Laurie Ulster
@floobish.bsky.social
Writer, copy editor, occasional TV producer. Editor at TrekMovie, All Access Star Trek podcast cohost, Canadian in NY. Author of Gilmore Girls Life Lessons (DK Books), part of the Trek Talks team, #binders www.laurieulster.com
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They need to stop saying this shit. You do not have to show proof of citizenship to check into a hotel room. Also, lots & lots of people don't stay in hotels because they can't afford it.
Sen. Eric Schmitt on voter ID: "Think about it -- you have to show a photo ID or your driver's license to check into a hotel room, right? This is common sense."
February 17, 2026 at 7:38 PM
They need to stop saying this shit. You do not have to show proof of citizenship to check into a hotel room. Also, lots & lots of people don't stay in hotels because they can't afford it.
Who else already devoured the ANTM documentary on Netflix? I watched all 3 episodes yesterday.
February 17, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Who else already devoured the ANTM documentary on Netflix? I watched all 3 episodes yesterday.
Robin once rescued me after I embarrassed myself almost knocking over a table in front of some Star Trek actors I was hoping to impress. She is a wonderful person! So excited she's joining us for Trek Talks 5. Follow @trektalks.net to stay in the loop.
Logic, carried with grace. Robin Curtis joins Trek Talks 5, carrying the legacy of Vulcan discipline with restraint, precision, and quiet intensity. Familiar. Enduring. Undeniably Vulcan. Trek Talks 5 beams in March 28. 🖖🏻
February 17, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Robin once rescued me after I embarrassed myself almost knocking over a table in front of some Star Trek actors I was hoping to impress. She is a wonderful person! So excited she's joining us for Trek Talks 5. Follow @trektalks.net to stay in the loop.
My kind of guy.
February 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
My kind of guy.
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I feel this in my soul.
I have an automatic pop culture tic where every time I hear the word cookbook, my mind calls up that line in the "To Serve Man" episode of THE TWILIGHT ZONE, & I immediately go, "It's a cookbook!" Then I wind up needing to explain the joke, which everyone knows is the best way to kill it, lol.
February 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I feel this in my soul.
😂
Ok Schumer.
Schumer on DHS reforms: "I believe Republicans will have no choice but to go along with us because it's so common sense"
February 15, 2026 at 7:32 PM
😂
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In our "Star Trek: the Official Guide to the Animated Series" the first page starts with 3 tribbles and ends like this! #TOSSatNight #TASSatNight
February 15, 2026 at 6:25 AM
In our "Star Trek: the Official Guide to the Animated Series" the first page starts with 3 tribbles and ends like this! #TOSSatNight #TASSatNight
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Dr. @kaylaiacovino.com studies how life-essential elements like carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur drive magmatic processes that help form atmospheres, maintain climate, and create chemical disequilibria that life can exploit. 🧪 🔭 👩🔬
#Volcanology #Space #Science #SETI #NotJustAliens
#Volcanology #Space #Science #SETI #NotJustAliens
February 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Dr. @kaylaiacovino.com studies how life-essential elements like carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur drive magmatic processes that help form atmospheres, maintain climate, and create chemical disequilibria that life can exploit. 🧪 🔭 👩🔬
#Volcanology #Space #Science #SETI #NotJustAliens
#Volcanology #Space #Science #SETI #NotJustAliens
Fun question! We had dinner and then played pool. I walked him to the subway station and he said “We should do this again sometime” and I said “Definitely!” and I saw him do a little skip down the steps. ❤️
This is an unapologetically sappy feel-good subject (at least, I guess, for people in a happy relationship”). So, to prepare for Valentine’s Day, what did you and your partner do for a first date?
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
On our first date, my spouse and I spent like an hour talking about footnotes.
February 14, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Fun question! We had dinner and then played pool. I walked him to the subway station and he said “We should do this again sometime” and I said “Definitely!” and I saw him do a little skip down the steps. ❤️
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"I was standing in swanky restaurant in New York City wearing a black dress short enough to satisfy management, and I had just broken the most important rule of the job."
I Was A Disillusioned Waiter In New York. A Chance Encounter With Catherine O'Hara Changed My Life.
"I was standing in swanky restaurant in New York City wearing a black dress short enough to satisfy management, and I had just broken the most important rule of the job."
www.huffpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
"I was standing in swanky restaurant in New York City wearing a black dress short enough to satisfy management, and I had just broken the most important rule of the job."
