Russ Epp-Leppel 💜💀
@leppeppel.bsky.social
Author. Engineer. Armchair polymath. (formerly @purpleskull14 and @leppeppel on the bird app)
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Russ Epp-Leppel 💜💀
@leppeppel.bsky.social
· 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
Yes, read the whole thing.
January 25, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Yes, read the whole thing.
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Our government killed him. It’s devastating that, in the so-called “land of the free,” people must protect themselves from their own government. A true American HERO!
January 24, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Our government killed him. It’s devastating that, in the so-called “land of the free,” people must protect themselves from their own government. A true American HERO!
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
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Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and Minneapolis resident, was murdered by ICE today. He was a lawful gun owner. Our government saw his Second Amendment right as a threat and executed him in the streets.
January 24, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and Minneapolis resident, was murdered by ICE today. He was a lawful gun owner. Our government saw his Second Amendment right as a threat and executed him in the streets.
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It has been confirmed that Alex was a lawful gun owner and did not threaten ICE with a weapon. Early video reports indicate the weapon was taken by ICE and shots were then fired to execute him.
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
It has been confirmed that Alex was a lawful gun owner and did not threaten ICE with a weapon. Early video reports indicate the weapon was taken by ICE and shots were then fired to execute him.
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an ICU nurse. 😢💔🙏 He spent his life helping people, and now our government is peddling lies in an attempt to make you believe them.
January 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an ICU nurse. 😢💔🙏 He spent his life helping people, and now our government is peddling lies in an attempt to make you believe them.
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This is the email for the person spinning the murder of Alex. Do what you wish.
Tricia McLaughlin’s email: Tricia.McLaughlin@hq.dhs.gov
Tricia McLaughlin’s email: Tricia.McLaughlin@hq.dhs.gov
January 24, 2026 at 9:52 PM
This is the email for the person spinning the murder of Alex. Do what you wish.
Tricia McLaughlin’s email: Tricia.McLaughlin@hq.dhs.gov
Tricia McLaughlin’s email: Tricia.McLaughlin@hq.dhs.gov
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EMERGENCY ACTION happening now. If you’re in the area event being held by MIRAC. Another community member has been shot. Join us for a vigil and rally this afternoon.
📍 E 26th St & Nicollet Ave S
📍 E 26th St & Nicollet Ave S
January 24, 2026 at 6:13 PM
EMERGENCY ACTION happening now. If you’re in the area event being held by MIRAC. Another community member has been shot. Join us for a vigil and rally this afternoon.
📍 E 26th St & Nicollet Ave S
📍 E 26th St & Nicollet Ave S
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THEY TRIED TO GET A WARRANT TO CRIMINALLY INVESTIGATE THE WOMAN THEY SHOT DEAD
January 24, 2026 at 12:07 AM
THEY TRIED TO GET A WARRANT TO CRIMINALLY INVESTIGATE THE WOMAN THEY SHOT DEAD
January 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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there are so many gutting stories, but this one is hitting me extra hard. just imagining wael tarabishi slowly dying without his dad there to care for him because he was jailed by ICE makes me…i don’t have words. this country is disgusting.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:01 AM
there are so many gutting stories, but this one is hitting me extra hard. just imagining wael tarabishi slowly dying without his dad there to care for him because he was jailed by ICE makes me…i don’t have words. this country is disgusting.
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I watched Geena Davis the Pirate last night and was suddenly inspired to make this graph. Do with it what you will.
January 23, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I watched Geena Davis the Pirate last night and was suddenly inspired to make this graph. Do with it what you will.
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Every time a Trumpist or Right-wing shitbird yawps about free speech, remember they are lying trash who would use state force to suppress your speech in a heartbeat if it suited their ideology or mood.
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NEW: Docs unsealed tonight show the official reasoning DHS sent to the State Dept. recommending that Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, Mohsen Mahdawi, Badar Khan Suri and Yunseo Chung be deported.
Marco Rubio signed off, despite warnings by DHS that their findings looked like protected speech.
Marco Rubio signed off, despite warnings by DHS that their findings looked like protected speech.
D.H.S. Cited Foreign Students’ Writings and Protests Before Their Arrests
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Every time a Trumpist or Right-wing shitbird yawps about free speech, remember they are lying trash who would use state force to suppress your speech in a heartbeat if it suited their ideology or mood.
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This is the first example I’ve seen of an American government using AI to meaningfully misrepresent actual events with the intent to deceive the public. We are at Stalinesque levels of propaganda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
January 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM
This is the first example I’ve seen of an American government using AI to meaningfully misrepresent actual events with the intent to deceive the public. We are at Stalinesque levels of propaganda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
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The Trump administration has removed an exhibit on slavery at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, calling it “corrosive ideology.”
January 23, 2026 at 1:56 PM
The Trump administration has removed an exhibit on slavery at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, calling it “corrosive ideology.”
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RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
January 22, 2026 at 7:47 PM
RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
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The US has officially terminated its partnership with the World Health Organization.
January 23, 2026 at 1:31 AM
The US has officially terminated its partnership with the World Health Organization.
I'm not sure why Hollywood had a thing for monstrous Jerusalem crickets, but I guess I'm here for it. 🤷🦗
January 23, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I'm not sure why Hollywood had a thing for monstrous Jerusalem crickets, but I guess I'm here for it. 🤷🦗
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This has to be criminal. ICE is out of control!
January 22, 2026 at 11:05 PM
This has to be criminal. ICE is out of control!
This is right after she name-dropped Pliny the Elder. 😆
"This is ✨fantasy✨ taxonomy." @leppeppel.bsky.social and I discussing how to describe a real life bird in a sword & sorcery setting.
January 22, 2026 at 9:15 PM
This is right after she name-dropped Pliny the Elder. 😆
Perpetually keeping one eye on the trending tab for the phrase "died in office." 👀
January 22, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Perpetually keeping one eye on the trending tab for the phrase "died in office." 👀
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Sensitive personal data was pulled into partisan election activity it was never meant for. And yes, there are still serious, unanswered questions about where that data went and who may still have access to it. It is likely that DOGE employees, and Elon, still have copies or backups with access.
January 22, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Sensitive personal data was pulled into partisan election activity it was never meant for. And yes, there are still serious, unanswered questions about where that data went and who may still have access to it. It is likely that DOGE employees, and Elon, still have copies or backups with access.
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Many people said we were exaggerating and called us liars. As we warned (and as many expected) the DOJ has now acknowledged misconduct by the Trump administration and DOGE employees.
January 22, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Many people said we were exaggerating and called us liars. As we warned (and as many expected) the DOJ has now acknowledged misconduct by the Trump administration and DOGE employees.