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Laura in NC

@lebrooks.bsky.social

3.2K followers 5.2K following 110 posts

Programmer for 40 years (gulp), mom of 2 adult kiddos. No fur babies at the moment but waiting for the UCDS to deliver. Progressive sad and scared for this country. Don't really do DMs.

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Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Jul 26

There are wayyyy too many _o_er words

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Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Jul 22

A steaming pile of feces would be a better president than Trump, so... yeah. She would have been amazing.

Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Jul 12

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Saved my streak by the skin of my teeth. #100

Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Jul 9

So beautiful! Looks like he's saying "what are you doing out so early?"

Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Jul 6

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Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Jul 6

My Bandit, RIP 2005

Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Jun 23

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Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Jun 16

At least you can pay out of pocket - looks like in the USA you won't be able to get one at all unless you're >= 65 or your doc says you need it. 😡 I'm 61 and I WANT MY F*ING COVID SHOT.

Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Jun 16

what a fucking embarassment

Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Jun 15

The cities are blue, especially Durham, Chapel Hill and Asheville. Raleigh and Charlotte also, though a bit more corporate. Other blue areas too but venture too far into the countryside and it’s all red 😟

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Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Jun 15

That’s awesome but it doesn’t begin to convey the size of the crowd! It started by the bull and there were too many to fit. Eventually formed a march to Central Park and it just went on forever!

Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Jun 14

Was it awesome? Live in CH but went to Durham today - it was huge!

Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Jun 14

A few more! #noKing

Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Jun 14

Durham No Kings protest was off the charts

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Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Apr 20

Umbrella with each panel a different protest sentiment

cartoon KKK figures with the middle one orange wearing a red tie.

Honk if you never drunk-texted war plans

Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Mar 27

🎱 Signs point to YES

Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Mar 5

OK, thanks for the laugh - could really use it tonight. 🔥🐻😆

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Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Mar 1

I am cat-sitting my grandkitties right now in my daughter’s apartment. Good times 😻 #cats #caturday

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Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Feb 23

Happy #caturday from Cleo and Ginny

Tortoiseshell cat with her arm around a gray tabby kitten

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Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Feb 23

Never, because it has to come from his cabinet, and he only picks toadies. 😞

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Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Feb 18

He isn't wrong. This was a foster I had named Mica - we always joked that he knew he was out of our league.

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Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Feb 15

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a mirror .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a mirror .

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Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Feb 14

One example? Headline: Oversight Overhaul. I was screaming IT’S NOT AN OVERHAUL, IT’S AN EXECUTION 🤬🤬🤬🤬

Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Feb 14

I’m visiting my 87yo mom (D) and we tried watching the news. I let loose about 20 F 💣s in about 20 seconds and just had to apologize and turn it off.

Laura in NC @lebrooks.bsky.social · Feb 12

I watched about 20 seconds of this on the nightly news and release about 10 F-bombs in front of my 87-year-old Mom. 😆Luckily she's pretty laid back. Had to finally mute the TV in order to mute myself.