Leslie DuPree
@vivalorine.bsky.social
Retired journalist and college webmaster. Gardener, vegetarian, feminist, Prius-driving, NPR-listening and taking no s---. Hanging on in Iowa.
A lot of unintentional humor at the grocery store today. In the baking aisle, I hear a man talking to presumably his wife on the phone. He says, "I don't think they have baking powder. Won't baking soda work just as well?"
December 23, 2024 at 6:26 PM
A lot of unintentional humor at the grocery store today. In the baking aisle, I hear a man talking to presumably his wife on the phone. He says, "I don't think they have baking powder. Won't baking soda work just as well?"
Grimm overlooks his domain.
December 21, 2024 at 4:25 AM
Grimm overlooks his domain.
RIP to one of the good ones. #iowa
Former U.S. Rep. Jim Leach dies at 82
Iowa’s longtime U.S. Rep. Jim Leach has died at 82 years old. Leach was born and raised in Davenport and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 until 2007.
www.iowapublicradio.org
December 12, 2024 at 2:57 AM
RIP to one of the good ones. #iowa
Don't Want Green Energy Jobs? We'll Take Them, by Froma Harrop
www.creators.com
December 7, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Sign the petition! Iowa needs help cleaning up its water. #iowa
Iowans deserve transparent water quality information!
The Environmental Protection Agency, who oversees the Department of Natural Resources, has told the Iowa DNR that 7 impaired water segments have been overlooked and should be added to the 2024 Iowa Im...
actionnetwork.org
December 7, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Sign the petition! Iowa needs help cleaning up its water. #iowa
Ilinois' growing marijuana market for out-of-state buyers, which is raking in record tax revenue, poses challenges for Iowa and other Midwest states.
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2...
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2...
www.desmoinesregister.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Ilinois' growing marijuana market for out-of-state buyers, which is raking in record tax revenue, poses challenges for Iowa and other Midwest states.
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2...
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2...
Jess Piper cannot be silenced.
Political Retaliation
Pull up a chair...
open.substack.com
November 27, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Jess Piper cannot be silenced.
Please think hard before you use the word "countless" when you are talking about a large quantity or many, or a lot.
If something is countless, it means it can't be counted. I can't think of anything that we can't count except maybe on the galactic level.
If something is countless, it means it can't be counted. I can't think of anything that we can't count except maybe on the galactic level.
November 26, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Please think hard before you use the word "countless" when you are talking about a large quantity or many, or a lot.
If something is countless, it means it can't be counted. I can't think of anything that we can't count except maybe on the galactic level.
If something is countless, it means it can't be counted. I can't think of anything that we can't count except maybe on the galactic level.
Heather Cox Richardson: "For all Trump’s claims of power, he is a 78-year-old man who is declining mentally and who neither commands a majority of voters nor has shown signs of being able to transfer his voters to a leader in waiting."
November 25, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Heather Cox Richardson: "For all Trump’s claims of power, he is a 78-year-old man who is declining mentally and who neither commands a majority of voters nor has shown signs of being able to transfer his voters to a leader in waiting."
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Reposted by Leslie DuPree
If you like and retweet this post, you are on the nice list. (Only HAVE 24 HOURS)
If you don’t well… you might be on the list that no one wants to be on. 🎅🫡
If you don’t well… you might be on the list that no one wants to be on. 🎅🫡
November 23, 2024 at 2:57 PM
If you like and retweet this post, you are on the nice list. (Only HAVE 24 HOURS)
If you don’t well… you might be on the list that no one wants to be on. 🎅🫡
If you don’t well… you might be on the list that no one wants to be on. 🎅🫡
Reposted by Leslie DuPree
Yesterday, I posted about an Arkansas horse stable that is accepting voucher money to pay for horse riding lessons for homeschoolers. They ended up getting so much pushback that they deleted the entire post.
This is what we mean when we say do not obey in advance. Push back.
This is what we mean when we say do not obey in advance. Push back.
November 24, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Yesterday, I posted about an Arkansas horse stable that is accepting voucher money to pay for horse riding lessons for homeschoolers. They ended up getting so much pushback that they deleted the entire post.
This is what we mean when we say do not obey in advance. Push back.
This is what we mean when we say do not obey in advance. Push back.
Do you have an annoying younger sibling?
November 23, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Do you have an annoying younger sibling?
I got a free Christmas cactus last year. It came in from its outdoor vacation this week and promptly bloomed. 🍃🌸#GardeningFeed #flowers #garden #gardening #flower #iowa
November 20, 2024 at 4:37 PM
I got a free Christmas cactus last year. It came in from its outdoor vacation this week and promptly bloomed. 🍃🌸#GardeningFeed #flowers #garden #gardening #flower #iowa
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
November 19, 2024 at 12:19 PM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
Good morning from Iowa!
November 19, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Good morning from Iowa!
Grimm, my grandcat.
November 19, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Grimm, my grandcat.
Today we planted three kinds of hard neck garlic. Will harvest next summer. #iowa #gardening #organic
November 18, 2024 at 3:17 AM
Today we planted three kinds of hard neck garlic. Will harvest next summer. #iowa #gardening #organic
I feel her.
Turns out the zombie apocalypse isn’t as fun as they said it would be – Rebecca Solnit on our dangerously disconnected world
A population numbed, dazed, present-but-not-present – had it happened overnight it would be a sci-fi horror movie. And if you looked up from your phone for long enough, you might notice it’s started a...
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:33 PM
I feel her.
