Leslie D

Leslie D

@moralsmatter.bsky.social

Mom, optometrist, gardener, canvasser, master amateur genealogist, strong supporter of solar energy.

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Honestly it’s good to know that when a guy who spent decades hanging out with a famous pedophile and is accused of being a pedophile himself spends years hyping up the existence of pedophile files and doesn’t release them, people will only elect him president twice before they get suspicious.

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There are hundreds, if not thousands, of reasons to believe that Donald Trump is a fool. But the fact that it took almost a decade for him to figure out that Putin has been playing him for one is as good as any.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth. He's very nice all the time but it turns out to be meaningless."

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We are posting this placard at all of our offices and asking our union contract farms to post as well. We encourage our friends to put up similar placards at their business as immigration agents do not have the right to go on private property without permission.

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So unemployment up. Jobless claims up. Inflation up. GDP down. Dollar plummeting. More wars abroad. Soldiers on the streets at home. By every objective metric, this administration is a disaster.

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This tiny device can shrink dangerous blood clots. It’s called the ‘milli-spinner’ and its invention was partly an accident…

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just so we’re all clear: the reason they keep using dolls as their example is because they’re trying to frame caring about material stuff as feminine and thus inherently shameful

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Bessent says that little girls who are sad about having fewer dolls should just have it explained to them that they will have a better life for it

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French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

Let me count the ways Trump - Vance administration is fascist 1/2 1). Destroying Government Agencies through unilateral mass firings and consolidation of power. 2). Failing democracy by rejecting democratic allies and choosing to emulate mafioso type strongman regimes.

3). Implementing an oligarchical political system based primarily on political affiliation and granting access to government systems based on cronyism. 4). Ignoring limits on action imposed by, and disregarding authority of co-equal branches of, the federal government granted by the constitution.

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The President doesn’t really care about protecting law enforcement. If he did, he wouldn’t have released the convicted criminals who brutally assaulted cops and defaced the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. People died that day, but Trump freed the violent insurrectionists during his first week.

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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

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Their capacity to just flat out lie is matched only by the capacity of dupes to accept it.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Tuberville: "We're getting to a point now where women and girls sports and getting ready to be extinct. Because already in states across this country, we have high school teams that are made up of totally boys participating against girls."

This

Doug Jones@dougjones.bsky.social

Folks are frustrated with Dems in Congress right now. Here’s my solution - get the hell out of DC and hold some hearings. I love town halls, but we need to focus on people right now. Have folks come testify about how these cuts are affecting them. Get local media there. Make it real.

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HERO vs ZERO I'm in a state of shock & still trying to process yesterday's shameful, traitorous debacle in the WH: A DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY. Our standing in the world has plummeted overnight, but the repercussions will be felt forevermore. #SlavaUkraini🇺🇦 #ShameOnUS🇺🇸

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If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company. It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create. They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms. I’m happy to invest and/or help

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You have to be fucking kidding: Scientists at CDC have been prohibited from co-authoring publications with WHO staff, dealing a blow to global research efforts and continuing the Trump administration’s aggressive attack on government-funded science www.huffpost.com/entry/cdc-wh...

huffpost.comCDC Staff Prohibited From Co-Authoring Papers With World Health Organization PersonnelIt’s just the latest “Orwellian” crackdown on government scientists.

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5 former Secretaries of Defense call on Congress to exercise oversight responsibility on Trump-Hegseth firing of senior military leaders: The "dismissals raise troubling questions about the administration’s desire to politicize the military and to remove legal constraints on the President’s power."

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Replying to @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

For years the same people, criticising Western wars, have rightly insisted that international law is upheld, quoting the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, which described a war of aggression as "the supreme international crime". But when Russia does it, they demand the victims surrender.

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Replying to @franciswilkinson.bsky.social

No healthy political party nominates for president a convicted criminal who has previously attempted to overthrow the republic. No healthy electorate puts him in the White House. The 49.8%...may have varied motivations for their choice. But all chose a pathological candidate and a sick adventure.

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Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns. 100% of his salary is paid by WA state. Elon fired him. Share his story.

One way to resist fascism is “do not obey in advance”. The billionaires obeying Trump in advance need to know their fortunes will suffer from going along with him. Friday Feb 28 is a day of NO PURCHASES. This is just a start. We must adjust our lives to wield our purchasing power.

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After that plane literally flipped upside down after smashing into the runway and 100% of people survived, I hope every person who ever said “what’s even the point of seatbelts on a plane” feels like a real doof.