Leslie Vryenhoek
@leslievryenhoek.bsky.social
Writer, editor, occasional overthinker. Loves accurate information, thoughtful conclusions and a good cause; abhors a bandwagon. Thinks we all need to get over ourselves and get on with it.
It's so frustrating when you can't get the rambunctious dogs of war back on the leash. I mean who wouldn't use the F word?
Trump: Iran, Israel ‘don’t know what the f--- they’re doing’
The morning after a ceasefire agreement, President Donald Trump used an expletive in describing the fighting between Iran and Israel on June 24.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It's so frustrating when you can't get the rambunctious dogs of war back on the leash. I mean who wouldn't use the F word?
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On balance, I was more comfortable with Fox employees lying about wars than running them.
June 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
On balance, I was more comfortable with Fox employees lying about wars than running them.
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A smart woman once told me we'd only achieve equality when women's clothing had adequate pockets. I thought she was being witty. Oh. Turns out women have long been denied deep pockets so they couldn't conceal nefarious things--potions and pamphlets and such. sartorialmagazine.com/fashion-1/20...
Pocket Patriarchy — Sartorial Magazine
Every thrifting session, I grab a handful of men’s jeans guaranteed to be too large for one simple reason: a relaxed fit and pocket that can actually fit a smartphone. Meanwhile, my boyfriend leafs th...
sartorialmagazine.com
April 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A smart woman once told me we'd only achieve equality when women's clothing had adequate pockets. I thought she was being witty. Oh. Turns out women have long been denied deep pockets so they couldn't conceal nefarious things--potions and pamphlets and such. sartorialmagazine.com/fashion-1/20...
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And not one of the polite ones. We’ve written a response to @nytimes.com’s Peter Baker and every other American who is taking the annexation of Canada as a fun thought experiment. Here in @foreignpolicy.com with my daughter @alicesouthey.com. Gift link.
Canada Would Like a Word About Trump’s Threats
Americans should stop treating attacks on their neighbor as a joke.
foreignpolicy.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
And not one of the polite ones. We’ve written a response to @nytimes.com’s Peter Baker and every other American who is taking the annexation of Canada as a fun thought experiment. Here in @foreignpolicy.com with my daughter @alicesouthey.com. Gift link.
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February 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Remember all the times you thought about 1939--or really any terrible precipice in history--and imagined if you were alive then and there, how you would have acted?
How are you doing today against that measure?
I know I imagined doing more to resist and help others, so that's what I intend to do.
How are you doing today against that measure?
I know I imagined doing more to resist and help others, so that's what I intend to do.
February 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Remember all the times you thought about 1939--or really any terrible precipice in history--and imagined if you were alive then and there, how you would have acted?
How are you doing today against that measure?
I know I imagined doing more to resist and help others, so that's what I intend to do.
How are you doing today against that measure?
I know I imagined doing more to resist and help others, so that's what I intend to do.
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Even worse incompetence: they accidentally fired, then apparently today un-fired, hundreds of the people who manage America's nuclear weapons.
February 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Even worse incompetence: they accidentally fired, then apparently today un-fired, hundreds of the people who manage America's nuclear weapons.
Read this article NOT because it has a firsthand recent account of what science and healthcare denialism costs in terms of lives but because it talks about turning this around by mobilizing--if people really want to.
Opinion | I Shudder to Imagine Kennedy Running Our Health Agencies.
We have to go toe-to-toe with this administration and resist its attacks on public health.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Read this article NOT because it has a firsthand recent account of what science and healthcare denialism costs in terms of lives but because it talks about turning this around by mobilizing--if people really want to.
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2. A memo distributed by NSA leadership to its staff says that on February 10, all NSA websites and internal network pages that contain banned words will be deleted.
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
February 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
2. A memo distributed by NSA leadership to its staff says that on February 10, all NSA websites and internal network pages that contain banned words will be deleted.
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
Canada's 51st state prospects? Meet Puerto Rico, 127 years after US invasion: No vote in presidential elections, no representation in Congress beyond one non-voting member. "Life on the island includes a yearslong economic crisis with high levels of poverty and unemployment."