I want new episodes of The Pitt and Shrinking every week for the rest of my life. Thank you.
February 14, 2026 at 2:10 AM
I want new episodes of The Pitt and Shrinking every week for the rest of my life. Thank you.
I do not believe this is so.
February 13, 2026 at 11:15 PM
I do not believe this is so.
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Imagine if even a fraction of what this administration plans to spend on cages went toward housing people.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Imagine if even a fraction of what this administration plans to spend on cages went toward housing people.
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What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
February 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
Brian Drew & I went to Tribeca Film Center for a screening of the doc Beam Me Up Sulu, followed by a panel with George Takei & co-directors Timour Gregory and Sasha Schneider w/moderator Phil Yu. I was inspired, entertained, and most importantly, uplifted. A great evening & a panacea for our times.
February 13, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Brian Drew & I went to Tribeca Film Center for a screening of the doc Beam Me Up Sulu, followed by a panel with George Takei & co-directors Timour Gregory and Sasha Schneider w/moderator Phil Yu. I was inspired, entertained, and most importantly, uplifted. A great evening & a panacea for our times.
This is a pretty good list... the reasons are spot-on. Fun article.
Does all franchises see themselves become the villain after enough time has passed?
Star Trek: 10 Episodes That Are UNWATCHABLE Now
#StarTrek #Section31 #StrangeNewWorlds
whatculture.com/tv/star-trek...
Star Trek: 10 Episodes That Are UNWATCHABLE Now
#StarTrek #Section31 #StrangeNewWorlds
whatculture.com/tv/star-trek...
Star Trek: 10 Episodes That Are UNWATCHABLE Now
These are the Star Trek episodes from The Original Series up to Strange New Worlds that have aged like milk under a warm spotlight
whatculture.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
This is a pretty good list... the reasons are spot-on. Fun article.
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A million mentions and counting.
The Racist Protector of Rapists
A million mentions in the Epstein files and counting
www.marytrump.org
February 13, 2026 at 5:21 PM
A million mentions and counting.
Great read from John Fugelsang about Pam Bondi's infuriating testimony. open.substack.com/pub/johnfuge...
The Attorney General Who Thought "The Stock Market" Was A Defense Against Sex Trafficking
Future Law School Case Study, Pam Bondi
open.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Great read from John Fugelsang about Pam Bondi's infuriating testimony. open.substack.com/pub/johnfuge...
We had a great time reviewing Starfleet Academy's 6th episode, "Come, Let's Away." And it was our 250th episode of the podcast! Listen at TrekMovie or wherever you get your podcasts. bit.ly/aapod250
Podcast: All Access Star Trek Raises The Stakes For ‘Starfleet Academy’ Episode 6
Another 'Starfleet Academy' episode wins us over.
bit.ly
February 13, 2026 at 3:18 PM
We had a great time reviewing Starfleet Academy's 6th episode, "Come, Let's Away." And it was our 250th episode of the podcast! Listen at TrekMovie or wherever you get your podcasts. bit.ly/aapod250
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I'm just going to say a thing.
What a person looks like is not reflective of their soul. Insulting the appearance of bad people who do bad things as an outcome or indication of their rotten hearts perpetuates the notion that conventional beauty = virtue, a myth that's led to untold human damage.
What a person looks like is not reflective of their soul. Insulting the appearance of bad people who do bad things as an outcome or indication of their rotten hearts perpetuates the notion that conventional beauty = virtue, a myth that's led to untold human damage.
February 12, 2026 at 11:15 PM
I'm just going to say a thing.
What a person looks like is not reflective of their soul. Insulting the appearance of bad people who do bad things as an outcome or indication of their rotten hearts perpetuates the notion that conventional beauty = virtue, a myth that's led to untold human damage.
What a person looks like is not reflective of their soul. Insulting the appearance of bad people who do bad things as an outcome or indication of their rotten hearts perpetuates the notion that conventional beauty = virtue, a myth that's led to untold human damage.
Best Bobservations yet! This is also spot-on in terms of where this ballyhooed episode succeeded and failed. Great podcast ep from @trekpolitics.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Star Trek’s Complicated Take on Racism |
Podcast Episode · Trek Politics with Mary L. Trump and Bob Cesca · 02/02/2026 · 29m
podcasts.apple.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Best Bobservations yet! This is also spot-on in terms of where this ballyhooed episode succeeded and failed. Great podcast ep from @trekpolitics.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
