Mitch Leachman
@treehuggermitch.bsky.social
Environmental educator, naturalist and humanist who desperately wants to leave the world a better place than he found it.
8 minutes of facts, reality and encouragement from the chief executive of the most populous state in the US and 4th largest economy on the planet. youtu.be/pXQQNUeb4Sw?...
Governor Newsom Delivers Major Address to Californians
YouTube video by California Governor Gavin Newsom
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June 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
8 minutes of facts, reality and encouragement from the chief executive of the most populous state in the US and 4th largest economy on the planet. youtu.be/pXQQNUeb4Sw?...
Cruelty is clearly a feature of the T admin. 😡
Trump administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation reut.rs/3F3B1cv
Trump to revoke legal status for 240,000 Ukrainians as US steps up deportations
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.
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March 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Cruelty is clearly a feature of the T admin. 😡
As Robert Reich wrote this past week:
"...political parties do not lead. The anti-war movement and the Civil Rights Movement...depended on a mass mobilization of all of us who accepted the responsibilities of being American. We will prevail because...we are the leaders we’ve been waiting for."
"...political parties do not lead. The anti-war movement and the Civil Rights Movement...depended on a mass mobilization of all of us who accepted the responsibilities of being American. We will prevail because...we are the leaders we’ve been waiting for."
March 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
As Robert Reich wrote this past week:
"...political parties do not lead. The anti-war movement and the Civil Rights Movement...depended on a mass mobilization of all of us who accepted the responsibilities of being American. We will prevail because...we are the leaders we’ve been waiting for."
"...political parties do not lead. The anti-war movement and the Civil Rights Movement...depended on a mass mobilization of all of us who accepted the responsibilities of being American. We will prevail because...we are the leaders we’ve been waiting for."
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There have never been kings in America. The monarchy doesn't start now.
February 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
There have never been kings in America. The monarchy doesn't start now.
Reposted by Mitch Leachman
In the depths of the Nebraskan winter, 2400 people came out to listen to Bernie Sanders in Omaha last night.
800 had to be turned away at the door. Over 190,000 tuned into the livestream.
There is a movement to be harnessed here.
@sanders.senate.gov
(📸 Anna Bahr)
800 had to be turned away at the door. Over 190,000 tuned into the livestream.
There is a movement to be harnessed here.
@sanders.senate.gov
(📸 Anna Bahr)
February 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
In the depths of the Nebraskan winter, 2400 people came out to listen to Bernie Sanders in Omaha last night.
800 had to be turned away at the door. Over 190,000 tuned into the livestream.
There is a movement to be harnessed here.
@sanders.senate.gov
(📸 Anna Bahr)
800 had to be turned away at the door. Over 190,000 tuned into the livestream.
There is a movement to be harnessed here.
@sanders.senate.gov
(📸 Anna Bahr)
Ver interesting and way cool to learn about!!
Three West Michigan Black Wall Streets, one goal
Working to lift up Black business owners, modern-day Black Wall Streets in West Michigan are offering training sessions, curating business directories and developing Black business districts.
www.woodtv.com
February 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Ver interesting and way cool to learn about!!
The article is dated but heartening. "People are blowing up the phone lines of senators and members of Congress—not hyper left-wing activists, normal Democratic voters have been angrily demanding that they fight harder. They’re hearing that, and they are starting to adjust to it."
After Raskin issued a harsh takedown of Musk, triggering a Twitter fight between the two, Raskin pressed further, asking Musk a simple question: As someone who supposedly works for the government now, will he submit to basic financial disclosure and conflict-of-interest rules?
Jamie Raskin’s Brutal Takedown of Elon Musk Shows Dems Are Waking Up
As Raskin rips into Musk’s lawlessness, a shrewd legal observer explains why he believes the Dem opposition is awakening—and what determined resistance might be able to accomplish.
newrepublic.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The article is dated but heartening. "People are blowing up the phone lines of senators and members of Congress—not hyper left-wing activists, normal Democratic voters have been angrily demanding that they fight harder. They’re hearing that, and they are starting to adjust to it."
I JUST got it! Elon wants to BE the govt service provider. After firing the federal workforce, he will offer to provide the same services thru employees and AI at firms he or his friends own. Govt wont shrink, but the federal payroll will while Elon and friends, Tech bros esp., get richer.
February 18, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I JUST got it! Elon wants to BE the govt service provider. After firing the federal workforce, he will offer to provide the same services thru employees and AI at firms he or his friends own. Govt wont shrink, but the federal payroll will while Elon and friends, Tech bros esp., get richer.
