Lauren Barton
@laurenbarton.bsky.social
Freelance journalist and Communication Studies student at East Tennessee State University. I'm not the coolest they/them you’ll ever meet but I'm pretty dang close.
laurenbarton.carrd.co
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I am selling these bags btw. For $25 (or just pay what you can) you get to help a broke, queer college student…
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I am selling these bags btw. For $25 (or just pay what you can) you get to help a broke, queer college student…
Ignore the wet hair but !!! I painted this trans bag
November 21, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Ignore the wet hair but !!! I painted this trans bag
The irony of having to work on my final project (about Charlie Kirk) on Trans Day of Remembrance 🫤
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The irony of having to work on my final project (about Charlie Kirk) on Trans Day of Remembrance 🫤
He supported the notion within his own political party too… www.politico.com/news/2022/05...
November 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
He supported the notion within his own political party too… www.politico.com/news/2022/05...
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Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
Why am I just now finding out that L.M. Alcott was most likely a trans man???
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Why am I just now finding out that L.M. Alcott was most likely a trans man???
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dude if she can write this about a man who looks like something you'd find in the pet semetary maybe i have a book in me too, damn
i think this may be the bit that broke me bc I am picturing her self-satisfied smirk at coming up with this and it is, honestly, making me die a little on the inside
November 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
dude if she can write this about a man who looks like something you'd find in the pet semetary maybe i have a book in me too, damn
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The comparison isn’t perfect but I kind of think Olivia Nuzzi is to journalism what Jake Paul is to boxing. Influencer culture usurping institutions and turning outrage and negative engagement into maximum clicks and therefore value, plus it flatters elite interests
November 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The comparison isn’t perfect but I kind of think Olivia Nuzzi is to journalism what Jake Paul is to boxing. Influencer culture usurping institutions and turning outrage and negative engagement into maximum clicks and therefore value, plus it flatters elite interests
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You’ll notice that new developments in generative AI are always accompanied by new ways of depicting women without their consent—undermining their autonomy and harassing them—almost like it’s a pillar of the technology and its evolution
October 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
You’ll notice that new developments in generative AI are always accompanied by new ways of depicting women without their consent—undermining their autonomy and harassing them—almost like it’s a pillar of the technology and its evolution
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I came across this website last night while scrolling through some videos and posts. I don’t know if you need help, or if you can offer help, but this link offers both and it’s anonymous so you can put your pride away. Let’s help our community, peeps. They need us.
findagrocerybuddy.com
findagrocerybuddy.com
Find a Grocery Buddy | Help Families Buy Groceries
Find a Grocery Buddy connects donors with families facing food insecurity. Pay securely, and we’ll place verified Instacart grocery orders on your behalf.
findagrocerybuddy.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I came across this website last night while scrolling through some videos and posts. I don’t know if you need help, or if you can offer help, but this link offers both and it’s anonymous so you can put your pride away. Let’s help our community, peeps. They need us.
findagrocerybuddy.com
findagrocerybuddy.com
Are we SURE we didn’t all die in 2020?
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Are we SURE we didn’t all die in 2020?
I made a TikTok edit about it www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMoLqRJ3/
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I made a TikTok edit about it www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMoLqRJ3/
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It does feel like we're all going insane. We *know* he's implicated in Epstein's abuse. He's lashing out, in a misogynistic way, when questioned about it. We know. Why isn't every news stations 24hour coverage of the president being a child abuser? It should be wall-to-wall
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
It does feel like we're all going insane. We *know* he's implicated in Epstein's abuse. He's lashing out, in a misogynistic way, when questioned about it. We know. Why isn't every news stations 24hour coverage of the president being a child abuser? It should be wall-to-wall
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Quiet, piggy.
Quiet.
Piggy.
Quiet.
Piggy.
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Quiet, piggy.
Quiet.
Piggy.
Quiet.
Piggy.
I’m currently watching Frankenstein and I think “I am obscene to you but to myself I simply am” perfectly captures how I feel about being trans when trans people are despised just for existing
November 15, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I’m currently watching Frankenstein and I think “I am obscene to you but to myself I simply am” perfectly captures how I feel about being trans when trans people are despised just for existing
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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NEW: (gift) www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Jeffrey’s journalists: Epstein emails reveal cozy relationship with two reporters
Emails reveal Jeffrey Epstein’s close interactions with reporters and how Michael Wolff counseled him after the Miami Herald’s South Florida investigation.
www.miamiherald.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
NEW: (gift) www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
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Dammit I love libraries. What an unbeatable institution and idea.
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Dammit I love libraries. What an unbeatable institution and idea.
I submitted it today. Fingers crossed I get chosen as one of the lucky six! 🤞🏻
November 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I submitted it today. Fingers crossed I get chosen as one of the lucky six! 🤞🏻
This is what it feels like when I send an email with a typo in it
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This is what it feels like when I send an email with a typo in it
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For my newsletter, I wrote a little about how there seems to be a recent rash of trans people taking their own lives. Please take care of yourselves this holiday season, I promise you that there are people who want to help you if you're struggling. www.burnsnotice.com/if-youre-tra...
If You're Trans, You Have to Live - Sick Burns
Content Warning: This post will have light discussion of trans-related suicide, please take care of yourself. Here is a recap of my last two weeks! Apologies again for not getting out a recap last week. Every time there is an election, the week after election day is my busiest of
www.burnsnotice.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
For my newsletter, I wrote a little about how there seems to be a recent rash of trans people taking their own lives. Please take care of yourselves this holiday season, I promise you that there are people who want to help you if you're struggling. www.burnsnotice.com/if-youre-tra...
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its newsletter day and i have a *very* scoop-filled edition.
like, woah nelly.
if you work in renewable energy, tech or climate policy, and you don't already subscribe to Heatmap Plus and The Fight...
you're about to see why that's a mistake worth correcting.
like, woah nelly.
if you work in renewable energy, tech or climate policy, and you don't already subscribe to Heatmap Plus and The Fight...
you're about to see why that's a mistake worth correcting.
Heatmap News
Heatmap is focused on the biggest story of our time: climate change.
heatmap.news
November 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
its newsletter day and i have a *very* scoop-filled edition.
like, woah nelly.
if you work in renewable energy, tech or climate policy, and you don't already subscribe to Heatmap Plus and The Fight...
you're about to see why that's a mistake worth correcting.
like, woah nelly.
if you work in renewable energy, tech or climate policy, and you don't already subscribe to Heatmap Plus and The Fight...
you're about to see why that's a mistake worth correcting.
Making a TEDx application video is really fucking hard HAHAHA it’s all or nothing HAHAHAHAHA
November 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Making a TEDx application video is really fucking hard HAHAHA it’s all or nothing HAHAHAHAHA