Leigh Soucy
@thicketleigh.bsky.social
Owner & operator: 💟 The Thicket 💟
Mom/partner/many media artist.
Terminally online since 2001.
Determined to find JOY
(as an Act of Resistance) daily.
Loves & defends Worcester, MA.
🌿❤️🌿
Mom/partner/many media artist.
Terminally online since 2001.
Determined to find JOY
(as an Act of Resistance) daily.
Loves & defends Worcester, MA.
🌿❤️🌿
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It was never just about schools, it was never just about libraries, and it isn't actually about the books.
It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse.
www.chron.com/politics/art...
It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse.
www.chron.com/politics/art...
Texas bill could punish bookstores for 'obscene' books
A new bill in the Texas Legislature, authored by Rep. Nate Schatzline, would allow businesses to be held liable if a minor reports damages from "obscene" books.
www.chron.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
It was never just about schools, it was never just about libraries, and it isn't actually about the books.
It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse.
www.chron.com/politics/art...
It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse.
www.chron.com/politics/art...
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STUNNING review of Everything Is Tuberculosis in @apnews.com. "The real magic of Green’s writing is the deeply considerate, human touch that goes into every word. He uses the stories of real people to turn overwhelming problems into something personal and understandable."
apnews.com/article/ever...
apnews.com/article/ever...
Book Review: John Green is obsessed with tuberculosis. He makes a strong case that we should be, too
Bestselling young adult author John Green's newest book is a nonfiction thesis on the deadliest infectious disease, which infects millions of people per year.
apnews.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
STUNNING review of Everything Is Tuberculosis in @apnews.com. "The real magic of Green’s writing is the deeply considerate, human touch that goes into every word. He uses the stories of real people to turn overwhelming problems into something personal and understandable."
apnews.com/article/ever...
apnews.com/article/ever...
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I called around to try to figure out why platforms are resisting a push to make them verify kids' ages — which feels like the most privacy-preserving way to address a lot of child safety issues. Here's what I learned: www.platformer.news/app-store-ag...
Why app stores are resisting a good idea to make kids safer online
Making app stores verify kids' ages could save everyone a lot of grief — but some worry it will introduce new risks
www.platformer.news
February 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I called around to try to figure out why platforms are resisting a push to make them verify kids' ages — which feels like the most privacy-preserving way to address a lot of child safety issues. Here's what I learned: www.platformer.news/app-store-ag...
Joy as an Act of Resistance:
Feb 23: hosted a plus-size clothing swap in downtown Worcester, MA! Had 65 folks attend with great attitudes & lots of impeccable vibes.
Finding people who get your struggle is transformative—being in a room with fellow fatties is…just the best 🫶🏻
Feb 23: hosted a plus-size clothing swap in downtown Worcester, MA! Had 65 folks attend with great attitudes & lots of impeccable vibes.
Finding people who get your struggle is transformative—being in a room with fellow fatties is…just the best 🫶🏻
February 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Joy as an Act of Resistance:
Feb 23: hosted a plus-size clothing swap in downtown Worcester, MA! Had 65 folks attend with great attitudes & lots of impeccable vibes.
Finding people who get your struggle is transformative—being in a room with fellow fatties is…just the best 🫶🏻
Feb 23: hosted a plus-size clothing swap in downtown Worcester, MA! Had 65 folks attend with great attitudes & lots of impeccable vibes.
Finding people who get your struggle is transformative—being in a room with fellow fatties is…just the best 🫶🏻
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THE KENDRICK SUPER BOWL CURRICULUM!! 🔥
by Linda J.M. Holloway, Ed.D., NCC & April T. Berry, Ph.D.
Legit great stuff here, teachers / professors:
by Linda J.M. Holloway, Ed.D., NCC & April T. Berry, Ph.D.
Legit great stuff here, teachers / professors:
Class is in Session with Kendrick Lamar- Curriculum Study Guide.pdf
drive.google.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
THE KENDRICK SUPER BOWL CURRICULUM!! 🔥
by Linda J.M. Holloway, Ed.D., NCC & April T. Berry, Ph.D.
Legit great stuff here, teachers / professors:
by Linda J.M. Holloway, Ed.D., NCC & April T. Berry, Ph.D.
Legit great stuff here, teachers / professors:
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This is a gut-wrenching, beautifully written essay. A doctor must watch helplessly as children die because USAID's freeze on aid has limited access to nutritional supplements. time.com/7258248/us-f...
What Gutting USAID Means for My Young Patients in Burundi
“To my patients and their mothers, I offered apologies from the American people,” writes Dr. Jennifer Furin.
time.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This is a gut-wrenching, beautifully written essay. A doctor must watch helplessly as children die because USAID's freeze on aid has limited access to nutritional supplements. time.com/7258248/us-f...
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
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new video up about our constitutional crisis youtu.be/aBVGmDaQRbE
Elon Musk, "DOGE" and the future of the Constitution
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
February 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
new video up about our constitutional crisis youtu.be/aBVGmDaQRbE
Joy as an Act of Resistance:
Feb 9– made a “step pyramid” fort with my sweet, sick child. The fresh air helped immensely & I think we managed to make it pretty historically accurate…(though definitely not to scale. Obviously)
Feb 9– made a “step pyramid” fort with my sweet, sick child. The fresh air helped immensely & I think we managed to make it pretty historically accurate…(though definitely not to scale. Obviously)
February 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Joy as an Act of Resistance:
Feb 9– made a “step pyramid” fort with my sweet, sick child. The fresh air helped immensely & I think we managed to make it pretty historically accurate…(though definitely not to scale. Obviously)
Feb 9– made a “step pyramid” fort with my sweet, sick child. The fresh air helped immensely & I think we managed to make it pretty historically accurate…(though definitely not to scale. Obviously)
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Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.
2. A memo distributed by NSA leadership to its staff says that on February 10, all NSA websites and internal network pages that contain banned words will be deleted.
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
February 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.
There has been one and only one action that DT has tried to take that I agree with (in premise only, since the executive doesn’t have the far reaching power he wishes it does) & it’s this:
February 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
There has been one and only one action that DT has tried to take that I agree with (in premise only, since the executive doesn’t have the far reaching power he wishes it does) & it’s this:
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that’s right.
February 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
that’s right.
Despite everything else, I’m just taking things in when I can lately. The sky is thankfully still up above us & the disco hand remains a delight to all who see it in real life. 🪩 ⛅️
#joyasanactofresistence #worcesterma
#joyasanactofresistence #worcesterma
February 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Despite everything else, I’m just taking things in when I can lately. The sky is thankfully still up above us & the disco hand remains a delight to all who see it in real life. 🪩 ⛅️
#joyasanactofresistence #worcesterma
#joyasanactofresistence #worcesterma
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Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
February 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
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FYI all of the viral images government spending that “DOGE HAS UNCOVERED” is actually from www.usaspending.gov a website that Obama signed into law in 2014 that has always been accessible to the public.
USAspending.gov
www.usaspending.gov
February 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
FYI all of the viral images government spending that “DOGE HAS UNCOVERED” is actually from www.usaspending.gov a website that Obama signed into law in 2014 that has always been accessible to the public.
Joy as an Act of Resistance:
Feb 6– listened to a lot of #WFMU & did some painting/art making (a “forced slow” day, thanks to icy conditions & no school). Long live independent radio & all-hail upcycling your art supplies
#simpleradio #collegeradioforever
Feb 6– listened to a lot of #WFMU & did some painting/art making (a “forced slow” day, thanks to icy conditions & no school). Long live independent radio & all-hail upcycling your art supplies
#simpleradio #collegeradioforever
February 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Joy as an Act of Resistance:
Feb 6– listened to a lot of #WFMU & did some painting/art making (a “forced slow” day, thanks to icy conditions & no school). Long live independent radio & all-hail upcycling your art supplies
#simpleradio #collegeradioforever
Feb 6– listened to a lot of #WFMU & did some painting/art making (a “forced slow” day, thanks to icy conditions & no school). Long live independent radio & all-hail upcycling your art supplies
#simpleradio #collegeradioforever
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OK, there we go!
February 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
OK, there we go!
