Laura Lorson
@lauralorson.net
Opinions personal, retweets ≠ endorsement. Target for faraway laughter. Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock.
I deleted a post because the headline I was referring to was deleted? IDK, maybe it was fake? Who knows? Moving on.
December 9, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I deleted a post because the headline I was referring to was deleted? IDK, maybe it was fake? Who knows? Moving on.
and they would use the money to buy this insurance from...?
Trump says money should go to people, not health insurers reut.rs/3KF4V9S
Trump says money should go to people, not health insurers
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday criticized insurance companies while calling for funds to go directly to individuals rather than insurers, as Democrats push for a three-year extension of expiring subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans.
reut.rs
December 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
and they would use the money to buy this insurance from...?
How about actually getting us there, or how about getting us there at the same time as our luggage
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
How about actually getting us there, or how about getting us there at the same time as our luggage
it gave me, as Sam Levenson wrote, "a hiddach"
Like, really, read this passage.
This is so many words, all gesturing toward Donald Trump, saying nothing at all.
If you enjoy substance-free politics, then it’s probably quite evocative. (So. Much. Imagery!)
But it’s 2025. We don’t get the luxury of pretending politics is substance-free.
This is so many words, all gesturing toward Donald Trump, saying nothing at all.
If you enjoy substance-free politics, then it’s probably quite evocative. (So. Much. Imagery!)
But it’s 2025. We don’t get the luxury of pretending politics is substance-free.
December 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
it gave me, as Sam Levenson wrote, "a hiddach"
Time for my annual 15 minutes of "women being expected to do the emotional labor is bulls**t" seething
December 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Time for my annual 15 minutes of "women being expected to do the emotional labor is bulls**t" seething
Reposted by Laura Lorson
i'm glad that stem colleagues now care that university administrators' claims of departmental "profitability" are all bullshit now that it's coming for them but a little solidarity while the humanities endured this for decades would've been cool
December 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
i'm glad that stem colleagues now care that university administrators' claims of departmental "profitability" are all bullshit now that it's coming for them but a little solidarity while the humanities endured this for decades would've been cool
We are, I am, you are
by cowardice or courage
the one who find our way
back to this scene
carrying a knife, a camera
a book of myths
in which
our names do not appear.
by cowardice or courage
the one who find our way
back to this scene
carrying a knife, a camera
a book of myths
in which
our names do not appear.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 3:42 AM
We are, I am, you are
by cowardice or courage
the one who find our way
back to this scene
carrying a knife, a camera
a book of myths
in which
our names do not appear.
by cowardice or courage
the one who find our way
back to this scene
carrying a knife, a camera
a book of myths
in which
our names do not appear.
Went down a rabbit hole on Fragrantica and have concluded that the reviewers there think everything that doesn't smell like buttercream frosting smells "like an old lady"
December 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Went down a rabbit hole on Fragrantica and have concluded that the reviewers there think everything that doesn't smell like buttercream frosting smells "like an old lady"
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social keeps posting bits of that Olivia Whoosifoos fook and of course I have to stop and rubberneck at the trainwreck, but anyway I just have to ask how on earth this got published. If it had an editor, I need to know that person's name so I can be sure to never ever hire them
December 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social keeps posting bits of that Olivia Whoosifoos fook and of course I have to stop and rubberneck at the trainwreck, but anyway I just have to ask how on earth this got published. If it had an editor, I need to know that person's name so I can be sure to never ever hire them
oh, for cryin' out loud
December 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
oh, for cryin' out loud
Reposted by Laura Lorson
Steve Cropper — who played with Booker T. & the MG’s, the Blues Brothers, and Otis Redding — has died at the age of 84. Cropper was the Steve that John Belushi says ‘Play it, Steve’ to on ‘Soul Man.’
Booker T. & the MG’s Guitarist Steve Cropper Dies at 84
Steve Cropper — who played with Booker T. & the MG’s, the Blues Brothers, and Otis Redding — has died at the age of 84. Cropper was the Steve that John Belushi says ‘Play it, Steve’ to on ‘Soul Man.’
www.vulture.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Steve Cropper — who played with Booker T. & the MG’s, the Blues Brothers, and Otis Redding — has died at the age of 84. Cropper was the Steve that John Belushi says ‘Play it, Steve’ to on ‘Soul Man.’
I don't do Spotify but YouTube informs me that the artist I listened to most this year was Charles Mingus
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I don't do Spotify but YouTube informs me that the artist I listened to most this year was Charles Mingus
Reposted by Laura Lorson
IMLS announces "upon further review" that it is reinstating all federal grants to libraries. It leaves out that it's doing this because a federal court told them a few weeks ago that the Trump admin's decision to destroy libraries was not legal.
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Washington, DC– Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersede...
www.imls.gov
December 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
IMLS announces "upon further review" that it is reinstating all federal grants to libraries. It leaves out that it's doing this because a federal court told them a few weeks ago that the Trump admin's decision to destroy libraries was not legal.
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
Unpopular opinion: I like the people movers. It's like taking a little trip to the 70s, a real-life EPCOT thing, immersing myself in Saarinen's "The Future", which is kind of thrilling with its streamlined aesthetic and infinite possibility, as opposed to actually living in it, which is not
Trump is now vowing to "rebuild" Dulles.
