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
Fascinated to watch how this is enforced and impacts youth. Revolution or embrace?
"Are you pretending you're in a video game right now?"
Pastor Jorge Bautista was telling a Border Patrol agent "we come in peace" when the agent fired toxic powder at him, leaving him struggling to breathe.
“No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting,” he says.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
“No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting,” he says.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
"Are you pretending you're in a video game right now?"
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
Celebrate the heros who raise the alarm.
Who is our ally? #standwithukraine
Trump is giving Russia almost everything it wants with his Ukraine peace plan | CNN
Trying the same thing over and over again, without success, is either the definition of insanity or Russian negotiation tactics, depending on your point of view.
www.cnn.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Who is our ally? #standwithukraine
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
Warning, warning!! Keep paying attention and let's not be complacent!
The cruelty toward the less fortunate continues.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The cruelty toward the less fortunate continues.
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
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.
how can this be allowed?! #thewhitehouseismyhouse
The privately funded ballroom will be approximately 90,000 square feet, much larger than the White House itself.
Excavator Tears Into White House East Wing As Trump’s Ballroom Construction Begins (Photos)
The privately funded ballroom will be approximately 90,000 square feet, much larger than the White House itself.
www.forbes.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
how can this be allowed?! #thewhitehouseismyhouse
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
We have serious crises in the U.S., but don't forget about the starving children around the world including in Somalia. #restoreUSAID
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
They're returning, but what are they returning to?
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.
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
Excellent article about declining food banks. Food insecurity is an issue close to my heart.
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
Watch your food and drink Comey, Russians like poisons.
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
Pay up, bitch. (Did I just say that out loud?)
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 ass-kissing continues. Do they really think Trump is so great, or are they just afraid of not being so ultra rich? #itsdisgusting
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
The last time I thought about it I like the idea of having a Center for Disease Control. Somehow that seems important. #trustthescience
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)
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
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)
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)
Dear Everyone Over Age 65,
I really envy your ignorance of Rick and Morty's existence. Love, Teen Boy Mom #whydotheyswearsomuch
I really envy your ignorance of Rick and Morty's existence. Love, Teen Boy Mom #whydotheyswearsomuch
September 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Dear Everyone Over Age 65,
I really envy your ignorance of Rick and Morty's existence. Love, Teen Boy Mom #whydotheyswearsomuch
I really envy your ignorance of Rick and Morty's existence. Love, Teen Boy Mom #whydotheyswearsomuch
Non-profits save the day. At least for now.
Funders commit $36.5 million in emergency grants to save public media
Funders commit $36.5 million in emergency grants to save public media. The coalition of grantmakers includes Pivotal, as well as the John S. and James L Knight, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur, Rob...
philanthropynewsdigest.org
August 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Non-profits save the day. At least for now.
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
I finally watched Okja and it was wonderful! What took me so long?! Bong Joon Ho really is one of my favorite filmmakers. #somanymoviessolittletime
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
Presidential profits should not be a thing.
This is tomorrow. Take care of your business tonight and the real business happens tomorrow! #nationalstrike
August 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This is tomorrow. Take care of your business tonight and the real business happens tomorrow! #nationalstrike
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...
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
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...
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...
Reposted by Laura B
Kennedy Curse Sure Taking Its Sweet Time With RFK Jr.
August 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Kennedy Curse Sure Taking Its Sweet Time With RFK Jr.