Lenie Duffy
@lenieduffy.bsky.social
Doing my best to keep calm so I bake bread and pies, cook soups & stews, and wash it all down with whiskey.
Repost this far and wide. How many of us made it through college (or first grade for that matter) without hearing "hands, hands, hands!"
This is college in the United States. Video from inside a Brown University building shows the moment that police found a group of students who were sheltering after the shooting on campus. This isn't freedom.
December 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Repost this far and wide. How many of us made it through college (or first grade for that matter) without hearing "hands, hands, hands!"
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
But wait a minute now. Didn't the Supreme Court say President Dementia is indeed above the law.
I wonder if after he croaks he won't be "above" much of anything.
I wonder if after he croaks he won't be "above" much of anything.
“It is proper, constitutional, and legal for a federal grand jury to indict a sitting president for serious criminal acts that are... contrary to, the president’s official duties. In this country, no one... is above the law.”
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
Can the President Be Indicted? A Long-Hidden Legal Memo Says Yes (Published 2017)
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
But wait a minute now. Didn't the Supreme Court say President Dementia is indeed above the law.
I wonder if after he croaks he won't be "above" much of anything.
I wonder if after he croaks he won't be "above" much of anything.
I once heard a comedian on the radio who said:
If we don't take care of our veterans, we fail every which way we can fail."
That quote stayed with me for some reason ...
If we don't take care of our veterans, we fail every which way we can fail."
That quote stayed with me for some reason ...
"The Trump Administration plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions at the Dept of Veterans Affairs this month...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs
Strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors and nurses.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I once heard a comedian on the radio who said:
If we don't take care of our veterans, we fail every which way we can fail."
That quote stayed with me for some reason ...
If we don't take care of our veterans, we fail every which way we can fail."
That quote stayed with me for some reason ...
Thompson for the win.
just. brutal.
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 14, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Thompson for the win.
It should have been Columbine that stopped the nonsense.
Or Sandy Hook, CT
Or Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, FL
Or Santa Fe, TX
Or Uvalde, TX
Or Brown University....
Or Sandy Hook, CT
Or Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, FL
Or Santa Fe, TX
Or Uvalde, TX
Or Brown University....
Care about gun control?
Climate change?
Gun control?
Abortion rights?
Gun control?
Universal health care?
Gun control?
Higher education funding?
Gun control?
Abolishing ICE?
Gun control?
Ending murder on the high seas?
Gun control?
Etc.
Your platform is <institutional reform>
Climate change?
Gun control?
Abortion rights?
Gun control?
Universal health care?
Gun control?
Higher education funding?
Gun control?
Abolishing ICE?
Gun control?
Ending murder on the high seas?
Gun control?
Etc.
Your platform is <institutional reform>
<Everything> else - whatever Kitchen Table or civil rights or other policy issue you care about - <follows> from fixing our broken institutions & having multiparty majoritarian democracy. <All> of it. We keep doing it backwards, thinking Just One Popular Policy will fix it. It’s a category error.
December 14, 2025 at 7:33 AM
It should have been Columbine that stopped the nonsense.
Or Sandy Hook, CT
Or Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, FL
Or Santa Fe, TX
Or Uvalde, TX
Or Brown University....
Or Sandy Hook, CT
Or Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, FL
Or Santa Fe, TX
Or Uvalde, TX
Or Brown University....
Call it like it is. The effing RFK, Jr. effect.
Wrap it around him like a measles infected blanket.
Wrap it around him like a measles infected blanket.
December 14, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Call it like it is. The effing RFK, Jr. effect.
Wrap it around him like a measles infected blanket.
Wrap it around him like a measles infected blanket.
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“Good Vibrations” hits #1 today in ‘66.
“.. one of the greatest pop singles ever made,” said George Martin. “I remember thinking, ‘My God, this is the future of music.’ .. the textures, the changes, the sounds you’d never heard before — it opened up possibilities for every musician who came after.”
“.. one of the greatest pop singles ever made,” said George Martin. “I remember thinking, ‘My God, this is the future of music.’ .. the textures, the changes, the sounds you’d never heard before — it opened up possibilities for every musician who came after.”
December 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
“Good Vibrations” hits #1 today in ‘66.
“.. one of the greatest pop singles ever made,” said George Martin. “I remember thinking, ‘My God, this is the future of music.’ .. the textures, the changes, the sounds you’d never heard before — it opened up possibilities for every musician who came after.”
“.. one of the greatest pop singles ever made,” said George Martin. “I remember thinking, ‘My God, this is the future of music.’ .. the textures, the changes, the sounds you’d never heard before — it opened up possibilities for every musician who came after.”
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Kash Patel today:
"When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation, when you attack our nation's Capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life."
Never ever forget #January6th !!
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Kash Patel today:
"When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation, when you attack our nation's Capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life."
Never ever forget #January6th !!
💠 👊 💠
December 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Kash Patel today:
"When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation, when you attack our nation's Capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life."