THIS is leadership AND respect for public servants!
February 15, 2025 at 3:08 AM
THIS is leadership AND respect for public servants!
Yup. This late adopter of airbnb is likely going back to vrbo!
Is there an Airbnb alternative for hosts? VRBO?
February 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Yup. This late adopter of airbnb is likely going back to vrbo!
Are our moral obligations a series of concentric circles, starting with our own people and moving outward and diluting with each successive circle? Or are we compelled to love equally across differences and borders?
Pope vs. Veep
Who is right in this dispute over immigrants? And we dig deeper into the connection between Christian nationalism and American fascism
open.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Are our moral obligations a series of concentric circles, starting with our own people and moving outward and diluting with each successive circle? Or are we compelled to love equally across differences and borders?
The importance of USAID from the most recent administrator of it. youtu.be/OIHJub72vuM?...
Why Do We Need USAID? Stephen Talks To Samantha Power, Fmr. USAID Administrator
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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February 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The importance of USAID from the most recent administrator of it. youtu.be/OIHJub72vuM?...
This is one of the most helpful and insightful pieces i have seen since the Tr---nado began.
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Don't Believe Him | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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February 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
This is one of the most helpful and insightful pieces i have seen since the Tr---nado began.
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An extremely important conversation...
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What It Means to be Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
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February 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
An extremely important conversation...
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Grand Haven this past wknd. A very different Lake MI than we are used to.
January 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Grand Haven this past wknd. A very different Lake MI than we are used to.
"America needs more lovers of the totality of humanity, more people whose compassion has no borders and whose love has no walls."
The cruel religion, fierce Nationalism, and rising hostility toward marginalized communities on display in America right now, is the fruit of a toxic selfishness that needs to horde resources, opportunity, and benefit for fear it will be left without.
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We Need Americans Who Love More Than Just Americans
These are days that test our belief systems.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"America needs more lovers of the totality of humanity, more people whose compassion has no borders and whose love has no walls."
"Short days make exercise harder, and excuses easier, so if you don’t keep a dog, give yourself a Thought-Dog. Real dog or Thought-Dog, take it for a walk and ponder on what matters to you. Walking and thinking are sympathetic activities – the brain gets a kick from being outside."
Winter wonder: Jeanette Winterson and others reveal why the cold has them under its spell
Too dark, too cold – winter’s charms aren’t as obvious as summer’s brassy joys. But for Robert Macfarlane, Alice Oswald, Poppy Okotcha and others, this is a rich season. Here, they offer ways to lean ...
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 2:11 AM
"Short days make exercise harder, and excuses easier, so if you don’t keep a dog, give yourself a Thought-Dog. Real dog or Thought-Dog, take it for a walk and ponder on what matters to you. Walking and thinking are sympathetic activities – the brain gets a kick from being outside."
BIG fan of #3. Regularly attend mtgs of your city, township or county council or board. Meet the elected leaders and use the public comment. Be seen, listen, learn, and be heard.
Don't give up - do something. A great list for civic minded Americans, from @protectdemocracy.org
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How *you* can protect democracy
29 concrete actions you can take right now to protect our system of government
open.substack.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:29 AM
BIG fan of #3. Regularly attend mtgs of your city, township or county council or board. Meet the elected leaders and use the public comment. Be seen, listen, learn, and be heard.
Important words from one of the wisest and most faithfilled people i've ever had the pleasure to meet.
MAGA Christians are getting some really bad second-hand news from me and minsters like Reverend Budde that blows up the story they've spent a long time telling themselves and depend on to justify the harm they do to so many people.
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MAGA Christianity is Anti-Jesus. Just ask Jesus.
Rev.
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January 24, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Important words from one of the wisest and most faithfilled people i've ever had the pleasure to meet.
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The Trump administration, moving quickly to clamp down on health and science agencies, has canceled a string of scientific meetings and instructed federal health officials to refrain from all public communications.
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Trump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health Officials (Gift Article)
Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The Trump administration, moving quickly to clamp down on health and science agencies, has canceled a string of scientific meetings and instructed federal health officials to refrain from all public communications.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/h...
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Wise words from a wise man.
It's OK if You're Not Ok. No One Who's Paying Attention Right Now, is.
“How are you?” I asked my dear friend Julie, as she fell down into her chair across from me with a loud exhale.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
January 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Wise words from a wise man.
Joining Bluesky and using this graphic as my profile pic seemed highly appropriate TODAY!
January 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Joining Bluesky and using this graphic as my profile pic seemed highly appropriate TODAY!