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Lauren Barton

@laurenbarton.bsky.social
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
should i post on LinkedIn and embarrass myself like that or should i just die
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
yeesh! tough crowd
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
if any of my journalist mutuals are going to the nlgja conference this fall dm me and lmk… let’s meet up
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
this video inspired me so much that i had a birthday keychain custom made
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
my dream is to launch a non-profit media collective that harbors different newspapers, magazines, podcasts — you name it. think of condé nast but better.
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
i think this is some of the best advice i’ve received in a while and i definitely needed this reminder
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
senator marsha blackburn just held a gubernatorial round table in johnson city, tennessee where she said she thinks tennessee should be no. 1 in “deporting illegal aliens.”
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
today in johnson city, tn
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
the aftermath of reporting on trans people be like
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
“Half of America is made of diversity, you know? You can’t love America and hate half the people in it.” my latest for the johnson city press: johnsoncitypress.com/news/377300/...
johnsoncitypress.com
'I Just Want to Be Happy': Local trans residents navigate life, faith and identity
After many long, hard years for transgender residents in Tennessee, some Johnson City locals are celebrating Pride Month with quiet courage and resilience.
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
my coworker is so sweet i love her
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
sad worm
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
my sister thought t4t stood for tea4tea and this is exactly why she’s an ally
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
one thing about me is that i will always try to connect with random people on linkedin regardless of if we have mutual contacts or not
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
i’m so nervous for this interview i’m going to throw up
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 28/05/2026
days into a hunger and labor strike of hundreds detained in GEO Group-run Delaney Hall, people inside report beatings, rotten food, crumbling facilities, and denied medical care. protesters and organizers outside are confronting ICE in the Newark street. talked to a few about it: @us.theguardian.com
theguardian.com
‘We won’t stop until they’re free’: protesters outside a New Jersey ICE facility in their own words
Organizers rally outside Delaney Hall, facing violent clashes with agents, as over 300 detainees are on hunger strike
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
i started posting on x again after i said i wouldn’t post there and now i feel like a fake 😔
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
for my (relatively) rural, local newspaper i’m working on a feature story about trans pride/resilience for pride month and it’s such a double-edged sword for me. on one hand, trans people deserve to celebrate their identities for pride month and my paper has never done anything like this. i’ve…
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
SCOOP: The Trump administration is paying millions to quickly cover four enormous bronze horses with extra-thick 23.75 karat gold leaf. The money for the rush job is coming from National Park Service funds. In total, I found ~$100 mil spent on new DC beautification projects.
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The Trump Administration Is Spending $5 Million to Coat Horse Statues in Gold
The Interior Department quickly gave nearly $100 million in contracts in a rush to beautify D.C.
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
update
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
my mom keeps haunting my online presence and it’s very unsettling for me even though technically she already knows everything
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
more on this paris mwendwa stuff… yes, you need (and should want) to LOUDLY and clearly show your support for trans women. yes, you do need to state that you include trans women in your feminism because some feminists do not — that’s why we have the label of terf.
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
context: she’s a feminist content creator who is currently facing a lot of backlash for not openly including trans women in her posts
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Eme Flores @emeflores.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The Paris Mwendwa drama in TikTok is patient zero for this. She’s a feminist TikToker clearly open to soft SWERF/TERF talking points who supports orgs working on the KOSA censorship bill. People noticed she’s weird with trans women in her community. She reacted. Begun, the TERF Wars have.
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
tiktok drama incoming but i used to watch paris mwendwa and i agree with some of her talking points, however the language she uses is VERY exclusionary at times regardless of if she meant for it to be.
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 22/05/2026
The rural hospital crisis is killing people and rapidly escalating. The Republican cuts to Medicaid are basically going to be the end of hospital services in the rural US.
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'We'll never know if he could have been saved.' The gaps in Trump's rural health fund
Republicans promise that $50 billion in new health funding will help rural America. But it's not expected to aid the years-long effort in North Carolina's Martin County to reopen its only hospital.
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REVY @catgirlfingies.quest · 22/05/2026
I would like more stories of trans women by trans women thanks
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
We’re going to be seeing a lot more of this sentiment. Do not trust these people.
A screenshot of part of an X post that says “I am a massive, unapologetic AI enthusiast and this is NOT the future I had in mind.”
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
despite freelancing for years, none of my stories have ended up in print… except for this one that i wrote on day 2 of being an intern at my local newspaper. out of all the incredible feature stories i’ve worked on, this short weather story makes the cut and i find that really funny
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
lowkey everyone is saying it’s kind of intriguing or that it’s funny… maybe i’m actually a mastermind. maybe they’ll hire me and maybe i can say that they would hire me if i was a worm. maybe i am already a worm. who knows?
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morgan sung @morgansung.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
are you a college student who loves the internet? are you interested in covering the overlap between tech and culture? can you edit audio for narrative storytelling? close all tabs is hiring a PAID intern, and it could be you!!! kqed.applytojob.com/apply/wbD61P...
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
zero chance of getting this internship
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
i will be staying in tennessee for a few more years still however i like to dream about where i will be moving to post-grad
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A secret third thing @secretthirdthing.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
If prisons are allowed to deny transition related healthcare then that opens the door to denying *any* healthcare People underestimate how much revocation of trans rights unraveles critical cornerstones of the entire framework of rights in general
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
i’m an intern now and i have no idea what i’m doing at this job please help
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
knew i was an extreme people pleaser when i contemplated changing my pronouns back to she/they to make it easier for other people to use them
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
unfortunately i will be taking the L and will not take any summer classes this time around
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
tennessee republicans are at it again!
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
okay so either i pay $4k for three online classes during the summer or i delay my graduation date even more than it already is
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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I was honored to write a chapter for Dr. Alexis Redding's new book. For this project, I hoped students could tell their stories in their own words, too. Thrilled that Mira Ugwuadu, Lauren Barton, and Esha Bajwa are co-authors & loved supporting their work! Link: hep.gse.harvard.edu/979889557075...
A photo of an open book page that says “In Their Own Words: Student Mental Health and Well-Being During College.” The cover is blue with a white sweatshirt on it that says “Mental Health in College: What Research Tells Us About Supporting Students.”
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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Always love getting to work with @laurenbarton.bsky.social. Lauren's essay on the freedom to fail, mental health, and the pressure that often comes with the college experience is so moving, and so important. I'm so glad we got to work together on this book chapter!
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
announcement
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
With incredible support from @rainesford.bsky.social, I was able to contribute to a chapter from Dr. Alexis Redding’s new book, Mental Health in College. My section includes details from my time at Walters State Community College, and what it’s like to feel the freedom to fail to meet expectations.
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
out of context
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
thinking about the only queer, nonbinary, and feminine-presenting professor i know at my school and how they very firmly told me to slow down and not to kill myself with the amount of work i want to do or the goals i want to accomplish
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 24/04/2026
"where are the student encampments?" here you go!
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
wikihow to follow up with someone for a third time without being incredibly annoying or pushy
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
now that i get to have my own thesis i feel like buying a new fountain pen, dressing business casual every day, and writing on substack
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Lauren Barton @laurenbarton.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
next semester’s rebrand will be lethal though
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