Leela Sinha
@leelasinha.bsky.social
talks about intensives/expansives, sex ed, ethical business, fan of Braiding Sweetgrass and Rest is Resistance, queer, genderqueer, ND, founder: Intensives Institute; author: You're Not Too Much. Be kind. Take naps.
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“He was the kind of guy who went up to the chalkboard and started writing out equations and explaining everything,” said Bruno Gonçalves…
“The students loved it,” Dr. Gonçalves said. “He was like an Einstein without the crazy hair.”
“The students loved it,” Dr. Gonçalves said. “He was like an Einstein without the crazy hair.”
Slain M.I.T. Professor Was a ‘Brilliant Scientist’ and a Beloved Colleague
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“He was the kind of guy who went up to the chalkboard and started writing out equations and explaining everything,” said Bruno Gonçalves…
“The students loved it,” Dr. Gonçalves said. “He was like an Einstein without the crazy hair.”
“The students loved it,” Dr. Gonçalves said. “He was like an Einstein without the crazy hair.”
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“It’s not a “Florida” thing. It’s not a “Texas” thing. It’s a 21 states out of 50 thing. The government wants to dictate to half of this country's states what they can read & what they can think. They want public institutions of democracy & civic engagement to be mouthpieces of government beliefs.”
This week, we learned 21 states are eager to dismantle your First Amendment Rights.
It should be bigger news.
Here's the story, and here's what you can be doing about it. These are YOUR RIGHTS that the states want to steal from you.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
It should be bigger news.
Here's the story, and here's what you can be doing about it. These are YOUR RIGHTS that the states want to steal from you.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
The Blueprint of Censorship In 2026 Is Florida, Right Now
This week, we learned 21 states are eager to dismantle your First Amendment Rights. It should be bigger news.
buttondown.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“It’s not a “Florida” thing. It’s not a “Texas” thing. It’s a 21 states out of 50 thing. The government wants to dictate to half of this country's states what they can read & what they can think. They want public institutions of democracy & civic engagement to be mouthpieces of government beliefs.”
I have figured out how to sleep comfortably. (This has been a puzzle as I am deep in middle age).
There's a blanket I put only on my top half. My legs get half the insulation that my torso gets.
You're welcome.
There's a blanket I put only on my top half. My legs get half the insulation that my torso gets.
You're welcome.
December 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I have figured out how to sleep comfortably. (This has been a puzzle as I am deep in middle age).
There's a blanket I put only on my top half. My legs get half the insulation that my torso gets.
You're welcome.
There's a blanket I put only on my top half. My legs get half the insulation that my torso gets.
You're welcome.
Wow, Sourcebooks outsold MacMillan.
December 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Wow, Sourcebooks outsold MacMillan.
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A little thank you 🐾🤍
December 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A little thank you 🐾🤍
Syllabi are faculty IP. Anything else is theft.
I've already been hearing faculty discussion adapting to this policy by basically writing stripped down syllabi that include *only* the required boilerplate and nothing else, with things like course themes, reading schedules and such kept in separate documents to avoid the university owning them.
The UNC system just released its final policy on mandatory syllabi disclosure, stating that syllabi are university (not faculty) IP and certain course info must be posted on new, publicly searchable databases before every semester.
A thread about what's changed from the draft I reported on earlier:
A thread about what's changed from the draft I reported on earlier:
December 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Syllabi are faculty IP. Anything else is theft.
Oh no. This is me.
I know I said I was going to stop being angry about politics all the time but apparently politics took that as a challenge
December 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Oh no. This is me.
Bwahaha.
I got fonts.
Mostly for fun but what if stationery
I got fonts.
Mostly for fun but what if stationery
December 14, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Bwahaha.
I got fonts.
Mostly for fun but what if stationery
I got fonts.
Mostly for fun but what if stationery
Do you still buy print books?
All genres or just certain ones?
All genres or just certain ones?
December 14, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Do you still buy print books?
All genres or just certain ones?
