Diane Levin
@dianelevin.bsky.social
Boston Red Sox fan. Recovering lawyer. Squirrel enthusiast.
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The last rose of summer still blooming in defiance of November frost.
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65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
The last rose of summer still blooming in defiance of November frost.
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The last rose of summer still blooming in defiance of November frost.
Team Seal all the way. Always rooting for the underdogs.
A wildlife photographer captured a dramatic encounter on video between a harbor seal and a pod of killer whales.
Seal escapes orca hunt by jumping onto photographer's boat
A wildlife photographer captured a dramatic encounter on video between a harbor seal and a pod of killer whales.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Team Seal all the way. Always rooting for the underdogs.
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“Write me down as one who loved poetry and persimmons.”
-Shiki
-Shiki
hachiya persimmons, painted by william henry prestele, 1889
November 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
“Write me down as one who loved poetry and persimmons.”
-Shiki
-Shiki
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I don't work on this but now absolutely wish I did! What a great idea. #legalhistory
Would you ask a judge to declare a house haunted? What about suing a fortune-teller for mispredicting your future? Should the law even allow these claims?
If you write about law, believer or sceptic, you can contribute to our book on Supernatural Law: Regulating the Paranormal.
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If you write about law, believer or sceptic, you can contribute to our book on Supernatural Law: Regulating the Paranormal.
tinyurl.com/46jwmcnh
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I don't work on this but now absolutely wish I did! What a great idea. #legalhistory
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I'm thinking today of all my fellow veterans but especially the more than 5,000 trans service members and their families who were kicked out of the military this year despite being highly qualified and serving honorably. This injustice will be a stain on our nation's history.
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'm thinking today of all my fellow veterans but especially the more than 5,000 trans service members and their families who were kicked out of the military this year despite being highly qualified and serving honorably. This injustice will be a stain on our nation's history.
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On this Veterans Day, more than any before, let us remember the valiant service of Black, Hispanic, Navajo, Japanese and other non-white Americans who fought bravely for the ideals of a country that failed to live up to them, and whose legacy a racist GOP is desperately trying to erase.
Two panels highlighting the role of African American soldiers in the liberation of the Netherlands have been removed from the American Military Cemetary Margraten. The Cemetary is controlled by the AMBC, and the panels were removed in line with current Trump policy.
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Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Monument: Op de Amerikaanse begraafplaats in Margraten is het opeens stil geworden rond de zwarte Amerikanen die hielpen Nederland bevrijden. Twee panelen die hun bijdrage herdachten – én wezen op hun...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
On this Veterans Day, more than any before, let us remember the valiant service of Black, Hispanic, Navajo, Japanese and other non-white Americans who fought bravely for the ideals of a country that failed to live up to them, and whose legacy a racist GOP is desperately trying to erase.
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2/6 It's the first-ever public record of U.S. Executive Branch attorneys’ conduct. The core problem: Government lawyers have a fundamental duty to the rule of law, but recent events have shown that some prefer the rule of a person. There is no effective accountability mechanism when this happens.
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
2/6 It's the first-ever public record of U.S. Executive Branch attorneys’ conduct. The core problem: Government lawyers have a fundamental duty to the rule of law, but recent events have shown that some prefer the rule of a person. There is no effective accountability mechanism when this happens.
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We're officially live. It's incredibly important to have a real record of how our public servants are behaving and this database will be a powerful tool for researchers, reporters, and ordinary Americans.
1/6 A new standard for public accountability is here. GLOW—Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog—is officially launching today to hold government lawyers accountable. We're unveiling The Government Lawyers Database at glowlaw.org. #RuleOfLaw #Accountability
The Government Lawyers Database
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November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
We're officially live. It's incredibly important to have a real record of how our public servants are behaving and this database will be a powerful tool for researchers, reporters, and ordinary Americans.
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1/6 A new standard for public accountability is here. GLOW—Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog—is officially launching today to hold government lawyers accountable. We're unveiling The Government Lawyers Database at glowlaw.org. #RuleOfLaw #Accountability
The Government Lawyers Database
glowlaw.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
1/6 A new standard for public accountability is here. GLOW—Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog—is officially launching today to hold government lawyers accountable. We're unveiling The Government Lawyers Database at glowlaw.org. #RuleOfLaw #Accountability
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Happy Sunday! 🦛 💙
Adorable ancient Egyptian blue faience hippos made by artisans some 4,000 years ago!
