LeAnna (Lake) Kosub
@leanna-kosub.bsky.social
ACTS sister, Journalist/IT nerd, military brat, traveler, reader, writer (WIP), 𝙸̶𝚄̶ ̶𝙷̶𝚘̶𝚘̶𝚜̶𝚒̶𝚎̶𝚛̶, LGBTQ+ ally
Words to live by: ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’
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Words to live by: ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’
No random DMs, no desc. = no follow
Beta time
The time has come for me to take a deep breath, let go, and trust in God's will. I'm seeking about five beta readers for Come Fly with Me (about 90K words -- typical for a novel of this type). I need honest, detailed feedback from those drawn to this genre or these topics: Christian…
The time has come for me to take a deep breath, let go, and trust in God's will. I'm seeking about five beta readers for Come Fly with Me (about 90K words -- typical for a novel of this type). I need honest, detailed feedback from those drawn to this genre or these topics: Christian…
Beta time
The time has come for me to take a deep breath, let go, and trust in God's will. I'm seeking about five beta readers for Come Fly with Me (about 90K words -- typical for a novel of this type). I need honest, detailed feedback from those drawn to this genre or these topics: Christian romance PTSD recovery Survivor's guilt…
leannakosub.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Beta time
The time has come for me to take a deep breath, let go, and trust in God's will. I'm seeking about five beta readers for Come Fly with Me (about 90K words -- typical for a novel of this type). I need honest, detailed feedback from those drawn to this genre or these topics: Christian…
The time has come for me to take a deep breath, let go, and trust in God's will. I'm seeking about five beta readers for Come Fly with Me (about 90K words -- typical for a novel of this type). I need honest, detailed feedback from those drawn to this genre or these topics: Christian…
Vacation laziness
Well, I guess I got lazy this time. We headed up to the Northeast to have Thanksgiving with our 21-year-old and their partner and I didn't get back to blogging. Yes, we went hiking along the Atlantic coast this time and, yes, I took photos of some lighthouses. I didn't set out to…
Well, I guess I got lazy this time. We headed up to the Northeast to have Thanksgiving with our 21-year-old and their partner and I didn't get back to blogging. Yes, we went hiking along the Atlantic coast this time and, yes, I took photos of some lighthouses. I didn't set out to…
Vacation laziness
Well, I guess I got lazy this time. We headed up to the Northeast to have Thanksgiving with our 21-year-old and their partner and I didn't get back to blogging. Yes, we went hiking along the Atlantic coast this time and, yes, I took photos of some lighthouses. I didn't set out to make that my theme this year, but it seems like it turned out that way.
leannakosub.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Vacation laziness
Well, I guess I got lazy this time. We headed up to the Northeast to have Thanksgiving with our 21-year-old and their partner and I didn't get back to blogging. Yes, we went hiking along the Atlantic coast this time and, yes, I took photos of some lighthouses. I didn't set out to…
Well, I guess I got lazy this time. We headed up to the Northeast to have Thanksgiving with our 21-year-old and their partner and I didn't get back to blogging. Yes, we went hiking along the Atlantic coast this time and, yes, I took photos of some lighthouses. I didn't set out to…
Left brain/right brain?
I mentioned in a previous post that I often wake up, sometimes in the middle of the night, with ideas for stories. What I didn't mention is, I have a history of solving problems while asleep. Once, in the late '90s, we were wrestling with a way to format bylines for the…
I mentioned in a previous post that I often wake up, sometimes in the middle of the night, with ideas for stories. What I didn't mention is, I have a history of solving problems while asleep. Once, in the late '90s, we were wrestling with a way to format bylines for the…
Left brain/right brain?
I mentioned in a previous post that I often wake up, sometimes in the middle of the night, with ideas for stories. What I didn't mention is, I have a history of solving problems while asleep. Once, in the late '90s, we were wrestling with a way to format bylines for the newspaper the way we wanted in a new system we were programming.
leannakosub.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Left brain/right brain?
