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Leah Potter

@LeahSpeaking

Optimistic crankypants. Speaking about news, politics, food, travelling, weird science stuff and other things I love. And things that piss me off.

 Victoria, BC
Joined November 2010
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9 yo just commented that she really likes the cafeteria at home school. It’s going to be a tough transition back to school...how will they manage without snacks every hour??
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I’d like to see a gender listing of the people who voted No to equal rights based on sex. Disappointing to see so many No’s, but delighted it passed. #ACandleLosesNothingByLightingAnother
Sen. Jennifer Carroll Foy (@JCarrollFoy) profile pictureSen. Jennifer Carroll Foy
@JCarrollFoy15 Jan 2020
BREAKING: The House of Delegates just passed HJ1, my resolution to have Virginia be the 38th and final state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
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I get it, but daaaamn.
City of Victoria (@CityOfVictoria) profile pictureCity of Victoria
@CityOfVictoria15 Jan 2020
Garbage collection update. ⚠️❄️ Residential garbage & kitchen scraps collection will be cancelled today and tomorrow (Jan 16). Yard and garden waste drop-off service for Sat Jan 18 will also be cancelled due to the accumulation of snow in the Public Works yard.
Thinking as broadly as possible, what technology has had the greatest influence on current practice in education? #edchat #edtech #tech #diglit Please respond if you get a second. I'll be speaking with my #eci832 grad students about the results!
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Disgraceful and shameful behaviour both by the bank and the RCMP. apple.news/AMgCHi9NGR7iNgxjC…
Indigenous grandfather, 12-year-old girl handcuffed after trying to open bank account

Indigenous grandfather, 12-year-old girl handcuffed after trying to open bank account

A 12-year-old girl and her grandfather were handcuffed by Vancouver police after trying to open an account at the Bank of Montreal. Both the bank and the police have apologized, but now a human...

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I’ve registered - hope to see you there!
Institute on Aging & Lifelong Health (@UVicAging) profile pictureInstitute on Aging & Lifelong Health@UVicAging21 Nov 2019
New research points to microorganisms that live in your gut affecting the odds you’ll develop asthma, a disease of the lungs – or diabetes, a metabolic disorder. How is this possible? Join @GenomeBC for "Let Them Eat Dirt" on Nov 26/10 @VicTheatreYYJ; screening followed by a Q&A.
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Rising up against Reviewer #2.
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The Red Dwarf fangirl in me is feeling compelled to buy this coffee maker.
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If you haven’t read her full thread yet, this is a good time to do so.
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A full house for tonight’s #Ideafest2019 panel on Healthy Aging: Innovations in mobile health, with Drs Mauricio Garcia-Barrera, Jodie Gawryluk, and Scott Hofer. Excited to get started!
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It was awesome how many boxes of period products were dropped off. Way to go, #YYJ! Also great to see old friends...@UWGV has such a great team.♥️ #PeriodPromise
United Way BC – SVI (@unitedwaybcsvi) profile pictureUnited Way BC – SVI@unitedwaybcsvi2 Mar 2019
So nice to see 2 of last years #campaignassociates Chris & Leah. Thanks Chris from @BCTransit for driving the bus today. Also thanks to Leah and her girls for dropping off product! #yyj #showyourlocallove #periodpromise
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In my 20s I wore makeup to make my skin look flawless. Now I wear it to keep from looking consumptive.
Feeling very ‘Little House on the Prairie’ as I hang out towels to freeze-dry. #
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And it's over! The power is back @UVic. #GoodbyeAfternoonOff
Anyone with news on what caused the current power outage @UVic? #YYJ
The BC #tsunami warning has been downgraded to an advisory to stay off the beaches for the next few hours. newsinteractives.cbc.ca/live…
I'm crying, I'm laughing so hard. #Truth xitter.cf/CyrusMMcQueen/status/8…
Cyrus McQueen (@CyrusMMcQueen) profile pictureCyrus McQueen@CyrusMMcQueen30 Jan 2017
The white folks sayin #BoycottStarbucks ain't the same white folks who go to Starbucks... I never heard, 'Venti Latte with Soy for Bubba!"
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Already blown your New Year's resolution? Join Ryan Rhodes for a talk on turning your good intentions into action! uvic.ca/home/about/campus-ne…
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I can't decide if I'm more appalled by the gender-labeled toys or the two chocolate nut balls – at Hong Kong
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