Lisa Bell
@lisambell.bsky.social
Higher Ed comms/PR | Also an artist, wife, mom, foodie and recovering journalist. No DMs from people I don't know in real life — I will block you. I left my heart in NOLA.
The day the opinion pages died in Fresno, by my former @fresnobee.com boss Jim Boren:
jimboren.substack.com/p/the-day-th...
jimboren.substack.com/p/the-day-th...
The day that the opinion pages died in Fresno
When the page went blank, so did the region's voice.
jimboren.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The day the opinion pages died in Fresno, by my former @fresnobee.com boss Jim Boren:
jimboren.substack.com/p/the-day-th...
jimboren.substack.com/p/the-day-th...
To help offset cuts in federal funding, I just bumped up my monthly support to @kvprnews.bsky.social, our local public radio station that provides crucial local news coverage (as well as the full suite of excellent @npr.org programming).
July 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
To help offset cuts in federal funding, I just bumped up my monthly support to @kvprnews.bsky.social, our local public radio station that provides crucial local news coverage (as well as the full suite of excellent @npr.org programming).
I saw this post just minutes after receiving TWO text messages in a row about unpaid tolls. Don't fall for it.
Road toll scams that besieged the Bay Area and and other parts of the country last year have ramped up again, with insistent text messages that demand payment — and sometimes threaten penalties.
Bay Area FasTrak scams are surging — again: ‘It’s been nonstop’
Bay Area FasTrak scams are surging again as residents are receiving multiple texts asking for money: ‘It’s been nonstop’
www.sfchronicle.com
February 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I saw this post just minutes after receiving TWO text messages in a row about unpaid tolls. Don't fall for it.
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Road toll scams that besieged the Bay Area and and other parts of the country last year have ramped up again, with insistent text messages that demand payment — and sometimes threaten penalties.
Bay Area FasTrak scams are surging — again: ‘It’s been nonstop’
Bay Area FasTrak scams are surging again as residents are receiving multiple texts asking for money: ‘It’s been nonstop’
www.sfchronicle.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Road toll scams that besieged the Bay Area and and other parts of the country last year have ramped up again, with insistent text messages that demand payment — and sometimes threaten penalties.
#FridayNightMusic - Watching Eagles “hell freezes over,” 1994.
February 22, 2025 at 3:53 AM
#FridayNightMusic - Watching Eagles “hell freezes over,” 1994.
If you know anyone who has deactivated their #Facebook account, let them know they should double check. Someone close to me deactivated his account TWICE now, but it's come back to life. Tomorrow he is DELETING it. Shady practices by #Meta, #MarkZuckerberg
February 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
If you know anyone who has deactivated their #Facebook account, let them know they should double check. Someone close to me deactivated his account TWICE now, but it's come back to life. Tomorrow he is DELETING it. Shady practices by #Meta, #MarkZuckerberg
"Might be a politician
Tryna say something new.
Might be your decision
Now you've got to see it through.
Looks like a collision
Ain't the worst that you could do.
Might be bad, might be good.
Big change is coming to you."
~ #NeilYoung, 2025
Tryna say something new.
Might be your decision
Now you've got to see it through.
Looks like a collision
Ain't the worst that you could do.
Might be bad, might be good.
Big change is coming to you."
~ #NeilYoung, 2025
February 7, 2025 at 1:25 AM
"Might be a politician
Tryna say something new.
Might be your decision
Now you've got to see it through.
Looks like a collision
Ain't the worst that you could do.
Might be bad, might be good.
Big change is coming to you."
~ #NeilYoung, 2025
Tryna say something new.
Might be your decision
Now you've got to see it through.
Looks like a collision
Ain't the worst that you could do.
Might be bad, might be good.
Big change is coming to you."
~ #NeilYoung, 2025
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Okay, I cannot recommend 5calls.org enough. Enter your address and it will find all your reps (federal and state). AND give you a list of issues to call about AND which reps to call about each of them AND a little script for each, in case it's helpful. They have an app, too.
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
January 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Okay, I cannot recommend 5calls.org enough. Enter your address and it will find all your reps (federal and state). AND give you a list of issues to call about AND which reps to call about each of them AND a little script for each, in case it's helpful. They have an app, too.
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Outside of USAID headquarters, Senator Brian Schatz:
"If you want to change an agency, introduce a bill and pass a law. You cannot wave away an agency that you don't like or that you disagree with by executive order, or by literally storming into the building and taking over the servers."
BOOM!
"If you want to change an agency, introduce a bill and pass a law. You cannot wave away an agency that you don't like or that you disagree with by executive order, or by literally storming into the building and taking over the servers."
BOOM!
February 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Outside of USAID headquarters, Senator Brian Schatz:
"If you want to change an agency, introduce a bill and pass a law. You cannot wave away an agency that you don't like or that you disagree with by executive order, or by literally storming into the building and taking over the servers."
BOOM!
"If you want to change an agency, introduce a bill and pass a law. You cannot wave away an agency that you don't like or that you disagree with by executive order, or by literally storming into the building and taking over the servers."
BOOM!
#MemoryWall: I came up with this idea back in August, and have been slowly working toward this point. It will continue to evolve, but this is its first iteration. Remembering Mom, Sean, Barbara, Uncle Don, Patrick, and my grandparents.
#NormalizeGrief
#NormalizeGrief
February 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
#MemoryWall: I came up with this idea back in August, and have been slowly working toward this point. It will continue to evolve, but this is its first iteration. Remembering Mom, Sean, Barbara, Uncle Don, Patrick, and my grandparents.
#NormalizeGrief
#NormalizeGrief
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Everything is doomscrolling right now. I get it. Have you had anything to eat today or a glass of water? How about planning an offline activity this weekend, like reading a book, taking a walk, or going to a museum?
January 31, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Everything is doomscrolling right now. I get it. Have you had anything to eat today or a glass of water? How about planning an offline activity this weekend, like reading a book, taking a walk, or going to a museum?
UP, UP and AWAY! I got to take a road trip in November to report on this story about a rocket club at Fresno State: www.fresnostatenews.com/2025/01/30/p...
Preparing to launch - Fresno State News
www.fresnostatenews.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
UP, UP and AWAY! I got to take a road trip in November to report on this story about a rocket club at Fresno State: www.fresnostatenews.com/2025/01/30/p...
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🙌🏾 Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia A. Thompson, UCC's General Minister & President/CEO, offers an official response to the legislation drafted by the House of Representatives, condemning the message of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
👉🏾🔗 Link to full statement: www.ucc.org/faith-expres...
👉🏾🔗 Link to full statement: www.ucc.org/faith-expres...
January 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
🙌🏾 Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia A. Thompson, UCC's General Minister & President/CEO, offers an official response to the legislation drafted by the House of Representatives, condemning the message of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
👉🏾🔗 Link to full statement: www.ucc.org/faith-expres...
👉🏾🔗 Link to full statement: www.ucc.org/faith-expres...
Stop it! How is #DrewBarrymore on the cover of the #AARP magazine?
January 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Stop it! How is #DrewBarrymore on the cover of the #AARP magazine?
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Call Costco (425-313-8100) to express support for their DEI commitment. I had a great chat with a Costco person. They asked that when in warehouse, share support with employees, they need the + feedback. 🛒Costco💙
If you were wondering if you should call Costco--see below:
I ended up talking to someone in membership services, who admitted they haven't had much positive feedback lately. Which makes this support that much more crucial
January 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Call Costco (425-313-8100) to express support for their DEI commitment. I had a great chat with a Costco person. They asked that when in warehouse, share support with employees, they need the + feedback. 🛒Costco💙
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january can be a month where you lose all sense of time. but rest assured we are here to serve you 31 hours a day, 9 days a week, 572 days a year.
January 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
january can be a month where you lose all sense of time. but rest assured we are here to serve you 31 hours a day, 9 days a week, 572 days a year.
Breathe. Focus on one thing at a time. Don’t #Doomscroll.
January 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Breathe. Focus on one thing at a time. Don’t #Doomscroll.
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“Read the books they’re banning. That’s where the good stuff is!”
- LeVar Burton 📚❤️🩹💛
🧵 1/8
- LeVar Burton 📚❤️🩹💛
🧵 1/8
January 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
“Read the books they’re banning. That’s where the good stuff is!”
- LeVar Burton 📚❤️🩹💛
🧵 1/8
- LeVar Burton 📚❤️🩹💛
🧵 1/8
Trimmed first stalk when blooms were shriveling, second stalk is starting to fade, but dare I hope we might get to enjoy a third stalk of blooms before our Amaryllis fun is over? #FlowerSky
January 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Trimmed first stalk when blooms were shriveling, second stalk is starting to fade, but dare I hope we might get to enjoy a third stalk of blooms before our Amaryllis fun is over? #FlowerSky
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You do not need to track every bad thing happening tonight.
If closing this app, putting down the device, and watching a comfort show will help you get a good night's sleep?
I think you should do that.
There's nothing you can do on here tonight that's worth you not getting a good night's sleep
If closing this app, putting down the device, and watching a comfort show will help you get a good night's sleep?
I think you should do that.
There's nothing you can do on here tonight that's worth you not getting a good night's sleep
January 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM
You do not need to track every bad thing happening tonight.
If closing this app, putting down the device, and watching a comfort show will help you get a good night's sleep?
I think you should do that.
There's nothing you can do on here tonight that's worth you not getting a good night's sleep
If closing this app, putting down the device, and watching a comfort show will help you get a good night's sleep?
I think you should do that.
There's nothing you can do on here tonight that's worth you not getting a good night's sleep
Started today with a serendipitous SpaceX rocket sighting. Ending today with a date night at the #FresnoState Planetarium and dinner.
January 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Started today with a serendipitous SpaceX rocket sighting. Ending today with a date night at the #FresnoState Planetarium and dinner.
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I read this quote a decade ago in the book, “The News: a Users Manual” and it stuck with me enough that I went back to find it. In short, it posits that a would-be dictator could suppress the news or flood the zone with a tsunami of nonsense. By either strategy, it kills people’s resolve to act.
January 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I read this quote a decade ago in the book, “The News: a Users Manual” and it stuck with me enough that I went back to find it. In short, it posits that a would-be dictator could suppress the news or flood the zone with a tsunami of nonsense. By either strategy, it kills people’s resolve to act.
Just saw this in the sky to the south. Before I ran in to grab my phone, we saw what may have been a rocket moving slightly southeast until it dipped below the horizon. This is the vapor trail. Did anyone else see it? Spotted in Clovis, CA. #VaporTrails
January 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Just saw this in the sky to the south. Before I ran in to grab my phone, we saw what may have been a rocket moving slightly southeast until it dipped below the horizon. This is the vapor trail. Did anyone else see it? Spotted in Clovis, CA. #VaporTrails