Leo
@leoglickman.bsky.social
Civil rights and elections lawyer with a hard core soccer habit. Siempre Antifascista.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Yes, DEI programs are undermining merit. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
Epstein Helped Woody Allen’s Daughter Get Into College, Emails Show
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Yes, DEI programs are undermining merit. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
After a wet and fat December and January, I am back on Noom. This morning, I had to enter the length of my banana.
February 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
After a wet and fat December and January, I am back on Noom. This morning, I had to enter the length of my banana.
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Cuts at the Washington Post:
• Shuttering the Sports desk.
• Books section ended.
• Metro cut from 40 reporters to 12.
Bezos bought the Post for $250 million. He paid $500 million for his yacht.
• Shuttering the Sports desk.
• Books section ended.
• Metro cut from 40 reporters to 12.
Bezos bought the Post for $250 million. He paid $500 million for his yacht.
Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post'
The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security.
www.npr.org
February 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Cuts at the Washington Post:
• Shuttering the Sports desk.
• Books section ended.
• Metro cut from 40 reporters to 12.
Bezos bought the Post for $250 million. He paid $500 million for his yacht.
• Shuttering the Sports desk.
• Books section ended.
• Metro cut from 40 reporters to 12.
Bezos bought the Post for $250 million. He paid $500 million for his yacht.
Bloody hell.
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Bloody hell.
Some day, journalism students will study the arc of NY Times reporting of the Trump pressure campaign against Harvard. And it will be a "how not to" lesson. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Some day, journalism students will study the arc of NY Times reporting of the Trump pressure campaign against Harvard. And it will be a "how not to" lesson. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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Thank you Josh Shapiro for joining Gavin Newsom in the "2028 hopefuls I can tune out and not vote for" category. It's nice when they make it easy for me this far out.
Gov. Josh Shapiro called District Attorney Larry Krasner's comparison of ICE agents to Nazis "abhorrent." Krasner responded that Shapiro is "not meeting the moment."
Philly DA Larry Krasner says ‘don’t be a wimp’ after Gov. Josh Shapiro decried his comparison of ICE agents to Nazis
www.inquirer.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Thank you Josh Shapiro for joining Gavin Newsom in the "2028 hopefuls I can tune out and not vote for" category. It's nice when they make it easy for me this far out.
Josh Shapiro. Krasner for president.
Gov. Josh Shapiro called District Attorney Larry Krasner's comparison of ICE agents to Nazis "abhorrent." Krasner responded that Shapiro is "not meeting the moment."
Philly DA Larry Krasner says ‘don’t be a wimp’ after Gov. Josh Shapiro decried his comparison of ICE agents to Nazis
www.inquirer.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Josh Shapiro. Krasner for president.
It's a syndrome suffered by white, non-latino liberals who can't understand how it is that a person with a spanish language sounding first or last name can be anti-immigrant or racist. Put it in the DSM... Enrique Tarrio Disorder.
February 2, 2026 at 2:25 AM
It's a syndrome suffered by white, non-latino liberals who can't understand how it is that a person with a spanish language sounding first or last name can be anti-immigrant or racist. Put it in the DSM... Enrique Tarrio Disorder.
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In 2014, Esteban Manzanares, 32, a Border Patrol Agent from Mission, TX kidnapped and raped a mother, her 14-year-old daughter, and a second teen who had crossed the border. He slit the mother's wrists, tried to break the daughter's neck, and left them for dead. He shot himself when police arrived.
February 1, 2026 at 2:12 AM
In 2014, Esteban Manzanares, 32, a Border Patrol Agent from Mission, TX kidnapped and raped a mother, her 14-year-old daughter, and a second teen who had crossed the border. He slit the mother's wrists, tried to break the daughter's neck, and left them for dead. He shot himself when police arrived.
Where even to begin?
Schumer: “I have many jobs as leader.. and one is to fight for aid to Israel — all the aid that Israel needs. I will continue to fight for it.
“We delivered more security assistance to Israel, our ally, under my leadership than ever, ever before. We will keep doing that.”
Video by Jacob Kornbluh
“We delivered more security assistance to Israel, our ally, under my leadership than ever, ever before. We will keep doing that.”
Video by Jacob Kornbluh
February 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Where even to begin?
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Luis Edward Hermosillo, 45, a Border Patrol Agent from Riverside, CA, was sentenced on Oct 23, 2012 to eight years in prison after stopping a woman at a Riverside County border checkpoint, ordering her to drive to a remote location and then sexually assaulting her in front of her two young children.
