🏔️Laura 🏔️
@laurakand.bsky.social
Mom of 3, sober (10.6.19), Broadway lover, cross stitch, and reading.
Well this is terrifying…..
A new study shows that bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians.
CDC finds evidence that bird flu spread silently to veterinarians, suggesting undercount of cases
A new study published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians, echoing two smaller studies that detected…
buff.ly
February 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Well this is terrifying…..
Reposted by 🏔️Laura 🏔️
Polio, measles, small pox, COVID, bird flu all seeing RFK Jr. getting confirmed to lead HHS
February 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Polio, measles, small pox, COVID, bird flu all seeing RFK Jr. getting confirmed to lead HHS
Reposted by 🏔️Laura 🏔️
Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
February 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
CALL YOUR SENATORS AND REP! I know it's hard and awkward. I hate doing it. But we're in the midst of a constitutional crisis and they need to hear from their bosses (that would be we the people)! 5calls.org
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
February 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
CALL YOUR SENATORS AND REP! I know it's hard and awkward. I hate doing it. But we're in the midst of a constitutional crisis and they need to hear from their bosses (that would be we the people)! 5calls.org
Reposted by 🏔️Laura 🏔️
The news is so stressful, maybe I’ll try to take my mind off it with my favorite candy — AW FUCK
February 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The news is so stressful, maybe I’ll try to take my mind off it with my favorite candy — AW FUCK
From author Laura McKowen:
1) It is not your fault.
2) It is your responsibility.
3) It is unfair that this is your thing.
4) This is your thing.
5) This will never stop being your thing until you face it.
6) You cannot do it alone.
7) Only you can do it.
1/2
1) It is not your fault.
2) It is your responsibility.
3) It is unfair that this is your thing.
4) This is your thing.
5) This will never stop being your thing until you face it.
6) You cannot do it alone.
7) Only you can do it.
1/2
February 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
From author Laura McKowen:
1) It is not your fault.
2) It is your responsibility.
3) It is unfair that this is your thing.
4) This is your thing.
5) This will never stop being your thing until you face it.
6) You cannot do it alone.
7) Only you can do it.
1/2
1) It is not your fault.
2) It is your responsibility.
3) It is unfair that this is your thing.
4) This is your thing.
5) This will never stop being your thing until you face it.
6) You cannot do it alone.
7) Only you can do it.
1/2
I’ve been sober for over 5 years now and the past couple of weeks I’ve had those nagging thoughts sneaking in. Which is weird because I got through a damn global pandemic without drinking…..
February 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I’ve been sober for over 5 years now and the past couple of weeks I’ve had those nagging thoughts sneaking in. Which is weird because I got through a damn global pandemic without drinking…..
Oh shit today will be a good day!
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February 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Oh shit today will be a good day!
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Walking and typing is hard, but I'm determined to figure it out because being sedentary just isn't for me anymore while working. Any tips for adjusting to the walking pad?
January 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Walking and typing is hard, but I'm determined to figure it out because being sedentary just isn't for me anymore while working. Any tips for adjusting to the walking pad?
Reposted by 🏔️Laura 🏔️
It's not nothing to call your reps or donate to a food bank or fix someone's flat tire.
You can't do everything but you can do *something*.
You can't do everything but you can do *something*.
January 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It's not nothing to call your reps or donate to a food bank or fix someone's flat tire.
You can't do everything but you can do *something*.
You can't do everything but you can do *something*.
Watching my emotional support show now because this shit is bananas.
a man is wearing a black sweater and making a funny face .
ALT: a man is wearing a black sweater and making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Watching my emotional support show now because this shit is bananas.
Reposted by 🏔️Laura 🏔️
If anyone needs a good laugh today just know that MAGA morons think "Italian coffee" is grown in Italy
January 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
If anyone needs a good laugh today just know that MAGA morons think "Italian coffee" is grown in Italy
Reposted by 🏔️Laura 🏔️
A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 25, 2025
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
January 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
Recovery resources that helped me get sober 5.5 years ago and keep me going.
📚 We Are The Luckiest by Laura McKowen
📚 Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker
📚 This Naked Mind by Annie Grace
Just do the next right thing, friends. You can do it! #sobersky
📚 We Are The Luckiest by Laura McKowen
📚 Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker
📚 This Naked Mind by Annie Grace
Just do the next right thing, friends. You can do it! #sobersky
January 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Recovery resources that helped me get sober 5.5 years ago and keep me going.
📚 We Are The Luckiest by Laura McKowen
📚 Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker
📚 This Naked Mind by Annie Grace
Just do the next right thing, friends. You can do it! #sobersky
📚 We Are The Luckiest by Laura McKowen
📚 Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker
📚 This Naked Mind by Annie Grace
Just do the next right thing, friends. You can do it! #sobersky
Standing desk! Also ordered a walking pad.
January 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Standing desk! Also ordered a walking pad.
Husband went to ER for some symptoms he was having. He was there for 3 hours. They did a chest X-ray, EKG, blood work, and IV fluids. He’s fine, everything clear so they send him home. Total bill? $15408. Our healthcare system is broken.
January 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Husband went to ER for some symptoms he was having. He was there for 3 hours. They did a chest X-ray, EKG, blood work, and IV fluids. He’s fine, everything clear so they send him home. Total bill? $15408. Our healthcare system is broken.
January 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Saw Gutenberg! at the Denver Center on Sunday and let me tell you - way too many dead babies, rats, and feces. 🐀💩 10/10 would see it again.
January 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Saw Gutenberg! at the Denver Center on Sunday and let me tell you - way too many dead babies, rats, and feces. 🐀💩 10/10 would see it again.