Reposted by Lauren vRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Remember: The fundamental issue isn’t the size of the government or how to make government more “efficient.” It’s who our government is for. Should it work mainly for big corporations and billionaires, including the richest person in the world — or for the rest of us? 694088688
Reposted by Lauren vLena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 18/02/2025SCOOP: Trump administration has been evaluating the costs of destroying or disposing of tens of millions of coronavirus tests that would otherwise be provided free to Americans. My story w/ Carolyn Y. Johnson. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...washingtonpost.comU.S. weighs destroying $500 million in stockpiled covid testsThe government is reviewing proposals to shut down the program that ships free covid tests to American households and has been considering destroying 160 million tests. 1291396850
Lauren v @magealita.bsky.social · 17/02/2025prospect.org/labor/2025-0...prospect.orgThe Federal Employee Red WeddingThis is not about who’s been fired, but who’s still working in the government. 010
Reposted by Lauren vRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/02/2025“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941 4974198611458
Reposted by Lauren vAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/02/2025This administration has convinced half the country that the real problem isn’t billionaires who evade taxes and collect government handouts but the working class who pay taxes and get nothing in return. 175135502881
Reposted by Lauren vLewis Kamb @lewiskamb.bsky.social · 14/02/2025CDC source: “We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff. They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.” 556107725565
Reposted by Lauren vAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/02/2025One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight! 7568332325824
Reposted by Lauren vChuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 03/02/2025See, if you wanna learn a lot about apples, BLACK RIVER ORCHARD will get you there. Also, lots of horror! So much horror! But apples. Also apples. 111497
Reposted by Lauren vEb @ebthen.bsky.social · 22/09/2023I spend a lot of time thinking about how having money and/or status has solved many executive functioning problems throughout history. If you're wealthy, you can pay people to do executive functioning for you and that's normal. But if you're poor, executive functioning problems show bad character. 57722
Reposted by Lauren vBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 12/09/2023How is this not the biggest scandal in America? How can an op-ed writer pen another missive about the terror of cancel culture and just not give a shit about this? 619243
Reposted by Lauren vMisha (she/her) @ahsimlibrarian.bsky.social · 12/09/2023A library blog post in which I sing the praises of @tkingfisher.bsky.socialshelftalkblog.wordpress.comAuthor Spotlight: T. KingfisherFall is upon us, and with spooky season right around the corner, I can't think of a better time to put T. Kingfisher on your radar. T. Kingfisher, aka Ursula Vernon (who writes children's books under ... 27421
Reposted by Lauren vDelilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 12/09/2023I'm really excited about this book, and here's why: 1. It was inspired by my teen daughter, the coolest person I know 2. It merges Hannibal with a farmer's market 3. I was horribly depressed when I lived in Athens, and I would've totally fallen for Ash 4. The actual book is GORGEOUS 5. The blurbs!! 512437
Reposted by Lauren vNeil Gaiman @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com · 11/09/2023October 17th in NYC. It will be fun and educational and you will learn a lot about Norse Mythology and the Iliad and suchlike. Do come. cooper.edu/events-and-e...cooper.eduBooks That LiveNeil Gaiman, Emily Wilson, and Maria Dahvana Headley mark the centenary of the W. W. Norton Publishing Company 624630
Reposted by Lauren vThe saddest girl to ever hold a martini @lifeisterrible.bsky.social · 11/09/2023cool cool cool 20673178
Reposted by Lauren vAbra / Jessica Conwell, Carmella Creeper's Gender Doula🏳️⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · 10/09/2023Suicide Prevention Day should be more about expanding access to healthcare, eliminating poverty, and ending oppression, not just "reach out to your friends" and helpline copypasta. 15677250
Reposted by Lauren vMartha Wells @marthawells.com · 10/09/2023Hi, this is my first post on here! So to catch up, here are the books I have out this year and one for next year. I've also got cancer but I'm getting better. There's more info on all that on my blog here: marthawells.dreamwidth.org 59658133
Reposted by Lauren vJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 08/09/2023Look, I don't want to pressure any of you, but if all 926,164 people currently on Bluesky would just preorder Starter Villain, I could make a really good argument to my publisher that I never need to go on the former Twitter again, and honestly that would be so great 5434658
Reposted by Lauren vCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 08/09/2023TOP TEN CAT BREEDS 1. Honey Glazed Babydoot 2. Angel Bimp 3. Curiosity Rover 4. Legendary Porch Gremlin 5. Eastern Dreamy Peanut 6. Kevin 7. Loaf+ (subscription only) 8. Detective Nosey Primbus 9. Creeper SURPRISE 10. Humble Trashlord 1131398388