Why did Puerto Rico become part of the US? And why is it not a state? Experts explain
October 18 marks the 125th anniversary of U.S. troops taking control of the Caribbean island and raising the American flag.
www.miamiherald.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Canada's 51st state prospects? Meet Puerto Rico, 127 years after US invasion: No vote in presidential elections, no representation in Congress beyond one non-voting member. "Life on the island includes a yearslong economic crisis with high levels of poverty and unemployment."
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Single Canadian guy actually smuggling fentanyl to US really flattered by task force
Single Canadian guy actually smuggling fentanyl to US really flattered by task force
WINDSOR, ON - Derryl Virkin, the sole Canadian who has been smuggling negligible amounts of fentanyl across the US border, has reported feeling “really flattered and kinda giddy but also kinda weird, ...
www.thebeaverton.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Single Canadian guy actually smuggling fentanyl to US really flattered by task force
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Canadians, here's what you can do: Cancel travel plans to the US. It’s treasonous to spend $$ there right now. Buy Canadian or from other countries - not American. Do without. Get off X—staying supports Musk. Pull investments out of the US—it will cost you, but make the sacrifice. Stand together.
February 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Canadians, here's what you can do: Cancel travel plans to the US. It’s treasonous to spend $$ there right now. Buy Canadian or from other countries - not American. Do without. Get off X—staying supports Musk. Pull investments out of the US—it will cost you, but make the sacrifice. Stand together.
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Former Prime Minister Kim Campbell has signed the pledge for Canada.
She joins thousands of leaders, artists, activists, Canadians who will resist the gangster in Washington.
Have you signed the pledge to stand up for our values?
True.North. Strong. Free.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pl...
She joins thousands of leaders, artists, activists, Canadians who will resist the gangster in Washington.
Have you signed the pledge to stand up for our values?
True.North. Strong. Free.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pl...
Sign the Pledge for Canada
This petition is intended as an invitation to Canadians to reflect on the current challenges Canada faces and what we can all do to respond to the risks and to contribute to building a more resilient ...
actionnetwork.org
February 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Former Prime Minister Kim Campbell has signed the pledge for Canada.
She joins thousands of leaders, artists, activists, Canadians who will resist the gangster in Washington.
Have you signed the pledge to stand up for our values?
True.North. Strong. Free.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pl...
She joins thousands of leaders, artists, activists, Canadians who will resist the gangster in Washington.
Have you signed the pledge to stand up for our values?
True.North. Strong. Free.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pl...
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hey question, is this bad?
January 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
hey question, is this bad?
“The resistance was large but ineffective, consisting of people whose only act of resistance was posting on social media platforms owned by oligarchs who made money from traffic on their platforms and used it to support the fascism the resisters opposed.” From a future 21st history textbook
January 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“The resistance was large but ineffective, consisting of people whose only act of resistance was posting on social media platforms owned by oligarchs who made money from traffic on their platforms and used it to support the fascism the resisters opposed.” From a future 21st history textbook
I grew up a Canadian in America. At 20, I chose to make Canada my country because here, unlike there, women had constitutionally protected equal rights. This was probably the most overlooked news story of the past week - for what it's worth now. www.npr.org/2025/01/17/n...
Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is law. What happens next is unclear
To come into effect, the constitutional amendment would need to be formally published or certified by the national archivist, who has declined to do so in the past. What happens now is unclear.
www.npr.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I grew up a Canadian in America. At 20, I chose to make Canada my country because here, unlike there, women had constitutionally protected equal rights. This was probably the most overlooked news story of the past week - for what it's worth now. www.npr.org/2025/01/17/n...
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I want to have the sense that our political class, in all parties, is focused on protecting Canadian sovereignty
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
January 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I want to have the sense that our political class, in all parties, is focused on protecting Canadian sovereignty
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
8 years ago I was getting ready to march on Washington, back when I thought protest could keep our daughters safe. Today I'm just walking around my serene privileged life flapping my hands with dread and feeling so damned useless.
January 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
8 years ago I was getting ready to march on Washington, back when I thought protest could keep our daughters safe. Today I'm just walking around my serene privileged life flapping my hands with dread and feeling so damned useless.
I like to make an impression everywhere I go. And am always glad for the reminder that we can fall down, and rise again.
November 26, 2024 at 2:41 AM
I like to make an impression everywhere I go. And am always glad for the reminder that we can fall down, and rise again.
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