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lauraann.bsky.social
Lives in Boulder. Retired librarian. Rehabs wildlife. Loves cats, biking, coffee, reading and a good movie.
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Typical Trump lie: He said Zelensky’s approval rating was 4% when in fact it hovers around 57%, far higher than Trump’s has ever reached. Another: He called Ukraine’s democratically elected leader a “dictator.” Yet another: He blamed Ukraine for Russia’s military invasion of its sovereign territory

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Cost-minimizing ≠ Efficient

submitted 5 days ago • 16 comments

Noted by Victor Blackwell (CNN) on xwitter. PBS Foundation caves; removes DEI language (image on left is 1-15-25; image on right is today) How disappointing.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Interesting article on sleep deprivation and what it does to your brain. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

here's today's post: "JD Vance lectures Germany: be nice to your Nazis" — Germany doesn’t need your bullshit, thank you very much. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —

submitted 7 days ago • 151 comments

“This is nice behaviour, that I write to you again and again, and you pay no attention to me.” This almost 4,000-year-old Babylonian letter in clay is proof that we have been finding ways to say “per my last email” for some time

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This here show on Netflix is quite possibly the best TV I have ever seen. Funny, sad, sweet, heartfelt. Chock-a-block filled with kindness and soul. Highly recommended. www.imdb.com/title/tt1882...

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Sophie is glad I am home from the hospital. She had v. good care while I was away but she is being extra affectionate. She lost her kitty bro Vinny 3 weeks ago and now she’s an only cat.

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I am so glad to be back home after being hospitalized for a few days. I received excellent care from UCHealth medical professionals. The RNs, CNA’s, Docs… everyone was awesome. And the food was pretty good. 🎶 Gee but it’s great to be back home 🎶

submitted 9 days ago • 27 comments

Sunrise looking west at the Rocky Mountains this morning, from Gunbarrel Hill (NE of Boulder).

submitted 14 days ago • 2 comments

The only real comparison I can think of is Mobutu Sese Seko, and what happened in Congo was that the state just barely functioned because corruption was normalized everywhere. At a certain level, you *had to* steal because nobody was going to pay you. (I should write an essay on this).

submitted 14 days ago • 5 comments

One has to wonder if tRump and his little nazi boy toy have thought what all this will do to the unemployment rate (assuming they haven’t killed off that report)

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments

Snowdrops (Galanthus) have distinctive white flowers with green markings that angle like charms among narrow leaves. The plants sprout up from small bulbs planted in fall. These are blooming today in Boulder. #flowerfriday #fridayflowers

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

It’s April in February. The Snowdrops are blooming.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Really enjoyed this K-Drama series. It is on Netflix. The Koreans are making the best TV these days. If you liked Extraordinary Attorney Woo, you'll like this. Engaging characters. Interesting plots. Great production. 10/10. www.imdb.com/title/tt2810...

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Probably the best they're gonna get this season until Autumn. Still work to sort branches on big lead trees and continuous foliage control. But no more this time, sort it next season. 🌱🇳🇿 #Bonsai Liquidamber bonsai forests in 3 scales.

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

I made “Archie the Pie Guy Spaghetti” tonight. It’s very good, fast and easy. I didn’t have any fresh basil so I threw in hot pepper flakes. Recipe in the comments.

submitted 21 days ago • 2 comments

JFC The horror of this.

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

@sarahsansom.bsky.social I started worrying thinking you were gone on Xitter but now I see you posting here so I am relieved.

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

And just think! Assuming we still exist, when this is released we’ll be almost a year into his 4 year term. Only 3 more to go.

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

POSSUM-MAN: The signal is lit. My city needs me

submitted 23 days ago • 12 comments

A week ago today my soul mate kitty passed away. I am still heartbroken . My remaining kitty Sophie who has never been affection has not left my side. Poor thing. She misses him too. He’s visited me a couple times in my sleep, for pettings.

submitted 25 days ago • 35 comments