Laura Vida
@lauravida7.bsky.social
Retired tattooer. Mom. Pissed off. Marginally hopeful.
The time to stay accurately informed and to stand up is right now.
The time to stay accurately informed and to stand up is right now.
Pinned
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So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
2025 has been a bitch of a year in all respects. Never been more glad to see a year end, don't let the door hit you.
December 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
2025 has been a bitch of a year in all respects. Never been more glad to see a year end, don't let the door hit you.
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support independent media. idk what else to say right now.
December 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
support independent media. idk what else to say right now.
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i really think there is legit political space for running on "we are going to dismantle ICE"
How it started vs. How it’s going NOW 👀
LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽♂️
LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽♂️
December 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
i really think there is legit political space for running on "we are going to dismantle ICE"
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"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
Four Frictions: or, How to Resist AI in Education - Public Books
We are calling for resistance to the AI industry’s ongoing capture of higher education.
www.publicbooks.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
Those final two lines
Photographer Christopher Anderson on the Vanity Fair photoshoot
December 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Those final two lines
Quiet, piggy
Trump on Karoline Leavitt: "That beautiful face and those lips that don't stop like a little machine gun"
December 10, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Quiet, piggy
Women for the entirety of human history have been able to care for infants successfully, but this male shorty can't raise a newborn without ChatGPT. He's making a joke, right? Right?? 😂
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Women for the entirety of human history have been able to care for infants successfully, but this male shorty can't raise a newborn without ChatGPT. He's making a joke, right? Right?? 😂
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Along the same lines
I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Along the same lines
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MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
December 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Protect from whom? Almost all the harms to "our most vulnerable" are committed by men.
"Bring back masculine leadership"?? As opposed to...the 100% male presidents this country has had since it's founding?
SMDH
"Bring back masculine leadership"?? As opposed to...the 100% male presidents this country has had since it's founding?
SMDH
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Protect from whom? Almost all the harms to "our most vulnerable" are committed by men.
"Bring back masculine leadership"?? As opposed to...the 100% male presidents this country has had since it's founding?
SMDH
"Bring back masculine leadership"?? As opposed to...the 100% male presidents this country has had since it's founding?
SMDH
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If a politician isn’t laying down in front of a tank at this point they shouldn’t be asking for money.
December 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
If a politician isn’t laying down in front of a tank at this point they shouldn’t be asking for money.
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Sure thing, Mr. Hall Monitor
Sean Duffy: "Dressing with respect -- whether it's a pair of jeans and a decent shirt, I would encourage people to maybe dress a little better which encourages us to maybe behave a little better. Let's try not to wear slippers and pajamas as we come to the airport."
November 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Sure thing, Mr. Hall Monitor
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Because women who weren't Princess Leia spoke a total of 63 seconds in the first three Star Wars films. Because women couldn't serve on juries in all 50 states until 1968. Because the president is a rapist.
Every Non-Leia Spoken Line in Original 'Star Wars' Trilogy: 63 Seconds Total
A new video highlights the shockingly-little amount of time women spoke on-screen in the original "Star Wars" trilogy.
www.cbr.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Because women who weren't Princess Leia spoke a total of 63 seconds in the first three Star Wars films. Because women couldn't serve on juries in all 50 states until 1968. Because the president is a rapist.
This was so powerful
Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This was so powerful
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After Melanie Winter died last month, I tried to write about her legacy. Only when the torrential downpours began last Friday did the words finally start to flow. Which was appropriate because, thanks to Melanie, every time it rains in LA now I think about where the water will go
A force of nature
When institutions threw up constraints, Melanie Winter's tenacity surged — just like the river she championed
www.torched.la
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
After Melanie Winter died last month, I tried to write about her legacy. Only when the torrential downpours began last Friday did the words finally start to flow. Which was appropriate because, thanks to Melanie, every time it rains in LA now I think about where the water will go
JFC
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
November 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
JFC
Late 1980's
QRP with your flower art 🌻
QRP with your flower art 🌻
November 17, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Late 1980's
QRP with your flower art 🌻
QRP with your flower art 🌻
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Jeffrey Epstein survivors released a new video urging Congress to vote to release the Epstein files
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Jeffrey Epstein survivors released a new video urging Congress to vote to release the Epstein files
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Plz read this imp public service 🧵
Nuremberg is out, and I am making a special request you go see it.
Go see Nuremberg: not only will it teach you about the Nazis’ many, many crimes, including the Holocaust which is (rightly) the one thing people know about the Third Reich.
Nuremberg is out, and I am making a special request you go see it.
Go see Nuremberg: not only will it teach you about the Nazis’ many, many crimes, including the Holocaust which is (rightly) the one thing people know about the Third Reich.
November 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Plz read this imp public service 🧵
Nuremberg is out, and I am making a special request you go see it.
Go see Nuremberg: not only will it teach you about the Nazis’ many, many crimes, including the Holocaust which is (rightly) the one thing people know about the Third Reich.
Nuremberg is out, and I am making a special request you go see it.
Go see Nuremberg: not only will it teach you about the Nazis’ many, many crimes, including the Holocaust which is (rightly) the one thing people know about the Third Reich.
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You're goddamn right the apple reviews are continuing, for there are still apples to eat, and Apple Snack Gang must be appeased. Today's appletime specimen:
ANANAS REINETTE.
ANANAS REINETTE.
Apple Review #34: Ananas Reinette
I think one of the other things I really like about apples is that once in a while you eat one that makes you really feel alive. What I mean is, there’s something about the moment where you b…
terribleminds.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
You're goddamn right the apple reviews are continuing, for there are still apples to eat, and Apple Snack Gang must be appeased. Today's appletime specimen:
ANANAS REINETTE.
ANANAS REINETTE.
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“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context