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Leslie Shumka

@fhgrrl.bsky.social
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Grandchild of Ukrainian immigrants. 🇺🇦/🍁 Aunt of 10 amazing humans. Godmother of 2 more. Roman historian. Field hockey enthusiast. 🏑Big fan of NorthStar SailGP and the Packers.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Evil. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...
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5-year-old spent 118 days on her own in federal immigration custody in CT
On any given day there are more than two dozen immigrant children detained without a parent or guardian in programs run by Connecticut nonprofits.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Pro Tip: If you’re an old man who looks like Miss Jane on “The Beverly Hillbillies,” avoid mocking better looking young men for their appearance.
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Michael Bociurkiw @michaelbociurkiw.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Gotta say. Deep down, as a Canadian, I’m deeply troubled, almost sickened, by PM @mark-carney.bsky.social making a trip to Saudi Arabia. As a former journalist & now OpEd writer, the cold blooded & horrific murder of Jamal Khashoggi by agents of the Saudi Govt in 2018 haunts us to this day.
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 05/07/2026
#OtD 5 Jul 1975 Cape Verde achieved independence from Portugal, in the wake of the Carnation Revolution which overthrew the colonial power's right-wing dictatorship stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1257...
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Leslie Shumka @fhgrrl.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Love it!
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N.B. student recreates 'iconic' Bill Reid print with thousands of Legos | CBC News
A Saint Andrews high school student has recreated a popular Haida art piece with 15,000 pieces of Lego with hopes of working for the Danish toy giant after graduation.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 23/05/2026
People in southern Lebanon are living under "psychological terror" from Israeli air attacks and displacement orders aje.news/e5132d
People in southern Lebanon are living under "psychological terror" from Israeli air attacks and displacement orders
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
One month since the Black Wednesday massacre where Israeli airstrikes killed 357 people in 10 minutes. We remember the victims of this horrific attack and pray they rest in peace. 🇱🇧
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Wild how people cheering and arming a genocide suddenly have opinions on political violence
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
According to the Republican Party, there are two types of elections in the United States: fair elections they win, and rigged elections they lose.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Wondering what it must be like to live in a compassionate country that prioritizes its hungry citizens over buying more bombs and cutting the taxes of billionaires . . .
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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
God I wish we were rid of the "domestic" euphemism, which softens a brutal type of violence and makes it sound like a private affair. "Man shoots eight children, all family members, at three locations across Shreveport."
The victims ranged in age from 1 to 14, according to Cpl. Chris Bordelon of the Shreveport Police Department, who spoke at a news conference.

He said the shooting appeared to be domestic in nature.
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Sick Nazi shit
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Schrodinger's strait, neither open nor not open.
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Kneecap @kneecapceol.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Today Israel murdered more children. Hit with US missiles as they slept. Israel still blocks all journalists from entering Gaza - they cannot allow the world see their barbarity. Free Palestine
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Well played.
Screenshot of a tweet jokingly naming a band “The Klanberries,” showing a collage of four blonde conservative women commentators and officials in separate headshots side by side.
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
loved this account of a true pioneer
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Lunas Campos is one of three immigrants to die over the past two months at Camp East Montana, a sprawling ICE detention tent camp located at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.
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Leslie Shumka @fhgrrl.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
So, apparently the Orange One is a snollygoster and a mumpsimus. Who knew!? I’m feeling quite blutterbunged at the moment. #susiedent
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How an old word like ‘snollygoster’ can give people power over politics | CBC Radio
Susie Dent says labelling the “snollygosters” and “mumpsimus” and other emotions can actually give people a great deal of peace during challenging times.
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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
In 2025, women were just 13% of directors for the top 250 films, down from 16% in 2024. Hollywood has never needed permission to exclude or diminish women, but the industry now has it with the current political war on DEI. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Women still face steep challenges securing top movie jobs
A San Diego State University report found that women made up 23% of all directors, writers, producers, executive producers, editors and directors of photography on the 250 top-grossing films in 2025.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
The type of things that happen when a foolish reality TV actor appoints a petty, drunk talk show chatterbox to run our military:
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
HOLY SHIT ONE THOUSAND GIRLS
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
This is brilliant. Please share widely.
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Leslie Shumka @fhgrrl.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
cbc.ca
Why a beloved literary publisher is running out of a backyard shed in New Brunswick | CBC Radio
Gaspereau Press, a boutique Canadian publishing company and printing press, is changing hands and moving to a new base of operations — a converted garage in Keagan Hawthorne’s backyard in Sackville, N...
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
This is such an absurd waste of money. You're not going to convince Trump he's wrong on tariffs - he doesn't care. Both Ontario and BC have a massive unhoused population, spend the millions on building some housing instead
B.C. will go ahead with anti-tariff ads despite Trump blow-up over Ontario
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Goodness, who would have ever guessed that a school founded by a slave owner would capitulate when it came to treating Black people fairly?
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Marlena (#felon47 is NOT my President) ❌👑 @ohpleeznotagain.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
#ProudBlue 🔔🔔🔔
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Ida Olson 🌱 Little Eden Pottery @idaolson.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
I’m from Alaska and lived for 2 years in the Y-K Delta after college. The flooding in the region is a devastating blow to the villagers, many of whom rely on subsistence hunting and fishing and have now lost all the food that they’d stored for winter. Please give if you can: gofund.me/d108de238
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Donate to Disaster Relief for Kwigillingok Village, organized by Bonnie Garrett
A devastating typhoon recently struck Kwigillingok, Alaska, causing record-bre… Bonnie Garrett needs your support for Disaster Relief for Kwigillingok Village
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
www.commondreams.org/news/rabbi-p...
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Dozens Arrested as 1,000+ Jews Demand Gaza Ceasefire at Rabbi-Led ​Yom Kippur Protest in NYC | Common Dreams
Protesters blocked traffic to the Brooklyn Bridge, embodying the ancient Jewish tenets of justice, righteousness, and saving life.
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Layla @layladoodle.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Francesca Albanese - eloquent summary of attack on the Global Samud Flotilla
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
An FBI agent is “relieved of duty” (fired?) for refusing to facilitate an unnecessary humiliation of a defendant. Reminder that as a defendant, Trump was afforded *every* possible courtesy (like allowing him to turn himself in). www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
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FBI agent relieved of duty over refusing Comey perp walk, four people familiar say
An FBI agent was relieved of duty for declining to arrange a "perp walk" of the bureau's former director, James Comey, in front of news media cameras after Comey was federally charged last month, four people briefed on the matter said on Friday.
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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...
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Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report
Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
History has many painful lessons.
A screenshot of an X post by Q. Anthony Ali (@NobleQAli
, 12h ago) featuring a black-and-white historical image of a person lying on the ground while others, including a woman kneeling and several standing figures, are around them in what appears to be a park or open area. Below this, a reply by Antonio Benetto (@Tony_Benetto
, 1d ago) to @drmistercody
 states: "I don't believe US troops will fire on American citizens."
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 01/10/2025
⚡️Russia extends ban on gasoline exports, limits diesel shipments amid Ukrainian fuel disruptions.
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Russia extends ban on gasoline exports, limits diesel shipments amid Ukrainian fuel disruptions
The new measures comes amid a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries, which have strained supplies and forced Moscow to cut shipments.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
www.democracynow.org/2025/9/30/he...
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OpenAI Plans to Build 5 New Data Centers With Help of SoftBank and Oracle
OpenAI is planning to build five new data centers in the U.S. with the help of SoftBank and Oracle, which is headed by billionaire and Trump ally Larry Ellison. The data centers are a part of OpenAI’s...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Department of Homeland Security is cutting over $187 million or 86% of homeland security funding to New York State which will radically defund NYPD, FDNY, and NY State Police terrorism programs, according to a letter from New York Governor Kathy Hochul to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Proud to be among those who signed.
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Detention of Reporter Mario Guevara Sparks Outcry from Writers, Journalists, and Scholars
Renowned writers and journalists sign on to a letter decrying the detention of journalist Mario Guevara who has been in ICE custody 100 days.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
I know we're desensitized, but it's important to note, again, that today's events would have led to the immediate impeachment & removal of any president from at least Truman to at least Obama. We're hundreds of miles on the interstate past Richard Nixon's high school prank-level crimes compared to 👇
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Instead of taxing the rich to feed his Military Industrial Complex, Carney has decided to literally take food out of the mouths of babes.
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 29/09/2025
Did ANYONE vote for the federal Liberals last election for them to cut food programs in the far north? Anyone? Bueller?
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
'King frog of the swamp': Swing-state MAGA couple sour on 'childish' Trump
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'King frog of the swamp': Swing-state MAGA couple sour on 'childish' Trump
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
'I do not work for you': These MAGA congresswomen are publicly breaking from Trump
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'I do not work for you': These MAGA congresswomen are publicly breaking from Trump
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Trump Looks Foolish: US Strikes Didn't Take Out Iran Nuclear Capabilities
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Trump Looks Foolish: US Strikes Didn't Take Out Iran Nuclear Capabilities | Crooks and Liars
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Fine Upstanding South Carolina GOP Rep Busted For Child Porn
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Fine Upstanding South Carolina GOP Rep Busted For Child Porn | Crooks and Liars
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NB Media Co-op / Coop Média NB @nbmediacoop.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Canadian news media complicit in Israeli genocide cover-up, says veteran journalist [video] NB Media Co-op’s 16th annual keynote speech continued despite 'zoom bombing' attack Report by @davidgordonkoch.bsky.social nbmediacoop.org/2025/09/24/c...
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Canadian news media complicit in Israeli genocide cover-up, says veteran journalist [video]
A veteran journalist says that Canadian coverage of Israel’s ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip, a military campaign widely condemned
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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