Laurel M
@lolomcm.bsky.social
Here for cat photos, bird photos, nerdery. Visual Artist, Educator, Neurodivergent, Queer/Bi/Pan, Super Star Trek Nerd, Friend of DeSoto, seamstress, compulsive maker of things, genealogy nerd, cat mom, F*ck ICE
http://laurelmcmechan.com/
http://laurelmcmechan.com/
not surprised by this at all
‘Historically Underrepresented’ Faculty Overrepresented in Adjunct Ranks
New data shows that 40 percent of the professoriate is composed of adjuncts who work for meager wages. And compared to their peers on the tenure track, adjuncts are more likely to be Black or female. https://bit.ly/4ts3m0L
New data shows that 40 percent of the professoriate is composed of adjuncts who work for meager wages. And compared to their peers on the tenure track, adjuncts are more likely to be Black or female. https://bit.ly/4ts3m0L
February 10, 2026 at 5:41 PM
not surprised by this at all
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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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NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
JD Vance was greeted by a chorus of boos when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday, although American viewers watching NBC’s coverage would have been unaware of the reception.
JD Vance was greeted by a chorus of boos when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday, although American viewers watching NBC’s coverage would have been unaware of the reception.
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:29 AM
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
JD Vance was greeted by a chorus of boos when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday, although American viewers watching NBC’s coverage would have been unaware of the reception.
JD Vance was greeted by a chorus of boos when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday, although American viewers watching NBC’s coverage would have been unaware of the reception.
so Bari Weiss' wife was friends with Epstein...
February 1, 2026 at 5:36 AM
so Bari Weiss' wife was friends with Epstein...
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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
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If you work at DHS and know the identities of the CBP officers that murdered Alex Pretti, my Signal contact info is in my bio. I’ll keep you anonymous.
January 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
If you work at DHS and know the identities of the CBP officers that murdered Alex Pretti, my Signal contact info is in my bio. I’ll keep you anonymous.
Hi Uxbridge Shimoda family @greatesttrek.com @cutfortime.bsky.social @benjaminahr.mobi I've been a viewer since 2016, and want to say Happy 10th birthday to the pods. Your work means so much to me, keeping me embarrassed and very entertained. Here's to 10 more years!!! LLAP
January 28, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Hi Uxbridge Shimoda family @greatesttrek.com @cutfortime.bsky.social @benjaminahr.mobi I've been a viewer since 2016, and want to say Happy 10th birthday to the pods. Your work means so much to me, keeping me embarrassed and very entertained. Here's to 10 more years!!! LLAP
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Lots of guys with backwards ball caps and truck nutz never gonna listen to Philip Glass again
January 27, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Lots of guys with backwards ball caps and truck nutz never gonna listen to Philip Glass again
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Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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Know your rights even though they seem to mean nothing anymore
Please stay safe everyone...
Please stay safe everyone...
January 25, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Know your rights even though they seem to mean nothing anymore
Please stay safe everyone...
Please stay safe everyone...
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It was an extrajudicial execution. Anyone who defends this is defending a police state.
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 PM
It was an extrajudicial execution. Anyone who defends this is defending a police state.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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A witness to Alex Pretti's murder: "I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me."
Right now. In America.
There is nothing subtle or complicated or hard to understand about what is happening.
Right now. In America.
There is nothing subtle or complicated or hard to understand about what is happening.
January 25, 2026 at 2:57 PM
A witness to Alex Pretti's murder: "I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me."
Right now. In America.
There is nothing subtle or complicated or hard to understand about what is happening.
Right now. In America.
There is nothing subtle or complicated or hard to understand about what is happening.
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#Resisters
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January 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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History is happening now. If you are in law enforcement, the government, or are a resident or legal observer with any information or tips or incidents you want to share, please text me on Signal @ premthakker.35
Your anonymity will be protected.
Your anonymity will be protected.
January 24, 2026 at 6:06 PM
History is happening now. If you are in law enforcement, the government, or are a resident or legal observer with any information or tips or incidents you want to share, please text me on Signal @ premthakker.35
Your anonymity will be protected.
Your anonymity will be protected.
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Iran was threatened for killing protesters. After two killings in America, is it ok for Iran to now threaten America for killing protesters?
January 24, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Iran was threatened for killing protesters. After two killings in America, is it ok for Iran to now threaten America for killing protesters?
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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If you don't want to watch it, here is how the NYT's liveblog is reporting on the video that first started spreading:
January 24, 2026 at 7:36 PM
If you don't want to watch it, here is how the NYT's liveblog is reporting on the video that first started spreading:
ICE fucking EXECUTED him in the street
January 24, 2026 at 7:47 PM
ICE fucking EXECUTED him in the street
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM
‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...