Leesa
@leesacharlotte.bsky.social
Crossword Constructor
Producer & Co-Host of Sweetbitter 🎧
www.leesacharlotte.com
Producer & Co-Host of Sweetbitter 🎧
www.leesacharlotte.com
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Note to self: update this clue from the July 27, 2025 Washington Post Sunday crossword.
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Note to self: update this clue from the July 27, 2025 Washington Post Sunday crossword.
After the year we’ve all had, it’s not too early to watch the Holiday
November 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
After the year we’ve all had, it’s not too early to watch the Holiday
Not my body surprising me with a trick (my period) today
October 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Not my body surprising me with a trick (my period) today
Dawsons creek on Netflix has the OG theme song!
October 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Dawsons creek on Netflix has the OG theme song!
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happy 3²/4²/5² to ask those who celebrate
September 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
happy 3²/4²/5² to ask those who celebrate
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White people be like well what if a dog had human rights. Well what if a computer had human rights. Well what if a corporation had human rights. Dude, a whole lot of humans are in line first for human rights.
September 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
White people be like well what if a dog had human rights. Well what if a computer had human rights. Well what if a corporation had human rights. Dude, a whole lot of humans are in line first for human rights.
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The World Is Crazy. www.patreon.com/posts/world-...
September 2, 2025 at 6:57 AM
The World Is Crazy. www.patreon.com/posts/world-...
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This is truly one of the best illustrations of what is happening in America.
August 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
This is truly one of the best illustrations of what is happening in America.
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Snoop Dog, being scared of a same sex couple in an animated movie, is not very gangster.
August 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Snoop Dog, being scared of a same sex couple in an animated movie, is not very gangster.
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Australia Post suspends parcel deliveries to US on eve of Trump’s new import tariff scheme
Australia Post suspends parcel deliveries to US on eve of Trump’s new import tariff scheme
Gifts worth less than $150, letters and documents exempted from new rule which will affect most businesses selling to US customers
Australia Post has temporarily halted some postage to the United States and Puerto Rico, effective immediately and until further notice.
The change is a response to US president Donald Trump’s tariff regime and changes to customs rules for parcels. Until now, low-value packages en route to the US were subject to what’s known as “de minimis” treatment, which allowed parcels worth less than US$800 to enter the country duty-free. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Australia Post suspends parcel deliveries to US on eve of Trump’s new import tariff scheme
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An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.
The A.I.-Profits Drought and the Lessons of History
Like the steam engine, electricity, and computers, generative artificial intelligence could take longer than expected to transform the economy.
www.newyorker.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.
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Bread, boobs, Battlestar Galactica
August 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Bread, boobs, Battlestar Galactica
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Over a quarter of all homes sold in the first three months of 2025 were bought by real estate investors.
If we want to make housing affordable again, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?feature=shared
If we want to make housing affordable again, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?feature=shared
How Wall Street Priced You Out of a Home | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
August 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Over a quarter of all homes sold in the first three months of 2025 were bought by real estate investors.
If we want to make housing affordable again, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?feature=shared
If we want to make housing affordable again, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?feature=shared
Uber eats delivered my food at work leaking out the bag (Khao Soi too)
BLESS the customer who offered to go grab tide to go 🥲
BLESS the customer who offered to go grab tide to go 🥲
August 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Uber eats delivered my food at work leaking out the bag (Khao Soi too)
BLESS the customer who offered to go grab tide to go 🥲
BLESS the customer who offered to go grab tide to go 🥲
Genuinely curious, if you’re an under/no tipper, is it really worth it to your bottom line? With handheld POS systems it now takes a lot of effort to undertip. I can’t imagine it makes your dining/drinking experience very pleasant either.
August 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Genuinely curious, if you’re an under/no tipper, is it really worth it to your bottom line? With handheld POS systems it now takes a lot of effort to undertip. I can’t imagine it makes your dining/drinking experience very pleasant either.
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I wrote down some notes on privatization and the transfer of wealth. Tell the MAGA in your lives that they’re subsidizing billionaires by voting for republicans.
August 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I wrote down some notes on privatization and the transfer of wealth. Tell the MAGA in your lives that they’re subsidizing billionaires by voting for republicans.
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“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness… The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live…is…victory.” Howard Zinn
November 21, 2024 at 7:11 PM
“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness… The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live…is…victory.” Howard Zinn
Bring back the Colbert Report
July 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Bring back the Colbert Report
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BREAKING: Senate Republicans are taking votes right now to jam through their awful bill.
They don’t want you to know all the bad votes they’re taking.
I’m making sure you know EXACTLY where they stand and what they’re doing.🧵
They don’t want you to know all the bad votes they’re taking.
I’m making sure you know EXACTLY where they stand and what they’re doing.🧵
June 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
BREAKING: Senate Republicans are taking votes right now to jam through their awful bill.
They don’t want you to know all the bad votes they’re taking.
I’m making sure you know EXACTLY where they stand and what they’re doing.🧵
They don’t want you to know all the bad votes they’re taking.
I’m making sure you know EXACTLY where they stand and what they’re doing.🧵
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“You remind me of the babe.”
'Labyrinth' was released on this day 39 years ago! (June 27, 1986)
Directed by Jim Henson.
Starring David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud, Frank Oz, Brian Henson, Ron Mueck, David Shaughnessy, Timothy Bateson, & more.
[📽 via TriStar Pictures] #OTD #OnThisDay
'Labyrinth' was released on this day 39 years ago! (June 27, 1986)
Directed by Jim Henson.
Starring David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud, Frank Oz, Brian Henson, Ron Mueck, David Shaughnessy, Timothy Bateson, & more.
[📽 via TriStar Pictures] #OTD #OnThisDay
June 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
“You remind me of the babe.”
'Labyrinth' was released on this day 39 years ago! (June 27, 1986)
Directed by Jim Henson.
Starring David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud, Frank Oz, Brian Henson, Ron Mueck, David Shaughnessy, Timothy Bateson, & more.
[📽 via TriStar Pictures] #OTD #OnThisDay
'Labyrinth' was released on this day 39 years ago! (June 27, 1986)
Directed by Jim Henson.
Starring David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud, Frank Oz, Brian Henson, Ron Mueck, David Shaughnessy, Timothy Bateson, & more.
[📽 via TriStar Pictures] #OTD #OnThisDay
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The rise of people like Lander and Walz, whose ideologies don't exactly match mine but have the exact right combination of "love thy neighbor" and "fuck you, asshole" attitudes, is massive positive for people who care about left of center politics
June 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The rise of people like Lander and Walz, whose ideologies don't exactly match mine but have the exact right combination of "love thy neighbor" and "fuck you, asshole" attitudes, is massive positive for people who care about left of center politics