laura c
@elmcee.bsky.social
🌿 cultural worker, delicate fuckin flower
🌱 they/she; queer + disabled
📍berkeley, nyc; oberlin, ysd
✨same handle elsewhere
🌱 they/she; queer + disabled
📍berkeley, nyc; oberlin, ysd
✨same handle elsewhere
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There is simply no moral argument for allowing war criminals to compete at the Olympics.
February 8, 2026 at 1:32 PM
There is simply no moral argument for allowing war criminals to compete at the Olympics.
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
MY KIDS: so why are there muppets in the AUDIENCE
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
Just did my TSA Precheck appt! First time traveling with POTS and really grateful my fellow sick friend encouraged me to spend the effort and money now to avoid some of the standing in line later.
February 7, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Just did my TSA Precheck appt! First time traveling with POTS and really grateful my fellow sick friend encouraged me to spend the effort and money now to avoid some of the standing in line later.
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From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
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A couple of weeks ago @sesmith.lol demanded I capture baby harbor seal activation noises and I failed until about 20 minutes ago
FREAKING ADORABLE!
Bonus western gull in pursuit. 🦭 🦑 🪶
FREAKING ADORABLE!
Bonus western gull in pursuit. 🦭 🦑 🪶
February 7, 2026 at 5:24 PM
A couple of weeks ago @sesmith.lol demanded I capture baby harbor seal activation noises and I failed until about 20 minutes ago
FREAKING ADORABLE!
Bonus western gull in pursuit. 🦭 🦑 🪶
FREAKING ADORABLE!
Bonus western gull in pursuit. 🦭 🦑 🪶
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lmao look at his lil face "heheheheheh"
Watch the moment a Greenland sled dog steals AP camera
YouTube video by Associated Press
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
lmao look at his lil face "heheheheheh"
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@ethanscorey.bsky.social and I have published a database of congressmembers who received donations from ICE profiteers GEO Group, CoreCivic, and Management and Training Corporation. Look up your reps at @inthesetimes.com + @theappeal.org. inthesetimes.com/article/ice-....
February 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
@ethanscorey.bsky.social and I have published a database of congressmembers who received donations from ICE profiteers GEO Group, CoreCivic, and Management and Training Corporation. Look up your reps at @inthesetimes.com + @theappeal.org. inthesetimes.com/article/ice-....
The only time I ever want my fashion choices to start conversations is when I'm in medical appointments and have strategically done fancy nail art in order to avoid worse small-talk.
so much clothing is marketed as "conversation starters" but as an introvert, i want "conversation enders." no more talking. let me go home.
February 6, 2026 at 2:11 AM
The only time I ever want my fashion choices to start conversations is when I'm in medical appointments and have strategically done fancy nail art in order to avoid worse small-talk.
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Remember, sneering works. It’s working now. That’s why the lowliest AI fan and the CEO of Microsoft are trying to get us to stop saying “slop.”
AI art is supposed to be its flashy flagship and treating it as disposable rubbish (which it is) ruins everything
AI art is supposed to be its flashy flagship and treating it as disposable rubbish (which it is) ruins everything
February 6, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Remember, sneering works. It’s working now. That’s why the lowliest AI fan and the CEO of Microsoft are trying to get us to stop saying “slop.”
AI art is supposed to be its flashy flagship and treating it as disposable rubbish (which it is) ruins everything
AI art is supposed to be its flashy flagship and treating it as disposable rubbish (which it is) ruins everything
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This dynamic is hugely important. The lie *manufactures a precedent* for what is otherwise an unprecedented (& previously unthinkable) series of violations of the American constitutional system. Baselessly accusing the opposition of your own crimes creates a permission structure for them.
Every accusation is both a confession and a rationalization. Imaginary weaponization of government is the excuse to actual weaponize government. Imaginary election rigging is the excuse to actually rig elections.
Trump’s claims about non-citizen voting are bullshit.
They are simply a pretext to undermine public confidence in the legitimacy of election outcomes, unless they align with Trump’s personal, self-serving desires.
His claims are also provably false, w/ hard data. 👇
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...
They are simply a pretext to undermine public confidence in the legitimacy of election outcomes, unless they align with Trump’s personal, self-serving desires.
His claims are also provably false, w/ hard data. 👇
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...
February 5, 2026 at 8:55 PM
This dynamic is hugely important. The lie *manufactures a precedent* for what is otherwise an unprecedented (& previously unthinkable) series of violations of the American constitutional system. Baselessly accusing the opposition of your own crimes creates a permission structure for them.
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Ascent in elite circles is typically a selection process for maintenance of some pretty fucked norms.
this selection was disrupted, by demands for diversity, equity and inclusion and the inclusion of more marginalized people, and we are living through the backlash
this selection was disrupted, by demands for diversity, equity and inclusion and the inclusion of more marginalized people, and we are living through the backlash
February 5, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Ascent in elite circles is typically a selection process for maintenance of some pretty fucked norms.
this selection was disrupted, by demands for diversity, equity and inclusion and the inclusion of more marginalized people, and we are living through the backlash
this selection was disrupted, by demands for diversity, equity and inclusion and the inclusion of more marginalized people, and we are living through the backlash
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*sigh* here we go again. Your phone is not listening to everything around you 24/7 for advertising purposes. *If* you have voice activation on for the assistant, the mic is listening for the activation phrase: the processing power for listening for a single specific phrase is much lower.
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:07 AM
*sigh* here we go again. Your phone is not listening to everything around you 24/7 for advertising purposes. *If* you have voice activation on for the assistant, the mic is listening for the activation phrase: the processing power for listening for a single specific phrase is much lower.
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Whole lot of you following Neil Gaiman, and I assume it's because you forgot you did so and he stopped posting when it was revealed he is a rapist.
Since he's trying to make a return, do yourself a favour and check if you're following @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com and if so unfollow and block.
Since he's trying to make a return, do yourself a favour and check if you're following @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com and if so unfollow and block.
February 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Whole lot of you following Neil Gaiman, and I assume it's because you forgot you did so and he stopped posting when it was revealed he is a rapist.
Since he's trying to make a return, do yourself a favour and check if you're following @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com and if so unfollow and block.
Since he's trying to make a return, do yourself a favour and check if you're following @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com and if so unfollow and block.
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I regret to inform you that “1979” by Smashing Pumpkins was released in 1996, which is now 30 years ago. Meaning a similar song released in 2026 would be called “2009”
February 2, 2026 at 10:49 PM
I regret to inform you that “1979” by Smashing Pumpkins was released in 1996, which is now 30 years ago. Meaning a similar song released in 2026 would be called “2009”
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If you're struggling to know how to write alt text for award shows and red carpet events, this resource by Veronica Lewis will help you get started.
#GRAMMYS
#GRAMMYS
How To Create Image Descriptions For Red Carpet Looks | Veroniiiica
Learn how to describe and write image descriptions for celebrity looks from red carpet awards shows and galas for people with vision loss (low vison/blind)
veroniiiica.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:39 AM
If you're struggling to know how to write alt text for award shows and red carpet events, this resource by Veronica Lewis will help you get started.
#GRAMMYS
#GRAMMYS
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One easy way to protect your community and push back against fascism is to help normalize wearing an N95
The destruction of public health and rising fascism forever hand in hand.
BREAKING: ICE has halted "all movement" at a Texas detention facility due to measles infections, DHS confirms.
February 2, 2026 at 3:12 AM
One easy way to protect your community and push back against fascism is to help normalize wearing an N95
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A close-up of a black-capped chickadee's head and breast, face-on, with a single 6-pointed star-shaped snowflake with one arm having extra, symmetrical branches, perched on the bird's feathery black forehead.
A Black-capped Chickadee showcasing winter fashion by donning a snowflake accessory.
February 1, 2026 at 5:07 AM
A close-up of a black-capped chickadee's head and breast, face-on, with a single 6-pointed star-shaped snowflake with one arm having extra, symmetrical branches, perched on the bird's feathery black forehead.
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If you hate ICE putting kids in cages, just wait until you learn about the rest of the carceral system!
#AbolishICE
#DemolishPrisons
#FreeThemAll
#AbolishICE
#DemolishPrisons
#FreeThemAll
"Time held pretrial isolates youth from their families and communities and exposes them to the risk of victimization while detained. ... [I]n 2023, more than half of youth detained pretrial had been held for longer than 30 days, and nearly 700 had already been detained for over a year."
February 1, 2026 at 6:34 AM
If you hate ICE putting kids in cages, just wait until you learn about the rest of the carceral system!
#AbolishICE
#DemolishPrisons
#FreeThemAll
#AbolishICE
#DemolishPrisons
#FreeThemAll
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Union workers solved the trolley problem, you're welcome
January 31, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Union workers solved the trolley problem, you're welcome
There is a particular loneliness to being a masked disabled queer surrounded by unmasked queer people.
January 31, 2026 at 3:23 AM
There is a particular loneliness to being a masked disabled queer surrounded by unmasked queer people.
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agents of the state wearing gaiters ≠ protecting yourself and your neighbors. the distinctions matter, just as preventing infection does.
joining the chorus of folks asking for care with language re: ICE covering faces—yes, they use nonmedical face coverings, meanwhile, the right has been&continues to be against mask/respirator use to protect oneself &others to the extent of bans—we must make the distinction AND normalize medical use.
resist mainstreaming the far right & their ideals with choices you make every day—an easy one is to wear a respirator in, at the very least, public indoor spaces.
needless spread of novel & thought-to-be-gone pathogens has been key to the eugenicists playbook. prevent it.
tiktok.com/t/ZTFfYpJEC/
needless spread of novel & thought-to-be-gone pathogens has been key to the eugenicists playbook. prevent it.
tiktok.com/t/ZTFfYpJEC/
January 30, 2026 at 5:27 PM
agents of the state wearing gaiters ≠ protecting yourself and your neighbors. the distinctions matter, just as preventing infection does.
Well, this is disgusting on multiple levels.
I appreciate Redmond explicitly quoting Uber's intention of destroying public transit, and also noting that "none of the existing cab companies, like Yellow and Flywheel, which both have apps just like Uber, are on the BART app."
I appreciate Redmond explicitly quoting Uber's intention of destroying public transit, and also noting that "none of the existing cab companies, like Yellow and Flywheel, which both have apps just like Uber, are on the BART app."
January 30, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Well, this is disgusting on multiple levels.
I appreciate Redmond explicitly quoting Uber's intention of destroying public transit, and also noting that "none of the existing cab companies, like Yellow and Flywheel, which both have apps just like Uber, are on the BART app."
I appreciate Redmond explicitly quoting Uber's intention of destroying public transit, and also noting that "none of the existing cab companies, like Yellow and Flywheel, which both have apps just like Uber, are on the BART app."