Leigh Tenhet
@lileigh.bsky.social
Psychotherapist, traveler, ardent abortion supporter, Texan who votes down repression; follows most Texas skeeps
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Leigh Tenhet
@lileigh.bsky.social
· Nov 27
Can you, will you explain your reasons for not voting for politicians who fund family planning, who make universal access to birth control the law of the land? Can you, will you explain why you choose to deny comprehensive sex Ed in every school in the US? (12/14)
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Today is World HIV/AIDS Day.
HIV and AIDS are still with us. USAID was cut off from programs that helped people get the medicines they need to survive.
Please support programs that provide education to prevent infection and treatment for those who have been infected.
HIV and AIDS are still with us. USAID was cut off from programs that helped people get the medicines they need to survive.
Please support programs that provide education to prevent infection and treatment for those who have been infected.
December 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Today is World HIV/AIDS Day.
HIV and AIDS are still with us. USAID was cut off from programs that helped people get the medicines they need to survive.
Please support programs that provide education to prevent infection and treatment for those who have been infected.
HIV and AIDS are still with us. USAID was cut off from programs that helped people get the medicines they need to survive.
Please support programs that provide education to prevent infection and treatment for those who have been infected.
Welcome to the end of the calendar year! We are still walking toward the finish line, by faith. #December #SunnyDays #Tree
December 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Welcome to the end of the calendar year! We are still walking toward the finish line, by faith. #December #SunnyDays #Tree
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On this day in 1874, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 9 Jul 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt and on the 15 Oct 1942 to Treblinka extermination camp where she perished. Her name was Luisa Grünhutová
November 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
On this day in 1874, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 9 Jul 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt and on the 15 Oct 1942 to Treblinka extermination camp where she perished. Her name was Luisa Grünhutová
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Mathematician Suzan Rose Benedict was born OTD in 1873. She was the first woman awarded a PhD in mathematics from the University of Michigan. Her 1914 thesis, “A Comparative Study of the Early Treatises Introducing into Europe the Hindu Art of Reckoning,” is fascinating. A 🧵
November 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Mathematician Suzan Rose Benedict was born OTD in 1873. She was the first woman awarded a PhD in mathematics from the University of Michigan. Her 1914 thesis, “A Comparative Study of the Early Treatises Introducing into Europe the Hindu Art of Reckoning,” is fascinating. A 🧵
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The last time the Aggies beat the Longhorns in football, this is what the Austin skyline looked like
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The last time the Aggies beat the Longhorns in football, this is what the Austin skyline looked like
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A Street in Venice | John Singer Sargent
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A Street in Venice | John Singer Sargent
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A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
November 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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#ATX
#CentralTexas
The Austin Chronicle publishes this wish list of items needed for a plethora of nonprofits in the local area. (These are specific, not just asking for $$.)
Lots of nonprofits lost funding this year that came from our federal tax dollars.
No recommendations; this is a reference.
#CentralTexas
The Austin Chronicle publishes this wish list of items needed for a plethora of nonprofits in the local area. (These are specific, not just asking for $$.)
Lots of nonprofits lost funding this year that came from our federal tax dollars.
No recommendations; this is a reference.
The Austin Chronicle’s 2025 Nonprofit Wish List • The Austin Chronicle
Every year The Austin Chronicle’s annual Wish List offers readers a guide to charitable giving with the purpose of helping local nonprofits meet their needs to keep serving our city and its many commu...
www.austinchronicle.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#ATX
#CentralTexas
The Austin Chronicle publishes this wish list of items needed for a plethora of nonprofits in the local area. (These are specific, not just asking for $$.)
Lots of nonprofits lost funding this year that came from our federal tax dollars.
No recommendations; this is a reference.
#CentralTexas
The Austin Chronicle publishes this wish list of items needed for a plethora of nonprofits in the local area. (These are specific, not just asking for $$.)
Lots of nonprofits lost funding this year that came from our federal tax dollars.
No recommendations; this is a reference.
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Huge high-rise apartment fire in Hong Kong. 36 confirmed dead, hundreds missing.
High fire danger in Hong Kong right now. Cause of blaze not yet determined. Buildings were wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, which burns rapidly and spreads fire.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
High fire danger in Hong Kong right now. Cause of blaze not yet determined. Buildings were wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, which burns rapidly and spreads fire.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Fire engulfs high-rise buildings in Hong Kong, killing at least 36
The fire appeared to spread across bamboo scaffolding at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. At least 279 people remain missing, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Huge high-rise apartment fire in Hong Kong. 36 confirmed dead, hundreds missing.
