Leila Bulling Towne
@askawesomeleader.bsky.social
Executive leadership coach in the Bay Area. Half German & Irish. California ❤️ to the day I die. GO BEARS! 🐻 🇩🇪🇮🇪🇪🇺
Was going to be an English professor. Instead, I’m the one founders & C-suite folks hire to figure out people stuff fast. No BS. No excuses.
Was going to be an English professor. Instead, I’m the one founders & C-suite folks hire to figure out people stuff fast. No BS. No excuses.
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Wow! France gifted her to us, and now they’ve captured what so many Americans are feeling on Independence Day. The values the Statue of Liberty stood for are no more.
📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.
📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.
July 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Wow! France gifted her to us, and now they’ve captured what so many Americans are feeling on Independence Day. The values the Statue of Liberty stood for are no more.
📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.
📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.
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I think a lot about this from P.J. O’Rourke:
“The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.”
“The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.”
July 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I think a lot about this from P.J. O’Rourke:
“The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.”
“The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.”
This cocktail color is wrong but that’s the US right now. Wrong.
July 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This cocktail color is wrong but that’s the US right now. Wrong.
Concerned Corgi wears suit to the protest. He’s always working.
June 15, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Concerned Corgi wears suit to the protest. He’s always working.
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“We are at a crossroads in history. This is not a moment for more talk. It’s time to act, time to step up and lead”
Prime minister Keir Starmer 👏
Prime minister Keir Starmer 👏
March 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“We are at a crossroads in history. This is not a moment for more talk. It’s time to act, time to step up and lead”
Prime minister Keir Starmer 👏
Prime minister Keir Starmer 👏
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📸 No one follows more etiquette rules than the Royal Family—but notice how King Charles didn’t make any smart-ass or demeaning comments about Zelensky’s attire today.
Why? Because respect isn’t about clothes—it’s about character. And that’s something money can’t buy.
Why? Because respect isn’t about clothes—it’s about character. And that’s something money can’t buy.
March 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
📸 No one follows more etiquette rules than the Royal Family—but notice how King Charles didn’t make any smart-ass or demeaning comments about Zelensky’s attire today.
Why? Because respect isn’t about clothes—it’s about character. And that’s something money can’t buy.
Why? Because respect isn’t about clothes—it’s about character. And that’s something money can’t buy.
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This is Winston Churchill visiting Washington DC to request assistance in the war against Germany. Notice he is wearing a "zip suit" and not a traditional suit. This was to honor the British troops--the same reason Zelensky dresses the way he does.
March 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is Winston Churchill visiting Washington DC to request assistance in the war against Germany. Notice he is wearing a "zip suit" and not a traditional suit. This was to honor the British troops--the same reason Zelensky dresses the way he does.
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You know it's bad when it's from the WSJ Editorial Board.
Opinion | The Dumbest Trade War in History
Trump will impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for no good reason.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
You know it's bad when it's from the WSJ Editorial Board.
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We’re bombarded with messaging trying to hijack our quick fear responses, says UC Berkeley political scientist Marika Landau-Wells. Brain research could tell us more about how to change our perception of what’s dangerous. news.berkeley.edu/2025/01/27/b...
Berkeley Voices: We learn what to fear. Can we unlearn it? - Berkeley News
We’re bombarded with messaging trying to hijack our quick fear responses, says UC Berkeley political scientist Marika Landau-Wells. Brain research could tell us more about how to change our perception...
news.berkeley.edu
January 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM
We’re bombarded with messaging trying to hijack our quick fear responses, says UC Berkeley political scientist Marika Landau-Wells. Brain research could tell us more about how to change our perception of what’s dangerous. news.berkeley.edu/2025/01/27/b...
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“After Auschwitz, the human condition is not the same, nothing will ever be the same. Here, heaven and earth are on fire.”
—Elie Wiesel
—Elie Wiesel
January 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“After Auschwitz, the human condition is not the same, nothing will ever be the same. Here, heaven and earth are on fire.”
—Elie Wiesel
—Elie Wiesel
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Trump said he wants to “clean out” Gaza and push the millions of Palestinians living there into neighboring countries.
There is a name for this — ethnic cleansing — and it’s a war crime.
This outrageous idea should be condemned by every American.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
There is a name for this — ethnic cleansing — and it’s a war crime.
This outrageous idea should be condemned by every American.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump says to ‘clean out’ Gaza, urges Arab countries to take more refugees
President Donald Trump said he wanted Jordan and Egypt to take in more Palestinians from Gaza so they could "maybe live in peace" there.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Trump said he wants to “clean out” Gaza and push the millions of Palestinians living there into neighboring countries.
There is a name for this — ethnic cleansing — and it’s a war crime.
This outrageous idea should be condemned by every American.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
There is a name for this — ethnic cleansing — and it’s a war crime.
This outrageous idea should be condemned by every American.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
When feeling lost about what it means to be an American, which seems to happen a lot these days, I take a tap dance lesson. For one hour I think of nothing but my feet and the steps.
Then I come back to my desk and get back to helping leaders not be like the current president. Yep.
Then I come back to my desk and get back to helping leaders not be like the current president. Yep.
January 28, 2025 at 2:04 AM
When feeling lost about what it means to be an American, which seems to happen a lot these days, I take a tap dance lesson. For one hour I think of nothing but my feet and the steps.
Then I come back to my desk and get back to helping leaders not be like the current president. Yep.
Then I come back to my desk and get back to helping leaders not be like the current president. Yep.
