Lea Harper

writer, musician

[Afghanistan Times @AfghanistanTime]

Taliban have invalidated all divorces granted under previous Afghan government, forcing divorced child brides to return to their former husbands. Thousands of young women, some of whom married as children, are now legally bound to return to adult husbands they had been freed from. The new rule is being widely condemned as a grotesque violation of women’s rights, trapping many in abusive marriages.

[ana @shivlestat]

rest in peace maggie smith you’ll always be loved

[Wab Kinew @WabKinew]

Today, we joined Manitobans in commemorating Orange Shirt Day. This day is an opportunity to honour residential school survivors. We reflect on the children taken, the parents left behind and the children who never came home.
This year marks the first time Orange Shirt Day will be a provincial statutory holiday in Manitoba. Our government holds sacred the chance to give working Manitobans a paid day off. It’s our hope you spend this day with your family, enjoying each other’s company – a thing that was denied for so many Indigenous families.
My dad, like thousands of Indigenous children, was taken from his parents as a child. His story, and the story of so many residential school survivors, is why we wear orange shirts and wave signs that reaffirm this fundamental truth – every child matters.
Every person in our province matters. Every Manitoban deserves a good life.
May Orange Shirt Day bring people from all walks of life together around what must always come first – family.

[John Francis @JohnF1CDO]

Cognitive Doctor discusses Trump's Brain Damage #TrumpIsNotWell

It's not a joke, it's not sarcasm.

"This is a neurological smoking gun."

#TrumpIsInsane, he’s a neurological ticking time bomb.

https://t.co/dNdzPaFedG

[BuzzFeed @BuzzFeed]

18 Non-Americans Are Sharing Their Reactions To The Trump Vs. Biden Debate And All I Can Say Is "Yikes" https://t.co/bSmGGxrE62

[Lea Harper @LHWritesonWater]

An editorial at NY Times nailed the presidential debate with the header: Ghastly vs Ghostly

[Mike Trautmann @DMRPoliticsCzar]

@StephenKing @khaledhosseini @MargaretAtwood @jayasherguy @ToniMorrrison @McCormickWrites @jodipicoult @colleenhoover @sportswithjohn @SJMaas @EllenHopkinsLit 20/ Read the complete list of most banned authors in #Iowa at https://t.co/jKO3qWRn7u

[Lea Harper @LHWritesonWater]

Thrilled to have my poem honoured in this competition!

[Lea Harper @LHWritesonWater]

@AnneLamottQuote @ANNELAMOTT ...or recognize the people you haven't seen in 30 years.

[ANNE LAMOTT @ANNELAMOTT]

“Babies in the womb need protection” is the battle cry of
the anti-mifepristone people, who put the rights of a 6 celled zygott above the rights, health and life of women and girls.

[Kate Bowler @KatecBowler]

A Blessing After A Loss

God, we are heartbroken
in the face of so much grief.

What could we possibly call blessed?

Could we try?

Blessed are we who allow ourselves to feel it—
the impossibility
of what was possible a second ago—
the light decision, the casual stroll,
the easy exchange and ordinary duty,
a decent choice or a nothing one,
the sweep of hours on a day
that was like any other.

until it wasn’t.

This is the place where
nothing makes sense.
This is the place where
tears show up without permission.

Blessed are we
who allow our hearts to break,
for it will be some time

for brittle unreality to release us
Back into the land of the living.

We have seen and lost
what we never should have.

Blessed are we even in the moments
when we are convinced,
absolutely sure,
that there is nothing untouched
by the ashes of loss.

God, you are an architect
and everything I have is in ruins.
Promise me that someday
something will stand
after so much fell.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

France banned sales of the iPhone 12 this week, after tests found that the device emits radiation levels exceeding European restrictions. The move has revived discussions about the potential risks of cellphone radiation — here's what users should know. https://t.co/9ZL1PzRMLY

[Naomi Klein @NaomiAKlein]

I asked the video wizard Colby Richardson to make a book trailer for Doppelganger. He went and made a beautiful and trippy work of art.

I’m so grateful.

Welcome to The Mirror World…🪞

[Lea Harper @LHWritesonWater]

We've lost a master storyteller, RIP Robbie.

[Lea Harper @LHWritesonWater]

Who else is going to bring you a broken arrow? Who else is going to bring you a bottle of rain?

[Evan Solomon @EvanLSolomon]

A master. A giant. A genius. RIP to one of the greats. 🙏

[Lea Harper @LHWritesonWater]

@tarot_this @CapricornTerms Beautiful renditions. Are they your designs?

[♄ “Tarot This” @tarot_this]

@StephenKing The Force card reminds us that true power lies within, not in fear or intimidation. Reflect on your words and actions. #TarotReflection

🌞 Just tag @tarot_this under a tweet and I respond with a tarot card 🌚

[Carol Off @CarolOff_]

This is courage.

[Morgan Murphy @morgan_murphy]

I don’t want aliens to see us like this

[jim rose circus @jimrosecircus1]

The bill formerly known as a 20 will now be called 19.99