Never ever forget #January6th !!
💠 👊 💠
Kash Patel today:
"When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation, when you attack our nation's Capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life."
Never ever forget #January6th !!
💠 👊 💠
I listened to your interview today on the radio and heard your voice with that lump in your throat. I also read your beautifully written essay about military Thanksgiving meals. I honor your wisdom and of course your service to our beloved country.
This was supposed to be a “upbeat news heading into the holiday” but the shooting of our soldiers today caused it to take a turn. I thank @nicollewallace.bsky.social for allowing me to express my thanks to all our soldiers and families.
Nicole Wallace’s deeply affecting conversation with Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.).
“On Thanksgiving, in all of our mess halls around the world, whether it’s in combat or in peacetime, the leaders serve the led.”
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
“On Thanksgiving, in all of our mess halls around the world, whether it’s in combat or in peacetime, the leaders serve the led.”
@markhertling.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I listened to your interview today on the radio and heard your voice with that lump in your throat. I also read your beautifully written essay about military Thanksgiving meals. I honor your wisdom and of course your service to our beloved country.
I read every word. The little things .. a toaster and a tea kettle ... and the really big things ... time with her family. I'll think of nothing else today except this poignant, beautiful essay.
An extraordinary, beautiful, and heartbreaking piece by writer & environmentalist Tatiana Schlossberg (Caroline Kennedy’s daughter).
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I read every word. The little things .. a toaster and a tea kettle ... and the really big things ... time with her family. I'll think of nothing else today except this poignant, beautiful essay.
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Proud of my former colleague!
Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
November 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Proud of my former colleague!
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For what it’s worth, as a commander and officer it was my duty, moral obligation, and legal requirement to first question and then to not obey any illegal order I was given.
The same is true for everyone who swear their oath.
Hope that clears things up.
The same is true for everyone who swear their oath.
Hope that clears things up.
November 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
For what it’s worth, as a commander and officer it was my duty, moral obligation, and legal requirement to first question and then to not obey any illegal order I was given.
The same is true for everyone who swear their oath.
Hope that clears things up.
The same is true for everyone who swear their oath.
Hope that clears things up.
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Gotta love how Jon Karl and ABC News had this graphic ready to go *the very moment* that Hassett rolled out his Walmart anecdote.
November 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Gotta love how Jon Karl and ABC News had this graphic ready to go *the very moment* that Hassett rolled out his Walmart anecdote.
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Thomas Massie tells ABC there could be "a deluge of Republicans" who vote in favor of forcing the Justice Department to release the Epstein files.
"There could be 100 or more. I'm hoping to get a veto-proof majority on this legislation when it comes up for a vote."
"There could be 100 or more. I'm hoping to get a veto-proof majority on this legislation when it comes up for a vote."
November 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Thomas Massie tells ABC there could be "a deluge of Republicans" who vote in favor of forcing the Justice Department to release the Epstein files.
"There could be 100 or more. I'm hoping to get a veto-proof majority on this legislation when it comes up for a vote."
"There could be 100 or more. I'm hoping to get a veto-proof majority on this legislation when it comes up for a vote."
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This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
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Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
Easy.
Cancel The Paper.
I did.
Twice!
Cancel The Paper.
I did.
Twice!
New Column: Chew on this. The nation's capital, one of the most Democratic cities in America, no longer has a liberal newspaper. The techbro takeover of the mainstream media is a crisis rich liberals must wake up and address. newrepublic.com/article/2025... via @newrepublic.com
The Washington Post Has Become
Right Wing Even Faster Than I Thought
It’s not going to happen. It’s happening: The mainstream media is becoming right wing. What are wealthy liberals going to do about it?
newrepublic.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Easy.
Cancel The Paper.
I did.
Twice!
Cancel The Paper.
I did.
Twice!
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The humor, the clarity, the razor-sharp assessment by Obama that it’s all a distraction from their ongoing efforts to make life worse for everyday Americans. More please, President Obama.
Obama: "They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and blame DEI for every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? Must be DEI. Your wife kicked you out? DEI. Who knew?"
November 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The humor, the clarity, the razor-sharp assessment by Obama that it’s all a distraction from their ongoing efforts to make life worse for everyday Americans. More please, President Obama.
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So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
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Obama and his dog in the East Colonnade, now destroyed.
October 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Obama and his dog in the East Colonnade, now destroyed.
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The grotesque metaphor of Trump tearing apart the figurative seat of American democracy ... marvelous piece open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
The grotesque metaphor of Trump tearing apart the figurative seat of American democracy
The horrifyingly haphazard manner in which he had the East Wing demolished, with no respect shown to history or the historic structure, is the poisonous icing on a rotting cake.
open.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The grotesque metaphor of Trump tearing apart the figurative seat of American democracy ... marvelous piece open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
And that's just the men.
Holy moly, you're such a treasure.
Holy moly, you're such a treasure.
October 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
And that's just the men.
Holy moly, you're such a treasure.
Holy moly, you're such a treasure.