I mentioned in a previous post that I often wake up, sometimes in the middle of the night, with ideas for stories. What I didn't mention is, I have a history of solving problems while asleep. Once, in the late '90s, we were wrestling with a way to format bylines for the…
I mentioned in a previous post that I often wake up, sometimes in the middle of the night, with ideas for stories. What I didn't mention is, I have a history of solving problems while asleep. Once, in the late '90s, we were wrestling with a way to format bylines for the…
Relationship chart posted
My sister, Gina, suggested that a relationship chart might be a good idea as I start talking about characters for future novels. After trying for two days to find a good plug-in for WordPress to post one, I went for a different solution through a website called…
My sister, Gina, suggested that a relationship chart might be a good idea as I start talking about characters for future novels. After trying for two days to find a good plug-in for WordPress to post one, I went for a different solution through a website called…
Relationship chart posted
My sister, Gina, suggested that a relationship chart might be a good idea as I start talking about characters for future novels. After trying for two days to find a good plug-in for WordPress to post one, I went for a different solution through a website called drawio.com. I was able to control the size of the elements and the width and then put it on a page on this site.
leannakosub.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Relationship chart posted
My sister, Gina, suggested that a relationship chart might be a good idea as I start talking about characters for future novels. After trying for two days to find a good plug-in for WordPress to post one, I went for a different solution through a website called…
My sister, Gina, suggested that a relationship chart might be a good idea as I start talking about characters for future novels. After trying for two days to find a good plug-in for WordPress to post one, I went for a different solution through a website called…
Waking up with a new story
Sometimes I wish my brain would shut down more and let me sleep better. But maybe it is giving me good sleep, since sometimes it seems that's when I'm the most creative. I had an eye doctor appointment this morning, which means I woke up early. I always wake up early…
Sometimes I wish my brain would shut down more and let me sleep better. But maybe it is giving me good sleep, since sometimes it seems that's when I'm the most creative. I had an eye doctor appointment this morning, which means I woke up early. I always wake up early…
Waking up with a new story
Sometimes I wish my brain would shut down more and let me sleep better. But maybe it is giving me good sleep, since sometimes it seems that's when I'm the most creative. I had an eye doctor appointment this morning, which means I woke up early. I always wake up early when I have plans. And by early, I mean 4 a.m.
leannakosub.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Waking up with a new story
Sometimes I wish my brain would shut down more and let me sleep better. But maybe it is giving me good sleep, since sometimes it seems that's when I'm the most creative. I had an eye doctor appointment this morning, which means I woke up early. I always wake up early…
Sometimes I wish my brain would shut down more and let me sleep better. But maybe it is giving me good sleep, since sometimes it seems that's when I'm the most creative. I had an eye doctor appointment this morning, which means I woke up early. I always wake up early…
Title change likely
Today, I ran across a recently released novel with the title I was planning to use. So now I’m doing some A/B testing. A. Come Fly Witb Me B. Wings of Grace I expect the artwork to change, as this is AI generated and I will probably opt to take a photo myself.
Today, I ran across a recently released novel with the title I was planning to use. So now I’m doing some A/B testing. A. Come Fly Witb Me B. Wings of Grace I expect the artwork to change, as this is AI generated and I will probably opt to take a photo myself.
Title change likely
Today, I ran across a recently released novel with the title I was planning to use. So now I’m doing some A/B testing. A. Come Fly Witb Me B. Wings of Grace I expect the artwork to change, as this is AI generated and I will probably opt to take a photo myself.
leannakosub.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Title change likely
Today, I ran across a recently released novel with the title I was planning to use. So now I’m doing some A/B testing. A. Come Fly Witb Me B. Wings of Grace I expect the artwork to change, as this is AI generated and I will probably opt to take a photo myself.
Today, I ran across a recently released novel with the title I was planning to use. So now I’m doing some A/B testing. A. Come Fly Witb Me B. Wings of Grace I expect the artwork to change, as this is AI generated and I will probably opt to take a photo myself.
Avg no. of job seekers/state+DC is roughly 225,000, inc. recent high school/college grads without qualifying job experience and people who have exhausted their benefits, none of which are included in unemployment figures. The average number of job openings per state? 140,700.
Just get a job, indeed.
Just get a job, indeed.
Breaking News: U.S. employers added 22,000 jobs in August, another sign that the labor market is stalling. Follow live.
August Jobs Report: Live Updates
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ employment report for August showed that the economy added only 22,000 jobs.
nyti.ms
September 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Avg no. of job seekers/state+DC is roughly 225,000, inc. recent high school/college grads without qualifying job experience and people who have exhausted their benefits, none of which are included in unemployment figures. The average number of job openings per state? 140,700.
