Laura Norton-Cruz, LMSW, CLC
@lauritadianita.bsky.social
I ✍️ about AK politics, health equity, feminism, advocacy 4 kids, documentary films, 🎨, 🎶, 🥘,🌱 , ADHD, synesthesia. Social worker, public health professional, & lactation counselor raising Alaskan-🇨🇴 kids on Dena’ina ełnena. www.lauranortoncruzconsulting.com
Reposted by Laura Norton-Cruz, LMSW, CLC
Jeffery Hildebrand owns Hilcorp the largest private oil company in the USA. His estimated net worth is $13 billion. He pays no taxes to Alaska but gets subsidies.
There’s only one gubernatorial candidate who wants to tax S Corporations like Hilcorp. That candidate is Tom Begich. #TaxTheRich #akleg
There’s only one gubernatorial candidate who wants to tax S Corporations like Hilcorp. That candidate is Tom Begich. #TaxTheRich #akleg
December 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Jeffery Hildebrand owns Hilcorp the largest private oil company in the USA. His estimated net worth is $13 billion. He pays no taxes to Alaska but gets subsidies.
There’s only one gubernatorial candidate who wants to tax S Corporations like Hilcorp. That candidate is Tom Begich. #TaxTheRich #akleg
There’s only one gubernatorial candidate who wants to tax S Corporations like Hilcorp. That candidate is Tom Begich. #TaxTheRich #akleg
I think this is a relatively unpopular position, but invisibilized labor is 1 of the reasons why, as a single mom, I’ve always tried to involve my kids in making Christmas happen to a degree appropriate for their development. I’ve never told them that Santa is real; just people being kind to others.
December 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I think this is a relatively unpopular position, but invisibilized labor is 1 of the reasons why, as a single mom, I’ve always tried to involve my kids in making Christmas happen to a degree appropriate for their development. I’ve never told them that Santa is real; just people being kind to others.
What happened to this boy is the kind of violence Dunleavy has agreed to unleash upon Alaskan children & families. This is the kind of moral injury Gov Dunleavy has chosen to allow the federal govt to impose on our Alaska Guard members. #akleg #AlaskaSky what we doin?
www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
December 3, 2025 at 4:14 AM
What happened to this boy is the kind of violence Dunleavy has agreed to unleash upon Alaskan children & families. This is the kind of moral injury Gov Dunleavy has chosen to allow the federal govt to impose on our Alaska Guard members. #akleg #AlaskaSky what we doin?
www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
I am purposefully counteracting my doom-posting and doom-scrolling with joyful little things and experiences that have brightened my life lately.
I love winter, good people, snow, lights, animals, art, culture. I feel so blessed by the beauty & kindness & strength around me daily.
I love winter, good people, snow, lights, animals, art, culture. I feel so blessed by the beauty & kindness & strength around me daily.
December 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I am purposefully counteracting my doom-posting and doom-scrolling with joyful little things and experiences that have brightened my life lately.
I love winter, good people, snow, lights, animals, art, culture. I feel so blessed by the beauty & kindness & strength around me daily.
I love winter, good people, snow, lights, animals, art, culture. I feel so blessed by the beauty & kindness & strength around me daily.
In addition to showing many of the problems in corporate & access media, this Nuzzi-Lizza-RFK Jr. drama is reinforcing what Caroline Kennedy *tried to warn us about* before the election but not enough people listened to:
that her cousin RFK Jr. IS A PREDATOR.
Abusive, inhumane, manipulative.
that her cousin RFK Jr. IS A PREDATOR.
Abusive, inhumane, manipulative.
December 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
In addition to showing many of the problems in corporate & access media, this Nuzzi-Lizza-RFK Jr. drama is reinforcing what Caroline Kennedy *tried to warn us about* before the election but not enough people listened to:
that her cousin RFK Jr. IS A PREDATOR.
Abusive, inhumane, manipulative.
that her cousin RFK Jr. IS A PREDATOR.
Abusive, inhumane, manipulative.
I’m not trying to be all see-I-told-you-so but this was my #1 biggest concern as soon as Trump took office:
That he’d would order military to do illegal & horrific things & we needed veterans groups or former military lawyers to organize the currently enlisted/commissioned to know how to say no.
