AmyLaura
@amylaura76.bsky.social
Graphic Designer, Sports Fan (Columbus Crew, Aston Villa, Cleveland Baseball), Cozy Video Games, She/Her
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This past weekend we had dinner with our friend who is a Sbux union leader. She clued me into 3 things.
Starbucks has not signed a contract with the workers for 4 years.
Starbucks has more union violations than any other company in the US.
Shareholders are demanding they settle.
Keep boycotting.
Starbucks has not signed a contract with the workers for 4 years.
Starbucks has more union violations than any other company in the US.
Shareholders are demanding they settle.
Keep boycotting.
Starbucks spent years trying to become an inescapable storefront on the streets of New York, Los Angeles and other big cities in America. Now that’s coming to an end. https://cnn.it/4q8AJ6D
December 30, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This past weekend we had dinner with our friend who is a Sbux union leader. She clued me into 3 things.
Starbucks has not signed a contract with the workers for 4 years.
Starbucks has more union violations than any other company in the US.
Shareholders are demanding they settle.
Keep boycotting.
Starbucks has not signed a contract with the workers for 4 years.
Starbucks has more union violations than any other company in the US.
Shareholders are demanding they settle.
Keep boycotting.
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“This must be the year Britain finally kills off gay ideology”
“This must be the year Britain finally kills off disabled ideology”
“This must be the year Britain finally kills off black ideology”
…See how bigoted it sounds!?
Also note the radicalisation of Suzanne Moore via transphobia!
“This must be the year Britain finally kills off disabled ideology”
“This must be the year Britain finally kills off black ideology”
…See how bigoted it sounds!?
Also note the radicalisation of Suzanne Moore via transphobia!
December 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
“This must be the year Britain finally kills off gay ideology”
“This must be the year Britain finally kills off disabled ideology”
“This must be the year Britain finally kills off black ideology”
…See how bigoted it sounds!?
Also note the radicalisation of Suzanne Moore via transphobia!
“This must be the year Britain finally kills off disabled ideology”
“This must be the year Britain finally kills off black ideology”
…See how bigoted it sounds!?
Also note the radicalisation of Suzanne Moore via transphobia!
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This is just comically racist:. There is something a bit “off” about Mamdani. Sorta like Obama.
This is how Christopher Caldwell begins his essay on Zohran Mamdani for the Claremont Review of Books.
Why are these people such freaks?
Why are these people such freaks?
December 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This is just comically racist:. There is something a bit “off” about Mamdani. Sorta like Obama.
I thought last week's lack of motivation was bad.
Apparently this week took that as a challenge.
Apparently this week took that as a challenge.
December 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I thought last week's lack of motivation was bad.
Apparently this week took that as a challenge.
Apparently this week took that as a challenge.
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seeing a lot of people wonder why NYT is giving this overt antisemite such a glowing profile but they’re all forgetting their shared interest in ruining the lives of trans people
Sorry but you do not, under absolutely any circumstances, gotta hand it to Marjorie Taylor Greene www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...
‘I Was Just So Naïve’: Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
seeing a lot of people wonder why NYT is giving this overt antisemite such a glowing profile but they’re all forgetting their shared interest in ruining the lives of trans people
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Starting your "research" with ChatGPT is like filling the foundations of your house with cotton candy or building your menu around radium.
I just read this line and I am going to SCREAM: "When used as a starting point rather than a substitute for research, [AI] can expand access to knowledge for authors without institutional resources."
EVERYONE KEEPS SAYING IT'S A GOOD STARTING POINT FOR "RESEARCH" BUT IT'S NOT??? IT LIES??
EVERYONE KEEPS SAYING IT'S A GOOD STARTING POINT FOR "RESEARCH" BUT IT'S NOT??? IT LIES??
December 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Starting your "research" with ChatGPT is like filling the foundations of your house with cotton candy or building your menu around radium.
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I do not want AI in my house.
I do not want AI to generate a blouse.
I do not want it in my games
I do not want it to win fame.
I do not want it, to be fair,
Because I do not want it anywhere
I do not want AI to generate a blouse.
I do not want it in my games
I do not want it to win fame.
I do not want it, to be fair,
Because I do not want it anywhere
I don't want gen AI in my browser.
I don't want gen AI in my PC.
I don't want gen AI in my art.
I don't want gen AI in my games.
I don't want gen AI in my music.
I don't want gen AI in my movies.
I don't want gen AI in my books.
I don't want gen AI in my cart.
I don't want gen AI in my LIFE.
I don't want gen AI in my PC.
I don't want gen AI in my art.
I don't want gen AI in my games.
I don't want gen AI in my music.
I don't want gen AI in my movies.
