Laurel
@sfredhead.bsky.social
San Francisco native. Spends lots of time playing Pokémon Go and listening to the San Francisco Giants on the radio 📻
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In the Fourth Republic, we're going to resurrect the Postal Service with postal banking, public email accounts, and neighborhood post offices that provide constituency services and free legal advice. It's going to be so good.
The de minimis rule that allowed small packages worth less than $800 to be exempt from tariffs ended on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.
Postal traffic to US drops more than 80% after trade exemption rule ends, UN agency says
The de minimis rule that allowed small packages worth less than $800 to be exempt from tariffs ended on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.
n.pr
September 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
In the Fourth Republic, we're going to resurrect the Postal Service with postal banking, public email accounts, and neighborhood post offices that provide constituency services and free legal advice. It's going to be so good.
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This matters a lot more than his tweets.
Massive Bay Area transit cuts likely as Newsom backtracks on $750M loan, lawmakers warn
Bay Area lawmakers and transit advocates say Gov. Gavin Newsom’s reneging on a critical $750 million loan will have devastating consequences for BART, Muni and other agencies in the region.
www.sfchronicle.com
September 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This matters a lot more than his tweets.
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What people think they 80s were like versus what the 80s was actually like.
August 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
What people think they 80s were like versus what the 80s was actually like.
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Or maybe you could teach your kids to treat all people as deserving of respect and dignity. And maybe you could talk to your kids about homelessness, the unaffordability of housing and healthcare, the stigma around mental illness, and why it's not okay to call people crazy.
JD Vance on homelessness: "I don't know why we accepted that it was reasonable to have crazy people yelling at our kids. You should not have to cross the street in downtown Atlanta to avoid a crazy person yelling at your family. Those are your streets."
August 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Or maybe you could teach your kids to treat all people as deserving of respect and dignity. And maybe you could talk to your kids about homelessness, the unaffordability of housing and healthcare, the stigma around mental illness, and why it's not okay to call people crazy.
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BRONTOSAURUS: roar
STEGOSAURUS: roar
TYRANNOSAURUS: roar
THESAURUS: bellow
STEGOSAURUS: roar
TYRANNOSAURUS: roar
THESAURUS: bellow
August 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
BRONTOSAURUS: roar
STEGOSAURUS: roar
TYRANNOSAURUS: roar
THESAURUS: bellow
STEGOSAURUS: roar
TYRANNOSAURUS: roar
THESAURUS: bellow
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Me two weeks ago: Jeffrey Epstein killed himself, not to protect anyone, but because entering prison as the world's most illustrious pedophile makes that a logical decision. Conspiracy theories make less sense than the stated story.
Me now: The Pee Tape was shot on Epstein Island.
Me now: The Pee Tape was shot on Epstein Island.
Q: “Did Bondi tell you your name appeared in the Epstein Files?”
TRUMP: “The files were made up by Comey, Obama, Biden…” 🤔
Nothing to see here, folks!
TRUMP: “The files were made up by Comey, Obama, Biden…” 🤔
Nothing to see here, folks!
July 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Me two weeks ago: Jeffrey Epstein killed himself, not to protect anyone, but because entering prison as the world's most illustrious pedophile makes that a logical decision. Conspiracy theories make less sense than the stated story.
Me now: The Pee Tape was shot on Epstein Island.
Me now: The Pee Tape was shot on Epstein Island.
Heuy Lewis!!
I love how certain cities hold their most iconic musicians as patron saints and part of the city's identity. Minneapolis has Prince. We in Austin Have Willy. New Orleans has Dr. John.
Genuinely curious: Who is your city's musical patron saint?
Genuinely curious: Who is your city's musical patron saint?
June 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Heuy Lewis!!
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Unironically they should buy up the domains for about 60 defunct local newspapers in swing states. Hire two reporters to write almost exclusively about highschool sports and new restaurants opening with every 10th article about how the local GOP is screwing over people.
NEWS:
Democratic mega-donors are debating plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on a range of influencer plans to "find the liberal Rogan."
We've got pitch decks, investor meetings, and internal docs.
One Democrat has a spreadsheet of 26 different proposals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
Democratic mega-donors are debating plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on a range of influencer plans to "find the liberal Rogan."
We've got pitch decks, investor meetings, and internal docs.
One Democrat has a spreadsheet of 26 different proposals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
Democrats Throw Money at a Problem: Countering G.O.P. Clout Online
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Unironically they should buy up the domains for about 60 defunct local newspapers in swing states. Hire two reporters to write almost exclusively about highschool sports and new restaurants opening with every 10th article about how the local GOP is screwing over people.
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OF COURSE I saw this car in the Sunset @karlthefog.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 4:00 AM
OF COURSE I saw this car in the Sunset @karlthefog.bsky.social
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No human being belongs there, and no one should have been sent there. We need to keep repeating those parts, too.
60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP
Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador
A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.
cbsn.ws
April 7, 2025 at 1:16 AM
No human being belongs there, and no one should have been sent there. We need to keep repeating those parts, too.
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I hate to be the one to say it, but this has been missing from nearly all the commentary–
Gang members deserve due process rights as much as anyone else.
Disappearing them is as much a crime against humanity as disappearing unaffiliated men.
Gang members deserve due process rights as much as anyone else.
Disappearing them is as much a crime against humanity as disappearing unaffiliated men.
