Russ Epp-Leppel 💜💀
@leppeppel.bsky.social
Author. Engineer. Armchair polymath. (formerly @purpleskull14 and @leppeppel on the bird app)
SFFH or STFU | ADHD, Kinsey 2 | Memento Mori
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Russ Epp-Leppel 💜💀
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· Nov 15
When a detective's search for his missing love interest in a city of magic uncovers a plot to trigger Ragnarök, it entangles him in a web of crime and intrigue. Will he risk his career to become the last mensch standing in the path of oblivion?
#amquerying #UrbanFantasy
#amquerying #UrbanFantasy
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Idiom Origin
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
January 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Idiom Origin
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
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can the government do something for anyone who is not a billionaire please
November 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
can the government do something for anyone who is not a billionaire please
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Wonderful news! Thank you, Judge Dianna Gibson, for honoring the will of the voters. She struck down the congressional map drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature,
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Wonderful news! Thank you, Judge Dianna Gibson, for honoring the will of the voters. She struck down the congressional map drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature,
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no quote about the US political system has ever gone harder than this one
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
no quote about the US political system has ever gone harder than this one
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I'm afraid self-interested politicians won't listen to us until they're the ones who are afraid.
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I'm afraid self-interested politicians won't listen to us until they're the ones who are afraid.
It's giving Walter Simonson's "Cthulhu."
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It's giving Walter Simonson's "Cthulhu."
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If “cruelty is the point” is a totally viable means of governance then it’s also means “kindness above all else” is also viable.
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
If “cruelty is the point” is a totally viable means of governance then it’s also means “kindness above all else” is also viable.
Judith Beheading Holofernes:
Caravaggio's is good. Artemisia Gentileschi's is Something Else.
#MythologyMonday
Caravaggio's is good. Artemisia Gentileschi's is Something Else.
#MythologyMonday
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Judith Beheading Holofernes:
Caravaggio's is good. Artemisia Gentileschi's is Something Else.
#MythologyMonday
Caravaggio's is good. Artemisia Gentileschi's is Something Else.
#MythologyMonday
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The Supreme Court won’t hear the same-sex marriage case!!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The Supreme Court won’t hear the same-sex marriage case!!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
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There are still multiple votes left, CALL.
CALL if one of the turncoats is your senator.
CALL if your senator voted no and lay the pressure on anyway.
People's lives literally depend on keeping their ACA tax credits. Read them the riot act.
CALL if one of the turncoats is your senator.
CALL if your senator voted no and lay the pressure on anyway.
People's lives literally depend on keeping their ACA tax credits. Read them the riot act.
We have updated our call script so you can let your Senators know how you feel about this (TERRIBLE) deal they just advanced...
👉🏽 5calls.org/issue/federa...
👉🏽 5calls.org/issue/federa...
UPDATE: Senate votes to advance a tentative deal to end the government shutdown, clearing a key hurdle.
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
There are still multiple votes left, CALL.
CALL if one of the turncoats is your senator.
CALL if your senator voted no and lay the pressure on anyway.
People's lives literally depend on keeping their ACA tax credits. Read them the riot act.
CALL if one of the turncoats is your senator.
CALL if your senator voted no and lay the pressure on anyway.
People's lives literally depend on keeping their ACA tax credits. Read them the riot act.
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Time to swear in Adelita Grijalva, let her cast the final vote to release the Epstein files!
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Time to swear in Adelita Grijalva, let her cast the final vote to release the Epstein files!
