Lauren Royal
@laurenroyal.com
NYT & USA Today bestselling historical romance author. I ♡ my family, kittens/cats, games, Oxford commas, Hamilton, and HGTV.
Long Covid ✧ Crohn’s ✧ celiac ✧ gluten-free ✧ ADHD. ✡ She/her
#MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver
#LoveIsLove #TransRightsAreHumanRights
Long Covid ✧ Crohn’s ✧ celiac ✧ gluten-free ✧ ADHD. ✡ She/her
#MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver
#LoveIsLove #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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Lauren Royal
@laurenroyal.com
· Nov 15
Dear Romance Readers: I don’t list Bluesky on my website or anywhere else, and that’s because I’m unmasked here—and by that I don’t mean I’ve stopped wearing N95 masks in public. 😷 What I mean... (1/3)
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FIXED HEADLINE: Grand Jury Process Works As Designed, Thwarting Trump Regime Corruption
Grand jury fails to indict Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to disobey any illegal orders from President Trump. https://cnn.it/4apwQ6u
February 11, 2026 at 3:29 AM
FIXED HEADLINE: Grand Jury Process Works As Designed, Thwarting Trump Regime Corruption
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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Congress making unrealistic requests about the Epstein files. More than four computers - what is this, a computer factory @repsuhas.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Congress making unrealistic requests about the Epstein files. More than four computers - what is this, a computer factory @repsuhas.bsky.social
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
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It is absolutely outrageous that Moderna’s flu vaccine was met with a “refusal-to-file” even after their approved their protocol with FDA and carried out the trial as agreed. This vaccine works better in older adults than the current flu vaccines.
apnews.com/article/mode...
apnews.com/article/mode...
Moderna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology.
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:13 AM
It is absolutely outrageous that Moderna’s flu vaccine was met with a “refusal-to-file” even after their approved their protocol with FDA and carried out the trial as agreed. This vaccine works better in older adults than the current flu vaccines.
apnews.com/article/mode...
apnews.com/article/mode...
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Hey, Propaganda Barbie:
We aren’t moving on from people trafficking 10-year-old children and this administration covering it up.
Ever.
We aren’t moving on from people trafficking 10-year-old children and this administration covering it up.
Ever.
February 10, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Hey, Propaganda Barbie:
We aren’t moving on from people trafficking 10-year-old children and this administration covering it up.
Ever.
We aren’t moving on from people trafficking 10-year-old children and this administration covering it up.
Ever.
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Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
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Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
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People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
February 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
This looks like asking to fall on your face.
Nike's battery-powered footwear system, which propels wearers forward, is part of a broader push to help humans move farther and faster. n.pr/4quIGm5
'E-bike for your feet': How bionic sneakers could change human mobility
Nike's battery-powered footwear system, which propels wearers forward, is part of a broader push to help humans move farther and faster.
n.pr
February 10, 2026 at 10:13 AM
This looks like asking to fall on your face.
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Folks, if you’re here on Bsky (looks like you are), and you also have a Ring camera doorbell, then for the love of [fill in whatever matters most to you here], go rip that muthah outta your wall this instant.
Bc otherwise, you’re about to be a narc for ICE, DHS, CBP, PD; maybe Palantir; who knows?
Bc otherwise, you’re about to be a narc for ICE, DHS, CBP, PD; maybe Palantir; who knows?
Seen the Super Bowl Ring Camera ad?
It’s re: their “Search Party” system. Which they are offering to everyone at absolutely NO cost. My!
(Doesn’t Ring freely send people’s feeds to police and…other agencies?)
But, hey: free! It saves doggos! That’s all it does! Promise!
youtu.be/YzNxj_H7ibU?...
It’s re: their “Search Party” system. Which they are offering to everyone at absolutely NO cost. My!
(Doesn’t Ring freely send people’s feeds to police and…other agencies?)
But, hey: free! It saves doggos! That’s all it does! Promise!
youtu.be/YzNxj_H7ibU?...
