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Leena Kassak

@leenakassak.bsky.social

a human practicing being & tree,book,butterfly,moth,moss,music loving gen x earthling... imagining how fucking awesome it could be here on this precious planet~

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EPA moves to end climate regulation under Clean Air Act The agency proposal would rescind the landmark โ€œendangerment finding,โ€ which says that greenhouse gases are a threat to public health.

The planet is burning and the arsonists in charge want to pour gasoline all over it.

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

29.07.2025 18:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 414    ๐Ÿ” 119    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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This was the week that comedy pushed back South Park skewered President Trump. Stephen Colbert isn't holding back. This week, comedians on Paramount-owned shows aired their grievances against both their parent company and Trump.

South Park skewered President Trump. Stephen Colbert isn't holding back. This week, comedians on Paramount-owned shows aired their grievances against both their parent company and Trump.

28.07.2025 01:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1862    ๐Ÿ” 308    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 51    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go

Tom Lehrer died today. He was one of the great comedians our culture ever produced. Without Tom, there's no Weird Al, probably no that entire branch of comedy.

He went alone and beat the odds.

youtu.be/frAEmhqdLFs?...

27.07.2025 23:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4237    ๐Ÿ” 804    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 100    ๐Ÿ“Œ 55
Photo of Tom Lehrer

Photo of Tom Lehrer

My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.

27.07.2025 17:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28412    ๐Ÿ” 4808    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 842    ๐Ÿ“Œ 694
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Breakthrough discovery shows that moths listen to plants โ€” and avoid the noisy ones | CNN Researchers have documented for the first time that insects can hear and react to plantsโ€™ acoustic distress signals, which are inaudible to human ears.

If you could hear what moths hear, you too might know the ultrasonic stressed-out sounds of a dehydrated tomato plant. My latest for @cnn.com is about the 1st evidence that insects eavesdrop on plants, with moths using acoustic signals to decide which plants will be the nummiest treats for larvae ๐Ÿงช

24.07.2025 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.ย  Purpose and

Remember when I was talking about the fact that once fascist secret police are disappearing people they will not stop only expand their actions?

This is a clear example of that. The executive order is the construction of a system to remove those seen as a drag on society to camps.

25.07.2025 00:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 367    ๐Ÿ” 160    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

We have done this experiment one billion times and it has worked great all one billion times.

24.07.2025 20:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20907    ๐Ÿ” 7534    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 236    ๐Ÿ“Œ 115

BREAKING: President Trump signed an executive order directing states to criminalize and institutionalize people experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental health disabilities.

24.07.2025 21:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7036    ๐Ÿ” 3835    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 933    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2662
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Gaza is starving. Where are the American Jewish leaders? A fear of being labelled antisemitic still deters American Jews and Jewish institutions from taking a position that is morally correct.

The mass starvation & killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli govโ€™t is a chillul hashem, a desecration of God.

Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesnโ€™t use should raise their voices loudly here as well.
forward.com/opinion/7575...

24.07.2025 22:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9614    ๐Ÿ” 3473    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 183    ๐Ÿ“Œ 177
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French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza.

"French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza."

stunning.

apnews.com/article/fran...

24.07.2025 20:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6036    ๐Ÿ” 1393    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 156    ๐Ÿ“Œ 119

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

24.07.2025 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

BREAKING: We just subpoenaed the Epstein files.

As a survivor of sexual assault, I know the pain & trauma survivors carry. This subpoena is a massive victory for every survivor who has ever been silenced, dismissed, or harmed.

Bondi must release the files immediately. We demand accountability.

23.07.2025 22:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45652    ๐Ÿ” 9808    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1229    ๐Ÿ“Œ 404
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This week, Iโ€™m hosting The Daily Show Tuesday through Thursday.

Itโ€™s my first time hosting anything on TV. Ever.

Iโ€™ve spent years writing behind the scenes, learning from truly great and talented people. Now, for three nights, I get to sit at the desk and do it myself.

21.07.2025 16:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33122    ๐Ÿ” 4208    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2032    ๐Ÿ“Œ 592
Close-up of a black bird with a pale blue beak and striking bright blue ring around its dark eye, set against a blurred green background. Iridescent blue feathers are visible on its wing.

Close-up of a black bird with a pale blue beak and striking bright blue ring around its dark eye, set against a blurred green background. Iridescent blue feathers are visible on its wing.

The male Black-headed Trogon was working on the nest with his mate today at Agami Island. They've made some progress over the last week, but it's time-consuming creating a burrow in the termite mound.

#birds #nature #costarica

19.07.2025 04:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1277    ๐Ÿ” 105    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Occupy ICE is having too much fun. Theyโ€™re blaring Oingo Boingo, theyโ€™ve a giant strobe light flashing on the detention center and this adorable person is wearing a rainbow unicorn outfit and ringing a loud bell.

Zero rest for ICE tonight!

19.07.2025 06:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4963    ๐Ÿ” 1081    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 96    ๐Ÿ“Œ 53

Alt text included!

18.07.2025 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1690    ๐Ÿ” 697    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 31

I can only aspire to be as strong an emissary for my faith as Stephen Colbert. But I'll keep trying.

18.07.2025 19:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jamie Lee Curtis on The Late Show cancellation.

โ€œTheyโ€™re trying to silence us. That wonโ€™t workโ€ฆweโ€™ll just get louderโ€

18.07.2025 19:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31848    ๐Ÿ” 8585    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 629    ๐Ÿ“Œ 526

someone please make tiny roombas you can put on shelves to deal with dust...

17.07.2025 14:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

omfg...

17.07.2025 14:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

thank you for saying this.

17.07.2025 14:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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no words...

17.07.2025 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Cafes like Al-Baqa arenโ€™t just social spaces; for many, they are the only places to access electricity and the internet...due to the ongoing blockade and widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure. The people killed were students, workers, journalists...all clinging to a sense of normalcy."

17.07.2025 14:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 64    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bwahahahaha!

17.07.2025 14:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ

17.07.2025 06:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Astronomers witness the birth of a planetary system for the 1st time (video) "For the first time, we have identified the earliest moment when planet formation is initiated around a star other than our sun."

More ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

www.space.com/astronomy/as...

17.07.2025 05:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The acids rising in the back of my throat. This entire reality is gutting me. /

See next post for video description.

14.07.2025 19:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1730    ๐Ÿ” 666    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 61    ๐Ÿ“Œ 67

Actual horror movie shit.

13.07.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5926    ๐Ÿ” 1260    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 194    ๐Ÿ“Œ 34
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Raskin: "The central part of the campaign will be, do you want to elect Democratic majorities to stop millions of people from being thrown off their healthcare, or do you want to go through with it? They thought they were clever in saying they would wait until 2027 so nobody will feel the pain"

13.07.2025 14:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5846    ๐Ÿ” 1942    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 198    ๐Ÿ“Œ 80

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