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Had an awesome time chatting with Jon Stewart & @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social talking about how to fight the dumpster fire.
Gear up. It’s time to brawl.
Gear up. It’s time to brawl.
. @aoc.bsky.social on the dangers of a newly normalized Trump and his billionaire feeding frenzy.
New pod out now! #JonStewart #TheWeeklyShow
New pod out now! #JonStewart #TheWeeklyShow
January 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Had an awesome time chatting with Jon Stewart & @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social talking about how to fight the dumpster fire.
Gear up. It’s time to brawl.
Gear up. It’s time to brawl.
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Hegseth has defended war criminals & rejected international law. He’s a prominent advocate for privatizing the VA. He was forced to step down from leading two advocacy groups after repeated allegations of financial mismanagement, sexual harassment & alcohol abuse. I’m voting NO.
January 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Hegseth has defended war criminals & rejected international law. He’s a prominent advocate for privatizing the VA. He was forced to step down from leading two advocacy groups after repeated allegations of financial mismanagement, sexual harassment & alcohol abuse. I’m voting NO.
I still have faith America can figure it out. Happy weekend from the Russian River.
January 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I still have faith America can figure it out. Happy weekend from the Russian River.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Um, did this really catch you by surprise? Didn’t you see this coming? Do you still support him?
Sad. As someone would say.
Um, did this really catch you by surprise? Didn’t you see this coming? Do you still support him?
Sad. As someone would say.
US police union that backed Trump says January 6 pardons send ‘dangerous message’
Fraternal Order of Police and International Association of Chiefs of Police criticize blanket clemency to 1,500
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 2:21 AM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Um, did this really catch you by surprise? Didn’t you see this coming? Do you still support him?
Sad. As someone would say.
Um, did this really catch you by surprise? Didn’t you see this coming? Do you still support him?
Sad. As someone would say.
Fergus has been glued to me the last few days. Not complaining. California corgi he is.
January 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Fergus has been glued to me the last few days. Not complaining. California corgi he is.
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Everyone needs to visit this museum in Munich. They need to stream the tour. Learn how it all happened. Or, just watch the US news today as it’s already happening.
“ . . . the historical experience of the Nazi dictatorship in a current and global context.”
Everyone needs to visit this museum in Munich. They need to stream the tour. Learn how it all happened. Or, just watch the US news today as it’s already happening.
“ . . . the historical experience of the Nazi dictatorship in a current and global context.”
nsdoku münchen - The nsdoku
Das NS-Dokumentationszentrum München setzt sich mit der Geschichte des Nationalsozialismus auseinander und blickt auf Gegenwart und Zukunft.
www.nsdoku.de
January 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Everyone needs to visit this museum in Munich. They need to stream the tour. Learn how it all happened. Or, just watch the US news today as it’s already happening.
“ . . . the historical experience of the Nazi dictatorship in a current and global context.”
Everyone needs to visit this museum in Munich. They need to stream the tour. Learn how it all happened. Or, just watch the US news today as it’s already happening.
“ . . . the historical experience of the Nazi dictatorship in a current and global context.”
This is so perfect. I’d use a fire analogy, but I’m a Californian and LA is still burning. I’m also shocked at the level of idiot behavior. But then, hmm, I do remember these types of folks on the middle school playground. Whew.
January 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
This is so perfect. I’d use a fire analogy, but I’m a Californian and LA is still burning. I’m also shocked at the level of idiot behavior. But then, hmm, I do remember these types of folks on the middle school playground. Whew.
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this confirms something i have long suspected, which is that certain people are told that their professional and academic failures are because of “affirmative action” or “DEI” as a way to avoid difficult conversations about their mediocrity www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
You Blamed DEI for Hurting Your Career. Now What?
For people who pin their failures on diversity, corporate America’s DEI retreat removes a barrier—or maybe an excuse.
www.wsj.com
January 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
this confirms something i have long suspected, which is that certain people are told that their professional and academic failures are because of “affirmative action” or “DEI” as a way to avoid difficult conversations about their mediocrity www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
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Right now, in America, 22 million workers make less than $15/hr. 40 million make less than $17/hr.
Shamefully, the federal minimum wage hasn't been raised since 2009 and remains at $7.25/hr.
I asked Trump's nominee for Treasury if we should raise it.
His response?
"No sir."
Shamefully, the federal minimum wage hasn't been raised since 2009 and remains at $7.25/hr.
I asked Trump's nominee for Treasury if we should raise it.
His response?
"No sir."
January 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Right now, in America, 22 million workers make less than $15/hr. 40 million make less than $17/hr.
Shamefully, the federal minimum wage hasn't been raised since 2009 and remains at $7.25/hr.
I asked Trump's nominee for Treasury if we should raise it.
His response?
"No sir."
Shamefully, the federal minimum wage hasn't been raised since 2009 and remains at $7.25/hr.
I asked Trump's nominee for Treasury if we should raise it.
His response?
"No sir."
I made the mistake of watching some confirmation hearings. Now drinking a pickleback as Fergus realizes a little of my optimism was lost today. I’ll get some corgi cuddle tonight.
January 16, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I made the mistake of watching some confirmation hearings. Now drinking a pickleback as Fergus realizes a little of my optimism was lost today. I’ll get some corgi cuddle tonight.
Just a regular man who became president and then did so much without any thought for his own success. Damn. What could we all do if we were 5% less selfish? Thanks, Mr. President.
January 8, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Just a regular man who became president and then did so much without any thought for his own success. Damn. What could we all do if we were 5% less selfish? Thanks, Mr. President.