Lauren
@laurend986.bsky.social
public health lackey, queer mama, creative dabbler, she/her
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As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
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One week ago, a shooter terrorized the campus where I work. One thing should not be forgotten: the tool he used for the job, a 9mm handgun with 30-round magazines, was designed to efficiently do precisely the job he used it for — to shoot a bunch of people quickly at short range — and nothing else.
December 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
One week ago, a shooter terrorized the campus where I work. One thing should not be forgotten: the tool he used for the job, a 9mm handgun with 30-round magazines, was designed to efficiently do precisely the job he used it for — to shoot a bunch of people quickly at short range — and nothing else.
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The Trump administration is attempting to force a new term for gender affirming care to call it "sex rejecting procedures." This term was literally made up this year by the far right group Ethics and Public Policy Center in a comment submitted in April 2025. It is now being used widely by HHS.
December 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The Trump administration is attempting to force a new term for gender affirming care to call it "sex rejecting procedures." This term was literally made up this year by the far right group Ethics and Public Policy Center in a comment submitted in April 2025. It is now being used widely by HHS.
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Pediatric phalloplasty is something that takes place when there is severe genital injury or a congenital condition. I have not been able to find a single report of phalloplasty performed on a transgender minor.
This is grotesque fear-mongering.
This is grotesque fear-mongering.
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Pediatric phalloplasty is something that takes place when there is severe genital injury or a congenital condition. I have not been able to find a single report of phalloplasty performed on a transgender minor.
This is grotesque fear-mongering.
This is grotesque fear-mongering.
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Information from NWS Seattle:
In coordination with King County, we have issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for a levee breach in Tukwila WA near Todd, Blvd. Water is likely moving north towards I-405. In addition, an evacuation notice is now in effect from King County.
In coordination with King County, we have issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for a levee breach in Tukwila WA near Todd, Blvd. Water is likely moving north towards I-405. In addition, an evacuation notice is now in effect from King County.
December 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Information from NWS Seattle:
In coordination with King County, we have issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for a levee breach in Tukwila WA near Todd, Blvd. Water is likely moving north towards I-405. In addition, an evacuation notice is now in effect from King County.
In coordination with King County, we have issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for a levee breach in Tukwila WA near Todd, Blvd. Water is likely moving north towards I-405. In addition, an evacuation notice is now in effect from King County.
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Western Washington is currently experiencing record flooding from a series of strong atmospheric rivers. 12 rivers are at major flood stage. 100,000 people await evacuation orders.
Will some places see less severe climate impacts than others? Yes. Does anywhere promise safe haven? Absolutely not.
Will some places see less severe climate impacts than others? Yes. Does anywhere promise safe haven? Absolutely not.
Climate migration is difficult to study, and even harder to predict, because a complex constellation of factors guides the decision to pick up and move. But some experts say a historic population shift has already begun, and Western Washington should start preparing now to become a “climate haven.”
Is the Pacific Northwest ready for a wave of climate migration?
www.kuow.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Western Washington is currently experiencing record flooding from a series of strong atmospheric rivers. 12 rivers are at major flood stage. 100,000 people await evacuation orders.
Will some places see less severe climate impacts than others? Yes. Does anywhere promise safe haven? Absolutely not.
Will some places see less severe climate impacts than others? Yes. Does anywhere promise safe haven? Absolutely not.
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For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.
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look as someone who can be incapacitated for weeks by the fear that I put the wrong number of exclamation points into an email this has been a fascinating glimpse into a some brains that work extremely! differently! from! mine!
November 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
look as someone who can be incapacitated for weeks by the fear that I put the wrong number of exclamation points into an email this has been a fascinating glimpse into a some brains that work extremely! differently! from! mine!
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AG's office employees trying to infiltrate trans spaces.
October 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
AG's office employees trying to infiltrate trans spaces.
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A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.
September 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.
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this is the solution to the male loneliness epidemic I am 100% serious
September 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
this is the solution to the male loneliness epidemic I am 100% serious
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Don't a let bunch of hateful fash Scrooge McDuckian broligarch ghouls destroy everything you love and care about without a fight.
September 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Don't a let bunch of hateful fash Scrooge McDuckian broligarch ghouls destroy everything you love and care about without a fight.
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These kinds of findings are why I don't understand "fiscal conservatism." It IS good economic policy to spend money to prevent problems, which are more expensive to solve.
Unless what you actually want is no government spending on human welfare at all.
Unless what you actually want is no government spending on human welfare at all.
A program in Flint, MI, gave $1,500 to any/all pregnant people and $500/month for the first year of their infant’s life.
Among the benefits, those babies experienced lower rates of prematurity and low birth weight, which resulted in fewer NICU admissions, saving the city of Flint $6.2 million/year.
Among the benefits, those babies experienced lower rates of prematurity and low birth weight, which resulted in fewer NICU admissions, saving the city of Flint $6.2 million/year.
