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Lauren

@oglauren.bsky.social

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Judgemental as fuck. But also sleepy. I have lots of ideas. I should be writing right now, but reading feels more productive.

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Lauren @oglauren.bsky.social · May 27

Speaking of enjoying to learn and taking initiative: If you wanna read the books #they are taking out of print, check out the Digital Public Library of America. #BookBurning #BannedBooks

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Digital Public Library of America

The Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 2h

After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet

The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter

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Shen Comix @shenanigansen.bsky.social · 2h

Panel 1: Shen is stoically holding up a sign with his right hand that says "W O R C E S T E R" on it.

Panel 2: A man clearly from Boston, in a black Red Sox cap and Bruins jersey and holding a Market Basket bag slung over his shoulder, says "WOOSTER!" Under the cap, he has messy brown hair, and is smiling innocently.

Panel 3: Shen, still stoic, now holds up a picture of a rooster with both hands.

Panel 4: The man from Boston smile lights up, sparkles in his eyes, and says "ROOCHESTER!!!"

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2h

Mike Davis clerked for Neil Gorsuch, worked in DOJ and on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Now he is an election denier troll who peddles conspiracies on Steve Bannon's show.

So, of course, all of that makes him a close ally of the Trump regime.

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Lauren @oglauren.bsky.social · 2h

Black church going Boomers loved Rush and O'Reilly in the late 80s and early 90s. They were and still are repeating most of the same talking points.

Reagan and Limbaugh were extremely racist, but that's because they're untalented whites. They were raised that way, in mediocrity.

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ICE TEA @immaculateice.bsky.social · 19h

I don't think the genre is dead and I think Maroon 5 went pop to survive. Fall Out Boy and Paramore essentially have done the same

dolemite ptolemy @bazluken.blacksky.app · 19h

i credit maroon 5 for killing adult alternative because after they dropped harder to breathe, bands like this no longer needed to pretend to be subversive to be successful. you could have a 5-6 piece band and still just go full pop

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Lauren @oglauren.bsky.social · 2h

Those lists are always garbage

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dolemite ptolemy @bazluken.blacksky.app · 19h

lol i spent a good bit wracking my brain trying to think of a band that has a 90's adult alt sound that far into the 00's and there you go! i think these days they say it's "post grunge" but yeah it's the same sound. it's history and semantics at this point, where i'd argue that they're revivalist--

ICE TEA @immaculateice.bsky.social · 19h

I don't mean they're all from the same genre, just examples of long tenured bands eventually adopting pop sounds at some point. I see what you mean about adult alt being related to grunge, but I'm curious where you think Daughtry falls genre wise? I would label him as adult alt lowkey

dolemite ptolemy @bazluken.blacksky.app · 19h

i can see where you're coming from, i just think adult alternative was a moment that could only exist in the grunge era of alternative. i wouldn't consider the post-emo and garage revival alt bands like fall out boy and paramore "adult." a lack of maturity is kinda what characterizes their era

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12h

NEW: In federal court Thursday, some information about Texas’ secretive redistricting process started to come into focus as Republican leadership took the stand.

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

New Details Emerge in Federal Court About Texas’ Secretive Redistricting Map

Read more here.

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Lauren @oglauren.bsky.social · 13h

Information on the digital rollout. Hoping you can later alter the permissions low

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Cubic and MTA OMNY Rollout Complete Across All 472 New York City Subway Stations

OMNY enables seamless payment and travel for New Yorkers; the system has now exceeded more than 30 million taps Cubic Corporation (NYSE:CUB) today announced its Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) bus...

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Lauren @oglauren.bsky.social · 15h

Wonder

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 1d

16. What childhood feeling do you miss the most?

Lauren @oglauren.bsky.social · 15h

Pretty clutch. Everyone was really sweet and my family and friends were always very close by, so it was super easy to see each other. And I know everyone says this, but we really did have the best television shows and toys and childhoods. Our things were influenced by both cocaine and innovation 🤣

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 1d

14. What was your childhood like?

Lauren @oglauren.bsky.social · 15h

The freedom and the fact that I didn't need money.

