Laura Scalzo
@laurascalzo.bsky.social
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Laura Scalzo
@laurascalzo.bsky.social
· Dec 2
Okay—since I haven’t given it the full mention here. Recent novel was out in May ‘23 from @regalhouse.bsky.social (Yay badass Indie publishers).
Playlist corresponds to the chapters. Just about.
Playlist corresponds to the chapters. Just about.
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Congress has the constitutional duty to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces (Article I, Section 8, Clause 14). It enacted the UCMJ, which specifies that service members must obey only “lawful” orders and,
November 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Congress has the constitutional duty to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces (Article I, Section 8, Clause 14). It enacted the UCMJ, which specifies that service members must obey only “lawful” orders and,
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Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
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“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of reprisal.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of reprisal.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Cannibals? who is not a cannibal?
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Cannibals? who is not a cannibal?
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Worth noting again that everything RFK Jr. does and every death and illness that he causes is 100% the responsibility of Bill Cassidy, who knew exactly who he was voting for and why he was nominated
Apparently RFK Jr. promised Senator Bill Cassidy that he wouldn’t remove the statement
“Vaccines do not cause autism” from the CDC website.
So what RFK Jr. did instead is spit in his face by leaving the statement there and adding this:
“Vaccines do not cause autism” from the CDC website.
So what RFK Jr. did instead is spit in his face by leaving the statement there and adding this:
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Worth noting again that everything RFK Jr. does and every death and illness that he causes is 100% the responsibility of Bill Cassidy, who knew exactly who he was voting for and why he was nominated
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"things happen"
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"things happen"
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Wake up, babe. New list of people to withdraw all financial and moral support from just dropped. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Who Attended Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince?
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Wake up, babe. New list of people to withdraw all financial and moral support from just dropped. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
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Pope Leo absolutely cooking
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Pope Leo absolutely cooking
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Summers called this female Chinese economist “peril.”
“Yellow peril” was partially built on the claim that Chinese women were sexually immoral threats.
That logic fueled the Page Act of 1875, which barred Chinese women by presuming they were prostitutes, even before the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
“Yellow peril” was partially built on the claim that Chinese women were sexually immoral threats.
That logic fueled the Page Act of 1875, which barred Chinese women by presuming they were prostitutes, even before the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
Summers conferred with Epstein frequently about how to extract sexual favors from a Harvard econ grad (AB '04, PhD '09)
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Summers called this female Chinese economist “peril.”
“Yellow peril” was partially built on the claim that Chinese women were sexually immoral threats.
That logic fueled the Page Act of 1875, which barred Chinese women by presuming they were prostitutes, even before the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
“Yellow peril” was partially built on the claim that Chinese women were sexually immoral threats.
That logic fueled the Page Act of 1875, which barred Chinese women by presuming they were prostitutes, even before the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
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Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
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“Hey Megyn Kelly, I'm Eloise & I'm 14y”
“kids my age aren't supposed to be the ones correcting you. We're not supposed to be the moral compass in a room full of adults who should have known better. But here we are“
”You're protecting the predator! & you shouldn't need a freshman to tell you that.”
“kids my age aren't supposed to be the ones correcting you. We're not supposed to be the moral compass in a room full of adults who should have known better. But here we are“
”You're protecting the predator! & you shouldn't need a freshman to tell you that.”
November 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
“Hey Megyn Kelly, I'm Eloise & I'm 14y”
“kids my age aren't supposed to be the ones correcting you. We're not supposed to be the moral compass in a room full of adults who should have known better. But here we are“
”You're protecting the predator! & you shouldn't need a freshman to tell you that.”
“kids my age aren't supposed to be the ones correcting you. We're not supposed to be the moral compass in a room full of adults who should have known better. But here we are“
”You're protecting the predator! & you shouldn't need a freshman to tell you that.”
