Laurakeet
@laurakeet.bsky.social
West Virginia lady with a cat, kids, and a handful of correct opinions. I write big words for good causes. Public library worker. I like when little kids enjoy my bright hair.
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Laurakeet
@laurakeet.bsky.social
· Mar 27
a man in a suit and tie says edit edit edit in front of a shelf full of shoes
Alt: An old Project Runway clip showing Tim Gunn, a gray-haired man in a suit and tie, waving his hands and wiggling his face in consternation. The caption says edit edit edit.
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reposting @runwithskizzers.bsky.social just to beg everyone: STOP GIVING SHITTY PEOPLE THE ATTENTION THEY CRAVE.
I don't care what they think about anything because THEY ARE SAD AND WEIRD AND HAVE BAD TASTE IN EVERYTHING.
think about how much brain space we could free up, collectively.
I don't care what they think about anything because THEY ARE SAD AND WEIRD AND HAVE BAD TASTE IN EVERYTHING.
think about how much brain space we could free up, collectively.
February 9, 2026 at 2:38 AM
reposting @runwithskizzers.bsky.social just to beg everyone: STOP GIVING SHITTY PEOPLE THE ATTENTION THEY CRAVE.
I don't care what they think about anything because THEY ARE SAD AND WEIRD AND HAVE BAD TASTE IN EVERYTHING.
think about how much brain space we could free up, collectively.
I don't care what they think about anything because THEY ARE SAD AND WEIRD AND HAVE BAD TASTE IN EVERYTHING.
think about how much brain space we could free up, collectively.
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When he gave the Grammy to that young boy who made everyone think of Liam…even if that wasn’t actually Liam, it was just the perfect way of cutting through all the bullshit.
Every kid impacted by this administration’s cruelty is another Liam.
Every kid impacted by this administration’s cruelty is another Liam.
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 AM
When he gave the Grammy to that young boy who made everyone think of Liam…even if that wasn’t actually Liam, it was just the perfect way of cutting through all the bullshit.
Every kid impacted by this administration’s cruelty is another Liam.
Every kid impacted by this administration’s cruelty is another Liam.
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the halftime show is a master class in joy as resistance
February 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
the halftime show is a master class in joy as resistance
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People remembering mike tyson as the ear-biter, or the face tattoo guy, or the guy who was in that movie, is rape culture.
mike tyson is the guy who was sentenced to 6 years in prison after he was convicted of raping a teenager.
mike tyson is the guy who was sentenced to 6 years in prison after he was convicted of raping a teenager.
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 AM
People remembering mike tyson as the ear-biter, or the face tattoo guy, or the guy who was in that movie, is rape culture.
mike tyson is the guy who was sentenced to 6 years in prison after he was convicted of raping a teenager.
mike tyson is the guy who was sentenced to 6 years in prison after he was convicted of raping a teenager.
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Unless you are Puerto Rican, please do not use this as an opportunity to say that Puerto Rico should be a state, like maybe Google it before assuming anything
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Unless you are Puerto Rican, please do not use this as an opportunity to say that Puerto Rico should be a state, like maybe Google it before assuming anything
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Who is tracking the ratio of Super Bowl ads that are complete scams vs just regular capitalism?
February 9, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Who is tracking the ratio of Super Bowl ads that are complete scams vs just regular capitalism?
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That Dunkin commercial was terrible.
If I’m a multicultural ad agency I’m cold calling EVERYONE on Monday
If I’m a multicultural ad agency I’m cold calling EVERYONE on Monday
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
That Dunkin commercial was terrible.
If I’m a multicultural ad agency I’m cold calling EVERYONE on Monday
If I’m a multicultural ad agency I’m cold calling EVERYONE on Monday
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
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NEW: How Trump’s ICE raids in West Virginia are overstepping constitutional limits
mountainstatespotlight.org/2026/01/31/i...
mountainstatespotlight.org/2026/01/31/i...
How ICE arrests of immigrants in Wes
President Trump’s immigration crackdown has come to West Virginia, prompting ICE raids that threaten to trample the Constitution
mountainstatespotlight.org
January 31, 2026 at 4:07 PM
NEW: How Trump’s ICE raids in West Virginia are overstepping constitutional limits
mountainstatespotlight.org/2026/01/31/i...
mountainstatespotlight.org/2026/01/31/i...
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We need to shut down the word "performative" until we can figure out what the hell is going on. Of course adopting symbols of protest and resistance is performative! Performance is a core strategy for mass movements!! That's why the call them demonstrations!!!
"In response to criticisms she's heard about the hat being 'performative,' Mashaal, the shop owner, said the thousands of dollars that have gone toward supporting their community speaks for itself."
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community. n.pr/4thWiUr
January 31, 2026 at 3:54 PM
We need to shut down the word "performative" until we can figure out what the hell is going on. Of course adopting symbols of protest and resistance is performative! Performance is a core strategy for mass movements!! That's why the call them demonstrations!!!
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Please use alt text
It isn’t hard to do
I honestly don’t know why we have to keep saying this
Especially to “big”/official accounts
Do better
It isn’t hard to do
I honestly don’t know why we have to keep saying this
Especially to “big”/official accounts
Do better
January 30, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Please use alt text
It isn’t hard to do
I honestly don’t know why we have to keep saying this
Especially to “big”/official accounts
Do better
It isn’t hard to do
I honestly don’t know why we have to keep saying this
Especially to “big”/official accounts
Do better
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It's the end of the month. Lots of folks haven't been able to work all month because of ICE. They will be evicted in a few days. @governorwalz.mn.gov could stop this right now.
i just want to cry. i have literally just spent the last 6 hours responding to email after email of people begging for rent money or for me to point them in the direction of help, which does not exist.
please @governorwalz.mn.gov. we need an eviction moratorium. there is no other solution.
please @governorwalz.mn.gov. we need an eviction moratorium. there is no other solution.
January 28, 2026 at 9:25 PM
It's the end of the month. Lots of folks haven't been able to work all month because of ICE. They will be evicted in a few days. @governorwalz.mn.gov could stop this right now.
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Think about it like this. This ICE agent was on camera and unmasked — fulfilling one of three "demands" Democratic leader Chuck Schumer just issued in order to agree to save Republicans and give DHS even more money.
And he was still threatening to kill someone.
And he was still threatening to kill someone.
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 28, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Think about it like this. This ICE agent was on camera and unmasked — fulfilling one of three "demands" Democratic leader Chuck Schumer just issued in order to agree to save Republicans and give DHS even more money.
And he was still threatening to kill someone.
And he was still threatening to kill someone.
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imagine being so rotted that Bruce Springsteen writes a brand new song about how much you suck shit and announces it by saying “by the way I’m so fucking mad that I banged this out in 24 hours”
how are you still up and walking around after being slammed like that
how are you still up and walking around after being slammed like that
January 28, 2026 at 8:51 PM
imagine being so rotted that Bruce Springsteen writes a brand new song about how much you suck shit and announces it by saying “by the way I’m so fucking mad that I banged this out in 24 hours”
how are you still up and walking around after being slammed like that
how are you still up and walking around after being slammed like that
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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No ICE agent looks tougher than Illhan Omar did when she stepped into the face of the man who assaulted her like she was going to clock him
January 28, 2026 at 4:44 PM
No ICE agent looks tougher than Illhan Omar did when she stepped into the face of the man who assaulted her like she was going to clock him
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Five-year-old Génesis Ester Gutiérrez Castellanos was deported to Honduras on January 11 despite being a US citizen, and now she is trapped in a country she had never known. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown
Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Five-year-old Génesis Ester Gutiérrez Castellanos was deported to Honduras on January 11 despite being a US citizen, and now she is trapped in a country she had never known. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Happening now*: Maine religious leaders are staging a protest at Sen. Susan Collins' office, demanding she "use her power to end funding to ICE and put an end to their campaign of terror."
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
January 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Happening now*: Maine religious leaders are staging a protest at Sen. Susan Collins' office, demanding she "use her power to end funding to ICE and put an end to their campaign of terror."
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
The group has sought a meeting with Sen. Capito or her staff for 15 months. No dice. Despite receipts, Capito denies this. At least she commented when a reporter asked. Civil disobedience can work in WV.
Happening in Morgantown, WV: “Clergy follow in MLK's footsteps for civil disobedience outside [Senator] Capito's office” in Times West Virginian. Not free but worth 99 cents to read. www.timeswv.com/news/local_n...
Clergy follow in MLK's footsteps for civil disobedience outside Capito's office
FAIRMONT — After 15 months of unproductive efforts to speak to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, six protesters led by clergy in Morgantown decided a firmer statement was needed.
www.timeswv.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The group has sought a meeting with Sen. Capito or her staff for 15 months. No dice. Despite receipts, Capito denies this. At least she commented when a reporter asked. Civil disobedience can work in WV.
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“Prayer is meaningless unless it is subversive, unless it seeks to overthrow & ruin the pyramids of callousness, hatred, opportunism, falsehood. The liturgical movement must become a revolutionary movement, seeking to overthrow the forces that continue to destroy .. the vision.”
Rabbi AJ Heschel
Rabbi AJ Heschel
January 26, 2026 at 1:09 AM
“Prayer is meaningless unless it is subversive, unless it seeks to overthrow & ruin the pyramids of callousness, hatred, opportunism, falsehood. The liturgical movement must become a revolutionary movement, seeking to overthrow the forces that continue to destroy .. the vision.”
Rabbi AJ Heschel
Rabbi AJ Heschel
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He spent decades bringing the religious right to power. Now he's marching to undo it.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
January 26, 2026 at 12:31 AM
He spent decades bringing the religious right to power. Now he's marching to undo it.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
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rightwingers see people caring about others in their community and instead of finding that inspiring they think it’s some sort of grand conspiracy because they don’t understand what it means to care for others you don’t personally know
January 25, 2026 at 7:57 PM
rightwingers see people caring about others in their community and instead of finding that inspiring they think it’s some sort of grand conspiracy because they don’t understand what it means to care for others you don’t personally know
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While this is for new organizers from @prisonculture.bsky.social it’s an excellent reminder to veteran organizers. In these times (see why I did there?) we must all be grounded in the hope of what’s possible so we can continue to work for it and build it.
"We have to help people understand what is (the current, shared reality), we must collectively imagine what can be (a future possibility), & we have to diligently labor for what must be (organizing to sustain life/livingness & for liberation)."
@prisonculture.bsky.social on how to move forward.
@prisonculture.bsky.social on how to move forward.
Read This If You're New and Trying to Find Your Way
Abolitionist organizer and author Mariame Kaba offers youth living through the current crises a renewed perspective on how to move forward.
inthesetimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:07 PM
While this is for new organizers from @prisonculture.bsky.social it’s an excellent reminder to veteran organizers. In these times (see why I did there?) we must all be grounded in the hope of what’s possible so we can continue to work for it and build it.