Lauren W.
@livewildly.bsky.social
Melting pot of loves including: musical theater, books, systems thinking, gardening badly, ttrpgs, and religious trauma
Per my therapist: Master of Resigned Determination
she/they
Per my therapist: Master of Resigned Determination
she/they
If you have one, singular billion dollars you have more than enough money for your entire life.
The poorest person on this list has $135 billion dollars that they will never need.
Wealth is psychosis.
The poorest person on this list has $135 billion dollars that they will never need.
Wealth is psychosis.
February 17, 2026 at 12:29 AM
If you have one, singular billion dollars you have more than enough money for your entire life.
The poorest person on this list has $135 billion dollars that they will never need.
Wealth is psychosis.
The poorest person on this list has $135 billion dollars that they will never need.
Wealth is psychosis.
This is the right way to be an elected official.
Sen. Lisa Wellman: points out her Mercer Island district would have the largest number of people paying the Millionaires Tax, but, "kids in every district deserve great education, today I'm choosing to stand up for them and fund quality education."
She ends with "I'm voting YES on this bill"
She ends with "I'm voting YES on this bill"
February 16, 2026 at 11:49 PM
This is the right way to be an elected official.
Aging is going back to physical therapy because something new hurts and telling yourself that it applies to your deductible.
February 16, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Aging is going back to physical therapy because something new hurts and telling yourself that it applies to your deductible.
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I'm at their second benefit show right now. (They just opened their 3rd set with "American Idiot.) These white suburban parents are wearing t-shirts with slogans like "RADICALIZED BY BASIC HUMAN DECENCY" and "NO ONE IS ILLEGAL ON STOLEN LAND BUILT BY STOLEN HANDS." (4/?)
February 16, 2026 at 4:28 AM
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Welp, I liked the house. Quite a lot.
Damn it.
Damn it.
The problem with periodically looking at home listings is sometimes your husband comes home from work
and the first thing he hears is "there's a great house close to here – we should move"
and he agrees to go the open house tomorrow
and you get pre-approved for a mortgage
all in 2 hours.
and the first thing he hears is "there's a great house close to here – we should move"
and he agrees to go the open house tomorrow
and you get pre-approved for a mortgage
all in 2 hours.
February 16, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Welp, I liked the house. Quite a lot.
Damn it.
Damn it.
There hasn't been nearly enough Cybertruck hate lately but it's still deeply deserved.
February 15, 2026 at 9:49 PM
There hasn't been nearly enough Cybertruck hate lately but it's still deeply deserved.
Seattle folks! I've got two tickets for Here There are Blueberries at Seattle Rep today. My hip pain means I can't go – anyone want them? Show starts at 2pm.
February 15, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Seattle folks! I've got two tickets for Here There are Blueberries at Seattle Rep today. My hip pain means I can't go – anyone want them? Show starts at 2pm.
When you can have anything you want nothing has value.
And by weird, I mean they get fixated on weird things.
I think when you have that much money, when you can have, within reason, anything you want, the stakes of life get very *abstracted* for you.
And abstracted can turn into “twisted” very easily.
I think when you have that much money, when you can have, within reason, anything you want, the stakes of life get very *abstracted* for you.
And abstracted can turn into “twisted” very easily.
February 15, 2026 at 7:54 PM
When you can have anything you want nothing has value.
The problem with periodically looking at home listings is sometimes your husband comes home from work
and the first thing he hears is "there's a great house close to here – we should move"
and he agrees to go the open house tomorrow
and you get pre-approved for a mortgage
all in 2 hours.
and the first thing he hears is "there's a great house close to here – we should move"
and he agrees to go the open house tomorrow
and you get pre-approved for a mortgage
all in 2 hours.
February 15, 2026 at 3:42 AM
The problem with periodically looking at home listings is sometimes your husband comes home from work
and the first thing he hears is "there's a great house close to here – we should move"
and he agrees to go the open house tomorrow
and you get pre-approved for a mortgage
all in 2 hours.
and the first thing he hears is "there's a great house close to here – we should move"
and he agrees to go the open house tomorrow
and you get pre-approved for a mortgage
all in 2 hours.
This one, I claim this one.
February 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
This one, I claim this one.
Seems like a normal, grown up home.
[keeps scrolling]
Huh, that's a little's odd.
[scrolls one further]
Oh.
[keeps scrolling]
Huh, that's a little's odd.
[scrolls one further]
Oh.
If anyone's looking for a house in Minnesota, wow do I have one for you
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
February 14, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Seems like a normal, grown up home.
[keeps scrolling]
Huh, that's a little's odd.
[scrolls one further]
Oh.
[keeps scrolling]
Huh, that's a little's odd.
[scrolls one further]
Oh.
Holy shit
You may be having a bad day but at least The Independent didn’t refer to you as the figurehead of the modern literacy crisis.
If I got this review I would simply disappear into a puff of dust.
If I got this review I would simply disappear into a puff of dust.
February 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Holy shit
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I know there are a lot of mutual aid asks coming out of Minneapolis right now, but both of my kids graduated from South High and it would mean a lot to me for people to contribute to this rent fund for my fellow South families. I’ll match the first $1000 if you post receipts. Tiger Pride 🧡🖤
South High gofundme reports they are low on funds w new requests every day: www.gofundme.com/f/support-so...
Donate to Support South High School Families, organized by R S
South High School (Minneapolis, MN) parents are holding a special fundraiser specifically for S… R S needs your support for Support South High School Families
www.gofundme.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I know there are a lot of mutual aid asks coming out of Minneapolis right now, but both of my kids graduated from South High and it would mean a lot to me for people to contribute to this rent fund for my fellow South families. I’ll match the first $1000 if you post receipts. Tiger Pride 🧡🖤
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Hey folks, I know there's a lot of needs out there but my neighbor's wife was taken at her asylum appointment and their lawyer can't find her. This was vetted by a friend whom I trust.
www.gofundme.com/f/dona-para-...
www.gofundme.com/f/dona-para-...
