Leilah
@leilah.bsky.social
Writer. Gamer. Naturalist. Union. She/they. Settler on X̱epx̱ápay̓ay Skwxwú7meshúlh.
Time to re-read Munro Leaf's Three Promises to You. By the author of Ferdinand, on the UN.
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archive.org/details/Tige...
January 31, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Time to re-read Munro Leaf's Three Promises to You. By the author of Ferdinand, on the UN.
archive.org/details/Tige...
archive.org/details/Tige...
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Here it is fully edited, the first harbor seal pup of 2026 pupping season in La Jolla, California kissing a VERY PROUD mama.
Full resolution: youtu.be/vDbShVpqvzk #sealsky 🦑 🦭
Full resolution: youtu.be/vDbShVpqvzk #sealsky 🦑 🦭
January 31, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Here it is fully edited, the first harbor seal pup of 2026 pupping season in La Jolla, California kissing a VERY PROUD mama.
Full resolution: youtu.be/vDbShVpqvzk #sealsky 🦑 🦭
Full resolution: youtu.be/vDbShVpqvzk #sealsky 🦑 🦭
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@sesmith.lol reminded me of this. no brrrts this year!
UNMUTE for baby noises! Stick around for mother - pup kisses!!! the best news youll see today!!
January 31, 2026 at 5:40 AM
@sesmith.lol reminded me of this. no brrrts this year!
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Guyes we haffink an alfresko bisk pop ubb wit Charlie’s siggnishure Lobstur Bisk in mine yards an Ebbrywun welcomb. Imb poast ice of mine yardt believe make yoorselfs gomfortabbel an at hombe!
Oughe @kickysam49.com and @itsflanoy.bsky.social Don minde if Imb do!! Biskin’ delishus!
January 30, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Guyes we haffink an alfresko bisk pop ubb wit Charlie’s siggnishure Lobstur Bisk in mine yards an Ebbrywun welcomb. Imb poast ice of mine yardt believe make yoorselfs gomfortabbel an at hombe!
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Dr Glaucomflecken, an actual ophthalmologist, with helpful instructions for dealing with pepper spray to the face.
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
What To Do If You Get Pepper Sprayed
YouTube video by Dr. Glaucomflecken
youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Dr Glaucomflecken, an actual ophthalmologist, with helpful instructions for dealing with pepper spray to the face.
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
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alright. that's enough of that.
good night to all the birds, and the good humans. 🪶 🐣
good night to all the birds, and the good humans. 🪶 🐣
January 29, 2026 at 5:23 AM
alright. that's enough of that.
good night to all the birds, and the good humans. 🪶 🐣
good night to all the birds, and the good humans. 🪶 🐣
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Unless you're doing some insane stupid Weather Underground shit the actual risk you face from the authorities isn't some crazy Big Brother tech shit. it's that some cop beats or shoots you from a foot away because he got angry.
January 28, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Unless you're doing some insane stupid Weather Underground shit the actual risk you face from the authorities isn't some crazy Big Brother tech shit. it's that some cop beats or shoots you from a foot away because he got angry.
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no you don't need a separate car to go do distro. no Stingrays don't give the cops complete access to everything you do on your phone. yes Signal is still the safest way to chat via data.
January 28, 2026 at 11:31 PM
no you don't need a separate car to go do distro. no Stingrays don't give the cops complete access to everything you do on your phone. yes Signal is still the safest way to chat via data.
Scale your opsec, people. Grannies delivering food do not need signal. If you want shit to be secure, meet in person. Go on a nice hike where you can spot people a long way off.
be wary of people whose Opsec advice is "don't go anywhere or do anything unless you've spent dozens of hours and thousands of dollars taking preventative actions to protect yourself"
January 29, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Scale your opsec, people. Grannies delivering food do not need signal. If you want shit to be secure, meet in person. Go on a nice hike where you can spot people a long way off.
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ice is melting, stickers are up in my shop.