February 1, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Luis Edward Hermosillo, 45, a Border Patrol Agent from Riverside, CA, was sentenced on Oct 23, 2012 to eight years in prison after stopping a woman at a Riverside County border checkpoint, ordering her to drive to a remote location and then sexually assaulting her in front of her two young children.
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David Villarreal, 36, a Border Patrol agent from Laredo, TX, was sentenced on Oct 27, 2021 to two years in prison after admitting to sexual assault and tampering with evidence after forcing an undocumented woman to have sex with him and threatening to deport her if she refused.
February 1, 2026 at 1:41 AM
David Villarreal, 36, a Border Patrol agent from Laredo, TX, was sentenced on Oct 27, 2021 to two years in prison after admitting to sexual assault and tampering with evidence after forcing an undocumented woman to have sex with him and threatening to deport her if she refused.
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Some jawdropping CBP crime statistics here...
February 1, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Some jawdropping CBP crime statistics here...
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The director of Melania movie
January 31, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The director of Melania movie
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Joseph Taunton, 44, a Corrections Officer at the LaSalle Federal Detention Facility (operated by GEO Group), was sentenced on Jul 29, 2011 to only 10 months in prison for sexual abuse after entering the cell of a victim who was awaiting deportation to Mexico and forcing them to perform a sex act.
January 30, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Joseph Taunton, 44, a Corrections Officer at the LaSalle Federal Detention Facility (operated by GEO Group), was sentenced on Jul 29, 2011 to only 10 months in prison for sexual abuse after entering the cell of a victim who was awaiting deportation to Mexico and forcing them to perform a sex act.
I was at this rally last night, there were multiple hundreds out there, and it was cold. Fucking cold. Really uplifting. And Orange County, NY is hardly a hotbed of progressive politics.
midhudsonnews.com/2026/01/30/p...
midhudsonnews.com/2026/01/30/p...
Protesters call for dignity as ICE debate wages on in Chester
CHESTER - A bitter cold night Thursday did not stop hundreds from rallying in protest of a proposed Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Center in th
midhudsonnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I was at this rally last night, there were multiple hundreds out there, and it was cold. Fucking cold. Really uplifting. And Orange County, NY is hardly a hotbed of progressive politics.
midhudsonnews.com/2026/01/30/p...
midhudsonnews.com/2026/01/30/p...
I'm not the type to go on social media to mourn the loss of a celebrity, but man this one hurts. I grew up watching and loving SCTV. It was one of the few lifelines thrown by the world to me in my shitty soulless suburb. I love her so much. Rest in peace Catherine. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/a...
Catherine O’Hara, ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Actress, Dies at 71
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I'm not the type to go on social media to mourn the loss of a celebrity, but man this one hurts. I grew up watching and loving SCTV. It was one of the few lifelines thrown by the world to me in my shitty soulless suburb. I love her so much. Rest in peace Catherine. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/a...
My generation is the worst generation.
Backing up The Argument in NYT/Siena, Gen X still has an astonishing 49% approval for Trump (!), while Boomers have dipped to 42%.
Gen X is currently tracking at 12 pts to the right of the electorate on the generic ballot. Now 9 pts to the right of Boomers, which has to be the largest gap ever.
Gen X is currently tracking at 12 pts to the right of the electorate on the generic ballot. Now 9 pts to the right of Boomers, which has to be the largest gap ever.
January 30, 2026 at 12:12 AM
My generation is the worst generation.
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ICE just showed up at our house for the second day in a row. Four cars yesterday, today five. They rolled up slow, then got out to taunt us, and take pictures of the house. They want fear to overwhelm us, to project a fantasy of power meant to intimidate, isolate, produce obedience—not happening.
January 27, 2026 at 10:20 PM
ICE just showed up at our house for the second day in a row. Four cars yesterday, today five. They rolled up slow, then got out to taunt us, and take pictures of the house. They want fear to overwhelm us, to project a fantasy of power meant to intimidate, isolate, produce obedience—not happening.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Trump wants you to believe Alex Pretti shouldn’t have been armed at a Minneapolis protest—even though he was carrying a firearm legally, with a permit, in line with MN law—but somehow that rule disappears when it comes to Kyle Rittenhouse, who was armed at a protest in Kenosha & killed two people.
January 26, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Trump wants you to believe Alex Pretti shouldn’t have been armed at a Minneapolis protest—even though he was carrying a firearm legally, with a permit, in line with MN law—but somehow that rule disappears when it comes to Kyle Rittenhouse, who was armed at a protest in Kenosha & killed two people.
Funny but telling thread.
The AI evangelists want us all to conveniently forget that they were all telling us we had to buy bored apes or we would be left out of the Economy Of The Future four years ago.
January 26, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Funny but telling thread.
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