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Lauren L. Wheeler

@fightingwords.bsky.social

Poet, drummer, habitual tech infiltrator and gadfly, mama. Author, IN BETWEEN PLACES (Black Lawrence Press). laurenwheeler.com

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Raw milk sickens 21 people in Florida including 6 children Public health officials in Florida are reporting 21 cases of campylobacter and E. coli infections linked to drinking raw milk, all from the same farm.

Public health officials in Florida are reporting 21 cases of campylobacter and E. coli infections linked to drinking raw milk, all from the same farm.

05.08.2025 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
Will Riker wearing a v neck that goes almost down to his dick

Will Riker wearing a v neck that goes almost down to his dick

despite everything, i still believe in the potential of humankind to create utopia. but it will require hard work, courage, and above all else extremely deep v-necks that go almost down to the dick

01.08.2025 00:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10325    ๐Ÿ” 1802    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 352    ๐Ÿ“Œ 164

starting to think we should give "strange women lying in ponds distributing swords" a chance as a basis for our system of government

01.08.2025 00:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5056    ๐Ÿ” 1002    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 151    ๐Ÿ“Œ 67
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RIP to a real one

25.07.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7654    ๐Ÿ” 2361    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 53    ๐Ÿ“Œ 97

Omg i just realized this is who K pop boys look like

25.07.2025 10:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 143    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

I can't believe people are actually celebrating the death of Hulk Hogan just because

*reads literally anything about Hulk Hogan*

Oh. Carry on then.

25.07.2025 14:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 389    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

a gen zโ€™er at work just said โ€œwho is hulk hogan? was he famous in the 1900โ€™s?โ€ so i reported her to HR

25.07.2025 02:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 273    ๐Ÿ” 37    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Tennessee woman denied prenatal care for being unmarried - Nashville Banner Denial of prenatal care to unmarried women in Tennessee raises concerns over the state's Medical Ethics Defense Act.

"Last Thursday, at a town hall in Jonesborough, Tennessee, a 35-year-old woman shared her story: she was denied prenatal care by her physician because they objected to the fact that she wasnโ€™t married, nor did she plan to be."

nashvillebanner.com/2025/07/20/d...

20.07.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 757    ๐Ÿ” 340    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47    ๐Ÿ“Œ 68

I understand the allure of wanting to be a "carry guns and wear leather jackets" Black Panther but there's a case to be made that the most dangerous ones were the "feed kids breakfast and teach them about settler colonialism" Black Panthers

09.11.2024 12:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10204    ๐Ÿ” 2813    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 127    ๐Ÿ“Œ 133
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holy shit lmao

19.07.2025 03:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26846    ๐Ÿ” 5107    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 507    ๐Ÿ“Œ 727

The Challenger explosion.

13.07.2025 08:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublicaโ€™s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)

projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

11.12.2024 02:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2074    ๐Ÿ” 1096    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 72    ๐Ÿ“Œ 52
Older woman pushing the walker says: i used to have a little fake cassette with a headphone wire to trick my car into playing an iPod shuffle. Younger woman helping her replies: sure grandma let's get you to bed.

Older woman pushing the walker says: i used to have a little fake cassette with a headphone wire to trick my car into playing an iPod shuffle. Younger woman helping her replies: sure grandma let's get you to bed.

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12.07.2025 09:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 401    ๐Ÿ” 90    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
โ€œWhat to the Slave Is the 4th of July?โ€: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglassโ€™s Historic Speech
YouTube video by Democracy Now! โ€œWhat to the Slave Is the 4th of July?โ€: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglassโ€™s Historic Speech

commemorate the 4th as i do every year with a reading of Frederick Douglass's "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?" read here by the late James Earl Jones

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtfZ...

04.07.2025 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 381    ๐Ÿ” 174    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

My mom and stepdad are from the same diaspora group as Zohran Mamdaniโ€™s dad (same like โ€œmy stepdad was kicked out of the same town and knows some of his classmatesโ€) and apparently the New York Times doesnโ€™t understand how diaspora works, so I am going to tell you a little about my momโ€™s people!

03.07.2025 23:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12292    ๐Ÿ” 3496    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 231    ๐Ÿ“Œ 884

Pretty sure it is.

04.07.2025 17:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They're all just going to ignore Brad Lander, huh.

28.06.2025 21:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well I'm Jewish I don't agree with @ericswalwell.bsky.social's decision to be a fucking liar, and I definitely trust Zohran Mamdani more than I trust Eric Swalwell's defamatory ass

28.06.2025 21:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1288    ๐Ÿ” 224    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

I resemble that remark

29.06.2025 04:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i am not saying blue sky affected the outcome at all

i am just saying if zohran mamdani had lost we would be hearing endless snide remarks about how his only support was on irrelevant blue sky lol

25.06.2025 03:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1705    ๐Ÿ” 125    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

LAPD is working with ice / feds and are basically doing security for their operations. Please report this correctly.

19.06.2025 21:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 237    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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This time-lapse video of protesters marching down Broadway in Oakland for No Kings Day gives an idea of how many people turned out today @sfchronicle.com

14.06.2025 23:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29854    ๐Ÿ” 6436    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 382    ๐Ÿ“Œ 361

Well played

15.06.2025 01:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a photo grid of dolls with protest t-shirts and signs.

a photo grid of dolls with protest t-shirts and signs.

I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.

14.06.2025 22:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11503    ๐Ÿ” 3872    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 165    ๐Ÿ“Œ 317
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Remarkable.

MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful."

Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd.

Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.

14.06.2025 23:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44801    ๐Ÿ” 16395    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1079    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1201

Donald Trumpโ€˜s deranged Memorial Day screed against federal judges raises two serious questions: When exactly was former president Biden diagnosed with cancer? And why has he not held a solo press conference to address it?

26.05.2025 22:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1268    ๐Ÿ” 152    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

The road to fascism is paved with people who told you to stop overreacting.

26.05.2025 13:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 337    ๐Ÿ” 60    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Topo and Altra. Both have natural foot shapes.

25.05.2025 02:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just got a CB2 catalog and noticed there are no product prices. My assumption is since none of their shit is actually made in the States and most of it comes from Asia, they donโ€™t wanna print prices because they have no idea how much things are actually going to cost due to tariffs.

24.05.2025 21:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Weโ€™re also supposed to support โ€” and keep voting for! โ€” Democratic elected officials who vote to confirm them.

23.05.2025 04:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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