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 1d

13. What is something from childhood you didn't appreciate until you became an adult?

Lauren @oglauren.bsky.social · 15h

Establishing and maintaining flexibility

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 1d

12. What was easier in childhood but difficult as you get older?

Lauren @oglauren.bsky.social · 15h

Being spoken to and followed around neighborhood stores by grown men as a toddler (my mother was usually one aisle away and was always trying to beat someone's ass for coming near me)

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 1d

11. What was the first event that disproved your childhood belief that the world is a safe place?

Lauren @oglauren.bsky.social · 16h

Walking to and from my pre-k school with my dad every day. On our way to Ocean Parkway, we would see the conductor who worked for the MTA. She was so nice. 🥰 On the way back, sometimes, we would stop at the nursery and buy bulbs so we could plant tulips and perennials in the front and backyard.

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 1d

10. What is your favorite childhood memory?

Lauren @oglauren.bsky.social · 16h

More foolishness from these people

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Hegseth’s firing of Navy official compounds ‘culture of fear’ inside Pentagon

“It’s better just to keep your head down,” said one senior defense official.

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AMERICA, A DRAMEDY @kialovesbi.bsky.social · 16h

NY AG Letitia James responds to TRUMP'S bullshit ass indictment.
#BlackSky

NY AG Letitia James responds to Trump indictment

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Juicy Fruit aka I Am Abundant AF @iamabundantaf.blacksky.app · 16h

Um, I’m confused as to why you aren’t using DuckDuckGo for those kinds of activities 🫣

I never utilize that browser in any other circumstances

Monie Love @scaryspicee.blacksky.app · 17h

When you open Safari in public and xvideos pops up 😩😩😩😩

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Lauren @oglauren.bsky.social · 16h

That's insane. What

Lauren @oglauren.bsky.social · 16h

It is a fact that if your parents did not read Goodnight Moon to you, they did not love you. That is literally the yardstick to use in order to quantify their love for you.

My apologies if this is how you're learning that fact, but I do not make the rules.

In the Night Kitchen by fellow brooklynite Maurice Sendak

And to Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss

Hands down my favorite doctor seuss book

Lauren @oglauren.bsky.social · 16h

You do know that most of the people on the planet who are circumcised, are not Jewish, right? Conservative christians wanted to cut boys' penises because they thought it would keep them from touching themselves. They mutilated you because they wanted you to stop masturbating. That's literally it

Lauren @oglauren.bsky.social · 16h

The babbling is incoherent, but circumcision is mutilation, and you shouldn't do it. It is unethical, has no practical reasoning behind it, and it makes people who have penises less likely to wear a condom due to decreased sensitivity.

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Michelle @mitchiechel.blacksky.app · 17h

I finished one of the most beautiful ARCs last night. The cover grabbed me. Imma read everything this author has now. Look at this!!

📖: The Leaving Room by Amber McBride #blackbooksky 📚

Book cover for The Leaving Room by Amber McBride. The cover features a black girl colored in blue with dark blue braids fashioned in a bun. The background is reminiscent of Starry Night. In the foreground, there are red, yellow, and orange flowers. She's looking up to the sky.

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Lauren @oglauren.bsky.social · 16h

a cartoon of homer simpson standing in a grassy yard

ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson standing in a grassy yard

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Lauren @oglauren.bsky.social · 16h

I own Be Cool, The Descent, Mr & Mrs Smith, Spiderman 2 & another movie on DVD.

But VHS? My family used to buy everything for me bc they wanted me to desperately stop watching horror movies, 101 Dalmatians, & The Little Mermaid every two minutes. Have everything from Ren & Stimpy to Amores Perros

Thee Spooky BlackSky👨🏾‍🍳 @xavierbeloved.blacksky.app · 17h

Do you have a movie on DVD/VHS?