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Eric Leonard

@frebodar.bsky.social

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Public history and public lands professional. I am passionate for understanding the past and imagining the future. Views expressed are mine alone.

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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 14h

"Violence is when people cannot afford a house, violence is when a voter cannot afford medicine, violence is when mothers continue to lose sons and daughters to greed and guns," Rev. Valtoria Jackson told about 600 people at a "No Kings" protest in Montgomery. (Ralph Chapoco/Alabama Reflector)

A woman wearing a shirt saying "Alabama Poor People's Campaign A National Call for Moral Revival" and holding a bullhorn

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BCP Minus Context @bcpminuscontext.bsky.social · 18h

Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us.

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Eric Leonard @frebodar.bsky.social · 2d

It’s a strange world indeed when rolling Stone is a cutting edge news media outlet. Their reporting matters.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 2d

Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation

Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.e

Feature: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Eric Leonard @frebodar.bsky.social · 2d

Among the very greatest moments on Al Gore’s inter webs

Mike @forbesmm.bsky.social · 2d

this tweet turns 10 today 🎂🥳

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'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.

Eric Leonard @frebodar.bsky.social · 2d

a man in a suit and tie is standing in a cemetery next to a cross .

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Eric Leonard @frebodar.bsky.social · 2d

This is Star Trek’s greatest zombie episode

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Eric Leonard @frebodar.bsky.social · 3d

Trails in Petroglyph National Monument are open.

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Eric Leonard @frebodar.bsky.social · 3d

I’m headed there myself. Going hiking first. I hope to see you in the next couple of days.

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Eric Leonard @frebodar.bsky.social · 3d

No joke.

Eric Leonard @frebodar.bsky.social · 3d

I had to look that up. Good luck, and sorry.

Eric Leonard @frebodar.bsky.social · 4d

My running playlist is about 50% mid-80s Metallica, with other punk, new wave to even it out.

Eric Leonard @frebodar.bsky.social · 6d

My oldest son made a shirt with the slogan on it and wore it to the theater. Big fans at my house.

“Bring him home” neatly encapsulates the tremendous effort to save a single human being.

Eric Leonard @frebodar.bsky.social · 7d

My baseline furlough coping mechanism this go around is a daily load of laundry. Very Zen.

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Eric Leonard @frebodar.bsky.social · 7d

a cloud is painted on a brick wall with the words it 's hard to stay mad

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Eric Leonard @frebodar.bsky.social · 7d

What a journey this article takes you on! Worthwhile reading.

Barnsley man in hospital after three-day cola bottles binge

Nathan Rimmington ate his way through 3kg of sweets - and doctors were shocked he survived.

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Eric Leonard @frebodar.bsky.social · 8d

Endorse

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Eric Leonard @frebodar.bsky.social · 8d

I look forward to buying g and reading that book!

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Seth Rudy @sethrudy.bsky.social · 8d

Meanwhile in #Portland

Kermit faces off with Hopper in The Muppet Movie

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Eric Leonard @frebodar.bsky.social · 8d

The Speaker has no clothes.

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Stephanie DeGooyer @stephaniedegooyer.bsky.social · 8d

Reading request! If you could recommend one text that explored the history of an idea/concept in a riveting and surprising way what would it be? Please re-skeet if you can. I know this is a niche ask.

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Eric Leonard @frebodar.bsky.social · 8d

Surekha Davies’ “Humans: a monstrous history” is timely and relevant, exploring how human societies make monsters, and what this monster making tells us about humanity.

Humans: A Monstrous History — Surekha Davies

www.surekhadavies.org