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Laura B
@pixcat.bsky.social
You know me, your average Gen X Feminist trying to keep sane and make the world a better place while being a mother, a wife, a daughter, a working professional, a great friend, a trendsetter, an advocate, a culture snob. You know - a superhero.
Fascinated to watch how this is enforced and impacts youth. Revolution or embrace?
Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban
Australia on Wednesday became the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access in a move welcomed by many parents and child advocates but criticised by major technology com...
www.reuters.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"Are you pretending you're in a video game right now?"
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Celebrate the heros who raise the alarm.
Winner of this week’s Joseph Welch Award
For standing up to tyranny. In honor of attorney Joseph Welch, who represented the U.S. Army in the Army-McCarthy Hearings of June 1954.
robertreich.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Warning, warning!! Keep paying attention and let's not be complacent!
Opinion | Abortion Has Remained Mostly Accessible. That May Soon Change.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The cruelty toward the less fortunate continues.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Shopping when I noticed an elderly woman wearing a sweater with the price tag sticking out. She clearly put it on in the store and was going to shoplift. My rule-follower self was mad and wanted to alert the staff. But then I said fuck the establishment, you shoplift that sweater, girl.
October 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
how can this be allowed?! #thewhitehouseismyhouse
October 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
We have serious crises in the U.S., but don't forget about the starving children around the world including in Somalia. #restoreUSAID
‘You Could Treat a Child for a Few Dollars.’ Now Those Clinics Are Gone.
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
They're returning, but what are they returning to?
Live updates: Palestinians begin returning to Gaza's north as Israel says ceasefire now in effect
Hamas now has 72 hours to release the hostages under the terms of the agreement approved by Israel overnight.
www.bbc.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Excellent article about declining food banks. Food insecurity is an issue close to my heart.
In the spring, the Trump administration abruptly cut $500 million from an emergency food assistance program that delivered meat, dairy, eggs and produce to food banks across the country.

Thousands of planned deliveries were canceled without warning.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 5, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Watch your food and drink Comey, Russians like poisons.
Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted on criminal charges stemming from 2020 testimony
Comey faces one count of making false statements and one count of obstruction of justice in connection.
www.npr.org
September 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Pay up, bitch. (Did I just say that out loud?)
Appeals Court Upholds Carroll’s $83 Million Judgment Against Trump
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The ass-kissing continues. Do they really think Trump is so great, or are they just afraid of not being so ultra rich? #itsdisgusting
All the President’s Tech CEOs
At a White House dinner Thursday night, America’s tech executives put on an uncanny display of fealty to Donald Trump.
www.wired.com
September 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The last time I thought about it I like the idea of having a Center for Disease Control. Somehow that seems important. #trustthescience
September 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Reposted by Laura B
More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban.

Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”

(Published July)
A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage
A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.
www.propublica.org
September 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Dear Everyone Over Age 65,
I really envy your ignorance of Rick and Morty's existence. Love, Teen Boy Mom #whydotheyswearsomuch
September 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I finally watched Okja and it was wonderful! What took me so long?! Bong Joon Ho really is one of my favorite filmmakers. #somanymoviessolittletime
August 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Presidential profits should not be a thing.
How Much Is Trump Profiting Off the Presidency?
A comprehensive estimate of how much Trump and his family are making, from hotel mega-deals to crypto schemes, has been elusive—until now.
www.newyorker.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
This is tomorrow. Take care of your business tonight and the real business happens tomorrow! #nationalstrike
August 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Reposted by Laura B
Parts of the Constitution were erased from the Library of Congress website, including the section featuring the foreign emoluments clause.

The removal was blamed on a "coding error."

Here's a reminder of what the clause says, just in case Congress ever decides to enforce it...
August 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Reposted by Laura B
Kennedy Curse Sure Taking Its Sweet Time With RFK Jr.
August 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM