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Jeannie Leverich
@jeanniel.bsky.social
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Democracy is worth fighting for. Housing Abundance, Transit, Sustainability. More Neighbors, please. Tikkun olam. Certified EMDR trauma therapist and EMDRIA Consultant.
Ann Arbor, MI. She/hers.
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It will vary because it's quite neighborhood specific. It's called transition because it will go from being taller near commercial areas and more appropriately sized near residential areas.
Drawing from MLive showing taller buildings and a downtown or shopping hub, medium scale and smaller scale buildings in a transition hub and very small residential buildings of three stories and under in a residential zone.
November 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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White Siberian cat with her paws crossed
November 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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It would be a good day to reinstate Sarah Kendzior, @support.bsky.team .
MacMillan publishers page for They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent By Sarah Kendzior New York Times Bestselling Author Conspiracy theories are on the rise because officials refuse to enforce accountability for real conspiracies. Uncritical faith in broken institutions is as dangerous as false narratives pedaled by propagandists. The truth may hurt--but the lies will kill us. *They Knew* discusses conspiracy culture in a rapidly declining United States struggling with corruption, climate change, and other crises. As the actions of the powerful remain shrouded in mystery--"From Norman Baker to Jeffrey Epstein, Iran-Contra to January 6th" (Vanity Fair)--it is unsurprising that people turn to conspiracy theories to fill the information void. *They Knew* exposes the tactics these powerful actors use to placate an inquisitive public. Here, for the first time, Kendzior blends for signature whip smart pros and eviscerating arguments with lyrical and intimate examinations of the times and places that haunt American history. "America is a ghost story, writes Kendzior, as she on Earth's decades of buried history, providing an essential and critical look at how to rebuild our democracy by confronting the political lies and crimes that have shaped us.
November 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Cats for second breakfast
November 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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"Cat, I'm a kitty cat! And I dance dance dance, and I dance dance dance."
My white and brown kitty cat laying on the floor with her belly exposed
November 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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A neglected white Siberian cat who doesn't get enough wet food and is forced to eat kibble.
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Original illustration from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Humpty Dumpty is sitting on a wall reaching his hand out to Alice. The text says "when I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less."
November 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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A lot of it in your own county or city!
Late afternoon sun hitting a small pond in a small park that I walk by everyday to and from my job in my town.
October 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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The Amsterdam Public Library also gives inspiration!
Exterior of Amsterdam Public Library Staircase leading up to the theater in the Amsterdam Public Library Space age looking cozy nook in the Amsterdam Public Library Interior on the second floor looking down onto the first floor and the Amsterdam Public Library
October 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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I love the poll they sent out a few weeks ago that started right off with a patently false statement.

"When did the City stop beating its wife?"
The false statement that the Paul starts out with is: The City did not notify all Ann Arbor resyor gather broad early input when establishing the goals and vision for the new Comprehensive Plan. How concerned are you about this?"
October 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Early morning in Ann Arbor.
Autumn sunrise from the park by the Huron River behind the Kellogg Eye Clinic.
October 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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With everything going on in the world right now, to be conspiratorial about the Ann Arbor District Library is ... a choice.

