Laura K
@obsessedwithyarn.bsky.social
Knitter, reader, BPS parent, lover of dogs, fan of #uglydogs. Boston you're my home. She/her
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Government services aren't businesses. Delivering mail to citizens is something we pay for.
But if these are businesses, you won't believe how much money the military loses.
But if these are businesses, you won't believe how much money the military loses.
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Government services aren't businesses. Delivering mail to citizens is something we pay for.
But if these are businesses, you won't believe how much money the military loses.
But if these are businesses, you won't believe how much money the military loses.
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Not wrong to say that MAGA is a cult, but it's also not wrong to observe that people fall into cults because they find them seductively attractive—which suggests that those who fell into a white supremacist cult like MAGA did so because they already found white supremacy seductively attractive.
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Not wrong to say that MAGA is a cult, but it's also not wrong to observe that people fall into cults because they find them seductively attractive—which suggests that those who fell into a white supremacist cult like MAGA did so because they already found white supremacy seductively attractive.
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If I see the phrase “underage women” one more time Imma lose my godamned mind.
A woman is by definition an adult. Sexually mature
“Underage women” isn’t a thing
Words matter
GIRLS
CHILDREN
Your President raped children
Yay about the government reopening though… I guess
A woman is by definition an adult. Sexually mature
“Underage women” isn’t a thing
Words matter
GIRLS
CHILDREN
Your President raped children
Yay about the government reopening though… I guess
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
If I see the phrase “underage women” one more time Imma lose my godamned mind.
A woman is by definition an adult. Sexually mature
“Underage women” isn’t a thing
Words matter
GIRLS
CHILDREN
Your President raped children
Yay about the government reopening though… I guess
A woman is by definition an adult. Sexually mature
“Underage women” isn’t a thing
Words matter
GIRLS
CHILDREN
Your President raped children
Yay about the government reopening though… I guess
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of course, the moderate groups have been WRONG ABOUT EVERYTHING, in electoral terms, so we should consider that when we consided their advice
But moderate groups are explicitly advising Democrats not to discuss climate change. That message resonates with @schatz.bsky.social and @gallego.senate.gov who both told me they plan to use the frame of affordability to tout more clean energy deployment.
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
of course, the moderate groups have been WRONG ABOUT EVERYTHING, in electoral terms, so we should consider that when we consided their advice
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Just a reminder that Andrew Cuomo is a serial abuser of women.
People who pick apart everything Mamdani does while completely ignoring Cuomo’s long history of abuse are sending a very strong message.
People who pick apart everything Mamdani does while completely ignoring Cuomo’s long history of abuse are sending a very strong message.
October 30, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Just a reminder that Andrew Cuomo is a serial abuser of women.
People who pick apart everything Mamdani does while completely ignoring Cuomo’s long history of abuse are sending a very strong message.
People who pick apart everything Mamdani does while completely ignoring Cuomo’s long history of abuse are sending a very strong message.
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It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
October 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
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the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.
September 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.
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September 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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If you think Tylenol is bad for children, wait until you hear what guns do.
September 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
If you think Tylenol is bad for children, wait until you hear what guns do.
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FWIW i’ve switched to @bookshop.org for ebooks and Libro for audio books and with very few exceptions had the exact same experience as Amazon without the greasy aftertaste. Highly recommended.
September 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
FWIW i’ve switched to @bookshop.org for ebooks and Libro for audio books and with very few exceptions had the exact same experience as Amazon without the greasy aftertaste. Highly recommended.
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In preparation for a potential surge in ICE activity, a reminder.
If you see:
•Men in body armor/vests/masks
•Dark tinted SUVs & cars (esp NEWER domestic makes: Dodge, Chevy, Ford), especially multiple together.
CALL the LUCE Hotline!
(617) 370-5023
If you see:
•Men in body armor/vests/masks
•Dark tinted SUVs & cars (esp NEWER domestic makes: Dodge, Chevy, Ford), especially multiple together.
CALL the LUCE Hotline!
(617) 370-5023
September 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
In preparation for a potential surge in ICE activity, a reminder.
If you see:
•Men in body armor/vests/masks
•Dark tinted SUVs & cars (esp NEWER domestic makes: Dodge, Chevy, Ford), especially multiple together.
CALL the LUCE Hotline!
(617) 370-5023
If you see:
•Men in body armor/vests/masks
•Dark tinted SUVs & cars (esp NEWER domestic makes: Dodge, Chevy, Ford), especially multiple together.
CALL the LUCE Hotline!
(617) 370-5023
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Liberals are starting to say shit like, "trans people asked for too much too fast," and I'll remind your souless asses that we actually didn't ask for anything. we were minding our own business and quietly improving our healthcare and you (cis) decided to do a pogrom against us for no reason.
September 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Liberals are starting to say shit like, "trans people asked for too much too fast," and I'll remind your souless asses that we actually didn't ask for anything. we were minding our own business and quietly improving our healthcare and you (cis) decided to do a pogrom against us for no reason.
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WE ARE NOT SUPPORTING NEWSOM FOR NATIONAL OFFICE.
Newsom launches statewide task force to clear homeless encampments
Newsom launches statewide task force to clear homeless encampments
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the creation of a statewide task force aimed at dismantling homeless encampments on state property and expanding access to shelter and services. The State Acti…
ktla.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
WE ARE NOT SUPPORTING NEWSOM FOR NATIONAL OFFICE.
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If we had listened to women like Anita Hill and E. Jean Carroll and Christine Blasey Ford and SO MANY OTHERS we wouldn’t be in this damn mess right now.
July 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
If we had listened to women like Anita Hill and E. Jean Carroll and Christine Blasey Ford and SO MANY OTHERS we wouldn’t be in this damn mess right now.
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If you’re a moderate Democrat already worried about the specter of leftists refusing to vote for Gavin Newsom I do have a solution for you: do not nominate that fucker
July 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
If you’re a moderate Democrat already worried about the specter of leftists refusing to vote for Gavin Newsom I do have a solution for you: do not nominate that fucker
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10 reasons not to rank Andrew Cuomo *at all*
June 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
10 reasons not to rank Andrew Cuomo *at all*
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Bodily autonomy is a human right.
Transness isn't a disease that needs to be cured. We're a normal part of the spectrum that is the human condition. And we deserve to have the final say over our own bodies - not just because of the harm if we don't, but because they belong to us and not the state.
Transness isn't a disease that needs to be cured. We're a normal part of the spectrum that is the human condition. And we deserve to have the final say over our own bodies - not just because of the harm if we don't, but because they belong to us and not the state.
June 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Bodily autonomy is a human right.
Transness isn't a disease that needs to be cured. We're a normal part of the spectrum that is the human condition. And we deserve to have the final say over our own bodies - not just because of the harm if we don't, but because they belong to us and not the state.
Transness isn't a disease that needs to be cured. We're a normal part of the spectrum that is the human condition. And we deserve to have the final say over our own bodies - not just because of the harm if we don't, but because they belong to us and not the state.
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This is not normal. A sitting president refusing to call the governor of a state after two elected officials were shot, one fatally, is beyond words. A typical president, regardless of politics, would pick up the phone. Offer condolences.
June 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This is not normal. A sitting president refusing to call the governor of a state after two elected officials were shot, one fatally, is beyond words. A typical president, regardless of politics, would pick up the phone. Offer condolences.
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A super bad thing that's happening now, and which experts predicted would happen, is generative AI chatbots are telling people real information is fake and fake information is real. www.wired.com/story/grok-c...
AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse
Amid fast-moving events in Los Angeles, users are turning to chatbots like Grok and ChatGPT to find out what’s real and what’s not—and getting inaccurate information.
www.wired.com
June 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A super bad thing that's happening now, and which experts predicted would happen, is generative AI chatbots are telling people real information is fake and fake information is real. www.wired.com/story/grok-c...
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Democrats need to get loud about the fact that Trump wants billions of dollars in funding to expand ICE's ranks and arm them to the teeth. He's trying to build his own domestic army so he can bring more pain to communities nationwide. We cannot let them take our healthcare to fund state terror.
June 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Democrats need to get loud about the fact that Trump wants billions of dollars in funding to expand ICE's ranks and arm them to the teeth. He's trying to build his own domestic army so he can bring more pain to communities nationwide. We cannot let them take our healthcare to fund state terror.
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What she means is "we did not expect to feel bad about deporting moms, someone please absolve us of having voted for it"
June 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
What she means is "we did not expect to feel bad about deporting moms, someone please absolve us of having voted for it"
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Which reminds me: I still haven't left a comment telling the FDA that COVID boosters *must* be more widely available than the government is seeking to make them. (I'll be referencing my own Long Covid, eg)
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May 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Which reminds me: I still haven't left a comment telling the FDA that COVID boosters *must* be more widely available than the government is seeking to make them. (I'll be referencing my own Long Covid, eg)
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If you don’t want to take the booster don’t. But to prevent adults from having the choice is depraved.
BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
www.statnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
If you don’t want to take the booster don’t. But to prevent adults from having the choice is depraved.
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Prices are rising nationwide and Trump’s gaslighting everyone about why. His tariffs and failed policies are driving costs up. He’s spent $200 billion more in his first 100 days than the same period last year, delivering less to Americans at a greater cost.
May 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Prices are rising nationwide and Trump’s gaslighting everyone about why. His tariffs and failed policies are driving costs up. He’s spent $200 billion more in his first 100 days than the same period last year, delivering less to Americans at a greater cost.
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You can protect your little one by vaccinating them against serious illnesses. Talk with your health care provider today about getting your child vaccinated.
Learn more about vaccine safety and why you should vaccinate at mass.gov/info-details...
#InfantHealth #InfantImmunizationWeek
Learn more about vaccine safety and why you should vaccinate at mass.gov/info-details...
#InfantHealth #InfantImmunizationWeek
April 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
You can protect your little one by vaccinating them against serious illnesses. Talk with your health care provider today about getting your child vaccinated.
Learn more about vaccine safety and why you should vaccinate at mass.gov/info-details...
#InfantHealth #InfantImmunizationWeek
Learn more about vaccine safety and why you should vaccinate at mass.gov/info-details...
#InfantHealth #InfantImmunizationWeek