Leslie Lee III, MA
@leslieleeiii.bsky.social
Critic | Writer | Host http://sesh.show | See me in Exegesis Lovecraft on Tubi #LongCOVID Venmo: lleeiii🙏🏿
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Dropping at noon EST, my conversation with Dr. Jonathan Howard about his book We Want Them Infected: How the Failed Quest for Herd Immunity Led Doctors to Embrace the Anti-Vaccine Movement and Blinded Americans to the Threat of COVID.
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Same as they did to force people to go back to work while still sick and contagious with covid
How long till we learn American, United & Delta worked the phones on Senate Dems?
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Same as they did to force people to go back to work while still sick and contagious with covid
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Masking works. My respirator has kept me free from Covid and flu for six years. 😷
Vaccines are great, but not inhaling viruses into your body is super cool when vaccines do not provide 100% protection. Vaccines & masking in combination FTW.
Vaccines are great, but not inhaling viruses into your body is super cool when vaccines do not provide 100% protection. Vaccines & masking in combination FTW.
Canada could face ‘worst kind’ of flu season as experts warn evolving strain may be mismatch for vaccine | CBC News
With flu cases now rising in Canada, medical experts are bracing for a difficult influenza season linked to the global spread of an evolving H3N2 strain that could be a mismatch for this year’s vaccin...
www.cbc.ca
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Masking works. My respirator has kept me free from Covid and flu for six years. 😷
Vaccines are great, but not inhaling viruses into your body is super cool when vaccines do not provide 100% protection. Vaccines & masking in combination FTW.
Vaccines are great, but not inhaling viruses into your body is super cool when vaccines do not provide 100% protection. Vaccines & masking in combination FTW.
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It’s been 6 weeks since Adelita Grijalva won her election & she’s not sworn in
Congress is being paid as federal workers work for free & Americans go hungry
There’s no incentive for the GOP to end the shutdown
They’re funding ICE. They’re funding themselves. They’re funding Argentina
It’s a coup
Congress is being paid as federal workers work for free & Americans go hungry
There’s no incentive for the GOP to end the shutdown
They’re funding ICE. They’re funding themselves. They’re funding Argentina
It’s a coup
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
It’s been 6 weeks since Adelita Grijalva won her election & she’s not sworn in
Congress is being paid as federal workers work for free & Americans go hungry
There’s no incentive for the GOP to end the shutdown
They’re funding ICE. They’re funding themselves. They’re funding Argentina
It’s a coup
Congress is being paid as federal workers work for free & Americans go hungry
There’s no incentive for the GOP to end the shutdown
They’re funding ICE. They’re funding themselves. They’re funding Argentina
It’s a coup
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. @animenewsnetwork.com's neutral line on this is absolutely disgusting.
No! Fuck the planet killing torment nexus! 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻
No! Fuck the planet killing torment nexus! 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻
As machine translation tools under the banner of AI become increasingly accessible and easy to use, the light novel landscape is at a crossroads. Do light novel publishers compromise their product for more speed, and if so, by how much?
Does the Light Novel Translation Process Need AI?
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
. @animenewsnetwork.com's neutral line on this is absolutely disgusting.
No! Fuck the planet killing torment nexus! 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻
No! Fuck the planet killing torment nexus! 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻
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You Only Feel So Bad Because Your Body’s Intimidated By How Well You Are
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
You Only Feel So Bad Because Your Body’s Intimidated By How Well You Are
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Our government had a choice when they came in. To carry on with the same COVID policies from the Tories or mitigate for airborne transmission and they chose the former. I have never been more disappointed in my life to see this continuation.
November 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Our government had a choice when they came in. To carry on with the same COVID policies from the Tories or mitigate for airborne transmission and they chose the former. I have never been more disappointed in my life to see this continuation.
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BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
I've been struggling with Long COVID for about three years. I'm seeking support to access new treatments and daily maintenance. Please consider donating or sharing. Every bit helps, and thank you all so much for the support. It has meant the world to me. gofund.me/d0a10512b
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November 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I've been struggling with Long COVID for about three years. I'm seeking support to access new treatments and daily maintenance. Please consider donating or sharing. Every bit helps, and thank you all so much for the support. It has meant the world to me. gofund.me/d0a10512b
COVID killed Dick Cheney!
a man wearing a sweater with a horse on it stands in front of a door with a wreath on it
ALT: a man wearing a sweater with a horse on it stands in front of a door with a wreath on it
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
COVID killed Dick Cheney!
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The Small Men Making a Big Mess at FDA open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
@angierasmussen.bsky.social on Vinay Prasad and George Tidmarsh and the venomous atmosphere from Prasad
@angierasmussen.bsky.social on Vinay Prasad and George Tidmarsh and the venomous atmosphere from Prasad
The Small Men Making a Big Mess at FDA
Turns out that putting Vinay Prasad in charge of regulating drugs and vaccines was a bad idea
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The Small Men Making a Big Mess at FDA open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
@angierasmussen.bsky.social on Vinay Prasad and George Tidmarsh and the venomous atmosphere from Prasad
@angierasmussen.bsky.social on Vinay Prasad and George Tidmarsh and the venomous atmosphere from Prasad
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NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.
November 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.
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The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution.
Millions of people living near these plants face an increased risk of cancer.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social, 📸: @annie-flanagan.bsky.social
Millions of people living near these plants face an increased risk of cancer.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social, 📸: @annie-flanagan.bsky.social
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
www.propublica.org
November 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution.
Millions of people living near these plants face an increased risk of cancer.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social, 📸: @annie-flanagan.bsky.social
Millions of people living near these plants face an increased risk of cancer.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social, 📸: @annie-flanagan.bsky.social
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"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." This James Baldwin quote is hitting harder than ever.
