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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸

@realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy
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Writer exiled in Eastern Washington state. Over-opinionated and often wrong. Trying to survive lupus. 🌉 bridged from ⁂ wandering.shop/@realtegan, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2025
To the couple of people I follow and interact with on Bluesky, sorry... BS has turned into the Nazi bar by verifying fascist accounts, and I'm not going to risk my fellow Fediverse folks by continuing to use the bridge. I'll be removing it later today. If you want to come to the Fediverse […]
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Ted @tschundler.leds.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2025
#ootd for a walk around town today, featuring animated art by @eclectech #walktober #feltcutemightdeletelater
a man wearing a flat cap, button up shirt and vest, holding a LED signboard featuring dancing frogs
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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2025
Hellooo more auroras! And helloooo Milky Way! And oh WOW hellooooo Andromeda Galaxy!! Helloooo Pleides!! And fuck you again for good measure, Starlink.
A faint green glow low on the northern horizon, behind a clump of silhouetted spruce trees.  Coming straight out of the spruce trees is the Milky Way, with the Andromeda Galaxy visible off to one side as a faint elliptical smudge if you zoom way in, and the Pleides visible as a clump of stars low on the horizon on the opposite side of the trees from the auroras. There is one very prominent satellite streak in the middle of the photo.
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Solarbird :flag_cascadia: @moira.mastodon.murkworks.net.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2025
lake forest park loud #NoKings #LakeForestPark #seattle #cascadia #CascadiaStrong #protest #protests #video
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2025
@w7voa It doesn't get more petty than this, really. The orange stain clearly threw a temper tantrum because the "No Kings" rallies were getting too much attention.
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Steve Herman @w7voa.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2025
California Governor Newsom objects to firing of live artillery shells over a a major freeway as part of a military showcase being attended by VP Vance.
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Hrefna (DHC) @hrefna.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2025
I love the energy in No Kings rallies, but I consistently find myself asking "okay, what next." This is not a criticism so much as it is a challenge. How are you going to use this going forward? How are you going to use this to build lasting change?
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2025
@miffyhelen It *is* good news. But it's a pity so many people are locked into DRM. I'm not going to install their app, but I'll look over their offerings. Maybe the DRM-free stuff will be enough for me.
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2025
@LilPecan That is a *fantastic* sign. Thank you for making people think.
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2025
@moira Yay, Bothell! My old stomping grounds!
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Steve Bellovin @stevebellovin.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2025
Best sign I’ve seen thus far: “United we ribbet. Divided we croak.”
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2025
Bluesky allowing fascist propaganda accounts - and verifying them - has me less comfortable about using the Bluesky bridge. If you stop seeing my posts on BS, that's because I cut it off because it's become a Nazi bar.
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2025
This morning, for no reason whatsoever, I said, "Good mornin', Ralph" to my husband when I got up and headed to my room. After a beat, he said, "Mornin', Sam" and now he's been calling me Sam all day and I've been calling him Ralph. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECa1toPGth4
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2025
Humanity is stronger with diversity. Every difference strengthens us. Conformity kills. We should be making a place for every type of person. www.zmescience.com/feature-post/hea…
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2025
My friends greet me every morning and help me smile to start my day.
Three toys are posed underneath a monitor. To the left is a meditating squid wearing a Taylor Swift friendship bracelet that reads "Shake it off". In the middle and behind the other two is Badgey from Star Trek: Lower Decks, smiling and with its arms out. On the right is a glow-in-the-dark 3d printed fuck-off-topus, which has five tentacles ending in middle fingers while three more tentacles flow out behind it. They are sitting on a small-sized black clipboard, and Badgey is leaning against the monitor's stand.
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2025
My friends greet me every morning and help me smile to start my day.
Three toys are posed underneath a monitor. To the left is a meditating squid wearing a Taylor Swift friendship bracelet that reads "Shake it off". In the middle and behind the other two is Badgey from Star Trek: Lower Decks, smiling and with its arms out. On the right is a glow-in-the-dark 3d printed fuck-off-topus, which has five tentacles ending in middle fingers while three more tentacles flow out behind it. They are sitting on a small-sized black clipboard, and Badgey is leaning against the monitor's stand.
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2025
Even if every person on the boats being targeted by the orange stain and his minions is a hardened criminal with a lengthy record... blasting those boats out of the water is STILL a war crime, and every person responsible needs to be tried for crimes against humanity. The fact that most of them […]
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2025
David Gerrold writes about Doctor Who: www.patreon.com/posts/140664199 @ericgjovaag (think you might enjoy this)
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Alexander Karn @xankarn.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2025
Know your protest rights. Six essentials from the good folks at #ACLU #NoKings
ACLU graphic: Know your protest rights. More here: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
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Robert Kingett @weirdwriter.caneandable.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2025
Before you buy Girl Scout cookies you should know they support trans people and reject donations from anti-trans organizations, and then buy a couple more boxes!
