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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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TheColfaxxx 🐢 @thecolfax.bsky.social · 6d

One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.
-Omar El Akkad

Pics of the day

#photography

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Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · 8d

Find a therapist that you feel comfortable with and do the work. It’s hard but invaluable.

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Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · 8d

Great gowns. Beautiful gowns.

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Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · 10d

Victor Newman. Forever and Always.

Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · 15d

This is 42
Spa day
LeDip Cheeseburger
Good book
Lovey messages from friends and family
Conclave
Don’t just let love in. Submerge in it.

Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · 16d

Same. Maya Rudolph is everything.

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 16d

There are about ten things that make me laugh as hard the millionth time as they did the first time.

This clip is among them.

Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · 17d

Same

Memento (Spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 17d

Fall is my favorite season, but also my saddest season. Explain that one, Freud.

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Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · 17d

Morning view

Picture of a fountain on a beautiful fall morning.

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Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · 18d

Autism doesn’t stop at 18. There are plenty of autistic adults that often get left behind during media coverage because the focus is often on moms of autistic children. It’s another way to erase autistic people’s personhood.

Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 18d

I feel like news publications should put more energy into asking autistic people how they feel about all this because…

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Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · 20d

The millennial urge to buy the entire collection of Babysitters Club books off of EBay.

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Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · 21d

This conversation broke my heart and lifted my spirits at the same time. Wesley Morris is prescient as always and this country doesn’t deserve Nikole Hannah-Jones. All hail black genius.

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 21d

My friend and colleague Wesley Morris and I had a very sobering conversation about America since the 1619 Project published and how it feels to be falling back under the veil that W.E.B. Du Bois so mournfully wrote about. I hope you’ll listen to this episode of Cannonball @nytimes.com

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Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · 22d

Quiet mornings
Tea
British Bake Off

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Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · 24d

Group therapy Is a Balm
So is Watermelon Slush from Moge Tee
And BonChon Soy Garlic Wings
And buying books from Kramers
And long conversations with your bestie
And my cat. Always my cat

Picture of a slushy outside Moge Tee store.

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Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · 25d

Landing safely
The music of Jeffrey Osbourne
Having 90 and 94 year old grandmas
Watching my dad playful bicker with his sibling
Lovely airplane seat companions
Loud cat purrs
Missing mom as a roommate
Quiet

Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · 26d

My love for this song is eternal. I close my eyes and lift my hands in the air

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Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · 26d

Deep breath in. Deep breath out.

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Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · 26d

Saying goodbye is never easy
Family helps make it bearable
My cat on his favorite blanket
Costco Dr. Pepper Fountain Drink
Watching my father pray over family
Waiting, Waiting, Waiting
A potential The Babysitter’s Club Musical
Emotional check-ins
Beach sunset
Juicy books
My mom in her element

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Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · 27d

Snuggled with my cat
Had dinner with my parents
Went on a walk by the ocean with my aunt
Blasted gospel music in the car
Shared a moment with a stranger who turned out not to be a stranger at all
Read a book
Had revelations
Acknowledged my sadness
Let love in

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27d

“Severance" actor Tramell Tillman has won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series. He is the first Black man ever to win the award #Emmys

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Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · 29d

Southside
The Babysitters Club
My Lady Jane
Unprisoned
Manhunter
Alaska Daily
Saved by the Bell
Great News
Tom Swift

Kevin Smokler @weegee.bsky.social · 29d

Everyone has a 1-2 season TV show they sorely miss and not enough people knew about that you are always praising the heavens about.

What's yours?

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · Sep 10

It’s ok to put the phone down.

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Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · Sep 10

We’ve really entered “The Troubles” period of political violence in this country. It’s terrifying.

Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · Sep 10

Girl, why?? Our hustle culture is causing people to view retirement as a bad thing. It’s not

Politico @politico.com · Sep 10

Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is interviewing staff for a potential Senate bid.

Mills is interviewing staff for a possible Senate run

The term-limited governor would be a top recruit for Democrats in a state that former Vice President Kamala Harris won last November.

www.politico.com

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Lauren @lattsgetlifted.bsky.social · Sep 9

I’m wondering if there’s any alignment with @tressiemcphd.bsky.social recent commentary about black women being forced out of the workforce.

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