Lisa
lisamcneilly.bsky.social
Lisa
@lisamcneilly.bsky.social
Here for news, photos of pets, and a respite from wacky ads. Oh, and anything Davidson College related.
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You never know what questions you'll be asked at Media Day 😂

See ya tomorrow, #DubNation
September 29, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I was going to share the story of my weekend, but does it really matter why I was laughing this hard?
September 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied.

You have a right to see this file.

(Published May 2023)
Health Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes
Learn how to request your health insurance claim file, which can include details about what your insurer is saying about you and your case.
www.propublica.org
August 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
One of our local animal shelters held a ‘poorly drawn pet’ fundraiser. But I think the artist captured Jazzy’s essence and joi de vivre quite well.
August 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Hey there, #ncpol! My name is Paul Barringer. I'm a husband, father, lawyer, and Lee County native. I've taught Sunday school for the last twenty years, I'm a big fan of fried chicken and lentils, and today, I'm announcing I'm running as a Democrat for Congress in NC's 13th District!
May 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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‘It takes 25 years for a footprint to disappear’ – the secret, beguiling magic of Britain’s bogs
‘It takes 25 years for a footprint to disappear’ – the secret, beguiling magic of Britain’s bogs
They are the air-conditioning units of the world – filtering water, preventing flooding, preserving history and providing habitat. Our human ancestors knew the extraordinary power of peatlands, so why are they still being destroyed? I haven’t found an hour when I don’t love a bog. Recently, after a night of counting rare caterpillars in Borth in Mid Wales (they come out only after dark), walking back to the car under the glow of a flower moon, I wondered if 2am was my new favourite. I felt very safe, held by the bog’s softness, and everyone that was out at that hour seemed to have a sense of humour. I met a nightjar hopping around on the ground, pretending, I think, to be a frog. But there is also something about the humidity of a languid afternoon on a bog, when everything slows and fat bumbles hum, that is surprisingly good. I have done freezing horizontal rain and thick, cold-to-your-bones fog and wind so howling that I couldn’t think. All of those were hard, but I did come away feeling truly alive. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.

(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
June 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Mayor Brandon Scott appears to be doing something right, but somehow this remarkable, record setting decline in violence doesn't quite make national headlines the way the opposite does

www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...
Baltimore’s homicide rate dropped to a historic low last month, defied racial trends
Baltimore ended April with five homicides, the lowest monthly total in recent memory.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
June 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
#NoKings Rancho Mirage, CA. At least 1k and 2-3 times more people than #HandsOff
June 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Who did this 🤣
May 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The introverts showed up at #HandsOff in Rancho Mirage
April 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.

They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.

From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Lemme also just shout out ol buddy from Atlantic for not selling the Signal Group Chat for a book deal and waiting two years to reveal what was in it
March 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Elon’s attack on social security is the oligarchy in action. Social security keeps seniors out of poverty.

Stop letting them convince you everything the government does is evil. The government is how we take care of each other.
March 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A sad day for Scottsdale.
Scottsdale banned diversity, equity and inclusion trainings and defunded related programs on Tuesday to a chorus of boos and over the fierce objections of dozens of residents who begged elected leaders to reconsider or at least study the issue first. www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Scottsdale scraps DEI programs despite opposition from residents. What to know
The City Council voted 5-2 to ban "anti-meritocratic discrimination" and dissolve the city's Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
www.azcentral.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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A very simple script. Feel free to adjust for your needs.

"I JUST READ THAT MUSK AND TRUMP ARE CUTTING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CANCER AND ALZHEIMER RESEARCH MONEY. I DIDN'T VOTE FOR CANCER. ARE YOU SUPPORTING THIS? WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO STOP THEM?"

reps.fyi
February 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Funny and sad at the same time
January 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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they’re on the hunt, they’re after you
January 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Bah, humbug @nflbluesky.bsky.social Stop being so greedy and making it harder for fans to watch games. 🤨
December 25, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Happy birthday to my husband — my heart is full.
November 30, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school 👇

I’m Lisa, and I never learned to sit still and be quiet.
Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school 👇

I’m Rex and I’m disrupting the class, because some people actually want to learn.
Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school 👇

I'm Randi, and I'm often in another world.
November 22, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Way to go, Bills!
November 18, 2024 at 12:41 AM
This: “Women are furious—in a Greek mythology sort of way.”
Incandescent rage. Yes.
I was getting very frustrated by the male-dominated punditry about the election, and very little space being given to women, and the rage that so many of us feel right now. So I wrote something: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
November 17, 2024 at 8:12 PM
First post has to be a photo of my Jazzy.
November 15, 2024 at 2:22 AM