Laura B πŸ¦„πŸŒˆπŸŽ„

Laura B πŸ¦„πŸŒˆπŸŽ„

@lilybart.bsky.social

I believe; help my unbelief. writer: SFGiants fan: union organizer (MPL-WU!) books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0085VI0NU/allbooks

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Laura B πŸ¦„πŸŒˆπŸŽ„ reposted

Replying to @andydiggle.bsky.social

"Loyalty, by definition, is an abdication of judgement." Man, #TheDiplomat is so damn good.

"What can any artist set on fire but his world?...What can an artist use but materials, such as they are? What can he light but the short string of his gut, and when that's burnt out, any muck ready to hand?" #rip Annie Dillard you changed my whole writing faith life

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As anyone in publishing will tell you, women do not resist reading books by men, but men will often dismiss books by women. This is not a publishing problem or a failure to target men. It's a misogyny problem.

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INBOX: β€œTennessee board awarded a 50-year, multi-BILLION dollar contract to DriveTN, a consortium led by companies based in Australia/Spain/France, to build & operate toll lanes on I-24 between Nashville & Murfreesboro… the companies have faced accusations of price-gouging & financial distress…”

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β€œYou can keep tabs on what’s happening in Arkansas, as well as get involved in pushing back, with the help of the Arkansas Right to Read Project. Additional organizations doing essential work in the state include the Arkansas Library Association and the Arkansas chapter of Authors Against Book Bans.

bookriot.comLibrarians and Booksellers Will Be Arrested For Doing Their Jobs in ArkansasA Federal Judge has allowed an Arkansas law to go into effect that will lead to widespread book bans and jail time for librarians.

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This week’s main story is about how police use surveillance tools like cameras, microphones, license plate readers, β€œcell site simulators,” and the practice of β€œpredictive policing,” to create a world that has been lovingly described as β€œBig Brother on steroids.” Full segment at the link in our bio.

i’m intolerant-allergic to peppers 🌢️ of all kinds (paprika, pepperoni etc) and taco bell soft tacos never bother me. when i say intolerant-allergic it means similar consequences to cyclospora. but not with taco bell. idk what that says but i find it interesting.

lol wait. this #netflix series, bombing of pam am 103, they have a set at the FBI's Hoover Building and on the office door they opened it said 'Terrorist Research and Analytical Centre.' i meant. that's an OBVIOUS one. why would they spell it the british way?!

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ABC NEWS: β€œTennessee authorities investigating a fatal shooting in MEMPHIS by two National Guard troops that raised new Q’s about Trump’s deployment… shot and killed 20yo Tyrin Johnson… TBI did not elaborate on how it escalated… NG did not comment…” abcnews.com/Politics/sta...

Pretty sure your belief in the rainbow isn’t supposed to be about wiping people off the face of earth. Pretty sure God was promising to be tolerant in the future and to treat all peoples with mercy and grace. Try that instead. sincerely, a queer believer and giants fan

Laura B πŸ¦„πŸŒˆπŸŽ„ reposted

In addition to being horrible pitchers, the #SFGiants pitching staff chose to say β€œfuck you” to the lgbt community on Pride Night. Love the Giants, but Im glad they lost. Yo, Buster, get your boys in line. They kinda suck.