LS Leslie
@ellis-leslie.bsky.social
runner, @BostonCityEM grad, MGH WildEM fellow, SPEAR Med, POCUS, SocialEM.
music & mountains are the thing with feathers.
music & mountains are the thing with feathers.
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Indigenous athletes are at the winter Olympics! 3 Métis athletes from Canada are competing in luge, hockey, & bobsleigh, and 2 Inuk athletes from Greenland (representing Denmark) in the biathlon. Read about them here!
WINTER OLYMPICS: Indigenous athletes compete not just for their country but for the world - ICT
UPDATED: A brother-sister pair from Greenland, three Canadians and a New Zealander are among the Indigenous athletes competing in the Winter Games in Italy
ictnews.org
February 11, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Indigenous athletes are at the winter Olympics! 3 Métis athletes from Canada are competing in luge, hockey, & bobsleigh, and 2 Inuk athletes from Greenland (representing Denmark) in the biathlon. Read about them here!
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Missed Bad Bunny’s halftime show? Want to rewatch? (4x and counting for me). The NFL posted the whole performance on YouTube: on pace for 500k views in the first 30 minutes.
Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show
YouTube video by NFL
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Missed Bad Bunny’s halftime show? Want to rewatch? (4x and counting for me). The NFL posted the whole performance on YouTube: on pace for 500k views in the first 30 minutes.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
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The Winter Olympics start today, and we will feel pride and honor for our country.
But when we see our criminal, delusional President, we feel none of those things.
I’ve faced off with him before, and now I’m ready to take him on in Congress.
But when we see our criminal, delusional President, we feel none of those things.
I’ve faced off with him before, and now I’m ready to take him on in Congress.
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The Winter Olympics start today, and we will feel pride and honor for our country.
But when we see our criminal, delusional President, we feel none of those things.
I’ve faced off with him before, and now I’m ready to take him on in Congress.
But when we see our criminal, delusional President, we feel none of those things.
I’ve faced off with him before, and now I’m ready to take him on in Congress.
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Happy book birthday to @mychal3ts.bsky.social and Lorraine Nam's I'm So Happy You're Here: A Celebration of Library Joy!
February 4, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Happy book birthday to @mychal3ts.bsky.social and Lorraine Nam's I'm So Happy You're Here: A Celebration of Library Joy!
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During a dive last year in the Atlantic Ocean off Argentina, researchers documented a giant phantom jelly, a deep-sea species rarely seen since it was discovered a little over a century ago. “There was a mixture of excitement and disbelief,” said one marine biologist. trib.al/HfkWfp4
February 5, 2026 at 8:14 PM
During a dive last year in the Atlantic Ocean off Argentina, researchers documented a giant phantom jelly, a deep-sea species rarely seen since it was discovered a little over a century ago. “There was a mixture of excitement and disbelief,” said one marine biologist. trib.al/HfkWfp4
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3/ Vivien Thomas
- cardiac surgery pioneer & lab supervisor who developed procedure used to treat cyanotic heart disease
- supervised surgical labs at Johns Hopkins for 35 yrs
- awarded honorary doctorate & named an instructor of surgery at JohnsHopkins
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
- cardiac surgery pioneer & lab supervisor who developed procedure used to treat cyanotic heart disease
- supervised surgical labs at Johns Hopkins for 35 yrs
- awarded honorary doctorate & named an instructor of surgery at JohnsHopkins
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
3/ Vivien Thomas
- cardiac surgery pioneer & lab supervisor who developed procedure used to treat cyanotic heart disease
- supervised surgical labs at Johns Hopkins for 35 yrs
- awarded honorary doctorate & named an instructor of surgery at JohnsHopkins
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
- cardiac surgery pioneer & lab supervisor who developed procedure used to treat cyanotic heart disease
- supervised surgical labs at Johns Hopkins for 35 yrs
- awarded honorary doctorate & named an instructor of surgery at JohnsHopkins
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
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2/ Beverly G Coleman, MD, FACR
- first Black woman elected President of American College of Radiology
- ACR Board of Chancellors (2014-2020)
- first director of fetal imaging CHOP
- Past chair of @nationalmedassn.bsky.social Section on Radiology & Radiation Oncology
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
- first Black woman elected President of American College of Radiology
- ACR Board of Chancellors (2014-2020)
- first director of fetal imaging CHOP
- Past chair of @nationalmedassn.bsky.social Section on Radiology & Radiation Oncology
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
February 2, 2026 at 9:42 PM
2/ Beverly G Coleman, MD, FACR
- first Black woman elected President of American College of Radiology
- ACR Board of Chancellors (2014-2020)
- first director of fetal imaging CHOP
- Past chair of @nationalmedassn.bsky.social Section on Radiology & Radiation Oncology
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
- first Black woman elected President of American College of Radiology
- ACR Board of Chancellors (2014-2020)
- first director of fetal imaging CHOP
- Past chair of @nationalmedassn.bsky.social Section on Radiology & Radiation Oncology
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
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Kicking off #BlackHistoryMonth w/ an appreciation thread of physicians:
1/ Charles R. Drew, MD
- American surgeon & researcher
- pioneer in the field of blood transfusions
- developed techniques for blood storage
- first African-American surgeon to examine for American College of Surgeons
1/ Charles R. Drew, MD
- American surgeon & researcher
- pioneer in the field of blood transfusions
- developed techniques for blood storage
- first African-American surgeon to examine for American College of Surgeons
February 1, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Kicking off #BlackHistoryMonth w/ an appreciation thread of physicians:
1/ Charles R. Drew, MD
- American surgeon & researcher
- pioneer in the field of blood transfusions
- developed techniques for blood storage
- first African-American surgeon to examine for American College of Surgeons
1/ Charles R. Drew, MD
- American surgeon & researcher
- pioneer in the field of blood transfusions
- developed techniques for blood storage
- first African-American surgeon to examine for American College of Surgeons
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Here's how this 64-foot tugboat is keeping your home warm during NYC's cold spell.