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They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
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A federal judge issued a stark warning about what he called an “existential threat to democracy” in a forceful first-person essay published Sunday. He revealed that he resigned from the bench to freely speak out against Trump,
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
A federal judge issued a stark warning about what he called an “existential threat to democracy” in a forceful first-person essay published Sunday. He revealed that he resigned from the bench to freely speak out against Trump,
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This is exactly what I see every time I watch the mainstream mediathese days. Platforming fascists and conspiracy theorists in the deluded belief that it gives balance to an argument. Also, they ARE Nazis. Even the guy who came up with Godwin's Law says so:
March 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This is exactly what I see every time I watch the mainstream mediathese days. Platforming fascists and conspiracy theorists in the deluded belief that it gives balance to an argument. Also, they ARE Nazis. Even the guy who came up with Godwin's Law says so:
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👇🎯 Unfortunately, this is true & probably the only way. Voters need to realize that hating government, & illegally defunding & dismantling it, & pretending that we can run a modern society/economy on Ronald Reagan's shabby talking point & worn copies of Atlas Shrugged & Mein Kampf is untenable.
Democrats have to stop bailing out Republicans from facing the consequences of their own policies. And yeah, that means they have to stop sparing voters from experiencing what GOP government truly means.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
So Democrats get:
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
👇🎯 Unfortunately, this is true & probably the only way. Voters need to realize that hating government, & illegally defunding & dismantling it, & pretending that we can run a modern society/economy on Ronald Reagan's shabby talking point & worn copies of Atlas Shrugged & Mein Kampf is untenable.
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Democrats would do well to remember that trusting a party defined by deceit and bad faith isn’t just naïve, it’s dangerous to democracy itself.
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Democrats would do well to remember that trusting a party defined by deceit and bad faith isn’t just naïve, it’s dangerous to democracy itself.
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In case you’re wondering how bad things are, we are getting calls from food pantries on military bases asking if we have any food we can share because they’re hungry.
November 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
In case you’re wondering how bad things are, we are getting calls from food pantries on military bases asking if we have any food we can share because they’re hungry.
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We wanted to share this to help people understand what’s going on. It was shared by Jay Kuo and written by Steve Vladeck a clear, straightforward breakdown of the SNAP situation.
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 AM
We wanted to share this to help people understand what’s going on. It was shared by Jay Kuo and written by Steve Vladeck a clear, straightforward breakdown of the SNAP situation.
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Trump got his wish to starve Americans. The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to temporarily withhold portions of SNAP payments for November. Huge thanks to the states and workers who rushed to process benefits before the ruling came down, not all heroes wear capes!
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Trump got his wish to starve Americans. The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to temporarily withhold portions of SNAP payments for November. Huge thanks to the states and workers who rushed to process benefits before the ruling came down, not all heroes wear capes!
Today's aesthetic is aerial abduction.
November 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Today's aesthetic is aerial abduction.
*sees a mountain lion*
Tired: "Ooh, kitty! pspspspsps"
Wired: "That's a wild animal an I should leave it alone."
Inspired: "Mountain lions belong to the subfamily Felinae, making them more closely related to housecats than to lions. pspspspsps"
#Caturday
Tired: "Ooh, kitty! pspspspsps"
Wired: "That's a wild animal an I should leave it alone."
Inspired: "Mountain lions belong to the subfamily Felinae, making them more closely related to housecats than to lions. pspspspsps"
#Caturday
November 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
*sees a mountain lion*
Tired: "Ooh, kitty! pspspspsps"
Wired: "That's a wild animal an I should leave it alone."
Inspired: "Mountain lions belong to the subfamily Felinae, making them more closely related to housecats than to lions. pspspspsps"
#Caturday
Tired: "Ooh, kitty! pspspspsps"
Wired: "That's a wild animal an I should leave it alone."
Inspired: "Mountain lions belong to the subfamily Felinae, making them more closely related to housecats than to lions. pspspspsps"
#Caturday
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It's giving arsenic. 💚💀
November 8, 2025 at 4:33 AM
It's giving arsenic. 💚💀
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Cruelty really is the point. Who else would go to court begging for permission to starve their own citizens? Meanwhile, they send $40 billion to Argentina, buying two private jets for ICE “Barbie,” and Trump has already burned through $1 trillion in less than two months.
November 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Cruelty really is the point. Who else would go to court begging for permission to starve their own citizens? Meanwhile, they send $40 billion to Argentina, buying two private jets for ICE “Barbie,” and Trump has already burned through $1 trillion in less than two months.