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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 β€” πŸ‘ 951    πŸ” 285    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 14
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22.04.2025 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 10344    πŸ” 2459    πŸ’¬ 262    πŸ“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 πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™

chng.it/cHG5QsPVBx

02.04.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 205    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 228    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“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. That’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. That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts. Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny."

β€œI love poorly uneducated.” β€” Donald Trump

25.03.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2200    πŸ” 442    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“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 I’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 🎨 #art

14.03.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The misty one in the lower left is my favorite!

10.03.2025 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“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, I’ve been painting small stuff at my table all weekend. Here’s what I have as of end of day Sat. 🎨 #smallart #art

09.03.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

To be clear: a tariff is a tax.

09.03.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 58970    πŸ” 9192    πŸ’¬ 1310    πŸ“Œ 393
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Share if you agree. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡²πŸ‡½

09.03.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 49073    πŸ” 13839    πŸ’¬ 1896    πŸ“Œ 747
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Another strong woman speaks
the TRUTH…

03.03.2025 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 27501    πŸ” 11544    πŸ’¬ 549    πŸ“Œ 361
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Elon Musk doesn’t care about government efficiency – and here’s the proof.

03.03.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3002    πŸ” 688    πŸ’¬ 173    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 16363    πŸ” 4821    πŸ’¬ 778    πŸ“Œ 292
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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 β€” πŸ‘ 31525    πŸ” 7345    πŸ’¬ 1347    πŸ“Œ 441
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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 β€” πŸ‘ 8715    πŸ” 674    πŸ’¬ 354    πŸ“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

πŸ’™ if you stand with UKRAINE? πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

28.02.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 7370    πŸ” 1862    πŸ’¬ 460    πŸ“Œ 113
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. 🎨

#art

28.02.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Live updates: Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine’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 Ukraine’s leader in the Oval Office.

Donald Trump is treating the destruction of a democracy as a political show β€” 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 β€” πŸ‘ 6674    πŸ” 914    πŸ’¬ 462    πŸ“Œ 64
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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 β€” πŸ‘ 48999    πŸ” 10858    πŸ’¬ 1820    πŸ“Œ 652
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This....

25.02.2025 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 17578    πŸ” 6368    πŸ’¬ 624    πŸ“Œ 302
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While the bird flu gets worse and egg prices skyrocket, Trump’s team fired employees who were working on the bird flu response.

Now, they’re frantically trying to reverse course.

This is the opposite of efficiency.

26.02.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2614    πŸ” 493    πŸ’¬ 99    πŸ“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 aren’t perfect, but they’re cute and I like em. #artsky 🎨

25.02.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Roberta Flack, ’70s R&B Vocalist Known for β€˜Killing Me Softly,’ 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 … Roberta Flack was a major part of the soundtrack of my youth. β€œFirst Take” 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 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’₯ 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 β€” πŸ‘ 55359    πŸ” 10253    πŸ’¬ 1284    πŸ“Œ 1599

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 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This hits hard.

22.02.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 29125    πŸ” 7579    πŸ’¬ 509    πŸ“Œ 259