Nashville is recovering from a literal ice storm, it could be a while before I get these to you but I will as soon as I can. abolish ICE.
Nashville is recovering from a literal ice storm, it could be a while before I get these to you but I will as soon as I can. abolish ICE.
January 28, 2026 at 11:52 PM
ice is melting, stickers are up in my shop.
Nashville is recovering from a literal ice storm, it could be a while before I get these to you but I will as soon as I can. abolish ICE.
Nashville is recovering from a literal ice storm, it could be a while before I get these to you but I will as soon as I can. abolish ICE.
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Hi this is a reminder that Mister Rogers was speaking to us as children when he said to look for the helpers and we are actually the helpers that kids should be looking for now okay I love you you're great
January 29, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Hi this is a reminder that Mister Rogers was speaking to us as children when he said to look for the helpers and we are actually the helpers that kids should be looking for now okay I love you you're great
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A good news story: a year old male mountain lion walking around a San Francisco neighborhood was successful tranquilized and relocated to wilderness, in part because the neighborhood helped out and had the right attitude.
January 28, 2026 at 12:24 AM
A good news story: a year old male mountain lion walking around a San Francisco neighborhood was successful tranquilized and relocated to wilderness, in part because the neighborhood helped out and had the right attitude.
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Federal and provincial governments appear to be engaging in what Christopher Alcantara and Lucas De Sousa call reconciliatory backsliding — a term for when “governments alter legislation designed to protect the collective rights of Indigenous communities.” Experts write. #canpoli
Here’s Why Indigenous Reconciliation Is Under Attack | The Tyee
And what we can do to stop the backsliding.
thetyee.ca
January 28, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Federal and provincial governments appear to be engaging in what Christopher Alcantara and Lucas De Sousa call reconciliatory backsliding — a term for when “governments alter legislation designed to protect the collective rights of Indigenous communities.” Experts write. #canpoli
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For anyone else who might need a little timeline break today, here's Bluey the very soggy blue jay thoroughly enjoying a bath 🪶
January 27, 2026 at 7:24 PM
For anyone else who might need a little timeline break today, here's Bluey the very soggy blue jay thoroughly enjoying a bath 🪶
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My first job out of college was working at the United Steelworkers; my coworker tried to teach me the most important lesson you can learn working for a union is you cant change the world from a pine box
Over a decade later, plus 7 years of therapy, I finally started to believe it
Highly reccommend
Over a decade later, plus 7 years of therapy, I finally started to believe it
Highly reccommend
I paid my therapist a zillion dollars to tell me this, so I’m passing it on to anyone else in MN who needs to hear it:
Think of taking time away to recharge not as not doing the work, but as doing quality control for the work. You’re not going to be able to show up to do it well if you’re depleted
Think of taking time away to recharge not as not doing the work, but as doing quality control for the work. You’re not going to be able to show up to do it well if you’re depleted
January 28, 2026 at 2:45 AM
My first job out of college was working at the United Steelworkers; my coworker tried to teach me the most important lesson you can learn working for a union is you cant change the world from a pine box
Over a decade later, plus 7 years of therapy, I finally started to believe it
Highly reccommend
Over a decade later, plus 7 years of therapy, I finally started to believe it
Highly reccommend
Amazing work from everyone involved, and so much respect to Georgi Bates for everything she accomplished.
Congratulations to our members who work at Lu'ma Native Housing Society on ratifying your new collective agreements! Highlights of the new three-year deal include a combined wage increase of 9% plus enhancements to health & safety provisions, break and vacation entitlements, and more! #bclab
January 28, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Amazing work from everyone involved, and so much respect to Georgi Bates for everything she accomplished.
