Leigh Soucy
@thicketleigh.bsky.social
Owner & operator: 💟 The Thicket 💟 Mom/partner/many media artist. Terminally online since 2001. Determined to find JOY (as an Act of Resistance) daily. Loves & defends Worcester, MA. 🌿❤️🌿
It was never just about schools, it was never just about libraries, and it isn't actually about the books. It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse. www.chron.com/politics/art...
Texas bill could punish bookstores for 'obscene' books
A new bill in the Texas Legislature, authored by Rep. Nate Schatzline, would allow businesses to be held liable if a minor reports damages from "obscene" books.
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STUNNING review of Everything Is Tuberculosis in @apnews.com. "The real magic of Green’s writing is the deeply considerate, human touch that goes into every word. He uses the stories of real people to turn overwhelming problems into something personal and understandable." apnews.com/article/ever...
Book Review: John Green is obsessed with tuberculosis. He makes a strong case that we should be, too
Bestselling young adult author John Green's newest book is a nonfiction thesis on the deadliest infectious disease, which infects millions of people per year.
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I called around to try to figure out why platforms are resisting a push to make them verify kids' ages — which feels like the most privacy-preserving way to address a lot of child safety issues. Here's what I learned: www.platformer.news/app-store-ag...
Why app stores are resisting a good idea to make kids safer online
Making app stores verify kids' ages could save everyone a lot of grief — but some worry it will introduce new risks
platformer.news
Joy as an Act of Resistance: Feb 23: hosted a plus-size clothing swap in downtown Worcester, MA! Had 65 folks attend with great attitudes & lots of impeccable vibes. Finding people who get your struggle is transformative—being in a room with fellow fatties is…just the best 🫶🏻
THE KENDRICK SUPER BOWL CURRICULUM!! 🔥 by Linda J.M. Holloway, Ed.D., NCC & April T. Berry, Ph.D. Legit great stuff here, teachers / professors:
Class is in Session with Kendrick Lamar- Curriculum Study Guide.pdf
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This is a gut-wrenching, beautifully written essay. A doctor must watch helplessly as children die because USAID's freeze on aid has limited access to nutritional supplements. time.com/7258248/us-f...
What Gutting USAID Means for My Young Patients in Burundi
“To my patients and their mothers, I offered apologies from the American people,” writes Dr. Jennifer Furin.
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
new video up about our constitutional crisis youtu.be/aBVGmDaQRbE
Elon Musk, "DOGE" and the future of the Constitution
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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Joy as an Act of Resistance: Feb 9– made a “step pyramid” fort with my sweet, sick child. The fresh air helped immensely & I think we managed to make it pretty historically accurate…(though definitely not to scale. Obviously)
Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.
Judd Legum@juddlegum.bsky.social · 2y ago2. A memo distributed by NSA leadership to its staff says that on February 10, all NSA websites and internal network pages that contain banned words will be deleted. This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
There has been one and only one action that DT has tried to take that I agree with (in premise only, since the executive doesn’t have the far reaching power he wishes it does) & it’s this:
Despite everything else, I’m just taking things in when I can lately. The sky is thankfully still up above us & the disco hand remains a delight to all who see it in real life. 🪩 ⛅️ #joyasanactofresistence #worcesterma
Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
FYI all of the viral images government spending that “DOGE HAS UNCOVERED” is actually from www.usaspending.gov a website that Obama signed into law in 2014 that has always been accessible to the public.
USAspending.gov
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Joy as an Act of Resistance: Feb 6– listened to a lot of #WFMU & did some painting/art making (a “forced slow” day, thanks to icy conditions & no school). Long live independent radio & all-hail upcycling your art supplies #simpleradio #collegeradioforever
Crockett: "If feels as if y'all have just decided that y'all are gonna castrate your constitutional duty & hand it over to someone who was unelected. It doesn't matter how many cheerleaders he had on the field campaigning for him. That doesn't mean he gets to go in and sit atop any of our agencies"
Joy as an Act of Resistance: Feb 4: worked on this design idea in my sketchbook (quote from @chappellroanbr.bsky.social at The Grammys) & had some very good & affirming chats with sweet folks in my community—including the wonderful @kaytiburt.bsky.social! Love how small this city feels sometimes.
there’s no way to say this without sounding like a bowl of extra useless crunchy granola i realize that but my god is it ever important to turn that panic energy into caring-for-your-communities energy
A short, new episode of the #EzraKleinShow on my Sunday morning had me stop & take note so I can read this every time I feel a post-headline-reading spiral coming on 😵💫
Joy as an Act of Resistance: Feb 1–this absurd addition to the shop. 🪩✨💅 No, she is not for sale—but, yes! You can sit on her ♥️ #thicketworcester #worcesterma #discochair #mirrorball
February: I'm the shortest month. February 2025: I SHALL LAST FOR 10,000 YEARS.
they are stealing data from the american people and depriving us of the transparency that we are entitled to by law. none of this is legal and not a single federal employee has any reason to comply.
I think this got lost in all of us wondering if they were cutting off funding, but, as feared, US DoE is weaponizing the Office of Civil Rights www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
U.S. Department of Education Launches Investigation into Denver Public Schools for Converting Girl’s Restroom to All-Gender Facility
The Office for Civil Rights today announced an investigation into the Denver Public Schools for discriminating against its female students by converting a female restroom into an all-gender restroom i...
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"In every era of US history, queer folks have carved out their spaces despite criminalization, discrimination, and violence. We must have faith that we can do it again now." www.teenvogue.com/story/dear-t...
Dear Trans Kids, You Don't Need the Government's Permission to Exist
Activist and journalist Raquel Willis offers crucial advice to trans and nonbinary youth.
teenvogue.com
A white woman recently took to TikTok in shock after being fired. She expressed surprise, believing perhaps that DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) hires were exclusively people of color. However, a lesser-known fact is that white women are the largest demographic of DEI hires in the U.S.
Hey, if you’re in #worcesterma & you dig thrift shopping & shopping 2nd hand, this upcoming Saturday is for you!! Everything is bleak, but we keep on—hope to see y’all out there, snapping photos of your favorite finds! 💟 #discovercentralma #thriftshop #consignmentshop #centralma
and today we will get up, and we will drink our water, and eat some chocolate, and do what we can, because people still need us