Ring Super Bowl Commercial 2026 Dog Search Party Big Game Ad Review
YouTube video by Super Bowl Commercials
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February 8, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Folks, if you’re here on Bsky (looks like you are), and you also have a Ring camera doorbell, then for the love of [fill in whatever matters most to you here], go rip that muthah outta your wall this instant.
Bc otherwise, you’re about to be a narc for ICE, DHS, CBP, PD; maybe Palantir; who knows?
Bc otherwise, you’re about to be a narc for ICE, DHS, CBP, PD; maybe Palantir; who knows?
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Breaking MS NOW:
Some of the Epstein docs the DOJ invited members of Congress to view are STILL redacted, despite promises otherwise.
Raskin says DOJ's reading room has just four computers. It would take seven years to get through the files in the current conditions established by the DOJ.
Some of the Epstein docs the DOJ invited members of Congress to view are STILL redacted, despite promises otherwise.
Raskin says DOJ's reading room has just four computers. It would take seven years to get through the files in the current conditions established by the DOJ.
Lawmakers say some Epstein files remain redacted despite DOJ's pledge
Reps. Jamie Raskin and Jared Moskowitz told reporters key documents retained redactions despite the DOJ's pledge that members of Congress could view the full files.
www.ms.now
February 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Breaking MS NOW:
Some of the Epstein docs the DOJ invited members of Congress to view are STILL redacted, despite promises otherwise.
Raskin says DOJ's reading room has just four computers. It would take seven years to get through the files in the current conditions established by the DOJ.
Some of the Epstein docs the DOJ invited members of Congress to view are STILL redacted, despite promises otherwise.
Raskin says DOJ's reading room has just four computers. It would take seven years to get through the files in the current conditions established by the DOJ.
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🚨
Are people sicker now than in 2019?
Civil servants in England are.
Sickness absence rates have *risen by between 12% to 23% across the age groups*.
Are things getting worse?
It certainly looks like it.
This is exactly what we predicted repeat covid infection would do.
Are people sicker now than in 2019?
Civil servants in England are.
Sickness absence rates have *risen by between 12% to 23% across the age groups*.
Are things getting worse?
It certainly looks like it.
This is exactly what we predicted repeat covid infection would do.
February 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Are people sicker now than in 2019?
Civil servants in England are.
Sickness absence rates have *risen by between 12% to 23% across the age groups*.
Are things getting worse?
It certainly looks like it.
This is exactly what we predicted repeat covid infection would do.
Are people sicker now than in 2019?
Civil servants in England are.
Sickness absence rates have *risen by between 12% to 23% across the age groups*.
Are things getting worse?
It certainly looks like it.
This is exactly what we predicted repeat covid infection would do.
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A @SuperBowl Sunday Fact…
If a football field were a timeline of cosmic history, cavemen to now spans the thickness of a blade of grass in the end zone.
If a football field were a timeline of cosmic history, cavemen to now spans the thickness of a blade of grass in the end zone.
February 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
A @SuperBowl Sunday Fact…
If a football field were a timeline of cosmic history, cavemen to now spans the thickness of a blade of grass in the end zone.
If a football field were a timeline of cosmic history, cavemen to now spans the thickness of a blade of grass in the end zone.
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There's a ChatGPT ad about a family farm where the owner says her family has been doing this for a hundred years and she doesn't want to be the one to screw it up and that's why she's getting advice from ChatGPT and, my God, can you people hear yourselves?
February 8, 2026 at 10:04 PM
There's a ChatGPT ad about a family farm where the owner says her family has been doing this for a hundred years and she doesn't want to be the one to screw it up and that's why she's getting advice from ChatGPT and, my God, can you people hear yourselves?
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Love this history lesson from Dr Jerome Adams (Surgeon General during Trump's first term)
Happy Bad Bunny Day!!
#SuperBowl #BadBunny 🇺🇸🇵🇷🏈🎵
Happy Bad Bunny Day!!