April 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I hate to be the one to say it, but this has been missing from nearly all the commentary–
Gang members deserve due process rights as much as anyone else.
Disappearing them is as much a crime against humanity as disappearing unaffiliated men.
Gang members deserve due process rights as much as anyone else.
Disappearing them is as much a crime against humanity as disappearing unaffiliated men.
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Why more Democrats don’t just say normal stuff like this I’ll never understand. It isn’t that hard.
Beshear: When I vetoed the nastiest anti-LGBTQ+ bill during my election year, I explained why I did it. My faith teaches me that all children are children of God. I wanted those children, who were being hated on, to know their governor cares for them… my faith tells me that’s my job
March 19, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Why more Democrats don’t just say normal stuff like this I’ll never understand. It isn’t that hard.
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We simply do not have to sacrifice the rights of trans people to save rights elsewhere and anybody that tells you otherwise is a fascist
March 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
We simply do not have to sacrifice the rights of trans people to save rights elsewhere and anybody that tells you otherwise is a fascist
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been thinking a lot about the media reaction to Biden's first debate performance compared to its response to fascism
March 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
been thinking a lot about the media reaction to Biden's first debate performance compared to its response to fascism
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if there are any newspaper editors reading this, think of it like, the Saturday Night Massacre was considered the "Harvard administrator cited sources improperly in their college thesis" of the 1970s in terms of how big a scandal it was.
Anyway here's how it played in the press last time anything went this far, just for reference
February 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
if there are any newspaper editors reading this, think of it like, the Saturday Night Massacre was considered the "Harvard administrator cited sources improperly in their college thesis" of the 1970s in terms of how big a scandal it was.
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Inauguration Day: I'm not going to react to everything Trump does. I am inner peace. Let's go for a walk. Pet a dog. Blow on my morning coffee and sip slowly.
11 Days In:
11 Days In:
a man in a blue plaid shirt is holding a microphone in front of a sign that says ' סרט ' on it
ALT: a man in a blue plaid shirt is holding a microphone in front of a sign that says ' סרט ' on it
media.tenor.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Inauguration Day: I'm not going to react to everything Trump does. I am inner peace. Let's go for a walk. Pet a dog. Blow on my morning coffee and sip slowly.
11 Days In:
11 Days In:
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The thing about these fires and reporting is no one in their right mind is claiming that the bias of living in LA is a problem. In fact, it makes these people better equipped to do the local reporting.
January 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The thing about these fires and reporting is no one in their right mind is claiming that the bias of living in LA is a problem. In fact, it makes these people better equipped to do the local reporting.
I am pro-Prop K and anti-recalls but this is perfect:
“More than one [political consultant] independently quoted the biblical phrase from Hosea 8:7: For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.”
missionlocal.org/2024/12/reca...
“More than one [political consultant] independently quoted the biblical phrase from Hosea 8:7: For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.”
missionlocal.org/2024/12/reca...
Joel Engardio, facing a recall, reaps the whirlwind
The threatened recall of the Sunset supervisor is an infantile political moment. And one that he helped to nurture and make possible.
missionlocal.org
December 10, 2024 at 1:31 AM
I am pro-Prop K and anti-recalls but this is perfect:
“More than one [political consultant] independently quoted the biblical phrase from Hosea 8:7: For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.”
missionlocal.org/2024/12/reca...
“More than one [political consultant] independently quoted the biblical phrase from Hosea 8:7: For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.”
missionlocal.org/2024/12/reca...
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew doesn’t respect Beaker’s physical or emotional boundaries and is generally thoughtless. So yeah…..
Which muppet do you think is most likely to be a sex pest (Gonzo is the obvious one come on guys get creative here)
December 3, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew doesn’t respect Beaker’s physical or emotional boundaries and is generally thoughtless. So yeah…..
The reason I waited so long to delete Twitter was I didn’t want to say goodbye to Karl. Maybe I won’t be misting him over here after all
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This week is the perfect opportunity to catch up with your friends couch and soup
November 21, 2024 at 11:06 PM
The reason I waited so long to delete Twitter was I didn’t want to say goodbye to Karl. Maybe I won’t be misting him over here after all
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When I introduce myself and someone mishears my name as Lauren or Laura, I explain, “Laurel, like Laurel and Hardy.” I started to feel old when some stopped understanding the reference, but apparently GIFs get it….
a black and white photo of a man wearing a bow tie and a hat
Alt: A black and white photo of Stan Laurel (of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy) wearing a bow tie and a hat and shrugging
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:28 AM
When I introduce myself and someone mishears my name as Lauren or Laura, I explain, “Laurel, like Laurel and Hardy.” I started to feel old when some stopped understanding the reference, but apparently GIFs get it….
This is such a lovely piece
I would honestly be in alarm-raising mode about what we're going to be up against, but I think more immediately, people need to get right with where they're at psychologically. Bc if we don't do that, people aren't going to be ready for what the coming months/years will demand of us. From last week:
Beyond the Blame: Fighting for Each Other in the Face of Fascism
"In dark times, people have always found ways to make their own light. That work is now upon us."
organizingmythoughts.org
November 13, 2024 at 10:36 PM
This is such a lovely piece
I learned to crochet 🧶 during lockdown and have improved my skills enough that I made a crocheted couch for my cats.
November 8, 2024 at 2:51 AM
I learned to crochet 🧶 during lockdown and have improved my skills enough that I made a crocheted couch for my cats.