High fire danger in Hong Kong right now. Cause of blaze not yet determined. Buildings were wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, which burns rapidly and spreads fire.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
High fire danger in Hong Kong right now. Cause of blaze not yet determined. Buildings were wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, which burns rapidly and spreads fire.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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To top off a ridiculous week, I wrote for @flaminghydra.com about the concept of the "fern bar," which it turns out was not just a phrase my mom came up with as an insult. (although, that too) flaminghydra.com/the-fabulous...
The Fabulous Fern Bar
a fiery writer-owned cooperative
flaminghydra.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
To top off a ridiculous week, I wrote for @flaminghydra.com about the concept of the "fern bar," which it turns out was not just a phrase my mom came up with as an insult. (although, that too) flaminghydra.com/the-fabulous...
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Many thanks Houston Public Library joining four extraordinary colleagues as inaugural honorary fellows
houstonlibrary.org/blogs/system...
houstonlibrary.org/blogs/system...
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Many thanks Houston Public Library joining four extraordinary colleagues as inaugural honorary fellows
houstonlibrary.org/blogs/system...
houstonlibrary.org/blogs/system...
Poetry in motion
November 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Poetry in motion
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A Muslim activist tried to tell Texas education leaders about a growing wave of Islamophobia. Some of them called her a terrorist.
A dispatch from the front line of the battle to Christianize public schools:
A dispatch from the front line of the battle to Christianize public schools:
She Wanted to Speak on Anti-Muslim Bigotry. She Was Labeled a Terrorist Leader.
Shaimaa Zayan, who works for the Austin chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, urged the Texas State Board of Education to reconsider its curriculum changes.
www.texasmonthly.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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lol love how they send one guy out to negotiate
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
lol love how they send one guy out to negotiate
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Who remembers those early Palantir trades
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Who remembers those early Palantir trades
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Dublin City Council moves towards deploying AI tools to “increase staff productivity”. If this will have any material impact on workers, or jobs, the council’s management will be held to account, says a representative for the union Fórsa. www.dublininquirer.c...
November 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Dublin City Council moves towards deploying AI tools to “increase staff productivity”. If this will have any material impact on workers, or jobs, the council’s management will be held to account, says a representative for the union Fórsa. www.dublininquirer.c...
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Solid reporting by Texas Observer:
Small lakes in East Texas are being filled in with petrochemical-laced drilling mud, classified in Texas as "non-toxic" meaning mitigation to prevent spill-off is minimal.
What they can't say is that the elected Texas Railroad Commissioners are probably profiting.
Small lakes in East Texas are being filled in with petrochemical-laced drilling mud, classified in Texas as "non-toxic" meaning mitigation to prevent spill-off is minimal.
What they can't say is that the elected Texas Railroad Commissioners are probably profiting.
Our top story, from @liseolsen.bsky.social and @psskow.bsky.social: East Texans are uniting to fight oil waste pits in bucolic areas near Louisiana—all run by an operator who’s been cited for dozens of violations, and a worker’s death.
East Texans Fight Oil Waste Pits Run by an Operator Cited for Dozens of Violations
In bucolic areas near the Louisiana line, residents ask, "Why are Texas taxpayers liable for other states’ toxic waste?"
www.texasobserver.org
November 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Solid reporting by Texas Observer:
Small lakes in East Texas are being filled in with petrochemical-laced drilling mud, classified in Texas as "non-toxic" meaning mitigation to prevent spill-off is minimal.
What they can't say is that the elected Texas Railroad Commissioners are probably profiting.
Small lakes in East Texas are being filled in with petrochemical-laced drilling mud, classified in Texas as "non-toxic" meaning mitigation to prevent spill-off is minimal.
What they can't say is that the elected Texas Railroad Commissioners are probably profiting.
Might we gain some social good and go back to referring to #Santorum if this disaster must continue?
#Lizza #Nuzzi #WeAllScreamForEditing
#Lizza #Nuzzi #WeAllScreamForEditing
What is a felching and why am I laughing when I don’t know. “A good felching.” I will be crushed if that’s a typo. Hey Google
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Might we gain some social good and go back to referring to #Santorum if this disaster must continue?
#Lizza #Nuzzi #WeAllScreamForEditing
#Lizza #Nuzzi #WeAllScreamForEditing