Laurel Krahn
@windowseat.bsky.social
Polymath, web pioneer, former 📺 critic, ⚾️ fan, SF fan, fanfic & fanvid fan, disabled, grey-ace, Minnesotan. Masked & vaxxed. Tired. (She/her)
Widow as of 11/12/24 💔
Contact, links, donate: https://linktr.ee/LaurelKrahn
Sports talk: wintwins.bsky.social
Widow as of 11/12/24 💔
Contact, links, donate: https://linktr.ee/LaurelKrahn
Sports talk: wintwins.bsky.social
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Laurel Krahn
@windowseat.bsky.social
· Jun 28
New pinned post/thread. 🧵
Contact info, wishlist, ways to send support:
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My husband of 19 years @kevingaustin.bsky.social passed away suddenly on 11/11/24; our cats died that year too & my parents in the year before that & it is A LOT. 💔
I do post about other stuff too...
Contact info, wishlist, ways to send support:
linktr.ee/LaurelKrahn
My husband of 19 years @kevingaustin.bsky.social passed away suddenly on 11/11/24; our cats died that year too & my parents in the year before that & it is A LOT. 💔
I do post about other stuff too...
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New Lancet meta-analysis finds measles vaccine immunity wanes over time, with seropositivity dropping from ~93% within 10 yrs to ~83% at 16–22 yrs.
The authors say their findings warrant an urgent review of vaccination strategies
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
The authors say their findings warrant an urgent review of vaccination strategies
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Measles Vaccine Protection Wanes After a Decade
Individuals who receive a measles-containing vaccine maintain seropositivity for a decade; however, the vaccine’s protection declines gradually thereafter.
www.medscape.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:46 AM
New Lancet meta-analysis finds measles vaccine immunity wanes over time, with seropositivity dropping from ~93% within 10 yrs to ~83% at 16–22 yrs.
The authors say their findings warrant an urgent review of vaccination strategies
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
The authors say their findings warrant an urgent review of vaccination strategies
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
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I feel so bad for the kids. No one’s looking out for most of them & the ones whose parents are trying to protect them from repeated infection w/a vascular, immune-disrupting disease often get told they’re “crazy” & should force kids to “get back to normal.”
The new normal just keeps getting worse.
The new normal just keeps getting worse.
My first SBM article 5.5 years ago was about how Vinay Prasad wanted unvaccinated kids to get Covid.
That was his animating goal the entire pandemic.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/covid-19-vac...
That was his animating goal the entire pandemic.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/covid-19-vac...
Should COVID-19 vaccines be administered to children under an emergency use authorization?
Recently, Wesley Pegden, Vinay Prasad, and Stefan Baral argued in The BMJ that "COVID-19 vaccines for children should not get emergency use authorization". Their argument is lacking, and they left out
sciencebasedmedicine.org
November 29, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I feel so bad for the kids. No one’s looking out for most of them & the ones whose parents are trying to protect them from repeated infection w/a vascular, immune-disrupting disease often get told they’re “crazy” & should force kids to “get back to normal.”
The new normal just keeps getting worse.
The new normal just keeps getting worse.
hey buddy (who probably needs third breakfast)
He says he is cute and this means he should be given third breakfast. #proofOfCat
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
hey buddy (who probably needs third breakfast)
I got a reasonable amount of sleep last night so of course I'm not sleeping tonight. Ah well. (Soon maybe.)
November 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I got a reasonable amount of sleep last night so of course I'm not sleeping tonight. Ah well. (Soon maybe.)
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I am SO EXCITED to share this Fifth Saturday extra: @annleckie.com and @byzantienne.bsky.social in conversation about questions of empire and imperialism in their respective novels.
Read it now: www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/leckie-and-martine
Read it now: www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/leckie-and-martine
Ann Leckie and Arkady Martine: in conversation — Speculative Insight
Ann Leckie and Arkady Martine have both written novels that focus on empires, imperialism, and colonialism, and how people react to and work within those structures. I asked them to chat with me, a...
www.speculativeinsight.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I am SO EXCITED to share this Fifth Saturday extra: @annleckie.com and @byzantienne.bsky.social in conversation about questions of empire and imperialism in their respective novels.
Read it now: www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/leckie-and-martine
Read it now: www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/leckie-and-martine
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Hegseth wasn't chosen as merely a Fox News buffoon who then bumbles his way into war crimes out of machismo incompetence. He was chosen specifically because he is, and has been for a long time, a proud, open, and explicit advocate of war crimes as a good thing we should do.
A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”
It’s almost as if there were signs!
It’s almost as if there were signs!
November 29, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Hegseth wasn't chosen as merely a Fox News buffoon who then bumbles his way into war crimes out of machismo incompetence. He was chosen specifically because he is, and has been for a long time, a proud, open, and explicit advocate of war crimes as a good thing we should do.
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
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Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
hey buddy
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 AM
hey buddy
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The magnitude of the change over time is striking.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
November 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The magnitude of the change over time is striking.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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“If vaccines work, why would you need a booster?” he asks as he changes his oil for the third time that year.
November 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“If vaccines work, why would you need a booster?” he asks as he changes his oil for the third time that year.
hey buddy (or is it a hey buddies situation? hmmmm.)
When you find the perfect nook in your favorite challah pillow
November 29, 2025 at 5:58 AM
hey buddy (or is it a hey buddies situation? hmmmm.)
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This is incredible thank you @sesmith.lol here are some shrimp.
