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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

5 unexpected places I am finding hope right now. open.substack.com/pub/laurenga...

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Hope, in Contrast

Five things giving me hope right now

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

It’s easy to blame a handful of people in power for the horrific things happening nationally. It’s harder to recognize the ways that we handed them that power. We can take it back though. Piece by piece. open.substack.com/pub/laurenga...

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It’s Cold Outside

Winter storms, ICE, and generating warmth

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

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It’s Cold Outside

Winter storms, ICE, and generating warmth

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Of the 50 books I finished in 2025— only ONE of them was fiction. Perhaps it was a year when I needed to be grounded in truth. Looking ahead, I’d like to shift this. Holding on to truth but also exploring possibility. What fiction do I need to read?

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I turn 40 this month and I am SO JAZZED. Here are 40 things I know.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

A mother always knows when something is wrong with her child— and also with the world. The best thing a pediatrician can do is trust her. The best thing any of us can do is trust her.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

My home security camera system saves videos for 30 days. It’s been 31 days since I had to say goodbye to the very best cat. The last grainy video of her is officially gone 😥

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

How and where we spend our money is incredibly powerful—and political. Here is my Gift Guide with an Agenda - A shopping list that makes the world better. open.substack.com/pub/laurenga...

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Gift Guide with an Agenda

A shopping list that makes the world better.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Five things that give me hope: 1. Solutions journalism 2. Robin 3. Restricting maps ruling 4. Small wins in November 5. Scabies open.substack.com/pub/laurenga...

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We will figure it out. We always do

Five things that give me hope right now.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Sometimes the things we are already doing are exactly the things that need to be done. open.substack.com/pub/laurenga...

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Do Something: small actions, big impact.

Sometimes the same thing we have always done, is enough

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Sometimes the things we are already doing are exactly the things that need to be done. open.substack.com/pub/laurenga...

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Do Something: small actions, big impact.

Sometimes the same thing we have always done, is enough

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

My favorite kind of festival

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Five things that give me hope this month. 1. Science 2. Richard Pan 3. Vegetables 4. Local elections 5. Cleveland Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/laurenga...

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We will figure it out. We always do.

Five things that give me hope right now.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Five things that give me hope this month. 1. Science 2. Richard Pan 3. Vegetables 4. Local elections 5. Cleveland Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/laurenga...

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We will figure it out. We always do.

Five things that give me hope right now.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

The seasons have shifted and so must our advocacy. open.substack.com/pub/laurenga...

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Seasons of Democracy

The sun has shifted, and so must we.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

The seasons have shifted and so must our advocacy. open.substack.com/pub/laurenga...

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Seasons of Democracy

The sun has shifted, and so must we.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I’m trying something new! Small actions, big impact. Five minute actions for people who are tired of being told to “call your legislator” open.substack.com/pub/laurenga...

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Do Something: Small actions, big impact.

I’m Trying Something New

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I’m trying something new! Small actions, big impact. Five minute actions for people who are tired of being told to “call your legislator” open.substack.com/pub/laurenga...

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Do Something: Small actions, big impact.

I’m Trying Something New

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Sometimes activists use megaphones… but sometimes they make bracelets.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

We will get through this. Five things that give me hope right now. open.substack.com/pub/laurenga...

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We will figure it out. We always do.

Five things that give me hope.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

We will get through this. Five things that give me hope right now. open.substack.com/pub/laurenga...

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We will figure it out. We always do.

Five things that give me hope.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Sometimes activists use megaphones… but sometimes they make bracelets.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

We can’t stay silent attempting not to rock the boat when the ship is sinking.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

We can’t stay silent attempting not to rock the boat when the ship is sinking.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

School shootings are optional. But we have to work together to end them. One step you can take today open.substack.com/pub/laurenga...

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School shootings are optional

But preventing them is a choice we all must make.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

School shootings are optional. But we have to work together to end them. One step you can take today open.substack.com/pub/laurenga...

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School shootings are optional

But preventing them is a choice we all must make.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

The next time someone asks the question, “Are you ever afraid?” —for your safety? —for your kids? I will be ready. open.substack.com/pub/laurenga...

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Do we need to be afraid?

The risk of activism in 2025

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Any one else feel like their emotions cannot keep up with the news cycle? open.substack.com/pub/laurenga...

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Lost in Space

Or finding clarity in chaos?

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

I realized, I do want this to break me. I want to let my heart shatter in a million pieces and leave them to lay awhile, strewn across the floor. open.substack.com/pub/laurenga...

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How do we hold on to heartbreak without letting it break us?

We don't.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Thoughts on protesting with my girls someoneshoulddosomething.substack.com/p/im-not-a-p...

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I’m not a “protest person”

Did No Kings change that?

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Thoughts on protesting with my girls someoneshoulddosomething.substack.com/p/im-not-a-p...

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I’m not a “protest person”

Did No Kings change that?

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Sc'Owl @empowlr.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

I want to see your signs and crowds and hear your songs, #NoKings!

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

The actions we take (or don’t take) right now, are the ones that matter most. Read my latest: open.substack.com/pub/someones...

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What Happens Next?

Very special things

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

The actions we take (or don’t take) right now, are the ones that matter most. Read my latest: open.substack.com/pub/someones...

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What Happens Next?

Very special things

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

We do not need to know the destination. We just need to take the next right step. someoneshoulddosomething.substack.com/p/trajectory

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Trajectory

And the power of applied forces.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Parents want what’s best for their kids. But sometimes, what’s best for your kid is protecting everyone else’s. open.substack.com/pub/someones...

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Last Weekend

I worked in the hospital on Mother’s Day.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Thoughts this week on Mother's Day and "Parental Choice" open.substack.com/pub/someones...

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Last Weekend

I worked in the hospital on Mother’s Day.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Medicaid is about to make a crash landing… And it’s not ”just poor kids” on the plane. open.substack.com/pub/someones...

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In Crash Landings

We grab people.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Lately I feel as though I am perpetually running from a bear. This strategy doesn’t work. substack.com/inbox/post/1...

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Not everything is an emergency

Even though it feels like it might be.

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Lauren @renkate.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Feeling guilty does not help anyone. It does not move anything forward. No one benefits just because we feel bad. So we have to let that nonsense go. And then do something else. open.substack.com/pub/someones...

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I did not show up

And I did not feel guilty

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