Leigh Niwa
elldot.bsky.social
Leigh Niwa
@elldot.bsky.social
Trying to panic less and do more, even if it feels too small to matter. Researcher, health professional, lover of the outdoors. YOU. YES YOU. Pick up after your dog, don't litter, and don't be a fascist. They/them.
Nonviolent climate activist Zain Haq was deported from Canada on January 26, 2025. Immigration Minister Lena Metledge Diab still has the power to #BringZainHome. Send him a letter today: www.dogwoodbc.ca/petitions/br...
Bring Zain home - Dogwood
Nonviolent climate activist Zain Haq was deported from Canada on January 26, 2025. Immigration Minister Lena Metledge Diab still has the power to #BringZainHome. Send him a letter today.
www.dogwoodbc.ca
July 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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what is the essential character of Gul Dukat? I just find him fascinating as an antagonist, just like ... camp and damp, loves to vamp, will have you shot if you bring it up
April 28, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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He’s so good at this.
I want politics to be about a better everyday life.

Here's what that can look like:
April 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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April 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Boston folks--rally this evening to support the Tufts PhD student, here on a visa, nabbed off the street yesterday 👇👇👇
March 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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RUMEYSA OZTURK KIDNAPPING VIDEO

Here is a video of federal agents detaining Tufts University PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk Tuesday night.

Rumeysa was abducted as she was heading to meet with friends to break her Ramadan fast.
March 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Toddler caught me eating unsanctioned chocolate (right before dinner) so I just handed him a piece and we made eye contact and he nodded, ate it, and left.
March 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Dad visited this afternoon, took time to critique my pruning and in the middle of his advice I fully reverted to teenage form DAAAD I KNOOOOWWWah.
March 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
It's a red right hand on repeat evening
March 4, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I'm having very deep thoughts about the process of pruning trees and how it relates to the editing we do overtime, either on purpose of by the hand of fate.
March 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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February 24, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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#Emails2DOGE

Anyone else:
1. Lookup plans for guillotines,
2. Source some union-made steel,
3. Order a load of lumber,
4. Level an 8x8 pad, and
5. Weave a large basket?
February 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Here are some nice mushrooms
February 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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🚨 JUST IN: Canada DEFEATS the USA 3-2 to take home the #4Nations  Championship
February 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.
February 17, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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February 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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I always knew there was a reason I liked Calvin and Hobbes. 👏🏾
February 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Most of us have used Global Positioning System (GPS) for navigation & we can thank Gladys West for creating the foundation for GPS.

She used her mathematical & programming expertise to invent an accurate model of the Earth.

She was inducted into the US Air Force Hall of Fame.
February 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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A striking Long-eared Owl perched on a lichen-covered branch.

📸 d.lehmann_photography
February 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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On Super Bowl Sunday, here's a reminder of what real courage looks like.
February 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM