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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 7h

The crowd loved Hey Ya, Bad Romance, and Wonderwall, if you'l lbe singing karaoke for younguns soon.

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 7h

I am awestruck at this cake

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 7h

Two days ago I turned 38. Today I absolutely crushed "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia and got zero reaction from the karaoke bar. Thus the years advance upon us.

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 17h

I'm in Times Square to see a show and just saw the Naked Cowboy emerge from a parking garage. Guess we've all gotta park somewhere.

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 1d

I was a proofreader on this book! One of my fav things I've ever worked on!

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 2d

Thiessen having a good chuckle about his fired liberal colleagues - some of whom he worked with for 15 years - is a good reminder that token conservatives at mainstream news outlets are/were there to destroy them, not to contribute to them.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 2d

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 1d

Voting Fugazi, but Nomeansno was one of my fav discoveries of the tournament.

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 1d

I don't love my mom or my dad, just Bad Bunny

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 2d

"Johnny Cash didn't have hoes"

bendwalsh.bsky.social @bendwalsh.bsky.social · 2d

wtaf are you talking about

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 2d

Very wealthy people once again learn the hard way that there are still a few things in this world that can't be bought. A clean conscience, for example.

Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 2d

whew

variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Human Rights Watch ‘Cannot Accept’ Donations From Aziz Ansari and Other Comedians Who Performed at Riyadh Comedy Festival

Human Rights Watch says it 'cannot accept' donations from Aziz Ansari and other comedians who performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

variety.com

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 2d

I almost missed a flight in Peru because the flight time was listed in 24-hour format and I didn't subtract 12 correctly and thought it was an hour later than it was. (Luckily it took no time to get through security, so it ended up being fine.)

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 2d

those ten podcasts...

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 2d

Sometimes you just gotta give it up for Freud.

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 2d

Aha.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 2d

(queuing up 10k words on Taylor Swift)

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 2d

Hell yeah!!

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 2d

As of today, I'm finally old enough to use Bluesky (38).

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 2d

Ayyy I'm 38 today! Happy birthday, birthday twin!

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 3d

Mine!

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 3d

I have really similar ones I haven't put on yet!

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 3d

San Rafael, CA

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 3d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 3d

Hell Bent is officially a national bestseller! Get your copy here! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/771172...

Hell Bent by Brian Recker: 9780593853191 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A former evangelical pastor explains why we can stop worrying about hell and start focusing on love "If you’ve ever struggled with...the idea of eternal conscious torment, Hell Bent is for you.”—Pete...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 3d

And what is AI meant to do to arts industries?

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 4d

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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Lauren 🎃'Neal @laurenoneal.bsky.social · 4d

Additionally: Steve Reich!

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