www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/30/n...
www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/30/n...
January 31, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Here's how this 64-foot tugboat is keeping your home warm during NYC's cold spell.
www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/30/n...
www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/30/n...
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Award for late Afrobeat pioneer and political radical is the 'anti-establishment being recognised by the establishment'.
Fela Kuti becomes first African to get Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award
Award for late Afrobeat pioneer and political radical is the 'anti-establishment being recognised by the establishment'.
www.aljazeera.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Award for late Afrobeat pioneer and political radical is the 'anti-establishment being recognised by the establishment'.
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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is introducing an amendment to cut ICE’s $75 billion funding increase, and to use those funds to restore the federal cuts to health care.
January 30, 2026 at 8:31 PM
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is introducing an amendment to cut ICE’s $75 billion funding increase, and to use those funds to restore the federal cuts to health care.
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BOOK JOY! 🥹
One week until mine and Lorraine Nam’s picture book becomes REALLY, really real! I'm so happy you're here, are you ready for library joy?! 📚
📚 I’M SO HAPPY YOU’RE HERE: A CELEBRATION OF LIBRARY JOY 📚
✨Available wherever books are sold ✨
📸: Mom 😂
One week until mine and Lorraine Nam’s picture book becomes REALLY, really real! I'm so happy you're here, are you ready for library joy?! 📚
📚 I’M SO HAPPY YOU’RE HERE: A CELEBRATION OF LIBRARY JOY 📚
✨Available wherever books are sold ✨
📸: Mom 😂
January 27, 2026 at 5:45 PM
BOOK JOY! 🥹
One week until mine and Lorraine Nam’s picture book becomes REALLY, really real! I'm so happy you're here, are you ready for library joy?! 📚
📚 I’M SO HAPPY YOU’RE HERE: A CELEBRATION OF LIBRARY JOY 📚
✨Available wherever books are sold ✨
📸: Mom 😂
One week until mine and Lorraine Nam’s picture book becomes REALLY, really real! I'm so happy you're here, are you ready for library joy?! 📚
📚 I’M SO HAPPY YOU’RE HERE: A CELEBRATION OF LIBRARY JOY 📚
✨Available wherever books are sold ✨
📸: Mom 😂
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There's been a lot of discussion about the echoes of the civil rights movement in the protests today, with people obviously drawing comparisons between the strategies, tactics and coalitions that were vital then and are still vital now.
But this post has me thinking about a different echo ...
But this post has me thinking about a different echo ...
I suspect right now Stephen Miller and the other nazis are meeting to discuss how a place not as “nice" or "peaceful” as Minnesota will provide better oxygen for their lies and goals of martial law.
January 27, 2026 at 12:31 AM
There's been a lot of discussion about the echoes of the civil rights movement in the protests today, with people obviously drawing comparisons between the strategies, tactics and coalitions that were vital then and are still vital now.
But this post has me thinking about a different echo ...
But this post has me thinking about a different echo ...
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Standing outside 26 Federal Plaza this morning to call out a quiet injustice: asylum seekers facing pretermission without a fair hearing.
This is the federal government denying due process. We must organize and pursue legal avenues to stop it.
This is the federal government denying due process. We must organize and pursue legal avenues to stop it.
January 16, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Standing outside 26 Federal Plaza this morning to call out a quiet injustice: asylum seekers facing pretermission without a fair hearing.
This is the federal government denying due process. We must organize and pursue legal avenues to stop it.
This is the federal government denying due process. We must organize and pursue legal avenues to stop it.
