Leela Corman
@leelacorman.bsky.social
Painter/comics-maker/noise-rock person. GNs: Victory Parade, You Are Not A Guest, Unterzakhn. Teaching: RISD, founding instructor at http://www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org. Art: http://www.leelacorman.com
Making noise with insomnies.bandcamp.com
Making noise with insomnies.bandcamp.com
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these guys just want to bum a camel light from you
February 14, 2026 at 1:25 AM
these guys just want to bum a camel light from you
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I'm working on a guide for community opposition. There's going to be so many ways to make this impossible to materialize if people are willing to put in the work. Local community efforts dealing with zoning, building codes, etc will be vital. We must stop this
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I'm working on a guide for community opposition. There's going to be so many ways to make this impossible to materialize if people are willing to put in the work. Local community efforts dealing with zoning, building codes, etc will be vital. We must stop this
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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This is why you don't make friends with those people. You don't meet them halfway. You don't accommodate them. You don't try to understand them. You don't make peace with them. You don't "set aside politics."
HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Expert insight: U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health - Western News
History professor Mitchell L. Hammond explains how the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization could affect global health and disease threats.
news.westernu.ca
February 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
This is why you don't make friends with those people. You don't meet them halfway. You don't accommodate them. You don't try to understand them. You don't make peace with them. You don't "set aside politics."
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Oh, mist and rain. Begone from this sodden land.
Let us have snow, and adventures.
#FallFriday
music.youtube.com/watch?v=KCg7...
Let us have snow, and adventures.
#FallFriday
music.youtube.com/watch?v=KCg7...
Winter (Live on the BBC Radio 1 John Peel Show, 15/09/1981)
YouTube video by The Fall - Topic
music.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Oh, mist and rain. Begone from this sodden land.
Let us have snow, and adventures.
#FallFriday
music.youtube.com/watch?v=KCg7...
Let us have snow, and adventures.
#FallFriday
music.youtube.com/watch?v=KCg7...
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When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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Cannot believe that I got to profile an extraordinary filmmaker, who happens to be the mother of NYC’s new mayor, and think about intersections of art and politics, and how familial love might produce a buffer against the corrosive politics and cynicism of our time. My story about Mira Nair:
What Mira Nair Taught Zohran Mamdani
The mayor’s famous filmmaker mother reveals the origins of his ferocious ambition.
www.vulture.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Cannot believe that I got to profile an extraordinary filmmaker, who happens to be the mother of NYC’s new mayor, and think about intersections of art and politics, and how familial love might produce a buffer against the corrosive politics and cynicism of our time. My story about Mira Nair:
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They're building concentration camps with my tax money Chuck. They're torturing children. They're murdering innocent people on the street. What are you doing.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 3:45 AM
They're building concentration camps with my tax money Chuck. They're torturing children. They're murdering innocent people on the street. What are you doing.
I cannot stop posting bangers not in English. Here's some fine filth for you reprobates. Scott Walker's English cover of this is amazing too.
youtu.be/KBSkhk0asFo?...
youtu.be/KBSkhk0asFo?...
February 10, 2026 at 2:38 AM
I cannot stop posting bangers not in English. Here's some fine filth for you reprobates. Scott Walker's English cover of this is amazing too.
youtu.be/KBSkhk0asFo?...
youtu.be/KBSkhk0asFo?...
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Post a banger that's not in English.
February 10, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Post a banger that's not in English.
And I'd be remiss if I didn't post this banger not in English.
youtu.be/QiaLQDU4zQk?...
youtu.be/QiaLQDU4zQk?...
Piano/Vocals: In Ale Gasn/Daloy Politsey (Yiddish)
YouTube video by Monsieur Jack
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 AM
And I'd be remiss if I didn't post this banger not in English.
youtu.be/QiaLQDU4zQk?...
youtu.be/QiaLQDU4zQk?...
Here, have another.
youtu.be/cbzwXINOTMk?...
youtu.be/cbzwXINOTMk?...
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Here, have another.
youtu.be/cbzwXINOTMk?...
youtu.be/cbzwXINOTMk?...
Post a banger that's not in English.
youtu.be/vL3raxfj1oo?...
youtu.be/vL3raxfj1oo?...
February 10, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Post a banger that's not in English.
youtu.be/vL3raxfj1oo?...
youtu.be/vL3raxfj1oo?...
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Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
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#CatchThePhrase #MusicChallenge | 193
An almost daily catchphrase, quote, or meme to inspire or entertain you:
"Maybe she will do a bit of spying..." — Brian Eno ("Burning Airlines Give You So Much More", 1974)
An almost daily catchphrase, quote, or meme to inspire or entertain you:
"Maybe she will do a bit of spying..." — Brian Eno ("Burning Airlines Give You So Much More", 1974)
February 8, 2026 at 8:59 PM
#CatchThePhrase #MusicChallenge | 193
An almost daily catchphrase, quote, or meme to inspire or entertain you:
"Maybe she will do a bit of spying..." — Brian Eno ("Burning Airlines Give You So Much More", 1974)
An almost daily catchphrase, quote, or meme to inspire or entertain you:
"Maybe she will do a bit of spying..." — Brian Eno ("Burning Airlines Give You So Much More", 1974)
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The first, second, third, and fourth greatest Super Bowl halftime performance
February 8, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The first, second, third, and fourth greatest Super Bowl halftime performance
My guy I.B. Singer voices my thoughts. I bet he appreciated the Olympics, though.
February 8, 2026 at 9:09 PM
My guy I.B. Singer voices my thoughts. I bet he appreciated the Olympics, though.
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"It doesn't matter which choice you make. It matters that you make a choice."
"It doesn't matter which choice you make. It matters that you make a choice."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"It begins with a capital, ends with a period, and has s/v agreement. It is a valid sentence."
"It begins with a capital, ends with a period, and has s/v agreement. It is a valid sentence."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Where are your citations?"
"Where are your citations?"
February 8, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"It doesn't matter which choice you make. It matters that you make a choice."
"It doesn't matter which choice you make. It matters that you make a choice."
I'm about to go do Bandcamp Friday shopping for some noisy guitar drone. I also have a couple of things of my own you can buy:
My current Providence RI band Insomnies:
insomnies.bandcamp.com/album/2-song...
My old Gainesville FL band Stella Splendens:
stellasplendens.bandcamp.com/album/chroma...
My current Providence RI band Insomnies:
insomnies.bandcamp.com/album/2-song...
My old Gainesville FL band Stella Splendens:
stellasplendens.bandcamp.com/album/chroma...
2-song demo, by Insomnies
2 track album
insomnies.bandcamp.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I'm about to go do Bandcamp Friday shopping for some noisy guitar drone. I also have a couple of things of my own you can buy:
My current Providence RI band Insomnies:
insomnies.bandcamp.com/album/2-song...
My old Gainesville FL band Stella Splendens:
stellasplendens.bandcamp.com/album/chroma...
My current Providence RI band Insomnies:
insomnies.bandcamp.com/album/2-song...
My old Gainesville FL band Stella Splendens:
stellasplendens.bandcamp.com/album/chroma...
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Washington Post is shuttering its book section, part of the ongoing war against literacy & knowledge.
We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Washington Post is shuttering its book section, part of the ongoing war against literacy & knowledge.
We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
Who decided that Newsmax plays on the screens in NYC taxis now? That seems dangerous.
February 5, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Who decided that Newsmax plays on the screens in NYC taxis now? That seems dangerous.
Nope. We want it completely abolished.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Nope. We want it completely abolished.
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Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...