Leslie Madsen 🌻

An educator and lifelong learner, I manage the Oregon State University Extension Master Gardener Program. She/her. Opinions mine, not my employer's.

[Al Cappuccino…☕️🇮🇹 @AlCappuccinoIT]

The Central Park 5 should take out an ad.

[Leslie Madsen 🌻 @lesliemb]

#Museums peeps in particular, you know what it's like to have to stretch funds to meet the needs of everyone who wants to engage with your institution. Dan's there right now—please help him and the OSU Arboretum grow!
I've donated. Will you? https://t.co/HFRWjRZ127

[Leslie Madsen 🌻 @lesliemb]

Friends! Do you like trees? Woody perennials? Higher ed? A better climate? Amazing learning opportunities for students and the public? All of these are reasons to give—generously—to the new Oregon State University Arboretum: https://t.co/HFRWjRYtcz

[Leslie Madsen 🌻 @lesliemb]

Would you please consider donating to the arboretum *today*, on OSU's DAM Proud Day? #DAMProudDay https://t.co/HFRWjRZ127

[Leslie Madsen 🌻 @lesliemb]

Who in #Boise heard that explosive-sounding boom around 5:47 p.m.? I’m near Chinden and Five Mile, and my neighbors and I are wondering if everyone is OK, as it shook our houses.

[Socialistlyawkward @socialistlyakwd]

This is insanity. If you need an emergency abortion in Idaho, you can no longer count on treatment under EMTALA. The court ruling means the best they can do is try and stabilize you and transfer you out of state. Hopefully, you survive the journey.

[Socialistlyawkward @socialistlyakwd]

Branden Durst (the garbage pail kid who is unqualified to be a superintendent in Idaho) has finally resigned as the superintendent of WBCSD. Congratulations WBCSD! 🧡🖤

[Mona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy]

I wrote an open letter to Gladis Blanca, the killer whale that initiated ramming into the rudders of boats off the coast of Spain.

I hope you’ll read and share it and then ram into the rudders of whatever you need to destroy.

https://t.co/qobYePBvxK

[Leslie Madsen 🌻 @lesliemb]

(To be clear, I’m talking about the Fairview store in Boise.)

[Leslie Madsen 🌻 @lesliemb]

@WinCoFoods What’s up with your Fairview store tonight? Only two checkstands open, lines snaking back into the aisles, no one answering phones? They’ve been ringing throughout the store much of the time I’ve been shopping.

[Leslie Madsen 🌻 @lesliemb]

Usually service is a bit better. I hate seeing elders and tired parents with kids in tow wait so long to check out.

[Kristine A @_Kristine_A]

The wildest thing to me is oppressed folks have to be ~~perfect~~ and the most gentle deescalators to not be seen as bad guys. But these protestors were aggressive and escalated unnecessarily several times. /9

[Anne Helen Petersen @annehelen]

I know that it's hard to understand things when you haven't experienced them personally and yes it's truly shitty but: the West has been dealing with this, it's been horrible, we all need to take it seriously

[Leslie Madsen 🌻 @lesliemb]

@HollyEm46009654 A bit older than that.

[Leslie Madsen 🌻 @lesliemb]

I’m *that* person at corporate-style trainings. (Surprise!) In today’s professional development for supervisors, the facilitator asked, “What happened in the ‘80s that changed everything?”

Me, shouting out: TRICKLE-DOWN ECONOMICS!

Her: . . .the internet.

[Leslie Madsen 🌻 @lesliemb]

@crystal39623366 Maybe if one worked for DARPA?

[Leslie Madsen 🌻 @lesliemb]

@HollyEm46009654 No, I actually lived through that one.

[Sam Sandmire @SamSandmire]

I just bought a couch from a family moving to Minnesota b/c of Idaho's draconian abortion laws. One of the parents is an ObGyn who said she can no longer provide proper care for her patients. They're also concerned for their teenage daughter. We are losing ObGyns. #idpol

[🔻Rio Slade 🔻 @RioSlade]

I was talking with a coworker who bragged about having covid +5 times, says it's mild.

But the entire team is so frustrated with his code quality, we've started holding weekly code reviews.

And he forgets to check in code.

He will reply to emails and they're blank.