laura
@laurajessup.bsky.social
fix your hearts or die
librarian at large / interstellar oracle
📍yelamu ohlone land
librarian at large / interstellar oracle
📍yelamu ohlone land
speaking of the glory of the web: this is one of those lovely things i stumbled across via very loosely connected thoughts/links, and the reverent prose within about citrus made me pause and think about so much more. www.port-magazine.com/food-drink/p...
Pull the Fruit Apart
www.port-magazine.com
November 20, 2024 at 6:04 PM
speaking of the glory of the web: this is one of those lovely things i stumbled across via very loosely connected thoughts/links, and the reverent prose within about citrus made me pause and think about so much more. www.port-magazine.com/food-drink/p...
a delightfully pink sky at civil twilight tonight in san francisco
November 19, 2024 at 1:17 AM
a delightfully pink sky at civil twilight tonight in san francisco
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This is a point worth pulling out of the extremely frustrating thread it lives in because I really need people to realize that we know who the first targets are going to be AND that nobody is safe. We unify beside everyone the second they are threatened or we are all lost.
The Nazis decided my entire ethnicity had no citizenship. And this bunch is talking about getting rid of birthright citizenship. I think there are some commonalities there that are worth paying attention to. Citizens are not safe.
November 17, 2024 at 11:56 PM
This is a point worth pulling out of the extremely frustrating thread it lives in because I really need people to realize that we know who the first targets are going to be AND that nobody is safe. We unify beside everyone the second they are threatened or we are all lost.
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not "laws aren't real" as in, the law can't save you so give up in advance—but "laws aren't real" as in, the law can't save you so you have to fight on multiple fronts
November 18, 2024 at 7:26 PM
not "laws aren't real" as in, the law can't save you so give up in advance—but "laws aren't real" as in, the law can't save you so you have to fight on multiple fronts
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker laughed at the idea of sheriffs doing this in Illinois, which has the strongest immigrant protections in the U.S.
Sheriffs don't have that power, Pritzker said, but "they like to meet with one another & convince each other that they do." 😂 www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Sheriffs don't have that power, Pritzker said, but "they like to meet with one another & convince each other that they do." 😂 www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Dem Governors Are Vowing To Fight Trump’s Mass Deportations. Most Aren’t Prepared.
Only two states have meaningful safeguards barring the transfer of undocumented people to ICE. Expect "shock and awe," warned one former ICE official.
www.huffpost.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker laughed at the idea of sheriffs doing this in Illinois, which has the strongest immigrant protections in the U.S.
Sheriffs don't have that power, Pritzker said, but "they like to meet with one another & convince each other that they do." 😂 www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Sheriffs don't have that power, Pritzker said, but "they like to meet with one another & convince each other that they do." 😂 www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
ok i know it's the nyt BUT just catching up on this, which makes my 8 year old self nerd the fuck out: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/s...
With DNA, Pompeii Narratives Take a Twist
In 79 A.D., a volcanic eruption engulfed a town’s residents. They weren’t all who scientists thought, newly extracted genetic material suggests.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 6:04 PM
ok i know it's the nyt BUT just catching up on this, which makes my 8 year old self nerd the fuck out: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/s...
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Absolutely wild story on Alex Jones, Infowars, the Onion, Elon Musk and, apparently, Michael Bloomberg, from @annamerlan.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Alex Jones is trying to halt the sale of Infowars. Elon Musk's X just got involved in the case
At an emergency hearing this week, lawyers for the social media company appeared. They haven’t explained why.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Absolutely wild story on Alex Jones, Infowars, the Onion, Elon Musk and, apparently, Michael Bloomberg, from @annamerlan.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
straggle bus / struggle bus
November 17, 2024 at 6:09 AM
straggle bus / struggle bus