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Lauren "Hope is Praxis" Lastname

@verbingnouns.bsky.social

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academic (derogatory); psycholinguistics/cogsci; disability; generative flexible syntax + phonetics; R and stats and dataviz; art and craft and nature; immigrant to normal island; she/her|they/them; not funny (earnest); ai (llm) apologists go away; דאיקייט

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Lauren "Hope is Praxis" Lastname @verbingnouns.bsky.social · Nov 16

Reupping this! You do not need to follow me to join the list -- just ask and then follow the rules! Your posts will only appear if you're on the list, you use the target characters, and the feed service I built it on is currently working.

Lauren "Hope is Praxis" Lastname @verbingnouns.bsky.social · Sep 12

About the #linguistics feed:

Become a contributor: @ me & I'll let you know when you're added

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FAQ: write.as/6dkz40sb4ddr...

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 15h

The more I read the responses by BlueSky's dev team, the more annoyed I am about the ways that they've squandered the promise of what this site could be.

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Val 🏳️‍⚧️ @valondar.bsky.social · 22h

Dmitri Shostakovich saw Jesus Christ Superstar! He also liked it so much he considered writing a rock music themed suite (like his earlier Jazz suites) but died soon after.

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 22h

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 21h

"certain types of bodies are indicative of moral repugnance" is a fascist logic. i know you fucking know better! shut the fuck up! your jokes arent even good!

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Lauren "Hope is Praxis" Lastname @verbingnouns.bsky.social · 1d

My mom was just telling me the local car wash has a haunted car wash option now and the owner is so excited (and has perennial 12' skeletons outside). I miss US Halloween so much!

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borderless @borderless.bsky.social · 1d

Hear ye hear ye a message of hope and inspiration from our courageous leader in exile, Link. May all his loyal followers take heart!

I appreciate all the people showing love and support to me. I’m so grateful honestly. It means a lot. The ban isn’t that big of a deal for me. I think it was wrong and the explanation was bullshit. But that’s ok and I accept. Social media comes and goes. I’m grateful for all the connections I was able to make and all the people I get to be connected with off Bluesky. More importantly, the world needs more people to give a fuck. More people to give a fuck about Palestinians, more people to give a fuck about disabled folks, more people to give a fuck about our queer and trans siblings, more people to give a fuck about Black liberation. The world, and Bluesky, is full of bootlickers who will do anything to avoid doing anything to upset the status quo. These people are cowards groveling to those in power in hopes of protection. I just hope people continue to show love and care and kindness. Mutual aid is so important. Give when you can, boost when you can. We only survive this together.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 1d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 1d

"By enabling policies of mass killing and displacement, and by repeatedly linking everyday Jewish life in the UK and the genocidal actions of Israel, the Government has created conditions of division and mistrust in which racism – including anti-Semitism – flourishes."

Prominent Scottish Jews issue plea over reaction to Manchester attack

As Jews we absolutely reject the weaponisation of the Manchester attack to suppress protests against the genocide in Gaza

www.heraldscotland.com

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Erin 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @erin.ruins.party · 1d

This is really neat! More information and link to the report in question here: www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
Would love to see a similar programme tried here ❤️

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 1d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Lauren "Hope is Praxis" Lastname @verbingnouns.bsky.social · 1d

I have this thought, too. But we all have roles, even if we're not on the flotillas.

I'm learning community organizing and working with other groups to fight antisemitism and Islamophobia (specifically anti-Palestine sentiment) locally and nationally.

We all have our parts to play, I tell myself.

Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 1d

I’m so inspired by the flotillas. I haven’t joined one because I feel my primary purpose at this time is to raise the kids I brought into the world to the best of my abilities (you can call that cowardice or rationalization; it may be) but if my kids were out of the house I’d be like my hero Malcolm

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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 1d

My friend’s dad Malcolm Ducker, former RAF pilot, dad & grandad, is among those still being held in a maximum security Israeli prison for the crime of trying to bring food & medicine to Gaza with the Global Sumud Flotilla. Read: www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-and-...

US and UK 'immensely let down' families of detained Gaza flotilla activists

Israel still holding hundreds of activists in Ketziot prison, with British and American citizens receiving little help

www.middleeasteye.net

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Lauren "Hope is Praxis" Lastname @verbingnouns.bsky.social · 1d

God I love that station lol 😆

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 1d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Uri Horesh @urihoresh.bsky.social · 1d

Judge Poised to Free Abrego Garcia if Officials Can’t Supply Deportation Plans www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

Judge Poised to Free Abrego Garcia if Officials Can’t Supply Deportation Plans

www.nytimes.com

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Lauren "Hope is Praxis" Lastname @verbingnouns.bsky.social · 1d

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 1d

Just dug this up as a clear example of fitting a complex nuanced narrative into a single social media post for my masterclass in public science engagement using online tools

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Nov 19

Climate Change:

It's real.

It's us.

It's serious - and already dangerous.

But there are solutions.

The science is clear: the faster we cut emissions, the less suffering we will cause, and the better off we'll all be.

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David Buchanan @retr0.id · 1d

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Lauren "Hope is Praxis" Lastname @verbingnouns.bsky.social · 2d

And my respect for you grows! Yet, I haven't found the search term (or knowledge base) that'll bring me to digital information about the version(s) that inspired you. This is likely my own shortcoming, but unfortunately, it seems to be others' as well. (Btw thank you for your recent Facebook post!💕)

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 2d

Gotta update the meme

JUST WALK OUT
you can leave!!!
work social thing movies home class dentist
clothes shoppi
too fancy weed store your quick
friend ships
DA SHARE ZONE
IF IT SUCKS... HIT DA BRICKS!!
real winners quit

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Duncan @brickbats.bsky.social · 2d

If you make a Twitter clone at the time when people are leaving Twitter because it's run by a fascist then what you're going to find yourself running is Antifa Twitter. Incredibly obtuse of them not to understand this.

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 2d

Thinking how Stephen Bannon got fired in 2017 because Trump got mad that people were saying he's the real president. Probably wouldn't work with Miller because they only feed Trump AI slop now. They got him in the Professor X rig watching videos of himself leading troops in battle

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2d

Judge: That's what I'll do. Prohibit federalization or deployment of any NG troops into Oregon. For all reasons in prior opinion. Deployment of federalized military is ultra vires and contrary to law, violating Title 10, section 12406. I also find it's likely that defendants violate 10th Amendment.

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race scientist jack skellington @jazzpomegranate.com · 3d

@jay.bsky.team: if you don't like it you can leave!

link: *leaves and clowns on jay*

jay: not like that! *bans link despite him supposedly being able to leave bsky*

race scientist jack skellington @jazzpomegranate.com · 3d

so now link is suspended with no email

link pointing out that jay now follows jonathan chait and suggesting that it may be for transphobic reasons

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Lauren "Hope is Praxis" Lastname @verbingnouns.bsky.social · 2d

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Lauren "Hope is Praxis" Lastname @verbingnouns.bsky.social · 2d

God damn the vibes are rancid

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Previously on Blue... @previously.blue · 3d

Adding to growing list of accounts afoul of moderators, @spacelawshitpost.me (fka @knilirabaj.bsky.social) is currently suspended. Reason for suspension has not been shared. Adding to questions- account may be hosted in outside PDS, raising question about scope of suspensions under federation.

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