Lauren Doyle Owens

Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

White sticker that says “Regine change begins at home” in blue text.

Time to dust off these stickers from the Iraq war.

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Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

Breaking WaPo:

Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a 17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

This is my wife and daughter's troop. Please think about donating or buying some cookies if you're able to do so.

AWP the boat my dad lived on after his third divorce.

My AWP fomo is really spiking, now that it’s in my hometown. What’s next, AWP Reisterstown Road, with readings at the Friendly’s, the Baltimore County public library, the Franklin Middle School auditorium? Next year AWP Ocean City, AWP Thrasher’s French Fries, AWP Bay Bridge traffic.

I loved it.

I watched it during the pandemic. I thought I was the last.

ICE is now in the small Kansas college town where I live, rolling up in unmarked cars, conducting armed, masked kidnappings of people on sidewalks & in the parking lots of chain stores and fast food restaurants

Wow.

YOU DON’T HEAR ABOUT IT

YouTube video by LCD Soundsystem - Topic Dance Yrself Clean

Dance yourself clean. youtu.be/9ZNkPA_zUd4?...

We sang that in my (very liberal) church yesterday. It felt like we were manifesting it.

Every American needs to watch this:

We were outraged by Liam, but Diana is a young girl that has been in an ICE prison even longer. The wee girl still is in prison. Be loud! Share! Justice for Diana Crespo Gonzalez!

4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government

This is horrifying.

Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.

A friend shared with me a girl scout cookie link from a group that's having a hard time selling in Minneapolis right now.
digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop5...

Screen shot of phone calling FL Senator Ashley Moody.

I have never been able to get through to Senator Ashley Moody via phone. It always goes straight to voicemail. Now it seems they’ve stopped even checking all together, as today I got the following message. “You cannot record a message on this line. The mailbox is full.”

A reading list for where we find ourselves now...feel free to add to this. These are simply suggestions for writing that can offer historical context, in all genres (see thread)
1. Angela Davis: Women Race and Class (which I would subtitle: how we got here - if you can only read one, read this)

Reminder: DHS legislation that funds ICE at current levels without policy restrictions is in the Senate and needs 60 votes to pass. Deadline is next Friday.

@theferocity.bsky.social I heard a starbucks ad today on Vibe Check and thought 'Ugh, we better be at peak protein, this is ridiculous...' Then you and Zach trashed Starbucks and all was right with the world. Great episode btw. I listened while errand maxing.

Forgot where I was for a moment and thought the March for Life was an anti-gun rally.

Turns out, all I need to wake up on time and energized is to go to bed at 7 p.m.

Let them eat tortilla.

I just ordered a long hot water bottle to drape over my shoulders while I’m sitting at my desk.

🚨BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building in Minneapolis—causing massive explosions. "It's terrorizing, this isn't the America I served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy," tearful protester tells us.

WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️

That's fine dude. I'm not mad at you. Renee Good's last words Fucking bitch. Jonathan Ross' first words after killing her (Note I did not make this graphic, but I find it really powerful and so so sad)

This will be what the Trump administration is remembered for. This is his legacy.

#NoKingsNoColonies Stop Big Oil's War on Venezuela · May Day Strong We're planning a national day of action **this Saturday January 10th** to send a clear message ot Big Oil corporations like Chevron and hedge fund owned Citgo that we will not let them drag us into an...

I don’t know what we’re supposed to be doing. But I just signed up to join this call through SURJ. It seems they might have an idea. mobilize.us/s/ESmHXA