Diane Levin
@dianelevin.bsky.social
Boston Red Sox fan. Recovering lawyer. Squirrel enthusiast.
What a view! Have a great weekend, Boston.
Sunset in Boston Harbor from Boston Light! Thanks Boston National Historical Park!
December 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
What a view! Have a great weekend, Boston.
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L'Ecureuil - a detail from the tapestry series The Lady at the Unicorn.
December 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
L'Ecureuil - a detail from the tapestry series The Lady at the Unicorn.
This really brought the importance of alt text home for me.
Can you please make sure alt text is used for images with text as those with screen readers have no idea what is posted, they cant read the text on images.
To understand what people "hear" this is an example of an image with and without Alt text. Close your eyes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvqa...
To understand what people "hear" this is an example of an image with and without Alt text. Close your eyes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvqa...
Screen reader alt attribute accessibility test
YouTube video by Peter Brumby
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:53 AM
This really brought the importance of alt text home for me.
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Imagine if just one of them said, "Mr. President, I came here to support a policy related to our industry. But I cannot stand here and listen to you denigrate people in this way. It's racist and it's wrong. If my shareholders disagree, they can have my resignation. But I cannot be part of this."
December 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Imagine if just one of them said, "Mr. President, I came here to support a policy related to our industry. But I cannot stand here and listen to you denigrate people in this way. It's racist and it's wrong. If my shareholders disagree, they can have my resignation. But I cannot be part of this."
Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. #disabilities The American Association of School Librarians shares background information and resources: www.ala.org/aasl/advocac...
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is observed annually on December 3rd. It was established by the United Nations in 1992 with the goal to promote the rights and well-being of perso...
www.ala.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. #disabilities The American Association of School Librarians shares background information and resources: www.ala.org/aasl/advocac...
Taking a stand against the R word: the CEO of the ARC of Massachusetts shows moral courage and leadership:
thearcofmass.org/post/stateme...
thearcofmass.org/post/stateme...
Statement from CEO Maura Sullivan: The Arc’s Call to Action for Dignity - The Arc of Massachusetts
Through advocacy, programs that promote inclusion, and engaging the community, The Arc creates tangible changes in the community and in the lives of people with disabilities.
thearcofmass.org
November 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Taking a stand against the R word: the CEO of the ARC of Massachusetts shows moral courage and leadership:
thearcofmass.org/post/stateme...
thearcofmass.org/post/stateme...
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Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
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Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!
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An incredibly important read from our friend @seemiaroll.bsky.social
"Obtaining an education is one of the best ways to help disabled people secure a stable income—and by weakening the IDEA, the Trump administration is trying to take those opportunities away."
"Obtaining an education is one of the best ways to help disabled people secure a stable income—and by weakening the IDEA, the Trump administration is trying to take those opportunities away."
Weakening the IDEA Threatens Millions of Disabled Americans Like Me
Ives-Rublee: Federal law made it possible for disabled students like me to go to school. Those opportunities may vanish for the next generation.
www.the74million.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
An incredibly important read from our friend @seemiaroll.bsky.social
"Obtaining an education is one of the best ways to help disabled people secure a stable income—and by weakening the IDEA, the Trump administration is trying to take those opportunities away."
"Obtaining an education is one of the best ways to help disabled people secure a stable income—and by weakening the IDEA, the Trump administration is trying to take those opportunities away."
Massachusetts residents can find vax information here: www.mass.gov/vaccine-info...
November 26, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Massachusetts residents can find vax information here: www.mass.gov/vaccine-info...
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“Great, now I have to pee.”
November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“Great, now I have to pee.”
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—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
Abraham Lincoln
November 19, 1863
Gettysburg, PA
Abraham Lincoln
November 19, 1863
Gettysburg, PA
November 20, 2025 at 7:20 AM
—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
Abraham Lincoln
November 19, 1863
Gettysburg, PA
Abraham Lincoln
November 19, 1863
Gettysburg, PA
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
The last rose of summer still blooming in defiance of November frost.
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The last rose of summer still blooming in defiance of November frost.
