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Laura

@esseneth.bsky.social

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Geographer - Hazards and Diaster Research - Socially Vulnerable Populations Mom/Cat Lady/Progressive/Athiest-Buddhist She/Her, Cisgender Colorado (Utah refugee) Not a follower. 😁 Don't make me block you. 🐉 This is not a dating app.

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Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 1h

May they all be haunted by the souls of their collective victims for all eternity.

maegutz.bsky.social @maegutz.bsky.social · 10h

Hmm 🤔 k

Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 1h

🤣

Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 1h

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 1h

Interesting. My kiddo seems to love all the retro tech, even in old SF. They even saved a couple of grandmas floppy disks to display on their desk.

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 14h

This is why I get so exasperated when people suggest SF written 50+ years ago as the place for new readers of the genre, especially young readers, to start with. There is SO MUCH that will throw them out of the work, from outdated tech to outdated social structures. They'll leave and not come back.

J. Hammer-Slay PhD 🎃🧛‍♂️🧟‍♂️🧌👻 @jhammersley.bsky.social · 14h

Yup was just gonna comment on this! My kids always notice how outdated computers or other technology seem when I make them rewatch e.g. original Star Wars trilogy rr something

Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 1h

🤭💙

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely brutal.

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 15h

OMG! The Mario Batali look-alike alike is going home. I've never seen him in the afternoons... in fact, I don't think I've seen him in the mornings for a month.

Interesting.

Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 15h

Incense are proof that public shaming and shinning doesn't work on dumb people. They don't get it. You have to use plain language and be EXPLICIT!

DOWN BOY!
BAD DOG!
SIT!

Please, for gods'*, sake, spay and neuter.

*Yes, that's what I mean.

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 20h

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 19h

I use the day to torture my boss... more than normal.

a child is driving a red toy car that says leaving work on the bottom

ALT: a child is driving a red toy car that says leaving work on the bottom

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Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 1d

I was in such a hurry to get out the door I forgot my coffee and my bag of goodies... I was 10 minutes early to the bus. 🫣

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 1d

We Love ❤️ Our Amphibian Friends in Portland......

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Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not sure he was ever actually a Dem.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 1d

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a time to celebrate those who first called this land home.

America’s unions recognize the struggles and tragedies they have endured, and we honor the many indigenous communities and cultures that have contributed to the story of our labor movement.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

NPR is highlighting Indigenous stories from across its network in celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day. n.pr/47nGDK8

Highlighting Indigenous stories from across NPR's network

NPR is highlighting Indigenous stories from across its network in celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day.

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Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 1d

I think it accurately conveys a family of kittens.

Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 1d

I'm glad you're okay.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

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Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 3d

There are pastors in Denver known for shielding immigrants.

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Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 3d

Made my day

Silvia Pineda-Munoz, PhD - Climate Ages @climateages.bsky.social · 3d

A 126,000-year-old butt-drag just made fossil history.
A tiny rock hyrax scooted across the sand of ancient South Africa, and that moment was preserved in stone.

Even the smallest acts can echo through time.
🧪 #SciComm
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The 126,000-Year-Old Butt-Drag That Rewrote What Counts as a Fossil

How a small animal’s odd habit turned into one of the most unexpected stories ever preserved in stone Some discoveries make headlines because they’re dramatic: new...

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Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 3d

OMG!

gollum from the lord of the rings is holding something in his hand and says my precious

ALT: gollum from the lord of the rings is holding something in his hand and says my precious

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Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 3d

Brakes. It's brakes.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?

Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.

Be warned.

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Kayla B @queenofthesouth.bsky.social · 5d

Needing multiple streams of income to stay afloat is a societal failure not a personal one. You should be able to afford a comfortable lifestyle with one job. You are not lazy.

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Brion @mntngroove.bsky.social · 6d

No Kings 2, October 18th, 2025 in a city near you! We need a much larger turnout than the last one. Bring friends, family, colleagues. It'll be a nice autumn Saturday of peaceful protest throughout the country. There are more of us than them!
No Kings, no excuses!
#NoKings
#Protest
#Denver
#Resist