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Remember the immigration raid on the apartment complex in Chicago almost two months ago? The one with the Black Hawk helicopter and federal agents rappelling on ropes? @ProPublica decided to take a deeper look. We found little evidence to support the government’s claims. 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Remember the immigration raid on the apartment complex in Chicago almost two months ago? The one with the Black Hawk helicopter and federal agents rappelling on ropes? @ProPublica decided to take a deeper look. We found little evidence to support the government’s claims. 🧵
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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
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Live with Haudenosaunee chair Leo Nolan on heritage, lacrosse and the looming Olympic question:
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Live with Haudenosaunee chair Leo Nolan on heritage, lacrosse and the looming Olympic question:
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@edgeofsports.bsky.social @thenation.com Deep, deep dive with greats Dave Zirin and lax maven Vin Intondi. Listen up:
www.thenation.com/podcast/soci...
www.thenation.com/podcast/soci...
How Lacrosse and Boxing Explain the USA
On the latest episode of Edge of Sports.
www.thenation.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
@edgeofsports.bsky.social @thenation.com Deep, deep dive with greats Dave Zirin and lax maven Vin Intondi. Listen up:
www.thenation.com/podcast/soci...
www.thenation.com/podcast/soci...
Names
NEWS: U.S. Senate advances bill to reopen the federal government in a 60-40 vote.
Dems who votes yes:
🔵 Catherine Cortez Masto
🔵 Dick Durbin
🔵 John Fetterman
🔵 Maggie Hassan
🔵 Tim Kaine
🔵 Angus King
🔵 Jackie Rosen
🔵 Jeanne Shaheen
Republicans who voted no:
🔴 Rand Paul
Dems who votes yes:
🔵 Catherine Cortez Masto
🔵 Dick Durbin
🔵 John Fetterman
🔵 Maggie Hassan
🔵 Tim Kaine
🔵 Angus King
🔵 Jackie Rosen
🔵 Jeanne Shaheen
Republicans who voted no:
🔴 Rand Paul
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Names
Not JCO’s biggest fan but she got this right. 💯
November 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Not JCO’s biggest fan but she got this right. 💯
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Well, you're in your little room
And you're working on something good
But if it's really good
You're gonna need a bigger room
And when you're in the bigger room
You might not know what to do
You might have to think of how you got started
Sitting in your little room
- The White Stripes
And you're working on something good
But if it's really good
You're gonna need a bigger room
And when you're in the bigger room
You might not know what to do
You might have to think of how you got started
Sitting in your little room
- The White Stripes
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Well, you're in your little room
And you're working on something good
But if it's really good
You're gonna need a bigger room
And when you're in the bigger room
You might not know what to do
You might have to think of how you got started
Sitting in your little room
- The White Stripes
And you're working on something good
But if it's really good
You're gonna need a bigger room
And when you're in the bigger room
You might not know what to do
You might have to think of how you got started
Sitting in your little room
- The White Stripes
Got to hang with my pal @carolleonnig.bsky.social and her coauthor Aaron Davis and hear them talk about their new book, INJUSTICE. Plus a cookie! Gratitude to these journos doing the heavy lift needed to keep our democracy alive—cannot wait to read this one.
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Got to hang with my pal @carolleonnig.bsky.social and her coauthor Aaron Davis and hear them talk about their new book, INJUSTICE. Plus a cookie! Gratitude to these journos doing the heavy lift needed to keep our democracy alive—cannot wait to read this one.
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here's something cool: the son of the letter carrier on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (McFeely) is a real letter carrier for the USPS and he's our letter carrier and he's awesome
November 8, 2025 at 3:39 AM
here's something cool: the son of the letter carrier on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (McFeely) is a real letter carrier for the USPS and he's our letter carrier and he's awesome
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The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire
I’m aiming for one new thing a day.
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I’m aiming for one new thing a day.
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BRING BACK HERMAN MELVILLE AND NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE BECAUSE WE NEED THEIR TAKES ON THIS
Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”
November 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
BRING BACK HERMAN MELVILLE AND NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE BECAUSE WE NEED THEIR TAKES ON THIS