#SuperBowl #BadBunny 🇺🇸🇵🇷🏈🎵
February 8, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Love this history lesson from Dr Jerome Adams (Surgeon General during Trump's first term)
Happy Bad Bunny Day!!
#SuperBowl #BadBunny 🇺🇸🇵🇷🏈🎵
Happy Bad Bunny Day!!
#SuperBowl #BadBunny 🇺🇸🇵🇷🏈🎵
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It amazes me that athletes don't take serious infection precautions - against norovirus, flu, Covid, even regular colds - before the Olympics & similar.
If I dedicated 20-30 years of my life to win in an event decided by 0.01%? I'd be in a biohazard suit for 2 weeks leading up to showtime 😷
If I dedicated 20-30 years of my life to win in an event decided by 0.01%? I'd be in a biohazard suit for 2 weeks leading up to showtime 😷
Olympic hockey teams are being felled by norovirus, you say?
Never a good sign when I get to post this good sign.
Never a good sign when I get to post this good sign.
February 8, 2026 at 10:52 PM
It amazes me that athletes don't take serious infection precautions - against norovirus, flu, Covid, even regular colds - before the Olympics & similar.
If I dedicated 20-30 years of my life to win in an event decided by 0.01%? I'd be in a biohazard suit for 2 weeks leading up to showtime 😷
If I dedicated 20-30 years of my life to win in an event decided by 0.01%? I'd be in a biohazard suit for 2 weeks leading up to showtime 😷
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Around the world, politicians and businessmen are resigning from their positions because of the Epstein Files.
Except in the United States.
Here: Zero shame, zero consequences.
We need resignations, investigations, impeachments, and punishments now. Should have been years ago.
Except in the United States.
Here: Zero shame, zero consequences.
We need resignations, investigations, impeachments, and punishments now. Should have been years ago.
February 8, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Around the world, politicians and businessmen are resigning from their positions because of the Epstein Files.
Except in the United States.
Here: Zero shame, zero consequences.
We need resignations, investigations, impeachments, and punishments now. Should have been years ago.
Except in the United States.
Here: Zero shame, zero consequences.
We need resignations, investigations, impeachments, and punishments now. Should have been years ago.
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🇺🇸...........🔥...........👇
Jeffrey Epstein survivors speak out
#SuperBowl #SuperBowl2026 #SuperBowlXL
"I was 14"
"I was 16"
"I was 16"
"17"
"14"
"There are about a thousand of us"
"It's time to bring the secrets out of the shadows"
"It's time to shine a light into the darkness"
"Release all of the Epstein files"
#SuperBowl #SuperBowl2026 #SuperBowlXL
"I was 14"
"I was 16"
"I was 16"
"17"
"14"
"There are about a thousand of us"
"It's time to bring the secrets out of the shadows"
"It's time to shine a light into the darkness"
"Release all of the Epstein files"
February 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM
🇺🇸...........🔥...........👇
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“I thought Covid was “over.” Everyone told me it was! They proclaimed these the “post-Covid games. “Why are the athletes taking such “extreme” measures if the pandemic is no longer a cause for concern? Didn’t Biden tell us that Covid ended all the way back in 2022? Didn’t we all move on from this?”
"But Covid is over! Why are you wearing a mask?"
To my absolute surprise this week (and surely to most Olympic athletes’ and Covid-minimizers’ dismay), respirators made a return appearance at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
“I thought Covid was “over.” Everyone told me it was! They proclaimed these the “post-Covid games. “Why are the athletes taking such “extreme” measures if the pandemic is no longer a cause for concern? Didn’t Biden tell us that Covid ended all the way back in 2022? Didn’t we all move on from this?”
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It only took them 12 months to build massive concentration camps all over the USA. You’d think there would be more uproar, but no. No one cares unless it’s in their backyard.
February 8, 2026 at 9:42 AM
It only took them 12 months to build massive concentration camps all over the USA. You’d think there would be more uproar, but no. No one cares unless it’s in their backyard.