I don't want gen AI in my books.
I don't want gen AI in my cart.
I don't want gen AI in my LIFE.
I don't want gen AI in my browser.
I don't want gen AI in my PC.
I don't want gen AI in my art.
I don't want gen AI in my games.
I don't want gen AI in my music.
I don't want gen AI in my movies.
I don't want gen AI in my books.
I don't want gen AI in my cart.
I don't want gen AI in my LIFE.
I don't want gen AI in my PC.
I don't want gen AI in my art.
I don't want gen AI in my games.
I don't want gen AI in my music.
I don't want gen AI in my movies.
I don't want gen AI in my books.
I don't want gen AI in my cart.
I don't want gen AI in my LIFE.
December 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I do not want AI in my house.
I do not want AI to generate a blouse.
I do not want it in my games
I do not want it to win fame.
I do not want it, to be fair,
Because I do not want it anywhere
I do not want AI to generate a blouse.
I do not want it in my games
I do not want it to win fame.
I do not want it, to be fair,
Because I do not want it anywhere
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They're enabling creepy lonely men to create submissive "AI companions" that can be modeled on whatever real-life woman they're obsessed with and made to do whatever they want and, Jesus Christ, I need to wash my hands just typing that.
"And I never say no"
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
December 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
They're enabling creepy lonely men to create submissive "AI companions" that can be modeled on whatever real-life woman they're obsessed with and made to do whatever they want and, Jesus Christ, I need to wash my hands just typing that.
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Massive comms challenge for people who care about voting rights and 2026: make sure people understand these new voter suppression laws re: the timing of mail in voting so that their votes won't be lost — esp. difficult because the laws vary across states, creating ambiguity that can be exploited.
Until Trump began conspiracies about mail voting, Republicans were fully on board with GRACE PERIODS for ballots to arrive as long as postmarked by Election Day. They passed it overwhelmingly in KS, OH, & elsewhere.
But now Trump hates it.
So 4 red states—KS, OH, ND, UT—all banned it this year.
But now Trump hates it.
So 4 red states—KS, OH, ND, UT—all banned it this year.
Ohio Bans Grace Periods for Mail Ballots, Fulfilling Trump’s Wishes - Bolts
Ohio is the fourth GOP-run state this year to ban ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive after. A Supreme Court case could force that policy nationwide next year.
boltsmag.org
December 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Massive comms challenge for people who care about voting rights and 2026: make sure people understand these new voter suppression laws re: the timing of mail in voting so that their votes won't be lost — esp. difficult because the laws vary across states, creating ambiguity that can be exploited.
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No one ever asks to see your transcript and also, after your first real job, no one much cares about your degree, it's about your work experience. My second job didn't ask anything about my education; it wasn't relevant. When I went freelance, it was even less so.
I was a lousy college student in the grades department, but learned the material in my field. And no one ever asked to see my transcript.
December 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
No one ever asks to see your transcript and also, after your first real job, no one much cares about your degree, it's about your work experience. My second job didn't ask anything about my education; it wasn't relevant. When I went freelance, it was even less so.
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This is a metaphor for the tech industry overall circa 2025
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is a metaphor for the tech industry overall circa 2025
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Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; She was one of the Clinton 12, a group of Black students who faced white mobs when desegregating a Tennessee high school in 1956 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; Braved Mobs in Integrating a School
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; She was one of the Clinton 12, a group of Black students who faced white mobs when desegregating a Tennessee high school in 1956 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
*HIGH PITCHED SQUEALING NOISES***
I definitely need the return of the OG hockey romance between the southern baker and the Canadian hockey legend's son....
I definitely need the return of the OG hockey romance between the southern baker and the Canadian hockey legend's son....
BREAKING. Enormous news in the hockey romance world...
I am thrilled to announce that CHECK, PLEASE!: YEAR FIVE, a brand new volume of Check, Please! will be serialized in 2026. #omgcp 🏒🥧💕
I am thrilled to announce that CHECK, PLEASE!: YEAR FIVE, a brand new volume of Check, Please! will be serialized in 2026. #omgcp 🏒🥧💕
December 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
*HIGH PITCHED SQUEALING NOISES***
I definitely need the return of the OG hockey romance between the southern baker and the Canadian hockey legend's son....
I definitely need the return of the OG hockey romance between the southern baker and the Canadian hockey legend's son....
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Remember, the Secretary of Transportation is absolutely terrified of this subway system. Just mentioning the ACE line will reduce him to tears.
And yet ...
And yet ...
Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...
December 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Remember, the Secretary of Transportation is absolutely terrified of this subway system. Just mentioning the ACE line will reduce him to tears.
And yet ...
And yet ...
