lauren

writer, sometimes

[lauren @laurengbarton]

this app’s profile ux is so ugly why do i even bother

[lauren @laurengbarton]

this is my friend’s reaction to me getting a new car 😭😭😭

[lauren @laurengbarton]

guys i accidentally submitted an unfinished application to propublica’s emerging reporters program how cooked am i

[Sophie Vershbow @svershbow]

Sorry to post about my personal projects all the time I need to pay my rent now that I don't have a full-time job for the first time in my adult life thank you for supporting me 💙

[lauren @laurengbarton]

tough crowd!

[lauren @laurengbarton]

if any of my journalist mutuals are going to the nlgja conference this fall dm me and lmk… let’s meet up

[chris ༯ @chrislarbsyou]

hang it in the louvre

[Adam Mockler @adammocklerr]

You know the country is in a bad place when celebrities have to fund social services because the President won’t.

[lauren @laurengbarton]

so excitinggg

[lauren @laurengbarton]

this is what i’ve been working on since fall ‘25 :)

[NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgja]

"We're here, we're queer, and we're on deadline." For the first time, NLGJA's story is being told on film. Meet Senta Scarborough, the lifetime member behind the upcoming NLGJA documentary, at the link in our bio ⬆️

[NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists @nlgja]

"We're here, we're queer, and we're on deadline." For the first time, NLGJA's story is being told on film. Meet Senta Scarborough, the lifetime member behind the upcoming NLGJA documentary, at the link in our bio ⬆️

[lauren @laurengbarton]

this girl with her miffy birthday keychain inspired me so much that i had one custom made https://t.co/fjtmEiCnOC

[bry ꕤ @cartierbry]

these brands are ACTUALLY pissing me off with this…

[Gacha Zone @Gacha_Zone]

Hatsune Miku is officially Brazilian

[lauren @laurengbarton]

senator marsha blackburn just held a gubernatorial round table in johnson city, tennessee where she said she thinks tennessee should be no. 1 in “deporting illegal aliens.”

[lauren @laurengbarton]

the aftermath of my trans feature story

[vamp @coffindwellers]

yeouch

[✽tink✽ (fun police) @arcanecovet]

guys pride month is NOT OVER.. you still have time to do something gay

[lauren @laurengbarton]

which is mostly if not entirely due to my mental health but yk

[lauren @laurengbarton]

i want to pick up reading again and i want to start drawing again and i want to finish learning how to play the keyboard and i want to play cozy games and watch cute, soul-crushing anime and i want to do all of these fun things but i’m consumed by my algorithm