November 29, 2025 at 4:14 AM
This is incredible thank you @sesmith.lol here are some shrimp.
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In case you’re wondering why Pete Hegseth is freaking out about a congressional video reminding the military not to participate in illegal orders:
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
In case you’re wondering why Pete Hegseth is freaking out about a congressional video reminding the military not to participate in illegal orders:
This is gonna be popular.
(I say based on how much interest there is in sports romance, fanfic or otherwise, and in the world of hockey in particular.)
(I say based on how much interest there is in sports romance, fanfic or otherwise, and in the world of hockey in particular.)
‘Heated Rivalry’ Review: HBO Max’s Horny Hockey Drama Is a Playful Gay Romance for Grown-Ups
‘Heated Rivalry’ Review: HBO Max’s Horny Hockey Drama Is a Playful Gay Romance for Grown-Ups
Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin entered the NHL in 2005. Over 20 years, the Canadian star and his Russian counterpart have engaged in one of the great rivalries in all of sports. They’ve won titles and medals and scoring crowns, and they’re both still playing (with the same franchises that drafted them), having claimed positions among hockey’s all-time elite.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This is gonna be popular.
(I say based on how much interest there is in sports romance, fanfic or otherwise, and in the world of hockey in particular.)
(I say based on how much interest there is in sports romance, fanfic or otherwise, and in the world of hockey in particular.)
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I was at the birthplace of Minnesota today.
November 29, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I was at the birthplace of Minnesota today.
Me: "I'm writing this stuff for myself and it's about me learning how to write and it does not matter if people see this. If I do post and get no reaction to it, that's fine."
And then someone leaves a really nice comment and it makes my day. (Even just a Kudos delights me.)
And then someone leaves a really nice comment and it makes my day. (Even just a Kudos delights me.)
November 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Me: "I'm writing this stuff for myself and it's about me learning how to write and it does not matter if people see this. If I do post and get no reaction to it, that's fine."
And then someone leaves a really nice comment and it makes my day. (Even just a Kudos delights me.)
And then someone leaves a really nice comment and it makes my day. (Even just a Kudos delights me.)
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Join me next week for Playful Character Creation!
Learn theatrical techniques for inventing imaginary people.
Hosted by @reachyourapex.bsky.social.
reachyourapex.com/product/play...
Learn theatrical techniques for inventing imaginary people.
Hosted by @reachyourapex.bsky.social.
reachyourapex.com/product/play...
Playful Character Creation: Invent Compelling People For Your Stories — Live Workshop - REACH YOUR APEX
Get a faster, more creative, more effective, and more fun way to craft the people who inhabit your stories.
reachyourapex.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Join me next week for Playful Character Creation!
Learn theatrical techniques for inventing imaginary people.
Hosted by @reachyourapex.bsky.social.
reachyourapex.com/product/play...
Learn theatrical techniques for inventing imaginary people.
Hosted by @reachyourapex.bsky.social.
reachyourapex.com/product/play...
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This was so timely for me! A reminder to stay chill and have fun. I'm writing a scifi horror, extrapolating and imagining and catastrophizing about two dozen centuries into a specific kind of future. It's a lot 😅
Also, the bonus feature on Oleta Adams added yet another gem to my listening library!
Also, the bonus feature on Oleta Adams added yet another gem to my listening library!
So many visions of the future are already proven false. We didn't have Star Trek's Eugenics Wars in the 1990s. No flying cars in 2015 — sorry, Back to the Future.
In my latest newsletter, I explain why it's good for future visions to come with an expiration date.
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
In my latest newsletter, I explain why it's good for future visions to come with an expiration date.
buttondown.com/charliejane/...
Visions of the Future Should Come With an Expiration Date
Before I launch into a shortish rant, I ought to mention that my novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster makes a wonderful holiday gift for your loved ones....
buttondown.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This was so timely for me! A reminder to stay chill and have fun. I'm writing a scifi horror, extrapolating and imagining and catastrophizing about two dozen centuries into a specific kind of future. It's a lot 😅
Also, the bonus feature on Oleta Adams added yet another gem to my listening library!
Also, the bonus feature on Oleta Adams added yet another gem to my listening library!
I look around and see so many people making and sharing such cool things with the world & think about how much more of that might happen if there weren't people out there who hate everyone who isn't like them & who want to police everyone else. We should let people live & help people thrive!
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I look around and see so many people making and sharing such cool things with the world & think about how much more of that might happen if there weren't people out there who hate everyone who isn't like them & who want to police everyone else. We should let people live & help people thrive!
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
One of many things you might call your representatives about. Leave messages, do what you can to make your voice heard.
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
November 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
One of many things you might call your representatives about. Leave messages, do what you can to make your voice heard.
hey buddies
This morning I saw two bald eagles ice fishing on the Kenilworth Lagoon at Lake of the Isles. You don’t see that every day.
November 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
hey buddies
Thread. I love the reveal that there's a big chunky magnet on the back. Also I like the front of this a lot (better still if the watch hands were still bright orange).
If your car in the 1940s-1950s didn’t have an inbuilt clock, you could get the Auto-Watch from Westclox of Canada, having a big magnet glued to the the caseback (back when dashboards were made of steel). Very inexpensive but reliable watch. The green “luminous” is fake/simulated. Dial is cheap paper
November 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Thread. I love the reveal that there's a big chunky magnet on the back. Also I like the front of this a lot (better still if the watch hands were still bright orange).
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