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Lorie L.

@ljleavy.bsky.social

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Fancier of birds, bugs, and books (not to mention alliteration). Have a special place in my heart for prog, art, and indie rock, especially of the Canterbury and Dunedin persuasions.

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Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Sep 5

Since they'll be around through fall, do you suppose I can put in a 311 request to have them rake my leaves and put down mulch?

Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Aug 26

The downtown unhoused are having their lives upended, though. Many have decamped to Tenleytown, much farther from soup kitchens and other essential services. For Trump it's only about removing them from his immediate line of sight.

Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Aug 25

What the hell is this ghoul talking about?

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Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Aug 25

Gotta protect the DC ecosystem.

Speaking of Lantern Flies – A New Sign of the Times - PoPville

Spotted on U Street. Zoom in.

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Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Aug 16

Why can't we ever make common cause without eating our own? Checkpoints shouldn't be happening *anywhere* in DC.

Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Aug 16

Done.

Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Aug 16

Good on you! I think my old "Hands Off DC" sign can do double duty.

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Anson Mount @ansonmount.bsky.social · Aug 14

Hey, guys. Guess what we’re not talking about any more.

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Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Jul 28

"But my little glow will never go easy
There’s too much to lose, and so much to say
If this is the end, there’s no use pretending
If I’d had a say, I’d have chosen to stay.”

Still missing Martin Phillipps a year after he left us.

Martin Phillipps and the Chills : "Premonition"

YouTube video by theepitts

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Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Jul 28

Good to hear we won't have to slog through any boring old journalism anymore.

Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Jul 19

Cool game!

Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Jul 19

You're right. I was also going to post one or two of Robyn Hitchcock's musings on weird insect sex, but no benthics there either. 😔

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Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Jul 19

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Hey There Little Insect

YouTube video by Jonathan Richman - Topic

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Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Jul 15

"The twin pillars"--free markets and personal liberties (except for brown people, of course). Now that I've located alternative sources for comics and obituaries, there's nothing more I miss about my formerly beloved hometown paper.

Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Jul 15

On their way to the Lobster Quadrille?

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Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Jul 15

I would always rather think about caddisflies.

Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Jul 8

You've got to wear that to Ten Mile!

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Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Apr 19

Two if by D.C.? WTF, Boston? Washington is where the threat resides. D.C. is just a city full of normal people with no representation.

Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Apr 3

Thank you! He's the worst of many bad things that have befallen the people of DC.

Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Mar 28

A relevant reminder for the DC mayor, too.

Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Mar 19

Thank you, Mr. Milbank, for highlighting this sad development. Now there's radio silence where hopes for freedom used to be found. And many thanks for sharing your column, which was one of the features I missed the most after ending my Post subscription.

Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Mar 15

Dems, can we please just focus our energies on saving our democracy? Only when it's safe should we resume our time-honored tradition of eating our own.

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Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Mar 15

Also curtains for the Woodrow Wilson Center. Trumplandia is determined to eradicate the dissemination of ideas.

Lorie L. @ljleavy.bsky.social · Mar 3

Saltmarsh Sparrow?