“It's not a good airport. It should be a great airport,” the president said at the White House today.
An early target: the airport's people movers.
with @rachelweiner.bsky.social @loriara.bsky.social
“It's not a good airport. It should be a great airport,” the president said at the White House today.
An early target: the airport's people movers.
with @rachelweiner.bsky.social @loriara.bsky.social
Trump vows to overhaul Dulles. An early target: its ‘people movers’
The announcement comes after two crashes involving mobile lounges used to transport passengers. The airport is already undergoing a massive renovation.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Unpopular opinion: I like the people movers. It's like taking a little trip to the 70s, a real-life EPCOT thing, immersing myself in Saarinen's "The Future", which is kind of thrilling with its streamlined aesthetic and infinite possibility, as opposed to actually living in it, which is not
Extremely local news: I am disproportionately annoyed about the degree of inconvenience the 9th Street construction is causing
December 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Extremely local news: I am disproportionately annoyed about the degree of inconvenience the 9th Street construction is causing
10. William S. Burroughs in Lawrence
9. The Keeper of the Plains
8. Topeka
7. Amelia Earhart
6. Clyde Tombaugh and the discovery of Pluto
5. The MGM Archives at the Underground Vaults & Storage Co
4. Big Brutus
3. Quantrill's Raid
2. Barry Sanders
1. Tamakhóčhe Theȟíla at Haskell University
9. The Keeper of the Plains
8. Topeka
7. Amelia Earhart
6. Clyde Tombaugh and the discovery of Pluto
5. The MGM Archives at the Underground Vaults & Storage Co
4. Big Brutus
3. Quantrill's Raid
2. Barry Sanders
1. Tamakhóčhe Theȟíla at Haskell University
Question: if Sufjan Stevens did an album about your state, what would there be songs about? (sorry, Michigan and Illinois, you have to sit this one out.
I'll go first for Maryland:
1. Baltimore
2. Harriet Tubman
3. The Snallygaster
4. The pursuit of John Wilkes Booth
5. The Chesapeake
6. Crabs
I'll go first for Maryland:
1. Baltimore
2. Harriet Tubman
3. The Snallygaster
4. The pursuit of John Wilkes Booth
5. The Chesapeake
6. Crabs
December 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
10. William S. Burroughs in Lawrence
9. The Keeper of the Plains
8. Topeka
7. Amelia Earhart
6. Clyde Tombaugh and the discovery of Pluto
5. The MGM Archives at the Underground Vaults & Storage Co
4. Big Brutus
3. Quantrill's Raid
2. Barry Sanders
1. Tamakhóčhe Theȟíla at Haskell University
9. The Keeper of the Plains
8. Topeka
7. Amelia Earhart
6. Clyde Tombaugh and the discovery of Pluto
5. The MGM Archives at the Underground Vaults & Storage Co
4. Big Brutus
3. Quantrill's Raid
2. Barry Sanders
1. Tamakhóčhe Theȟíla at Haskell University
I named my fists Abbott and Costello because if I were to display them in anger my opponent would start laughing
I named my fists Chekhov and Gun because you know they're coming but you don't know when
i named my fists Rodgers and Hammerstein cuz theyre always in my own little corner
December 1, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I named my fists Abbott and Costello because if I were to display them in anger my opponent would start laughing
So because I am apparently An Old Crone, I bought a heated throw thingy, kind of like an electric blanket but softer and lighter? Anyway, it's terrific, and I embrace cronehood wholeheartedly
December 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
So because I am apparently An Old Crone, I bought a heated throw thingy, kind of like an electric blanket but softer and lighter? Anyway, it's terrific, and I embrace cronehood wholeheartedly
I did my Yule/Christmas decorating this weekend. Lots of greenery. Christmas tree with lights, no ornaments. Cedar and pine over the window casings. Plain old stockings with engraved wooden name tags. Nice LED faux candles in the front windows.
November 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I did my Yule/Christmas decorating this weekend. Lots of greenery. Christmas tree with lights, no ornaments. Cedar and pine over the window casings. Plain old stockings with engraved wooden name tags. Nice LED faux candles in the front windows.
Me, too. I can't imagine my life without having read Arcadia (and seen it, too, but the words, the words)
Agreed. R.I.P. Tom Stoppard.
November 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Me, too. I can't imagine my life without having read Arcadia (and seen it, too, but the words, the words)
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I regret to inform you, earnest business e-mailing me, that 15% off a purchase of $500 is not my idea of a bargain
November 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I regret to inform you, earnest business e-mailing me, that 15% off a purchase of $500 is not my idea of a bargain
Reposted by Laura Lorson
John! John, it's Marvin. Your cousin, Marvin Milton! You know that justification of the ways of God to Man you're looking for? Well, listen to this! *begins reciting the entirety of the Bible*
November 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
John! John, it's Marvin. Your cousin, Marvin Milton! You know that justification of the ways of God to Man you're looking for? Well, listen to this! *begins reciting the entirety of the Bible*
um, "non-compatible with Western Civilization"? Dude, it's not like it only takes a Lightning charger or whatever
November 28, 2025 at 5:02 AM
um, "non-compatible with Western Civilization"? Dude, it's not like it only takes a Lightning charger or whatever