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Author of more than 20 books including Oscar's Ghost, novels Angel and Identity Theft, A Child's Introduction to Ballet & more. I mostly write about language, the stories we tell and the subjects of the books I've written. https://lauraleeauthor.wordpres
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Move fast and fix things.

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A great-granddaughter of Horace Albright, who guided the birth of the National Park Service, was among the 1,000 NPS employees fired on Valentine’s Day. www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/02/grea...

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Does public sentiment matter to the Trump administration? www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/02/poll...

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America: We Do Small Things! I was born in 1969 a month after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. It is no coincidence that MTV's early video logo was planting a flag on the moon. The "space age" was a source of inspiration for scientists and artists alike. It said that the United States, when it…

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News organizations: You don’t need to illustrate articles on DOGE with photos of (a smirking) Musk. We know what he looks like.

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“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.” - Maya Angelou

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That seems bad.

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When Elon Musk read Dickens "A Christmas Carol" he thought Scrooge was the good guy.

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Does anyone else watch current events wondering, “How much longer do we have?”

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“No man can be sure that he may not to-morrow be the victim of a spirit of injustice, by which he may be a gainer today.”-Alexander Hamilton

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I am tired of interacting with robots.

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From the archives: An old post of mine on compassion. lauraleeauthor.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/h...

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I am glad that someone who people listen to is suggesting this. I am sad that we only listen to billionaires now.

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An Excerpt from Kundera's Encounter. lauraleeauthor.wordpress.com/2024/12/10/t...

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💥New: Donald Trump's early actions have focused on education & knowledge production. @philipncohen.com argues beyond their short-term implications, these measures represent a concerted effort to undermine scientific enquiry across all fields of research. #AcademicSky #SocialScience #HigherEducation

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Thank you, DOGE, for clearly visualizing what incredible value the American people get from their national parks. 17,700 permanent employees making an average of $81,000 a year serving 325 million visitors annually. Is there a better value in the entire federal government?

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Funny, he didn't campaign on making bribery easier.

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Federal employee with a data role told me that a document was removed from employee access because it had the word "inclusion" in it. As in, "inclusion of data in our estimates."

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Is declaring the point when we've reached "a constitutional crisis" useful in any way?

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I don't need any more articles saying "here is what is happening and why you should be worried about it." I am perfectly capable of choosing what to worry about on my own. In fact, I'm quite skilled at it. What I need more of is what to do about it.

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What does the National Archives do? And why does the firing of the National Archivist matter? This article by Dominic Byrd-McDevitt is worth your time and is pretty eye opening. www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-sho... #archives #recordsmanagement #democracy

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Taking bets on how long until the Kennedy Center is renamed the Trump Center. Three months?

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Some good democracy news.

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Most if not all 14 are pretty solid descriptions of today’s Trumpist Party.

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So America is taking a bold stand against protecting consumers, feeding the hungry, doing cutting edge research, and greater inclusivity in the workplace. At least we have guns.

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