Terra Leigh Bell
@terraleigh.bsky.social
Poet, essayist, and reader. Lover of all things philosophy and theology. Also, I may prefer animals to humans. philosophyofeveryday.substack.com/
Fixed it for you: "Awful people don't deserve to be praised, but they don't deserve to be killed, either."
“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
September 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Fixed it for you: "Awful people don't deserve to be praised, but they don't deserve to be killed, either."
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Romance for a seagull #seagull #gull #birds #southafrica #africa #wildlife #nature #photography #photographer #africananimals
September 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Romance for a seagull #seagull #gull #birds #southafrica #africa #wildlife #nature #photography #photographer #africananimals
You can tell the title is AI, because "authentic" and "AI" are mutually exclusive. news.las.iastate.edu/2025/09/05/k...
Keeping AI-generated content authentic - LAS News
Iowa State University
news.las.iastate.edu
September 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
You can tell the title is AI, because "authentic" and "AI" are mutually exclusive. news.las.iastate.edu/2025/09/05/k...
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Sat down to do some morning writing, but before I got started, my kitty added a little flourish. 😅 #catsofbluesky
Sat down to do some morning writing, but before I got started, my kitty added a little flourish. 😅 #catsofbluesky
June 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Sat down to do some morning writing, but before I got started, my kitty added a little flourish. 😅 #catsofbluesky
Sat down to do some morning writing, but before I got started, my kitty added a little flourish. 😅 #catsofbluesky
Day 6: 849!
Did slightly more yesterday so I could take it the teensiest bit easy today, my Friday. Looking forward to a three day weekend of writing and research. 💗
#1000wordsofsummer
Did slightly more yesterday so I could take it the teensiest bit easy today, my Friday. Looking forward to a three day weekend of writing and research. 💗
#1000wordsofsummer
June 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Day 6: 849!
Did slightly more yesterday so I could take it the teensiest bit easy today, my Friday. Looking forward to a three day weekend of writing and research. 💗
#1000wordsofsummer
Did slightly more yesterday so I could take it the teensiest bit easy today, my Friday. Looking forward to a three day weekend of writing and research. 💗
#1000wordsofsummer
I'm not following the entirely predictable Trump-Musk telenovela, but to folks who think they need a degree and decades of training and experience to put themselves forward as competent...just look at what a moron can accomplish! Any idiot can be...well, anything!! Dream big, fools!
June 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I'm not following the entirely predictable Trump-Musk telenovela, but to folks who think they need a degree and decades of training and experience to put themselves forward as competent...just look at what a moron can accomplish! Any idiot can be...well, anything!! Dream big, fools!
June 4, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Oh my gosh! I wrote 1300 words today! That's so wild, and I kind of surprised myself with how easy it was. #1000wordsofsummer #booksky
June 1, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Oh my gosh! I wrote 1300 words today! That's so wild, and I kind of surprised myself with how easy it was. #1000wordsofsummer #booksky
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It's the end times, might as well write that book, people. 🖤
Come write 1000 words a day with 52,000 other people for two weeks straight. Starts tomorrow, see you then!
#1000wordsofsummer let's gooooo
1000wordsofsummer.substack.com/p/1000wordso...
Come write 1000 words a day with 52,000 other people for two weeks straight. Starts tomorrow, see you then!
#1000wordsofsummer let's gooooo
1000wordsofsummer.substack.com/p/1000wordso...
#1000WordsofSummer 2025 FAQ
Starts May 31, 2025!
1000wordsofsummer.substack.com
May 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It's the end times, might as well write that book, people. 🖤
Come write 1000 words a day with 52,000 other people for two weeks straight. Starts tomorrow, see you then!
#1000wordsofsummer let's gooooo
1000wordsofsummer.substack.com/p/1000wordso...
Come write 1000 words a day with 52,000 other people for two weeks straight. Starts tomorrow, see you then!
#1000wordsofsummer let's gooooo
1000wordsofsummer.substack.com/p/1000wordso...
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At his invitation, a group of transgender women formed an honor guard and greeted the coffin of Pope Francis when it arrived for internment at Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica today
uk.news.yahoo.com/transgender-...
uk.news.yahoo.com/transgender-...
Transgender mourners to greet Pope’s coffin
Transgender women will greet the Pope’s coffin at the church where he will be buried.
uk.news.yahoo.com
April 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
At his invitation, a group of transgender women formed an honor guard and greeted the coffin of Pope Francis when it arrived for internment at Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica today
uk.news.yahoo.com/transgender-...
uk.news.yahoo.com/transgender-...
Okay, but my takeaway is this: "According to a 2024 survey from Tree Triage, 1 in 6 people kills every plant they grow." Great! I'm off the hook! I'm clearly one of the 1 in 6, so I think I should be off the hook from even trying.
www.npr.org/2025/04/03/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/03/n...
Got a dying plant? These tips could help you save it
Here's what a few plant and gardening experts say it takes to save a dying plant.
www.npr.org
April 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Okay, but my takeaway is this: "According to a 2024 survey from Tree Triage, 1 in 6 people kills every plant they grow." Great! I'm off the hook! I'm clearly one of the 1 in 6, so I think I should be off the hook from even trying.
www.npr.org/2025/04/03/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/03/n...
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April 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Reposted by Terra Leigh Bell
In his 1957 filibuster, Strom Thurmond said "Negroes ... are not so well qualified to vote as are the white people.”
A Black senator just broke the record Thurmond set with that speech.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cory-bo...
A Black senator just broke the record Thurmond set with that speech.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cory-bo...
Cory Booker Just Gave The Longest Speech In The History of The US Senate
Only two men have spoken on the floor of the U.S. Senate...
talkingpointsmemo.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
In his 1957 filibuster, Strom Thurmond said "Negroes ... are not so well qualified to vote as are the white people.”
A Black senator just broke the record Thurmond set with that speech.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cory-bo...
A Black senator just broke the record Thurmond set with that speech.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cory-bo...
Nibi's saga (and some moral philosophy) Part Two!
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open.substack.com/pub/philosop...
April 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Nibi's saga (and some moral philosophy) Part Two!
open.substack.com/pub/philosop...
open.substack.com/pub/philosop...
A couple of poems I loved this week:
One Day the Rice Cooker Won't Live on the Floor - Electric Literature
Two poems by Winshen Liu
electricliterature.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A couple of poems I loved this week:
In just three days, by turning off THE ENTIRE INTERNET, I was easily able to write almost 4000 words. I've been just blocking the "distracting" websites, telling myself I need access to the Encyclopedias of Philosophy, Wikipedia, etc.
What I need is to absolutely cut off the endless flitting.
What I need is to absolutely cut off the endless flitting.
March 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In just three days, by turning off THE ENTIRE INTERNET, I was easily able to write almost 4000 words. I've been just blocking the "distracting" websites, telling myself I need access to the Encyclopedias of Philosophy, Wikipedia, etc.
What I need is to absolutely cut off the endless flitting.
What I need is to absolutely cut off the endless flitting.