The US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’
Infants in Rx Kids in Flint, Michigan, saw lower rates of prematurity and other issues, saving millions in NICU visits
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
These kinds of findings are why I don't understand "fiscal conservatism." It IS good economic policy to spend money to prevent problems, which are more expensive to solve.
Unless what you actually want is no government spending on human welfare at all.
Unless what you actually want is no government spending on human welfare at all.
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all signs point to this being just an incredibly destabilizing moment. very very bad stuff. we're in a very dark place.
September 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
all signs point to this being just an incredibly destabilizing moment. very very bad stuff. we're in a very dark place.
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Mass shooters since 2018 who were transgender — 4.
Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender — 4,193.
Hope that helps.
Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender — 4,193.
Hope that helps.
August 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Mass shooters since 2018 who were transgender — 4.
Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender — 4,193.
Hope that helps.
Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender — 4,193.
Hope that helps.
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They recovered over 180 bullet shells at the CDC. Debris from shattered glass is still being cleaned up. I am completely stunned at how quickly the news cycle has moved on. This was an act of terrorism targeting public health experts, and the response seems to be a collective shrug.
August 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
They recovered over 180 bullet shells at the CDC. Debris from shattered glass is still being cleaned up. I am completely stunned at how quickly the news cycle has moved on. This was an act of terrorism targeting public health experts, and the response seems to be a collective shrug.
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this is getting almost no coverage from big newspapers. this chilling update is invisible on the homepages of the NYT and WaPo. A clear attack on science, aggravated by an anti-science WH and its officials.
I get that he wasn't rude to a GOP official at a restaurant, but where is the outrage?
I get that he wasn't rude to a GOP official at a restaurant, but where is the outrage?
The man who attacked the CDC fired more than 180 shots into the campus
Man Fired 180 Shots, Shattering 150 Windows, In CDC Attack
Bullets pierced "blast-resistant" windows, and it could take weeks or even months to repair the damage, agency officials said.
www.huffpost.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
this is getting almost no coverage from big newspapers. this chilling update is invisible on the homepages of the NYT and WaPo. A clear attack on science, aggravated by an anti-science WH and its officials.
I get that he wasn't rude to a GOP official at a restaurant, but where is the outrage?
I get that he wasn't rude to a GOP official at a restaurant, but where is the outrage?
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I remember hearing the words "brought to you by the corporation for public broadcasting" every time I watched Sesame Street as a kid. Horrifying that this tiny pot of funds for educational media and public information is being stolen from us. www.npr.org/2025/08/01/n...
Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it's shutting down
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funnels federal money to public media stations, says it's winding down operations after President Trump signed a law rescinding all funding.
www.npr.org
August 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I remember hearing the words "brought to you by the corporation for public broadcasting" every time I watched Sesame Street as a kid. Horrifying that this tiny pot of funds for educational media and public information is being stolen from us. www.npr.org/2025/08/01/n...
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There's a lot of talk about medicaid in the big awful bill but hardly anyone talking about how it will turn ICE into the largest law enforcement agency in the country and world's largest jailer. This is the equivalent of the enabling acts and will be the start of an ethnic cleansing campaign.
July 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
There's a lot of talk about medicaid in the big awful bill but hardly anyone talking about how it will turn ICE into the largest law enforcement agency in the country and world's largest jailer. This is the equivalent of the enabling acts and will be the start of an ethnic cleansing campaign.
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And now, he gets his Independence Day photo op, while Americans get to mourn the country he stole.
He wants the spectacle of signing the bill on Independence Day. And I'd bet that, given today's Senate vote, his team is full steam ahead on photo op plans.
July 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
And now, he gets his Independence Day photo op, while Americans get to mourn the country he stole.
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It’s a fucked up system run by bad people. There are a whole lot of good people trying so hard to get more of us through it alive and intact and I am glad to know a bunch of them.
July 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It’s a fucked up system run by bad people. There are a whole lot of good people trying so hard to get more of us through it alive and intact and I am glad to know a bunch of them.
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If a bill is so bad that you have to exempt entire states from its consequences to win the votes you need—just don't pass the bill!
Why do people in Washington state deserve Medicaid & SNAP cuts, but others don't?
This is plain wrong, and it's just no way to legislate.
Why do people in Washington state deserve Medicaid & SNAP cuts, but others don't?
This is plain wrong, and it's just no way to legislate.
July 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
If a bill is so bad that you have to exempt entire states from its consequences to win the votes you need—just don't pass the bill!
Why do people in Washington state deserve Medicaid & SNAP cuts, but others don't?
This is plain wrong, and it's just no way to legislate.
Why do people in Washington state deserve Medicaid & SNAP cuts, but others don't?
This is plain wrong, and it's just no way to legislate.
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Musk, who think he’s humanity’s savior, will likely be remembered as the man who caused the deaths of 15 million people www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality
across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates
show that, unless the a...
www.thelancet.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Musk, who think he’s humanity’s savior, will likely be remembered as the man who caused the deaths of 15 million people www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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July 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM