Lauren 🏳️‍⚧️ (she/her/hers)

Thinking I should go try on dresses (that I’m not going to buy) for self-care today. This hottie deserves a treat.

I compared my two furlough letters - the original one from Oct 1 and the second from Oct 30. The second one omits the last sentence in the first one - about getting back pay. Hmm. That’s not great.

I think all air traffic controllers should stop going to work. No pay, no ATC. Flights cancelled. Airlines and angry public pressure Republican lawmakers to concede on healthcare subsidies.

The Obama Hope poster, but it's a frog and it says "Hop"

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

A sign in a yard that says “just say no to Nazis,” with two American flags and a captain America shield. They’re another sign that says “veterans against Trump.”

What would Cap do? Just say NO to Nazis!

ANDY’S COMING!

I mean, I was one of them, but when we know better, we do better. USMC (and USMCR), retired,1999-2020.

This whole “here I am in my antifa uniform” (while dressed in a US military uniform) is a little tone deaf, honestly. Most people join bc of what it can do to advance their own life, and the rest of us joined to support US hegemony. It’s not like we were fighting Nazis in the GWOT.

First (half) day of furlough was actually pretty great. After som came home from school, we went to the local comic shop and the boba place. Talked about his high school & college plans (omg, he’s only 13, where did the time go?). Played video games at home together and laughed a lot.

DECA does commissaries, not MCX

Holy shit I didn’t even realize it was Trucktober yet. Season’s greetings!

I've read a couple of history books and I can tell you for sure that rounding up your generals, having a drunk yell at them and call them fat, and then stopping paying them that same day is absolutely how you institute durable personalist rule

I’m lifting weights. I’m eating well. I’m getting decent sleep. I’m going to the range with my rifle and pistols, staying sharp. I’m shopping for cute dresses. I’m shaving my legs and growing perky boobs.

To describe the current state of the world as a daily show of deepening horrors is a massive understatement.

However, I read something today that I think more people should see and read.

I hope she doesn't mind my me sharing it here.

I'd rather be an X-Men by @gailsimone.bsky.social

One of the scariest things is watching ambivalent or intimidated people “just following the crowd” when they don’t HAVE to - non-federal flags at half-mast, moments of silence, firing/disciplining ppl who don’t follow the crowd, etc. Enablers, all of them.

Time to grow this ass

It’s so cozy

Yep, couldn’t tag him though

sorry that I only have five of your books here….

A bookshelf with books on it

On a lighter note, I brought some books from home to my office so I can share with coworkers and clients. I’ll bring more soon. @travisbaldree.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @scalzi.com @aptshadow.bsky.social @marthawells.com

@sarajacobs.house.gov I’ve had no success emailing you from your website. I’ve tried Chrome, Edge, and Firefox, and this happens every time. Is there a good fix for this?

Here’s the thing - we don’t have to do that! A guy at work brought him up and I spoke my mind. The world didn’t end.

Go fuck yourself, Gavin

Flags are to be flown at half-mast??? For Charlie Fucking Kirk???

For everyone saying political violence has no place in this country…

Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year.

And America shrugged and moved on.

~thoughts and prayers~

holy shit dawg what the fuck is this security? POTUS, VEEP, SECSTATE, and SECDEF in a barely secured public space?