Leslie Larson
@leslielarson.bsky.social
Writer, former publishing professional, cook, dog lover. Author of Breaking Out of Bedlam and Slipstream. Find me at www.leslielarson.com
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson:
"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."
"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."
October 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson:
"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."
"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."
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Happy to Celebrate Arthur Sze as our New Poet Laureate of the U.S.!
September 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Happy to Celebrate Arthur Sze as our New Poet Laureate of the U.S.!
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Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
June 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
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Yes, we noticed. You're still here.
May 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Yes, we noticed. You're still here.
Rita and Joaquin demonstrate their impulse control.
April 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Rita and Joaquin demonstrate their impulse control.
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Here’s some rabbit art I’ve done :3 Hoppy Easter 🐇
April 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Here’s some rabbit art I’ve done :3 Hoppy Easter 🐇
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The Department of Government Efficiency, for example
April 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Department of Government Efficiency, for example
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18 hours and 45 minutes in, and Cory Booker is still going strong! 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
18 hours and 45 minutes in, and Cory Booker is still going strong! 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Plum trees are popping in Berkeley.
April 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Plum trees are popping in Berkeley.
On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/I5mAQ0RJ
Join me on April 5th
app.sosha.ai
April 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/I5mAQ0RJ
UC Berkeley's Bancroft Library houses the collections of Gwendolyn Brooks, Joan Didion, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Thom Gunn, Jessica Hagedorn, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Mark Twain among many others. Now Amy Tan's papers will go there, 62 boxes worth.
www.berkeleyside.org/2025/02/12/a...
www.berkeleyside.org/2025/02/12/a...
Author Amy Tan's archive is coming to UC Berkeley
The Bancroft Library will house the collection, which arrived in 62 boxes that include drafts of 'The Joy Luck Club' and other works.
www.berkeleyside.org
February 13, 2025 at 2:55 AM
UC Berkeley's Bancroft Library houses the collections of Gwendolyn Brooks, Joan Didion, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Thom Gunn, Jessica Hagedorn, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Mark Twain among many others. Now Amy Tan's papers will go there, 62 boxes worth.
www.berkeleyside.org/2025/02/12/a...
www.berkeleyside.org/2025/02/12/a...
When the going gets tough. The tough take a nap...
February 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
When the going gets tough. The tough take a nap...
A metalsmith trained in Senegal will teach Black girls and women the craft in Berkeley www.berkeleyside.org/2025/01/22/w...
A metalsmith trained in Senegal will teach Black girls and women the craft in Berkeley
Karen Smith’s nonprofit We Wield the Hammer has taught sawing, welding, soldering and jewelry making in Oakland since 2019. Now it’s moving to Southside Berkeley.
www.berkeleyside.org
January 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
A metalsmith trained in Senegal will teach Black girls and women the craft in Berkeley www.berkeleyside.org/2025/01/22/w...
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“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
January 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Pin this, save it, we’ll need it.
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
I went olive picking yesterday. Amazing how the scrawny trees can produce so much luscious fruit. Best olive oil in the world when it's pressed.
November 17, 2024 at 10:46 PM
I went olive picking yesterday. Amazing how the scrawny trees can produce so much luscious fruit. Best olive oil in the world when it's pressed.
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Not all heroes wear capes.
*full disclosure: I have been unable to check whether these guys wear capes
*full disclosure: I have been unable to check whether these guys wear capes
Many commentators say that vigilante groups are never the answer. But they clearly don't know about the masked Ecuadorian trio named “Acción Ortográfica Quito,” who roam the streets at night with a singular purpose: to correct all the spelling and grammar mistakes they find in graffiti.
November 15, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Not all heroes wear capes.
*full disclosure: I have been unable to check whether these guys wear capes
*full disclosure: I have been unable to check whether these guys wear capes