Team Seal all the way. Always rooting for the underdogs.
A wildlife photographer captured a dramatic encounter on video between a harbor seal and a pod of killer whales.
Seal escapes orca hunt by jumping onto photographer's boat
A wildlife photographer captured a dramatic encounter on video between a harbor seal and a pod of killer whales.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Team Seal all the way. Always rooting for the underdogs.
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“Write me down as one who loved poetry and persimmons.”
-Shiki
-Shiki
hachiya persimmons, painted by william henry prestele, 1889
November 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
“Write me down as one who loved poetry and persimmons.”
-Shiki
-Shiki
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I don't work on this but now absolutely wish I did! What a great idea. #legalhistory
Would you ask a judge to declare a house haunted? What about suing a fortune-teller for mispredicting your future? Should the law even allow these claims?
If you write about law, believer or sceptic, you can contribute to our book on Supernatural Law: Regulating the Paranormal.
tinyurl.com/46jwmcnh
If you write about law, believer or sceptic, you can contribute to our book on Supernatural Law: Regulating the Paranormal.
tinyurl.com/46jwmcnh
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I don't work on this but now absolutely wish I did! What a great idea. #legalhistory
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I'm thinking today of all my fellow veterans but especially the more than 5,000 trans service members and their families who were kicked out of the military this year despite being highly qualified and serving honorably. This injustice will be a stain on our nation's history.
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'm thinking today of all my fellow veterans but especially the more than 5,000 trans service members and their families who were kicked out of the military this year despite being highly qualified and serving honorably. This injustice will be a stain on our nation's history.
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On this Veterans Day, more than any before, let us remember the valiant service of Black, Hispanic, Navajo, Japanese and other non-white Americans who fought bravely for the ideals of a country that failed to live up to them, and whose legacy a racist GOP is desperately trying to erase.
Two panels highlighting the role of African American soldiers in the liberation of the Netherlands have been removed from the American Military Cemetary Margraten. The Cemetary is controlled by the AMBC, and the panels were removed in line with current Trump policy.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Monument: Op de Amerikaanse begraafplaats in Margraten is het opeens stil geworden rond de zwarte Amerikanen die hielpen Nederland bevrijden. Twee panelen die hun bijdrage herdachten – én wezen op hun...
www.nrc.nl
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
On this Veterans Day, more than any before, let us remember the valiant service of Black, Hispanic, Navajo, Japanese and other non-white Americans who fought bravely for the ideals of a country that failed to live up to them, and whose legacy a racist GOP is desperately trying to erase.
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2/6 It's the first-ever public record of U.S. Executive Branch attorneys’ conduct. The core problem: Government lawyers have a fundamental duty to the rule of law, but recent events have shown that some prefer the rule of a person. There is no effective accountability mechanism when this happens.
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
2/6 It's the first-ever public record of U.S. Executive Branch attorneys’ conduct. The core problem: Government lawyers have a fundamental duty to the rule of law, but recent events have shown that some prefer the rule of a person. There is no effective accountability mechanism when this happens.
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We're officially live. It's incredibly important to have a real record of how our public servants are behaving and this database will be a powerful tool for researchers, reporters, and ordinary Americans.
1/6 A new standard for public accountability is here. GLOW—Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog—is officially launching today to hold government lawyers accountable. We're unveiling The Government Lawyers Database at glowlaw.org. #RuleOfLaw #Accountability
The Government Lawyers Database
glowlaw.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
We're officially live. It's incredibly important to have a real record of how our public servants are behaving and this database will be a powerful tool for researchers, reporters, and ordinary Americans.
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1/6 A new standard for public accountability is here. GLOW—Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog—is officially launching today to hold government lawyers accountable. We're unveiling The Government Lawyers Database at glowlaw.org. #RuleOfLaw #Accountability
The Government Lawyers Database
glowlaw.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
1/6 A new standard for public accountability is here. GLOW—Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog—is officially launching today to hold government lawyers accountable. We're unveiling The Government Lawyers Database at glowlaw.org. #RuleOfLaw #Accountability