Donate to DONA PARA AYUDAR ESTA FAMILA, organized by lusiano guasco
HI my name is Luciano I am creating this gofundme. because on Tuesday my wife had an appo… lusiano guasco needs your support for DONA PARA AYUDAR ESTA FAMILA
www.gofundme.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Hey folks, I know there's a lot of needs out there but my neighbor's wife was taken at her asylum appointment and their lawyer can't find her. This was vetted by a friend whom I trust.
www.gofundme.com/f/dona-para-...
www.gofundme.com/f/dona-para-...
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This rhetoric about no one needing to be heroic or think of themselves as special or w/e is just a psyop at this point.
We are the ones alive at the most critical inflection point of human history. You goddamn right we are special. We are fighting villains so we better start acting like heroes.
We are the ones alive at the most critical inflection point of human history. You goddamn right we are special. We are fighting villains so we better start acting like heroes.
February 13, 2026 at 10:52 PM
This rhetoric about no one needing to be heroic or think of themselves as special or w/e is just a psyop at this point.
We are the ones alive at the most critical inflection point of human history. You goddamn right we are special. We are fighting villains so we better start acting like heroes.
We are the ones alive at the most critical inflection point of human history. You goddamn right we are special. We are fighting villains so we better start acting like heroes.
I want to live in my life. I don't want to ask a computer to live my life for me.
"why don't you just use AI to do that?"
idk, man, for the same reason I wouldn't drive my car one block to pick up the mail?
idk, man, for the same reason I wouldn't drive my car one block to pick up the mail?
February 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I want to live in my life. I don't want to ask a computer to live my life for me.
Dreamed I was going into space for some kind of Armageddon mission. The morning we launched I realized I had forgotten to tell my clients that I would be gone for awhile.
February 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Dreamed I was going into space for some kind of Armageddon mission. The morning we launched I realized I had forgotten to tell my clients that I would be gone for awhile.
There is no hell hot enough.
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 2:21 AM
There is no hell hot enough.
I know I'm the 6,322nd to ask this but I've never seen an answer:
What the hell is Trump's problem with windmills?
What the hell is Trump's problem with windmills?
Don-ald Quixote over here.
*TRUMP: FIGHTING HARD TO MAKE SURE WINDMILLS DON'T GET BUILT
*TRUMP: FIGHTING HARD TO MAKE SURE WINDMILLS DON'T GET BUILT
February 12, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I know I'm the 6,322nd to ask this but I've never seen an answer:
What the hell is Trump's problem with windmills?
What the hell is Trump's problem with windmills?
Our anxious dog learned that he can open the back door and let himself into the house.
He also learned that he will be in trouble for doing so.
This morning he opened the back door and laid down outside it, waiting for permission to come inside.
He also learned that he will be in trouble for doing so.
This morning he opened the back door and laid down outside it, waiting for permission to come inside.
February 12, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Our anxious dog learned that he can open the back door and let himself into the house.
He also learned that he will be in trouble for doing so.
This morning he opened the back door and laid down outside it, waiting for permission to come inside.
He also learned that he will be in trouble for doing so.
This morning he opened the back door and laid down outside it, waiting for permission to come inside.
Roughly 1/4 of Seattle Public School students weren't in school today. I'm glad they got this moment.
February 12, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Roughly 1/4 of Seattle Public School students weren't in school today. I'm glad they got this moment.
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But I will be that annoying person to remind folks that talking about the tech itself is a red herring. There is something happening here. But it is cultural. We're under assault by people who are actively working to devalue human jobs.
bsky.app/profile/polo...
bsky.app/profile/polo...
The current trajectory of deploying LLM tech absolutely constitutes a direct assault on human labor. I understand that and I'm not ignoring it. I will say that I think focusing on the tech as a way to push back is not a winning strategy. The tech is not doing this. Humans are.
This is a route to destroy unions of public school workers, increase class sizes, make small classes a luxery, and ultimately mandate teachers use Ai "efficiently" enough to justify the additional labor.
February 12, 2026 at 1:19 AM
But I will be that annoying person to remind folks that talking about the tech itself is a red herring. There is something happening here. But it is cultural. We're under assault by people who are actively working to devalue human jobs.
bsky.app/profile/polo...
bsky.app/profile/polo...
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$900/$1200 and I am going to bed
i’ll leave this up. maybe you guys will accidentally pay someone else’s rent too. we have six families on our list right now.
i’ll leave this up. maybe you guys will accidentally pay someone else’s rent too. we have six families on our list right now.
February 12, 2026 at 4:08 AM
$900/$1200 and I am going to bed
i’ll leave this up. maybe you guys will accidentally pay someone else’s rent too. we have six families on our list right now.
i’ll leave this up. maybe you guys will accidentally pay someone else’s rent too. we have six families on our list right now.
100% agree. This has always been true of the wealthy/power class, but COVID amplified it exponentially.
February 11, 2026 at 9:29 PM
100% agree. This has always been true of the wealthy/power class, but COVID amplified it exponentially.
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"Here, finally, is a worthy use of the NIMBY impulse that is so easy to activate for worse reasons." Friends, you can use that. I highly recommend going full Karen for the right reasons.
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:57 AM
"Here, finally, is a worthy use of the NIMBY impulse that is so easy to activate for worse reasons." Friends, you can use that. I highly recommend going full Karen for the right reasons.