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Besides tossing the most vulnerable into a medical data harvesting pit of doom, this injures everybody through the emissions + water required to operate this rube goldberg machine
Hot take, but all the money going to these startups could and should pay for doctors and nurses instead 🤷🏿♀️
Hot take, but all the money going to these startups could and should pay for doctors and nurses instead 🤷🏿♀️
🔊Co-authored a new op-ed w/ Leah Goodridge about a California clinic using AI to generate diagnoses for unhoused & low-income patients, with the goal of "pulling the doctor out of the visit."
This is a two-tier care system, and communities should decide if, how, and when AI enters their care.
This is a two-tier care system, and communities should decide if, how, and when AI enters their care.
We must not let AI ‘pull the doctor out of the visit’ for low-income patients | Leah Goodridge and Oni Blackstock
Generative AI is being pushed into healthcare – and diagnostic risks may deepen the class divide
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Besides tossing the most vulnerable into a medical data harvesting pit of doom, this injures everybody through the emissions + water required to operate this rube goldberg machine
Hot take, but all the money going to these startups could and should pay for doctors and nurses instead 🤷🏿♀️
Hot take, but all the money going to these startups could and should pay for doctors and nurses instead 🤷🏿♀️
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He played this song at an event I was at this past fall and I was floored. Out of body experience.
This is my favorite vid of it, vocals start at 2:45, and the two guys in the background to the very left are worth watching on the rewind.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=eK3R...
This is my favorite vid of it, vocals start at 2:45, and the two guys in the background to the very left are worth watching on the rewind.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=eK3R...
Charles Yang Medley - LIVE from 33 West
YouTube video by 33 WEST
m.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:12 PM
He played this song at an event I was at this past fall and I was floored. Out of body experience.
This is my favorite vid of it, vocals start at 2:45, and the two guys in the background to the very left are worth watching on the rewind.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=eK3R...
This is my favorite vid of it, vocals start at 2:45, and the two guys in the background to the very left are worth watching on the rewind.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=eK3R...
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Charles Yang of Time for Three absolutely slaying me. I would lose my mind if I heard this live. Even crappy phone speakers made me scream and cry.
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Charles Yang of Time for Three absolutely slaying me. I would lose my mind if I heard this live. Even crappy phone speakers made me scream and cry.
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I took a break from grant writing last night to mourn with fellow Iranians. There’s something both validating and heartbreaking about being in a room with ~100 compatriots weeping over the shared tragedy that lives in all our souls.
Have you ever heard this beautiful instrument?
Have you ever heard this beautiful instrument?
January 25, 2026 at 5:25 PM
I took a break from grant writing last night to mourn with fellow Iranians. There’s something both validating and heartbreaking about being in a room with ~100 compatriots weeping over the shared tragedy that lives in all our souls.
Have you ever heard this beautiful instrument?
Have you ever heard this beautiful instrument?
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How the Shooting of Alex Pretti Unfolded www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded (Gift Article)
A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:09 PM
How the Shooting of Alex Pretti Unfolded www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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This woman was five feet from Pretti when he was shot, she's scared to go home because of what they'll do when they find her, and, despite this, she is determined to bear witness. She is the best of us. There is hope as long as there are Americans like her
x.com/robfardon/st...
x.com/robfardon/st...
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 AM
This woman was five feet from Pretti when he was shot, she's scared to go home because of what they'll do when they find her, and, despite this, she is determined to bear witness. She is the best of us. There is hope as long as there are Americans like her
x.com/robfardon/st...
x.com/robfardon/st...
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Another fun fact!
Being stuck indoors for 48 hours is a great time to call Chuck Schumer and the rest and tell them not to vote on an appropriations bill to fund murderous secret police next week.
Schumer:
NYC: (212) 486-4430
DC: (202) 224-6542
Being stuck indoors for 48 hours is a great time to call Chuck Schumer and the rest and tell them not to vote on an appropriations bill to fund murderous secret police next week.
Schumer:
NYC: (212) 486-4430
DC: (202) 224-6542
3 Surprising Facts About The Massive Weekend Winter Storm
3 Surprising Facts About A Looming And Massive Weekend Winter Storm
A winter storm potentially affecting half of the U.S. population this weekend rivals the 1993 Storm of the Century in size. A meteorologist explains why it's so alarming.
www.forbes.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Another fun fact!
Being stuck indoors for 48 hours is a great time to call Chuck Schumer and the rest and tell them not to vote on an appropriations bill to fund murderous secret police next week.
Schumer:
NYC: (212) 486-4430
DC: (202) 224-6542
Being stuck indoors for 48 hours is a great time to call Chuck Schumer and the rest and tell them not to vote on an appropriations bill to fund murderous secret police next week.
Schumer:
NYC: (212) 486-4430
DC: (202) 224-6542