Laura

La Retraite de Hugues de Payens, by Georges Mathieu, 1958 (rotated), 📸 by @tiltoncreative

They said it. We’re all thinking it.

We use a Coway, have had it for a while, seems to do a great job and in the Low speed you can't hear it.

All I Want Is A Women’s Hockey Broadcast That Talks About The Hockey | Defector On Thursday, the U.S. women’s hockey team will take on Canada in a battle of the women’s hockey superpowers. Every single Olympic gold medal in the history of the sport has been won by one of these tw...

Thank you, Defector, for letting me rant about the women’s hockey broadcast!

(Gift link)

defector.com/all-i-want-i...

Prince Andrew's Arrest Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647.
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...

This is some bullshit.

The Epstein-Johnny Depp-Justin Baldoni connection These men shared some of the same crisis publicists and PR strategies.

Publicists who represented Johnny Depp during his 2022 trial against Amber Heard charged Jeffrey Epstein five figures a month for representation during 2017, according to invoices in the Epstein Files. Their PR strategies for Epstein reflect the later MeToo backlash. spitfirenews.com/p/epstein-jo...

as we like to say around here, I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

I bet those hip muscles probably felt like a super tight rubber band (I suffer from tight hips due to sitting for too long and stress of being alive in 2026). 🫠

do i have a favorite podcast? yes, it’s called listening to my wife

Alright Texas! Early voting has officially started. It’s time to show this nation exactly what Texas is made of. Make a voting plan—get to the polls and make your voices heard.

CHICAGO: be aware that Tesla is heavily testing its extremely janky "robotaxi" service in your city. We've seen job listings going back months, and now I'm hearing on the ground reports of testing in both regular Teslas (likely facelifted Model Y) and "Cybercab" prototypes.

Be on the lookout!

me and my RCFP lawyers outside the courthouse this morning

BREAKING — WE WON! DC Superior Court Judge Darlene Soltys ordered the DC Metropolitan Police to produce ALL body cam footage of the March 2025 DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace within 14 days.

Thanks to my @rcfp.org lawyers for their tireless work.

Details on thehandbasket.co later today!

At least it’s nice to see these two eat shit from republicans.

Milan Cortina’s surprise star? How drones are changing Olympic sports coverage After a limited debut during Paris 2024, first-person view drone technology is reimagining sports broadcasting at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games.

Have you ever wondered how they get those incredible drone shots at Milan Cortina 2026? Well I dove in for @sfchronicle.com and what it means for NBC going forward (gift article link):

Screenshot "I was at the ICE Tukwila office today and saw three full double decker truck loads of unmarked SUVs being unloaded and parked inside of the ICE facility. that's around 24 vehicles. One can safely assume that more vehicles = more agents = more enforcement coming our way."

I received a report today from a community member who spotted approximately 24 new unmarked SUVs. outside the ICE facility in Tukwila, WA, just south of Seattle.
It’s hard to say for certain what this means, but it could indicate a greater deployment of personnel in the region in the near future.

“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”

High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!

Here's what's surprising: This bill passed last Wednesday.

We are only the second news organization to report on it other than Magnolia Tribune.

No abortion rights organization has commented on it.

And @heatherharrison.bsky.social couldn't get any major pro-abortion rights groups to comment.

Sowing fear of "ICE at the polls!" could do more to suppress votes than any actual ICE at the polls. Here's an explanation of the right's strategy on this, along with my recommendations for what to do instead of playing along.

katestarbird.substack.com/p/effective-...

Last call: I'm looking to speak with Mississippi voters who have had trouble voting due to unexpected polling place changes or due to errors with the polling place locator sending them to the wrong location on Election Day.

Instead of fear-mongering about ICE stealing the election people should be making plans for what they will do this fall—including driving to other states—to get out our vote. /7

We have a rare EXTREME risk for wildfires across the High Plains.

Low pressure over the northern Rockies is helping push bone-dry air down the High Plains. Strong winds and relative humidities between 10 and 18 percent will lead to rapid fire growth and behavior if ignition occurs!

In addition to everything else going on, our storm system is also pinwheeling moisture northwestward into cold air, leading to snow.

Widespread double-digit totals near the International Border, with up to 2 feet in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan:

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

Economic Response Fund Grant Guidelines Small businesses in Minnesota that have experienced operational disruptions in recent weeks may now apply for emergency financial support through the Economic Response Fund.

I'm going to promote the heck out of this:

The Minneapolis Foundation has $4 million in grants available to small businesses for everything from rent and payroll costs to legal help and temporary relocation.

More details and the application here: www.minneapolisfoundation.org/stories/comm...

I guess I just sometimes think we ought to be able to talk about someone's death with language other than tragedy; everyone has to die, and there's not really a much better way to go than "with my wife, on my ranch, at the age of 95 and with a legendary body of artistic work".

A graphic in pink, blue, and green that illustrates how recent many Black History events are to the current day -- ranging from 1619 to 2024.

I'm sure we've all seen the graphic that lays out the United States ' relationship with slavery. It's good, but I never thought it was quite impactful enough. So I made my own.

I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history.

1 square = 1 year.

Bummer!!!!

She's seen in several ICE videos. This is her in the same Canadian Goose jacket with an ICE vest. 🤮

This is her in the same Canadian Goose jacket with an ICE vest. 🤮