Leigh Tenhet
@lileigh.bsky.social
Psychotherapist, traveler, ardent abortion supporter, Texan who votes down repression; follows most Texas skeeps
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Leigh Tenhet
@lileigh.bsky.social
· Nov 27
Can you, will you explain your reasons for not voting for politicians who fund family planning, who make universal access to birth control the law of the land? Can you, will you explain why you choose to deny comprehensive sex Ed in every school in the US? (12/14)
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A Street in Venice | John Singer Sargent
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A Street in Venice | John Singer Sargent
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A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
November 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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#ATX
#CentralTexas
The Austin Chronicle publishes this wish list of items needed for a plethora of nonprofits in the local area. (These are specific, not just asking for $$.)
Lots of nonprofits lost funding this year that came from our federal tax dollars.
No recommendations; this is a reference.
#CentralTexas
The Austin Chronicle publishes this wish list of items needed for a plethora of nonprofits in the local area. (These are specific, not just asking for $$.)
Lots of nonprofits lost funding this year that came from our federal tax dollars.
No recommendations; this is a reference.
The Austin Chronicle’s 2025 Nonprofit Wish List • The Austin Chronicle
Every year The Austin Chronicle’s annual Wish List offers readers a guide to charitable giving with the purpose of helping local nonprofits meet their needs to keep serving our city and its many commu...
www.austinchronicle.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#ATX
#CentralTexas
The Austin Chronicle publishes this wish list of items needed for a plethora of nonprofits in the local area. (These are specific, not just asking for $$.)
Lots of nonprofits lost funding this year that came from our federal tax dollars.
No recommendations; this is a reference.
#CentralTexas
The Austin Chronicle publishes this wish list of items needed for a plethora of nonprofits in the local area. (These are specific, not just asking for $$.)
Lots of nonprofits lost funding this year that came from our federal tax dollars.
No recommendations; this is a reference.
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Huge high-rise apartment fire in Hong Kong. 36 confirmed dead, hundreds missing.
High fire danger in Hong Kong right now. Cause of blaze not yet determined. Buildings were wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, which burns rapidly and spreads fire.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
High fire danger in Hong Kong right now. Cause of blaze not yet determined. Buildings were wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, which burns rapidly and spreads fire.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Fire engulfs high-rise buildings in Hong Kong, killing at least 36
The fire appeared to spread across bamboo scaffolding at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. At least 279 people remain missing, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Huge high-rise apartment fire in Hong Kong. 36 confirmed dead, hundreds missing.
High fire danger in Hong Kong right now. Cause of blaze not yet determined. Buildings were wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, which burns rapidly and spreads fire.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
High fire danger in Hong Kong right now. Cause of blaze not yet determined. Buildings were wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, which burns rapidly and spreads fire.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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To top off a ridiculous week, I wrote for @flaminghydra.com about the concept of the "fern bar," which it turns out was not just a phrase my mom came up with as an insult. (although, that too) flaminghydra.com/the-fabulous...
The Fabulous Fern Bar
a fiery writer-owned cooperative
flaminghydra.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
To top off a ridiculous week, I wrote for @flaminghydra.com about the concept of the "fern bar," which it turns out was not just a phrase my mom came up with as an insult. (although, that too) flaminghydra.com/the-fabulous...
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Many thanks Houston Public Library joining four extraordinary colleagues as inaugural honorary fellows
houstonlibrary.org/blogs/system...
houstonlibrary.org/blogs/system...
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Many thanks Houston Public Library joining four extraordinary colleagues as inaugural honorary fellows
houstonlibrary.org/blogs/system...
houstonlibrary.org/blogs/system...
Poetry in motion
November 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Poetry in motion
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A Muslim activist tried to tell Texas education leaders about a growing wave of Islamophobia. Some of them called her a terrorist.
A dispatch from the front line of the battle to Christianize public schools:
A dispatch from the front line of the battle to Christianize public schools:
She Wanted to Speak on Anti-Muslim Bigotry. She Was Labeled a Terrorist Leader.
Shaimaa Zayan, who works for the Austin chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, urged the Texas State Board of Education to reconsider its curriculum changes.
www.texasmonthly.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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lol love how they send one guy out to negotiate
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
lol love how they send one guy out to negotiate
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Who remembers those early Palantir trades
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Who remembers those early Palantir trades
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Dublin City Council moves towards deploying AI tools to “increase staff productivity”. If this will have any material impact on workers, or jobs, the council’s management will be held to account, says a representative for the union Fórsa. www.dublininquirer.c...
November 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Dublin City Council moves towards deploying AI tools to “increase staff productivity”. If this will have any material impact on workers, or jobs, the council’s management will be held to account, says a representative for the union Fórsa. www.dublininquirer.c...
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Solid reporting by Texas Observer:
Small lakes in East Texas are being filled in with petrochemical-laced drilling mud, classified in Texas as "non-toxic" meaning mitigation to prevent spill-off is minimal.
What they can't say is that the elected Texas Railroad Commissioners are probably profiting.
Small lakes in East Texas are being filled in with petrochemical-laced drilling mud, classified in Texas as "non-toxic" meaning mitigation to prevent spill-off is minimal.
What they can't say is that the elected Texas Railroad Commissioners are probably profiting.
Our top story, from @liseolsen.bsky.social and @psskow.bsky.social: East Texans are uniting to fight oil waste pits in bucolic areas near Louisiana—all run by an operator who’s been cited for dozens of violations, and a worker’s death.
East Texans Fight Oil Waste Pits Run by an Operator Cited for Dozens of Violations
In bucolic areas near the Louisiana line, residents ask, "Why are Texas taxpayers liable for other states’ toxic waste?"
www.texasobserver.org
November 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Solid reporting by Texas Observer:
Small lakes in East Texas are being filled in with petrochemical-laced drilling mud, classified in Texas as "non-toxic" meaning mitigation to prevent spill-off is minimal.
What they can't say is that the elected Texas Railroad Commissioners are probably profiting.
Small lakes in East Texas are being filled in with petrochemical-laced drilling mud, classified in Texas as "non-toxic" meaning mitigation to prevent spill-off is minimal.
What they can't say is that the elected Texas Railroad Commissioners are probably profiting.
Might we gain some social good and go back to referring to #Santorum if this disaster must continue?
#Lizza #Nuzzi #WeAllScreamForEditing
#Lizza #Nuzzi #WeAllScreamForEditing
What is a felching and why am I laughing when I don’t know. “A good felching.” I will be crushed if that’s a typo. Hey Google
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Might we gain some social good and go back to referring to #Santorum if this disaster must continue?
#Lizza #Nuzzi #WeAllScreamForEditing
#Lizza #Nuzzi #WeAllScreamForEditing
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Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned
Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned
The Danish government has banned the use of parental competency tests, known as FKUs, on Greenlandic families after decades of criticism.
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned
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“Keira adds that ‘they made me play with a doll and criticised me for not making enough eye contact.’
She alleges that when she asked why she was being tested in this way the psychologist told her: ‘To see if you are civilised enough, if you can act like a human being.’”
She alleges that when she asked why she was being tested in this way the psychologist told her: ‘To see if you are civilised enough, if you can act like a human being.’”
Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned
Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned
The Danish government has banned the use of parental competency tests, known as FKUs, on Greenlandic families after decades of criticism.
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“Keira adds that ‘they made me play with a doll and criticised me for not making enough eye contact.’
She alleges that when she asked why she was being tested in this way the psychologist told her: ‘To see if you are civilised enough, if you can act like a human being.’”
She alleges that when she asked why she was being tested in this way the psychologist told her: ‘To see if you are civilised enough, if you can act like a human being.’”
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#NOLA
Indivisible NOLA Rapid Response hotline IS up and running! Report actual sightings to 504-221-1499.
Please RIGHT NOW put it in your phone!
Indivisible NOLA Rapid Response hotline IS up and running! Report actual sightings to 504-221-1499.
Please RIGHT NOW put it in your phone!
November 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
#NOLA
Indivisible NOLA Rapid Response hotline IS up and running! Report actual sightings to 504-221-1499.
Please RIGHT NOW put it in your phone!
Indivisible NOLA Rapid Response hotline IS up and running! Report actual sightings to 504-221-1499.
Please RIGHT NOW put it in your phone!
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I feel like the head of McDonald's should be called the CIEIO.
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I feel like the head of McDonald's should be called the CIEIO.
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Wow, how wonderful.
“The judge began with the famous poem, which challenges people who would ‘sneer‘ at this city to show another town ‘with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning‘ as Chicago, which it called the ‘City of the Big Shoulders.’”
“The judge began with the famous poem, which challenges people who would ‘sneer‘ at this city to show another town ‘with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning‘ as Chicago, which it called the ‘City of the Big Shoulders.’”
Judge Sara Ellis began with Carl Sandburg’s beloved poem, “Chicago.”
That’s the vision of the city she embraced as she decried the feds’ use of force here that “shocks the conscience,” and extended an order meant to curb it.
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
That’s the vision of the city she embraced as she decried the feds’ use of force here that “shocks the conscience,” and extended an order meant to curb it.
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Judge blasts Trump’s Chicago border ‘Blitz,’ extends curbs on use of force that ‘shocks the conscience’
Judge Sara Ellis said Trump's Justice Department lacks credibility, partly because of a lie told by U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Wow, how wonderful.
“The judge began with the famous poem, which challenges people who would ‘sneer‘ at this city to show another town ‘with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning‘ as Chicago, which it called the ‘City of the Big Shoulders.’”
“The judge began with the famous poem, which challenges people who would ‘sneer‘ at this city to show another town ‘with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning‘ as Chicago, which it called the ‘City of the Big Shoulders.’”
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Happening now: Texas clergy speaking out about the influence of Christian nationalism — including David Barton’s theories — on proposed social studies curriculum. The State Board of Education will hold a hearing on the proposals later today.
November 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Happening now: Texas clergy speaking out about the influence of Christian nationalism — including David Barton’s theories — on proposed social studies curriculum. The State Board of Education will hold a hearing on the proposals later today.
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The Cherokee language syllabus with english translation and phonetic pronunciation
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The Cherokee language syllabus with english translation and phonetic pronunciation
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Bsky hasn’t heard the story about the time that I was giving a virtual colloquium to the Aspen Center for Physics in September 2020 and Lawrence Krauss, Geoff Marcy, Christian Ott all attended as a group
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
November 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Bsky hasn’t heard the story about the time that I was giving a virtual colloquium to the Aspen Center for Physics in September 2020 and Lawrence Krauss, Geoff Marcy, Christian Ott all attended as a group
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