Native Oregonian & ex-Peace Corps globetrotter now in #techPR with @Sterlingpr Communications. Opinions on #PR, arts, books & politics probably lifted from NPR.

Joined May 2009
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Lisa K Hawes retweeted
Replying to @FoxNews
😅🤣😂 This should be one of the Kennedy Centers new productions
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FOOTAGE OF THE LETTERS BEING REMOVED The irony of the Trump administration claiming to be the most transparent in history is never lost on me. Kennedy Center Workers used a tarp so cameras couldn’t see the removal. It’s like playing hide-and-seek with a toddler: if they can’t see you, they think you can’t see them. A huge thank you to @RepBeatty. This would not have been possible without her persistence and hard work.
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Lisa K Hawes retweeted
My favorite works will always be Hockney's colored pencil drawings. How anyone can evoke this richness and vibrancy with such an economy of line is beyond me.
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Lisa K Hawes retweeted
Now they should break out with “Cell Block Tango”
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Lisa K Hawes retweeted
Loch Lomond, from the west of Ireland. Wishing Scotland well as they return to the World Cup after 28 years 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Lisa K Hawes retweeted
The painter and New Yorker contributor David Hockney has passed away, at the age of 88. To celebrate his life and work, here are some of his covers.
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Lisa K Hawes retweeted
We just want to afford gas, groceries, housing and health care.
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I don’t know if it’s funny or sad that I’m sitting on a Friday night with a cocktail in hand waiting to see Donald Trump’s name scraped off the Kennedy center like an old piece of gum on the bottom of a stanky shoe. Are you watching?
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Lisa K Hawes retweeted
‘My wife and I were greatly saddened to learn of the death of David Hockney O.M., a giant of the world of art and painting, a Yorkshireman through and through and a dear friend and inspiration to so many. David was one of life’s true originals; one who wore his genius as lightly as those beloved yellow Crocs of his that helped brighten Palace occasions. I trust they will see him tread safely into the hereafter as we mourn a man whose irrepressible charm, talent and constant innovation will be most sorely missed, but whose dazzling creativity lives on in galleries and museums around the world.’ Charles R
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Lisa K Hawes retweeted
Trump’s White House UFC fight this weekend has required more than seven federal agencies, hundreds of staff working onsite daily and at least $60 million, according to a legal filing. Quite a use of government resources for fight night. 🤔 apnews.com/article/trump-ufc…
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Lisa K Hawes retweeted
About 150 people are waiting for a 14-member crew to build the scaffolding needed to remove the 18 offending letters. The atmosphere is festival-like: People have brought their dogs, their partners and their kids. They oohed as lightning spidered across the sky and ahhed at a double rainbow. They cheered when a one-wheel rider zipped through the center's horseshoe driveway in a rainbow crop top and shorts, waving a bisexual pride flag. The Foo Fighters' "My Hero" blasted, followed by a request from a guy shouting to the workers above. "Remove the 'T' first!"
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Workers are back at the scaffolding just minutes after appellate court denied Kennedy Center’s emergency motion to stay order to remove Trump’s name. Crowd is chanting “Take it down! Take it down!
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Lisa K Hawes retweeted
Fool you once, shame on him. Fool you twice, shame on you. Fool you 39 times, you're as crazy as he is.
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Reuters: US JUDGE ORDERS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO REINSTALL SIGNS, EXHIBITS IT REMOVED FROM NATIONAL PARKS DISCUSSING TOPICS LIKE SLAVERY, CLIMATE CHANGE
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Lisa K Hawes retweeted
Replying to @NormEisen
It's dangerous to keep perpetuating the myth that Trump writes anything; social media posts, speeches, legal documents. It's been known since his first administration that Scavino and inner-circle staff write things in his name (only some people use the all-Caps persona). This will go on after he's gone if the cult of personality is not dealt with. mashable.com/article/trump-t…
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Lisa K Hawes retweeted
Brad, a 5% tax on Elon's trillion net worth would literally pay for free college and trade school for every American. And with the market's growth, he still would be worth over a trillion dollars! You don't think that's worth it?
You are smarter than this Ro. Imagine if Bernie had taxed @elonmusk 100% on his PayPal capital gains. We would have no @Tesla or @SpaceX - none of those jobs or GDP. Who do you think allocated the capital better for society? He will already pay $100 B in taxes - more than any human ever. I hope he donates some to kids via @TrumpAccounts to make every kid a shareholder in 🇺🇸 & continues investing all his heart, soul & money for the benefit of America & all humanity! 🇺🇸🚀🤍
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5% of $1.2T is $60b. 8m students in BA/BS programs on average pay over $20k/yr, or ~$160b/yr for BA/BS degrees only. That tax could not cover even half of only US bachelor degree costs for just 1 year, excluding grad, ass., or trade degrees totaling another ~10m students. nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/i… bestcolleges.com/research/colle…
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Lisa K Hawes retweeted
SCOOP: Meta plans to clamp down on skyrocketing AI costs inside the company by imposing limits on employees’ token usage, the company told staff in a memo on Tuesday, just weeks after it pushed them to adopt AI tools in their work.
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Lisa K Hawes retweeted
Yo am I crazy or did Adidas just drop a Scotland hype video/ad based on Trainspotting? Absolutely love it….might be rocking with them now for the tournament

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Lisa K Hawes retweeted
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A Reuters analysis found 96% of Trump's second-term clemency grants went to recipients who didn’t meet longstanding Justice Department guidelines, such as a five-year wait after conviction or demonstrated remorse reut.rs/4va1pGO @specialreports
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