That he’d would order military to do illegal & horrific things & we needed veterans groups or former military lawyers to organize the currently enlisted/commissioned to know how to say no.
Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.
December 2, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I’m not trying to be all see-I-told-you-so but this was my #1 biggest concern as soon as Trump took office:
That he’d would order military to do illegal & horrific things & we needed veterans groups or former military lawyers to organize the currently enlisted/commissioned to know how to say no.
That he’d would order military to do illegal & horrific things & we needed veterans groups or former military lawyers to organize the currently enlisted/commissioned to know how to say no.
Q: of the professional headshots I have, this is my personal favorite/the most flattering, but my daughter says it looks like I’m giving side-eye & the web designer says direct eye contact builds more trust, & this one isn’t direct eye contact.
So, Q: what *is* the vibe here?
So, Q: what *is* the vibe here?
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Q: of the professional headshots I have, this is my personal favorite/the most flattering, but my daughter says it looks like I’m giving side-eye & the web designer says direct eye contact builds more trust, & this one isn’t direct eye contact.
So, Q: what *is* the vibe here?
So, Q: what *is* the vibe here?
A timely thread on how the myth of Thanksgiving came to be promulgated, what the real history is, & some resources for offering a better education on the topic to kids.
I celebrate the day w/ family & food & I endeavor to teach my kids the real history & to critically understand the myths.
I celebrate the day w/ family & food & I endeavor to teach my kids the real history & to critically understand the myths.
Did you know that schools are in large part where the Thanksgiving myth was born? Alarmed by what your kid learned about Thanksgiving at school? You are not alone. After a wave of immigration in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Americans grew increasingly worried that their...🧵
November 30, 2025 at 7:12 AM
A timely thread on how the myth of Thanksgiving came to be promulgated, what the real history is, & some resources for offering a better education on the topic to kids.
I celebrate the day w/ family & food & I endeavor to teach my kids the real history & to critically understand the myths.
I celebrate the day w/ family & food & I endeavor to teach my kids the real history & to critically understand the myths.
This is a great summary of what makes Zohran Mamdani’s platform, approach, and win effective and why it should offer us a blueprint for Dems moving forward. Why we *must* shift away from a centrism that throws vulnerable groups under the bus & away from oligarchy.
“everyone is included, but here’s what we’re going to DO for you” is very different than “everyone is included but I’m going to defer to bankers and tech lords on policy that screws you”
November 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This is a great summary of what makes Zohran Mamdani’s platform, approach, and win effective and why it should offer us a blueprint for Dems moving forward. Why we *must* shift away from a centrism that throws vulnerable groups under the bus & away from oligarchy.
Introduce yourself w/ 5 concerts you’ve been to:
Carla Morrison, 2023
Fugazi, 1995
Nappy Roots/Petey Pablo/Ying Yang Twins, 2025
Lila Downs, 2008
The Detroit Cobras, 2003
Wait but bonus: New Kids On The Block, 1989 😂, w/ my mom of course bc I was in 1st grade
Carla Morrison, 2023
Fugazi, 1995
Nappy Roots/Petey Pablo/Ying Yang Twins, 2025
Lila Downs, 2008
The Detroit Cobras, 2003
Wait but bonus: New Kids On The Block, 1989 😂, w/ my mom of course bc I was in 1st grade
OK, it popped up in my feed again, so here’s five more…
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen (part deux):
Storm Large
Rage Against the Machine
OK Go
Rolling Stones
John Prine
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen (part deux):
Storm Large
Rage Against the Machine
OK Go
Rolling Stones
John Prine
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Introduce yourself w/ 5 concerts you’ve been to:
Carla Morrison, 2023
Fugazi, 1995
Nappy Roots/Petey Pablo/Ying Yang Twins, 2025
Lila Downs, 2008
The Detroit Cobras, 2003
Wait but bonus: New Kids On The Block, 1989 😂, w/ my mom of course bc I was in 1st grade
Carla Morrison, 2023
Fugazi, 1995
Nappy Roots/Petey Pablo/Ying Yang Twins, 2025
Lila Downs, 2008
The Detroit Cobras, 2003
Wait but bonus: New Kids On The Block, 1989 😂, w/ my mom of course bc I was in 1st grade
Meeting my parents’ new kitten, a stray rescued from the woods along with her littermates who, understandably, is a little skittish with people, was the holiday highlight for me.
November 28, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Meeting my parents’ new kitten, a stray rescued from the woods along with her littermates who, understandably, is a little skittish with people, was the holiday highlight for me.
Reposted by Laura Norton-Cruz, LMSW, CLC
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
This is the first time I’ve seen a survey that you can fill out to tell the USGS how you felt the earthquake and what happened in the location you were at. Seems helpful.
November 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This is the first time I’ve seen a survey that you can fill out to tell the USGS how you felt the earthquake and what happened in the location you were at. Seems helpful.
Whoa, that felt like the 2018 earthquake. 😳
November 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Whoa, that felt like the 2018 earthquake. 😳
Every once in a while, I paint or draw, and it feels like a reset to my brain. This used to be such a huge and daily part of my life before kids, and I miss it.
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Every once in a while, I paint or draw, and it feels like a reset to my brain. This used to be such a huge and daily part of my life before kids, and I miss it.
This makes me wonder about the frequency of something I’ve been afraid of since this admin took over, which is white people or citizens using racist ICE practices to harm their immigrant co-parents & gain custody. 😢
ICE arrested the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, and the comment from her brother makes it hard not to wonder if the woman was intentionally targeted.
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This makes me wonder about the frequency of something I’ve been afraid of since this admin took over, which is white people or citizens using racist ICE practices to harm their immigrant co-parents & gain custody. 😢
It must be so exhausting to live that way.
I try every day to tell my son that those rules he’s implicitly picking up on at school are all made up & imprisoning, & that he’s allowed to be a boy however he wants. It’s like swimming against a riptide of messaging & pressure.
I try every day to tell my son that those rules he’s implicitly picking up on at school are all made up & imprisoning, & that he’s allowed to be a boy however he wants. It’s like swimming against a riptide of messaging & pressure.
I have often seen masculinity, conventional version, as a constant renunciation, in return for corrosive power. All the things you're not allowed to like, enjoy, do, say, wear, but (metaphorically speaking) this straitjacket comes with a gun.
November 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It must be so exhausting to live that way.
I try every day to tell my son that those rules he’s implicitly picking up on at school are all made up & imprisoning, & that he’s allowed to be a boy however he wants. It’s like swimming against a riptide of messaging & pressure.
I try every day to tell my son that those rules he’s implicitly picking up on at school are all made up & imprisoning, & that he’s allowed to be a boy however he wants. It’s like swimming against a riptide of messaging & pressure.
What do u think of the practice of disengaging from friendships & not telling the friend why, even when they ask? Saying “oh no I’m not mad it’s all good” but then never reaching out or responding to texts about hanging out? I can see doing that w/ someone you think would retaliate, but otherwise?
November 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM
What do u think of the practice of disengaging from friendships & not telling the friend why, even when they ask? Saying “oh no I’m not mad it’s all good” but then never reaching out or responding to texts about hanging out? I can see doing that w/ someone you think would retaliate, but otherwise?
To prevent this kind of tragedy:
*get a Tdap 💉during the 3rd trimester of every pregnancy
*vaccinate babies on AAP-recommended schedule
*ALL adults need TDap boosters every 10 years minimum (5 is better bc the pertussis part of 💉can wane sooner)
h/t @ashtonpittman.bsky.social
*get a Tdap 💉during the 3rd trimester of every pregnancy
*vaccinate babies on AAP-recommended schedule
*ALL adults need TDap boosters every 10 years minimum (5 is better bc the pertussis part of 💉can wane sooner)
h/t @ashtonpittman.bsky.social
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
To prevent this kind of tragedy:
*get a Tdap 💉during the 3rd trimester of every pregnancy
*vaccinate babies on AAP-recommended schedule
*ALL adults need TDap boosters every 10 years minimum (5 is better bc the pertussis part of 💉can wane sooner)
h/t @ashtonpittman.bsky.social
*get a Tdap 💉during the 3rd trimester of every pregnancy
*vaccinate babies on AAP-recommended schedule
*ALL adults need TDap boosters every 10 years minimum (5 is better bc the pertussis part of 💉can wane sooner)
h/t @ashtonpittman.bsky.social
"As adults, we have to be willing to upset the apple cart & attend to what young people share w/ us & create real cultures & systems of accountability in order to keep them safe and model safety."
My 2nd article for @mississippifreepress.org, & a very time-sensitive one about standing w/ youth.
My 2nd article for @mississippifreepress.org, & a very time-sensitive one about standing w/ youth.
OPINION: "I believe we all have a role and can build on this moment in politics and news to prepare and empower the young people in our lives and create greater safety for them," Laura Norton-Cruz writes.
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Opinion | Raising Teens in the Era of the Epstein Files
Laura Norton-Cruz writes about why it’s important for adults to engage teenagers on sensitive topics and create safe spaces for discussion.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"As adults, we have to be willing to upset the apple cart & attend to what young people share w/ us & create real cultures & systems of accountability in order to keep them safe and model safety."
My 2nd article for @mississippifreepress.org, & a very time-sensitive one about standing w/ youth.
My 2nd article for @mississippifreepress.org, & a very time-sensitive one about standing w/ youth.
I am super excited to see this animated short by @joeytainment.bsky.social w/ @gingela.bsky.social at the Anchorage International Film Festival! And I'm heartbroken to be out of town for @princessdaazhraii.bsky.social's "Two Old Women" at the fest but y'all should go. anchoragefilmfestival.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I am super excited to see this animated short by @joeytainment.bsky.social w/ @gingela.bsky.social at the Anchorage International Film Festival! And I'm heartbroken to be out of town for @princessdaazhraii.bsky.social's "Two Old Women" at the fest but y'all should go. anchoragefilmfestival.org
I feel nervous emailing legislators as a group but I sure hope it gets some of #akleg to come watch "ILP" at the Anch Int'l Film Festival on Dec 7th at 10:30 am @ Anchorage Museum (& then support SB178 so we can serve AK's youngest & most vulnerable residents)! www.goelevent.com/AIFF/e/Short...
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I feel nervous emailing legislators as a group but I sure hope it gets some of #akleg to come watch "ILP" at the Anch Int'l Film Festival on Dec 7th at 10:30 am @ Anchorage Museum (& then support SB178 so we can serve AK's youngest & most vulnerable residents)! www.goelevent.com/AIFF/e/Short...
I went to a gun shop alone for the 1st time ever, & while dressed up & made up bc I was coming from mtgs. I was there getting a hunting rifle. (I'm a progressive who's learning to hunt bc it's an eco sustainable & healthy way to get protein.)
Anyway, it was comical how the men working there behaved
Anyway, it was comical how the men working there behaved
a cartoon of a wolf and a dog sitting at a table with the words `` hot mamma '' .
Alt: a cartoon of a wolf and a dog sitting at a table with the words `` hot mamma '' and the wolf's tongue falling out of his mouth, with the dog rolling it up and putting it back in.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I went to a gun shop alone for the 1st time ever, & while dressed up & made up bc I was coming from mtgs. I was there getting a hunting rifle. (I'm a progressive who's learning to hunt bc it's an eco sustainable & healthy way to get protein.)
Anyway, it was comical how the men working there behaved
Anyway, it was comical how the men working there behaved
My daily reminder to myself amidst all the chaos that I am lucky to live in beautiful Alaska, lucky to live in the diverse city of Anchorage on the traditional Dena’ina lands of Dgheyay Kaq, lucky to have children & parents & friends & community & health.
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
My daily reminder to myself amidst all the chaos that I am lucky to live in beautiful Alaska, lucky to live in the diverse city of Anchorage on the traditional Dena’ina lands of Dgheyay Kaq, lucky to have children & parents & friends & community & health.
Absolutely. Change takes numbers. It takes massive waves of courage, of people acting in solidarity to back each other up.
And this is the chance for the “Maverick” Republicans to distinguish themselves too as being anti-shooting protestors/pro first ammendment/pro-UCMJ.
And this is the chance for the “Maverick” Republicans to distinguish themselves too as being anti-shooting protestors/pro first ammendment/pro-UCMJ.
Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Absolutely. Change takes numbers. It takes massive waves of courage, of people acting in solidarity to back each other up.
And this is the chance for the “Maverick” Republicans to distinguish themselves too as being anti-shooting protestors/pro first ammendment/pro-UCMJ.
And this is the chance for the “Maverick” Republicans to distinguish themselves too as being anti-shooting protestors/pro first ammendment/pro-UCMJ.