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Laura

@esseneth.bsky.social

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Geographer - Hazards and Diaster Research - Socially Vulnerable Populations Mom/Cat Lady/Progressive/Athiest-Buddhist She/Her, Cisgender Colorado (Utah refugee) Not a follower. 😁 Don't make me block you. 🐉 This is not a dating app.

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Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 8h

I think it accurately conveys a family of kittens.

Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 10h

I'm glad you're okay.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

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Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 2d

There are pastors in Denver known for shielding immigrants.

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Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 2d

Made my day

Silvia Pineda-Munoz, PhD - Climate Ages @climateages.bsky.social · 2d

A 126,000-year-old butt-drag just made fossil history.
A tiny rock hyrax scooted across the sand of ancient South Africa, and that moment was preserved in stone.

Even the smallest acts can echo through time.
🧪 #SciComm
buff.ly/dcGWTR4

The 126,000-Year-Old Butt-Drag That Rewrote What Counts as a Fossil

How a small animal’s odd habit turned into one of the most unexpected stories ever preserved in stone Some discoveries make headlines because they’re dramatic: new...

climateages.com

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Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 2d

OMG!

gollum from the lord of the rings is holding something in his hand and says my precious

ALT: gollum from the lord of the rings is holding something in his hand and says my precious

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Laura @esseneth.bsky.social · 2d

Brakes. It's brakes.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?

Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.

Be warned.

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Kayla B @queenofthesouth.bsky.social · 3d

Needing multiple streams of income to stay afloat is a societal failure not a personal one. You should be able to afford a comfortable lifestyle with one job. You are not lazy.

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Brion @mntngroove.bsky.social · 5d

No Kings 2, October 18th, 2025 in a city near you! We need a much larger turnout than the last one. Bring friends, family, colleagues. It'll be a nice autumn Saturday of peaceful protest throughout the country. There are more of us than them!
No Kings, no excuses!
#NoKings
#Protest
#Denver
#Resist

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 4d

Country fans are upset with Zach Bryan after he criticized ICE in a song.

But don't let it be known that Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash all despised fascism and leaned heavily to the left.

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PINO FOTUS @pino-fotus.bsky.social · 4d

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Republicans R Evil 👿 @republicansrevil.bsky.social · 4d

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 6d

There it is

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P'eed off old woman @lesleyak.bsky.social · 9d

I do not deny antisemitism, any more than other racism. But the fact, that protesting the genocide of another set of people. is being viewed as antisemitic, shows how far antisemitism has been weaponised.

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legal cat 🐾👻 @legalcat.bsky.social · 8d

Help our client facing execution on October 16th for what is colloquially known as a ‘no crime’ charge:

What You Need to Know About Robert Roberson Facing Execution

Texas is seeking to execute Mr. Roberson even though leading medical experts say he was wrongly convicted under outdated science.

innocenceproject.org

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9d

These are the people getting huge tax cuts — paid for by cuts to health care for millions of Americans.

Every lie Trump and Republicans are telling right now is meant to distract you from this.

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Welcome to Night Vale @nightvaleradio.bsky.social · 9d

Back in stock!
Get your Night Vale scarf and beanie here: buff.ly/snM3Awv

A female model with dark glasses, a gray sweater and the Night Vale scarf wrapped around her neck with one end hanging down the front of her body. "

Black scarf with Welcome to Night Vale along the length and a Night Vale eye on either end and purple fringe.
Black beanie with purple Night Vale eye. The eye has a lighter purple pupil and a crescent moon inside the pupil.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 10d

History has many painful lessons.

A screenshot of an X post by Q. Anthony Ali (@NobleQAli
, 12h ago) featuring a black-and-white historical image of a person lying on the ground while others, including a woman kneeling and several standing figures, are around them in what appears to be a park or open area. Below this, a reply by Antonio Benetto (@Tony_Benetto
, 1d ago) to @drmistercody
states: "I don't believe US troops will fire on American citizens."

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Dinah Rose KC @dinahrose.bsky.social · 10d

Soothing morning
Sound on

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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 10d

Modern sharks are truly a recent group following a series of mass extinctions in which the spectacular diversity of Paleozoic sharks was paired down. @jeremybroberts.bsky.social @paleontologizing.bsky.social

Charles J. Salcido, PhD @cjsalcidopaleo.bsky.social · 16d

#FossilFriday My newest PBS Eons episode on the Golden Age of Sharks is out! Big shout-out to Indiana University Paleontology Collection, Mammoth Cave National Park's recent discoveries, and Dr. John Long's The Secret History of Sharks for inspiration and information youtu.be/4ihYiTOIBT0?...

The Rise and Fall of the Weirdest Sharks

YouTube video by PBS Eons

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 10d

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 10d

"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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samus aran enjoyer @riotlinguist.bsky.social · 11d

everyone should have a black cat in their life. it's so great seeing just a vaguely cat-shaped hole in the universe jauntily trot across your living room squeaking for snacks

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House Democrats @housedemocrats.bsky.social · 11d

To all those observing Yom Kippur, House Democrats wish you and your loved ones an easy and meaningful fast.

G’mar Chatimah Tovah.

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