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Congratulations to our members who work at Lu'ma Native Housing Society on ratifying your new collective agreements! Highlights of the new three-year deal include a combined wage increase of 9% plus enhancements to health & safety provisions, break and vacation entitlements, and more! #bclab
January 27, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Congratulations to our members who work at Lu'ma Native Housing Society on ratifying your new collective agreements! Highlights of the new three-year deal include a combined wage increase of 9% plus enhancements to health & safety provisions, break and vacation entitlements, and more! #bclab
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He has a proven track record of leadership and solidarity in our movement and in the broader community. And of all the candidates for the federal NDP leadership, Rob knows first-hand the struggles working families face.
Learn more at robashton.ca.
Learn more at robashton.ca.
Rob Ashton
Rob for NDP leader
robashton.ca
January 27, 2026 at 10:22 PM
He has a proven track record of leadership and solidarity in our movement and in the broader community. And of all the candidates for the federal NDP leadership, Rob knows first-hand the struggles working families face.
Learn more at robashton.ca.
Learn more at robashton.ca.
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Working people deserve a strong federal voice speaking out for their needs and interests, and Rob has spent his whole adult life fighting to make things better and fairer for workers.
January 27, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Working people deserve a strong federal voice speaking out for their needs and interests, and Rob has spent his whole adult life fighting to make things better and fairer for workers.
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The BC Federation of Labour is proud to endorse Rob Ashton as the best candidate to lead Canada's NDP @ndp.ca as a force for progressive change to improve the lives of working people across our country.
#BCLab #CanLab #CdnPoli #NDPLeadership
#BCLab #CanLab #CdnPoli #NDPLeadership
January 27, 2026 at 10:22 PM
The BC Federation of Labour is proud to endorse Rob Ashton as the best candidate to lead Canada's NDP @ndp.ca as a force for progressive change to improve the lives of working people across our country.
#BCLab #CanLab #CdnPoli #NDPLeadership
#BCLab #CanLab #CdnPoli #NDPLeadership
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People who think we should wait until we win everything think we should win forever. Celebrate interim victories, partial victories, imperfect victories, small victories, because celebrating strengthens the resolve to keep on, reminds us of our power, and also is fun.
January 27, 2026 at 3:39 AM
People who think we should wait until we win everything think we should win forever. Celebrate interim victories, partial victories, imperfect victories, small victories, because celebrating strengthens the resolve to keep on, reminds us of our power, and also is fun.
Can't sleep tonight, apparently. Going camping in a couple days though, so I'll hanging on to that. 🌲 Not sure where we'll end up, going to try to car camp over on the west side of Vancouver Island.
January 27, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Can't sleep tonight, apparently. Going camping in a couple days though, so I'll hanging on to that. 🌲 Not sure where we'll end up, going to try to car camp over on the west side of Vancouver Island.
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Need help with a project:
Are there any tastes that are quintessentially Minneapolis?
Are there any tastes that are quintessentially Minneapolis?
January 27, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Need help with a project:
Are there any tastes that are quintessentially Minneapolis?
Are there any tastes that are quintessentially Minneapolis?
Legitimately, if you want to be able to fight anything long term, you have to take time to remember what you're fighting for. It's hard sometimes, but make it a habit. Joy and hope sustain people!
January 27, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Legitimately, if you want to be able to fight anything long term, you have to take time to remember what you're fighting for. It's hard sometimes, but make it a habit. Joy and hope sustain people!
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Our opponent has a lot of money and power at its disposal, it's easy to feel hopeless.
Hopeless people don't fight.
Victories, even small ones, show that the enemy is not invulnerable.
They show that we SHOULD fight, because we CAN win.
Hopeless people don't fight.
Victories, even small ones, show that the enemy is not invulnerable.
They show that we SHOULD fight, because we CAN win.
January 27, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Our opponent has a lot of money and power at its disposal, it's easy to feel hopeless.
Hopeless people don't fight.
Victories, even small ones, show that the enemy is not invulnerable.
They show that we SHOULD fight, because we CAN win.
Hopeless people don't fight.
Victories, even small ones, show that the enemy is not invulnerable.
They show that we SHOULD fight, because we CAN win.