bans, this entire goddamn nazi movement is a fucking handful of freaks who are loud enough in billionaire nazi sex pest social media empires to be confused with an entire crowd. This *is* their irl numbers and popularity. 1055361860
Laura O. @laura6243.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Just had the weirdest food delivery experience. Driver called to say that he was waiting at the restaurant for me to come and give him food. I explained that he is supposed to get the food from the restaurant and deliver to my house. He arrived a few min later with food from a different restaurant. 000
Laura O. @laura6243.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Maybe he just teleported somewhere else for a while and now they can't find him. 020
Reposted by Laura O.Ashley Nichols @ashleynichols.bsky.social · 24/06/202690% of modern media criticism just sounds like this 213186174745
Reposted by Laura O.Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I was sick of seeing JD Vance's memoir get all of the book coverage. So I asked a bunch of writers I know and love what recent books they think should get more attention. These are books for people who actually like to read. Please check them out! lithub.com/40-great-new...lithub.com40 Great New Books You May Have MissedIt feels like JD Vance has been everywhere in the last few weeks, and haven’t we suffered enough? As much as I’m enjoying the universal disdain he’s receiving from a diverse array of publications, … 12814277
Reposted by Laura O.Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Why bother having spies or engage in espionage when you can just track U.S. military plans by following polymarket bets of insider traders in the Trump administration? 4384121
Laura O. @laura6243.bsky.social · 29/03/2026First I've heard of this fic. It sounds vastly more interesting that the actual HP novels. I'm going to track it down and read it. 000
Reposted by Laura O.Elbi @elbi.bsky.social · 29/03/2026@attie.ai, for those who wanna press the funny buttons too 9040493053
Reposted by Laura O.Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 04/03/2026David Attenborough [whispering]: “As the predators close in on their helpless prey, we can only watch in silent horror, for it is not man’s role to interfere in the hierarchy of nature.” 15684481732
Reposted by Laura O.Slate @slate.com · 04/03/2026Graham Platner explains why the “progressive” label doesn’t fit—and levels some pretty serious charges at the Democratic Party establishment. slate.trib.al/x2v0a9Fslate.trib.alGraham Platner Says Democratic Leaders Threatened to “Rip My Life Apart” Before He Launched His Senate CampaignIn an interview with Death, Sex & Money, Platner opened up about his life story—and what he says were threats ahead of jumping into Maine’s Senate race. 5104
Reposted by Laura O.Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 04/03/2026It’s looking increasingly likely that Kristi Noem and Lewandowski funneled almost 200 million in government money to a company that is run by her friend and that nobody can give an address for. Oh, and it was 8 days old when it was awarded the contract. 1230237149342
Reposted by Laura O.MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/03/2026Rubio Today: It’s false to say I said the U.S. had to attack because Israel was going to attack. That’s not what I said. Rubio Yesterday: We knew Israel was going to strike Iran, and that would trigger attacks on U.S. forces. If we didn’t act first, Americans would suffer higher casualties. 75475693224
Reposted by Laura O.MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/03/2026BREAKING: The House Oversight Committee has voted 24–19 to subpoena Pam Bondi as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Five Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the subpoena. 32355221235
Reposted by Laura O.MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/03/2026Americans stranded in the Middle East say the State Department hotline Marco Rubio told them to call plays a recorded message warning: “Please do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation at this time.” 959104264463
Reposted by Laura O.Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 01/03/2026SHELTER: The new Jason Statham movie is terrific. The perfect antidote to Trump's foolishness. 56146798
Reposted by Laura O.The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Correct. Rep. Jody Barrett (Left) Sen. Mark Pody (Right) 146764053936
Reposted by Laura O.Cezary Jan Strusiewicz @ostrichson.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Japanese police stations keep putting up posters for Jason Statham movies. I first noticed it with Beekeeper and thought it made some sense. The story is about fighting scammers, who are a huge problem here. But I've also seen posters for Working Man and Wrath of Man. It's ONLY Statham films. Weird. 3103
Reposted by Laura O.Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 21/01/2026This isn't freedom. This is Nazi police state bullshit. This is what the Republican Party represents. This is what "centrist" Democrats accept. Learn to say NO. NO to all this fascist trash. 2394118
Reposted by Laura O.The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 17/01/2026Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent immigration enforcement operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters, a US judge in Minnesota ruled.trib.alJudge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters - The Boston GlobeThe activists in the case are represented by the ACLU of Minnesota, which says government officers are violating the constitutional rights of Twin Cities residents. 713334
Reposted by Laura O.Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh... 68942400
Reposted by Laura O.Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/01/2026For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies 448246898996
Reposted by Laura O.John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 07/01/2026This seems significant: not a FORMER DHS official, but a SENIOR (current) one saying the officer who fired acted counter to training. This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One. I think they know this is bad. Really bad. 28566822239
Reposted by Laura O.Langdon Grant @langdongrant.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Here's the ICE agent "defending himself" by shooting into the driver's side window of a car that's pulling *away* from him. Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America. 12762603019
Reposted by Laura O.Mediaite @mediaite.com · 07/01/2026WATCH: Video of ICE Shooting In Minneapolis Conflicts With Kristi Noem Statementdlvr.itWATCH: Video of ICE Shooting In Minneapolis Conflicts With Kristi Noem StatementVideo of the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis Wednesday shows agents approaching a woman's vehicle and demanding that she "get the f*ck out" of the vehicle before she was shot while attempting to drive away, a direct contradiction of the incident that was painted by Homeland Security boss Kristi Noem. The post WATCH: Video of ICE Shooting In Minneapolis Conflicts With Kristi Noem Statement first appeared on Mediaite. 1912757
Reposted by Laura O.Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 06/12/2025It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question. 423134965033
Reposted by Laura O.derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/12/2025The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow 507385207424
Reposted by Laura O.Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Are we in a game of chicken to see how far a handful of freaks can push things until we bring back consequences and / or guillotines? How have we hyper-normalized them saying this shit out loud in public? 882359641
Reposted by Laura O.Film Combat Syndicate @fcsyndicate.bsky.social · 05/11/2025ROAD HOUSE 2 Adds Iko Uwais And Hidetoshi Nishijima Amid A Bevy Of Casting Additions This Week This Road House is packing in the heavy hitters this week!filmcombatsyndicate.comROAD HOUSE 2 Adds Iko Uwais And Hidetoshi Nishijima Amid A Bevy Of Casting Additions This WeekThis Road House is packing in the heavy hitters this week! 0164
Reposted by Laura O.The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 10/10/2025Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight. Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1... 578192855945
Reposted by Laura O.Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 25/09/2025War is peace, freedom is slavery, regulation is the antichrist.theverge.comPeter Thiel: strict AI regulation will summon the antichristThis is a real thing Peter Thiel told a group of tech professionals recently. 49538151
Reposted by Laura O.Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 25/09/2025NEW: Neon, an app that pays you to record your calls so your audio can be used to train AI, and already rose to the top #5 free apps on Apple's App Store, has gone offline after a security lapse. We found the app exposed users' phone numbers, call recordings, and text transcripts of those calls.techcrunch.comExclusive: Neon takes down app after exposing users' phone numbers, call recordings, and transcriptsCall recording app Neon was one of the top-ranked iPhone apps, but was pulled offline after a security bug allowed any logged-in user to access the call recordings and transcripts of any other user. 24343166
Reposted by Laura O.Matt Singer @mattsinger.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Jason Statham should have made 10 movies as his character from Spy. 515325
