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Stephen Leigh

@sleighwriter.bsky.social

Writer (Always). Teacher (now retired). Musician (fairly often). Artist (occasionally). Spouse (always). Father (always). Friend (hopefully to several people)

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Post image 22.04.2025 20:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 955    ๐Ÿ” 288    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
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22.04.2025 22:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10407    ๐Ÿ” 2477    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 266    ๐Ÿ“Œ 97
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Have you seen this petition yet? Call for Global Referendum to Remove Donald Trump from Power

Happy Liberation Day -- from your MONEY!!!

PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE SO WE CAN BREAK THE 15K THRESHOLD ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™

chng.it/cHG5QsPVBx

02.04.2025 22:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 205    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Idk how many republicans or conservatives will watch any of this, but I hope to see the sound bites everywhere tomorrow.
Senator Booker is currently talking about the gap in healthcare between the rich and the poor. Media always ignores democrats doing anything. Spread the clips today and tomorrow.

01.04.2025 00:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 231    ๐Ÿ” 73    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
The image is a screenshot of a post on X by the account Robert Reich (@RBReich
). The post reads: "Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy. Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media. Thatโ€™s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts. Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny."

The image is a screenshot of a post on X by the account Robert Reich (@RBReich ). The post reads: "Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy. Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media. Thatโ€™s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts. Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny."

โ€œI love poorly uneducated.โ€ โ€” Donald Trump

25.03.2025 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2207    ๐Ÿ” 443    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
Set of 6 small paintings in progress using a color palette pulled randomly from the color cube deck. Magenta, turquoise, ultra violet, lime and mint

Set of 6 small paintings in progress using a color palette pulled randomly from the color cube deck. Magenta, turquoise, ultra violet, lime and mint

Building up small inventory for festival season can get monotonous so I decided Iโ€™m going to use the color cube to help keep things fresh & try to stretch myself a little bit. Started this set of six smalls today after having one of my studio mates grandkids pull a card. Still in progress ๐ŸŽจ #art

14.03.2025 21:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I have a new post up on the WILD CARDs website: www.wildcardsworld.com/my-favorite-...

12.03.2025 15:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The misty one in the lower left is my favorite!

10.03.2025 01:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Set of 4 small (4x6) watercolors blue against yellow

Set of 4 small (4x6) watercolors blue against yellow

Pink and blue floral on a peach background

Pink and blue floral on a peach background

4x10 watercolor, yellow/orange/red misty trees

4x10 watercolor, yellow/orange/red misty trees

Set of mini landscape paintings

Set of mini landscape paintings

On top of the Alice commission, Iโ€™ve been painting small stuff at my table all weekend. Hereโ€™s what I have as of end of day Sat. ๐ŸŽจ #smallart #art

09.03.2025 12:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

To be clear: a tariff is a tax.

09.03.2025 13:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59275    ๐Ÿ” 9242    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1326    ๐Ÿ“Œ 395
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Share if you agree. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ

09.03.2025 13:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49247    ๐Ÿ” 13889    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1917    ๐Ÿ“Œ 747
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Another strong woman speaks
the TRUTHโ€ฆ

03.03.2025 00:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27587    ๐Ÿ” 11575    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 554    ๐Ÿ“Œ 362
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Elon Musk doesnโ€™t care about government efficiency โ€“ and hereโ€™s the proof.

03.03.2025 14:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3016    ๐Ÿ” 694    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 173    ๐Ÿ“Œ 54
BREAKING: 
-DOW down 849.13 today 
-NASDAQ down 565.87   
-Inflation is up 
-Groceries are up 

 Is this TRUMPONOMICS?

BREAKING: -DOW down 849.13 today -NASDAQ down 565.87 -Inflation is up -Groceries are up Is this TRUMPONOMICS?

03.03.2025 20:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16424    ๐Ÿ” 4834    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 780    ๐Ÿ“Œ 295
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The markets are crashing, we can't afford eggs anymore, the economy is shrinking, our allies are abandoning us...

But we'll always have the Gulf of America.

03.03.2025 21:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31649    ๐Ÿ” 7384    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1368    ๐Ÿ“Œ 446
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Vance Greeted By Hundreds Of Protesters During Vermont Ski Trip After Zelenskyy Clash His ski trip certainly went downhill fast.

That went downhill quickly.

03.03.2025 23:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8761    ๐Ÿ” 676    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 357    ๐Ÿ“Œ 52
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a blue and yellow heart with the words we stand with ukraine written on it ALT: a blue and yellow heart with the words we stand with ukraine written on it

๐Ÿ’™ if you stand with UKRAINE? ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

28.02.2025 13:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7398    ๐Ÿ” 1870    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 465    ๐Ÿ“Œ 115
Before coloring background, line drawing. Critter doodle with moon monster

Before coloring background, line drawing. Critter doodle with moon monster

Post color critter doodle with purple background and yellow moon monster

Post color critter doodle with purple background and yellow moon monster

Played around with a critter doodle today. Made a smaller but similar style drawing to one of my popular larger pieces. Might do another today or tomorrow. I miss doing goofy stuff like this. ๐ŸŽจ

#art

28.02.2025 20:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Live updates: Trump cuts short talks with Ukraineโ€™s Zelenskyy after Oval Office blow up President Donald Trump has cut short talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after he and and Vice President JD Vance berated the Ukraineโ€™s leader in the Oval Office.

Donald Trump is treating the destruction of a democracy as a political show โ€” throwing Ukraine to the wolves and doing a favor for Putin.

It's shameful and dangerous.

I've been to Ukraine, as have many Senate Republicans. I hope they speak up. Millions of lives are at stake.

28.02.2025 21:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6687    ๐Ÿ” 910    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 463    ๐Ÿ“Œ 63
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I have covered presidential politics for 40 years. This was the most juvenile display by a President and Vice President I have ever seen. Other presidents treated their enemies with more respect. This is a low point and a dark day for the US. Totally embarrassing.

28.02.2025 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49243    ๐Ÿ” 10917    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1838    ๐Ÿ“Œ 660
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This....

25.02.2025 23:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17661    ๐Ÿ” 6400    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 634    ๐Ÿ“Œ 306
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While the bird flu gets worse and egg prices skyrocket, Trumpโ€™s team fired employees who were working on the bird flu response.

Now, theyโ€™re frantically trying to reverse course.

This is the opposite of efficiency.

26.02.2025 19:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2629    ๐Ÿ” 500    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 99    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23
Zombie dragon

Zombie dragon

Cat dragon

Cat dragon

Decided to change it up today and play around with some watercolor and ink critter illustrations. They arenโ€™t perfect, but theyโ€™re cute and I like em. #artsky ๐ŸŽจ

25.02.2025 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Roberta Flack, โ€™70s R&B Vocalist Known for โ€˜Killing Me Softly,โ€™ Dies at 88 Roberta Flack, best known for her '70s hits 'Killing Me Softly' (later covered by the Fugees) and 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,' has died.

This breaks my heart โ€ฆ Roberta Flack was a major part of the soundtrack of my youth. โ€œFirst Takeโ€ was one of the very first LPs I bought with my own money as a young teen. Rest in peace and power, dear Queen.

variety.com/2025/music/n...

26.02.2025 08:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ’ฅ BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes.

Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out

26.02.2025 16:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55574    ๐Ÿ” 10294    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1294    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1613

More and more, it appears that the orange felon president (OFP) is just a hand puppet for the actual president, Elon Muskrat.

10.02.2025 23:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This hits hard.

22.02.2025 20:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29258    ๐Ÿ” 7612    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 512    ๐Ÿ“Œ 260

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