Jackie Leatherman

Jackie Leatherman

@jackleath.bsky.social

Democrat to the core. Retired journalist. Still miss DC, especially since I'm living in the nightmare state of Missouri. Cats and wine bring me joy.

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In Kharkiv today, murderhappy Russians struck a medical facility, injuring 5 people. ​Trump wants us to stop striking russian oil refineries and let them keep destroying our homes, hospitals, schools, and kindergartens with impunity. He blames us for fighting back against pure terrorism.

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The US Justice Department withheld testimony that Donald Trump sexually abused a girl when she was 13 or 14 - according to a source who viewed unredacted Epstein files. This is the worst scandal in US history and should be the biggest news story on the planet right now. www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

npr.orgJustice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to TrumpAn NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

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I have long said people don't be hatin Chief Justice John Roberts as much as they should be hatin Chief Justice John Roberts

Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social

“Roberts has been embedding white-dominant authoritarianism into the country’s source code for two decades. It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy.” This all on the leader of the MAGA #scotus ↘️

It kind of makes me ill that Kirk is being characterized as a conservative activist. He was a hateful propagandist. No one should die by gun violence (hello Republicans? how about some background checks, red flag laws, assault weapons bans), but he reaped what he sowed.

Another propaganda letter from Social Security..."Through President Trump’s vision, we are protecting and preserving Social Security by delivering extraordinary customer service through technological improvements and enhanced process engineering.” What a lying piece of garbage.

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Trump 2017: "It is my pleasure and my honor to announce my nomination of Jerome Powell." Trump today: "He's a terrible Fed chair. I was surprised he was appointed. I was surprised frankly that Biden put him in and extended him." Every news story will include both clips, right?

Dear @kaine.senate.gov, I read the Post article about your possible solution to funding Social Security, along with Senator Bill Cassidy. Why do you not see the very obvious solution of raising the cap on taxable contributions, as most of the comments to the article suggested? Simple and fair.

Propaganda email from Social Security for the first time in my lifetime: The Social Security Administration (SSA) is celebrating the passage of the One Big, Beautiful Bill, a landmark piece of legislation that delivers long-awaited tax relief to millions of older Americans.

Dear Speaker Johnson, Republicans have the majority. If you cannot reach a budget deal, the fault does not reside with the Democrats, regardless of how you spin it. Given the ongoing coup, why should they support your party's continued lawlessness in any way?

Congress should do everything in its power to slow, halt, or prevent all of Trump's actions, including blocking his unqualified and dangerous cabinet nominees. The rest of us just need to be relentless in calls and emails to our representatives and join protest marches. Let's GO!

It seems to me that we need an everything, everywhere, all at once approach to Trump. Everyone who has standing should sue for every illegal act (firings, funding halts, and damaging acts such as releasing precious water resources in California that will not solve the wildfire issue).

I keep getting fundraising requests from various Democrats and Democratic leaning organizations. All I can say is, I need evidence that you are in the fight before I give another dime. You cannot roll over and try to "reach across the aisle." Fight this madness with all you've got!

I hope Republicans are prepared to eat the embarrassment that will rain down on them if Hegseth is confirmed. You know more scandals will be uncovered, and you know he will fumble something serious while in the position. Is it worth the risk?

To Donald Trump and Elon Musk, and other Republican sycophants, what the bleep is wrong with you? Where is your empathy, concern, support (you're both billionaires, right?) for the victims of the LA fires? Instead of reaching out, you are spewing lies, hate and conspiracy theories. Despicable.

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Please spread this message far and wide. Lies are spreading and the only way to stop it is with the truth.

Victor Shi@victorshi.bsky.social

For fact’s sake: There was NO $17 million cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department budget this year. In fact, there was a $50 million INCREASE in the Los Angeles Fire Department. Cold, hard facts. Full stop. Period. To those who spread misinformation: issue corrections. Now.

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