Leslie Ehrlich
@leslieehrlich.bsky.social
Trained economist. Ex-global financial institutions (consumer focused). Payments nerd. Native New Yorker. Parent. Knitter. Bridge player. Petter of dogs.
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Leslie Ehrlich
@leslieehrlich.bsky.social
· Oct 24
The GOP — a fraction of its Congresspeople, not even half — could make *ALL THIS* stop by impeaching and removing him
Simple majority in the House would require 3 — 3! — GOP votes w all Dems
2/3 in Senate would required 20 Senators out of 53 to vote with Dems, not even 40%.
They own all of it
Simple majority in the House would require 3 — 3! — GOP votes w all Dems
2/3 in Senate would required 20 Senators out of 53 to vote with Dems, not even 40%.
They own all of it
At the knitting convention, learning short rows
I’ve done them a million times (see the poncho-ette I made and wore, perfect for the freezing cold weather) without understanding exactly what I was doing
I’ve done them a million times (see the poncho-ette I made and wore, perfect for the freezing cold weather) without understanding exactly what I was doing
January 29, 2026 at 8:21 PM
At the knitting convention, learning short rows
I’ve done them a million times (see the poncho-ette I made and wore, perfect for the freezing cold weather) without understanding exactly what I was doing
I’ve done them a million times (see the poncho-ette I made and wore, perfect for the freezing cold weather) without understanding exactly what I was doing
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remember what JD Vance said of the ICE agents that arrested this little boy: “what did you expect them to do?”
Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
January 29, 2026 at 2:29 AM
remember what JD Vance said of the ICE agents that arrested this little boy: “what did you expect them to do?”
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As mayor, Eric Adams embraced a secretive, abuse-ridden police unit called the Community Response Team.
One of the unit's leaders, Kaz Daughtry, once pointed a gun at a motorcyclist and threatened to kill him.
He's now joining Trump's DHS, @nytimes.com reports.
Revisit our investigation:
One of the unit's leaders, Kaz Daughtry, once pointed a gun at a motorcyclist and threatened to kill him.
He's now joining Trump's DHS, @nytimes.com reports.
Revisit our investigation:
How Eric Adams Has Backed a Secretive NYPD Unit Ridden With Abuses
After NYPD officials warned about a unit’s aggressive policing, the mayor boosted the team led by his allies. “The unit effectively reported directly to City Hall,” a former police official said.
www.propublica.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:30 PM
As mayor, Eric Adams embraced a secretive, abuse-ridden police unit called the Community Response Team.
One of the unit's leaders, Kaz Daughtry, once pointed a gun at a motorcyclist and threatened to kill him.
He's now joining Trump's DHS, @nytimes.com reports.
Revisit our investigation:
One of the unit's leaders, Kaz Daughtry, once pointed a gun at a motorcyclist and threatened to kill him.
He's now joining Trump's DHS, @nytimes.com reports.
Revisit our investigation:
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“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.”
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 PM
“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.”
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
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Federal immunity from state criminal prosecution is an artifact of federal law's supremacy over state law, which means that Congress may waive or place conditions on it.
January 28, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Federal immunity from state criminal prosecution is an artifact of federal law's supremacy over state law, which means that Congress may waive or place conditions on it.
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Something concrete Schumer should asking for is tying the assertion of federal immunity to the reforms members of the caucus have reached consensus on: "an employee may not claim immunity by reason of federal law for any offense that arises out of a violation of this section" etc.
Violating 96 court orders is why Democrats are insane for thinking that they can get ice to hold to any kind of “reforms.”
Much of what they’re doing is already against DHS policy. @durbin.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov @laurenunderwood.bsky.social
Much of what they’re doing is already against DHS policy. @durbin.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov @laurenunderwood.bsky.social
"ICE is not a law unto itself," Judge Schiltz says, scolding it for violating 96 court orders. "ICE has every right to challenge the orders of this Court, but, like any litigant, ICE must follow those orders unless and until they are overturned or vacated." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 28, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Something concrete Schumer should asking for is tying the assertion of federal immunity to the reforms members of the caucus have reached consensus on: "an employee may not claim immunity by reason of federal law for any offense that arises out of a violation of this section" etc.
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One thing I believe, as a white person, is far too many white people forget the debt that activism in the US owes generally to the Civil Rights movement, and how much the instruments of power that Stephen Miller is trying to extend across the country are those of Jim Crow.
These words demand attention.
“In a real sense this is holy ground, consecrated by blood spilled here. The cost is high, and so I had to be here to stand in the very place where this tragedy unfurled… I think we’re at a defining moment for our country…” ~ Rev Warnock
Take a moment, so much more…
“In a real sense this is holy ground, consecrated by blood spilled here. The cost is high, and so I had to be here to stand in the very place where this tragedy unfurled… I think we’re at a defining moment for our country…” ~ Rev Warnock
Take a moment, so much more…
January 28, 2026 at 2:50 PM
One thing I believe, as a white person, is far too many white people forget the debt that activism in the US owes generally to the Civil Rights movement, and how much the instruments of power that Stephen Miller is trying to extend across the country are those of Jim Crow.
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So Trump’s Brownshirts can murder people but Virginia Democrats can’t put a redistricting measure on the ballot.
Got it. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Got it. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Judge rules Virginia Democrats violated law with redistricting amendment
The process Virginia Democrats used in an effort to create more blue-leaning congressional seats was invalid, a judge said. Democrats vowed to appeal.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:05 PM
So Trump’s Brownshirts can murder people but Virginia Democrats can’t put a redistricting measure on the ballot.
Got it. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Got it. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Listening to the Hawai’i arguments about how you have the right to take your gun onto someone else’s private property no matter what are especially enraging after Alex Pretti’s murder
@strictscrutiny.bsky.social
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@strictscrutiny.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Will the Court Actually Push Back Against Trump’s Unlawful Firings?
Podcast Episode · Strict Scrutiny · 01/26/2026 · 1h 47m
podcasts.apple.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Listening to the Hawai’i arguments about how you have the right to take your gun onto someone else’s private property no matter what are especially enraging after Alex Pretti’s murder
@strictscrutiny.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
@strictscrutiny.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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What is Nipah virus? Key things to know about the disease amid cases in India
What is Nipah virus? Key things to know about the disease amid cases in India
Highly contagious virus, which spreads from animals to humans, has a high fatality rate and there is no vaccine
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:34 PM
What is Nipah virus? Key things to know about the disease amid cases in India
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“If you raise your voice, I’ll erase your voice.”
January 28, 2026 at 1:47 AM
“If you raise your voice, I’ll erase your voice.”
And which insiders are placing these bets?
Key prediction market putting strong odds on BlackRock's Rieder as next Fed chair reut.rs/4q4bMsb
Key prediction market putting strong odds on BlackRock's Rieder as next Fed chair
BlackRock's chief bond investment manager Rick Rieder is now the clear favorite to succeed current Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell when his term is up, according to prediction market Kalshi.
reut.rs
January 28, 2026 at 3:39 AM
And which insiders are placing these bets?
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Outstanding thread >>>
Every time I talk to someone outside of Minnesota, we always spend time on *really* basic things they have don’t understand about what is happening here.
So let’s do a Q&A. What are your most basic questions about what’s going on in Minnesota?
So let’s do a Q&A. What are your most basic questions about what’s going on in Minnesota?
January 28, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Outstanding thread >>>
For shame
UN experts condemn US move to strip migrant children of legal aid reut.rs/3ZBpAiZ
UN experts condemn US move to strip migrant children of legal aid
U.N. human rights experts on Tuesday denounced the Trump administration's decision last year to cut legal aid for unaccompanied children in U.S. immigration proceedings.
reut.rs
January 28, 2026 at 3:27 AM
For shame
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Venezuelans are circumventing the government’s expanded crackdown on dissent by speaking in code, not mentioning political leaders, constantly deleting content from their phones and refusing to express opinions in WhatsApp groups.
Speak in code, delete the chats: The tactics Venezuelans are using out of fear of phone checks | CNN
Venezuelans are circumventing the government’s expanded crackdown on dissent by speaking in code, not mentioning political leaders, constantly deleting content from their phones and refusing to expres...
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Venezuelans are circumventing the government’s expanded crackdown on dissent by speaking in code, not mentioning political leaders, constantly deleting content from their phones and refusing to express opinions in WhatsApp groups.