Just get a job, indeed.
Just get a job, indeed.
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Yet another WEAK jobs report.
September 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Yet another WEAK jobs report.
“There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known.
Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops.” Luke 12:2-3
Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops.” Luke 12:2-3
September 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known.
Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops.” Luke 12:2-3
Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops.” Luke 12:2-3
Why only blue state cities and why escalate? This theory has some legs, IMO.
Trump’s unprecedented weaponization of National Guard troops in recent months raises alarming concerns that the administration might be laying the groundwork to interfere with elections in key cities next year and in 2028.
Trump’s Urban Power Grab Raises Fear of Troops at the Polls
Trump’s Urban Power Grab Raises Fear of Troops at the Polls
www.democracydocket.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Why only blue state cities and why escalate? This theory has some legs, IMO.
Reposted by LeAnna (Lake) Kosub
That Trump and Trumpism are fascist doesn’t explain the sheer vandalism of unleashing mass murdering mayhem via RFK to replace medical/scientific institutions of immense value and prestige with medieval peasant superstitions. That is a criminal madness facilitated by but above and beyond fascism.
August 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
That Trump and Trumpism are fascist doesn’t explain the sheer vandalism of unleashing mass murdering mayhem via RFK to replace medical/scientific institutions of immense value and prestige with medieval peasant superstitions. That is a criminal madness facilitated by but above and beyond fascism.
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The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
August 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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The most radically transparent administration ever?! Shedding light on corruption?! Yeah right 🙄
Susan Monzarez wanted materials for vaccine recommendation meetings posted on CDC webpages, TRANSPARENTLY, ahead of time
HHS said no
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Susan Monzarez wanted materials for vaccine recommendation meetings posted on CDC webpages, TRANSPARENTLY, ahead of time
HHS said no
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
"Do no harm": Why three CDC officials left over vaccine policy
"We became aware by conversations with work groups that many of them were deciding on what recommendations would be before actually having the data. And for us, that's problematic," a departing official said.
www.reuters.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The most radically transparent administration ever?! Shedding light on corruption?! Yeah right 🙄
Susan Monzarez wanted materials for vaccine recommendation meetings posted on CDC webpages, TRANSPARENTLY, ahead of time
HHS said no
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Susan Monzarez wanted materials for vaccine recommendation meetings posted on CDC webpages, TRANSPARENTLY, ahead of time
HHS said no
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Reposted by LeAnna (Lake) Kosub
Pay attention. Your family’s safety is on the line.
August 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Pay attention. Your family’s safety is on the line.
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Way behind posting re:this, but my university, where apartheid protesters camped peacefully in a meadow, is gone. The new powers won’t care about me, but I wonder about @mcuban.bsky.social and Jane Pauley. How do they feel about touting the school now?
www.highereddive.com/news/a-compl...
www.highereddive.com/news/a-compl...
‘A complete takeover’: Indiana lawmakers pass last-minute college governance overhaul
A proposed state budget would, in part, create post-tenure reviews at public colleges and give the governor full control of Indiana University's board.
www.highereddive.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Way behind posting re:this, but my university, where apartheid protesters camped peacefully in a meadow, is gone. The new powers won’t care about me, but I wonder about @mcuban.bsky.social and Jane Pauley. How do they feel about touting the school now?
www.highereddive.com/news/a-compl...
www.highereddive.com/news/a-compl...
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Trump‘s crime crack down in DC has created chaos in the courts
August 28, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Trump‘s crime crack down in DC has created chaos in the courts
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🚨Border Patrol arrested two firefighters who were actively fighting a wildfire at the time.
When the other members of the crew asked for a chance to say goodbye, a Border Patrol agent told the crew member “you need to get the f*ck out of here. I’m going to make you leave.”
When the other members of the crew asked for a chance to say goodbye, a Border Patrol agent told the crew member “you need to get the f*ck out of here. I’m going to make you leave.”
August 28, 2025 at 2:51 AM
🚨Border Patrol arrested two firefighters who were actively fighting a wildfire at the time.
When the other members of the crew asked for a chance to say goodbye, a Border Patrol agent told the crew member “you need to get the f*ck out of here. I’m going to make you leave.”
