L.A. Murphy

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I am an old feminist lesbian woman living in the US in Philadelphia.

I'm interested in the history of knowledge & women's history, current events & their contexts. At present focused on Russia's war on Ukraine, repression & resistance in Central Asia, Zimbabwe post-Rhodesia, and Iran's Mahsa Amini protests.

I have a somewhat snarky sense of humor.

L.A. MurphyApr 10, 2025
Ukraine War Bulletins and NewsApr 10, 2025
https://youtube.com/watch?v=8ZukEl5Qjhc
⚡️🇺🇦Nightly Address of President Volodymyr Zelensky at the end of Day 60 of Trump’s Betrayal of Europe and Ukraine | Day 1141 of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine | Day 4067 of Russia’s invasion of Crimea (Apr 9) With English Subtitles (Office of the President of Ukraine VIDEO) #Ukraine #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionOfUkraine
#RussiaIsATerroristState
Involving Chinese Citizens in This War Is Definitely Fueling a Larger Problem - Zelenskyy

YouTube
L.A. MurphyJan 21, 2025
I haven't been watching today. Grateful to you and others witnessing and reporting. TY.
L.A. MurphyJan 21, 2025
@gargon TY for boosting news of Musk's Nazi salute today. Consciously not watching inauguration. Still, something I want to know.
L.A. MurphyJan 21, 2024
Dominik SteigerJan 21, 2024

#Covid

The COVID-safe strategies Australian scientists are using to protect themselves from the virus

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/covid-safe-strategies-australian-scientists-virus-infection/103335466

The COVID-safe strategies Australian scientists are using to protect themselves from the virus

Three of Australia's leading COVID-19 experts share their personal safety strategies and reflect on what must happen if we're to blunt the growing health crisis the pandemic is causing — and prepare for the next one.

ABC News
L.A. MurphyJan 21, 2024
Bastian AllgeierJan 19, 2024
This is an article that took a lot of strength to write and I might take it down again. But I felt like it is an article that is very necessary right now. https://bastianallgeier.com/notes/grandpa
My grandpa was a Nazi

L.A. MurphyDec 31, 2023
LOLRH1 🇺🇲🇺🇦Dec 31, 2023
L.A. MurphyDec 31, 2023
Pfft! As those speaking out, primarily women officials, are not getting death and other threats.
L.A. MurphyDec 31, 2023
Sarah MatthewsDec 31, 2023
I’ve had a brilliant year of reading so had a look back today to come up with a top 10 books of 2023 list, in no particular order:
📚 Towards Zero, Agatha Christie, 1944
📚 Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan, 2021
📚 I’m A Fan, Sheena Patel, 2022
📚 Moshi-Moshi, Banana Yoshimoto, 2010
📚 less, andrew Sean Greer, 2017
📚 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin, 2022
📚 Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism, Elsa Sjunneson, 2021
📚 The Fashion In Shrouds, Margery Allingham, 1938
📚 A Month in the Country, J. L. Carr, 1980
📚 Revolutionary Road, Richard Yates, 1961
That was incredibly hard! These are the books I highly recommend and that stayed with me long after reading. Ask me again in a few days and I’ll probably give you a different list haha!
2023 has been my first year of posting book reviews here and it’s started some great conversations and led me to trying out Storygraph again where I’m now tracking my reading and adding reviews, and I’m finding it so much fun #bookstodon @bookstodon
L.A. MurphyDec 31, 2023
#Ukraine is on my mind. One of my fondest hopes for 2024 is #VictoryForUkraine.
L.A. MurphyDec 16, 2023
Show threadSarah TaberDec 15, 2023

Farming is already one of the biggest industries in North Carolina.

But everywhere I look, there are huge opportunities that we could do more with. And our rural areas need those opportunities to work for them.

That's why I'm running for Commissioner of Agriculture in NC.