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2025
[Eye Contact - dilated eyes] I have full-on anime eyes after seeing the eye doctor today.
It's an extreme close-up photo of me, a white woman with short brown hair, wearing a face mask that looks like a Halloween pumpkin. I'm opening my eyes wide to show how they are dilated and look like anime eyes. The pupils are very large, and the gray iris is a thin circle around them.
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2025
Today I'm going to get my eyes checked. It's vitally important, because I'm taking Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) as treatment for Lupus. The medication carries a high risk of eye problems that can lead to blindness. I also have regular blood tests to make sure its not doing other nasty things […]
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2025
Every day I wonder why any ICE facility housing those thugs still has power and water.
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2025
Whoa, just found this video and... okay, it's 10 and a half minutes long, and worth every second of your time. So, if you haven't already, go watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZHw4BBkCj4 It's about gender and our view of it... and it's never about chromosomes. Via @nyx_lyb3ra
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2025
So now he's gonna fire missiles at California? The No Kings protests has him peeing orange.
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2025
I'm pleased with Linux so far. I made several attempts over the years to switch from Windows to Linux, but always found at least one program that just didn't work - that I "needed" at the time. This time I made the jump, installed Windows on a virtualbox in Linux, and haven't looked back. As […]
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2025
[Politics, Swastika in Congressional Office, Hate] @ai6yr Let me guess... Biden put it there?
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2025
[uspol] @hannah ICE is a disease. They are going after the critical workers, too. We need a cure, and then a vaccine.
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2025
Can anyone identify the artist of this cartoon? The signature is a squiggle.
A cartoon of a couple with an open door with a child in an inflatable frog costume outside. The woman is holding a bowl of candy and looks terrified at the child. The man is turned away, shouting into a phone - also with a look of terror on his face - and the caption is "Yes, 911, we have antifa at our door, repeat: A-N-T-I-F-A is at our door!" Beside the man - mounted on the wall - is a coat hanger with ICE gear hanging on it. The signature is some sort of squiggle with possibly a "y" at the end followed by "25".
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2025
[ICE, Fascism] @minmi @ai6yr And apparently broke the clarinet, as well. That's pretty traumatic for a musician. I hope it's repairable. And I hope the people who attacked her end up paying for it twenty times over.
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Kee Hinckley @nazgul.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2025
Fight the power! social.tinyview.com/9AEECFwjtXb
A cartoon girl in a witch hat with blue hair and glasses, saying "Fight the power!" To a frog on a grassy field.
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2025
ICE keeps ignoring court orders. If I were working in one of the occupied cities, I think I'd be wondering why ICE has power to their building. Or running water. Because, you know, accidents happen. And sometimes power and water get shut off by "mistake". I don't think any ICE thug should be […]
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Micr0byte @micr0.wetdry.world.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2025
[Important info for anyone going to the No Kings protests on Oct 18th] Trump wants to incite the Insurrection Act. Everyone knows this, so documentation matters more than ever. If you're at a protest: Record, as much as possible. Save footage locally to your phone (not the cloud). This […]
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2025
Warning, the reproduced chats are really graphic and disgusting... Young Republicans' chat messages leaked, and it's bad. It's very bad. Don't say, "I'm not surprised" because you damned well should be surprised that they thought it was okay to write such garbage. DO NOT NORMALIZE THIS […]
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2025
@LeoBurr I got a call like that once, and when I said I needed to check with my credit union, the man said, "No problem" and gave me a case number. Turned out to be legit. If they protest when you ask to check, they aren't legit.
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2025
@GhostOnTheHalfShell Ooh, you made me go look it up. Maybe one of these?
An image of a community gathering with a pinata dressed in an ICE "uniform" being battered by a little girl whose face has been blurred out. The adults' faces are visible, but all the children's faces are blurred. Every visible face is smiling.Image of two pinatas for sell at a booth. The first one is an ICE agent, complete with mask. Next to it is a pinata of the current occupant of the White House.
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2025
Yeah... Portland is showing us the way. Make the thugs look like the cowards they are... www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw5zxdSObso
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2025
@ai6yr How... how do you "pick them up"? I find beekeeping fascinating and absolutely terrifying.
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2025
Oooh, look what arrived today!
A box with an inflatable axolotl costume in it - in blue and adult sized.
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2025
@ericgjovaag That's one of the stranger Aquaman figures I've seen.
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2025
Have we already reached the point where more time and money is spent fixing errors caused by AI than is "saved" by using AI in the first place?
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Missing The Point @missingthept.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2025
“If I can’t violate people’s civil liberties what’s the point of even being a cop?l
A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.”

Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2025
It is Sunday, and I have blogged: www.patreon.com/posts/train-of-thou… Yeah, it's a political rant. *sigh*
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