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Sorry did he just threaten Democrats with death again? Not sure what else “enjoy your last Christmas” means
Trump: “Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags who loved Epstein, gave him bundles of money, went to his Island, attended his parties, & thought he was the greatest guy on earth, only to ‘drop him like a dog’ when things got too HOT … Enjoy what may be your last Merry Christmas!”
December 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Sorry did he just threaten Democrats with death again? Not sure what else “enjoy your last Christmas” means
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RFK: “Where did all this autism come from? It never existed when I was a kid!”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
December 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
RFK: “Where did all this autism come from? It never existed when I was a kid!”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
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Right, okay, it’s that time of night.
December 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Right, okay, it’s that time of night.
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New: “37 % of the undergrads exhibited impaired cognition up to 17 months post-infection” with C19.
How much of this have we blamed on this being the “lockdown” generation, when it is actually long/post-COVID?
Universities, incl. most faculty, are in total denial about the harm that’s been done.
How much of this have we blamed on this being the “lockdown” generation, when it is actually long/post-COVID?
Universities, incl. most faculty, are in total denial about the harm that’s been done.
This is one of several studies re covid-induced brain/cognitive damage among university students. If you are concerned & thinking ‘someone should do something’…we ned to look in the mirror b/c that someone is you, just as it is me. We cannot accept this.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
COVID-19 may Enduringly Impact Cognitive Performance and Brain Haemodynamics in Undergraduate Students
To date, 770 million people worldwide have contracted COVID-19, with many reporting long-term “brain fog”. Concerningly, young adults are both overrep…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
New: “37 % of the undergrads exhibited impaired cognition up to 17 months post-infection” with C19.
How much of this have we blamed on this being the “lockdown” generation, when it is actually long/post-COVID?
Universities, incl. most faculty, are in total denial about the harm that’s been done.
How much of this have we blamed on this being the “lockdown” generation, when it is actually long/post-COVID?
Universities, incl. most faculty, are in total denial about the harm that’s been done.
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Would you believe me if I told you Mark Cuban didn’t want a peer reviewed answer to his question from the top medical journal
Mr. Cuban, I'm a professor at Yale School of Public Health. Here's a paper published by one of my colleagues in the top medical journal evaluating the Medicare for All Act, which would not only get us there, but would save $450B per year. Happy to discuss! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Improving the prognosis of health care in the USA
Although health care expenditure per capita is higher in the USA than in any other
country, more than 37 million Americans do not have health insurance, and 41 million
more have inadequate access to c...
www.thelancet.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Would you believe me if I told you Mark Cuban didn’t want a peer reviewed answer to his question from the top medical journal
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And to be clear: the action one does if one is feeling guilty tonight or tomorrow is give cash to organizations feeding the hungry and sheltering the houseless. It is not to show up at a shelter and ask to serve food.
You gotta get vetted to volunteer, so you start with cash, put a reminder —
You gotta get vetted to volunteer, so you start with cash, put a reminder —
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and stra...
www.reuters.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:36 AM
And to be clear: the action one does if one is feeling guilty tonight or tomorrow is give cash to organizations feeding the hungry and sheltering the houseless. It is not to show up at a shelter and ask to serve food.
You gotta get vetted to volunteer, so you start with cash, put a reminder —
You gotta get vetted to volunteer, so you start with cash, put a reminder —
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NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
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I never again want to hear about how the Republican Party is the party of national security. You don’t incinerate our diplomatic capacity & violate all of our treaty commitments if you care about national security.
Context for Trump withdrawing dozens of ambassadors
*China has invested heavily in expanding diplomacy
*The US has significantly degraded soft power
*The US already has scores of diplomatic vacancies
*China has invested heavily in expanding diplomacy
*The US has significantly degraded soft power
*The US already has scores of diplomatic vacancies
December 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I never again want to hear about how the Republican Party is the party of national security. You don’t incinerate our diplomatic capacity & violate all of our treaty commitments if you care about national security.
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staffer: you talked to the little girls?
trump: sure did, real fuckin creepy just like you asked
staffer: what
trump: sure did, real fuckin creepy just like you asked
staffer: what
Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?
Caller: I am eight
Caller: I am eight
December 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
staffer: you talked to the little girls?
trump: sure did, real fuckin creepy just like you asked
staffer: what
trump: sure did, real fuckin creepy just like you asked
staffer: what
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which mar-a-lago bathroom were they in
December 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
which mar-a-lago bathroom were they in
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There's a much better chance someone in this administration would sexually assault my child than anyone they sent to CECOT
I'd be delighted to have a hairstylist or a youth soccer coach visit for a night
December 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
There's a much better chance someone in this administration would sexually assault my child than anyone they sent to CECOT