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Geopolitical Strains Strengthen Need for EU Payment Systems, Says ECB’s Cipollone
January 28, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Geopolitical Strains Strengthen Need for EU Payment Systems, Says ECB’s Cipollone
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U.S. Secretary of State Rubio says the U.S. is prepared to use force to ensure Venezuela’s acting president cooperates with Washington, Bloomberg reports.
January 28, 2026 at 1:19 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Rubio says the U.S. is prepared to use force to ensure Venezuela’s acting president cooperates with Washington, Bloomberg reports.
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Democrats should demand every sitting Republican decry this attack and explicitly denounce it, and then censure all of them when they don’t do it. Act like normal decent humans defending your colleague.
video of the moment a man tried spraying something at ilhan omar at her town hall in minneapolis tonight
January 28, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Democrats should demand every sitting Republican decry this attack and explicitly denounce it, and then censure all of them when they don’t do it. Act like normal decent humans defending your colleague.
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it reveals pretty plainly that "merit-based hiring" means "you belong to the correct class and hold the right set of identities"
Odd how when people like Bari Weiss go on about 'merit-based hiring', what they mean is hiring nice-looking white boys from elite schools regardless of their experience.
Here's CBS's new Ukraine correspondent. Graduated college less than a year ago. Yale Rugby. Only job: 7 months freelancing. 1/
Here's CBS's new Ukraine correspondent. Graduated college less than a year ago. Yale Rugby. Only job: 7 months freelancing. 1/
January 27, 2026 at 9:43 PM
it reveals pretty plainly that "merit-based hiring" means "you belong to the correct class and hold the right set of identities"
I feel safer already
January 28, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I feel safer already
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Why not deport the people serving time after they've served their time? Why does Trump want to let criminals out of jail early?
That's why due process covers non-citizens visiting the US. So we don't set up a system where people come and commit crimes then get sent home with no consequences.
That's why due process covers non-citizens visiting the US. So we don't set up a system where people come and commit crimes then get sent home with no consequences.
Trump’s demands of Minnesota and Minneapolis - still blaming Dem leadership in the state for the chaos and death his regime has caused. Doesn’t sound promising.
January 27, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Why not deport the people serving time after they've served their time? Why does Trump want to let criminals out of jail early?
That's why due process covers non-citizens visiting the US. So we don't set up a system where people come and commit crimes then get sent home with no consequences.
That's why due process covers non-citizens visiting the US. So we don't set up a system where people come and commit crimes then get sent home with no consequences.
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Has anyone been able to identify the “if you raise your voice, I erase your voice” agent?
Because that’s someone who, for public safety, should be named and identified and warned about.
Because that’s someone who, for public safety, should be named and identified and warned about.
January 27, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Has anyone been able to identify the “if you raise your voice, I erase your voice” agent?
Because that’s someone who, for public safety, should be named and identified and warned about.
Because that’s someone who, for public safety, should be named and identified and warned about.
Watch them amp up the hateful rhetoric to try to counter the ICE storm
Support For Same-sex Marriage:
All:
Support: 55%
Oppose: 32%
Support Among:
Democrats: 80%
Independents: 57%
Republicans: 30%
YouGov / Jan 26, 2026
All:
Support: 55%
Oppose: 32%
Support Among:
Democrats: 80%
Independents: 57%
Republicans: 30%
YouGov / Jan 26, 2026
January 27, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Watch them amp up the hateful rhetoric to try to counter the ICE storm
“ many of them children”
An uprising broke out at an immigrant jail in southern Texas on Saturday, with around 1,000 immigrants detained in the facility — many of them children — chanting “Libertad” and “Let us go,” according to an attorney who witnessed the event.
Immigrant Children Lead Uprising at Texas Detention Center
The immigrant jail, where many children are detained, has “horrible” conditions, including “putrid” drinking water.
truthout.org
January 27, 2026 at 10:18 PM
“ many of them children”
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Here's a short but infuriating thread:
Odd how when people like Bari Weiss go on about 'merit-based hiring', what they mean is hiring nice-looking white boys from elite schools regardless of their experience.
Here's CBS's new Ukraine correspondent. Graduated college less than a year ago. Yale Rugby. Only job: 7 months freelancing. 1/
Here's CBS's new Ukraine correspondent. Graduated college less than a year ago. Yale Rugby. Only job: 7 months freelancing. 1/
January 27, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Here's a short but infuriating thread: