Reposted by Laura HughesMark Schofield @markschofield.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Mike Tomlin is currently giving a tour of his boutique hotel in Minecraft, which has a multipurpose conference room and an appropriate number of public restroom and I’m losing MY MIND 221744219
Reposted by Laura HughesThe Believer @thebeliever.net · 30/09/2026“A hard drinker, a skirt-chaser, a clapped-out liver, a real American tough guy—Mickey Mantle is talking to me about Proust.” From an excerpt of Nathalie Léger’s “Suite for Barbara Loden,” translated by Natasha Lehrer and Cécile Menon: www.thebeliever.net/logger/2016-...thebeliever.net“Do Spirits Return? Will the spirit of Barbara Loden return?” - Believer MagazineNathalie Léger on Barbara Loden You have to meet Mickey Mantle, Fred Wiseman had said to me at the beginning of my research—he knew Barbara Loden when she was a dancer at the Copacabana, you should… 012
Reposted by Laura HughesThe Onion @theonion.com · 23/09/2026Algorithm Distorting How Important Man Thinks ‘Gummo’ Is To Rest Of World theonion.com/algorithm-distorting-h… 1269772
Reposted by Laura HughesBilly Bragg's Liquid Aminos @aminosbilly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If there's something health insurance companies hate more than millions of Americans buying health insurance, it's Americans who pay for it every month and never use it. Solid plan, Dr. Snakeoil 001
Reposted by Laura HughesMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 02/09/2026"We should see more of Hawkeye’s farm. Hawkeye lives on a farm but does not appear to own any horses. Does he use industrial tractors, which crush the life out of the soil and poison the water table?" buff.ly/BYX0Etmmcsweeneys.netSuggestions for Rebooting the Marvel Cinematic Universe from Farmer, Essayist, and Poet Wendell Berry“We should see more of Hawkeye’s farm. Hawkeye lives on a farm but does not appear to own any horses. Does he use industrial tractors, which crush the life o... 18116
Reposted by Laura HughesJay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 02/09/2026A whistleblower says USPS kept building Trump’s mail-ballot system even after a judge ordered it stopped. They also told Congress they weren’t proceeding. The system is designed to fail: One bad barcode can reject an entire batch of 10,000 ballots. My write-up in the link in the comments. 28578193
Reposted by Laura HughesRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Sorry it just occurred to me that there may be people who haven’t seen clip from the Quibi show where Rachel Brosnahan plays a woman dying because of her golden prosthetic arm and I needed to fix that 21248211369
Reposted by Laura HughesErin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Share a post to save a life or dozens of lives in North Carolina, which is braver than anything RFK Jr has ever done in his bizarre life 04714
Reposted by Laura HughesGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/08/2026This girl I used to waitress with in Austin, we moved to New York together in 2003 on a literal Greyhound bus. Shared a fifth floor walk-up studio that, when it rained, had more leaks in the ceiling than we had pots and pans. We used to get drunk and smoke off the fire escape and do “sad-offs.” 244357996
Reposted by Laura HughesErin @galjazeera.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Idk who’s funding Lang, but it’s up to us to support the Spider Man gofund.me/77e0f0dafgofund.meDonate to Support Spider-Man’s Legal Defense, organized by Neil Ashvin ChudgarI am raising funds for SPIDER-MAN, a local protester and hero here in Minneapol… Neil Ashvin Chudgar needs your support for Support Spider-Man’s Legal Defense 13014
Reposted by Laura HughesTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I'm not being funny at all when I say my family did similar things when my great grandfather had dementia. 101487193
Reposted by Laura HughesLisa @footenotes.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Never buying another Taylor or Earthbound Organics product again 13114
Reposted by Laura HughesKatie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Our two investigations into Madison Square Garden are now unpaywalled and free for anyone to read. 3555361688
Reposted by Laura Hughespixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I enjoyed The Odyssey (2026) but I have one historical nitpick. The phrase “Jiminy Christmas” is a minced oath for “Jesus Christ”. As the story is set around 1200 B.C. it is unlikely that Odysseus would have said the phrase even once, let alone the dozens of times he says it in the film 1575496569
Reposted by Laura HughesMychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Take a look, there’s Reading Rainbow shirts! 📚🌈😊 🦋 Out of Print x Reading Rainbow 🌌 outofprint.com/collections/reading-rainbow 8548176
Reposted by Laura HughesEarthjustice @earthjustice.org · 10/07/2026"For the first time ever, a presidential administration now claims that species protected by the Endangered Species Act shouldn’t be safe from habitat modification that destroys where they live, raise their young, or search for food," said Earthjustice attorney Kristen Boyles.theguardian.com‘Death sentence’: Trump’s EPA to open habitats of endangered species to logging and miningHabitat destruction strongest driver of species loss, with legislation keeping 99% of listed species from going extinct 116155
Reposted by Laura HughesBrad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 09/07/2026This is who Trump's immigration crackdown is actually targeting. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. No criminal record. A work permit application in progress. 35 years of building homes and raising a family. Shot and killed by ICE in his van. Remember his name. 33911324
Reposted by Laura Hughesjessica BONEStown @newfoundgloryhole.bsky.social · 07/07/2026THE ACKROOMS 125136402874
Reposted by Laura HughesThe Onion @theonion.com · 16/06/2026“It’s deeply concerning that the average 45-year-old male does not have a single friend or relative willing to text their favorite track from Harvest Moon with the caption ‘GOAT’ typed underneath,” said lead researcher Shannon Bailey theonion.comStudy: Majority Of Middle-Aged Men Lack Support Network They’ll Need To Handle Neil Young’s DeathNEW YORK—Warning that millions of men aged 35 and older would be left utterly adrift following the traumatic loss, researchers at Columbia University published a study Monday that revealed the majorit... 31994114
Reposted by Laura HughesStrandschaf @strandschaf.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Evil bastards. I would boycott the world cup even more if I could.theguardian.comTop African referee Omar Artan refused access to US and will miss World Cup | World Cup 2026 | The GuardianOmar Artan was going to be the first Somalian to officiate at a World Cup but was refused entry at Miami airport despite a valid travel visa 052
Reposted by Laura HughesEric Champnella @echamp.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Here's a montage of fans at MSG booing Donald Trump before the Knicks/Spurs game. Enjoy! #NBAFinals #TrumpBooed 43696248
Reposted by Laura HughesWIRED @wired.com · 09/06/2026The state’s outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again. www.wired.com/story/anguis...wired.comAnguished Parents, Crying Doctors: Life Amid Utah’s Measles OutbreakThe state’s outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again. 1313038
Reposted by Laura HughesMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/06/2026Today, I signed an Executive Order temporarily repealing bedtimes in the City of New York so that kids of all ages can watch our team in the NBA Finals. As Mayor, you’re forced to make many difficult decisions. This was not one of them. Go Knicks. 955378605212
Reposted by Laura Hugheszellieimani.bsky.social @zellieimani.bsky.social · 01/06/2026We are being kettled in at the Delaney Hall protests. That means they are staging at certain streets to prevent people from leaving after 9Pm even though the rally is not out front of the detention center. They are saying something on the loud speakers but it’s muffled. 3416166
Reposted by Laura HughesGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Take a moment and listen. Senator Andy Kim visited Delaney Hall, an ICE detention center. He’s calling for it to be shut down. 191330325
Reposted by Laura HughesLaura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Your tax dollars paid for this event freedom250.org/celebration/... 1541995859
Reposted by Laura Hughesashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 03/05/2026there is an effort to get people together to buy spirit airlines and turn it into giant “nationalized” people-owned airline i need them to fix the website so i can pledge my share 😩letsbuyspirit.com 09325
Reposted by Laura HughesBen Schmitt @bencschmitt.bsky.social · 28/04/2026triblive.com/local/pittsb...triblive.comPittsburgh likely spent more than it will receive for 2026 NFL DraftThe 2026 NFL Draft drew about 805,000 people in Pittsburgh last week, according to the NFL — but that’s likely not the most staggering number linked to the three-day event. City officials ... 043
Reposted by Laura HughesMr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 25/04/2026The 85-year-old widow “was chained by her wrists and ankles to other inmates and loaded onto buses and a plane ‘like a potato sack.’ After two weeks in detention in Alabama and Louisiana, she said, she feared she might die.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/u...nytimes.comThe 85-Year-Old Widow Snagged by Trump’s Immigration Crackdown 90845363
Reposted by Laura HughesSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 22/04/2026Let's be clear: The Trump Admin's vendetta against the SPLC is a sign of how impactful their work is. The SPLC has been at the forefront of exposing some of America's most notorious hate groups, like the KKK. The fact that the Trump Admin feels threatened by that speaks volumes.nbcnews.comSouthern Poverty Law Center indicted on charges that it fraudulently paid informants in extremist groupsThe head of the civil rights organization said the group was "outraged by the false allegations" leveled against it. 611485490
Reposted by Laura HughesKate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 14/04/2026So glad this story is gaining traction & wanted to highlight that @andrewdeck.bsky.social at @niemanlab.org broke the news that NYT/Guardian/USA Today were blocking IA earlier this year. Encourage all to read: www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/news...niemanlab.orgNews publishers limit Internet Archive access due to AI scraping concernsOutlets like The Guardian and The New York Times are scrutinizing digital archives as potential backdoors for AI crawlers. 10559286
Reposted by Laura HughesACLU @aclu.org · 14/04/2026The Constitution and a court order both say that the Everglades detention facility must allow people access to their attorneys. Instead of complying, guards are cutting off people’s phone access and beating people who speak up.miamiherald.comAlligator Alcatraz phones were cut off. Then the beatings began, court docs sayAttorneys say the Trump and DeSantis administrations are disregarding a court order requiring access to phones and attorneys for detainees. 4720841172
Reposted by Laura HughesKate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Journalists know that losing the Wayback Machine would be a nightmare: www.wired.com/story/the-in...wired.comThe Internet's Most Powerful Archiving Tool Is in PerilAs major news outlets cut off the Wayback Machine, journalists and advocacy groups are rallying to protect the Internet Archive’s vast collection of web pages. 2025421155
Reposted by Laura HughesNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 07/04/2026More detail of the scenes unfolding across Iran tonight in this thread 👇 12880269
Reposted by Laura HughesRyan Dunlavey @ryandunlavey.bsky.social · 07/04/2026I was just talking to a friend today about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library - new books every month, totally for free, for kids ages 1-5. My son was part of the program - this is a copy of the letter that came with his last book, right after his 5th birthday. 19157963309
Reposted by Laura HughesThat Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 31/03/2026This is a verified GoFundMe for librarian Luanne James from the Rutherford County Library Alliance. gofund.me/f7704eb98 Read what happened to this hero: www.newschannel5.com/news/rutherf...newschannel5.comRutherford County Library Board fires director after she refuses to relocate 132 children's booksDr. Lu-anne James called the board's order to move books with LGBTQ+ themes to the adult section an unlawful act of viewpoint discrimination. 617451130
Reposted by Laura HughesRep. Summer Lee @repsummerlee.bsky.social · 31/03/2026This is apartheid, plain and simple. Palestinian prisoners already experience injustice in Israeli military courts, torture in Israeli prisons, and now executions legalized by the Israeli government. No more genocide and no more ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. 36520
Reposted by Laura HughesJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 30/03/2026I started covering this last year, and I can't overstate how important this is: the Trump administration officially labeled some of the most commonly-used forms of birth control as 'abortion' jessica.substack.com/i/173447780/...jessica.substack.comThe Trump Administration Says IUDs and the Pill Are Abortions9.12.25 3423981193
Reposted by Laura HughesMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Changes that Republicans made to SNAP will kick a lot of people off food stamps starting April 1. If you can, please support your local food bank. www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/... 4417771042
Reposted by Laura HughesTHE AUTOnomous BODY SHOP @theautobodyshop.bsky.social · 26/03/2026We’re trying to raise housing funds for a local Pittsburgh activist! Can you help? Boost and/or donate! 034
Reposted by Laura HughesPittsburgh City Paper @pghcitypaper.com · 19/03/2026Pittsburgh, City Paper is BACK! You thought we were dead and gone, didn’t you? So did I. But to be honest, only very, very briefly. Today, we're thrilled to announce to yinz that Pittsburgh City Paper is coming back, baby! www.pghcitypaper.com/news-2/pitts... 1623362
Reposted by Laura HughesElis🌻🍉 @stealthyqueer.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Why would women be apprehensive about tying their lives to Gen Z men with something as significant and permanent as a shared child? We may never know for sure www.newsweek.com/gen-z-men-tw...newsweek.comGen Z men twice as likely as boomers to say wives should "always obey"“It is troubling to see that attitudes towards gender equality are not more positive," said Julia Gillard of King’s College London. 28826
Reposted by Laura HughesThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Devastating. 23532251630
Reposted by Laura HughesPaul and Storm @paulandstorm.bsky.social · 28/02/2026[P] Decades later, David Rees still hits distressingly accurately. 0418
Reposted by Laura Hughesashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 28/02/2026remember, it's our freedom they hate. definitely not the fact that our government is made up of monsters and we keep acting like it is normal. 220246
Reposted by Laura Hughesthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 25/02/2026where is justice for Nurul Amin Shah Alam? when will those charged with holding the guilty accountable demand that justice? 6755215
Reposted by Laura HughesBobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 27/02/2026You sound like an unhinged person if you in plain words describe what’s happening, but the Trump admin demanded Anthropic’s AI be able to kill things for it w/out human approval and also do mass surveillance. Anthropic said no, and now the admin is trying to destroy the company in retaliation. 7559621747
Reposted by Laura HughesShower Cat @shower-cat.bsky.social · 25/02/2026This stunt where ICE releases people far from home with no proper clothing and no way home should be treated as attempted homicide. In this case, actual homicide. These cases are not accidental or based on misunderstandings. They are deliberate attempts to inflict bodily harm. 4928701013
Reposted by Laura HughesElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Here is a direct donation link. Please use it. I just did. www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...zeffy.comTrans Continental Pipeline-Donate to help queer relocation!At TCP, our mission is to help Queer and 2SLGBTQIA+ people move from unsafe environments to Colorado and provide connections and resources through our relocation program.Every Cent you donate will go ... 20800588
Reposted by Laura HughesSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 26/02/2026Trump & Hegseth are punishing an American company because it won’t give them the tools to conduct mass surveillance on the American people. This is Big Brother on steroids & it should scare the hell out of us. Our liberties are at stake, we cannot let this go unchecked.axios.comScoop: Pentagon takes first step toward blacklisting AnthropicThe Pentagon asked at least two major defense contractors to assess their reliance on Claude. 26724302