📷 by me
#Archaeology
Adorable ancient Egyptian blue faience hippos made by artisans some 4,000 years ago!
📷 by me
#Archaeology
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Happy Sunday! 🦛 💙
Adorable ancient Egyptian blue faience hippos made by artisans some 4,000 years ago!
📷 by me
#Archaeology
Adorable ancient Egyptian blue faience hippos made by artisans some 4,000 years ago!
📷 by me
#Archaeology
An outrage. A heartbreaking desecration.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
An outrage. A heartbreaking desecration.
Love this. Whenever I see this photo of this sweet little figurine I wonder about the artist who made it and the cat that inspired them.
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Love this. Whenever I see this photo of this sweet little figurine I wonder about the artist who made it and the cat that inspired them.
Add a letter, ruin a school.
Kale University
Kale University
Add a letter, ruin a school
Groucher College
Groucher College
Add a letter, ruin a school
Bardo College
Bardo College
November 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Add a letter, ruin a school.
Kale University
Kale University
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“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
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From Whitman:
Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling,
Give me juicy autumnal fruit ripe and red from the orchard,
Give me a field where the unmow'd grass grows,
Give me an arbor, give me the trellis'd grape,
Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling,
Give me juicy autumnal fruit ripe and red from the orchard,
Give me a field where the unmow'd grass grows,
Give me an arbor, give me the trellis'd grape,
November 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
From Whitman:
Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling,
Give me juicy autumnal fruit ripe and red from the orchard,
Give me a field where the unmow'd grass grows,
Give me an arbor, give me the trellis'd grape,
Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling,
Give me juicy autumnal fruit ripe and red from the orchard,
Give me a field where the unmow'd grass grows,
Give me an arbor, give me the trellis'd grape,
From Whitman:
Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling,
Give me juicy autumnal fruit ripe and red from the orchard,
Give me a field where the unmow'd grass grows,
Give me an arbor, give me the trellis'd grape,
Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling,
Give me juicy autumnal fruit ripe and red from the orchard,
Give me a field where the unmow'd grass grows,
Give me an arbor, give me the trellis'd grape,
November 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
From Whitman:
Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling,
Give me juicy autumnal fruit ripe and red from the orchard,
Give me a field where the unmow'd grass grows,
Give me an arbor, give me the trellis'd grape,
Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling,
Give me juicy autumnal fruit ripe and red from the orchard,
Give me a field where the unmow'd grass grows,
Give me an arbor, give me the trellis'd grape,
Thanks to @casmudde.bsky.social here’s a fierce rebuke to Douthat, Andrews, and Sargeant’s indefensible podcast episode, “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?”
November 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Thanks to @casmudde.bsky.social here’s a fierce rebuke to Douthat, Andrews, and Sargeant’s indefensible podcast episode, “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?”
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53 years ago this month, Sesame Street debuted the iconic "I Can Remember. "
You ready?
"A loaf of bread, a container of milk and a stick of butter.”
"A loaf of bread, a container of milk and a stick of butter.”
You ready?
"A loaf of bread, a container of milk and a stick of butter.”
"A loaf of bread, a container of milk and a stick of butter.”
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
53 years ago this month, Sesame Street debuted the iconic "I Can Remember. "
You ready?
"A loaf of bread, a container of milk and a stick of butter.”
"A loaf of bread, a container of milk and a stick of butter.”
You ready?
"A loaf of bread, a container of milk and a stick of butter.”
"A loaf of bread, a container of milk and a stick of butter.”
You’ve got to be kidding me.
November 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
You’ve got to be kidding me.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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This is an excellent lede for a civil complaint. A+
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October 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This is an excellent lede for a civil complaint. A+
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The idea started as a joke, but became a reality after New England Aquarium staff noticed the older penguins' physical limitations.
Much like a nursing home, penguins at a Boston aquarium can age with dignity
The idea started as a joke, but became a reality after New England Aquarium staff noticed the older penguins' physical limitations. A special geriatric island at the Boston aquarium aims to provide a ...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The idea started as a joke, but became a reality after New England Aquarium staff noticed the older penguins' physical limitations.