Laura Jean Truman
@laurajeantruman.bsky.social
Queer + Jesus.
Spiritual director in ATL. Invested in my scrappy native garden, abolitionist politics, universalist theology; and preaching (in and out of church) on all three whenever I can.
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https://linktr.ee/laurajeantruman
Spiritual director in ATL. Invested in my scrappy native garden, abolitionist politics, universalist theology; and preaching (in and out of church) on all three whenever I can.
🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
https://linktr.ee/laurajeantruman
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Wishing a blessed Winter Solstice to all!
December 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Wishing a blessed Winter Solstice to all!
A master of the divine AND WAIT THERE’S MORE, now *officially* Spiritually Certified! Look what I got in the mail just in time for winter solstice! 🎉🎉
December 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A master of the divine AND WAIT THERE’S MORE, now *officially* Spiritually Certified! Look what I got in the mail just in time for winter solstice! 🎉🎉
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
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In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.
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maybe we shouldn’t even say mutual aid and just start saying this isn’t anything special—this is community.
this is actually what being in community means. helping each other, realizing our fates are intertwined.
we are building community while the bad guys are trying to tear it down.
this is actually what being in community means. helping each other, realizing our fates are intertwined.
we are building community while the bad guys are trying to tear it down.
Organizers say that interest in local, grassroots initiatives to meet community needs has been growing.
When formal systems stop working, neighbors turn to each other in what many call 'mutual aid'
Organizers say that interest in local, grassroots initiatives to meet community needs has been growing.
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
maybe we shouldn’t even say mutual aid and just start saying this isn’t anything special—this is community.
this is actually what being in community means. helping each other, realizing our fates are intertwined.
we are building community while the bad guys are trying to tear it down.
this is actually what being in community means. helping each other, realizing our fates are intertwined.
we are building community while the bad guys are trying to tear it down.
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96% of the highest-paid workers in the US have paid sick days.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
The Hidden Costs of Denying Paid Sick Leave
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
96% of the highest-paid workers in the US have paid sick days.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them — including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.
Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
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Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
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You should be paying attention to Tennessee.
The congressional race in the state’s seventh congressional district, which includes Nashville, is where cracks in Donald Trump’s base are starting to show.
The congressional race in the state’s seventh congressional district, which includes Nashville, is where cracks in Donald Trump’s base are starting to show.
The Tennessee race that suddenly has Trump world nervous
Democrat Aftyn Behn is putting up a fight.
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
You should be paying attention to Tennessee.
The congressional race in the state’s seventh congressional district, which includes Nashville, is where cracks in Donald Trump’s base are starting to show.
The congressional race in the state’s seventh congressional district, which includes Nashville, is where cracks in Donald Trump’s base are starting to show.
Hard to overstate the importance of this overlap of dieworkwear and CS Lewis for me, spiritually. Really tremendous 72 hours of Bsky!!
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Hard to overstate the importance of this overlap of dieworkwear and CS Lewis for me, spiritually. Really tremendous 72 hours of Bsky!!
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This is brilliant
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is brilliant
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A U.S. postal worker on Long Island is accused of trying to help a man escape from ICE custody earlier this month, according to a federal criminal complaint: https://gothamist.visitlink.me/YNagDp
US postal worker charged with breaking man out of ICE custody on Long Island
Police arrested the worker and the man she tried to free.
gothamist.visitlink.me
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
A U.S. postal worker on Long Island is accused of trying to help a man escape from ICE custody earlier this month, according to a federal criminal complaint: https://gothamist.visitlink.me/YNagDp
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“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
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Pundits have said Zohran is a strictly-NYC phenomenon. But a DSA member named Kelsea Bond just got elected to the Atlanta City Council. I talked to her about how she won.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
The DSA Candidate Who Won Down South
An interview with newly elected Atlanta City Council member Kelsea Bond
www.hamiltonnolan.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Pundits have said Zohran is a strictly-NYC phenomenon. But a DSA member named Kelsea Bond just got elected to the Atlanta City Council. I talked to her about how she won.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
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All I can say is I attended a Democratic Party event in DALLAS, TEXAS 10 days ago with officials and candidates and the biggest cheers were for Mamdani and the most questions/most frequent topic of conversation was Epstein.
We should not overthink this.
We should not overthink this.
Pundits have said Zohran is a strictly-NYC phenomenon. But a DSA member named Kelsea Bond just got elected to the Atlanta City Council. I talked to her about how she won.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-dsa-ca...
The DSA Candidate Who Won Down South
An interview with newly elected Atlanta City Council member Kelsea Bond
www.hamiltonnolan.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
All I can say is I attended a Democratic Party event in DALLAS, TEXAS 10 days ago with officials and candidates and the biggest cheers were for Mamdani and the most questions/most frequent topic of conversation was Epstein.
We should not overthink this.
We should not overthink this.
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I hope some brave, smart, kind human steps up to primary @ossoff.bsky.social because I am eager to knock on doors for them.
Senator @ossoff.bsky.social @ossoff.senate.gov I’ve knocked on doors for you not once but TWICE. I’ve served you beer at Manuel’s Tavern half a dozen times.
I cannot afford healthcare if the ACA subsidies are not extended.
I’ve called your office & left a message. We need y’all to step up for us!
I cannot afford healthcare if the ACA subsidies are not extended.
I’ve called your office & left a message. We need y’all to step up for us!
November 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I hope some brave, smart, kind human steps up to primary @ossoff.bsky.social because I am eager to knock on doors for them.
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In terms of a bigger picture, why would anyone vote for a Democrat again when they only exist to cave and can’t even back their biggest legislative accomplishment of the last 25 years?
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
In terms of a bigger picture, why would anyone vote for a Democrat again when they only exist to cave and can’t even back their biggest legislative accomplishment of the last 25 years?
“You have reached the maximum length for a comment” you bet I have.
Y’all, make some calls on a Sunday night! Embarrass yourself alongside me, let’s go.
Y’all, make some calls on a Sunday night! Embarrass yourself alongside me, let’s go.
So, listen, call Schumer’s office no matter where you live, no matter if you’re registered to vote. Leave a voicemail that says if Senate Dems cave without an ACA premiums fix, you will never vote for or donate to another Senate Democrat as long as he is Leader
Call them:
Schumer (NY)
202 224-6542
Booker (NJ)
202 224-3224
King (ME)
202 224-5344
Hassan (NH)
202 224-3324
Durbin (IL)
202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA)
202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH)
202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY)
202 224-4451
Masto (NV)
202 224-3542
Warner (VA)
202 224-2023
Fetterman (PA)
No Point
Schumer (NY)
202 224-6542
Booker (NJ)
202 224-3224
King (ME)
202 224-5344
Hassan (NH)
202 224-3324
Durbin (IL)
202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA)
202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH)
202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY)
202 224-4451
Masto (NV)
202 224-3542
Warner (VA)
202 224-2023
Fetterman (PA)
No Point
November 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
“You have reached the maximum length for a comment” you bet I have.
Y’all, make some calls on a Sunday night! Embarrass yourself alongside me, let’s go.
Y’all, make some calls on a Sunday night! Embarrass yourself alongside me, let’s go.
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I would not say the voicemails I just left for Wyden and Merkley were particularly charming or articulate but I do think my panic was clear, as a freelancer who only has access to healthcare at all because the ACA exists
If you have a Dem senator and you're seeing this right now, CALL THEM RIGHT NOW and tell them NO. If you don't know anyone who would be affected by this, call them for my friend Lisa. She cannot afford insurance without ACA subsidies and without health insurance I'm terrified she will die.
! A key group of Senate Democrats is leaning toward voting for a deal to end the shutdown, provided final details can be worked out like worker protections (Gift link)
(Deal does NOT include an ACA extension.)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
(Deal does NOT include an ACA extension.)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I would not say the voicemails I just left for Wyden and Merkley were particularly charming or articulate but I do think my panic was clear, as a freelancer who only has access to healthcare at all because the ACA exists
Senator @ossoff.bsky.social @ossoff.senate.gov I’ve knocked on doors for you not once but TWICE. I’ve served you beer at Manuel’s Tavern half a dozen times.
I cannot afford healthcare if the ACA subsidies are not extended.
I’ve called your office & left a message. We need y’all to step up for us!
I cannot afford healthcare if the ACA subsidies are not extended.
I’ve called your office & left a message. We need y’all to step up for us!
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Senator @ossoff.bsky.social @ossoff.senate.gov I’ve knocked on doors for you not once but TWICE. I’ve served you beer at Manuel’s Tavern half a dozen times.
I cannot afford healthcare if the ACA subsidies are not extended.
I’ve called your office & left a message. We need y’all to step up for us!
I cannot afford healthcare if the ACA subsidies are not extended.
I’ve called your office & left a message. We need y’all to step up for us!
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"For every person arrested whose name and story we’ve learned, there are thousands we haven’t heard about." @caitlindickerson.bsky.social via @theatlantic.com ⬇️
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Hundreds of Thousands of Anonymous Deportees
Amid the president’s fast-moving deportation campaign, the stories of most people being swept up are missed.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"For every person arrested whose name and story we’ve learned, there are thousands we haven’t heard about." @caitlindickerson.bsky.social via @theatlantic.com ⬇️
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Sometimes you don’t win, but you scare the living crap out of ‘em.
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Sometimes you don’t win, but you scare the living crap out of ‘em.
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“We protect us” includes voters who show the fuck up.
Thank you to everyone who did.
Thank you to everyone who did.
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 AM
“We protect us” includes voters who show the fuck up.
Thank you to everyone who did.
Thank you to everyone who did.