Lee Fleisher
@leefleisher.bsky.social
Writer. Editor. Whiskey drinker.
The sandwich guy is a hero! We will write songs about him.
Long live sandwich guy!
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Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
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November 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The sandwich guy is a hero! We will write songs about him.
So much winning.
A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012.
The infant was less than two months old and was not old enough to receive the pertussis vaccine.
The infant was less than two months old and was not old enough to receive the pertussis vaccine.
Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough Amid Rising Cases
A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012. The baby was less than two months old—too young for vaccination.
buff.ly
October 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
So much winning.
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
Sage advice.
June 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Sage advice.
When they tell you who they are…
Wow.
Against all odds, Joni Ernst has made it worse
June 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
When they tell you who they are…
The cruelty is beyond words.
In Georgia, women’s bodies are merely human incubators. Just ask Adriana Smith’s family.
My latest piece on Substack
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My latest piece on Substack
katiephang.substack.com/p/just-a-ves...
Just a Vessel: Georgia Keeps Legally Dead Pregnant Woman on Life Support
Georgia's fetal heartbeat law proves the CONTROL and the CRUELTY have always been the point
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May 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The cruelty is beyond words.
Why do we have to be so hard on penguins?
So let me get this straight—Trump hit places with NO people and NO trade with the U.S. with tariffs… and it’s literally just penguins out there? PENGUINS???
April 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Why do we have to be so hard on penguins?
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Disappeared Tufts Human Dev. PhD student Rumesya Ozturk is also a graduate of Teachers College - she’s a dev. psychologist studying children’s media & prosocial development. She also bakes without recipes and binge-watches cartoons. She is our colleague & she was abducted on the street w/ our tax $.
March 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Disappeared Tufts Human Dev. PhD student Rumesya Ozturk is also a graduate of Teachers College - she’s a dev. psychologist studying children’s media & prosocial development. She also bakes without recipes and binge-watches cartoons. She is our colleague & she was abducted on the street w/ our tax $.
You had me at "fuck it, I'm fifty." A great article about Edith Wharton and a book that's now at the top of my to-read pile.
Happy #EdithWharton birthday to all who celebrate! My essay celebrating her "fuck it, I'm fifty" #menopause novel is up today on @literaryhub.bsky.social & I'd love for you to read it: lithub.com/edith-wharto...
Edith Wharton and the Clarifying Rage of the Menopausal Writer
A confession: there have been times when I’ve looked at my lovely, loving family and thought, “I need to get out of here.” What if I just walked out, ignoring the endless questions about whether th…
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January 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
You had me at "fuck it, I'm fifty." A great article about Edith Wharton and a book that's now at the top of my to-read pile.
Me too.
January 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Me too.
We’re going to need more people like her over the next four years.
Bishop Budde: “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?”
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The Bishop Who Pleaded With Trump: ‘Was Anyone Going to Say Anything?’
Bishop Budde locked eyes with President Trump and made a plea for mercy — and the war over spiritual authority in America was ignited anew.
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January 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We’re going to need more people like her over the next four years.
The odd things I learn on Bluesky. www.forbes.com/sites/scottt...
Killer Whales Hunt Moose For Prey In This Region—A Biologist Highlights One Of Nature’s Most Unique Interactions
Under these circumstances, killer whales have been known to hunt and prey on moose.
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January 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The odd things I learn on Bluesky. www.forbes.com/sites/scottt...
Well, that one's on the nose.
scoop: The Washington Post today is unveiling a new mission statement that has been in the works for months
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The Washington Post’s New Mission: Reach ‘All of America’
This week, The Post began trying out a new mission statement: “Riveting Storytelling for All of America.”
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January 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Well, that one's on the nose.
Welcome, 2025.
This year is barely 12 hours old, slow your roll
JUST IN: Tesla Cybertruck explodes at the entrance to Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas
January 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Welcome, 2025.
This hurts. Rest in peace and power, Nikki. You inspired generations.
Nikki Giovanni, a poet of rage and revolution as well as love and longing, who emerged as a fiery voice of Black liberation in the 1960s before honing a more tender, meditative style in best-selling books for children and adults, died Dec. 9 at a hospital in Blacksburg, Virginia.
She was 81.
She was 81.
Nikki Giovanni, who explored Black life in verse, dies at 81
A fiery voice of Black liberation in the 1960s, she later honed a more tender, meditative style in best-selling books for children and adults.
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December 10, 2024 at 1:13 PM
This hurts. Rest in peace and power, Nikki. You inspired generations.
Marketing at its best.
November 20, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Marketing at its best.
It’s going to be rainy today, but yesterday was gorgeous. After this week, I need more of this in my life.
November 10, 2024 at 3:46 PM
It’s going to be rainy today, but yesterday was gorgeous. After this week, I need more of this in my life.
Bold red lip. Chucks. Completed the assignment in Virginia.
November 5, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Bold red lip. Chucks. Completed the assignment in Virginia.
The world is much less interesting without Maggie Smith and Kris Kristofferson. Journey well.
September 30, 2024 at 12:47 PM
The world is much less interesting without Maggie Smith and Kris Kristofferson. Journey well.
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Pro-Tip for Writers: A building cannot provide comprehensive or compassionate care. It's the PEOPLE inside the facility or clinic who do that. Stop personifying inanimate jobs. Just stop it.
February 14, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Pro-Tip for Writers: A building cannot provide comprehensive or compassionate care. It's the PEOPLE inside the facility or clinic who do that. Stop personifying inanimate jobs. Just stop it.
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And while we're here, happy Shirley Jackson's birthday!
December 14, 2023 at 12:45 PM
And while we're here, happy Shirley Jackson's birthday!
"Jada says she didn't cheat on Will. Click here to learn more." No.
October 16, 2023 at 3:06 PM
"Jada says she didn't cheat on Will. Click here to learn more." No.