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Crockett: "If feels as if y'all have just decided that y'all are gonna castrate your constitutional duty & hand it over to someone who was unelected. It doesn't matter how many cheerleaders he had on the field campaigning for him. That doesn't mean he gets to go in and sit atop any of our agencies"
February 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Crockett: "If feels as if y'all have just decided that y'all are gonna castrate your constitutional duty & hand it over to someone who was unelected. It doesn't matter how many cheerleaders he had on the field campaigning for him. That doesn't mean he gets to go in and sit atop any of our agencies"
Joy as an Act of Resistance:
Feb 4: worked on this design idea in my sketchbook (quote from @chappellroanbr.bsky.social at The Grammys) & had some very good & affirming chats with sweet folks in my community—including the wonderful @kaytiburt.bsky.social! Love how small this city feels sometimes.
Feb 4: worked on this design idea in my sketchbook (quote from @chappellroanbr.bsky.social at The Grammys) & had some very good & affirming chats with sweet folks in my community—including the wonderful @kaytiburt.bsky.social! Love how small this city feels sometimes.
February 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Joy as an Act of Resistance:
Feb 4: worked on this design idea in my sketchbook (quote from @chappellroanbr.bsky.social at The Grammys) & had some very good & affirming chats with sweet folks in my community—including the wonderful @kaytiburt.bsky.social! Love how small this city feels sometimes.
Feb 4: worked on this design idea in my sketchbook (quote from @chappellroanbr.bsky.social at The Grammys) & had some very good & affirming chats with sweet folks in my community—including the wonderful @kaytiburt.bsky.social! Love how small this city feels sometimes.
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there’s no way to say this without sounding like a bowl of extra useless crunchy granola i realize that but my god is it ever important to turn that panic energy into caring-for-your-communities energy
February 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
there’s no way to say this without sounding like a bowl of extra useless crunchy granola i realize that but my god is it ever important to turn that panic energy into caring-for-your-communities energy
A short, new episode of the #EzraKleinShow on my Sunday morning had me stop & take note so I can read this every time I feel a post-headline-reading spiral coming on 😵💫
February 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A short, new episode of the #EzraKleinShow on my Sunday morning had me stop & take note so I can read this every time I feel a post-headline-reading spiral coming on 😵💫
Joy as an Act of Resistance:
Feb 1–this absurd addition to the shop. 🪩✨💅 No, she is not for sale—but, yes! You can sit on her ♥️
#thicketworcester
#worcesterma
#discochair #mirrorball
Feb 1–this absurd addition to the shop. 🪩✨💅 No, she is not for sale—but, yes! You can sit on her ♥️
#thicketworcester
#worcesterma
#discochair #mirrorball
February 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Joy as an Act of Resistance:
Feb 1–this absurd addition to the shop. 🪩✨💅 No, she is not for sale—but, yes! You can sit on her ♥️
#thicketworcester
#worcesterma
#discochair #mirrorball
Feb 1–this absurd addition to the shop. 🪩✨💅 No, she is not for sale—but, yes! You can sit on her ♥️
#thicketworcester
#worcesterma
#discochair #mirrorball
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February: I'm the shortest month.
February 2025: I SHALL LAST FOR 10,000 YEARS.
February 2025: I SHALL LAST FOR 10,000 YEARS.
February 1, 2025 at 12:48 AM
February: I'm the shortest month.
February 2025: I SHALL LAST FOR 10,000 YEARS.
February 2025: I SHALL LAST FOR 10,000 YEARS.
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they are stealing data from the american people and depriving us of the transparency that we are entitled to by law. none of this is legal and not a single federal employee has any reason to comply.
February 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
they are stealing data from the american people and depriving us of the transparency that we are entitled to by law. none of this is legal and not a single federal employee has any reason to comply.
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I think this got lost in all of us wondering if they were cutting off funding, but, as feared, US DoE is weaponizing the Office of Civil Rights
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
U.S. Department of Education Launches Investigation into Denver Public Schools for Converting Girl’s Restroom to All-Gender Facility
The Office for Civil Rights today announced an investigation into the Denver Public Schools for discriminating against its female students by converting a female restroom into an all-gender restroom i...
www.ed.gov
January 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I think this got lost in all of us wondering if they were cutting off funding, but, as feared, US DoE is weaponizing the Office of Civil Rights
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...