When the other members of the crew asked for a chance to say goodbye, a Border Patrol agent told the crew member “you need to get the f*ck out of here. I’m going to make you leave.”
Reposted by LeAnna (Lake) Kosub
5/5
Slashing FoodNet putting Americans in danger. Funding cuts make deadly outbreaks harder to detect.
RFKJ is making America sicker again
🚽 #FireRFKJ
Slashing FoodNet putting Americans in danger. Funding cuts make deadly outbreaks harder to detect.
RFKJ is making America sicker again
🚽 #FireRFKJ
August 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
5/5
Slashing FoodNet putting Americans in danger. Funding cuts make deadly outbreaks harder to detect.
RFKJ is making America sicker again
🚽 #FireRFKJ
Slashing FoodNet putting Americans in danger. Funding cuts make deadly outbreaks harder to detect.
RFKJ is making America sicker again
🚽 #FireRFKJ
Reposted by LeAnna (Lake) Kosub
4/5
Why these bugs matter:
Listeria: Deadly meningitis risk for newborns, pregnant people & immunocompromised 👶🤰
Campylobacter: Severe diarrhea, cramps & sometimes Guillain-Barre syndrome ⚡
Shigella, Vibrio, Cyclospora, Yersinia: Serious GI illness & life-threatening complications 🚨
Why these bugs matter:
Listeria: Deadly meningitis risk for newborns, pregnant people & immunocompromised 👶🤰
Campylobacter: Severe diarrhea, cramps & sometimes Guillain-Barre syndrome ⚡
Shigella, Vibrio, Cyclospora, Yersinia: Serious GI illness & life-threatening complications 🚨
August 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
4/5
Why these bugs matter:
Listeria: Deadly meningitis risk for newborns, pregnant people & immunocompromised 👶🤰
Campylobacter: Severe diarrhea, cramps & sometimes Guillain-Barre syndrome ⚡
Shigella, Vibrio, Cyclospora, Yersinia: Serious GI illness & life-threatening complications 🚨
Why these bugs matter:
Listeria: Deadly meningitis risk for newborns, pregnant people & immunocompromised 👶🤰
Campylobacter: Severe diarrhea, cramps & sometimes Guillain-Barre syndrome ⚡
Shigella, Vibrio, Cyclospora, Yersinia: Serious GI illness & life-threatening complications 🚨
Reposted by LeAnna (Lake) Kosub
1/5 🧵
Once again, this admin makes us all sick to our stomachs - This time... literally. 😷💩
CDC had to drastically cut back FoodNet surveillance because of funding cuts.
Deadly outbreaks from Listeria, Campylobacter & others are now harder to spot, putting millions at risk.
Once again, this admin makes us all sick to our stomachs - This time... literally. 😷💩
CDC had to drastically cut back FoodNet surveillance because of funding cuts.
Deadly outbreaks from Listeria, Campylobacter & others are now harder to spot, putting millions at risk.
The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
www.nbcnews.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
1/5 🧵
Once again, this admin makes us all sick to our stomachs - This time... literally. 😷💩
CDC had to drastically cut back FoodNet surveillance because of funding cuts.
Deadly outbreaks from Listeria, Campylobacter & others are now harder to spot, putting millions at risk.
Once again, this admin makes us all sick to our stomachs - This time... literally. 😷💩
CDC had to drastically cut back FoodNet surveillance because of funding cuts.
Deadly outbreaks from Listeria, Campylobacter & others are now harder to spot, putting millions at risk.
Reposted by LeAnna (Lake) Kosub
The worst administration in history‼️ They literally want us all dead‼️
August 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The worst administration in history‼️ They literally want us all dead‼️
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Moore: "The thing that gets me most about this is how deeply disrespectful this is to members of the National Guard who signed up for this job as I did when I deployed overseas & led paratroopers in combat where we signed up w/the expectation the commander in chief was actually taking it seriously"
August 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Moore: "The thing that gets me most about this is how deeply disrespectful this is to members of the National Guard who signed up for this job as I did when I deployed overseas & led paratroopers in combat where we signed up w/the expectation the commander in chief was actually taking it seriously"
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Cheyenne Hunt
@cheyennehunt.bsky.social
@cheyennehunt.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Cheyenne Hunt
@cheyennehunt.bsky.social
@cheyennehunt.bsky.social