Laura T
@ltintcky.bsky.social
Suburban Virginian by birth, rural Kentuckian by residence. Gov’t worker, gardener, old house renovator, book fiend, dog & cat & boy mom, Gen X, post-menopausal, tilting leftward with age. Ryan Blaney (#12) and Bubba Wallace (#23) fan during NASCAR season.
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Laura T
@ltintcky.bsky.social
· May 21
The GOP budget bill would cut up to $300 billion from SNAP over the next ten years.
42 million Americans get food assistance from SNAP.
This bill would make people go hungry.
42 million Americans get food assistance from SNAP.
This bill would make people go hungry.
“Like taking food from the mouths of babes,” said the Republican Congressman, flicking crumbs from his $2,000 suit.
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Mornin’.
Spend a minute or so with this little dude.
You’ll be better for it.
No bullshit.
No pretence.
No ego.
No lies.
No violence.
No AI.
No scams.
No sides.
A robin taking a bath.
Pure.
Simple.
Beautiful.
Nature.
Something we can all agree on?
#nature
#robin
#WorldBeeSanctuary
#saturday
Spend a minute or so with this little dude.
You’ll be better for it.
No bullshit.
No pretence.
No ego.
No lies.
No violence.
No AI.
No scams.
No sides.
A robin taking a bath.
Pure.
Simple.
Beautiful.
Nature.
Something we can all agree on?
#nature
#robin
#WorldBeeSanctuary
#saturday
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Mornin’.
Spend a minute or so with this little dude.
You’ll be better for it.
No bullshit.
No pretence.
No ego.
No lies.
No violence.
No AI.
No scams.
No sides.
A robin taking a bath.
Pure.
Simple.
Beautiful.
Nature.
Something we can all agree on?
#nature
#robin
#WorldBeeSanctuary
#saturday
Spend a minute or so with this little dude.
You’ll be better for it.
No bullshit.
No pretence.
No ego.
No lies.
No violence.
No AI.
No scams.
No sides.
A robin taking a bath.
Pure.
Simple.
Beautiful.
Nature.
Something we can all agree on?
#nature
#robin
#WorldBeeSanctuary
#saturday
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If you're looking for a good gift to buy today but you want to fight against the power of Big Tech, try my book about the horrible ideas of the Silicon Valley billionaires and how we can fight back. I'm biased, but I think it's pretty good. The NY Times called it "smart and wonderfully readable."
More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity
AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity
bookshop.org
November 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
If you're looking for a good gift to buy today but you want to fight against the power of Big Tech, try my book about the horrible ideas of the Silicon Valley billionaires and how we can fight back. I'm biased, but I think it's pretty good. The NY Times called it "smart and wonderfully readable."
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The collect for today is lovely 🙏
November 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The collect for today is lovely 🙏
Resurrect fandom_wank for 24 hours in its honor.
September 13, 2026 will be the 20th anniversary, in point of fact. For a brief period of time, my cat Ghlaghghee (pronounced "fluffy") was the most famous cat on the Internet. She took it in stride. One of the great moments of the blog era. We should do something for the anniversary. Suggestions?
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Resurrect fandom_wank for 24 hours in its honor.
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Wage growth among all workers is declining significantly, with low-wage workers hit especially hard.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Wage growth among all workers is declining significantly, with low-wage workers hit especially hard.
www.ft.com/content/cfa6...
www.ft.com/content/cfa6...
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dreaming of an online department store called Back to Basics, full of profoundly dumb TVs and DVD players, DVDs, maybe even mp3 players, 100% cotton tshirts and jeans in a range of sizes, all-cotton linens in sub-400 count, and towels, maybe low-nonsense skincare? idk.
November 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
dreaming of an online department store called Back to Basics, full of profoundly dumb TVs and DVD players, DVDs, maybe even mp3 players, 100% cotton tshirts and jeans in a range of sizes, all-cotton linens in sub-400 count, and towels, maybe low-nonsense skincare? idk.
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
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Just heard that after 27 years on Louisiana’s death row, Chris “Jimmie” Duncan is finally getting out. Not exactly sure when, but I’m told he’ll be home for Thanksgiving.
This is wonderful news.
Here’s my 2009 piece on the forensic fraud that got him convicted:
This is wonderful news.
Here’s my 2009 piece on the forensic fraud that got him convicted:
Forensics Fraud?
Experts say this video shows a doctor manufacturing evidence. So why is a man still on death row?
reason.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Just heard that after 27 years on Louisiana’s death row, Chris “Jimmie” Duncan is finally getting out. Not exactly sure when, but I’m told he’ll be home for Thanksgiving.
This is wonderful news.
Here’s my 2009 piece on the forensic fraud that got him convicted:
This is wonderful news.
Here’s my 2009 piece on the forensic fraud that got him convicted:
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From the NTSB preliminary report on the deadly UPS crash. Engine flying off a wing that bursts into flames just as you're lifting off is not good.