What a world view to believe and publicly state that the library is a fascist and/or authoritarian organization that is somehow in cahoots with/controlled by City government.
"There is a good reason why the Founders of our Country thought that Freedom of the Press, which requires the freedom of the press *from* government is a bedrock of democracy. This purchase is either a fascist or an authoritarian project. Time will tell which. It is certainly anti-democratic for a unit of government to have a propaganda arm. Think TASS.
October 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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My kitty cat Luna. She is white and brown and fluffy.
October 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Gifted programs in the early years also reinforce and exacerbate racial disparity in educational achievement.
hechingerreport.org/gifted-educa...
Nearly 60 percent of students in gifted education are white, according to the most recent federal data, compared to 50 percent of public school enrollment overall. Black students, in contrast, made up 9 percent of students in gifted education, although they were 15 percent of the overall student population. Many factors contribute to this disparity. Gifted education has racism in its roots: Lewis Terman, the psychologist who in the 1910s popularized the concept of “IQ” that became the foundation of gifted testing, was a eugenicist. And admissions for gifted programs tend to favor children with wealthy, educated parents, who are more likely to be white.
October 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers, that you do unto me.
The lyrics to a Catholic hymn reprinted in CatholicUnite.com Whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers that you do unto me. When I was hungry you gave me to eat, When I was thirsty you gave me to drink. Now enter into the home of my Father. When I was weary you helped me to rest, when I was anxious you calmed all my fears. Now... When I was homeless you opened your door, when I was naked you gave me your coat. Now... When I was little you taught me to read, when I was lonely you gave me your love. Now... When in prison you came to my cell, when on a sick bed you cared for my needs. Now ... Any strange country you made me at home, seeking employment you found me a job. Now... When I was laughed at you stood by my side, when I was happy you shared in my joy. Now..
October 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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How are Ann Arbor Public Schools actively working to support Ann Arbor's climate change goals? #A2Council @a2schools-mirror.bsky.social
School parking lot is full and cars are idling on both sides of the street.
September 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Source.
www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
Disch said she has talked with her council colleagues and many of them know limiting unit counts can just result in more bedrooms in units. That can include six-bedroom apartments catering to University of Michigan students. But during the comprehensive planning process, Disch noted city officials heard backlash from residents concerned about allowing “unlimited units” in buildings, even if there would be other form-based regulations to limit size. "And so that's how that got translated," she [Disch] said. "It's not council that doesn't understand. It's council that doesn't have a platform from which to offer a seminar in smart design." Council has to listen to the public and "hear what people are not ready for," Disch said.
August 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Also, there are no bike lanes in front of the store. Ashley Street does not have bike lanes.
There are no bike lanes in front of Downtown Home and Garden. There is a garage door leading directly into the store for cars to drive through the store. There are no bike lanes in front of Downtown Home and Garden.
August 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Thrilled to have voted to allow the award-winning @aadl.org to build a new building on the library lot! So excited to have a modern library with lots of meeting and performance space, a well-programmed plaza, and a mix of affordable and market-rate housing right by the bus station! #A2Council
Me (middle-aged white lady) in front of the "I voted" sign at Ann Arbor City Hall Where are the early voting sites? If you are registered in the City of Ann Arbor, you can early vote in the August 5, 2025 special election at any one of the following 4 locations: City Hall, hours: 9am - 5pm Traverwood Library Branch, hours: 11am - 7pm Malletts Creek Library Branch, hours: 11am - 7pm Westgate Library Branch, hours: 11am - 7pm
July 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Also ... 8 stories of Library, including a theater and a kids' play area.
The Amsterdam Central Library
July 31, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Emails from Alan Haber and Henry Herskovitz to former CM Zachary Ackerman
July 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Here's what I have.
Emails from Alan Haber and Henry Herskovitz to former CM Zachary Ackerman Emails from Alan Haber and Henry Herskovitz to former CM Zachary Ackerman Emails from Alan Haber and Henry Herskovitz to former CM Zachary Ackerman Emails from Alan Haber and Henry Herskovitz to former CM Zachary Ackerman
July 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Taking a brief break from vacation to beg #A2Council to reject the memo one or more City Councilmembers has written instructing the Planning Commissioners to yet again restrict development over the next 25 years in favor of "respecting neighborhood context."

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/mor...
McSweeney's Daily humor almost every day since 1998 July 28, 2021 More development would ruin our neighborhood's character and that character is systemic racism By Devin Wallace
July 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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July 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Please pass along any photos of that pairing if you see it, along with the Support Ann Arbor Teachers/Pause the Plan combo.
A tale of two signs: 1. in our America, we celebrate diversity and welcome neighbors. 2. Don't change your zoning to allow for duplexes and triplexes in my neighborhood. Another sign pairing: 1. Support Ann Arbor teachers 2. Not in my backyard
June 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM