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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 1w ago

RE: https://wandering.shop/@ericgjovaag/117323081636160467 The initiative would force EVERY girl in Washington state to submit to a physical examination to make certain they are "properly" female. How is that not state-sanctioned rape? Not one boy will be forced to prove he's male. Anyone who votes for this initiative is a pervert, basically. I'd like to throw everyone who proposed and supported it monetarily out of the state - and have them investigated for sexual misconduct. I'd bet there is something to find there.

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Eric Gjovaag

@ericgjovaag@wandering.shop

A high school athlete makes a stirring case against an anti-trans initiative. https://www.thestranger.com/guest-editorial/vote-no-on-i-638-to-protect-me-and-my-teammates/

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Eric Gjovaag: "A high school athlete makes a stirring case again…" - The Wandering Shop

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2w ago

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@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @m3t00 We used to try to see how many keys we could get stuck at one time. But only when Mom wasn't home. She did NOT like us messing with the typewriter like that.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2w ago

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Informative discussion of puberty and breast development; specifically helpful for trans femme folks

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2w ago

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@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org You don't actually have to hit the keys very hard to get them to stick like that. You could hold one down, then tap another, and if you did it in the right order you could get them tangled up without any damage. And without an older sister hearing and coming to investigate so she could tell on us.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 6mo ago

The thing I like about doomscrolling on Mastodon is that I get the news I feel I need to get - but in between there are photos of cats, moss, and beautiful old trees, discussion of repairing and reupholstering old chairs, lockpicking discussions, out of context comic book panels, various pieces of artwork, really horrible dad jokes, and sometimes just surreal stuff that makes me smile.

So, yeah, you all are keeping me sane. Keep it up.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 1w ago

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@cmconseils@mastodon.social My mom was driving me up to college one day - a long trip. We stopped for a meal, and the waitress was very young, very nervous, and clearly inexperienced. We later learned it was her first day on the job. When delivering our drinks, one of the drinks fell and dumped a good portion of it on my mother. A few drops splattered to another table. My mom laughed it off and tried to comfort the waitress, while the people at the other table snarled at her cruelly. I love my mom.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2mo ago

RE: https://newsie.social/@servelan/117060815746723974 Any equipment put on Greenland's soil by that company should be seized by locals. Any person entering the country from that company should be arrested. Greenland should not put up with this "we can do whatever we want" shit from the orange stain and his disgusting allies.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2mo ago

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@fzer0@nerdculture.de It's just fair use, right? The copper is right out there, clearly meant to be used.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2mo ago

RE: https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot/117016758070476378 I am strongly in support of having the same number of Supreme Court justices as we have district courts - with an additional seat if there is an even number. I'm also now in favor of having term limits on justices.

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@DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social

“Former Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that the United States should consider expanding the Supreme Court to be made up of 13 justices, a popular idea among Democrats who have increasingly pushed for court reform,” CNN reports. Said Harris: “We need to revisit the point of expanding the court to 13 justices like we have 13 district courts.” Court expansion is moving from a progressive cause to a possible litmus test in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2mo ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@tusk81/116952690508327973 We need new Nuremberg trials for every single employee of ICE and DHS.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 6mo ago

RE: @BrianJopek@mastodon.world

Absolutely appropriate. Swearing on the Constitution - an oath to uphold the Constitution - should be the standard. Anyone who thinks that is a bad thing should have nothing to do with governing other people.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2mo ago

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@vinh@mastodon.ie @lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org https://azmirror.com/2026/07/30/high-court-says-churches-not-judges-define-a-confession-when-it-comes-to-reporting-child-abuse/ "The case was featured prominently in an Associated Press investigation that found the help line created by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints often steered those reporting abuse away from legal authorities and instead to attorneys representing the church in order to cover up abuse allegations." Watch what they do, not what they say they do.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2mo ago

Replying to on m.ai6yr.org

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org @laprice@beige.party Yeah, this is a song. No one was really mocking you... probably.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 3mo ago

So, the governor of Kentucky is trying to clarify the situation regarding Mitch's health. PDF Link: https://governor.ky.gov/attachments/20260708_McConnell-Letter.pdf

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@plutarch@gotosocial.plutar.ch @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org When I was a teenager, back in the olden times, using a Commodore 64... EA was a decent company. Sort of. I thought. They made a few games I really enjoyed, and even replaced a game when I wrote to them about how the disc had failed. But that was a LONG time ago. I mean - C64. I don't think they've been a good company since the turn of the century, if not earlier. But once upon a time, I did like EA. Sorry.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2mo ago

Okay... so, if they were claiming they didn't need a warrant because he hadn't entered the US yet, then why would a "rarely-used statute" apply to him giving a duress password that wipes his phone? He wasn't in the US, so US laws don't apply, right? That's what they already argued. The whole thing is bull. https://www.theverge.com/policy/971097/us-charging-american-citizen-wiping-phone-duress-password

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2mo ago

So, Riot Games figured out that people can work remotely and it makes the business better? Why can't other companies figure it out? https://www.seattletimes.com/business/how-one-la-company-ditched-rigid-office-mandates-and-got-workers-back/

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@eleanor@chaosfem.tw I don't believe there is any way I will ever truly understand it, but seeing the joy on the faces of my trans friends and family is enough to tell me *something* of the relief it must be. I wish we all could feel such joy. Maybe the world would be a better place, then.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2mo ago

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@dbattistella@mstdn.ca Thank you for the reminder. I'd already turned them all off, but it's good to recheck them every few months in case the corporatists decide to "accidentally" switch them back on.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2mo ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVc1yirdzdI For some reason this is going through my mind this morning. I wonder why?

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 3mo ago

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@eclectech@things.uk I would have enjoyed that addition.... ;)

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 6mo ago

So... the administration is trying to punish women who take their husband's names when they get married. So the "SAVE" act is an effort to discourage women from taking their husband's name... at least, that's they way you need to frame this when talking to conservatives.

https://azmirror.com/2026/04/09/repub/how-trumps-save-america-act-could-make-it-harder-for-married-women-to-vote/

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2mo ago

Huh. This one seems appropriate today, as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRCLHBhZPQ4

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@adhdeanasl Doesn't sound the slightest bit unprofessional to me. Indeed, the staff members deadnaming the student were the unprofessional ones.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2mo ago

Whatever happened to Neil Gaiman? Here's one view, and it's terrifying if it is true (warning, substack (I know, I know) and lots of parts, not just one article): https://technopathology.substack.com/p/neil-gaiman-is-innocent-introduction

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2mo ago

Anyone going to San Diego Comicon who might be able to score one of these for my hubby? I'd pay for it and shipping... https://sdccblog.com/2026/07/keepsake-trading-cards-san-diego-comic-con-exclusives-debuts-more/ “Ultimate OZ Universe” trading cards - apparently $30 a box for the SDCC exclusive.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@Alice Your random thoughts = my joyful breaks from everyday worries. Keep posting, keep me sane...

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@amberage@eldritch.cafe It has been years since I had my bout of heatstroke, but I recall the stress on my body lasted for a couple of weeks after. I had to be VERY careful to stay out of heat and kept having trouble regulating my temperature. Did you stop sweating during the first incident? That's a sign of heatstroke. I ended up in an ice bath for an hour, and didn't feel even slightly cold. Like others, I recommend seeking medical attention if you continue to have symptoms. Too dangerous to mess with.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@gwynnion@mastodon.social "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - George Orwell If the corporatists can make it so we genuinely cannot believe the evidence of our eyes and ears, then fascism wins. Forever.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 6mo ago

Replying to

Muting the thread. Tired of hot takes.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@vonxylofon@witter.cz Yeah, I don't believe it can be the US government - the current one or any likely to come about - that can do it. Sadly.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

This. Without somebody telling me, I really wouldn't have known. Sorry to any of my friends on mastodon.social... that's just the nature of the fediverse. The rest of us can carry on while your server gets fixed. The only reason it's "news" is because it's such a large server.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 4mo ago

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@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org It's almost as if they ought to have vetted the content they fed their garbage in garbage out machine so it would use good data instead of just spitting out whatever... Oh, wait, that would take time, effort and money and not involve stealing writers' works. So, yeah, let's blame the writers instead of the plagiarists.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@davidrevoy Y'know, that makes WAY more sense than certain critters carrying certain loot...

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

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@tante@tldr.nettime.org Oh man. I have to migrate? Goddamn anyone who put AI into previously working software. Yuck.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 6mo ago

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@Rozzychan@fandom.ink Pretty sure I see that on @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org Ben's timeline... he's always fixing stuff, and it's fascinating to read about.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 6mo ago

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@cainmark@mstdn.social @_elena@mastodon.social Thank you, and feel free to use it - quote it however - as a testimonial.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 4mo ago

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@NanoRaptor@bitbang.social This is - in my opinion - perhaps the worst of all the many bad aspects of "AI". It causes people to doubt real work and real creativity.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

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@netkitty@meow.social It would fall apart in a minute, and we know it.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@nazokiyoubinbou @catsalad I was about to write this. Tail movements in cats is NOT a good sign.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

Alright, question for the men out there... what's a really good safety razor for keeping my man clean-shaven and smooooooooooth (on his face, he said I should mention that)?

I want to get him a nice high quality one with replaceable blades.

Please boost to folks who might have good answers. I want to get something great for him.

(His most recent electric razor just gave up the ghost, and he's been using cheap disposable blades - and getting a better shave)

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@Yehuda I love alt text. It often gives me context to images I wouldn't know otherwise. And sometimes people add snarky side comments that make me laugh. Usually, though, it just clarifies why the person posted the image - because their description often focuses on the reason they chose it to post.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 6mo ago

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@netkitty@meow.social The vibes you'd get from it are much more positive, as well. I have no urge to vibe code, but I do miss my kitty walking across my keyboard whenever he heard an interesting sound.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 6mo ago

Replying to

You can see the pain on the astronauts' faces as the asshole burbles on and on and on.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@quixote @alissaazar So, what you're saying is... the ICE agents will think they're huge by comparison to their own?

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 3mo ago

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@RVLara23@mastodon.social @samlitzinger@journa.host Most of the criticisms were incredibly mild - many just quoted Kirk's own words.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 2mo ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@fesshole/116982704136486455 I wish I could get feedback on my writing without paying somebody for it... but I'm used to disappointment. When I worked in the English department at college, I read one of the professor's fiction books, and wrote a little note about how much I enjoyed it and put it in her mailbox. She came to the office while I was working to thank me. Authors CRAVE feedback. Even just acknowledgment. I've taken to leaving comments on AO3 stories because I know each positive note makes a writer's day.

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@fesshole@mastodon.social

I'm an author of moderate success. I have a publisher, and some of my books are in multiple languages. But nobody I know has ever read any of them, and that saddens me no end. But I can't bring it up to anyone or I'll seem desperate.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸 @realtegan@wandering.shop

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@MegaMichelle @CosmicRami It's the helmet they put on for the helicopter ride.

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