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
From the NTSB preliminary report on the deadly UPS crash. Engine flying off a wing that bursts into flames just as you're lifting off is not good.
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The good news is we don't have to make these trades. Just nominate somebody willing to stand up for everyone. Not just because it's the right thing to do; it's a much more compelling message. It's a *winning* message. Trans people would very much like to beat Republicans; they're telling you how.
November 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The good news is we don't have to make these trades. Just nominate somebody willing to stand up for everyone. Not just because it's the right thing to do; it's a much more compelling message. It's a *winning* message. Trans people would very much like to beat Republicans; they're telling you how.
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Last month marked 3 years that I've covered health policy for the Kentucky Lantern.
As I enter this fourth year, please share your thoughts on my coverage. What do you like to read, and what would you like to see more of?
It's anonymous. Thank you kindly.
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As I enter this fourth year, please share your thoughts on my coverage. What do you like to read, and what would you like to see more of?
It's anonymous. Thank you kindly.
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Kentucky Health Policy reporting feedback form
As I enter my fourth year covering health and health policy for the Kentucky Lantern, I'd like to know what's working for my readers and what's not.
Please share your feedback! -- Sarah Ladd
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November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Last month marked 3 years that I've covered health policy for the Kentucky Lantern.
As I enter this fourth year, please share your thoughts on my coverage. What do you like to read, and what would you like to see more of?
It's anonymous. Thank you kindly.
forms.gle/eeqgpYBfGbvD...
As I enter this fourth year, please share your thoughts on my coverage. What do you like to read, and what would you like to see more of?
It's anonymous. Thank you kindly.
forms.gle/eeqgpYBfGbvD...
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Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, many Kentuckians are choosing to withhold spending from Target, Home Depot and Amazon. These corporations have enabled policies that abandon DEI, allow ICE to target families, and prioritize tax breaks over communities. Collective pressure matters. #WeAintBuyingIt
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, many Kentuckians are choosing to withhold spending from Target, Home Depot and Amazon. These corporations have enabled policies that abandon DEI, allow ICE to target families, and prioritize tax breaks over communities. Collective pressure matters. #WeAintBuyingIt
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weaintbuyingit.com | Let’s make our power and presence known.
We Ain’t Buying It! - Economic Pressure on Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday - We Ain’t Buying It!
We Ain’t Buying It is an economic action and solidarity campaign designed to defend democracy and reclaim community power.
weaintbuyingit.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
weaintbuyingit.com | Let’s make our power and presence known.
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Higher gun ownership rates lead to more gun homicides of pregnant women, new study says.
@nhassanein.bsky.social @stateline.org
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Higher gun ownership rates lead to more gun homicides of pregnant women, new study says • Kentucky Lantern
Homicide rates among pregnant women increase with the rate of firearm ownership, finds a state-by-state study.
kentuckylantern.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Higher gun ownership rates lead to more gun homicides of pregnant women, new study says.
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we are subject to a plague of TRASHY people who absolutely REVEL in wallowing like fatted hogs in their gilded-gold trash-heaps, and by God, I am sick and tired of it
this tawdry Olivia Nuzzi stuff highlights why I’m turning into a small-c conservative with regards to “it is unseemly and shameful for people in positions of power and influence to subject the public to their messy-ass sex nonsense on a constant basis”
November 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
we are subject to a plague of TRASHY people who absolutely REVEL in wallowing like fatted hogs in their gilded-gold trash-heaps, and by God, I am sick and tired of it
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You guys realize that taxing people to pay for services isn't socialism, right? This is just how governments work.
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
You guys realize that taxing people to pay for services isn't socialism, right? This is just how governments work.
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Philadelphia Snack Bars (2001-2005): Mini cheesecakes on a graham cracker crust, topped with a drizzle of icing. Available in Strawberry, Classic Original, White Chocolate Raspberry, and Chocolate Chip
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Philadelphia Snack Bars (2001-2005): Mini cheesecakes on a graham cracker crust, topped with a drizzle of icing. Available in Strawberry, Classic Original, White Chocolate Raspberry, and Chocolate Chip
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Find out more in the new @kypolicy.bsky.social report, produced with the help of @itep.org, here: 8/ kypolicy.org/kentucky-tax...
State and Federal Tax Cuts of the Last Decade Are Giving an Enormous Windfall to the Wealthiest Kentuckians - Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Every year, the state and federal government are giving Kentucky's richest billions in tax breaks at the expense of the rest of us.
kypolicy.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Find out more in the new @kypolicy.bsky.social report, produced with the help of @itep.org, here: 8/ kypolicy.org/kentucky-tax...
Like the proverbial stopped clock, SCOTUS occasionally gets something right.
NEW: Supreme Court declines to hear case on constitutionality of same-sex marriage
Supreme Court declines to hear case on constitutionality of same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court on Monday morning turned down a request from Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky, to reconsider its 2015 decision recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex […]
www.scotusblog.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Like the proverbial stopped clock, SCOTUS occasionally gets something right.
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Oh for the love of
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Oh for the love of
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451