Irene of Lauvenberg
@tripdazey.bsky.social
Geriatric millennial & former Florida kid, now PA. Unlicensed historian. General nerd, avid reader. Register jockey and kinda Squidwardish. Will quote fictional characters. Opinions mine own.
Pinned
"I know because it is my job to know."
Things I've had to explain since February:
•which side was who in the Civil War
•the difference between 'terrace' and 'tariff'
•Adriana Smith and abortion laws
•how government is supposed to work
•why you can't put bleach in an old windex bottle
•chem-trails
Things I've had to explain since February:
•which side was who in the Civil War
•the difference between 'terrace' and 'tariff'
•Adriana Smith and abortion laws
•how government is supposed to work
•why you can't put bleach in an old windex bottle
•chem-trails
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
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Today, i had to look up which version of the bible Catholics use. I have a tab open to the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Aside from marrying or burying, I've not been in a church since 1990. This is for research purposes because i can't quote verse and chapter. Wild.
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Today, i had to look up which version of the bible Catholics use. I have a tab open to the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Aside from marrying or burying, I've not been in a church since 1990. This is for research purposes because i can't quote verse and chapter. Wild.
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There just no moral grey area here like, at all. All these fuckers are personally, professionally, and politically trash. You already hate them for being fascists or techbro oligarchs, now you have proof they're paedophiles as well? Go scorched earth. This is your chance.
November 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
There just no moral grey area here like, at all. All these fuckers are personally, professionally, and politically trash. You already hate them for being fascists or techbro oligarchs, now you have proof they're paedophiles as well? Go scorched earth. This is your chance.
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
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the bar my mom used to take us to as kids is now an amazon warehouse
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
the bar my mom used to take us to as kids is now an amazon warehouse
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Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
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Still seizing a day from 1998.
November 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Still seizing a day from 1998.
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Everything is Connected.
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Everything is Connected.
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A fun exercise is thinking about how far down the presidential line of succession you'd have to go before you find someone who isn't involved in committing or covering up the most heinous crimes known to man. You have to impeach everyone until you get there
November 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A fun exercise is thinking about how far down the presidential line of succession you'd have to go before you find someone who isn't involved in committing or covering up the most heinous crimes known to man. You have to impeach everyone until you get there
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*taps mic*
*clears throat*
It is a global far right power grab
*clears throat*
It is a global far right power grab
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
*taps mic*
*clears throat*
It is a global far right power grab
*clears throat*
It is a global far right power grab
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is it good when a government official declares a religious affiliation to be fake because he doesn't like it
Hegseth: "We don't need to be a military of beardos anymore. Do you know how many troops claim to be Nordic Pagan? No, suddenly it's become this real fake religious affiliation inside the Pentagon where troops came to be Nordic Pagan so they can grow a beard and nobody challenges them on it."
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
is it good when a government official declares a religious affiliation to be fake because he doesn't like it
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The Joyce Carol Oates and “books written between 1890-1930 are so ALPHA” thing struck home because it showed how many elites nowadays lack the ability to be moved or find meaning in art beyond what we did watching John Wick and going fuck yea this rules and that explains why they believe in AI art
November 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The Joyce Carol Oates and “books written between 1890-1930 are so ALPHA” thing struck home because it showed how many elites nowadays lack the ability to be moved or find meaning in art beyond what we did watching John Wick and going fuck yea this rules and that explains why they believe in AI art
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deez utz are makin' me thirsty
November 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
deez utz are makin' me thirsty
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They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
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Holy shit, my neighborhood bookstore, Werner Books, was in the New York Times!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
To Help SNAP Recipients, Bookstores Set Up as Food Banks
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Holy shit, my neighborhood bookstore, Werner Books, was in the New York Times!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
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People who were in Terminals A and B on Sunday between 8:50 a.m. and 4 p.m. could have been exposed to the highly contagious virus, health officials say.
Health officials warn about possible measles exposure at the Philly airport
People who were in Terminals A and B on Sunday between 8:50 a.m. and 4 p.m. could have been exposed to the highly contagious virus, health officials say.
www.inquirer.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
People who were in Terminals A and B on Sunday between 8:50 a.m. and 4 p.m. could have been exposed to the highly contagious virus, health officials say.
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
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Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
kansasreflector.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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"Canada has lost its measles-free status following a year of ongoing measles transmission...As a result, the entire region of the Americas is no longer measles-free...So far this year, Canada has confirmed 5,162 measles cases."
That's so many cases of measles. So. Many.
That's so many cases of measles. So. Many.
The Americas Are No Longer Officially Measles-Free
Canada lost its official measles elimination status after a year of continuous transmission
www.scientificamerican.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"Canada has lost its measles-free status following a year of ongoing measles transmission...As a result, the entire region of the Americas is no longer measles-free...So far this year, Canada has confirmed 5,162 measles cases."
That's so many cases of measles. So. Many.
That's so many cases of measles. So. Many.
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hey do u wanna see my most prized possession
January 13, 2024 at 9:49 PM
hey do u wanna see my most prized possession