All genres or just certain ones?
If I'm making wool jacket things, like hoodies but no hood, for indoor use, what should I line the collar with so they're not scratchy? Velvet is impractical since I will probably be hand washing these.
December 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If I'm making wool jacket things, like hoodies but no hood, for indoor use, what should I line the collar with so they're not scratchy? Velvet is impractical since I will probably be hand washing these.
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Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
I haven't started my car for almost six weeks.
What do we think, will it run well enough to get me to the doctor today?
What do we think, will it run well enough to get me to the doctor today?
December 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I haven't started my car for almost six weeks.
What do we think, will it run well enough to get me to the doctor today?
What do we think, will it run well enough to get me to the doctor today?
so india was hard and fascinating and complicated and fucking sad (my grandmother died at almost 106 so like, fair but also SAD).
But funny thing, while I was traveling I kept getting Lowdesk ads. I have one, from when they were called Uppeal, and it took YEARS to get my desk but I love it.
But funny thing, while I was traveling I kept getting Lowdesk ads. I have one, from when they were called Uppeal, and it took YEARS to get my desk but I love it.
December 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
so india was hard and fascinating and complicated and fucking sad (my grandmother died at almost 106 so like, fair but also SAD).
But funny thing, while I was traveling I kept getting Lowdesk ads. I have one, from when they were called Uppeal, and it took YEARS to get my desk but I love it.
But funny thing, while I was traveling I kept getting Lowdesk ads. I have one, from when they were called Uppeal, and it took YEARS to get my desk but I love it.
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Through the national flood insurance program. Renters insurance doesn't cover flood. It will cover your contents and depending on the rider might help with temporary relocation costs
October 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Through the national flood insurance program. Renters insurance doesn't cover flood. It will cover your contents and depending on the rider might help with temporary relocation costs
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Many of the people who were hit by Katrina, who then resettled in Houston were hit by Harvey.
Most of the funds for rebuilding are targeted to homeowners not renters and if you're not in a FEMA flood zone it might not occur to you to get flood insurance. Renters can also get flood insurance
Most of the funds for rebuilding are targeted to homeowners not renters and if you're not in a FEMA flood zone it might not occur to you to get flood insurance. Renters can also get flood insurance
TELL EM AGAIN TELL EM TWICE
Katrina
Sandy
folks need to know
Katrina
Sandy
folks need to know
I keep bringing up Katrina because I need yall to understand that Katrina was the beginning of a new normal most of yall not comfortable with acknowledging.
October 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Many of the people who were hit by Katrina, who then resettled in Houston were hit by Harvey.
Most of the funds for rebuilding are targeted to homeowners not renters and if you're not in a FEMA flood zone it might not occur to you to get flood insurance. Renters can also get flood insurance
Most of the funds for rebuilding are targeted to homeowners not renters and if you're not in a FEMA flood zone it might not occur to you to get flood insurance. Renters can also get flood insurance
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Grijalva not being sworn in means she doesn’t have access to funds as a member of Congress, which means she can’t help her constituents. She has repeated this multiple times and Mike Johnson knows this but he’s going to keep lying about it anyway.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/a...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/a...
October 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Grijalva not being sworn in means she doesn’t have access to funds as a member of Congress, which means she can’t help her constituents. She has repeated this multiple times and Mike Johnson knows this but he’s going to keep lying about it anyway.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/a...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/a...
well.
I got all ready to work on my website, you know, the one that will actually attempt to describe the specific kind of small-ethical-business-consulting I've been doing for the last two+ years?
yeah, AWS is down and apparently my hosting relies on that.
*goes back to writing copy in Joplin*
I got all ready to work on my website, you know, the one that will actually attempt to describe the specific kind of small-ethical-business-consulting I've been doing for the last two+ years?
yeah, AWS is down and apparently my hosting relies on that.
*goes back to writing copy in Joplin*
October 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
well.
I got all ready to work on my website, you know, the one that will actually attempt to describe the specific kind of small-ethical-business-consulting I've been doing for the last two+ years?
yeah, AWS is down and apparently my hosting relies on that.
*goes back to writing copy in Joplin*
I got all ready to work on my website, you know, the one that will actually attempt to describe the specific kind of small-ethical-business-consulting I've been doing for the last two+ years?
yeah, AWS is down and apparently my hosting relies on that.
*goes back to writing copy in Joplin*
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I drove past a zoo yesterday that had the event
Oktobearfest
Beer - Bears - Brattwurst
And I thought, well that sounds like a movie that needs to be made
Oktobearfest
Beer - Bears - Brattwurst
And I thought, well that sounds like a movie that needs to be made
October 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I drove past a zoo yesterday that had the event
Oktobearfest
Beer - Bears - Brattwurst
And I thought, well that sounds like a movie that needs to be made
Oktobearfest
Beer - Bears - Brattwurst
And I thought, well that sounds like a movie that needs to be made
Good ask for a good cause!
please help me reach my goal for a new mobility scooter, it would improve my life so immensely, thank you very much
gofund.me/6a7931d9d
gofund.me/6a7931d9d
Donate to Help Morgan Gain Independence With A Mobility Scooter, organized by Morgan Cassidy
tl;dr: help me get a mobility scooter that will let me take taxis… Morgan Cassidy needs your support for Help Morgan Gain Independence With A Mobility Scooter
gofund.me
September 27, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Good ask for a good cause!
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hey friends, I've got a big ask, but I really need this
I've got an opportunity to get a mobility aid that would work so much better for my living circumstances than most
for hundreds of dollars cheaper than usual
but it means I need to make $3960 by the end of the month
please help if you can 💙
I've got an opportunity to get a mobility aid that would work so much better for my living circumstances than most
for hundreds of dollars cheaper than usual
but it means I need to make $3960 by the end of the month
please help if you can 💙
I'm queer, visibly trans, invisibly disabled, largely unable to work, trying to get by on less than $50\mo, & not succeeding, please help me
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September 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
hey friends, I've got a big ask, but I really need this
I've got an opportunity to get a mobility aid that would work so much better for my living circumstances than most
for hundreds of dollars cheaper than usual
but it means I need to make $3960 by the end of the month
please help if you can 💙
I've got an opportunity to get a mobility aid that would work so much better for my living circumstances than most
for hundreds of dollars cheaper than usual
but it means I need to make $3960 by the end of the month
please help if you can 💙
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I honestly don't think everyone talks enough about how amazing it was when the world came together to fix the hole in the ozone layer, so I wrote this:
everythingisamazing.substack.com/p/lets-all-r...
It's a good reminder of what we're capable of.
everythingisamazing.substack.com/p/lets-all-r...
It's a good reminder of what we're capable of.
Let's All Remember When We Saved The World
To remind ourselves we can do it again.
everythingisamazing.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I honestly don't think everyone talks enough about how amazing it was when the world came together to fix the hole in the ozone layer, so I wrote this:
everythingisamazing.substack.com/p/lets-all-r...
It's a good reminder of what we're capable of.
everythingisamazing.substack.com/p/lets-all-r...
It's a good reminder of what we're capable of.
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The Nut Haus soft open is a hit! 🛖🥜🐿️
September 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The Nut Haus soft open is a hit! 🛖🥜🐿️
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Small drones are increasingly being used by armed actors to target civilians all over the world, and I really need to figure out how I can devote my time to researching (and thus, trying to somehow address) this horrible problem
www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...
www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...
In Front-Line Ukrainian Towns, Those Who Stayed Become Moving Targets
Three-and-a-half years into the war, the conflict is growing deadlier for civilians, with explosive drones reshaping life in front-line towns and villages.
www.wsj.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Small drones are increasingly being used by armed actors to target civilians all over the world, and I really need to figure out how I can devote my time to researching (and thus, trying to somehow address) this horrible problem
www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...
www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...