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." This James Baldwin quote is hitting harder than ever.
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Using lessons of HIV to go after Long COVID youtu.be/6kC1lyY6hPc?...
Long COVID: from crisis to cure
YouTube video by PolyBio Research Foundation
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Using lessons of HIV to go after Long COVID youtu.be/6kC1lyY6hPc?...
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It's not like we were born with an innate understanding of N95 masks and airborne transmission. Many of us put in the intellectual effort to understand it, starting in 2020. You don't need a medical degree to understand this stuff. It has been explained, and explained, and explained.
November 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It's not like we were born with an innate understanding of N95 masks and airborne transmission. Many of us put in the intellectual effort to understand it, starting in 2020. You don't need a medical degree to understand this stuff. It has been explained, and explained, and explained.
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Some context to the viral videos:
Around 9am Friday, ICE/CBP *encircled* several square miles of a safe suburb and *stormed* it using multiple units.
They were in cars, on foot in alleys & gangways, and in helicopters. They demanded papers, threatened residents, pointed guns, kidnapped people.
Around 9am Friday, ICE/CBP *encircled* several square miles of a safe suburb and *stormed* it using multiple units.
They were in cars, on foot in alleys & gangways, and in helicopters. They demanded papers, threatened residents, pointed guns, kidnapped people.
November 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Some context to the viral videos:
Around 9am Friday, ICE/CBP *encircled* several square miles of a safe suburb and *stormed* it using multiple units.
They were in cars, on foot in alleys & gangways, and in helicopters. They demanded papers, threatened residents, pointed guns, kidnapped people.
Around 9am Friday, ICE/CBP *encircled* several square miles of a safe suburb and *stormed* it using multiple units.
They were in cars, on foot in alleys & gangways, and in helicopters. They demanded papers, threatened residents, pointed guns, kidnapped people.
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The widespread refusal to wear respirator masks in public spaces during the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19 provides unmistakable evidence that most people are careless fools who have no regard for either their own well-being or the well-being of the collective human community.
#COVID19 #respirator
#COVID19 #respirator
November 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The widespread refusal to wear respirator masks in public spaces during the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19 provides unmistakable evidence that most people are careless fools who have no regard for either their own well-being or the well-being of the collective human community.
#COVID19 #respirator
#COVID19 #respirator
Same thing he said when Trump won the first time, without understanding that of elections matter he should stop backing losers like Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris.
Obama: When I think back to a year ago, I remember talking to some people, who would say, this election doesn't matter all that much. That however the next president ended up being, it wasn't going to matter to them. If nothing else, the last nine months should have cured us of that idea.
November 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Same thing he said when Trump won the first time, without understanding that of elections matter he should stop backing losers like Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris.
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Every word of this article is true. And I challenge you to read it.
November 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Every word of this article is true. And I challenge you to read it.
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"The reality is that we have been living in this deeply flawed landscape of 'personal choice', & you’ve made yours":
annabookwriter.medium.com/to-my-unmask...
"The reality is that we have been living in this deeply flawed landscape of 'personal choice', & you’ve made yours":
annabookwriter.medium.com/to-my-unmask...
To My Unmasked Friend in the Fifth Year of COVID
I’m going to be honest with you, because I love you, and you deserve nothing but honesty. I’m going to try really hard not to be angry…
annabookwriter.medium.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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"The reality is that we have been living in this deeply flawed landscape of 'personal choice', & you’ve made yours":
annabookwriter.medium.com/to-my-unmask...
"The reality is that we have been living in this deeply flawed landscape of 'personal choice', & you’ve made yours":
annabookwriter.medium.com/to-my-unmask...
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My niece, all of 12 years old, read my article about the government shutdown and cancellation of SNAP funding
She has now planned a rally for next week and is fundraising for the local food bank and encouraging others to donate.
This kid man… she’s incredible.
She has now planned a rally for next week and is fundraising for the local food bank and encouraging others to donate.
This kid man… she’s incredible.
November 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
My niece, all of 12 years old, read my article about the government shutdown and cancellation of SNAP funding
She has now planned a rally for next week and is fundraising for the local food bank and encouraging others to donate.
This kid man… she’s incredible.
She has now planned a rally for next week and is fundraising for the local food bank and encouraging others to donate.
This kid man… she’s incredible.
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Vote NO on ballot prop 6 in NYC because having municipal elections on off years is like having crops bloom at different times of the year to keep the bees alive. The bees here are campaign volunteers, small dollar donations from working folks, news coverage, voter attention spans etc. #NYCvotes
November 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Vote NO on ballot prop 6 in NYC because having municipal elections on off years is like having crops bloom at different times of the year to keep the bees alive. The bees here are campaign volunteers, small dollar donations from working folks, news coverage, voter attention spans etc. #NYCvotes
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An airborne virus on the loose that causes long term organ damage and basically no one, including doctors, acknowledging it or wearing masks—not even in hospitals or on airplanes. Fun times. #COVID
November 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
An airborne virus on the loose that causes long term organ damage and basically no one, including doctors, acknowledging it or wearing masks—not even in hospitals or on airplanes. Fun times. #COVID
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Kind of want to write a book called "The Neurodivergent's Guide to Surviving a Pandemic"™️ and the main premise of the book is that we don't care when neurotypical people tell us "but everyone else has moved on"
November 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Kind of want to write a book called "The Neurodivergent's Guide to Surviving a Pandemic"™️ and the main premise of the book is that we don't care when neurotypical people tell us "but everyone else has moved on"