Kristen Lisanti (she/her)
@kristenlisanti.bsky.social
Founder, Radiant Change + RadiantLeader.co.
I train leaders who transform cultures.
I train leaders who transform cultures.
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I think it's also important to acknowledge that the impact of a leader isn't just about who they are as an individual - necessarily flawed and imperfect, as we all are - but about how they prompt changed behavior from their followers. as a queer Catholic, that's the legacy of Pope Francis to me
April 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I think it's also important to acknowledge that the impact of a leader isn't just about who they are as an individual - necessarily flawed and imperfect, as we all are - but about how they prompt changed behavior from their followers. as a queer Catholic, that's the legacy of Pope Francis to me
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Dramatic rise in fake political content on social media as Canada prepares to vote
Dramatic rise in fake political content on social media as Canada prepares to vote
Report finds over a quarter of Canadians exposed to ‘more sophisticated and more politically polarizing’ fake content
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Dramatic rise in fake political content on social media as Canada prepares to vote
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Part of the reason that so many of us are spinning our wheels trying to figure out how to beat fascism and coming up empty is that the nature of fascism has evolved drastically.
To beat it, we need to keep up.
My latest. It is very long. Because this is the most important piece I've ever written.
To beat it, we need to keep up.
My latest. It is very long. Because this is the most important piece I've ever written.
21st Century Fascism is Democratic
A deep dive into the evolution of fascism. And how understanding that evolution is the key to defeating it.
open.substack.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Part of the reason that so many of us are spinning our wheels trying to figure out how to beat fascism and coming up empty is that the nature of fascism has evolved drastically.
To beat it, we need to keep up.
My latest. It is very long. Because this is the most important piece I've ever written.
To beat it, we need to keep up.
My latest. It is very long. Because this is the most important piece I've ever written.
The missing element in most change efforts is ease.
Yes, change is hard, scary, uncomfortable, and all that.
We only make it worse when we apply pressure, force and urgency.
All that seriousness isn’t strategic.
Find ways to play.
Yes, change is hard, scary, uncomfortable, and all that.
We only make it worse when we apply pressure, force and urgency.
All that seriousness isn’t strategic.
Find ways to play.
April 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The missing element in most change efforts is ease.
Yes, change is hard, scary, uncomfortable, and all that.
We only make it worse when we apply pressure, force and urgency.
All that seriousness isn’t strategic.
Find ways to play.
Yes, change is hard, scary, uncomfortable, and all that.
We only make it worse when we apply pressure, force and urgency.
All that seriousness isn’t strategic.
Find ways to play.
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United States Disappeared Tracker: 1214 and growing.
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April 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
United States Disappeared Tracker: 1214 and growing.
public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
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It’s a scary time. So feel the fear, metabolize the fear and transcend the fear by working with other people to act with courage and stand tall for democracy and freedom.
April 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It’s a scary time. So feel the fear, metabolize the fear and transcend the fear by working with other people to act with courage and stand tall for democracy and freedom.
I know you’ve already seen this glorious sight but I’m saving it to my feed so I can come back and rewatch it on hard days. 💛
Spectacular view of 100,000 people attending the #HandsOff march in NYC
April 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I know you’ve already seen this glorious sight but I’m saving it to my feed so I can come back and rewatch it on hard days. 💛
WE ARE THE GUARDRAILS NOW
"We are the guardrails now" – the Raging Grannies (including my mom!) - at Hands Off protest in Madison
April 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
WE ARE THE GUARDRAILS NOW
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DO NOT MISTAKE EARNESTNESS FOR A THING TO BE AFRAID OF. “Cringe” or s too often simply just the word used to mask the discomfort that comes with being vulnerable! It’s okay to feel vulnerable about being earnest about important issues in the world!
April 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
DO NOT MISTAKE EARNESTNESS FOR A THING TO BE AFRAID OF. “Cringe” or s too often simply just the word used to mask the discomfort that comes with being vulnerable! It’s okay to feel vulnerable about being earnest about important issues in the world!
Ok so this needs to NOT be about Sen. Booker (who is my senator and yes I’m very proud of that) but about his key messages:
—This is a moral moment.
—It is a moment for the emergence of fresh vision and core principles that will take us forward, not back.
—The people’s power > the people in power
—This is a moral moment.
—It is a moment for the emergence of fresh vision and core principles that will take us forward, not back.
—The people’s power > the people in power
April 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Ok so this needs to NOT be about Sen. Booker (who is my senator and yes I’m very proud of that) but about his key messages:
—This is a moral moment.
—It is a moment for the emergence of fresh vision and core principles that will take us forward, not back.
—The people’s power > the people in power
—This is a moral moment.
—It is a moment for the emergence of fresh vision and core principles that will take us forward, not back.
—The people’s power > the people in power
Is change happening TO ME or is change happening THROUGH ME?
The former is a given. The latter is a practice.
Mindset matters.
The former is a given. The latter is a practice.
Mindset matters.
April 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Is change happening TO ME or is change happening THROUGH ME?
The former is a given. The latter is a practice.
Mindset matters.
The former is a given. The latter is a practice.
Mindset matters.
Well, friends, we’ve reached the end of Q1. Feels like a good time to remind ourselves that one day we’ll be gone and so will everyone we’ll ever love.
Live and work accordingly.
Live and work accordingly.
March 31, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Well, friends, we’ve reached the end of Q1. Feels like a good time to remind ourselves that one day we’ll be gone and so will everyone we’ll ever love.
Live and work accordingly.
Live and work accordingly.
Fear is not always a liar. Trust your instincts. Respect the wisdom of your nervous system. Especially now. It’s not paranoia, it’s pattern recognition.
March 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Fear is not always a liar. Trust your instincts. Respect the wisdom of your nervous system. Especially now. It’s not paranoia, it’s pattern recognition.
A sense of certainty—knowing what will happen next—keeps us feeling safe and secure, and keeps the brain from spiraling into reactive mode.
Of course, as we all know, there’s little certainty to be had these days.
How to stop the spiral?
Of course, as we all know, there’s little certainty to be had these days.
How to stop the spiral?
March 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A sense of certainty—knowing what will happen next—keeps us feeling safe and secure, and keeps the brain from spiraling into reactive mode.
Of course, as we all know, there’s little certainty to be had these days.
How to stop the spiral?
Of course, as we all know, there’s little certainty to be had these days.
How to stop the spiral?
What’s your favorite book about change?
All types of change and all genres welcome.
All types of change and all genres welcome.
March 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
What’s your favorite book about change?
All types of change and all genres welcome.
All types of change and all genres welcome.
There's a difference between being disruptive and being destructive.
March 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
There's a difference between being disruptive and being destructive.
The Buddha taught that all suffering comes from greed, hatred and/or delusion. This perfectly and painfully captures the trifecta moment we are living.
Ted Cruz said he’d found $2 billion in “woke” science grants, but his team used keyword searches that flagged things out of context, like a grant to develop a device to treat severe bleeding that mentioned “victims” and “trauma.”
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude meth...
www.propublica.org
February 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The Buddha taught that all suffering comes from greed, hatred and/or delusion. This perfectly and painfully captures the trifecta moment we are living.
I think we’ll look back on 2025 as the year our leaders showed themselves to be anything but…
…and the year our true leaders emerged to show us the way forward.
…and the year our true leaders emerged to show us the way forward.
February 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I think we’ll look back on 2025 as the year our leaders showed themselves to be anything but…
…and the year our true leaders emerged to show us the way forward.
…and the year our true leaders emerged to show us the way forward.
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A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
February 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
They think we’re stupid. They think we don’t care. They’re going to find out.
"The crowd again started shouting 'tax Elon,' 'tax the wealthy,” “tax the rich' and 'tax the billionaires.'" The county went 68% for Trump
www.lagrandeobserver.com/news/local/r...
www.lagrandeobserver.com/news/local/r...
Rep. Cliff Bentz fields questions at emotional Union County town hall
LA GRANDE — Oregon’s U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz tried to make it through his usual routine Wednesday, Feb. 19, at his town hall in La Grande. But the crowd was
www.lagrandeobserver.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:19 AM
They think we’re stupid. They think we don’t care. They’re going to find out.
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They want us to think we’re alone. We are not. The Resistance is Everywhere.
Welcome to Resist List. Your online hub of the ongoing resistance to the growth of authoritarianism in the United States.
Welcome to Resist List. Your online hub of the ongoing resistance to the growth of authoritarianism in the United States.
February 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
They want us to think we’re alone. We are not. The Resistance is Everywhere.
Welcome to Resist List. Your online hub of the ongoing resistance to the growth of authoritarianism in the United States.
Welcome to Resist List. Your online hub of the ongoing resistance to the growth of authoritarianism in the United States.
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The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️
February 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️
Resilience doesn’t mean getting harder.
Resilience means getting softer.
Less like rock or glass, which can only shatter under pressure.
More like water, which can flow, seep and carve its way through anything.
Resilience means getting softer.
Less like rock or glass, which can only shatter under pressure.
More like water, which can flow, seep and carve its way through anything.
February 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Resilience doesn’t mean getting harder.
Resilience means getting softer.
Less like rock or glass, which can only shatter under pressure.
More like water, which can flow, seep and carve its way through anything.
Resilience means getting softer.
Less like rock or glass, which can only shatter under pressure.
More like water, which can flow, seep and carve its way through anything.
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A quick resistance task:
1. Google Gulf of Mexico
2. “Gulf of America" is the top
3. Click on the three little dots to the right of it
4. Select "Send Feedback"
5. Click on "Gulf Of America"
6. Select "Inaccurate content"
7. Select "Incorrect" and type in "The correct name is “Gulf of Mexico"
1. Google Gulf of Mexico
2. “Gulf of America" is the top
3. Click on the three little dots to the right of it
4. Select "Send Feedback"
5. Click on "Gulf Of America"
6. Select "Inaccurate content"
7. Select "Incorrect" and type in "The correct name is “Gulf of Mexico"
February 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A quick resistance task:
1. Google Gulf of Mexico
2. “Gulf of America" is the top
3. Click on the three little dots to the right of it
4. Select "Send Feedback"
5. Click on "Gulf Of America"
6. Select "Inaccurate content"
7. Select "Incorrect" and type in "The correct name is “Gulf of Mexico"
1. Google Gulf of Mexico
2. “Gulf of America" is the top
3. Click on the three little dots to the right of it
4. Select "Send Feedback"
5. Click on "Gulf Of America"
6. Select "Inaccurate content"
7. Select "Incorrect" and type in "The correct name is “Gulf of Mexico"